The Coffee House

[vintagesnaps]

It sounds like they're playing real organ music. I miss that at hockey games.


Or maybe it's just recorded, but I'll delude myself that it's real for awhile.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary was lounging by the pond sipping some bubbly water with lime, enjoying the sunshine and reading. He noticed the papyrus needed a bit of work. Gary started trimming but ended up just pulling the thing.

 

[davidharmier60]

I made the delivery. They said the pressure washer wasn't heating. It ran clean for a few seconds telling me the fuel filter was plugged mostly up. I waited while they went to get one and by golly that made things right. I went and sat at the IAH viewing area. But the wind was all wrong and the airport wasn't very busy at the time. So no good aircraft pictures.
Been looking at pennies. Now going to watch season 4 episode 7 of Hill Street Blues on YouTube.

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[Gary A.]

Gary refilled the back Hummingbird feeder. About this time of year hummers become pigs. On her way home Mary Lou stopped by an Argentine place and came back with tamales and empanadas. The empanadas are very good ... the tamales are small and odd.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary cleaned out the bottom half of his vermiculture box, the liquid faction. Buckets of stinky brown sludge which the plants gobble up and often thank Gary with a loving belch. There was a population explosion of worms in the top half of the box. Gary grabbed handfuls and handfuls of his wiggly friends and dropped them in the composters and around the yard. This was a good day for plants and the liberation of Red worms. Vive le vers!

 

[davidharmier60]

In the midst of Hot Dogs for dinner.
I think Sarge must have died because of a different Sarge.

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[smoke665]

Beautiful day here. Sun was shining and warm enough to be out without a jacket. I was able to get the 4 wheeler out, cruise the woods and mark some pine for thinning/cutting. Had a lot more than I thought, for the first round. Hate to do it as these are some large beautiful pine, but size and the ever present threat of pine beetles, makes it time for them to go. Most of the larger mills, won't take anything this large, but fortunately I found a specialty mill that will. My neighbor cut off some really large pine of 36" or better at the trunk, that had to go to the chip mill. Such a waste of timber.

 

[JonA_CT]

Beautiful day here. Sun was shining and warm enough to be out without a jacket. I was able to get the 4 wheeler out, cruise the woods and mark some pine for thinning/cutting. Had a lot more than I thought, for the first round. Hate to do it as these are some large beautiful pine, but size and the ever present threat of pine beetles, makes it time for them to go. Most of the larger mills, won't take anything this large, but fortunately I found a specialty mill that will. My neighbor cut off some really large pine of 36" or better at the trunk, that had to go to the chip mill. Such a waste of timber.

Is it expensive to freight stuff like that?

...does it need to be seasoned? I know a couple of guys who are looking for a decent sized like that for a (brewery) bar.

 

[smoke665]

Is it expensive to freight stuff like that?

Since this is just a thinning operation, I'm using a small operator with a couple of chain saws. They'll cut and haul for a portion of the revenue. If we were clear cutting, they'd bring in the big stuff. Because of the amount of timber in the state, there are a lot of mills within a short distance.

 

[tirediron]

Beautiful day here. Sun was shining and warm enough to be out without a jacket. I was able to get the 4 wheeler out, cruise the woods and mark some pine for thinning/cutting. Had a lot more than I thought, for the first round. Hate to do it as these are some large beautiful pine, but size and the ever present threat of pine beetles, makes it time for them to go. Most of the larger mills, won't take anything this large, but fortunately I found a specialty mill that will. My neighbor cut off some really large pine of 36" or better at the trunk, that had to go to the chip mill. Such a waste of timber.

Alaska mill?

 

[smoke665]

Alaska mill?

Nope. I say this is a small mill (small in comparison to some), it's still a good size operation. He has a large band saw capable of handling 16' long logs, up to about 4' in diameter. The large mills are all computerized, but because of that the logs they bring in have to fall within a certain tolerance, less than 24" diameter at the butt.

 

[tirediron]

Alaska mill?

Nope. I say this is a small mill (small in comparison to some), it's still a good size operation. He has a large band saw capable of handling 16' long logs, up to about 4' in diameter. The large mills are all computerized, but because of that the logs they bring in have to fall within a certain tolerance, less than 24" diameter at the butt.

Buy your own Alaska Mill... hours of fun!

 

[smoke665]

Buy your own Alaska Mill... hours of fun!

Not enough Advil in the world to get me to do that!

 

[Gary A.]

In February we did get some sleet.

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. It's 49F and should hit 60F today. Yesterday was just a lovely day around 70F, but things are cooling off. The sun is out lighting up the front porch, but some of that East Coast crud is cooling us off.

 

[tirediron]

Buy your own Alaska Mill... hours of fun!

Not enough Advil in the world to get me to do that!

But.... then you can actually justify plaid shirts!