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Merry Sol Rex day! 57F @ 80% RH, partially cloudy and predicted to reach 85F.

A pleasant breakfast out with Grayfox and NM at Cadillac Cafe, followed by a nice uneventful drive to Gaston and back yesterday.

Alas, we've got a water leak somewhere in our sprinkler system. The city notified us of excessive usage and I noted our meter whirring about with no water running, which stopped when I turned off the sprinkler circuit. A puzzlement so far, as we have no wet spots, so may be an electric valve not fully closing. Vee vill zee...........

I installed the new kitchen light at one of the rentals and cursed mightily under my breath at the short blind screws in the install kit, as the tenant was home. Fortunately I found a couple longer ones in my tool box that worked.
With my system, 16 nozzles and 4 valves, I've had to replace all the electrically operated valves. They stopped closing fully, allowing water to slowly drizzle out the nozzles.
 
With my system, 16 nozzles and 4 valves, I've had to replace all the electrically operated valves. They stopped closing fully, allowing water to slowly drizzle out the nozzles.

My valves are all at least 35 years old, and I'm hoping that is all it is.

59F @ 75% RH, gorgeous with 5 mph wind, and predicted to reach 87F.

10 rounds fired at a homeless camp, with one victim to hospital and someone seriously blew up a library book return box. Wild fires continue uncontrolled.
 
He is doing something right. He has been with her for 51yrs. Hippie is a sexy bastard. Gotta see him in his tighty whities. 😁
Hippie ain't been married long enuf to figger out which arm it's under.

We're on our 62nd year... And we no longer do it standing up in a hammock on one leg in a high wind...
 
Hippie ain't been married long enuf to figger out which arm it's under.

We're on our 62nd year... And we no longer do it standing up in a hammock on one leg in a high wind...
Ain't my fault that yer social security number is 003 (Noah, Mrs. Noah, and Walt).
 
Sunshiny day here for a change. Pleasant. The pm2.5 and pm10 a little elevated... huge spike of pollution on the Baja peninsula, what's that about?
Had to rip up and destroy two of the grow #1 plants and also a third that finally turned out to be male. So that's only four left. Sorry to say, the plant that had the bud rot was infected all the way down, and then the other one of its type, yes the strange looking one with the dark green leaves, also turned out to be going rotten inside. It looked really healthy too. It's this damnable weather. Downpours and high humidity all the time. Still, I've got about 16 more coming on fine, just a bit later. Stiff upper lip and all that.. toot toot, pip pip.
 
Sorry to hear leafminer. Hopefully you can avoid this from happening again. Don't think you can do anything about the male though. ha ha.

You know you are old when you start bragging about how long you have been married, what year you were born or..... well.... all you o'l people do now days. Not me though. I can't remember where I sat my pipe down so don't even think about what happened years ago.

Feel for ya GW, my system is 26 yrs old now. Had both valve bodies replaced and so far this year two rain bird heads....pain but I am getting good.

Just read the previous page before posting....hilarious....shiloh, you hang right in there with these misfits.
 
Had to rip up and destroy two of the grow #1 plants and also a third that finally turned out to be male. So that's only four left. Sorry to say, the plant that had the bud rot was infected all the way down, and then the other one of its type, yes the strange looking one with the dark green leaves, also turned out to be going rotten inside. It looked really healthy too. It's this damnable weather.

Alas, commiseration brother! Bud rot is the Achilles heal for outdoor grows in Portland. Too short a growing season before the rains descend upon us.

Feel for ya GW, my system is 26 yrs old now. Had both valve bodies replaced and so far this year two rain bird heads....pain but I am getting good.

No new heads this year, but I've got six valve bodies in underground vaults to check and figure out which one is leaking...............................

56F @ 81% RH, partially cloudy and predicted to reach 87F.

No riots or shootings yesterday, but lots of wild fires with little containment.

Dental appointment yesterday and got my CAT scan appointment for my left knee tomorrow. I planned to work on the sprinkler system leak yesterday, but that didn't work out, so will do it today.

Some progress on my test sled as I await the new heat exchanger due tomorrow. I just got news that the 12" X 6" transition endcap came in, so I can return the one I borrowed and make modifications to accommodate a thermocouple.
 
If you were into North Korean midget lesbian amputee porn like I am, you wouldn't need all that stuff.
Are you tellin' me that you know enough to get North Korean midget lesbian amputee porn... and you don't know the next THREE LEVELS up???

It's like saying we could stop at the Sopwith Camel level of flight... YIKES. 🙃 🤫
 
Afternoon Misfits. Another smoke filled day here. Kind of keeps the heat from the sun down a bit but the air quality sucks.

@Roster, that song came out when I was in 8th grade. 1964 if I remember right, maybe 63 but good song.

@ GW, I know you know this but if it is a valve there will be water in the valve box. If not, good luck it is in your line somewhere. I think I remember you saying there were no wet spots.....hmmm.

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I hate it when that happens
 

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