Coffee thread for the 9th month of 2017

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

'Tis 40 and sunny. High of 73.

Slim

[The Trinity Kid]

Morning all.

I'm down from the tower until tomorrow.  I worked an overtime day yesterday, so today is my weekend.

Thursday we had a good thunderstorm and rain on Thursday. Downstrikes within 1/4 ,mile of the house.  Made me feel real confident about sitting on top of a mountain all day. 

The fire here is up to 21,000 acres, but they've lifted most of the evacuations, so things are sort of going more towards normal.

--TK

[litl rooster]

Glad you got some rain out west. I am sure Major2 and I would both gladly share what we are getting. 

M2, were still praying for all of you in Florida.

 

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[Capt Quirk]

I hope everybody came out ok. Being a former Flordidian, I know what kind of havoc a big storm can cause, even if you aren't directly hit by it. It was thankfully only a nasty tropical storm when we got it. It was still enough to drop some dead pines around the cabins. One of them hit the little cabin, but the cabin seems to have survived it ok. The big cabin got a little water logged, mostly around the window I put in on the wife's side of the bed. One of the trees tried to come down, but got hung up on another tree. That is good, because the wife parked right in it's path. When I saw it leaning at a 45, I hustled out to move the car quick! Needless to say, it was enough to make me pucker a bit as the wind blew, and the tree creaked and threatened to squash me.

[Good Troy]

Glad to hear things are okay with you and yours Capt. Q.
Anybody heard from Major 2?

[litl rooster]

He is probably without power or cell service for now. I pray he and his family are okay. I had his contact info at one time but have lost it.



It dumped 3 &1/2" of rain on us. Wind wasn't as severe as they warned us about. A few dead branches on ground.  The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.

[Capt Quirk]

  The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.

I have that problem too... but it is my chainsaw that is sick. I tried to take some of these trees down a few days before the storm, and the saw died halfway through the first tree. So, I then took my axe to it, only to discover my boy had beat the snot out of it. It no longer has an edge, and apparently, I no longer have a file either.

[Good Troy]

I have that problem too... but it is my chainsaw that is sick. I tried to take some of these trees down a few days before the storm, and the saw died halfway through the first tree. So, I then took my axe to it, only to discover my boy had beat the snot out of it. It no longer has an edge, and apparently, I no longer have a file either.

Kids...you gotta love'em.  Hey, I have an idea....let him cut the tree with the axe he dulled.  That would be a good lesson!

[Major 2]

He is probably without power or cell service for now. I pray he and his family are okay. I had his contact info at one time but have lost it.



It dumped 3 &1/2" of rain on us. Wind wasn't as severe as they warned us about. A few dead branches on ground.  The one pine leaner is still leaning. Coming down this fall by contractior. I can no longer take on those task. Due to health.

Exactamundo.... hammered but not nailed .... minor damage to the ridge of the horse barn ...House , garage & cars fine.

branches down, messy but doable... no power since 9PM Sunday evening ...still out, they say a week maybe more.

SPRINT Sucks.... no service all day Monday...still hit or miss.

My whole home everything is elec.   wifi , tv , alarm . water system everything I'm in the stone-age until power is restored

thanks for all the well wishes...they worked... ...sadly others are not so lucky.

@ work now on my Biz computer

[Capt Quirk]

Kids...you gotta love'em.  Hey, I have an idea....let him cut the tree with the axe he dulled.  That would be a good lesson!

Only if you are going to sit in the ER with him, when he whacks his leg... or fix the cabin when the tree goes the wrong way. I know him way better than you, and know better than to give him such tasks

[Good Troy]

Father knows best...

[litl rooster]

Major2 glad you could report in...


Stepson: do you have a tape measure?

Me: yep

SS: can i borrow it?

Me: yes, put it back when finished.

2 weeks later buy new one..

Month later:

SS; can i use your tape measure?

Me: yes (hehe)

SS: where is it?

Me: good question, where is it?


He still doesn't know i bought another

[Delmonico]

Caught SD using my good material sissors for paper a while back, gave her Holy Heck, told her she was lucky I knew how to shape them.

Told her it happened again I was going to use her laptop as a door stop.

[Delmonico]

Last Friday, Table Rock Nebraska, Pictures were taken by Mustang Greg who bought the groceries, the wood and served as fireman.

Table Rock Nebraska is about 75 miles SE of me and has Living History Days for area  4th grades, they are bussed in from up to 50 miles away.  We had 8 stations and they get a 1/2 hour at each one.  My demo being trail cooking.

We had about 350 kids total and they got to see biscuits being baked in dutch ovens and each got a small biscuit.  They were great, had a lot of interest and asked good questions.

The soldier is a local fellow in the historical society a and was just wandering around adding color.  Turned out he was a distant relative, his great grandpa being my grandma's brother.

[Delmonico]

More uns.

[Scattered Thumbs]

Major2 glad you could report in...


Stepson: do you have a tape measure?

Me: yep

SS: can i borrow it?

Me: yes, put it back when finished.

2 weeks later buy new one..

Month later:

SS; can i use your tape measure?

Me: yes (hehe)

SS: where is it?

Me: good question, where is it?


He still doesn't know i bought another

That's priceless.  

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

'Tis 48 and fog. High of 78.

Slim

[litl rooster]

That's priceless.  

The one he can't find is Hunter Orange colored.


Thanks for the Coffee Slim.

Del, looks like fun was had by all.



Rain as stopped here overnight, will check rain gage later and pick some more Figs.  Which is located near the gage. Both are near Chicken house #1. Which is near the composter, next to the garden. Everything for a reason.

[litl rooster]

4 inches total since Monday
The gage was kind of sideways from wind so not sure of accuracy.


Three Figs also have a mess of Alabama Crimson Okra( the tips are Crimson red) that needs harvested. This okra was volunteered back. Will save a few pods for new seeds. I planted the Fig, 3 summers ago first fruits. Planted 5 apple trees the previous spring. Never have had a bloom. Pruned Pear tree that year and get a bunch of utility pears each summer since.   Blue berries had a few but did not cover them fast enough birds or chickens beat me to them. Of course i was inmoblized from mid May thru 1st if Aug.  Elderberries (cold medicenes) Del you may have a recipe for it, blackberries and muscadines grow wild on the property.  

Not sure why apples haven't bloomed.

[Good Troy]

Had an apple tree in my yard in my first house in Prattville.  There wasn't another apple tree in the neighborhood.  It yielded a bunch of fruit!  The ripe apples were green and tough. I used them for target practice with my long bow.  One day our next-door neighbor asked if she could have some of the apples.  In return, she baked a pie for me.  After that, I stopped using the apples as targets and gave them to her!  They were excellent baking apples!

I had an uncle that grew muscadines or either scuppernongs (SIC?) in his back yard.  He made wine from them, and preserves.  Never tasted the wine, but the preserves were awesome!