Morning all. Would say good, but the fucking shooting celebrating freedumb yesterday hit a little close to home. How much freedumb is enough? Hope all are well and have all the fingers and loved ones you started yesterday with.
Freedom hangover...
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11 hours of sleep last night feels like it still wasn't enough. I'm surprised the neighborhood fireworks last night were minimal.
I was going to go for a ride this morning before work but the war zone explosions had the dogs freaking out and jumping on me in fear on the bed until late last night. Wife went into the guest bed to sleep as even a cal king is not big enough for 2 humans and 4 large dogs. I managed to get just over 5 hours of sleep. no bueno I feel like shit with head fuzzies. Hopefully the strong espresso with kick in.
Re the shootings in Highland park IL. My cousin just moved from there. His best friend was there with his family. one of the dead was just a few feet from them. his kids are totally freaked. they were unhurt. this shit is nuts.
Re the shootings in Highland park IL. My cousin just moved from there. His best friend was there with his family. one of the dead was just a few feet from them. his kids are totally freaked. they were unhurt. this shit is nuts.
Was wet here today, was walking along a driveway and the water was flowing so quickly that it was entering my boots.
Got a bit over 4" of rain at home but had more elsewhere.
Got a bit over 4" of rain at home but had more elsewhere.
No parade and no interest from the family. Haley didn't want to see it and Wifey didn't want to be around people. Haley went on another rant about how shitty this country is after finding out about the shooting. I am 100% confident that she will leave the day that she can.
Hannah was up until 10pm because of people blowing shit up. Lots of airborne WY fireworks, which in a place that's highly flammable, reiterates the stupidity of our area. Had a half-dozen ground borne poppers, but that's it.
New electric motor has pretty substantial torque issues when cutting and mulching >1". Went through 6 batteries on just the front yard. Not super impressed.
200 emails pending with client meetings from 815-445 straight with 1hr built in for lunch. Today's gonna suck.
Hannah was up until 10pm because of people blowing shit up. Lots of airborne WY fireworks, which in a place that's highly flammable, reiterates the stupidity of our area. Had a half-dozen ground borne poppers, but that's it.
New electric motor has pretty substantial torque issues when cutting and mulching >1". Went through 6 batteries on just the front yard. Not super impressed.
200 emails pending with client meetings from 815-445 straight with 1hr built in for lunch. Today's gonna suck.
Sydney?
up. coffee. work, i guess. hrmf. pnw dropper lever arrived while we were away. impressed with how quickly it arrived and came with not one, but two spare cables, housing, ferules, etc. seems nicely made too. will install tonight.
Took Friday off, had yesterday off. 27 minutes back at work and I'm ready for the 10 day vacation to start next Wednesday.
Still sick.
More cat barf.
Someone from the town was banging on the door this morning, but I couldn't get my pants on quick enough before they left.
This cold or whatever sucks. Every time I start to fall asleep, my throat gets itchy and I start coughing.
Balls. Oh well.
More cat barf.
Someone from the town was banging on the door this morning, but I couldn't get my pants on quick enough before they left.
This cold or whatever sucks. Every time I start to fall asleep, my throat gets itchy and I start coughing.
Balls. Oh well.
Already planning another backpacking trip. But must demolish several pounds of delicious pulled pork and pepper vinegar first.
Which one did you get? I have the Greenworks 60V 25" two blade one and it does just fine. 4 Ah + 2 Ah battery more than enough to do front and back.
What's happening?
Power just went out for most of the surrounding area.
Oh Forf 'O July, you are one of my favorite holidays. Normally I'd be in Vail or Beaver Creek, but blah.
Thankfully, my buddy's party did not disappoint, and it was a lot less driving!
If you all are fans of Jim Gaffigan, this bit never gets old.
Thankfully, my buddy's party did not disappoint, and it was a lot less driving!
If you all are fans of Jim Gaffigan, this bit never gets old.
Makita 18 in. 18-Volt X2 (36-Volt) LXT Lithium-Ion. Didn't get larger because it won't fit down the stairs into the backyard.
