Wednesday Morning 5/17/23

49° here this morning and they say we will reach 70 with plenty of sunshine later today. Yesterday was Kentucky’s primary election and Daniel Cameron received the Republican no Omarion for Governor. I predict Democrat Andy Beshear is re-elected this November.
Gun club meeting last night was uneventful but we did shoot a couple rounds of trap beforehand.
The big news of the day is that a purchase has been made. The local Kioti dealer has a spring sales event going on and offered a $2500 cash rebate on a new CS2200 so I should have a new one here on Monday with a front loader bucket, belly mower and box blade. It’ll be used mostly for cutting grass and moving firewood.
When I was in my 40’s with 2 teenage boys at home, I wouldn’t have considered buying one. Now that I’m nearly 60 and they’ve moved out, I think it’s a smart move. I suspect it will be much cheaper to feed than those boys.
One more cup of coffee on my way out the door. Make it a good day.

Mornin boys...
60 here high on RUGER Mt this morning.
Storm, with a twister, came through yesterday evening. Damaged 1 school I know of and a lot of trees went down along the roads. Didn't do much here at the house.
Hard telling what I'll be into today. They called school off today but 12 month employs shows up. I bet this will be the end of the school year for'em. They say a chance of rain through the week I think.
You all have a gooden today and GOD Bless...


Donnie

HAPPY HUMP DAY, GoGo. At 0729 it's a cool 55 degrees outside, clear and going to 78. Should be a beautiful day. We had 2-3 periods of gully-washer rain yesterday, but none of the dangerous weather that was expected. I think the nasty stuff shifted a couple hundred miles southeast, to Donnie's area.

Miss Cindy and her mom got back from their Texas trip about 5:30 p.m. yesterday and I picked them up at the airport. They had a good visit with family in the Dallas area, but Cindy was ready to be back home.

Today I'll have lunch with some former singing comrades. I'm also due to get some wheat delivered, so I'll be able to test out the chain tensioner I added to my 12v battery-powered grinder. I called the local Whole Foods store and a Rainbow Blossom yesterday and both said they usually carry wheat, but had none right now. I'm not sure what to read into that, maybe nothing. It certainly seems available via Amazon, Walmart and other online stores.

Carl, that lawn tractor looks like a dandy. I'd love to see what it takes to pop that bucket off and on, and what you have to do to replace blades. I have a good friend up your way who has a slightly bigger tractor and it seems like he's frequently having the dealer come pick it up for one kind of servicing or another.

Y'all have a great day, be safe, and let's remember to pray for our friends here who have needs. Sounds like the folks in Donnie's area could use our prayers after the tornado.


Here's a bonus for you guys who waded through all the above:

Good morning folks. It's a chilly, but beautiful day here. Colder tonight. Last night I worked at the shop. It was dead again. After dinner I ran the trash down to the end of the drive and took advantage of the cool weather and spread some of the wood chips I had left from brush chipping and I pulled weeds in one flowerbed so I can spread the rest of the chips. Worked until nearly dark. Slowly getting chores caught up, but then new ones spring up! I just have to get a coat of stain on the house this year. Starting to get dried out in the sun pretty bad!


Happy HUMP DAY Carpman! Looks like you forgot! Don't worry, I got ya...one for me...



and one for you! WTF is Sports Illustrated doing???



Well enough of that. I gotta get busy. Prayers offered. Have a good one!

Charlie

Good morning ,


67 headed to 71 with a little wind. Last night a few thunderstorms rolled through. I have always enjoyed laying in bed and watching the lightning flashes to fall asleep.

Neck is starting to improve between a heating pad and a traction device that pulls your head up and takes the weight off the cervical vertebrae and nerve. It must be doing something. Nothing more than a crick in the neck now. For 3-4 nights it was no sleep.

Carl you will enjoy your new toy . It will come in very handy. I've had a Kubota compact for 25 years . It has well paid for itself for yard work. Just the other day I snapped a photo of the Mrs getting a load of top soil. I've been fortunate so far. Out of 25 years 1 fan belt , and day before yesterday I replaced the 1 st hydraulic hose on the front end loader.
Y'all have a good day.
KY it is always good to be home 🏡😁.
HHH

GM from the sticks of Kentucky and 56° bright and sunny. @hedgehoghunter I would like to borrow the tractor driver Mrs. For hay season. Judy Brown is seemingly always on a "Detail" and she is getting more frail by the day. How do Dean and I escape from This???
@Ken if we were closer, I would be the Cat Sitter and that gun show event will be great.
Hump Day photos are getting Rather Sparce...Sports Illustrated has a TRANS Man/Woman in the issue, but I won't post That.

If anyone needs cheap .22 ammo, get to Wal-Mart as they have a RedTag Promotion on Federal Auto-Match for $18.95 for 325. Only for a few more Days.
JB is a Hoarder, so go Quickly or she will buy all of them.

That's much better than $50 last year.
No "Tuesday Tunes" those week??
I need to go do something even if it's wrong...so have a safe day and come by and we will shoot Sam @koger .22 off the front porch.

Mid 60s with clouds in the hollow. "public work" is probably done for the week, but there's plenty left to do. Interesting that we're talking tractors and such today. I bought a 60" cut Bad Boy about 5 years ago and it's been a good one. But now and then I get "issues" with various parts of the electrical system. Most seems to have originated at the factory with poor connections. The other day while cutting the grass it just stopped and all electric functions shut down completely. After a talk with the local dealer I determined it was a fuse connected to the electric clutch. Fuse replaced and blown again. Turns out the bolt that keeps the clutch from turning is gone and it ripped out the pigtail that connects to the blown fuse. This morning I plan to replace that and see what the next item will be. I've noticed in my long life that things tend to go fairly smooth for a while followed by a string of minor and major catastrophes. We are currently in the second phase. The latest is a sunken patio that needs to be raised. The ground underneath wasn't properly compacted twenty years ago when we built the house and now I get to pay. Damage to my purse will be just under $3500. One of those tractors would be fun, but I mowed my grass with a similar for the first few years here. Even with turf tires it was hard on the ground. Better stick with the Bad Boy for now.

G'day Y'all,
Rick
FJB!!!