So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[Lt. Dan]

The Scag Cheetah is the fastest and most comfortable zero turn cat in the Scag family. Clocking in at speeds up to 16 mph and featuring a coil-over shock suspension system.

A guy that used to cut my yard had one and was always having to fix it. Your son had better luck with his? Really wish I had the money to get a mower with a suspension and spring seat. That 3 acres of jerking and bouncing around like today just wears me out. There are only a few smooth sections I can haul grass at full speed. Wish the whole yard was that way.

My son's Scag Wildcat does NOT have any suspension,  it is rough. My Bad Boy ZT doesn't either but it is a smoother ride to me.
My son's Scag is on it's second engine,  he bought it when he was cutting yards commercially it's probably 15 years old. He has had to replace the spindles on the mower deck once, had a wiring problem once, that's about all. On second set of tires.
Both his 6 acres and my 7 acres are semi rought definitely not smooth.  So I know what you mean about getting beat up.

[anti-squirrel]

push-mowed 1/2 the yard during lunch.  Only .9 acres total size, so I'll catch the rest after work.

Most of the commercial-grade stuff is really good nowadays.  Main thing is keeping the hydro tranny filled with clean "juice".  I've got a buddy who is retiring from his job as a nurse so he can grow his business.  He's got a Husqvarna Z-turn and while it ain't the fastest, it's fast enough and has  great warranty, excellent build quality, and can handle grades better than most.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Tonight when I got home from work, she was still lethargic or remorseful... so we split a wheel of sharp Cheddar Cheese and a tube of Ritz Crackers.

She perked right up so let's see how it goes.

My dog is broke.
Tonight she was curled up in a ball when I got home from work and stayed there when I walked in the door.
NOT NORMAL! Usually it is leaps and bounds, telling me about about the squirrels she has seen.
We talked softly and I took her on a truck ride.... She perked up.
Put her on the lead when we got home and we played "Fetch" with her frisbee... 4 times and she was done.
 We are now inside and she is in the same curled up ball.
 

[maraudinglizard]

I have a Calamondon(aka Philippine Lime) that is loaded this year to the point that some of the branches are sagging. This tree survived the hurricane, it was knocked over by a pine tree but not uprooted. The tree was loaded with fruit at the time and I didn't have the heart to chop it back, I propped it up in the hopes of eventually training it to be upright again, well a thunderstorm laid it back down last year and I kinda gave up on that process. This year the tree is busting at the seams with fruit and with the ground being soaked, I was able to partially stand it back up and build a better support for it. What prompted me to start this process all over again is that the fruit was starting to ripen and rotting at the same time due to the flooding. Picked the ripened fruit, juiced it, and put it in the freezer. The pics below are a few weeks after the hurricane. All my fruit trees survived the storm and are loaded this year. Hoping to get more trees in the ground this winter and spring.

[Hoosier Daddy]

How Mother Nature works is very curios Kris.

[Back_Roads]

 Rebuilt a starter and a carburetor and got the 1954 Ford Jubilee tractor back in action at work, then hauled a load of apples to the cider press for pickup tomorrow mid am. 

[avator]

I have a Calamondon(aka Philippine Lime) that is loaded this year to the point that some of the branches are sagging. This tree survived the hurricane, it was knocked over by a pine tree but not uprooted. The tree was loaded with fruit at the time and I didn't have the heart to chop it back, I propped it up in the hopes of eventually training it to be upright again, well a thunderstorm laid it back down last year and I kinda gave up on that process. This year the tree is busting at the seams with fruit and with the ground being soaked, I was able to partially stand it back up and build a better support for it. What prompted me to start this process all over again is that the fruit was starting to ripen and rotting at the same time due to the flooding. Picked the ripened fruit, juiced it, and put it in the freezer. The pics below are a few weeks after the hurricane. All my fruit trees survived the storm and are loaded this year. Hoping to get more trees in the ground this winter and spring.

We have one of those trees as well Kris and you are right, it produced a ton this year. Most hit the ground and turned orange.

[anti-squirrel]

Got news Sonja's stepfather came home from the hospital last night.  He coded 31 times total during his stay, and the ER team that brought him back had a bit of a send-off for him, referring to him as the man that refused to die.  I guess he is a "record-holder" at VCU, though that's not one record I want.  I can't imagine getting hit with the paddles a couple times, much less that many.  He has some cracked ribs from chest compression but otherwise is doing excellent considering what happened.

Finished mowing as the rain started, then fixed dinner with Sonja.  We made beef street tacos that were excellent, then we went online and checked WV properties. 


Kris and Bill- our almond and pear trees were both major overachievers this year, and the little fig tree (maybe 3 feet tall?) put out enough figs for us to make some delicious spread.  And the apples trees on the property up in WV put out some of the best apples I've had in years.  Mother Nature is a curious lady!

[Sqrl Klr]

Sad to hear that Peter. Sounds like a painful recovery ahead but at least he didn't pass.

A guy I know lost family pictures from the 60's ect in a fire last night. Get your pictures backed up and stored in another location if you haven't yet guys just in case of a fire, flood ect.

