First Cup Diner!

[treefarmer]

Good Mornin', Folks.
It's not raining right now but must have been earlier, a few drops still dripping from the front porch roof. Had showers off and on yesterday but not enough to measure along with variable winds all related to Bertha. Stayed in doing paperwork and filing most of the day. Maybe we can get back outside most of the day today.
Bible study tonight and probably a short trip to the store later.
Enjoy the day!
Treefarmer

[djknife13]

Good morning. 48 degrees to start the day but it's supposed to get warm the next few days. We finally got some siding on the church after a slow start. I'm hoping things go faster today. My back was giving me trouble yesterday afternoon and evening but feels better this morning and I slept hard most of the night, at least until 1AM. Jane says all is well on the home front. Take care and have a good Wednesday.____Dave

[bighomer]

Morning folks, 72 the low mid 80's for the high, we got 3.2 inches a little wind the lightning was off in the distance for us, the TV show some terrible winds and lighting storms east, west and south of us.
Wampus didn't get wash away he was here this morning with a powerful hongery on.
Gonna go to meet the nieces new pup and visit with them, possibly get on the zt when we get back home if it dries out enough.
Hope yawl have a good'un and be careful out there.

[djknife13]

Good morning knife friends. I have one more full day's work up here and then some time tomorrow, probably around noon when it's predicted to start raining, we'll head home for the weekend. It's getting obvious that it likely will be a little more than the two week job we were hoping it would be. Way too much stuff that was supposed to be done before we got here, wasn't, and then stuff was added. I've spent the equivalent of a full day bending metal to cover the foam insulation around the cement slab and I'm not done with that yet. The guys tearing off the old siding damaged it pretty well all the way around the building. There is some fancy siding work done on the front of the church behind a large cross that will burn up some time. I took pictures that I will try to load into the computer when I get home this weekend. My back and legs are telling me that Friday can't come too soon. I've called Jane a few times each day and it appears that all is well on the homefront. I have Bible study at our house Saturday morning that I have to prepare for sometime before then. Have a good Thursday and stay safe and cool.____Dave

[royal0014]

Mornin' Y'all

MN Dave, ain't that the way it's supposed to go when you rely on others to be ready for you ...

Off to a great start here in Dixie. The filter fell over, so I'll be chewing my coffee this morning.
Ohh, whoa is me

Only thing on my agenda is taking the car in for service and then to sprawlmart. I need to finish sharpening
the Camillus barlow I bought from Jeff, but 2 thumbs acting arthritic haven't been up to it. arrghhh!

Yawl have a safe and cool pre-Friday

[Ripster]

Good morning fellow knifers . Cool and calm this morning. 51 degrees and getting up in the 70 s . A great day to be outside. Starting off with pickleball at Outdoor court , then maybe some things out in the shop will get done. And maybe not and will go fishing instead. Life’s good. Dave , you take care up there and don’t over do it! You all take care out there.

[treefarmer]

Good Mornin', Diners.
There you go Dave, putting the rest of us old fellers to shame with your great work ethic! Reminds me of Miss Joy's dad, a "hard charger"! God bless you in all you do.
Chris, I like your term of "pre-Friday", that would've been a useful term back when I was gainfully employed.
Workday today, got several things that need doing, disk the punkin' patch again and then remove disk harrow and hook up the bush hog(rotary mower) on the tractor. That stuff used to be so easy to complete, wonder what's going on? I'm thankful for the 2 special friends that have been helping at Starvation Plantation for 10 years!
Got rained out yesterday with the yard mowing. 0.3" isn't much rain but it made mowing impossible. Winds were swirling yesterday, today appears to be back to normal if there is such a thing. The weather folks are saying we'll be back in the mid 90s again for a few days.
Y'all have a productive day!
Treefarmer

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Howdy folks. I've got a busy two days of cranking potatoes through a spiralizer ahead of me. Every year the EAA show comes to Oshkosh. For a week Oshkosh has the busiest airport in the world. 700k people will attend throughout the week with 40,000 people camping the week through. I've been wanting to get a foot hold in somewhere to be able to set my stand up somewhere. In the middle of everything would be too crazy. They have the big boys set up shop there. Names like Subway, Papa Johns and Jersey Mikes move in temporary setups to buildings on site. Chaos and madness abounds all up in there.

