Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

Prayers fire continues to not be a problem for you wagtail

Finally got out took Holly to dinner she enjoyed had three old fashions I had my ice tea as usual. She was a little confused when she got home now sleeping. Getting ready to put precious out for bathroom duties then to bed. Precious has been on the farmers dog for a week coat is very shiny lost some weight but very active. I’m pleased so far

Good evening

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 36ºF for the start, mostly clear sky, breezy. Windy, Mostly clear sky, and high temp was 65ºF. Made coffee to start day, grief share, office work, made oatmeal for breakfast. Fixed ceiling fan light, one light had gotten turns off and one bulb need replacing. Bike ride 25 miles wind penalty over 2 miles, no nap or lunch, dinner in Frisco with friends, gas 2.169 at Costco.
resuming Wednesday 2:10 AM CST post 215,010:
Bill sorry you are up so early. Hope you got a nap in.
Dennis glad you got some sleep.
Ron good to hear walkways cleared. Good to hear Echo blower running well. Nice you have a string trimmer ready for spring. Hope more progress on Wednesday. Nice woodpecker.
Drew glad you were able to enjoy muffin and coffee. Hope oil change went well. Nice pic
Dennis sorry for your loss. Cool pic
Happy(NC) glad more progress on buggy. Hope you were able to finish the weld.
Drew sorry about the over the top inflatable display. Thanks for link to video.
Billy Glad you got some rain. Glad fan recalibrated. Good you didn't run out of beans to roast.
Scott(vt) paid $2.169/gallon at Costco today.
Mike hope you were able to find the outside Christmas light and keep real job happy.
Scott(vt) glad you were able to do 26 QSO's so fast. Sorry about the wet and cold. Thanks for pics
ArlyA hope prep for return to camp progressing.
Frits 8K steps nice total. Hope wife doing alright. Hope Dr appointment and rescheduling went well and you were able to make progress on welding cart.
Paul glad you got some rain. Hope wallpaper hanging went well for wife. Hope good trip to Palm Beach and back.
Ken glad you got some rain. Sorry Jeep blower out totally
Bill glad you got nap.Hope you got BB sprayed with Pam, and KD and peanut butter ordered.
Drew glad good oil change. Glad food shopping went well. Hope some progress on walnut board.
David glad good start on mowing. Hope mowing went well.
Buppies glad you can listen to Christmas music with Holly sleeping on couch and Precious beside her. prayers sent.
Drew hope large inflatable install went well.
Ken sorry too cold to work on Jeep.
Phil nice snow pics.Hope you got warm again.
Two_bit glad you are catching up on email, tests, and messages.
Drew like how big snowman looks.
WinterDeere good to hear trailer project going well.
Bill glad box blade got Pamed
Thomas glad good day at work. Sorry turkeys getting you way while plowing.
Ken glad no codes on Jeep. sorry about weekend with Jeep.
Randy(wag) glad good town run and wood stack. Hope Christmas decorations work went well.
Kyle very cool you could cut your own key blank and program key fob.
Don Glad you got truck, Merry Christmas.
More catch up later
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Mike /BIL in FL, Ron /heart, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid, blood sugar /wife, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Randy(wag) /sister stoke, Scott(vt) /wife's back pain, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife back issues and cancer, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Eye recovery, /back issue, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /brother's lymphoma, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Up early again, nice that it is still 29 ° outside.

 

[Wagtail]

Quick 'update'. Two houses/properties were lost in the 'Stieglitz' area of St Helens Point.

Other than that, it's 'quiet'.

1,165 hectares burnt.

 

[ronjhall]

Poured first cup of coffee. 32° with snow this morning. Heading to 36° with sleet, snow showers and wind.. 5" of snow since yesterday morning. Been having stomach problems lately. Visited Dr. yesterday. Some test planned and meds prescribed. Will see where that leads to in the future. Looks like today will be spent plowing snow and shoveling walkways.