[maraudinglizard]

Went after the mosquitoes tonight, new fogger came in and I let the little blood suckers have it. Purchased a Burgess propane fogger and it does the job. It's my third one and should last for a while, I started with a Cutter fogger, that one lasted 4 years. In 2018, I bought the Black Flag unit during the hurricane because I didn't know if my place would be still standing after the storm, it was still in the box when I started using it this summer, well it made it about 4 months and quit. That unit didn't have very good reviews to begin with so I went with the Burgess, key thing for that unit is there are repair parts for it and is easy to maintain. I haven't been able to shoot my guns or mow the grass without them gnawing on me.  Hopefully this area will start to dry out and they slow down some. Later on, I plan to build a screened in shooting house with electric so I don't have lug tanks around or run back into the house to fill the guns.

[Lt. Dan]

Cut my daughter's yard and the yard of a friend today. Started on mine this afternoon,  I'll finish it tomorrow.

Cleaned and reorganized my hand tools closet today.

[Tater]

We opened up the windows and had a fan blowing out and fired up the furnace for the first time in months. I hate that burnt dust smell.
   

[Lt. Dan]

We opened up the windows and had a fan blowing out and fired up the furnace for the first time in months. I hate that burnt dust smell.
   

You're not the only one. It always makes me feel a little uneasy smelling that burnt dust smell even though I know it's just the dust. Weird how that happens.

[anti-squirrel]

Sad to hear that Peter. Sounds like a painful recovery ahead but at least he didn't pass.

A guy I know lost family pictures from the 60's ect in a fire last night. Get your pictures backed up and stored in another location if you haven't yet guys just in case of a fire, flood etc...

Much obliged, Gil.  We went down the street last night after work and visited him and my future mother-in-law.  They literally live a block away which is nice   He looks great- a little gray and some edema from fluid build up after being on an IV so long... but we walked to the end of the driveway- a long uphill driveway- and he's in great spirits.  Side note- he LOVES my Nissan Titan.  I suspect we'll be going for a ride in a couple weeks just because.  He's a Dodge/RAM guy but I may be converting him


During some free time I was working on a gate on the carport (it's attached to the garage).  So much stuff here was started and never finished by her ex!  Apparently, my efforts here have been noteworthy, as Sonja got an appraisal on the house and her curb value has gone up nearly $10k in 6 months.  Most of the stuff I'm doing has been very low budget or essentially free- a lot of it is just fixing half-arse unfinished work, though a lot of it was also done wrong to begin with so...   There's some electrical stuff I was gonna tackle but Sonja decided she'd rather pay an electrician for simply because she's tired of me spending time after work either in the crawl or up in the attic (she knows I'm claustrophobic). 

I'll be on the prowl for a trailer and walk-behind tractor soon.  Got my eyes on the BCS 710 (Thanks Kris!) but open to what comes up at a decent price.  We both love yardwork of all kinds (from brush-clearing to "hard-scapes") and have been discussing business plans.

[maraudinglizard]

I'll be on the prowl for a trailer and walk-behind tractor soon.  Got my eyes on the BCS 710 (Thanks Kris!) but open to what comes up at a decent price.  We both love yardwork of all kinds (from brush-clearing to "hard-scapes") and have been discussing business plans.

Look for the used ones, sometimes people get these things and find out they are to much work, demo units as well, and the year end clearance units some dealer will drop the price to get the units off the floor to make room for the new models.

[Privateer]

Checking out a program to do Job Estimates right now.
I'm the Guy my company calls on for checking software and such.
Being We are looking at Multi-Million dollar projects?
It's on me to approve any new software for such things.

[anti-squirrel]

You can handle it, Jeff


Today has been another "must be a full moon..." kind of day.  I'm software support for our software- meaning the stuff we developed- yet all but one call today has been general IT stuff.  IE: stuff I not only don't support, but is supported by these people calling us... Makes no sense.  How did they get their jobs to begin with?

Anyway...  the "Pete's Lawncare" thing is sounding better and better.

[Scrambler82]

The Moon was ALMOST full...but not quite !

I got my Patio Bar ALMOST completed...but not quite, just need four most securing bolts added and the counter-top itself.  will be shopping for it this AM, I am hoping to the top to be Quartz, I am shopping remnants at a local Stone Counter Top cutting Shop, so the outcome is not set in adhesive.

After that is a little lighting, a spot light or two and an electrical link for the cook shed.

Have a GREAT Day !

[Hoosier Daddy]

Tonight when I got home from work, she was still lethargic or remorseful... so we split a wheel of sharp Cheddar Cheese and a tube of Ritz Crackers.

She perked right up so let's see how it goes.

My dog is broke.
Tonight she was curled up in a ball when I got home from work and stayed there when I walked in the door.
NOT NORMAL! Usually it is leaps and bounds, telling me about about the squirrels she has seen.
We talked softly and I took her on a truck ride.... She perked up.
Put her on the lead when we got home and we played "Fetch" with her frisbee... 4 times and she was done.
 We are now inside and she is in the same curled up ball.
 

My Dog is repaired.
 Last night and this morning she was back to her normal self...
Crazy as an out-house rat.

Musta been somebody she ate.

[maraudinglizard]

Good for you Scott. Mine have been in "keep me up at night" mode this week. Full moon is not helping either with all the kritters on the move and trying to eat the chickens. Time bring out the night vision artillery and set up bait stations again. Mostly coons and possums prowling right now. The road kills have increased in the last week. It's drying out enough to start the trap line again.