What did you do today not on your truck...

[special-K]

What I did today was on my way home stopped at the produce stand. This stand has an orchard and gardens, old school, not only buying and reselling. Since peaches are about impossible to buy, except green that rot an hour after they ripen, I picked up a quart today. Said it before and I'll say it again, I loves me some peaches!
EDIT: Did I mention the gal that runs the store always wears a middy top and shorty shorts. Just rode past yesterday when she was taking the open sign down. She recognized my truck and gave a friendly wave. Just saying, makes my love for peaches ever stronger (where's that dirty old man icon?)

Originally Posted by Sheepdip

You got that right with today's fuel prices. We have a 2002 Z06 Corvette that has made several trips to Oregon and back, almost, not quite 30 mpg. It's been awhile but I believe it was average of 29.8 MPG.....Computers and Fuel Injection and Overdrives are amazing.

And a low cut car with superior aerodynamics. My accountant told me how great the mileage his Vette go on trips back 20 years ago

[72c20customcamper]

20 ton of #3 delivered today . Suppose to come tomorrow but I did tell the dispatcher that I’d be around Thursday and Friday. I’m glad it came today as the area was still too muddy for him to back far enough in to drop spread it . And it’s suppose to rain heavily tonight and tomorrow . But my little Kubota spread it out well . I’m going to need another 20 but this will do for now since I just wanted my trailers off the dirt .

[special-K]

So the wet north/dry south pattern continues. We are in a drought. You could run that load over anything around here. Nothing to get stuck in and no worries about ruts. You watch, Carlisle truck show will be rain every day

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by special-K

So the wet north/dry south pattern continues. We are in a drought. You could run that load over anything around here. Nothing to get stuck in and no worries about ruts. You watch, Carlisle truck show will be rain every day

Ssshhh . I want to take the stepper to Carlisle but I won’t if it rains .

It’s very wet here can’t even do firewood the ground just gushes water as you walk around the piles . Forget using the kubota wife is having problems mowing she got stuck three times the last mow . Lawn looks good though but as soon as you go over it it just sinks .

[GOPAPA]

Up early before it gets to hot .cleaning my roof gutters out .. going to need a new roof this fall as I see lots of sand I am washing out with the dirt and shingles that have them shiny tar edges

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Ssshhh . I want to take the stepper to Carlisle but I won’t if it rains .

It’s very wet here can’t even do firewood the ground just gushes water as you walk around the piles . Forget using the kubota wife is having problems mowing she got stuck three times the last mow . Lawn looks good though but as soon as you go over it it just sinks .

Ok, I'll zip it! I guess my comment caused 1.5" last night. More rain than we've had since April all combined. We were the heavy zone for the thunder showers. I woke at 2am and could hear distant thunder. Within 5 minutes it was close. One flash lit the inside of my house up, then BOOM! right over top and my windows rattled. Got up and read 1.5". I figured it was just another quick one leaving a trace. The map shows a very small area in extreme drought and I'm right in the middle. I did a rare think And put some juice to my grass because riding home I noticed how burnt all the grass in the area have gotten. It figures there was no need. Mother nature finally came through

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Up early before it gets to hot .cleaning my roof gutters out .. going to need a new roof this fall as I see lots of sand I am washing out with the dirt and shingles that have them shiny tar edges

Too bad about needing a roof. Pretty painful bill these days. I was on a ladder yesterday on the side I have white cedars growing and notices all the dried needles piled in the lower gutter. I left the ladder so I could blast them out with the hose. I reckon Mother Nature might have helped me out there, too, last night

[67C10Step]

Since it wasn't my truck I can put it here. Buddy of mine came by with the lower control arms from his 68 and we pressed out old ball joints and new in. He's in a revival of sorts. Took his truck off the road for a restoration six years ago that didn't end up happening. Now he wants to just drive it and enjoy it.

[tutone]

I've heard it said that the next best thing to having a lift in your garage, is having a buddy with one. We put the camaro on it to tweak a rattling tailpipe. I think we got most of it. I am liking that lift. Snapped a cool shot of a couple of his rides with mine when I pulled up.

[Steeveedee]

That's one thing I miss- when I graduated uni and left my mechanic job. Having a hoist was a joy when it came to working on my own vehicle.

Today I went to the orange borg for some mahogany that I'll use to make a challenge coin display case for my son who is in the USAF. When I got to the register it came up at 1¢ per foot. The cashier asked the supervisor, who checked it out, and said that it is out of the system, so they can't sell it, for even a penny a foot. They told me to take it, free. Bizarre world we live in, eh?

[3757chevy]

I had a friend bring a couple loads of crusher fines over to put on the washed out driveway. He accidently did me a big favor while he was spreading the first load, he bumped a tree stump and knocked it over. Today he brought over a tractor and hauled the stump to my burn pile and then smoothed out some of the bigger piles of dirt. I still need to rake out some of it and then he will bring a water truck to wet it down. I will get an after picture but for now here's a before pic.

[special-K]

I experienced weirdness. First was buying gas up at the corner. I prepaid with cash. They have always had a sign on the door saying "no public restrooms" and I get it. I've lived here 37 years and this guy has been there about 15. I asked how he was doing today and he said he was doing well. Ok, well now that I know he's feeling good I thought it would be safe to kid with him, and asked if I could use the bathroom with a big grin. He said "No, we have a fence around back". I said "the see sign says no public bathroom, but I wanted public", grinning and chuckling. The guy standing there thought it was funny. I've been buying gas from this guy for 20 years! He found no humor and started saying how everyone has something to say about that sign... yada yada. As I walked out I said I didn't need to go, I was just kidding around. how uptight!

So I needed to come back in for change and I said I was sorry he wasn't in a joking mood, and I only kidded with him because he was doing well. Otherwise I wouldn't have. I know he recognizes me and I always chat a bit (friendly) with him. He still went on about everybody wanting to use the bathroom and commenting on the sign....

