Good Morning!!!!!!

[Bobberineyes]

Wow Roony,  give her our best, good luck to her and spoil those kids rotten!!

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! Bottomed out at 18, 20 at choretime, heading for a high in the upper 40's. Hopefully get the fruit tree pruning done after chores tonite. Shouldn't take long. Need to get to my friend/customer's place to prune his trees too. Should scope them out to see what I'm up against. They weren't too bad last year & since I may be taking some larger lower limbs off for mowing purposes, I'll go easier on the rest of the tree. Yup Barry, Pizza Ranch's chicken is awesome. Was at the one in Albert's Leaf Northridge Mall recently. Had only been to the one in Waseca locally. They kept coming with fresh batches of chicken so naturally I needed to do quality control. Too bad I had to get back to work that day. After continuing to gorge myself, I could've snuck off to the movie theater to take a glenn nap! 😴💤🛌

Thoughts & prayers sent roony. Hope the surgery goes well. 🙏 

[Scenic]

hey Mark?  did Lenny approve of the new compressor??  I see he's checking it out!!!   

Good luck to the daughter/DIL rooney.

Good morning All.  Bit Chilly this morning but at least the wind in not howling today.   PT this morning and then shop theropy this afternoon. 

Good luck to your dil Roony

Nice compressor Mark.  If you have not yet I would say to also hook up a ball valvue to drian that thing often.  The one on there is junk.   I always forget until it's time to draing them.   

[glenn57]

morning fellers.......Damn Roony......... hope all goes well with that surgery!!!!!! opening up thee ole noggin is serious stuff!!!!

not sure what i'll do today. some outdoor stuff for sure this afternoon!!!!!!

LPS ....i seen they had a fire thing up that way....as i read it it was for open vegitation burning......campfires which are contained are fine for now!!

Mark.........my dog runs for the hills for some reason also with about everything i start gas powered  except the leaf blower???????

[Jerkbiat]

Good luck on her surgery Roony!!! Thoughts and prayers form here.

[Bobberineyes]

You'd hafta show yur union card to write off dat theater nap in the long run Dotch  . As always Afternoon forum fellaroonis,  was 26 at this mornings commute but it found it's way to 48. Outside water is on, pump and tank look good, top it off i put mommas bird bath back out front ( plastic gizmo with a little floating thing that shoots up water) kinda neat, the concrete one in the back is always out. Speaking of air compressors,  the mechanic at work once told me if you don't use em much, drain em, so I do and I don't use em much. But, a few yrs later I heard him say mine are always full of air, even at home.. . Anywho won't be long the brats n fries will be sizzling away....See ya!!!

[Jerkbiat]

Morning boys. 41 here and heading for 39 with some snow and rain showers it says. Not as nice as it was saying. Shocker.

How did the surgery go for you daughter or DIL Roony?? Hoping it went well.

Not much else here. Just getting ready for another day in the salt mines. Have a good one boys.

[mike89]

mornin all, 36 here and could see 60 today..  I'm ok with that!!  going over to Alex today and get that done for the week..   don't need much but then that's the normal for me..  went to the Legion for HH yesterday and as I was leaving one of the old guard hollered at me and said he had something for me..  say what??  well I knew when I paid my last dues a while back I was going on 50 years of membership..  well he had a 50 years certificate for me from the national office..  very nice!!   have a good day all!! 

[markn]

Compressor is up and running. Took about four minutes from empty to 155psi. Thought the BIL was going to take my old one, but he backed out. So now I'll take the 1/4" ball valve off that one and put it on the new one. Thanks scenic, great tip. Vet visit could have gone better. Lenny was Mr. Azzhat when we were in the waiting room and Mr. Bashful when we got into the exam room. Oh well. $406.00 later we're good for another year. May look into garage cleaning and building a skid to put a snowmobile on now that I have something that will lift one on the mezzanine. That means some ice fishing equipment may come up for sale, cheap. Later.....

