Hello there,
twas only 70% here. Sunlight looked like early morning or late evening. Forgot to throw welding hood in the car this morning so didn’t try to look at it. Not sure what all the hype was about. Worse than snowmageden.
Prayers for those in need
88 - We just go out on the back deck and bear-watch at dusk. Usually we just see deer, big deer, trailing down the mountain. We’re about 1100 ft above sea level, 500 feet below the top of Knobley. BTW, has Pittsburgh traffic ever been good…?
Phish - Yep, just old AF 2-rail. What am I wick-wetting with?
Good evening all,
Quiet day at work. Some organizational changes coming that may make life better and some other possibilities as well. Did a rare road game (15 minutes away) to see the junior high kids play. I think they are relying too much on speed and athleticism and not enough on team play to carry them and they lost 3-1 to a team with superior team skills. Weather has been hot. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Evening all!
Eclispe was 100% for 85 seconds here in TN. It was awesome. Watched the corona with the naked eye. Temp drop was impressive. Projected the rest of it on a small screen with the telescope my brother and I had as kids.
If I make it another 7 years (April 8 2024) our home in Dallas is also on the path of totality.
Was waiting for the eclipse this morning but it came and went and I didn’t see a darn thing here in Southern California. Kind of like Haley’s comet I guess. Didn’t see that either.
Ray
Fife - Use any liquid smoke fluid and put 8 - 12 drops through the little tube in the smoke stack and let it sit several hours, then turn the engine upside down onto a paper towel. If no fluid comes out repeat the process. When you get to the point where some fluid drains out when inverted, the wick is saturated.
If power is applied to a dry wick it will quickly burn out either the wick or the heating element. The smoke units are pretty tough, but if need can be repaired easily. The 303 and it’s earlier version the 302 is one of my favorite goto engines.
Jim
Morning team!
Warm and muggy, 93 today. Maybe some late showers. Days obviously shorter.
Taking it easy today [tup]
Eclipse was 80% here so daylight dim but it didn’t get dark. I was glad to take off my aluminum hat after it was over.
Cloudy today, 80s with rain expected.
S.J.
Yeah I knew we wouldn’t have a full eclipse, but I thought it have been a bit darker. It just looked a bit overcast. I had to laugh at the Mrs. though. When I got home from work the entire house was on lock down! Curtains closed, dog in the crate. She didn’t think you were even allowed outside!! [(-D]
‘Good’ is relative. For the most part you can get around rather easily if you know the back and side roads. This past weekend was absolutely attrocious. Worst I’ve ever seen it. The Liberty Tunnel was closed, work on I279 and I579 with lane restrictions, same out by the airport. Then they did temporary road closures around the Fort Pitt Bridge and Tunnel… just major jams everywhere. Then to top it all off, downtown they have started putting up posts infront of the traffic signs, so you can’t see which lane to be in before you are right on top of the sign… just lovely. And their new mayor has started narrowing roads in order to build bike lanes! As if the roads through downtown were not narrow enough to begin with.
Good evening all,
Very disappointing day at work. Some anticipated good news did not occur. Math does not always work the same way. Weather was cooler but still sticky for walk. Watched “my” soccer boys get another goal, but still lost 6-1. Girls are down 4 players due to concussions. Days like today are not fun. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Lion 88 where do you live? They narrowed a major road here and put in bike lanes in a beach city which caused a major traffic jam daily and want to do it all over LA.
This caused such a uproar as it took a hour longer for people to get to work and back etc that a recall effert was gaining major steam against the city councelman in that area. He finally relented and now they are returning the road to two lanes like it was instead of one.
Wed. 92 Thur. 92
A lady I know a little in our church seniors group estimated age 70 her and her husband were friends with another couple for 40 years. Her husband died several years ago and the wife in the other couple also died. She’s getting married to the husband of this couple Thursday and their going on a month long trip to Montana where they have relatives and to Canada too.
I thought that was interesting.
Mornin’ boys. Mostly sunny and 69 along the Patterson Creek cut-off. Day didn’t start off good as I missed the garbage man (even though FifeMax tried to get me up). Hello “Henry”…
Hopefully things will change come noon, because my good buddy Tom is paying his first visit to the new Fifedom. Can’t wait to show him the house, the new layout under construction, and then I’ll take him on the “Ain’t seen that before tour”.
Steaks on the grill tonight.
I live in MD, but I grew up in Pittsburgh. I was there this past weekend for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary party. Worst traffic conditions I have ever witnessed in 30 years of driving.
Fife - tell Tom I said Hi! I gotta carve out some time and just make a trip.
Morning gang!
A few clouds, temps will go into the 80’s later today and into the weekend due to the cool front. Maybe some 60’s at night. Nice!
Rob - too funny!
Mike C - a better day today hopefully!
Fife - never miss the trash - but steaks make it better - some steak for Fifepup?
Dennis - yes - isn’t life interesting! We just had some feuding neighbors suddenly hug and make nice…
Brent - the problem with the government dumping money all at once for infrastructure means every city tears up all roads at the same time with no thought to making sure there are alternate routes not torn up at the same time. It is extremely aggravating.
SJ - take good care of yourself and your al hat. The April 8 2024 Eclispe path of totality is just a few miles south of Detroit!
Morning,
My day ain’t starting out to good either Fife.
New BP pills ain’t cutting it. I am at 157/97 with pulse rate of 80 when I get up and only down to 121/76 but with pulse rate of 90 by night. On top of that I am agitated to. They told me there is a national shortage of the stuff I was on that worked. Same stuff Submmbob takes.
What the heck?
Roy I will save my aluminum hat I think it saved us from the aliens that were hiding behind the moon. Nearest spot for the next total eclipse will be Toledo Oh. Sun all week cooler temps in the 70s.
S.J.
Morning. Hope all are OK. Hot and humid. Cold front this afternoon which may cause storms.
Fifey, get that under control. Mine was extra low yesterday. Dr. took twice. Puttering along.
Additon coming along. If subs show up, will get it done. I hear one now.
Have a good one.
Good evening all,
Very very very quiet day at work. Nice weather for noon walk. Found out junior high team got pounded 7-0 Tuesday night. Ouch! Get to watch high school girls get shellacked tomorrow. Oh joy, oh rapture! Quiet night at home. I hope everyone has a good day.
Keep on training,
Mike C. from Indiana
Only CheapClassics above since yesterday morning so I had to chime in even though nothing to report. Were going shooting in a hour. Has been nice low 90’s but back to 103 starting Sat. 1st 2 weeks of Sept are always hot here and sometimes the whole month.