Im looking to set up out on the fringes, out with the people. Ask and you shall receive. We were invited to set up on a lady's property that she converts to a temporary bar. We're word of mouth only, no advertising or social media. It feels good to have my small business constantly validated with recognition and invites. We'll be there from 4 until 10pm today and 11 to 11 tomorrow. In my experience, fellas with planes usually have more coins to rub together than most. It's my hope that many such coins land in my money box and tip jar

150 pounds of potatoes and 12 gallons of cheese. Lets gooooo!!!!

[Ripster]

Howdy folks. I've got a busy two days of cranking potatoes through a spiralizer ahead of me. Every year the EAA show comes to Oshkosh. For a week Oshkosh has the busiest airport in the world. 700k people will attend throughout the week with 40,000 people camping the week through. I've been wanting to get a foot hold in somewhere to be able to set my stand up somewhere. In the middle of everything would be too crazy. They have the big boys set up shop there. Names like Subway, Papa Johns and Jersey Mikes move in temporary setups to buildings on site. Chaos and madness abounds all up in there.

Im looking to set up out on the fringes, out with the people. Ask and you shall receive. We were invited to set up on a lady's property that she converts to a temporary bar. We're word of mouth only, no advertising or social media. It feels good to have my small business constantly validated with recognition and invites. We'll be there from 4 until 10pm today and 11 to 11 tomorrow. In my experience, fellas with planes usually have more coins to rub together than most. It's my hope that many such coins land in my money box and tip jar

150 pounds of potatoes and 12 gallons of cheese. Lets gooooo!!!!

Wishing you the best for your event ! The weather should be nice . Several friends are heading that way and are pilots . One has his own helicopter at home . And yes they’re not shy about spending .

[bighomer]

Morning folks, 65 the low mid 80's for the high.
Wampus was in attendance, ate and left.
I didn't get to the grass yestiddy so the zt is on the agenda for this afternoon.
Hope yawl have a good'un and be careful out there.

[royal0014]

Mornin' Y'all

Nuttin' new er exciting here in Dixie. Did spend an hour or so yesterday and got that barlow ready for its debut weekend at the salt mine. Plumb forgot to get a picture or two of Jeff's handiwork. That's ok cause his pics were better anyway!
Wife is traveling to South Georgia to visit with Wanda. She'll be back late Sunday, so it's just me and the mammals.

Yawl have a good weekend

[TripleF]

Coffee's rollin' down here in West central FL!
Bug day of posting pics to sell today, since I sold none at the knife show.
Keep your eyes on my AAPK store, then eBay.

[djknife13]

Good morning. Scott, sorry you had to go so far for a lousy show. Been there, done that, except I have never gone that far of a distance to get disappointed. I'm loving that it is finally Friday and I \'ll get to sleep on my own bed next to my bride. The rain that was supposed to be coming in around noon is now predicted to be here in about an hour, so I might get home earlier than expected which is just fine with me. It was an exhausting week with some uphill bends to it but I feel good about what we got done, and made some new friends. It's a 4 hour drive home and will be back up here come Monday for another week. We can see Canada just across the river from where we are working. Both of Jason and my phones were ringing this week asking when we were going to be back home so they could get work done. When I finally do retire, I might just throw that phone away and go fishing. Have a great Friday and weekend._____Dave

[treefarmer]