[Scenic]

Good morning All.  34 and pretty grey out here this morning.  They say we are heading to high 40s.  Heading to the shop in a bit and have to just see how long I can spend in there today.  Have a few things I want to get done.   

You are welcome Mark.  Learning from other's mistakes (mine) is never a bad thing.   

[LPS]

Morning boys.  We are looking at 33 and should see about 43 today.  I saw 46 at one point yesterday.  Funny about Lenny.  When I brought Jake in last he was just fidgety as heck.  Kind of whining and wanting to go see stuff.  I walked him around the table till the Vet came in.  lol   He could use some more socializing.  Me too.  LOL  Congrats Mike.  That is an honor.  Glad to hear it.  I see it is a little breezy here and may see some rain later on.  No big plans here today and hope it stays that way.  Have a good one. 

[Gunner55]

Mornin all, we had 32 early this morning & we're lookin for 45 later. It's saying we've got some light freezing rain here too, but the local weather guy said most of our stuff wouldn't be making it to the ground here today. Ran into a hiccup on boat delivery mission yday as the tilt & trim didn't want to work right away. It was nothing that a little warming of hydraulic cylinders & fluid along with a change of our power source couldn't fix though. The boat's got to be close to 40 years old, if not more. Got a couple things to get me out the door & I'll go from there. Have a good day.

[roony]

35 this morning, it's suppose to warm up to sixty. My daughter-in-law made it through the surgery ok. She is in intensive care. The surgeon told my son that they successfully removed the tumor. She is groggy and in a lot of pain. My son is pretty shook up. Something like that should happen to an old phart like me instead of a young mother. The kids are young enough that they don't quite get what is going on. I am hopeful that today will go well.

[LPS]

Glad to hear the Roony.   

[glenn57]

morning fellers.......Roony super glad to hear everything with the surgery went well...... seen 43 on the thermo this morning.

not much on the agenda for today......got a blood donation in st cloud today at 1. this is getting frustrating as hell.  been turned down 3 times lately. once because of my heart murmur and the dipstick nurse and last 2 times low iron level. if i dont get to donate today......i'm calling it a career.......

oh yea congrats Mike.........thats ALOT of HH's!!!!!!!

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! 34 for the low, 36 at choretime, heading for a high in the upper fitties. Were some small scattered showers on the radar earlier but nothing materialized. A line of stuff back around Sleepy Eye but with only a 20% chance of rain, not holding my breath. Some farmers starting to get antsy and some are agitators, bragging about starting already and wondering why everyone else is so slow. I always love the line "Well, somebody's gotta be first!" My response: Odd, that's the same thing the sheep at the front of the line say when the Judas goat is leading them down the alley to slaughter! Congrats mikey! That's amazing. Glad to hear things went well roony. Hope the Pizza Ranch chicken was good too. I heard laying off buttered noodles and eating cottage cheese with mashed rutabeggars might help glenn. Just a thought...      

[glenn57]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! 34 for the low, 36 at choretime, heading for a high in the upper fitties. Were some small scattered showers on the radar earlier but nothing materialized. A line of stuff back around Sleepy Eye but with only a 20% chance of rain, not holding my breath. Some farmers starting to get antsy and some are agitators, bragging about starting already and wondering why everyone else is so slow. I always love the line "Well, somebody's gotta be first!" My response: Odd, that's the same thing the sheep at the front of the line say when the Judas goat is leading them down the alley to slaughter! Congrats mikey! That's amazing. Glad to hear things went well roony. Hope the Pizza Ranch chicken was good too. I heard laying off buttered noodles and eating cottage cheese with mashed rutabeggars might help glenn. Just a thought...    

i'll quit donating before i eat that stuff!!!!!

[roony]

The chicken, mashed rutabeggers, and cottage cheese didn't disappoint at the ranch.

[mike89]

thanks guys and really glad to hear the good news roony!!!   

[markn]

Sorry I forgot earlier. Congratulations Mike!!!!!!!

