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Posted by Mookie on Monday, July 15, 2013 1:35 PM

I am crabby today and won't be in....Grumpy

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, July 15, 2013 2:14 PM

uh oh. better get the cat some cool milk to drink. Triple h's are here. going to have a salad for supper for work tonight. chores to do.

stay safe

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 15, 2013 6:25 PM

Eighties here today - not super humid, but still enough to work up a good sweat.

Got a couple of wood projects done.  If I can find the casters I bought for the table saw, I'l get that project out of the way, too.

Service on the truck tomorrow, and I'll check with the body shop to see when he can get the truck in.  Called the insurance company to check on the claim and they said it's all settled and the body shop has the check.  Would have been nice to send me a courtesy copy of some sort to let me know...

Off to other projects...

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:28 AM

Good Morning

Another hot and muggy day here. Going up to 90F feeling like 111F...indoor living is the thing for this week by the looks of things. Le Sigh....

A friend of ours, who owns a couple of stores in 2 malls, told me this morning that it looks like the malls were pretty quiet yesterday...not a lot of foot traffic...this kind of makes me think that most people have taken heat advisories/alerts seriously. 

Oh, and yesterdays hay mowing took a couple of hours...early morning was still pretty sticky out....

Have a good day!!

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:17 PM

My barometer about broke its needle going up.  Told Driver we were done with rain probably until next spring.  

Predicting back to the drought.  Mandatory watering right now - rather than volunteer and then mandatory.  

84 and 41% humid!  Going to be in 90's all week.  

Fishing yesterday went well.  I got the paper read and the Jumble all done.  Driver caught 4 bass.  Day was happy after that.  Saw a young man  2-oar sculling.  Interesting.  Since our fishing hole is trolling motors or less, we have all sorts of things that you don't see on other lakes. Remember, we are landlocked, so water here is always interesting.  And quiet.  Very quiet.  The most noise is the people visiting while they walk around the lake.  And every dog you can imagine and a few I didn't know existed. All leashed and very civilized!  

Then you leave Utopia and hit the streets.  Motorized murder and mayhem!  Cells and texting.  Dunce

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:17 PM

afternoon

muggies here in Nw  Ohio. Taking extra water to work. Mookie a lot of recent accidents have occurred due to cell phones. Chores inside than work tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 2:46 PM

Temp close to +90F.  The home weather station says +97F, but it gets affected by the afternoon sun.  The thermometer on the back porch (and still in some shade) is showing about +90F.  Humidity is 67%.  I'm about soaked.

Weatherguessers are forecasting thunderbumpers all three days I'm railroading.  Sheesh.  We can use the rain, but how about an early morning shower and clear skies by 10AM?

Picked up an eight-pack of Gatorade to take with me.  Will probably have to restock for Saturday...

At least the truck passed its state inspection this morning.  Good for another year.

Back to projects!

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:39 PM

SJ, I'm glad your mood improved yesterday.  I know how those things go...my significant other does not tolerate warm temperatures well, and takes it out on me (maybe because suffering in silence doesn't look or sound enough like suffering).  Our forecast is for 3H weather at least through Thursday, with a slim chance of thunderstorms at any time (we get cloud formations that show a lot of potential, but they are just teasing us).  Currently my computer says it's 91.

I'm planning on taking the train into the city tomorrow evening and again Friday for concerts in Millennium Park with the Grant Park Orchestra.  That's close enough to the Lake to be cooler, but the mile-or-so walk from the station has Pat disinterested. 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:29 PM

Good Evening

Had a very hot muggy day here. Got to 92 feeling like 106 earlier
Tonight the low will be 75 feeling like 95. Oh joy oh bliss.

Most of the lawn is now looking scorched which is really not helping my mood any.

Anyhow thinking of turning in early as well. Have a bunch of meetings to do tomorrow. Another form of oh joy oh bliss...le sigh.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 6:28 AM

good morning

more triple h stuff today.chores early then bed.need more salad for work tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:15 AM

No weather today.  Nothing changed.  Fishing decent.  No change.

Just musing to myself - there is an insurance commercial that involves a camel pestering office workers.  I normally mute all commercials, since - well, you know why.  But this one just makes me laugh out loud every time I see it.  I hope it comes on today, since it is Wednesday and ....."hump day"......  Laugh

Moo...

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Posted by The Butler on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:05 PM

Mookie

No weather today.  Nothing changed.  Fishing decent.  No change.

Just musing to myself - there is an insurance commercial that involves a camel pestering office workers.  I normally mute all commercials, since - well, you know why.  But this one just makes me laugh out loud every time I see it.  I hope it comes on today, since it is Wednesday and ....."hump day"......  Laugh

Moo...

Ms. Mookie, my girlfriend feels the same. Laugh  The part where the camel goes, "Whoop, whoop," gets her every time.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2:03 PM

Mookie
No weather today.

We started the day here the same way. 

Now we're under a severe thunderstorm watch, and there's a couple of nasty looking storms getting ready to cross the lake/river from Canada.

Could be interesting.

At least I got my laundry off the line.  As humid as it is, though, I'm mildly surprised it's dry...

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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 2:12 PM

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1031628/391/Wis-man-builds-life-size-Tonka-truck

I'm sure El Gato Mookster has RandyVos fabricating her one of these... (Like the tiller, er-um steering wheel)

Expecting heavy rain tomorrow in Denver - gotta remember to bring my soap-on-a-rope. The asparagus fields may make it thru the summer yet!

