Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 65 and going up to 81°F. Wind S 6 mph. 40% chance of showers.

It only took one bag of salt to cover the ground around both tanks. The other bag I will spread down the center of the driveway and kill the grass there before I disk it in. Then reshape it. That is a late fall job.

Property tax bill came in...Up $62.oo from last year...$686.97 for this half a year. I can do it in installments, first one due by 29 Aug. $343.97 and second one by 29 Sept. $343.oo. I may have to do it that way. Wont know for sure until after the phone bill comes in.

WOW! $350.oo power bill, is that for the quarter year?

Not sure what I will get up to today. Maybe pull some water line out.

Have a safe day all

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,

My truck tires get rotated every time I drive it.

Thanks Dennis

I’m going to suggest that we accept voluntary donations from the members. Curious how that will go.

fingers worth of grease off of a ball joint or tie rod end and smearing it around.

Lou, well I went one step better, I used a couple of dabs from my grease gun
The last time I had to use a jack to get the rear rims off and I jacked up the front end and used wooden blocks to get the front tires off with the aid of power steering. From that time forward I used a little grease on the mating surfaces.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Ct, 56 to start going to 77 with clear skies and low humidity. Heading to Long Island later today and the concert on Sunday night at Jones Beach.

I worked until 2:30 yesterday, so almost a full day. Then I came home and packed up my radio gear and headed to a local park. Couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t hearing anything on the radio when I got there, it ended up being an issue at the vertical antenna base was grounding out. Managed to get it working, but was getting a bit frustrated. I think I straightened it out when I got home but will have to play with it out in the yard before venturing out to another park next week.

Well I hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend

 

[Spike56]

Good Morning from Central Texas.
Just after 5:30 am, temperature 74.3, dew point 73.7. Heading to Austin for 3 different appointments, so the day is shot. Traffic normally horrid, Friday traffic always worse.
Did manage to get 20+ gallons of Grazon sprayed yesterday, and too much on me.
Hope all have a better day than I will have !

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good morning, the low is 65 and going up to 81°F. Wind S 6 mph. 40% chance of showers.

It only took one bag of salt to cover the ground around both tanks. The other bag I will spread down the center of the driveway and kill the grass there before I disk it in. Then reshape it. That is a late fall job.

Property tax bill came in...Up $62.oo from last year...$686.97 for this half a year. I can do it in installments, first one due by 29 Aug. $343.97 and second one by 29 Sept. $343.oo. I may have to do it that way. Wont know for sure until after the phone bill comes in.

WOW! $350.oo power bill, is that for the quarter year?

Not sure what I will get up to today. Maybe pull some water line out.

Have a safe day all

My monthly power bills used to be under $100 month, now are $200-$300 a month. Same house, 1 less person. The war on coal came at a price.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 67 going to 80, 90 percent humidity

Nice day yesterday.

did set up a belt grinder and tried it out on lawn mower blades. Impressive removal rate and no heat going into the blades.

 

[Buppies]

L4N one month $47 was for extra charges for line distribution more expensive ways to make power.

65 high of 80 very cloudy misty so far. Went to bed at 1:30 up at 7:00.

Precious getting very sweet now sits on porch with us very close now in yard playing.

Prayers for all our Country
Dons wife and Covid, Kyle's mom, mostly, m7040 wife, BEF dad

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
62° with a high that might reach 80 under a clear sky today.

Yesterday’s PCP visit went as expected, was admonished to eat less, exercise more. Other than that, things are ok.

I did get the Landpride driveshaft off and lubed, but it’s still in the back of the carryall. Got the mowing around the buildings done with the Lazer, and the open areas with the Progressive.
Blew off the both mowers, pressure washed the Lazer. Got everything put away in time to have a bite to eat, and get to the RC club in time to fly before the meeting.

Today is back to Portland, ME later this morning, back in time to play music tonight. Not much time in between to try and mow the fence lines, there is always mañana……

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 61 going to 82 and sunny, less hazy
Well it seems the smoke is clearing out a bit.
Did some watering and spent some time making paths through the stiltgrass so I can spray.
The fusilade does seem to work, I had to add 20% more to the 5 gallons to make it effective this time.

Be well,

I trimmed out paths through the stiltgrass, it is getting close to seeding so I have to deal with it now. Found lots of large branches and tree trunks still out there, many covered in grass and hard to see. This winter the forks will get a lot of use moving them to the side area, way too much for burning right now. This whole view used to be filled with Ash trees.

 

[m7040]

Big item on the agenda is the purchase of a new Zero turn mower. It will put a hurting on our “rainy day fund”, I’m going to suggest that we accept voluntary donations from the members. Curious how that will go.

Is it tax deductible??

 

[m7040]

Walked the property with Cody and snapped a couple of pictures. The Chestnut, black Walnut and Hickory trees are not producing much this year likely lack of rain causing that. Some years are wall to wall covered with nuts.

 

[daugen]

dropped off three pounds of tomatoes to my step brother who lives locally and had a nice breakfast at
local watering hole. Old chief of police waits tables...nice local spot.

now home on a lovely day

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Good Morning to All Who Celebrate! Currently 72° heading to a high of 82°. Hazy and sunny.

