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Happy Memorial Day, Gang.
Also Happy Geek Day.
60 headed for the upper 80s after a thunderstorm last night which left about a half inch.
Yesterday was pretty quiet. I did get in a nice 13+ mile bike ride. Also made some potato salad for today's steak and corn on the cob feast. A bike ride decision has not yet been made for today as winds are predicted to be near 25 mph.
I really lost the gamble on gas prices. Last Wed. it was $4.22. I figured that with the holiday approaching the price would go up so I filled the car after my trip. Wrong, Tommy Boy! It has gone way down. Gas this morning was $3.96. Glad it's coming down though as the next month will see a lot of travel to the great-grandsons' baseball games. 27 games between May 26th and July 2nd.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Greetings, gang.
Sunny and already 77 in the remote reaches of northern Iowa. Could hit 90 today.
Yesterday was productive. Finished preparing the basement wall in my shop. I'll give it a few days for everything to cure then I'll be able to paint and do a MUCH needed cleaning. Also did some patching on the garage floor. Sometime during all that work I banged my toe on something. It's surprising how many different shades of purple and black can appear on one toe! As you might imagine it's making walking a little difficult this morning.
Also this morning I was awakened by a thunderstorm at about 2:30 AM. Realizing that the car was still in the driveway due to the garage repairs I got up and put the car away. Couldn't get back to sleep due to the nearly continuous thunder I finally gave up and got out of bed at about 3.
1st baseball game of the season at 3:45 PM about an hour away. Could be a l-o-n-g day.
All stay safe.
Tom
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Hello everyone.....
Near 70 today
first time in 8 days. Not that bad a week ahead.
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Greetings, gang.
65 now under mostly clear skies. Those clear skies will allow the sun to heat up the area to near 90 again today.
Yesterday was a bust. Spent most of the day "reading." Backed out of the baseball game. Feeling better this morning.
Last Wed. when I filled the tank after my trip gas was $4.22. This morning it's $3.89!
All stay safe.
Tom
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Wednesday 5/27/26
Hello Blue
Sun and 80s for the day. Bought some mater plants at Menards yesterday, now we wait for some real BLTs.
S.J.
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Greetings, gang.
64 and muggy under hazy skies. May get to the mid 80s later. Rain chances starting tonight and lasting through the weekend.
Yesterday was busy but productive. I started painting the upstairs hallway. It's actually the same size as the 4 bedrooms at about 10' X 10'. Ceiling is done and today I will start on the walls. There's a linen closet along one wall which needs to be updated. The 11 doors will all have to be briefly sanded and painted. All the old barn style hinges will be replaced along with new knobs. Found a decent price for them on Amazon, they were less than half the price I could buy them for locally. Also need 4 magnetic latches. Working condition is not ideal as there are no windows in the hallway so not much airflow. I also need to get the fertilizer down before the rain starts tonight.
Gas continues to drop. $$3.81 last evening when I was out. that's a 41 cent drop in the last 9 days.
All stay safe.
Tom
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