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by MattA
Sun Jun 21, 2026 3:50 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Happy Father's Day
Replies: 4
Views: 2435
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Happy Father's Day

Good everyone's enjoying the day.

Today we checked out a BBQ restaurant about 15min from here. Pulled pork was decent. Yesterday we stopped at the Valley Railroad in Essex Connecticut for a quick train ride. This is where I ran the steam locomotive about three years ago. The locomotive I ran was ...
by MattA
Tue Jun 16, 2026 10:56 pm
Forum: Garden
Topic: garden planting
Replies: 43
Views: 36223
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Re: garden planting


Is there much of a market for pink pitch forks down your way ? looks like there growing well .How much water do they need ? ;) It is great to see the kids getting involved .


The pink forks will come out in the next week or so. I needed to mark the locations for watering and to help keep the ...
by MattA
Mon Jun 15, 2026 10:43 pm
Forum: Garden
Topic: garden planting
Replies: 43
Views: 36223
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Re: garden planting

This spring I planted four forsythia bushes and expanded the bed down the side of the house and around back to the deck. The girls and I planted sunflowers at about 15 locations last week and all locations are growing. Hoping to get some mulch down this week.

Front yard looking back
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by MattA
Fri Jun 12, 2026 6:17 pm
Forum: Lawn
Topic: Thats not a wood chipper
Replies: 4
Views: 2907
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Re: Thats not a wood chipper

Was the owner clearing a path through the woods? That deck looks like its been through a lot.
by MattA
Sun Jun 07, 2026 10:33 pm
Forum: My Other Tractor Is
Topic: Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.
Replies: 4
Views: 3330
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Re: Cleaning shop by getting rid of the other tractors.

Sure feels good to clean out the garage especially that much space :thumbsup: Good luck with the backhoe. I've seen a few 4000 series tractors for sale recently with the backhoe transaxle.
by MattA
Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:03 pm
Forum: The Cooking Channel
Topic: New flat top griddle insert
Replies: 5
Views: 4024
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Re: New flat top griddle insert

Is that a drain port for oil in the lower left of the griddle? That seems like it would be a fire issue without the flavorizer bars to shield the direct flame.


Yes that's a drain port. The griddle also came with handles for removal which I didn't install. The handles curve in and would be in the ...
by MattA
Tue Jun 02, 2026 6:31 am
Forum: The Cooking Channel
Topic: New flat top griddle insert
Replies: 5
Views: 4024
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Re: New flat top griddle insert

Between the crappy weather and long days in the office + the long commute due to the highway bridge failure, I haven't used it that much. I ended up putting the flavorizer bars back in the grill to help spread the heat out even though the flat top manufacturer recommended taking them out. I'm still ...
by MattA
Tue Jun 02, 2026 6:20 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The weather
Replies: 1266
Views: 1975372
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Re: The weather

Similar weather here this spring. At least the drought conditions are gone now. We saw 35F the other night. Anyways 60's and 70's expected this week has turned into 70's and 80's. The grass I planted last month is finally growing :thumbsup:
by MattA
Sat May 30, 2026 10:22 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The weather
Replies: 1266
Views: 1975372
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Re: The weather

41F tonight... had to turn the heat back on :cuss:
Parts of New Hampshire 4+ hours north of here got up to 6" of snow today.
by MattA
Sat May 23, 2026 10:29 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Very wet weather
Replies: 6
Views: 2511
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Re: Very wet weather

DavidBarkey wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 4:34 pm The weather out Sucks.
Sucks here too. Temps went from high 60's/low 70's to 90's for a few days and now its 50's and 60's. 48 tonight, high of 56 tomorrow and rain all day. It's been a cold dry spring here. I'm not having much luck getting new grass growing.