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

[Madd Hatter]

I've been in a quake in Georgia, Germany, and Okinawa Japan along with commifornia of course many many times. I didn't even feel the Ridgecrest quake as I was walking from the garage to the house and it was in a7.1.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I've been in a quake in Georgia, Germany, and Okinawa Japan along with commifornia of course many many times. I didn't even feel the Ridgecrest quake as I was walking from the garage to the house and it was in a7.1.

How close were you to the Ridgecrest quake?

 I missed feeling it because I was driving at the time.

 When the Landers 7.3 quake happened I was at work 48 miles from the epicenter in the Produce Department and the Liquor Department sounded like awesome wind chimes.    Only a couple of bottles jumped though.     More Katsup, Mayo, Jelly, Jam decided to end it all.    In Produce I just had a few apples, oranges, onions and potatoes to pick up. We opened on time an hour and three minutes later.

I was filling the Cabbage and saw a crack travel though the floor tile across Produce starting near my feet to the freezer section about 25' away. The store was only a couple months old and the crack revealed the compaction was not done very well IMO. The crack got a little longer when a Theater was going up behind the store and the ground compaction was being done for it. It was a very narrow crack and didn't get "fixed" until the store had new flooring put in that covered it up years later. It was memorable.

The Chain's Yucca Valley store that was closest had piles in the isles.

[Sqrl Klr]

Grease burns very well in the fire pit... 

If I did that I'd have hogs attracted from the scent right up to the house my luck.

Speaking of quakes the only one I ever experienced in AR was while I was sleeping right through it. Never felt the house shake or heard the earth plates shifting deep in the ground but my ex did and said it was very intense.

[Madd Hatter]

I've been in a quake in Georgia, Germany, and Okinawa Japan along with commifornia of course many many times. I didn't even feel the Ridgecrest quake as I was walking from the garage to the house and it was in a7.1.

How close were you to the Ridgecrest quake?

 I missed feeling it because I was driving at the time.

 When the Landers 7.3 quake happened I was at work 48 miles from the epicenter in the Produce Department and the Liquor Department sounded like awesome wind chimes.    Only a couple of bottles jumped though.     More Katsup, Mayo, Jelly, Jam decided to end it all.    In Produce I just had a few apples, oranges, onions and potatoes to pick up. We opened on time an hour and three minutes later.

I was filling the Cabbage and saw a crack travel though the floor tile across Produce starting near my feet to the freezer section about 25' away. The store was only a couple months old and the crack revealed the compaction was not done very well IMO. The crack got a little longer when a Theater was going up behind the store and the ground compaction was being done for it. It was a very narrow crack and didn't get "fixed" until the store had new flooring put in that covered it up years later. It was memorable.

The Chain's Yucca Valley store that was closest had piles in the isles.

I was in pidgin pass right next to the university of Riverside getting ready to head up to big Bear to go dirt bike riding. Then the same day as a friend and I were driving up 18 where they had ship Anchor  chain in between rock and concrete pillers. I looked off toward highway 38 and the whole side of the mountain was coming down. Turns out big bear was having a 6.7 earth quake right then. The chains were whipping from 90 degrees to 1 side to 90 degrees the opposite side. We only found out about the quake when we stopped in lake arrowhead and all of the products were on the floor. When we were on our way back down we had to detour around the part of 18 that we had been on when coming up.😳😳
The ridge crest quake I lived there Lucerne valley so I think it was about 100 miles away.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

 When the Landers quake happen about 10 employees run out the front door, and some wondered why I stayed where I was so calmly. My answer was there is no way I am running through the mostly GLASS storefront during any earthquake. That glass is very tough but can break dangerously! I was 50' from a better emergency exit, but still am sure I was in a safer place to stay put.

