Eye lid relay failed open again, at 0320. Got some coffee in me now so things will be all right. Cups are in the dish washer and any fixin's you need are over by the pot.
Good whittling session yesterday. Not too sore. The exercise is good as long as it ain't all at once. Cut up and split three heaping dump trailer loads. Trailer holds 2 cords. If it doesn't get any colder, daughter in law should have that burned by the end of December. Still got 3-4 more loads to whittle. More coming in next week, limbed and ready to block. Gotta love good neighbors.
Bobcat got into the chickens and took out one of the layers. 'Nother neighbor took out the bobcat while deer hunting.
Got to get up and move around before I stiffen up. Need zerks in all my joints.

makingfunnysoundingcrunchingandpoppingnoisesShortr ound out

 

They actually do something like that at some of the waste-water treatment plants. The methane collected off of the decomposing sh... (well, you know) is collected and used to operate modified diesel engines which are in turn used to drive the turbo compressors that I work on.

The methane is pretty hard on the heads of these machines and I guess they just swap out heads and probably cylinder sleeves every so many hours of operation.

Keep thinking up ideas Claude .... a buddy of mine needs an underwater wood chipper. (You don't wanna know why ).

PISTOL

 

there are some places that do that, most dont.

I think a biomass plant would work well here... going out to the rig today, everyone had a fire going in their yard trying to get rid of jungle brush...

 

Good morning to everyone, including the tea drinkers. When I was a kid in another time and another world, the maid would wake us all up and leave a cup of tea next to the bed.
Another stupendous day here in Paradise. Not a cloud in the blue sky. Still a bit chilly at 52 degrees, but in an hour or so when I go out I will probably have the A/C on in the car. Life is rough down here!

 

I still think my toilet paper idea would work... y'know, advertising on each sheet of toilet paper. People don't REALLY wanna buy that stuff just to wipe their... well, y'know. But businesses could have it printed up with their name on it an' give it away and people would use it and SEE it ev'ryday. And they're gonna see whatever is printed on it! The strangest business could become a houshold word!

Oh well, no one ever listens to me anyway.

Coffee, ph00 an' tea is ready.

chaikwa.

 

Now that would be a dangerous move!

Tea drinkers? Geez! A guy take a few weeks off and comes back to find a tea totaling janitor wants to be a moderator.

 

Maybe. But you can't say it wouldn't be interestin'!

JANITOR FOR MODERATOR!

A 'few weeks'??? You've been gone longer than the ice age! And the tea ain't for me!

chaikwa.

Oh yeah... good to see ya back Lizard boy!

 

I will second the motion if it means some real changes around here (like maybe a new sock to filter the coffee)

tea really isn't my cup of tea either but every rig I have been on has a tea shack. even if they just have a jug of water and some dirty cups, its the tea shack.

 

raspberry actually, with honey for my throat too much rough diesel exhaust yesterday I guess....

MEXSTAN, so nice to hear your comforts !! did you ever make it out to the real world?! j/k actually, pretty cool to get that treatment.

FRONTY, man- you eat too much rice. scary to think what the other available food could be..... still think raise in pay is necessary....

GEICO!! always good to see you post!! we have had three experimental aircraft flying around here (mercury airplane company 35 miles South West)
and I think about what you are up to now...

JANITOR for moderator?! impaired ability furball- respond to emails? sit around at the computer? being polite? these things are required grumpy dude. what? we have to get moderated by the toilet brush? I decline to endorse....

nice sunny day here, have to go outdoors- beautiful fall weather at 37
(should be doing wood but ..) will finish up a few loose ends. Claude OLD DOG- you'd love it here, lots to play with (barn with heated floor too)

Heidi in NY wondering what to do first......

 

AFTERNOON YE-ALL,
37 AND COLD MIST IN THE AIR
MAKES WORKING OUTSIDE MISERABLE- GETTING THINGS AROUND TO GO TO BUDDYS TO PREP THAT AXLE, HAD TO COME IN AND WARM UP THE PINKIES,
(WELL THE ONES I HAVE LEFT) TE-ONS-THAT-AINT-THER-SURR-GET -COL D-AN -ACHE-QUICK -IN THIS-TYPE WETHER !
HEIDI, MOVE OVER I`M ON TE-WAY-WIT-ME-PROJECTS-TA-YOUR-WARM-BARN !
WE`LL LODIN UP TE-DOG-SLED -N-HEDDING-TO BUDDYS- GARAGE
TALK -TO YA-ALL-LATER
CLAUDE ,JUST A SITTING HERE ON TIS SAC O SEEDS DRINKIN HOT TAE ,BREWED IN KAILYS SOCK FER ADDED FLAVOR -AAH-GOOD !

 

What a cool day !!

I got to spend my Veteran's Day morning taking a tour of the USS Constitution. It's the oldest commissioned Navy warship around (keel laid in 1794 and commissioned in 1797 = 210 years of active service )... and to be quite honest, she's in much better shape than many of the ships that are in regular use today .
I wish I was one of the lucky ones who got to go through Chief's Initiation on this old sailing ship. Talk about some bragging rights.

Got my squaw work done at the laundromat and even squeezed in some job training while I waited. All in all ... a pretty productive day for a Sunday.

Cheers,
PISTOL

 

WOW, Pistol- awesome to be touching history ain't it?! and THANK YOU to all veterans out there, does my heart good to give an 65+ year old a handshake or a kiss out of the blue- thanks can just go so far.........parking lot at the grocery store hasn't called 9-1-1 yet either...

tomorrow going to be in dress blues for a Veteran's Day memorial service,
polished the sword and everything. friend's son is playing the bugle too- hope I don't leak.....(it will be a sunny day too)

starter switch replaced in my police bike, awning on utility trailer *** camper
and actually works right-wow. stuffed chicken breast for supper, will try dinner by candle light....

tree tractor with new loader; rebuilt steel wood trailer with hand winch dump (works great with about a ton in it)

 

JWBM, you need to come down and re-finish my car trailer - its wood is rotted out, and the metal is following it's lead.....


T-Rad, did you say your daughter got out of hte Army as a water treatment specialist?

my buddy says there is good money at the larger Zoo's testing water, he was offered $45k

??

 

After noon after noon just got the horse unsaddled from a nice 4hr ride around the big pasture checking on cows and making sure they were all still with us. Found two out the surprise calf is doing great. Cold here today almost need wool socks my toes got cold.

Three Cross Ranch Out

 

HOWDY, I`M BACK, DONER AXLE ALL READY TO INSTALL IN JEEP,
OTHER THAN ANTI SKID IS A PAIN TO GET OUT, LOUSY 9/32 BOLT BEHIND AXLE FLANGE , (VICE GRIPS) OH WELL GOT HER DONE !
DC DOES IT SEEM LIKE WE1R GETTING WINTER A LITTLE EARLY OR IS IT ME ?
HEIDI YOUR STUFF ALL LOOKS GOOD,
IF YOU SEEN MY TRAILOR YOU WOULD (SNILER) ITS NOT FINISHED YET SO I HAVE A PALLRT SCREWED TO THE TOP FOR A DECK, OH WELL IT WORKS UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO, (IT IS ALSO A TILT) MINE TILTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOUNG, (A LITTLE FLACKY BUT IT WORKS)

CLAUDE,STILL SITTING HERE ON ME SAC-O-SEED-DRINKINGHOT TAE-BREWED IN KAILYS SOCK FER ADDED FLAVOR, AAH-GOOD!