Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

OK, I saw Lou on another thread, so didn't have to ask about him. We're still talking beer, by the cases, so I am sure it is him! :laughing:

 

[Lou66]

I was posting and the electricity went off.. had to wait on the generator to kick on,, I'm the only one on the block with lights.. well air conditioning.. as I look out of my window on the second story,, I see my neighbors coming over.. well going to be along night.. anyway as I was saying all is well on the southern front.. the north wind hit here around five pm.. it drop the temperature by two degrees,, 93 to 91 thank goodness for cold front.:laughing:. Lou

 

[bindian]

Anyone who is close enough to smell Texas is safe to post in this thread. Heck! Pacerron posts here and he's nowhere near Texas. I think he has a subliminal wish that he was a Texan though.

Farmgirl, maybe everyone was out enjoying the cool weather and northerly breeze. This morning was the first time I haven't broken a sweat in the garden in several weeks.:thumbsup: Besides, Brandi has so many irons in the fire that I don't know how she finds any time to post here at all. That girl doesn't let the dust settle very much. She's always going and doing neat stuff.

Your right Jim. My zero turn mower needs a left drive motor/transmission. My friend and dealer said I could have a new one for $925. I been kicking that around and kept stopping by to talk about it, while searching for a used mower for parts. He has so much business, he found a mower that never was picked up after a left drive motor/transmission R&R that had been lost in their storage lot for over 9 months. So he had a left drive motor/transmission the whole time and didn't know it. We talked it over and he said I could have it for $800, if I removed it myself. That really helped him recoup some costs, as the bill was $1400.

So yesterday morning I went down to the dealer and he moved the mower onto a lift with a forklift. I told him I had my knee pads because I thought I would work on the floor and that a lift would spoil me. Well, that lift just spoiled me about working on the floor. These lifts will lift a car or pickup. Now I wanna lift to stand up and work under on my mower. Or change tranny filters on the Big RED Beast!

Next weekend, I travel to Austin with my shop tools and tool box and help my SIL replace the upper and lower ball joints on my daughter's Ram 1500. A fun time for sure.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I wish you would come do some of my stuff here too, bindian! I have a few gullies and ditches to fret over!

Gullies??? Jim and I both know what to do with gullies.:thumbsup: I'd dam up my gully, but it handles way too much watershed for my resources.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

I actually got almost 2/10ths today. well yesterday by the time y'all are on TBN, Had a house full of nieces and much needed yard and garden work to get done. Sure messes up a schedule when you have to jump to daytime hours like the other weird folks! Now back to night hours to work before the 4th!! Oh Joy!!

 

[farmgirl19]

The important question Western, is did you salvage the garden?

 

[farmgirl19]

67* right now. It is wonderful to have the doors and windows open! Calling for 63* tonight, and 60* tomorrow night. Good sleeping weather, with windows open! My only problem, I have one "neighbor" across the way, that thinks they have to shoot off fireworks every July 4 and New Year's. They must keep the Firework stands in business, because he started last night, and I know will continue through Sunday. I worry about a grass fire, because we are once again, dry. Been hogging everything I can to try to decrease the risk. Now, I wonder how he'd feel if I shot off the 12 ga, loaded with bird shot, in his direction, every time he set off a bottle rocket, or Roman candle? Little pellets raining down, might make my point. :confused3:

 

[farmgirl19]

Beautiful morning, to go with the nice temps!

 

[jinman]

64 F here this morning. It's been a long time since I saw that cool morning temperature. I gotta get into the garden to make use of the cool. Later today, my grandson and I'll be going to buy fireworks. I don't shoot them off until the 4th, but I make sure everyone knows I'm celebrating then. I have maybe two or three other neighbors who do the same, so we share each other's shows.

Dennis, I'm happy that you got your 2/10" of rain. I got nothing, but at least two of us here posted that they got some rain. If I can't have rain, the cool is the next best thing.

 

[Western]

FG19, Garden will be "iffy"! I may get 20% of the corn, still getting allot of squash and zucchini though. I didnt find 1? zuc covered in squash bugs, so I must have missed some eggs:mur: I was going to spray Spinosad, but opted for my propane torch Actually work super too!, they cant do much getting around with no legs!! tomatoes are hanging on and have quite a view still growing.
I'm thinking they where watered, but not in the fashion they needed. I am looking into going "Jim style" and load up on soak-er hoses. (something easy for those who dont want to stand in the garden all day and maintain the the water:laughing
May actually end up with melons too:thumbsup:

Jim, I was surprised too, I thought the girls had had another water hose fight when I saw the deck was soaking wet! Since my daughter is out of nursing school for 2 weeks, I will be lucky to get a full days sleep, but maybe I can gt her into the "gardening frenzy":laughing: I doubt it and will be happy whatever she does since so far she is #1 in her class:thumbsup: