The year is officially 1/2 over,It's all downhill for the rest of the year.
Dang Major, you are off to an early start!
Afternoon y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Had a great time at the Grand Muster. Micah won the Iron Trooper award.
'Tis 68 and mostly sunny. High of 72.
Slim
Quote from: Professor Marvel on July 01, 2024, 05:48:35 AM
Dang Major, you are off to an early start!
I had night watch on the herd.
Congratulations to Micah!
Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
Rained overnight.
'Tis 53 and overcast. "Cloudy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the morning then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent."
Slim
The Great Southwest is definitely into its monsoon pattern. Desperately needed water from above is arriving!
The rain was instrumental with containment of the Ginormous Ruidoso Fire, but is now causing floods in areas with the burn scars
From current and prior fires.
From "KOB4" news
" RUIDOSO, N.M. — The South Fork Fire and the Salt Fire are at least 84% contained Monday, and neither fire has grown since last week.
South Fork Fire: 17,569 acres (was 17,556 acres Tuesday 6/25; was 16,349 Thursday night 6/20; Tuesday night 6/18; 5,252 acres Monday night 6/17)
Salt Fire: 7,939 acres (was 7,947 acres Tuesday 6/25; was 7,652 Thursday night 6/20; was 7,071 acres Tuesday night 6/18; 3,102 acres Monday night 6/17)
Containment of the South Fork Fire is now at 84%. The Salt Fire is at 85%. This is all as of Tuesday, July 2. Containment of the South Fork Fire was at 73% Friday, It was 69% Thursday, 64% Wednesday and 54% Tuesday. The Salt Fire was at 71% Friday, which was up from 66% Thursday, 55% Wednesday and 38% Tuesday."
We are getting rain, also.
Slim
Supposed to get some rain here over the next 2 days. My hay guy got my hay all wrapped up this evening.
We have gotten almost five inches since Sunday night. Soggy!!! Expecting more as the week continues. Ug. It has not slowed the fireworks so poor pup is stressed out!
Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.
'Tis 62 and overcast. High of 83 and partly cloudy.
Slim
Wishing y'all a safe and happy 4th :)
Nothing exciting. no real plans here, I will change the blades, replace plugs and put a new fuel filter on the John Deere.
I do have some smoked Brats to grill.
And a fine and marvelous Independence Day to ONE and ALL.
Canned the first (of many) batch of green beans last night. Other than that, spent most of the afternoon working on a tractor (in the shade).
My JD maintenance completed. plugs, fuel filter and replace the blades.
Hamburgers and brats on my grill, but a heavy shower in the process forced me deeper under the cover of the porch.
Did some surfing the net for some additional Enfield SmLE history.
Plans today, visit the Toy Store and perhaps Sushi ....
Update: I decided to shoot my SmLE a little.
I just came in a bit ago before it got TOOOO hot outside.
Added my fireworks as it were to the sounds, I thought it a bit ironic, popping off the 4th 5th of July with a British rifle, fun though :)
Had a nice 4th here, ribs and corn on the cob. Got family coming tomorrow for my g'niece's 16th B'day party, so the Missus has been cooking all day. Finally got temps down into the low 90s for a couple of days. Cross your fingers that it will stay that way so I can shoot Saturday [that is if my boss doesn't HAVE to have me at work].
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Had a colon blockage on Wed night and couldn't sleep because of the pain. Got it cleared via a colonic (5 gal enima). Took 2 hours. Still couldn't sleep because of the tenderness in my guts. Slept a few hours Thurs afternoon and Friday morning. The gut tenderness is not so much that I can sleep with a couple pain relievers. I get these every once in a while, but this was the worst. A positive is a lost 10 pound. ::)
That was the fun I had over the holiday. ::)
'Tis 68 and partly sunny. High of 78.
Slim
WOW! Slim, glad you are on the mend .
Wound up not going to the Toy Store and Sushi yesterday, so I'm going today.
Did pop off some 303 British, just for Ha ha's :)
We had some HOT days, so I've been doing extraocular stuff before 10AM-ish and after 6PM-ish...
Yup Slim, glad to hear you are better, that is miserable. Party goers left a bit ago to go watch fireworks so the place is empty for a bit. Got my Sunday School lesson ready for tomorrow and I will be preaching our Wednesday Night message at Prayer Meeting. Average day at work today, hate to wish someone ill, but a guy pawned a super nice AR pistol today and I want it! [drool, drool...]
