What's everybody doing?

Geno wrote:

Power went out here yesterday around 6pm and just came on again this morning at around 10am.  I'm getting ready to head back to the house to take a shower, do my morning ritual, and make some breakfast-lunch. 

It was incredibly wild here yesterday and last night.  The highest recorded sustained winds in KY according to the news were 75mph in downtown Lexington and here in Mercer county at 73mph.  That is not including gusts at other times.  As some of you know that live on a hill like I do they were much higher than that here, just not recorded lol.  I've been here almost 45 years and never seen anything like it other than hurricanes in NJ when we lived there.  Everything here did good minus 1 tree split and uprooted behind the 4 car garage, a few pieces of trim off the house, and a 5 tier 6' tall woven concrete and plaster birdbath in my turnaround that it snapped it off right above the lowest tier.

Anyway,,, I'm off to shower and eat so I can get woke up and going. 

Yeah we had lots of damage to our 6 foot wooden  fence and me still cleaning up here. We will get new fence installed most likely after derby time.Wind  was crazy here too.

 

It's Derby weekend Nappy, hope they got it all done.  

There's been a ton of things going on around here.  The Site was backed up and Forum was updated this morning, it seems to be doing good.

I'm officially taking all of next week off (no phone answering and all) to do some things, I will be around the site + forum though. May have another update in announcements section beginning of next week.  

Derby time here is closed streets and lots of people dressed up and the city is more alive this time of the year.
I live near the track and some streets are one way at different times during the day because of all the people coming to the track.
Its a great time here if you like horse racing.
Some people that live closer to the track than me make pretty good money parking cars in there yards.
I think everybody should go to at least one derby in there life like me just to soak it all in and maybe win some money to ...  

I especially like the fanfare, the old fashioned and exotic feel + dressing, the women in hats, etc.  Lots of celebrities there and Thunder over Louisville is awesome too.  It's well worth going especially if you live pretty close by. 

Definitely and experience you'll never forget.   

 

I can't believe all the smoke here making it's way all the way from Canada, it's pretty thick here. 

Geno wrote:

I can't believe all the smoke here making it's way all the way from Canada, it's pretty thick here. 
Been that way here all week...........

Did a lot of tree trimming last week minus some higher stuff.   Put the extension on the pole saw this morning and got all of the higher ones done while it was cooler.  The slot hitch with the hook adapter is getting used to tow them to the pile out back.  One big branch on the bottom and stack more on top and it's a home made wagon lol.  The slot hitch sure has become handy on the zero turn. 

 

Trying to finish up some projects, do some cleaning, and make some space in the shop.  Someone is coming from NC next Monday the 24th, then another is coming from VA next month on August 24.  Seems like everyone likes the 24th here lately lol.  

Lost track of time but finally got a lot of smileys added back in here.  

Doing some yard work, some work on the newest 520-8, and did a little cleaning on the monster.  I'm gonna try to get it out when I get a little bit of room and finish up the paint on the rear fenders...  

I think I may be bringing in a little bit of help now that things are calming down a little, it sure will be nice to have some help again and get more things done.