Everyone stay safe and well.

Good Morning All.

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 20 and going up to 21°F. Wind WNW 5 mph. 60% chance of flurries.
We got 1.5" of snow overnight. Not enough to plow, yet.

Quick 'update'. Two houses/properties were lost in the 'Stieglitz' area of St Helens Point.

Other than that, it's 'quiet'.

1,165 hectares burnt.

It sucks that the houses were lost. Hope the people had insurance.
1165 hectares, that is about 1500 acres isn't it?

 

[daugen]

good morning all
enjoying my coffee, nice floor isn't so cold, warmer outside today with rain
this afternoon.
I didn't get one hose put away before it froze...today will get into low 40's, hope it thaws so I can
roll it up. I'm always trying to get one more rv wash or plant watering before the freeze comes.

by fiddling with inflatables out front by the door facing the street, also my bedroom door, the motor noise
went way down. I think the fan is now suspended and not sitting on concrete, vibrating things. I'm amazed that after two
years of running for a solid month each December, they still work at all. So now I leave them on all day, looks better out front.

Buppies, if I had three old fashioneds you'd be putting me to sleep too. Whatever works.

Ron, hope your tummy feels better. I go through a lot of Tums, have a bottle of the chewy ones on my desk.
but if doesn't go away, obviously need to find out why. I take pantaprazole every day for acid reflux but Tums works fast.

off to the new car garage this morning, have high hopes that will be a good experience. And hope to get estimate for replacing that
gasket for less than the price of a small new car.

if two areas have oil deposits, it seems logical to me that the mess is coming from the one in front, forward of the other.

 

[daugen]

I wonder if those Australian fires are caused by their teenagers freaking out.
Social media now banned for under 16 year olds, first time I think this has been done. (other than maybe North Korea...)
Will be quite a social experiment, folks watching the metrics to see what changes.

Wagtail, is the local press making a big deal of this?

 

[wngsprd]

29 going to 47 but windy. Woodstove earning its keep.

Wag, sorry about the fire...just looked on the map and it shows a large area near the airport. Beautiful country.

Only passed one hiker in the snow yesterday...he had an enormous dog, I think it was a Caucasian Shepperd...first one I've ever seen. He walked it well off the trail when he saw us coming. Quite a bark.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Tractor Morning Drew,

neither snow nor sleet nor broken hose reels will keep Scott
from his appointed rounds...

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
26 here this morning but supposed to make the low 50s.

I spent most of yesterday reclaiming my grandfathers old Ivers Johnson single sh** *un. Really neede it as it had a fair amount of rust and a lot of dust inside. Near as I can tell it's from the 20s or 30s. Apparently Ivers didn't keep very good records back then.
That's basically all I did.
Maybe down there later then usual today or hide in the bedroom. Wife is having a cookie party this evening. We all have our responsibilities. They will make them and clean up. I will eat them
Not sure what is on the agenda today but, I suspect it will maybe be more of the same since all the supplies are still out.

Time for a second cup
Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Tractor Morning,
Ct, 26 to start going to 43 with some rain coming in after dark, around 5 pm I think. Then we go back to the deep freeze

Sitting in the kitchen reading the local paper this morning. I usually turn the TV on about 6:30 to wake Kathleen up, she likes to see the grand kids off at the bus stop at 8.

Lou, nice job on your new shelter, sure should keep your tractors much better protected from the elements up there

Don, wondering if you have figured out all the new controls on your new Toyota ? Beautiful looking truck .

Not sure what I’m getting into today, but I could use some cleanup down in my basement, lots of old paperwork down there that needs to go, amazing how you can collect all this stuff

Hope all have a blessed day

 

[scott_vt]

Good Tractor Morning Randy,
Hopefully the wind pushes the fire away from you

 

[WinterDeere]

I have 3 of these circles in the field.

