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Another Rambling Thread Born, Vol.222 222
 
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Ran out of rainwater watering my garden, flowerbeds and pots yesterday. Had a 50% chance of rain for 4 hours yesterday, never saw a dark cloud. Got 2 hours today with 50% chance, we'll see. Emptied the cans of gas in the car. Head to Kroger soon to save 60 cents per gallon.
Debbie didn't make any noise last night going to the bathroom so I slept pretty good.
Got the 410 shells trimmed to right length for shot dippers, add handle when I figure out what to use. Thinking 10 gauge wire or better, Flatten area around shell and solder. Add a broom handle section for better leverage. Work is slow but fun.
 
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The back creek is at its lower levels. One of these days I'll build a bridge over it so I can run a small tractor or quad accross. A month ago I demoed a mobile home. I considered using its frame for the bridge, but it was a lower gauge I-frame with a couple butt joint welds. I would have needed to do a lot of reinforcement and vertical web framing to make it work. Probably will end up with 3 I'beams to reduce the deck lumber thickness and reduce overall mid span weight as it's rated centered point load.
 
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I built a 50' foot bridge a few years ago for a client that was from telephone poles. I ordered new class 1 50' treated poles. It was still bouncy, but fine for humans or a lawnmower.

My span will also be around 40', but I want at least 50' of bridge to get away from the shore. Trying to rate it for around 8-10k lbs.

A person can order these types of bridges, but I'm in the building industry and will design one myself. Not spending $50k on it, lol.
 
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Started the morning with cloud cover and a few light showers, it didn't feel too hot until one started exerting themselves. Whatever you sweat out was staying with you the humidity was so high there was no evaporation. By late afternoon the sun was shining through and a nice breeze felt much better.
Put a doggie door on my garage walk in door several years ago. After the dog died, I just left it, well a couple cats that showed up started using it so today I modified it to where it will only swing out. If one happens to run in while the overhead door is open, they can still get out but not back in.
Wife decided she wanted some kind of flowering bushes we have had surrounding our transformer pole for years gone. Rather than fire up the Sthil chainsaw I cut them out with a rechargeable chainsaw, biggest stem about the size of a Pop can but it zipped right through them.
We have tame blackberries, think when the sun sets, I will go pick a gallon bout ready for some cobbler and ice cream.
 
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Windrowed part of front yard today. Quit when double checked why not level cut. Yep, bent bade. Only reason was windrowing was cayuse got yelled at for letting grass grow 6 days. She windrowed the back yard before the order to do front. Cant find where blade got bent. Down about 1/4 inch.

The rain every other day interferes.

Big storms went few miles south and west of me. We got ready for them but only got quarter inch rain here. Was also radar indicated tornado ne of Yankton.

Later
 
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Heard Vermilion, SD had some minor flooding last eve. Couple inches in hour. Few other areas had same. At least not like last year.

With all rain we been getting the past couple weeks one would think I could get worms. Not a one. It use to be would seldom have to buy crawlers. After a rain could walk around on driveway and pick them up.

SD engineers decided to foul up what they messed up. Now to get to big city one has a 62 block detour each way. They cannot preplan or do one project at time. One spot has 20 cars or more waiting for the better than tho to make a left. They think the extra 1/4 mile to a turn lane is to far. 5 ormore could stage there and not be waiting for light to change.

Later
 
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Predicted rain missed us yesterday. Got home from work and lowered the thermostat from 76 to 72....at bed time it was 77 in the house. Between 11:30 and midnight I was outside hosing out the fins hoping that would help but it was still 77 inside this morning and the A/C ran all night. Local hvac company said they can send someone today and hopefully it's a cheap fix.
 
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Another hot start what is going to be a hot day. Weather speculators indicate our rambling buddy down in Mathews, Mo. is getting a little rain, and it should be here in the next three hours or so. We could really go a few days without rain but it and the high temps is making my corn and beans look very good.
Oldest G-Son is still in the single elimination little league baseball tournament after winning last night, I washed and hung his uniform on the line to dry this morning. His team is not predicted to win the championship, but they weren't predicted to be in the final three either but here we are.
Sprayed our rocked driveway this morning, hadn't checked the forecast hope it has enough time before the rain gets here, if it does get here.
Derby, if the compressor is running and it is cooling some, I suspect you may get by with a good cleaning and possibly addition of freon. Of course, if it needs freon it would be best to locate the place the old escaped and fix it but that could wait till cooler weather. Good luck with it.
 
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