Speaking of AR's ....
The local VFW Post holds a raffle for a rifle every year on or near Independence Day.
My farrier is a post member, from whom I buy my ticket each year.
Anyway, the drawing was last night, the prize is a AR 15 Diamondback.
I'm hoping I get the call ; D as the Lucky Duck.
For those in Texas and points north in the hurricanes path :( my hopes and best wishes.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
I'm having chills and sweats, but that's better than a blockage.
'Tis 59 and overcast. High of 76.
Slim
I just learned that a friend of mine and fellow SASS member passed away,
Leo "Wheels Cartwright"Doody injured his head in a fall last week and passed on the 3rd. He was a good man with a loving family. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.
Going to work on the house some today again.
Quote from: Major E A Sterner on July 07, 2024, 10:40:27 AM
I just learned that a friend of mine and fellow SASS member passed away,
Leo "Wheels Cartwright"Doody injured his head in a fall last week and passed on the 3rd. He was a good man with a loving family. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear that. I'll be praying for the family.
Slim
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Sleep in front of a fan last night. Sweated so much I had to rotate the pillow three times. Not able to be awake for more than 2 years before I need a nap. Taking another PTO day today.
'Tis 68 and partly sunny. "Humid. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent."
Slim
Hope you feel better soon.
Rita and I had some sort of stomach bug yesterday and today, taking it easy.
I hope you two also get better quickly.
Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on July 08, 2024, 08:11:20 AM
Sleep in front of a fan last night. Sweated so much I had to rotate the pillow three times.
Not able to be awake for more than 2 years before I need a nap.
Slim
Hope you get better Slim.
But 2 years is a loooooong time to be awake
Yhs
Prof mumbles
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Quote from: Professor Marvel on July 08, 2024, 06:14:23 PM
Hope you get better Slim.
But 2 years is a loooooong time to be awake
Yhs
Prof mumbles
Hours. ::) I was a bit tired when I typed that.
Feeling enough better to try a day back at verk. Hopefully, it will be a light day.
'Tis 68 and hazy. "Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable wind."
Slim
If Y'all could keep my Mom in your thoughts and prayers, She'll be 90 in Dec and just had surgery for colon cancer. They removed a section of her colon along with a tumor that was 3 centimeters big. it will go to the lab to be checked out. She's a little confused due to the effect of anesthesia and being in a strange place(Hospital) Thanks.
Quote from: Major E A Sterner on July 09, 2024, 09:00:51 PM
If Y'all could keep my Mom in your thoughts and prayers, She'll be 90 in Dec and just had surgery for colon cancer. They removed a section of her colon along with a tumor that was 3 centimeters big. it will go to the lab to be checked out. She's a little confused due to the effect of anesthesia and being in a strange place(Hospital) Thanks.
I will be praying for her healing.
Slim
Prayers for all who are unwell.
Major sterner, keep onn eye omom, that anasthesia they use lately has confusion and dizzy/falling effects lasting days or weeks.
Of course the mumbo jumo white coats deny any "issues"
Yhs
Prof benn there done that
Good thoughts and well wishes a speedy recovery.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 68, overcast and humid. "Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
Quote from: Major E A Sterner on July 09, 2024, 09:00:51 PM
If Y'all could keep my Mom in your thoughts and prayers, She'll be 90 in Dec and just had surgery for colon cancer. They removed a section of her colon along with a tumor that was 3 centimeters big. it will go to the lab to be checked out. She's a little confused due to the effect of anesthesia and being in a strange place(Hospital) Thanks.
You betcha! Praying here.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 62 and partly sunny. "Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable wind. Chance of rain 30 percent."
Slim
Headed to Costco in a bit, get resupplied. Fri, Sat and Sun are planned to working on the house. Should not have to go anywhere.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 62 and sunny. "Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the middle 80s. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
85 here right now, gonna fet up to 92, so it's moderated some. Gonna take the Missus to lunch in a bit, than load the van/suv/whatever up for shooting tomorrow.
Hotter than the Devil's Drawers here!
94° here, they claim with the humify feels like 102°.
I plan to stay in for the better part of this afternoon.
Hope everyone is feeling better :)
Just got a FB recipe from Trinity, Lil Rooster passed on a while back, don't know the date for sure.