Any idea what they are? Things like grubs and snow mold can both leave perfect circular dead patches in the lawn, which also regrow in a different color depending on which species of a multivar recover most quickly. But I don't think that's what you have here.

The ring with the center and outside both being the same color makes me think of the old buried foundation footers I see telegraphing thru the frost on my lawn on cold mornings. Our property is an old farm, and I can still see the outline of the old long-gone buildings in the frost patterns in my lawn, when the conditions are just right for it.

Was there ever a silo in that location?

 

[riptides]

32 outside right now, heading to mid 40's.

Real job in real city is chaos, getting there is also not a lot of fun. Customers and Boss happy, systems and worker bees, not so much. Is difficult for all involved. Lots and lots of changes, with no clear cut strategy.

Upon return home, stopped at hardware store for wrench and house maintenance supplies. Unfortunate should have brought a plumber home. Pull chain toilet developed a leak. Thought I could tighten it up, but upon doing that, the tank assembly shifted from the wall. Closer inspection revealed only drywall screws holding tank to frame and wall. That discovery was unexpected so whole toilet assembly had to come down. Now I remember why the plumber was fired twenty years ago when we were remodeling. He gave me some grief on hooking up a claw foot tub. This was after the toilet assembly. I should have checked that work a long time ago. Anyway our current plumber is scheduled later this week to fix the shutoff valve that will not shut off. In the meanwhile I get to anchor the toilet assembly back to the wall, properly.

Will feed the wood stove today and sit back and enjoy the fire for today. Nothing on the agenda other than the toilet framing.

Hope all have a good day, hump day! Be safe.

 

[riptides]

Any idea what they are? Things like grubs and snow mold can both leave perfect circular dead patches in the lawn, which also regrow in a different color depending on which species of a multivar recover most quickly. But I don't think that's what you have here.

The ring with the center and outside both being the same color makes me think of the old buried foundation footers I see telegraphing thru the frost on my lawn on cold mornings. Our property is an old farm, and I can still see the outline of the old buildings in the frost patterns in my lawn, when the conditions are just right for it.

Was there ever a silo in that location?

Thems fairy rings. Don't step inside them.

I have a perfect circle in my front "lawn" where my burn pile use to be. Some sort of "crab" grass recovered a lot faster than the rest of the grasses in that area. Look weird now, in the winter.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
27° and partly cloudy. High of 40 and rain after lunchtime.

Yesterday was bitter cold, a good day to stay in the shop.
I spent a good portion of the day with Fusion 360 trying to design a replica Autocar emblem to 3D print. The white portions are .020 thick, and flush to the surface. It was a good exercise overall.

I forgot to take a picture of the other interesting project, fabricating and attaching the mounting lug for the forestock on a friends 10 gauge.

After dinner it was into the recliner with Zoe nearby until bed time.

Today starts with breakfast with the professor, followed by some errands, and likely back into the shop.
airport Authority meeting tonight, Palm Beach tomorrow.

 

[m7040]

Good morning, 32 going to 43 with some rain possible later on

Infusion went well and hoping for some improvements in her condition

Moved a wood chip pile left over from firewood splits down to the meadow area pile with the tractor
Discovered some drips of oil on the ground and started to investigate. Did not see any dripping
However when using the thumb all of the sudden there it was, a leak from the flat face coupler

Now should I go to the dealer and get the original Parker one or the less expensive ones from Amazon?

 

[WinterDeere]

Now should I go to the dealer and get the original Parker one or the less expensive ones from Amazon?

Neither! Find your local hydraulics shop, and buy the Parker without Kubota and dealer mark-up.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 29 going to 44 and rain later.
Doggy seems fine today, course of Antibiotics and something to stop her from scratching.
Parts in for Jeep and the power supply showed up. This fan seems more energetic, now just need time and weather to cooperate so I can put them in. Fiddly stuff under there.

That's scary Wagtail, hope the fire gets completely out so you don't get too much smoke.

Be well,

New $300, used $80 and works perfect.