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Old May 30, 2017 | 10:36 AM
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Summer 2017 General BS Thread

Summer enough. Let the heat wave begin.
 
Old May 30, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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Summer enough. Let the heat wave begin.
It' coming...
 
Old May 30, 2017 | 10:43 AM
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Glad we got the pollen behind us.

Now onward to those pesky hurricanes and high humidity for the next five months.
 
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It's better then snow and below zero for 6 months I guess.
 
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hey liners...
 
Old May 30, 2017 | 12:51 PM
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It's better then snow and below zero for 6 months I guess.
Looking forward to the 100 plus degree days?

Scrolling through that Spring thread was making me hungry and counting the minutes since the last meal.

 
Old May 30, 2017 | 02:46 PM
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Only about 86 here in Stuart, VA
 
Old May 30, 2017 | 03:58 PM
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The humidity sucked this weekend.
 
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Old May 30, 2017 | 04:11 PM
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Can't say I'm looking forward to it, no. I'm outside enough for work too dislike that, too. Just prefer it over what I'm used to for winter!
 
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attempted to replace the burned out bulb in my license plate illumination devices... now i have no plate lights...
 
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attempted to replace the burned out bulb in my license plate illumination devices... now i have no plate lights...
Blow a fuse?
 
Old May 31, 2017 | 06:34 AM
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attempted to replace the burned out bulb in my license plate illumination devices... now i have no plate lights...
Shawn, I told you not to use the big hammer
 
Old May 31, 2017 | 07:02 AM
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attempted to replace the burned out bulb in my license plate illumination devices... now i have no plate lights...
Aren't they like Christmas Lights. When one goes out, they all go out?
 
Old May 31, 2017 | 10:06 AM
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I'm gonna have to agree with Larry. That humidity has sucked the last few days. I finally got a decent filter wrench to get those hydraulic filters off of the Hustler zero turn yesterday. I swear the factory used two gorillas, three mules, and a team of horses to tighten them and the vent plugs. Thankfully I don't have to touch them again for another 200 hours and they won't be as tight the next time.

Be Good!
 
Old May 31, 2017 | 11:23 AM
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Hi Carolina!


I'm a damn Yankee, so I'd just assume side with cooler temps and lack of humidity myself. To paraphrase Hunter Thompson, "My blood is too thick for [Virginia]. I could never properly explain myself in this climate."


I'm gearing up for summer vacation #1 here. Heading to dad's place in Indiana for half a week, then to my old hometown of Rock Creek, Ohio for the other half. I'm rolling out Friday evening. I'll probably be off the grid the whole time, so I'll plan on catching up when I get back.


George, you and Shawn are in charge of checking in with our neighbors to the south while I'm away.
 



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