Good Mornin', Folks.
70° earlier this morning with a little fog, supposed to be really hot today, we got to 90° yesterday.
Workday went well with only one glitch. After fluffing up the garden spot again, we changed the implements and decided to use the loader to lift the ZT mower to switch blades. Moving the tractor to the south side of the shop where we could get to the air compressor to use the impact wrench, a hydraulic line blew out on the loader. Had to remove a cover to find the leak. Decided to use the deer skinning chain hoist to lift the zeroturn, the tractor can wait. Got the zeroturn ready for mowing today. Workday is only half a day, after our helper left, I decided to remove the leaking line before I got a shower. After dinner and a 15 minute power nap I went to town and had a new line made while getting a haircut. Also bought a bucket of hydraulic oil remembering when those 5 gallon bucket were $20. They're now $60+! Got it buckled up in just a few minutes.
Hopefully we'll get the larger food plot mowed this morning and let the "hay" dry for a few days then do a controlled burn making the plot's soil easier to prepare for planting.
Coffee was pretty good this morning, pleasant on the porch, no deer this morning. Just heard on a Panama news cast there were 6 water rescues yesterday. People just don't believe the "double red flags" apply to them. Rip tides are really strong!
Hopefully everyone will have a great day.
Treefarmer

[MissouriGuerrilla]

Morning, diners
Currently 68 here in the Missouri Ozarks and we're looking at a very pleasant high of only 79. This is it before the furnace blasts again and we have dangerous temps over the weekend. I did have plans to tackle the garage cleaning but the incoming temps shot that idea. Have to wait until middle of next week when it's supposed to cool down a might.
Sitting here with my head aching. From back of the neck through my forehead. Tossed and turned last night and finally got up 'cause I just couldn't get comfortable.
MIL's bath aid and nurse show up today. Wife and I will get prepared for that. Then go to pick up groceries at Walmart. Perusing some knives and computer baseball may be on the schedule later.
Y'all have a great start to your weekend! Be safe, be careful and be alert out there!

[bighomer]

Morning folks, 65 heading to the low 80's. Overcast with light showers showing to west on the radar.
Wampus was awol this morning. Hummers are going nuts at the feeders must be 25 or more.
Got the grass cut yestiddy may weedeat and put some herbicide down this afternoon.
Buddies day at Hooters.
Hope yawl have a good'un and be careful out there.

[DM11]

Mornin friends Pleasant out this mornin. Is good. Hope y'all have a good day

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

Howdy diner. Update from the field. Business is not so good, so I'm sitting here having lunch instead of serving a lunch rush. Pretty big let down, but the weather is nice, I'm here with my wife and oldest son and there's a gazillion planes flying around to look at. Might not make any money, but it's still a good day. Have a good one my friends

Crummy picture, but the Goodyear blimp did a strafing run right over my tent last nite.

[orvet]

Good morning y'all!
I got a couple things done around the house this morning including the first cup period now I'm in line at Valvoline to get my oil changed. My wife and I are driving up to Washington tomorrow for a family reunion.
Y'all have a good and safe weekend!

[Waukonda]

Howdy diner. Update from the field. Business is not so good, so I'm sitting here having lunch instead of serving a lunch rush. Pretty big let down, but the weather is nice, I'm here with my wife and oldest son and there's a gazillion planes flying around to look at. Might not make any money, but it's still a good day. Have a good one my friends

Crummy picture, but the Goodyear blimp did a strafing run right over my tent last nite.

That looks pretty tasty, Zach, hopefully things pick up for you.

[LKSKNIVES]

Zach,
I totally agree with Ike. I would definitely be in for a helping of that it looks wonderful.
Steve

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

hopefully things pick up for you.

Still almost no business, but the WW2 Warbird show is on. Jeez those things bring the noise. Im feeling thankful to not be an axis soldier right now

Zach,
I totally agree with Ike. I would definitely be in for a helping of that it looks wonderful.
Steve

Its only a 2 or 3 hour drive for you probably. I'll still be here

[bestgear]

Those spuds look amazing Zach, we have nothing like that here in NC. Bravo!

[Paladin]

Those spuds look amazing Zach, we have nothing like that here in NC. Bravo!

I agree, the food looks great and makes me hungry.

Change of subject,, but has anyone heard from cudgee lately?

Ray

[LKSKNIVES]

Those spuds look amazing Zach, we have nothing like that here in NC. Bravo!

I agree, the food looks great and makes me hungry.

Change of subject,, but has anyone heard from cudgee lately?

Ray

Ray
Looks like the last time he was logged in was July 19
Steve