I guess I was too happy for his liking... Sheesh!

Another was driving behlnd a Mercedes SUV that was jamming everyone up, slow, taking part of the second lane, indecisive, and with a "Baby On Board" sign. Ok, I'm driving carefully for your baby's safety, are you? Then hits the brakes, turns right, never using the turn signal. Some people ask of others what they themselves are not able or willing to do. The sign should say "I'm a bad driver yet I have a baby on board and it is totally freaking me out"

[3757chevy]

Driveway is still needing a little attention but is looking better. I dug a ditch along the property line to get the runoff to go down instead of the driveway. Without the tree stump to route the water into to the driveway should help alot. Drive is wider now too.

[yuccales]

Yesterday the two layers of siding came off. Plans are do away with the last knob & tube, run several more outlets down this side, do away with the "hippy window" in the shower, install two new windows, insulation, siding. Heading to the dump to empty the truck before it gets to hot.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by yuccales

Yesterday the two layers of siding came off. Plans are do away with the last knob & tube, run several more outlets down this side, do away with the "hippy window" in the shower, install two new windows, insulation, siding. Heading to the dump to empty the truck before it gets to hot.

Nice work

[72c20customcamper]

I’ve been a real stoner the last few weeks . Cleaned up around the fire pit and now I get to place some huge blue stone slate that I dug up here a few weeks ago . I can’t dig a hole without hitting it . The pea gravel isn’t washed yet so it looks like dirt . But suppose to get a monsoon here again tomorrow it’ll be nice and clean

[yuccales]

Wiring done. This turned into a total PEX re-plumb. Been putting up with a real slow cold water in the laundry room for years. After the siding came off I saw several drips under the house. The rest is history. I just finished cutting out ALL the old galvanized with the saw-z-all. Tired, but happy! Windows, insulation and siding will take me through the weekend.

[best view]

Holy bat man

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by yuccales

Wiring done. This turned into a total PEX re-plumb. Been putting up with a real slow cold water in the laundry room for years. After the siding came off I saw several drips under the house. The rest is history. I just finished cutting out ALL the old galvanized with the saw-z-all. Tired, but happy! Windows, insulation and siding will take me through the weekend.

Eeewww. What’s in your water that does that ?

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Eeewww. What’s in your water that does that ?

Near as I can guess that piping was done in the sixties. I guess just old galvanized. We've had treated city water out here for 30 years. What's in it I don't know.

[Boog]

I've got a 50 yr old house with black roll pvc supply line from the water meter. It has split a couple of times this year. Plumber says it will get more frequent and the whole line will obviously have to be replaced. Copper tubing in the house. I don't know how copper holds up but I do wonder if it also corrodes and restricts flow.

[farmall]

My place is 50 with the black roll PVC and my water meter is on the other side of the road with comunity wells at the bottom of the hill.
I am responsible for everything from the meter to my place. So if it goes bad under the street, it's on my dime.
I have already had one leak on my side of the road where all of the sudden, I was growing grass out in the sage brush.

[FleetsidePaul]

Stick with me. There's a back story on this one.

Well I have been griping for some time about how USPS doesn't deliver my packages when UPS and Fedex have no problem. So I complained. Not to anyone around here. Nope. I sent a complaint to the Inspector General of the Postal Service. The email address was on the website so I figured what the hay. I got nothing to lose.

I got the typical "We don't handle these complaints here mumbo jumbo...But it also said, and this is the key "We will forward it to the proper authorities' And forward it they did.

So I'm sitting at my table and a knock comes on the door. I had the gates wide open and the dogs in the dog run because they're installing handrails on my pool so I can do my PT which I'll probably never do but it makes the wife happy.

I answer the door and there's a guy with a box. He starts talking about my complaint. I didn't know what he was even talking about. What complaint?

He explains that he is the Postmaster and he has the package that should have been delivered earlier. He brought it over himself. I'm thinking "What package? (It takes me a while to catch on) It turns out that my wife had gone to the Post Office and they could only find one of two packages that we had received slips for. He found the other and drove it over and delivered it personally. Well knock me down and call me shorty I never expected that.

I told him that I didn't understand how Fedex and UPS can deliver and USPS can't. He told me. Amazon. They went with USPS over UPS and the small rural Post Offices are just not equipped to handle the volume. He said 2 water heaters showed up for delivery last week. The rural P.O's only have contractors in cars. No vans or equipment. They can't do it. I get that. So I'm good with USPS for the moment.

I'm just glad the place was wide open without a dog in sight to prove that there is no problem getting in. I leave my gate open for deliveries and close it at night. My dog is always secured. In fact when Duke was in the dog run he ran up and barked at the FedEx guy and the guy jumped and said " When did you get that?' I told him. He's always been here, you've just never seen him. And you never will unless he's in the dog run.

[Boog]

Duke is a no-see-um.

I have had a few complaints with the USPS deliveries over the last few years too. I was mowing Tuesday when the mail came. I watched a different female carrier put mail in my box at the street and she ran to my front porch and dropped a small box, then ran back to the jeep and moved on. All good except she left the mailbox door down and wouldn't you know it, the next truck to pass created a vacuum and sucked a letter sized envelope out of my box and landed on the ground. I happened to be out there to witness this. My mailbox faces the west so a blowing rain could ruin anything in there. By the way, my mailbox door works perfectly. I see to it. There is just no good reason not to close it.

[D.B]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Eeewww. What’s in your water that does that ?

It's better NOT to know than to know.

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by farmall

I am responsible for everything from the meter to my place. So if it goes bad under the street, it's on my dime.

That's not good! We are darn lucky that our meter box is one foot on "their" side of the property line.