 

[avator]

Another rarity this morning....
I woke up at around 3:45 this morning... even before the dogs.
Temps dipped pretty low overnight so the dogs opted to sleep on their beds in the living room closer to the source of heat instead of next to the bed.
I got up so I wouldn't toss and turn and wake BL up. Made coffee and just got settled into the recliner to peruse the GTA and other online interests and Rambo lifted his head... "Not so fast Dad"...
Then things returned to the normal routine....
I went ahead and put food in the dog bowls which alerted Boss. They both ate and went outside. These 2 utes can't/won't/don't come back in at the same time... they take turns with who will come first and who will make me get up and go to the door a second time.
One thing that never changes..  the game Boss wants to play when she comes back in. She has a large knotted rope toy.. She finds it and walks the entire house growling with it in her mouth. I can almost do a countdown until I hear what comes next... the sound of an elevated voice from the bedroom.... "Boss, shut up and get out of here" !!  Sad thing is... I seem to be the only one who hears it because surely Boss does not respond accordingly and it needs to be repeated.... repeatedly. 
Then I hear the next familiar sound.... 6 footsteps coming down the hall... 4 of which belong to Boss.   
My first thought is always the same.... glad I made the coffee.   
The ritual always ends the same too... both dogs lay back down and commence snoring.

[avator]

Betty Lou came with me to the Red Shed yesterday and helped me change some stuff around. She reluctantly took and few items back to her she shed. I totally had to convince her that 3 chainsaws DO belong in the yard tool/she shed.... as did a matching pair of stadium bench seats.
We got the big stuff emptied and moved... a workbench and set of shelving and today I'll go out and organize the stuff back on them. The goal was to make more convenient space for the welder and DeWalt chop saw.

[Jshooter71]

Grease burns very well in the fire pit... 

If I did that I'd have hogs attracted from the scent right up to the house my luck.

Speaking of quakes the only one I ever experienced in AR was while I was sleeping right through it. Never felt the house shake or heard the earth plates shifting deep in the ground but my ex did and said it was very intense.

Gil, you lived Arkansas?! We’ve had near Tornadoes, my wife freaked out… totally, once we had a bad one… I went to bed right as it was barreling down on us and went to sleep. We’ve had a few Earthquakes, nothing like California, but I’ve slept through them too.

[Jshooter71]

Good morning GTA!!! Happy Saturday!!! Got up at 05-something CST. The dog went for a walk, I’m on my 3rd coffee and need to get rolling. The snow is mostly gone and the ground is drying out… the winds have died down and it’s 41* right now- supposed to get to 54*. Big plans for today… men’s breakfast at the Ch**ch in 40 minutes. Then a few of us need to deliver some firewood for a Brother. Then I need to setup the 100m range, it’s going HOT- sighting and chrono’ing a British .303 

[Struckat]

Oh man, we are going to FoGoTheChow for #3sons birthday. Just keep bringing the meat! Must hold back from the initial waves of meat, as they bring out the good stuff after you have already pigged out.

Then drive home in a snow storm. Gonna take the truck instead of the race car. If it’s bad, I will avoid the interstate. There were a couple of large pileups near here yesterday.

If we make it home, and I can stay awake, I will do more testing of pellets in the Prod.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Woke up at 6:30 am and took the dog out at 7 am.
What a difference a day makes.
Yesterday it was very windy and a balmy 18 F.

This Morning it was:

Fair
-15°F
-26°C
Humidity   83%
Wind Speed   Calm
Barometer   30.16 in
Dewpoint   -18°F (-28°C)
Visibility   10.00 mi
Last update   28 Jan 7:36 am CST

[Bicycleman]

Woke up at 6:30 am and took the dog out at 7 am.
What a difference a day makes.
Yesterday it was very windy and a balmy 18 F.

This Morning it was:

Fair
-15°F
-26°C
Humidity   83%
Wind Speed   Calm
Barometer   30.16 in
Dewpoint   -18°F (-28°C)
Visibility   10.00 mi
Last update   28 Jan 7:36 am CST

O U C H !

[avator]

Ordered a mini fridge for the Red Shed.... 
Walmart says it will be ready for curbside pickup at 11am.

Road Trip !!!

In the meantime... I went out and fired up the wall mounted propane heater. It was 25* out when I got up this morning. Supposed to get to 57* by 2pm.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Mornin ya'll.  We don't even own a thermometer here.  Probably in the low fifties now.  Spent an hour this a.m. appreciating how soft, warm, and wonderful the memsahib is!  Then I fired up this moron box and logged in.  Nothing to do today so that's what I'm doing!

[bReTt]

Woke up at just before 7 am, dozed until 7:45 then decided to pop out of bed.  Toasted a bagel, ate it along with some OJ.  Read some, surfing now.

