COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

Good Morning all.

Never did get the energy yesterday to move the last few logs to our wood pile. Just tooo muggy, hot and humid. But, I did move some wood around in a different sense, As old time CDR members recall, i picked up some Virginia Cedar trees that fell during a big storm. Sawed them up, and they have been nicely drying. Soooooo, decided to pick a piece and fool around. This piece here we are hoping turns into a vase of some shape.

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But first things first. This morning, we are up early to go try and catch some Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. The waters are warming, which means the crabs are coming into the Bay. Not sure how successful we’ll be. A good chance to get over to the Bay.

Happy Wednesday

I can't wait to see what you do with that beautiful blank!

 

[KarenSoCal]

No, it's the through traffic is the problem, there is an alternative route but its a detour of about 30 miles.
I don't know why they don't make HGVs etc use that way though, it has dual carriageways to and from the same place.

Are there houses like that on the other side of the street?

 

[Yvonne G]

Hello!! I hope everyone is doing well.

Where the heck ya been?

 

[Yvonne G]

I hope Ray doesn't get bored with these puns about his well.

OH!!! Now I get the "get well soon" comment. Sometimes I can be so dense.

 

[Yvonne G]

@Ray--Opo

Here are pictures of my water pressure system:



Today I stood there and watched the gauge and I had two sprinklers and two drip lines turned on. When the pump turned off it took a little over a minute for the sprinklers to drain the tank down to 40psi. Then it took the pump to fill it backup to 65psi about another minute. So I went up to the property and turned on another sprinkler and another drip line. That kept the pump running. So now that I know what it takes to keep the pump pumping I have to adjust the way I water.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ray - it rains almost daily there in the afternoon. Just time your outside time with the (rain) showers and bring along a bar of soap!

Hope u get your well running soonest!

Not sure the neighbor's would appreciate that. . They showed up today and we have water again. I was surprised figured water fri.
They told the county that the resident at the house had special needs. So they gave them the ok without the permit. The permit was going to take another day.

 

[Ray--Opo]

They had to make my well 250 feet deep. And the way they're building new subdivisions around here I hope that's deep enough.

The lime stone in my area is about 250 ft down. After that you get the artisan water. That is about 3000 dollars. I asked about going that deep but they said they usually do those wells for irrigation. Is the well at your place that we are talking about for irrigation or house or both?

 

[Ray--Opo]

@Ray--Opo

Here are pictures of my water pressure system:

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Today I stood there and watched the gauge and I had two sprinklers and two drip lines turned on. When the pump turned off it took a little over a minute for the sprinklers to drain the tank down to 40psi. Then it took the pump to fill it backup to 65psi about another minute. So I went up to the property and turned on another sprinkler and another drip line. That kept the pump running. So now that I know what it takes to keep the pump pumping I have to adjust the way I water.

I already asked but just saw this post. Is it for irrigation only or for house only?

 

[Ray--Opo]

I suppose we should say Get Well Soon, Ray! The sooner the better!!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ouch - very deep issue here.

 

[Ray--Opo]

The hose on the sprayer head on the kitchen faucet wore out and started leaking. My wife bought a new one and we were installing it at 12 midnight

 

[JoesMum]

Lola has had a busy day today and has been outside grazing on his clover patch for quite a lot of it

It hasn't been that warm - cooler than I have usually let him out for in the past, but he has been waiting by the door so who am I to stop him?
He returns to his basking spot to recharge regularly so he should be OK.

That is excellent! Well done Lola. Outdoors is good for you!

 

[JoesMum]

Well I put them in Toretto’s Garden!!
I was traveling to a company for work today and I passed a flea market on the side of the road. They had lots of what I like to call metal art. People make to neatest things from metal and then paint it.. usually it’s too View attachment 275038View attachment 275039View attachment 275040expensive for me but this guy was willing to haggle on prices so I left with some cool art work and a couple of bronze frogs... The garden might be getting a little crowded! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]View attachment 275036

Cute

 

[JoesMum]

Well I had better take myself off to bed, but first I have to check on the bee I rescued from a spider web this evening.
The spider was wrapping him up and he was buzzing for help so I couldn't ignore him.
I used a soft paintbrush to remove as much web as possible then misted him. I gave him some sugar water and when I last looked he was grooming himself and busy on some hebe flowers I put in his tub. I didn't think he'd make it as he looked pretty sorry for himself - he still may not live but hopefully he'll be OK.
I don't feel as if I deprived the spider of a good supper - there are plenty of flies around he can have - bees are precious!!
I just hope he doesn't get his mates to gang up on me while I am asleep
Anyway that was my good deed for the day but nos da for now and take care.

I would do exactly the same!

 

[JoesMum]

Well finally got caught up. After been here in a few days. I fixed the weak link in the water well and woke up Tuesday with no water again. Tried priming a few times no luck. Went to the hardware store and rented their hand pump. Tried drawing water with the hand pump with no luck. Went to the well head to try there. Still no luck . Took the well head apart to try and pull the water pick up pipe out of the well casing. After about 10 ft. the pick up pipe got stuck and wouldn't come up anymore. Went in the house and put my prosthetic arm on. Went back trying to get the pipe out. Got another 10 ft but that was it. To much calcium buildup on the well casing I thought. So I turned the pickup pipe counterclockwise to unscrew the check valve down there that was hanging me up. I figured I would put a check valve inline with pickup pipe I had already pulled up. The check valve unscrewed and pulled the pipe out. Put the hand pump on the well head and started pumping water. After pumping water into a 5 gallon pail I noticed broken up debris in the pail. Looked at it and it was tree roots. That meant 1 thing my well casing was bad.
So to shorten this already to long of a rant.
Getting a new well for 2100 dollars
P.S. no water right now

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning everyone. Tennis watching today. We are heading to London’s Queen’s Club

Not that I haven’t been watching both this tournament and the Ladies tournament in Birmingham on tv all week [emoji849]

 

[Maro2Bear]

Are there houses like that on the other side of the street?

Those crazy Welsh - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/...afront-16451745.amp?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Ben02]

Those crazy Welsh - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/...afront-16451745.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Haha, “you had one job”

 

[Maro2Bear]

Haha, “you had one job”

To be fair, sounds like it used to have a view. Now, just a place to sit and look at one’s phone.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Summer Solstice, almost 15 hours of daylight here today.