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Good morning everyone! Been really busy lately, so haven't been able to hang in here as much. Hope all have been well.

 

We'll be there next year Chuck. Got to let this gas situation settle down a little. We've got some family business that will take us into September and then we'll see. Fall will be up Northeast I hope.
Zim

 

From the last t storm , very heavy downpour with 5" per hour rainfall resulted in a flooded walkway and flooded street in front of the house

 

Morning all

 

These are the coastal redwoods and the 2nd growth, only about 100 years old. They grow in a ring around the old stump. The big ones are along the avenue of the giants (The drive along the park). These are the tallest trees in the world, and the trees in the Sequoia and kings canyon parks are the biggest in diameter. They are both amazing trees to see.

 

We went out to Sequoia / Kings before the fires. Amazing how big those trees are. I stood in the split of one, and my wife backed to try and get the whole tree. You couldn't see me at all in the pic, and at 6'6", I'm kind a hard to miss. Enjoy!

 

The street is flooding because the construction company has debris nets over all the storm drains

 

Oh yeah

 

I'd have found a reason to go out in the truck and play in that.

 

That happened in my MIL's neighborhood. Google Fiber contract installer did the same thing. Flood waters reached into some houses. Of course no one had flood insurance, they were on top of a ridge. Only we got about 3" of rain in 90 minutes. The city got immediately involved, and Google covered all the damage their contractor caused.

The project was paused for about 2 months...and someone else finished it up.

 

So if you head into a 10 mph headwind at 60 mph is that a 70 mph headwind?

 

Yes, if you are a dog with your head out the window.

 

Well, Mary tested positive for covid, again
I tested negative, again
All she has is a sore throat.

 

The Covid-whisperers. Not good.

 

Since we're on the subject of big tooth picks.....

These are all taken from various trips (early 2000's) to the California "Calaveras Big Trees" State Park outside the mountain town of Arnold, in northern CA up around 4000' elevation on highway 4. These are Sequoia's as they grow in the mountains and Redwoods on the coast. None of these are record breakers, but even so, when you stand at the base of one and look up......

 

Good afternoon all,

Neighbor has a NTW (National Tire Warehouse) business account and I have used it to purchase tires in the past. I needed new tires for my 6x12 utility trailer and went to pick them up. Lots of tires in the warehouse.

Oh yeah, in October their lease is up and will NOT be renewed. These F’in slackers didn’t pay rent for 16 months, and even then I haven’t had full payment since February 2020. I can’t evict them, or turn off any utilities because of the damn COVID protections.
If I had a desk to flip…

Amazing pictures Zim! Thank you for sharing. Good luck with the Congressional assistance…

Dammit Dan. Hopefully she only has minor symptoms.