Need to wash and clean a vehicle out and check tire pressures.  Heading down to Oregon tomorrow AM to visit a daughter for the day.  Still have a shift at work from 3pm until 11 pm so that should have a few adventures to add to the day.  Mrs. P wants me to cut some hair on three boys heads so I'll try to get that in before work too.  I had better get my coffee now... I have some work to do!

[maraudinglizard]

Just chillin' around, got some seed trays started, cleaned up fishing gear, emptied the groceries out of the van, and finish up some small wood working projects.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Went to bed at 1:30 AM and got up at 7:30 this AM.

Right before I went to bed I took apart a heater completely, checked the three infrared heating elements for continuity, all three were dead so, I ordered new ones online, and filter for the same. The filter was missing  my wife and I have no recollection of where it went.

This morning I am going to give that heater a thorough cleaning and put it back together to the point of just being able to install the heating elements when they arrive.

It is 45°F, supposed to get to 62° today, maybe I will get to work on the '69 GMC.

 I am not making it my main priority since most of the day laying under it would be a bit on the cool side, but if I don't get to it today I will have to wait a few days. It is supposed to rain Sunday and Monday. That means if I don't just do it I need to drag my cherry picker around back and put it away out of the weather. I would rather finish the job, but I hate to lay on the asphalt when it's below 60°F and there is not going to be much time over 60°F today. I may just have to talk myself into doing it despite the extra aches and pains.

 Wow, I have gotten wimpy, LOL. The thing is I enjoy wrenching with perfect weather conditions. I think I have talked myself into just doing it today. Time will tell! I have LOTS of other things to do, choices, choices, choices... 

[Oldgringo]

I dunno.  It's a butt ugly, dark and damp day but I may shoot a couple scoped rifles if it gets up to 60° after while?  I also need to get out a couple of PB .22's and photo them for sale on the Rimfire Central forum.  It's definitely herd thinning time.....all around.

[Madd Hatter]

Went to bed at 1:30 AM and got up at 7:30 this AM.

Right before I went to bed I took apart a heater completely, checked the three infrared heating elements for continuity, all three were dead so, I ordered new ones online, and filter for the same. The filter was missing  my wife and I have no recollection of where it went.

This morning I am going to give that heater a thorough cleaning and put it back together to the point of just being able to install the heating elements when they arrive.

It is 45°F, supposed to get to 62° today, maybe I will get to work on the '69 GMC.

 I am not making it my main priority since most of the day laying under it would be a bit on the cool side, but if I don't get to it today I will have to wait a few days. It is supposed to rain Sunday and Monday. That means if I don't just do it I need to drag my cherry picker around back and put it away out of the weather. I would rather finish the job, but I hate to lay on the asphalt when it's below 60°F and there is not going to be much time over 60°F today. I may just have to talk myself into doing it despite the extra aches and pains.

 Wow, I have gotten wimpy, LOL. The thing is I enjoy wrenching with perfect weather conditions. I think I have talked myself into just doing it today. Time will tell! I have LOTS of other things to do, choices, choices, choices... 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Went to bed at 1:30 AM and got up at 7:30 this AM.

Right before I went to bed I took apart a heater completely, checked the three infrared heating elements for continuity, all three were dead so, I ordered new ones online, and filter for the same. The filter was missing  my wife and I have no recollection of where it went.

This morning I am going to give that heater a thorough cleaning and put it back together to the point of just being able to install the heating elements when they arrive.

It is 45°F, supposed to get to 62° today, maybe I will get to work on the '69 GMC.

 I am not making it my main priority since most of the day laying under it would be a bit on the cool side, but if I don't get to it today I will have to wait a few days. It is supposed to rain Sunday and Monday. That means if I don't just do it I need to drag my cherry picker around back and put it away out of the weather. I would rather finish the job, but I hate to lay on the asphalt when it's below 60°F and there is not going to be much time over 60°F today. I may just have to talk myself into doing it despite the extra aches and pains.

 Wow, I have gotten wimpy, LOL. The thing is I enjoy wrenching with perfect weather conditions. I think I have talked myself into just doing it today. Time will tell! I have LOTS of other things to do, choices, choices, choices... 

Oh No, it's from the Hamburgers!  I didn't think of that.

I predict it's going to get worse then, LOL.