Good morning! Are you up yet? What's your plans for today?

[avator]

Betty Lou said we lost power for about 10 minutes yesterday while I was at work. Just long enough to have to reset all the clocks.

[Bicycleman]

One reason I like my little 'flip phone' is that the time is always correct.  Power outages, change time zones, etc., it always show the time where I am - day or night.

[A moron]

Betty Lou said we lost power for about 10 minutes yesterday while I was at work. Just long enough to have to reset all the clocks.

I get ones with battery backup , but then I don't maintain fresh batteries or find out here dead after the fact.

Well west Florida co-op did good power back up and running..  it was looking like miller bobcat time for some A.C. But they saved the day on draging that out and the 12v pump for my pond outdoor shower.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Well we came through Fred all right.  No trees down, just branches.  The river was over the sea wall last night but it has dropped so now the dock is just under water.  The pontoon boat road it out all right but the bilge pump failed on the skiff and it is just awash.  No big deal.  I’ll just hump a fresh battery over there later.  Wellingtons for foot wear today.  Too many slithering reptiles disturbed by all this water running around.  I’ll keep an air gun handy while I’m outside!

[A moron]

Well I'm just glad the one behind Fred is heading to Mexico and not getting back to back storms.

Still it's going to be the normal daily 40-70% thunderstorms  everyday here  so it's not looking to dry up anytime soon

[Blowpipe Sam]

Damage surveyed, one huge tree fell on the fence which will involve the tractor to remove most of it, pick up what got strewed all over the yard including chicken pen roofs. Pick the last of my pears off the tree, half of them were blown off yesterday. Total rain fall was 5" inches, the worst of the rain was west of me, Lynne Haven and Panama City took the brunt of the rain. No travel today due to flash flooding in the area, a lot of places are still plugged up with storm debris from Michael and the water has nowhere to go. Just another day in paradise.

Lol... Ya, paradise...  Right up to ll your reminded your in R.E.A, co-op's flimsy power grid.. lol.  I swear these cats have more outages in a week then most have in a year.

So power out stuff is the inconvenience at the moment.

I'm above PC  and rain was spotty  . I got plenty but like a few miles away got far more.   Then it Rains here about everyday late afternoon so so levels were full to start , I need to check the driveway bridge , I'm sure it's over the road some , but it's not like I got to go out anytime soon anyway.

Well I hear backup beepers now . Maybe its wfe trucks / crew pretending to do somthing?

Oh well, guess these lol boil up another pot of campfire coffee and do some shooting to kill off time.

Yep+1.  We live in North Florida where the principle business for many years was Silviculture!  Growing trees for lumber and pulpwood.  Tall trees, power lines, and high winds don’t mix.

[avator]

Humidity on the rise.... it's gonna be ugly by the weekend. Good thing I have some indoor projects to start at the new place. The a/c works real good. A big window unit in the living room and a smaller one in the master bedroom. They are both auto climate control... set it and forget it.

[A moron]

Humidity on the rise.... it's gonna be ugly by the weekend. Good thing I have some indoor projects to start at the new place. The a/c works real good. A big window unit in the living room and a smaller one in the master bedroom. They are both auto climate control... set it and forget it.

A good windo unit can do the job.   I had a buddy doing condo remodeling and got me a near brand new commerical heat/ air unit  pictured and  it's nice , real nice.    I've yet to need  to run it on high on hotest days or coldest.   I could see the investment on one now vs. a window unit. It don't work as hard to heat or cool.

[Lt. Dan]

I'm thankful you guys are okay. So Kris is the only one with trees down?

Wonder how many of our members were directly affected by Fred?

Carter, Deeco, and Kris we know.  Bill, you only got rain and a little wind, right?

(Glad your power is back on Deeco, it can get hot in the South.  How far north of PC are you?)

[avator]

Yessir.... just rain and a little extra wind.... nothing to post home about... 

[maraudinglizard]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

[avator]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

Dynamite?

[Lt. Dan]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

Dynamite?

Yes!!!! Or rent a Chinook

[A moron]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

Thanks Dan..

I had a big live oak like that fell across drive.

Was able to use tractor but in the  heat just chain sawing  rigging it up to pull away to burn pile ,ect ..   was miserable sweaty job.

Any at sounds like saw and come along to move it off the fence till it dries to move in with the tractor.  Or cut it up in fire wood size chunks to move by hand.

I got on old dead big white oak  and some smaller snag trees I plan to fall this winter this storm got one down but fell off in the pasture at the center woods. So it's not pressing.