[Bobberineyes]

Glenn beat me to it on 50 yrs HH and having fun Mike,  congrats pal!! Ya know tho Glenn,  you eat lots of meat and veggies before you donate? Momma gets to track her blood donation and looks like hers went to the Mayo, pretty cool. Mine, with Lattes infused would probably go to the Popes residence for starters..

[glenn57]

Glenn beat me to it on 50 yrs HH and having fun Mike,  congrats pal!! Ya know tho Glenn,  you eat lots of meat and veggies before you donate? Momma gets to track her blood donation and looks like hers went to the Mayo, pretty cool. Mine, with Lattes infused would probably go to the Popes residence for starters..

yea i get notices where mine goes to..... some stays here but alot goes out east.

BUT......i got deferred AGAIN for the 3rd consecutive time . i'm about done with it.  i did send my doc via mychart a message......he wants to see me...and now i'm i bit concerned. My iron level apparently isn't up to par! I've never before had that issue ans I'm close to 10 gallons

[roony]

Good luck Glenn. Congrats Mike!

[Jerkbiat]

Morning boys. 34 here and heading for 45 today it says. Maybe the doc will get it figured out for ya Glenn. Maybe have ya take some vitamins. Just did some chores around the house last night. No truck hugging last night Mike.  Otherwise just getting ready for another day in the salt mines. Have a good one boys.

[Scenic]

Good morning All.  34 here as well and calling for high 40s.  I seen yesterday that the ice is just starting to pull away from shore out front.  Plan for the day is PT this morning and then try and spend some time in the shop.   I will say the shop is a challenge right now.  This getting old is not all its cracked up to be    But getting a few things done. 

Have a great day!!!

[markn]

Yanked the trailer out of the woods and loaded up the cabinets and the JD mower for the schoolhouse in it. May go up next weekend, Easter, and install them. Anywho, they're out of the garage. Later.......

[mike89]

mornin all, 40 here and could see 48 today..  we did finally get some rain over night..  not sure how much but the bird bath has more water in it..  I did get a few things done yesterday and the plan today is the same..  have a good day all!! 

[Gunner55]

Mornin boys, we had 34 @ 1st peek & the tops to the recycling cans were wet, so we had some rain overnight too. I'm seeing 47 for our high but I'm not convinced we'll get to that as we didn't yday. I've got a project out in the pod that I want to look into 1st thing today. 'Bout it here, have a good day.

[LPS]

Morning boys.  We have a calm 34 here now and are headed to 50 today.  Pretty overcast now.  We got a lot of snow/rain yesterday but don't know amounts.  It is wet which means muddy for the dogs today.  Haven't seen too many boats on the river here.  Just saw some diver ducks fly by.  No big plans yet.  We shall see.  The wife said she heard that someone bought Arctic Cat.  Anyone else hear that.  There was a rumor of Argo buying them awhile back.  ???  Well you all have a good day.  Yes Scenic, getting old sucks. 

[Dotch]

Mornin' fellow gulag comrades! 34 at choretime, heading for a high in the mid-fitties. A little dribble of rain last nite about 7:30-ish but that was it. Watershed day yesterday. Had nice visits with a couple friends, both veterans of the Tet Offensive. The one who lives in town just got back from AZ where they overwinter. He's crippled up pretty good & may need some help moving heavy stuff around. The other friend has been undergoing chemo before surgery for bladder cancer. He has two treatments left & seemed glad to have someone stop & visit. Am working with his son on cropping plans & reassured him his son had things under control. Between visits, helped another buddy drag a heavy duty transmission he was struggling to get onto a trailer. Got home, did chores, updated the vax on a lamb, plopped a round bale in the lot & put my armyworm trap out. Figured there was enough light left to finish pruning the pear trees. Got some water & when I looked out the window, it was raining. I punted & had a couple G&T's. Had supper, went out to feed bottle lambs ~9:30 & found the last brood ewe in labor. She didn't waste time. Within an hour, the lamb was on the ground and nursing.