Quote from: Delmonico on July 12, 2024, 02:40:39 PM
Just got a FB recipe from Trinity, Lil Rooster passed on a while back, don't know the date for sure.
I was wondering about Lil Rooster. Thanks for letting me know.
Slim
Quote from: Delmonico on July 12, 2024, 02:40:39 PM
Just got a FB recipe from Trinity, Lil Rooster passed on a while back, don't know the date for sure.
Deeply sadden to read this,
He had stopped posting regularly over couple of years ago and just chimed in a few times on the Coffee Board the last was May 18 and once in April.
He will be missed, God speed Sir, I enjoyed your wit :(
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Monthly systems outage today. Going to verk in a bit.
'Tis 70 and sunny. "Very warm and humid. Mostly sunny in the morning then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat indices to 95."
Today is the start of our heatwave through Monday.
Slim
Quote from: Delmonico on July 11, 2024, 12:06:36 PM
Headed to Costco in a bit, get resupplied
We went to Costco yesterday. The guy in front of me in the checkout lane had a really full shopping cart of what looked like mostly groceries. His bill was over $650. I worked in a Supermarket in the late 50's and remember when A full cart was around $40 to $50.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Cats and dogs fell off the roof most of the night. ::)
'Tis 63 and overcast. "Very warm and humid. Partly sunny. Numerous showers in the morning. Thunderstorms also possible in the morning then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent. Heat indices to 99."
Slim
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Since my episode, I almost feel back to normal.
Everyone else in the household is spending the week at out church's VBS.
'Tis 78 and fog. "Humid. Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat indices to 96."
Slim
Hot here again, too hot, supposed to be last day, hoping cat food holds out till sundown when the cold front moves in. I ain't been anywhere since Thursday, just no need to.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 69 and sunny. Not as humid. High of 79.
Slim
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 60 and sunny. High of 72 and mostly sunny.
Slim
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 48 and sunny. High of 76.
Slim
Thanks Slim
Cooled off some here, got to go to the Cardio Dr today, normal check up, had appointment almost 3 weeks ago but was raining hard and I said no and called in sick. ;D
My better-half has put up with me for 32 years. ;)
Slim
Happy Anniversary to you both :)
Happy Anniversary!
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Thanks, pards.
'Tis 50 and sunny. High of 78.
Slim
Belated happy anniversary Slim!!
Same! Happy anniversary a day late!
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Thanks, pards.
On the agenda for today: change oil in Avalanche, fix deck where it has pulled away from the house, work on holster for S&W 66.
'Tis 60 and sunny. High of 81 and partly sunny.
Slim
Not much going on here. Decided to wait till tomorrow to get some supplies. Don't really need but Hy-Vee has a BOGO sale with some stuff we use. Made a pasta casserole thing with mostly odds and ends yesterrday in the 7 quart inside oven. Need to bag, mark and freeze. Got at least a couple weeks of frozen homemade meals in the freezer.
Howdy folks, was busy at the LGS today, there were just two of us and we were hopping all day. Had a good week this week. Picked up the Missus' 40th Anniversary gift this week, had her wedding diamond remounted into a new band that she picked up and is thrilled with it. Yesterday a friend helped me with a Stoeger shotgun, showing me several tricks to smooth it up, a really nice couple of hours. Temps have finally gotten back to normal, running in the upper 80s and not as humid.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Got the oil changed. A good start on the deck. Need to get some 3" lag bolts.
Went and got treated lumber, toilet, range hood, and new TV. Can't get a non-smart TV anymore.
'Tis 64 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog in the morning. Haze. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent."
Slim
Went and got my second of 4th a year haircut, had a coupon.
It's some ridicules the cost, VS what little hair I have left. ::)
So, I fight back with just 4 visits yearly and the coupon which saves me $6 (course I still tip the girl)
Gas was down a bit, so I filled up. A nap was in order!
This morning, I chained saw a couple of branches hanging over my driveway. They were nearly reaching the SUV's as you drove down and out. (or IN).
One has to work early before the sun gets to mid-morning, reached 97° yesterday.
Quote from: Major 2 on July 21, 2024, 08:12:03 AM
Went and got my second of 4th a year haircut
I get a haircut once a year. The Boss is not happy with my long hair. She says I look like an old hippy.