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:09 PM

Randy? This is the Bassett Hound.  You got your ears on, good buddy?  Mudchicken sez we should chat!

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Posted by rvos1979 on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 5:43 PM

While that is cool, I've been past Miller Industries in Chattanooga, where they build the heavy wreckers, way too many times.  I'll take one of their 50-ton rotators on a twin-steer Kenworth chassis, please......

On the Wi-fi in Kingsville, OH, tonight, started in Hampton, NH this morning, will be in Shelby, IA by Friday, and hopefully Eau Claire, WI on Saturday to finish off this 1800-plus mile load.  Gonna be tired by the end of it, but I need the money.....

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:17 PM

Good evening

A long sticky day here is now, somewhat, over...the low tonight will be 77 Feeling like 90....yay.

Got a few things done around the house, laundry, closet cleaning, vacuuming...that sort of thing

Going to call it a night...have a good one!!

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Posted by grampaw pettibone on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:43 PM

Peace be with you. Clear and 75, down from 95 earlier. The miserable weather continues, with statewide storms and rain. South of here, they had 4 1/2" overnight. There was an inordinate amount of static crashes on the wireless this evening. All this weather is the remains of TS Chantal.

Yesterday, I had a quack appointment and the wife and I went to lunch at a place with an unlikely name: Lizard's Thicket. There we had a meal fit for royalty, at a very reasonable price. The waitress was very good to us and I tried to be good to her, because the tightwad across from us left a dollar plus some change as a tip. Hey, she has gotta make a living too!!

Everyone take care and stay cool.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, July 18, 2013 6:25 AM

morning

more triple h weather. Matt is getting ready to go camping. Need to get his bike ready to go. Tonight is Friday .Breakfast is all set.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:00 AM

Good Morning

Another hot and humid day here...88 feeling like 108....le sigh

Get to go and do a few things at the mall then try to pick up some more blue foam at home desperate....

Well....off to do dis....

Have a good'un!!

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, July 18, 2013 12:59 PM

We hope Randy is very, very careful if he ever has to pay a visit in this backyard. There is a certain highway exit ramp here with a reputation for spilling beer trucks with frightening regularity. (It really ties-up traffic on the west side of town when people start showing up looking for free beerConfused) Anything with a high center of gravity tends to get caught in the trap. Add-in a little centripital force and Voila! - Instant Mess & Beer Party.  http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=343824 

Meanwhile, we wait (soap on a rope in hand) for the monsoon storms to arrive.

Sticky Feathers

 

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, July 18, 2013 2:46 PM

I think the Chicken is being overly optimistic, but hope I am wrong.  I know none of that will reach this far east.  Meanwhile, might want to cut da Boyz toenies so they don't scrape the sidewalk and start a forest fire....

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Posted by zardoz on Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:13 PM

grampaw pettibone

The waitress was very good to us and I tried to be good to her, because the tightwad across from us left a dollar plus some change as a tip. Hey, she has gotta make a living too!!

I really feel for those folks that must make a living in public service (waitresses, library staff, retail clerks, etc). They have to put up with so much crap from some people, and those same people seem to be the ones that leave the least tip.  If the service is ok, I leave a 15%; if the service is good, I leave 20%; if the service is great, I'll leave 25%+. Since I don't go out all that often, leaving a nice tip won't break my piggybank.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:40 PM

zardoz

grampaw pettibone

The waitress was very good to us and I tried to be good to her, because the tightwad across from us left a dollar plus some change as a tip. Hey, she has gotta make a living too!!

I really feel for those folks that must make a living in public service (waitresses, library staff, retail clerks, etc). They have to put up with so much crap from some people, and those same people seem to be the ones that leave the least tip.  If the service is ok, I leave a 15%; if the service is good, I leave 20%; if the service is great, I'll leave 25%+. Since I don't go out all that often, leaving a nice tip won't break my piggybank.

Kudos to you Zardoz!!!  Thumbs Up

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:36 PM

Good Evening

Bake and parbroiling is the phrase today...it got up to 93 feeling like 112.

Didst do the home desperate thing and picked up the blue foam..and a few extra things

Checking out some other things tonight...have a good one!

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, July 19, 2013 6:31 AM

morning

last day of the muggies according to the guessers.calling for thunderboomers later tonight.Matt is off camping.Breakfast is all set.going to get a nap.will do chores later this afternoon.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, July 19, 2013 7:59 AM

Good Morning

Hot Hazy and very humid out...82 out right now feeling like 100...posta get to 93 feeling like 111 later this afternoon

Going to be another indoor activity kinda day for me..no grass, or even weed,cutting. We did not even hear anything resembling a grumble here, rain wise...nada

Have a good day!!

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, July 19, 2013 8:15 AM

Ditto BOC....

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Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, July 19, 2013 12:46 PM

We've still got it hot here--the temp is at 92 on the computer (reporting station about two miles away), and Arthur seems to register a lot hotter (98.7).  However, today it's accompanied by a decent breeze most of the time.  Something might be blowing in.

I'm still planning to take the train into the City for a concert at Millennium Park tonight, but don't expect much relief to the heat, with the wind blowing off the prairie, as it were.  However, the change is supposed to come in the next few hours, so I will be toting an umbrella.  Two nights ago I was caught in a downpour there.  Bought a poncho at the park, but never got it out of the bag-- soon as it was paid for the rain stopped.

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 19, 2013 6:07 PM

We can't even get any relief at night. 75+ degrees, no breeze, and humidity thick enough to swim.  Needless to say (though I will anyway) Gatorade and water consumption has reached epic levels.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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