Week went well, not quite so much of a whirlwind, but still busy, moving things right along. Dermatology appointment went well, scheduled a date in October to get the big lipoma on my arm sliced off. They also took a mole under my other arm, so I've got a gaping wound there to deal with. That was the mole that would bother me, so I'm happy to see it go. They say they'll send it to the lab and I'll know if I have the Big C or not here in a week or two.

This weekend I plan on going to a local place to get the tags for the trailer, haven't had time to sneak away from work and get it done. Also need to get to TSC to get the correct socket for the lugs and some tie down chains. There's a few implements out there that are calling my name, maybe. Otherwise my plans for the weekend are stay as cool as possible and let the next heatwave pass. I don't know about y'all, but I'm about done with summer. Ready for fall.

Y'all stay safe out there and be well!
Prayers for all ailing and recovering!

 

[txdon]

63 going to 80...another nice day for August.

Don, sorry your wife is sick, and hope you don't catch it. I heard Moderna's covid vaccine sales dropped from $18 billion in 2022 to $114 million last quarter. I have the hand-held version of that snipper, about the size of a drill, and it is awesome. I've developed arthritis in my thumbs from the thousands of times I've slapped manual lopper arms together to cut (limbs and little saplings that were really too large). This cordless pruner is tough.

If it will reach the saplings that are heading to the roof to give me more time not to call out the tree people, except every other year, it will be a win. The pole goes from 6 to 9 feet so with my height I should be able to reach 14-15ft. I had a manual pole pruner with a rope but it could not cut anything over 1/2" of the hardwood on the live oak trees.

 

[rswyan]

74F and "Fair" @ 10:00, heading up to around 86F for the day's high.

Hopper and tube feeders both refilled first thing yesterday, also scattered some seeds for the ground feeders.

Scheduled some bills for payment.

Got front lawn all mowed, then mowed compost/woodlot as well.

Swamp milkweed still in bloom and attracting Monarch butterflies out front:

Refilled Water Buffalo.

Swapped out Light Material bucket for the pallet forks on Kubota and got boards on eastern edge moved up front for cleaning.

Also relocated 3 (partial) pallets of mulch from the back up to the second circle where it might be shadier when loading them into the dump cart.

Moved log off neighbor’s lawn into the woods.

Swapped pallet forks back out for Light Material bucket.

Watered pumpkins on back trellis, 2 gallons per plant. Also a little trellis work and trimming of dying leaves.

Watered little redbud tree on west side with 4 gallons with Schultz’s 20-20-20 mixed in.

Watered the 3 Waltham Butternut squash plants on the slope under the maple tree at the southwest corner of the house, 2 gallons per plant. There are at least 10 fruits on just those plants alone:

Raked up a bunch of dead weeds The Woman had me dump over near that area.

Have more Waltham Butternut plants over on the arched trellis and along the east edge of the flower bed.

One of the pumpkins along the east edge of the flower bed:

Not sure what type but should be one of the bigger ones.

Collected some more summer squash, okra, and cucumbers before I quit for the day … including one monster cuke that got away from us:

Probably going to need a bigger sling for the Hubbard Blue ... it just seems to get bigger with each passing day:

Agenda for today:

Refuel Cub which I didn’t do yesterday.

Probably get the mowing done down here around the house.

Haul down more wood chips to mulch around the last few arbs I planted.

Do some glyphosate spraying, winds permitting.

Beyond the above just see what else comes up.

Hope everyone is having a good TGIF ...

 

[ArlyA]

Took da mutts for a walk this morning and nearly sweated to death. Was 72ish when we heading out.

 

[newbury]

newbury, thank you. can't pull up the picture (?)

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[rswyan]

The pumpkin is likely a Mammoth Gold … which makes sense given the color. Could go to 60 lbs.

Did some reading on the Hubbard winter squash (blue and gold) … they’re listed as producing 10 lb fruits … which is why I stuck them on the trellis.

But a footnote (and some grower’s comments) mention they can go to over 30 lbs …

 

[ponytug]

My nut splitters don't seem to hold up, they usually deform and twist. Never had much luck with them. I did actually cut two of the nuts off of those bolts, cut one side drive it around with a chisel and then cut the other side. Especially when not reuseing the bolts.

I've had cheap ones and I wasn't impressed either.
FWIW: Here's what I use now: McMaster-Carr

I disassembled it when I got it, cleaned the internals and lubed everything up with extreme pressure grease. YMMV.

It is slightly beveled, so it gets closer to the surface if you are up against a flat, like a tire rim. It's been a lifesaver for me on some salted and rusted undercarriage and steering components.

All the best, Peter

 

[sodamo]

68°F and .09 inches rain

Mowing continues.

Too much time on computer and phone yesterday over a banking issue. Hopefully today I find out if finally resolved.

Watched my friend John compete in his swim meet. Didn’t place as high as last year but kudos just for being there.

Good meet up with CA friends. Only here 3 weeks this trip.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day