Good morning Kitty, Paul, and all.  62 here for early morn.  Think this is the second time we've approached

90 degrees already.  Cool down after the storm, cool temps coming from the east so gets to all of you first.

Kitty was wondering how smoking slowed piano playing at first.  I wasted lots of time smoking that could've

been better used.  I wasn't very musical except listening.  I learned the trombone in elementary school but

they sent a letter home eventually, had to purchase the instrument for around $260, a fortune in the 60s.

When a new car was around $1200.  Told my parents I didn't want it.  Glad you got back to your piano Kitty.

Paul that looks like some pictures of helicopters I used to see at work.  Mark 5, think we used to develop,

build, and test for the military, at IBM Federal Systems Division and Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY.  I also

worked on the Black hawk, Stealth, B52, B1B, F15, and surveillance aircraft. 

All our grandkids were here last eve to swim, was great to see them.  Also great to get some use from our

pool.  Takes some work to keep it up and it's initial cost was around $17k.  Almost 3 times that to put in now.

Put ours in in 89.  Our granddaughter went home but the boys are staying for couple days. 

Was checking voltages in the Kenwood amplifier I'm working on and found different readings for pins on two

ICs that were supposed to be connected to each other.  Eventually found a broken jumper, must have somehow

gotten broke in the last couple years while I was working on it, installing the modification kits.  So see how it works

today.

Stay cool and enjoy the day all.

Ernie

Yes, much nicer weather today.  Enjoy everyone. 

Good morning Paul and all.  We had storms with walls of rain yesterday, 64 in the AM so

cooling is just reaching us.  Humidity 99% but will drop.  Supposed to get more rain next

couple hours. 

Lost about $38.00 of parts in my Kenwood amp but lucky the guy I bought the mod kits

from gets me parts way below retail.  Would've been twice that.  So waiting parts again.

Grandboys are still here enjoying the pool.  Water has gotten up to 76 now, was 70 couple

days ago.   Our daughter is picking them up today so probably have some pizza. 

Our granddaughter graduates high school this month, happy to be going to her graduation.

We should have a graduation party for her.

Have a great day all.

Ernie

Wow, I have my dad's rotary phone from years and years ago.  When my Dad passed in 2003, I was astounded to find that he was still paying $5 a month rent of the phone and the phone company was actually billing/accepting the rental charge up to 2003.   I was very annoyed with the phone company for that and I let them know it too.  

My Dad's rotary is a cream colour phone.  Cheers to antiquities.

Good morning Anne and all.  I would be disappointed at the rent also.  My dad's had been stored in a backroom for many years

and I asked about it when my sister was living there and taking care of him.  It had stopped working and was replaced.  They gave

it to me and I fixed it with the help of another person.  I get the 4 wire phone service just to use it.  Tried to use it on cable phone

service for years but barely worked.  Now the receiver cord opens intermittently so I need to fix that.  My mom replaced the

standard receiver cord when I was a teen because I pulled it off it's stand many times while talking on it.  Guess I was the first

of us kids that talked on the phone a lot.

Have a great day.

Ernie

Good morning all.....not many of us left here....but I would miss "us"  even tho I haven't been around much....a lovely sunny smoke free day....hope yours is too...

Enjoy the day, all. Nice weather in NYC also. 

our backyard this morning.....blue birds....a deer with fawn.... our geese with their baby.....crows as usual....and just now? a bear strolled across the back yard down near the pond....a big one....

Good morning Kitty, Paul, and all.  41 here yesterday morn, 56 this morn.  Was a sunny low

humidity day here also.  Good because I had to paint my mower deck after welding the wheel

mount on the deck.  Glad I decided to get it done because I looked at the lawn while I was

welding most of a day and could see lines in the grass.  I'm not real good at welding and a

mower deck is sorta thin metal to weld. 

Got the low power board mounted into the Kenwood amp, should get the high power board

in today when the transistors come in.  Think I will have more problems to fix after that.

Have a memorial to go to for my wife's cousin next Sunday.  Lung cancer at 54, not sure if she

smoked or not.  They were in the fracking area and getting money from that.  Lived down in PA

near where my dad's farm is.

Have to put a second coat of paint on the mower deck today, get groceries, and a little work on the

amp.  Then rain on and off for 3 days after that.  Probably get down to the farm Friday to help.

Have a great day all.

Ernie

Good morning everyone. Nice weather again here, should stick around for a few days.

When I go out in the morning, there are certainly more people commuting to work here then at the start of the year. But I read only abut 20% of office workers have returned.  Terrible for the restaurants and stores that rely upon them. 

Enjoy all,

Paul