Yeah, I thought of that one, too, since I have a bunch of Makita batteries. But it seemed like it sucked, and now you have confirmed it.
Finally leaving this unnatural, sun blasted hell scape, for more favorable environs. Though, I must say the Uncle's did a hell of a job keeping everyone fed, soaked in alcohol, and preventing drownings in the pool. A pretty okay time was had by all, I think. Spending tonight in Santa Fe. Mmmmm....... Green Chili
I'm going to try the backyard tomorrow or wed, since the batteries will be fully charged. If it still can't cut it, it will go back. I want electric and would prefer to stay on one battery platform.
Did someone mention green chile?? View of my stove right now:
Finally leaving this unnatural, sun blasted hell scape, for more favorable environs. Though, I must say the Uncle's did a hell of a job keeping everyone fed, soaked in alcohol, and preventing drownings in the pool. A pretty okay time was had by all, I think. Spending tonight in Santa Fe. Mmmmm....... Green Chili
Do you have decent outlet access? We have a Greenworks plug-in and it has plenty of power to mow our tiny front and back lawns. The cord is, admittedly, a bit of a PITA, but alleviates the need for all those nasty rare-earth materials inherent in those batteries.
Blash, back to work, this is not the freedom I was promised!
Shoulda asked teh Monkey, I could have told you all of the pitfalls the Makita. It's fine for a small yard and if you stay on top of lawn maintenance, but if you're like me and you tend to not mow for weeks at a time it struggles. One thing that seems to help a ton is making a first pass with the deck all the way up to get the majority knocked down, then a second at your desired cut height. The blade also sucks at flinging heavy clippings into the hopper, so dumping the back more often has helped a ton.
Remember folks, wipe front to back. It's the only way.
Spent some time getting fancy with my baseboards this weekend. Just need to dial in the lengths and copes.
I figured the bag out pretty fast. After half the lawn failing with mulching I switched to bagging which helped. I just hate tossing the clippings because it pulls nutrients out of the grass.
I did the second half of the lawn (opposite the driveway) at height 9 vs 5 and it worked way better.
Our lawn is large and misshapen enough that it's a pita just to use the corded blower. A corded mower would be too much.Do you have decent outlet access? We have a Greenworks plug-in and it has plenty of power to mow our tiny front and back lawns. The cord is, admittedly, a bit of a PITA, but alleviates the need for all those nasty rare-earth materials inherent in those batteries.
The goal is to xeriscape 50%+ next year, and the battery mower should be fine then.
Ain't you got a compost bin?
That was also my plan when I bought mine, it's been 5 years, and 2 houses, still haven't managed to de-grass my life.
See HR.
I got rid of 50% backyard at last house and ~10% front. We have big incentives here too - $1/sqft. Goal is 50% front yard, 25% backyard, then adtl 10% backyard into garden.
mornin!
people are still idiots
yesterday's bonfire on the river bank is now the nexttwo three week's emergency
people are still idiots
yesterday's bonfire on the river bank is now the next
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We're banned from watering lawns until the drought lets up, but our incentives to replace the grass are a joke unfortunately. You have to have a landscape architect draw up the new plans, submit for permits etc, so that expense alone wipes out the entire rebate for most homeowners. You also have to prove your grass is alive and well before starting the process, so mine with dead-spots doesn't even qualify for the whole amount.
Most people just say fuck it, keep watering and accept the fine if they get caught, and TBH I'm not sure I blame them. As long as Almond farming uses more water than all our cities combined, it's very hard to locate a single fuck one might otherwise give.
Been looking for somebody to put fake grass in the backyard so the dogs have a nice spot to poop, front will likely get some decomposed granite, cactus/succulents and some chairs for me to sit in and drink beers with the neighbors.
Fake grass has lots of small plastics, which is why we're not going that way.
And look at the native plant life. Find some nice native flowering stuff, because women folk like that. Easy peasy.
Tucson style.