Whatcha Up To???

[w_r_ranch]

Fixed a number of spoons that, over the years, had brief encounters with the garbage disposal per Mrs. Ranch's request.

Cleaned & painted the hydraulic ram for the automatic gate at the house & then greased the gate hinges.

 

[wolffman]

Been on Ebay lately adding to my wrench collection. Picking up a particular style wrench made by Matco in the 80’s. One of the best combination wrenches ever produced IMO.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Sprayed RoundUp around the home site. I'll finish tomorrow.

Fed the cattle.

Cleaned the wasp traps & put them in storage.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Run around changing the clocks... Just another reason to hate the government's meddling.

Finished spraying RoundUp around the home site.

Refilled the redbird feeders & put out a small seed block.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made a lemon cake with lemon frosting for our neighbors.

Fed the cattle.

Applied acid to the 'coal maker' in preparation for the ceramic paint.

 

[KsK]

Everyone knows that this past Saturday was the first day of gun season for deer.I no longer hunt but feed all year as the wife and i enjoy watching them. My neighbor to my south, hosted a skeet club out of Houston. They shot hundreds of rounds between 10 am -4pm Saturday. I felt for those in the area trying to hunt.A friend that hunts the ranch behind me sent a text wondering what the heck was going on.The guy that owns the property that hosted it, is a big time deer hunter. I don't understand his thinking.

 

[wolffman]

Everyone knows that this past Saturday was the first day of gun season for deer.I no longer hunt but feed all year as the wife and i enjoy watching them. My neighbor to my south, hosted a skeet club out of Houston. They shot hundreds of rounds between 10 am -4pm Saturday. I felt for those in the area trying to hunt.A friend that hunts the ranch behind me sent a text wondering what the heck was going on.The guy that owns the property that hosted it, is a big time deer hunter. I don't understand his thinking.

Crap like this is the reason I no longer hunt. It was always something going on during deer season that ruined it. Grown men losing their minds over 4 legged animals for the most part.

 

[wolffman]

An older German wrench that arrived today from Germany.

 

[w_r_ranch]

We went to vote, mostly 14 proposed amendments to change the TX Constitution. Most of them are bad for us as they inevitably increase the tax burden on homeowners & small businesses to make up the difference in lost tax revenue. There are few that just create more 'bureaucracies', which we don't need or want.

Sanded & applied acid to the 2-wheeled hand cart that I use for the pear burner's propane tank. Then I sprayed the 1st coat of paint on it.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Burned out the plate steel griddle I had cut for the gas grill, then seasoned it. It's 15" X 22".

Fed the cattle.

Cut the grass ahead of the rain.

Sprayed the 1st coat of ceramic paint on the 'coal maker'.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Put out another roll of hay.

Took Mrs. Ranch's Jeep in for an oil/lube job & the yearly state inspection.

Did the weekly shopping. Started a drizzling rain just as I got home (0.07" thus far).

 

[w_r_ranch]

Woke up to 52 degrees & a gentle rain (0.65") thus far...

Picked up another load of cattle feed.

 

[w_r_ranch]

A chilly 56 degrees here... Mrs. Ranch is making chili & cornbread for supper tonight!!!

Cleaned & reversed the ceiling fans for the winter.

Flipped the 2-wheeler over & sprayed a coat of paint on it. Then cleaned the wheels/tires & aired them up. It's almost ready for reassembly.

 

[wolffman]

Machined a time capsule marker out of brass plate for one of the wife’s cousins.

 

[Titus Bass]

Machined a time capsule marker out of brass plate for one of the wife’s cousins.

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Very nice and cool............

 

[w_r_ranch]

Finished the sourdough bread I started yesterday.

Finished the reassembly of the 2-wheeler. Good for another 10 yrs.

Sanded & applied acid to the 'pear burner's' propane tank prior to painting.

 

[w_r_ranch]

It's 57 degrees & still raining here, 0.83" thus far.

Replaced the hose for the kitchen sink's swivel head, as it started leaking right at the swivel. Easy peasy.

Worked on my cookbook some.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Went to town to get a haircut. While I was out, I stopped & picked up a few incidentals at the grocery store.

Finished painting the propane tank for the pear burner. One down 3 to go...

Fed the cattle.

Continued working on my cookbook.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Cleaned & reverse the ceiling fan in the family room. Whilst I had the 12' ladder in room, I dusted all my mounts that are too high for Mrs. Ranch to reach.

Sprayed the 2nd coat of ceramic paint on the 'coal maker'.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Fed the cattle.

Replaced the filter in the well house & topped off the salt for the water softener.

Sprayed the 3nd & final coat of ceramic paint on the 'coal maker'.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Weatherstripped the new well house.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Put the new license stick on Mrs. Ranch's Jeep & cleaned all her windows. Then cleaned the windows on my Jeep (Dietermobile).

Fed the cattle.

Finished weather stripping the well house.

Received the new well house filter housing/filter & prepped it for tomorrow's install (the old one is leaking slightly). This one is double the capacity & substantially larger, so I'll have to modify my angle iron pipe support.

 

[wolffman]

Bought this car for Luke yesterday. It’s a 1950 Buick Roadmaster with a straight 8 engine. He’s 14 now and I’ve been asking him what kind of car/truck he may want to drive to school one day. Well, this is what he picked out. We’ve got 2 years to paint it and go through it all.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Call me twisted, but the first thing I thought of was the amount of room in the back seat, LOL!!!

 

[w_r_ranch]

Installed the new well house filter housing/filter. No leaks thus far. It's 20 gpm huge & I won't have to mess with replacing the filter in it but 2X a year.

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