I just hung  bushel gourds on it for blue birds like 2 months ago.    Now I here crushed under it.   All that ladder skill acrobatics for nothing...lol

[anti-squirrel]

Cleaning out toolboxes between calls...  I inherited all my father's tools now that my folks are moved into the assisted living place.  Last thing I needed was another roll-away, but with the property up in Buckingham now containing a nice shed, Sonja ad I will be moving a goodly percentage of tools up that way this upcoming weekend.

Gonna try and mow today- may need an oar to paddle the mower around, but dang-it, I'm mowing!

Also have a couple kazillion pears tp pick.  We buried one of the dogs under the pear tree last year and he made sure the rest of the pack is getting a great harvest.

[maraudinglizard]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

Thanks Dan..

I had a big live oak like that fell across drive.

Was able to use tractor but in the  heat just chain sawing  rigging it up to pull away to burn pile ,ect ..   was miserable sweaty job.

Any at sounds like saw and come along to move it off the fence till it dries to move in with the tractor.  Or cut it up in fire wood size chunks to move by hand.

I got on old dead big white oak  and some smaller snag trees I plan to fall this winter this storm got one down but fell off in the pasture at the center woods. So it's not pressing.

I just hung  bushel gourds on it for blue birds like 2 months ago.    Now I here crushed under it.   All that ladder skill acrobatics for nothing...lol

I have a back hoe with a mechanical thumb on mine so I just turned the tractor around and let it do the lifting and moving of the cut pieces without moving the tractor. Hot is an understatement around here, I am taking breaks between battery charges. I have one more cut and it will be off the fence. My pear tree to a beating as well, broken branches with fruit on them and fruit on the ground. I'll just break out the juicer and get that done later today. What few grapes I had are gone as well, the citrus did fairly well, no wind blown fruit on the ground.

[Lt. Dan]

The tree I am dealing with is a lightning killed tree that some how survived messy Michael but decided to come down during Fred. It will be slow going getting this off the fence without the tractor, sunk it already and don't want yuck up the rest of the fire line or spend the rest of the day chaining out equipment. Just have to get creative with this one.

Thanks Dan..

I had a big live oak like that fell across drive.

Was able to use tractor but in the  heat just chain sawing  rigging it up to pull away to burn pile ,ect ..   was miserable sweaty job.

Any at sounds like saw and come along to move it off the fence till it dries to move in with the tractor.  Or cut it up in fire wood size chunks to move by hand.

I got on old dead big white oak  and some smaller snag trees I plan to fall this winter this storm got one down but fell off in the pasture at the center woods. So it's not pressing.

I just hung  bushel gourds on it for blue birds like 2 months ago.    Now I here crushed under it.   All that ladder skill acrobatics for nothing...lol

I have a back hoe with a mechanical thumb on mine so I just turned the tractor around and let it do the lifting and moving of the cut pieces without moving the tractor. Hot is an understatement around here, I am taking breaks between battery charges. I have one more cut and it will be off the fence. My pear tree to a beating as well, broken branches with fruit on them and fruit on the ground. I'll just break out the juicer and get that done later today. What few grapes I had are gone as well, the citrus did fairly well, no wind blown fruit on the ground.

I grew up around heavy equipment.  My father and uncle owned a construction company that did contract work for Southern Railway. They had three backhoes and all with "thumbs". I was pretty good on a small dozer and backhoes.  When they desolved the corporation I begged that he keep one but his three backhoe operators bought the three dump trucks with backhoes and a trailer.  They each started they own company.

[A moron]

Backhoe you can pull yourself through the mud with it if driving normal gets you stuck.

Heck the 4 wheel drive skytrack forklift  could push itself out of some mean spots .. drop/stab  the forks in the ground and extend the boom. , Out you go...

[Blowpipe Sam]

Backhoe you can pull yourself through the mud with it if driving normal gets you stuck.

Heck the 4 wheel drive skytrack forklift  could push itself out of some mean spots .. drop/stab  the forks in the ground and extend the boom. , Out you go...

I’ve seen folks do some amazing stuff with backhoes and excavators that I would never attempt. I know a lady who is pretty good with a bulldozer too.

[Sqrl Klr]

Cleaning out toolboxes between calls...  I inherited all my father's tools now that my folks are moved into the assisted living place. 

Wish my uncle would have cleaned his tools because I grabbed one of his Allen wrenches out of his set yesterday to fix his chair and my whole hand was black from grease where I told my black friend who was also there that my uncle's tools are so greasy that I'm starting to look as black as him where he got a chuckle out of it. I always clean my tools after a job so that the tools won't slip out of my hands when I'm trying to use them and get my clothes stained.