My Missus started cutting my hair during the China Flu Lockdown and still does it and does a fine job too.
Got the new toilet in this afternoon.
Slim
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 55 and sunny. High of 80 and mostly sunny.
Slim
Regarding haircuts.... For nearly 15 years I did not cut my hair, either tied it up in a ponytail with leather thongs or asked SWMBO to braid it for special events, usually special dinners, powows, etc.
Then in 2006 while working on the New Mexico house I had some close calls with ladders and power tools and gave myself a buzz cut.
It was oddly.... Refreshing.
Since them I followed youtoob directions to cut it myself when it began to irritate me. In prior times that was "overheating" or scratchy on the neck, but these days it gets cut whenever the hair starts to rustle my hearing aids lol .....
When I was an early teen, my hair was silky fine, long, and sun-lightened, in a surfer cut.
It never reached my shoulders, but close enough.
Later, thru adulthood it was all so often well over my ears and off the collar.
Somewhere in my 4 decade I began to part it in the middle, not by choice BTW.
Now days I maintain the shag around a nude beach.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
My better-half cuts my hair every couple of months.
Rained overnight.
'Tis 65 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Haze. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent."
Slim
I'm about due for my yearly shearing. I'm thnking of skipping this years shearing and using the $$$ to buy a case of Milwaukee's finest.
What's a haircut?
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Goodevening all, a few sprinkles today 83 right now. Put some seat covers on my Kia Carnival today, my holstered gun was rubbing the seat material. Then after that started fighting with a new laptop, it seems really nice, my old one is starting to have "issues", so doing a download/backup of the old one to a hard drive while the new one does it's stuff. Gonna work tomorrow, yesterday was a decent day there. Supposed to be in the 80s here the rest of the week with rain most days, then drying out and up to the low 90s [normal] the next week. My Dad said when I was a kid that I was gonna have a haircut short enough that folks would know I was a boy from any direction, guess I just got used to it, I've always kept it short.
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
Working on a new holster for my K frame 4" pistols.
'Tis 58 and overcast. "Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the middle 70s. North wind 5 to 10 mph."
Slim
Finally got back in, had trouble with it and some other stuff after the big crash thingy. ::) Not much going on. just keep plugging at stuff. I'm ready to get some stuff from the shed, she has lots to go.
Had it cut twice since we retired in early 2019, both freebies in rehab hospitals.
Glad to see everyone back! Was 96 here today, gonna be even hotter the rest of the week...yuck. Anyway, thank the Good Lord for AC!
Y'all be good!
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 60 and fog. "Humid. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable wind. Chance of rain 20 percent."
Slim
Back in again. Gonna be about 100F and HE 115F.
BIG thunderstorm over the weekend. Lost power. So, first real trial of the "easy peasy electric start 3 fuel 13 kw genset"
Worked like a champ!
https://www.duromaxpower.com/collections/generators/products/duromax-xp13000hxt-13000-watt-500cc-tri-fuel-gas-propane-natural-gas-portable-generator-with-co-alert
Turned on lp, pushed the starter button and once it was running i threw the giant "mad scientist" switch.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HmcLSV70L._SX522_.jpg
Runs everything ! Aircon, electric oven, fridge and two freezers, tv, dish, and all interweb crap.
Put the shotgun by the door and we ran solo for the next 4+ hours.
Now i need to build a little cinderblock genset doghouse, keep it quiet and keep the mice out.
Yhs prof mumbles
Morning y'all.
Coffee and iced tea are ready.
'Tis 68 and partly sunny. "Very warm and humid. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable wind. Heat indices to 96."
Slim
Good morning folks. 81 here already, supposed to hit 96. Upper 90s through next week, so the goal is to keep cool! Enjoying the next few weeks with a lighter work schedule, after Labor Day we will get busy, so will be working more. Lifting my coffee cup at ya!
Was in the low 80's and humidity was not off the clock, so I got out and did some yard work.
Now 86 and building toward 97 or so...Cooled off in the pool, and now inside.
I had allowed some of the larger over-hanging branches I cut last week to brown off some.
They are easier to cut up and drag off with the tractor that way.
That project is now complete at least for a while.
Going to make a shrimp cocktail for lunch, they were on sale yesterday. :)
Stay mobile, but stay cool :D
Y'all go here, Thankee kindly
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