Well, another month and quarter has passed, Fall is here, and we are heading into the Festive Season. So, it is time to start planning for Thanksgiving dinner, Presents and Dinner for Christmas and celebrating New Year Day and Dinner on that day!

Let the BS of Fall start!

 

Howdy West Virginia.

 

Morning Rod, Jim, Shaun and follower to West Virginia....hope that your day is a good one.

 

Morning Rod, Jim, all WVa and guests to the Mountain State. Happy Oktoberfest ! Enjoy a beer this day !

 

Good morning to all ye fine Patriots....

Another month flew by and the first snow is getting close......
Made some good progress on my remodeling project of the bedroom in the Montana 5th wheel.

Cool and rainy day ..... 43°F and 87% humidity. 45°F looks to be the high temp for the day. 10 - 15 mph winds.

Off to church later this morning and then home and rest before going to work at Home Depot this afternoon..... 1530 - 2000 hrs.

Have fun today.....

 

Good morning Rod...Jim...all of WV...and...wandering enthusiasts...Happy Sunday. Gonna be a nice day here...hope you're getting on as well!!!

 

Evening Rod and Jim.

 

Good evening everyone.

Had a pretty good trip home this weekend. Talked a lot (stayed up till about 1130 talking to mom Saturday night). Worked on a riding mower Saturday. Had Mexican (Taco Bell) for dinner Saturday. Did some reading. The truck ran real good. Discovered trying to set the cruise control on 70 mph is a way to use more gas. Next trip it's back to 65 mph so everyone passes me vs. me having to pass the people going a mph or two slower than 70. Since the truck speedometer agrees with the GPS I figure it's them, not me. That big truck still amazes me the way it accelerates, even up those steeper mountains on the interstate.

Have a great evening guys.

 

Good morning Rod...Jim...all of WV...hope y'all had a great weekend!!! Gonna be a splendiferous day here...hope it is in your little slice of heaven as well!!!

Rod...hope the Sammich Factory takes it easy on you today!!! Jim...sounds like you had a great weekend visiting with family.

Hope y'all have a great day!!!

 

Merry Monday morning West Virginia, Jim, Ken, Bud, Steve, Roy, Craig, Denny, Neil and all the crew. Hope everyone had a great weekend and Ma Nature was kind to you.
Off to the Sammich Factory I go on what is predicted as another beautiful day.

 

Good morning WV. The coffee is on.

 

Good Monday morning West Virginia, Rod, Jim and the rest of the crew!

 

Good morning everyone.

Looks like a nice week down here with a chance of rain Friday morning.

Need to get some mowing and some (less) trimming done this week (next day or two). Mowing is easy. Finally ordered a new muffler for my 12 year old mower. Been fighting with it for years trying to keep it tight on the pipes. I never would have designed something like that. The pipes stick off the back of the engine and come out under the frame. There's a sort of heat shield that bolts to the frame and the pipes stick through that to the rear. Then the muffler slides onto the pipes and bolts to the heat shield. Been a regular problem over the years with the bolts coming loose/getting lost, stripping out, etc. Drilled and threaded the holes for bigger bolts and bought the bolts with the locking serrations under the head but the heat shield seems soft enough the bolts don't always stay in it tight. Then I lose a bolt or two and have to buy more and it's just been a pain. I suppose I need to start remembering to check the muffler before use (every time) to see if the bolts are working loose before the fall out. Or give up on the locking bolts and buy some good lock washers to put under the heads. The older I get the less patience I have for messing with stuff I have to work on in order to use it.

Have a great day guys.

 

Morning Rod, Jim, all WVa and visitors. Jim, maybe just invest in a tube of Locktite (Red). It works really well.

 

Evening Rod and Jim. It seems worth it to me to repair the old stuff as much of the new stuff is pure junk! Lock nuts would also help on your muffler bolts. Or even mess the threads up a bit by hammering the end of the bolt that stick out thru the nut. Of course, you would have to break them to remove them, but they would stay put.