What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[Chris M]

Went down to Beantown for Kate's annual cancer check-up. Brought the big Cheech since he's a wreck if we leave him home alone all day.

He's still a mess with us but less so. We're actually near the Boston Marathon's famous Heartbreak Hill. A very fancy area with multi-zillion dollar homes but Cheech didn’t mind and pooped all the same on a lovely manicured boulevard. =D

something historic and famous (and I don't mean the tailgate damper)

now we hang out in the parking garage ...

yikes!!! =(

I hope all checks out well.
I cannot imagine the anxiety of what you're having to do repeatedly.

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[IdahoRanger]

@subquark , hope the cancer check goes well and I sure enjoy seeing Cheech!

 

[subquark]

@subquark , hope the cancer check goes well and I sure enjoy seeing Cheech!

@ChrisM too

She just got her "marker" number and it's an 8, anything below 42 is great and the lowest is 7. So all is very well, thanks! =)

meanwhile ...

and a cool, exhaust-filled breeze reaches the 3rd underground level =p

 

[mtbikernate]

Went paddling yesterday. Got 3 chonky boats on the rack.

 

[OGMix376]

Drove into Pigeon Forge against my better judgment to meet a buddy at the Jeep Invasion on Saturday. Got there early and out before the crowds set the streets to gridlock.
Found some inspiration to start getting my 98 XJ in order!

That’s a really nice looking jeep… personally those jeeps are more appealing than wranglers…but not at all more appealing to me over the Ranger?

 

[subquark]

@ChrisM too

She just got her "marker" number and it's an 8, anything below 42 is great and the lowest is 7. So all is very well, thanks! =)

meanwhile ...

and a cool, exhaust-filled breeze reaches the 3rd underground level =p

Part Two of Soupie's Big Outing to Beantown!

All of Kate's results are awesome and she only has one more yearly visit and she's done! Full remission, we were so fortunate that an immunotherapy was approved for her cancer just 8 days before she went for this last ditch effort. Surgery, 3 types of chemo, and radiation didn't slow it down, and her oncologist gave her 3 years to live. That was in 2018 ...

concrete pylon certainly appears closer! =p

ugh ... I love ya Cheech but ... butt! =D

gotta represent the Chain Fitters Guild!

is this a forum member? that's a FFR! =D

nice Berkshire Class A! =)

Cheech was exhausted, but he has it good with the entire back seat

wicked pissah cool! 8 of our finest jets heading to Pease to refuel - too fast and too far for me to tell what branch they are

old pic from 2021, our backyard during an air show (1 mile from Pease)

 

[Doc]

Blessings to your Wife !

 

[dano42]

Yesterday was quite a day - me and a buddy went surf fishing at Pismo on the morning, caught a ton of surf perch but all pretty small. Then went up 101 through Santa Margarita to the lake up there, scouted some fishing spots, and came back on High Mountain Road, a fun little off road adventure. Came back to town, met my wife for a beer, and on her way home, in the left hand turn lane, on a busy road, her X5 quit and refused to start- we couldn’t even get it in park- the tow truck had to drag it on the bed. Wonderful way to end the day!

Pozo saloon - it’s been closed for a few years now, had lots of concerts - Willie Nelson, Dwight Yocum among them.

View from High Mountain Lookout in San Luis Obispo county backcountry- that’s Lake Lopez, and way past that, the Pacific.

Other side of the ridge-to California Valley.
High mountain Road is open from May until the first rains, you can go a long ways if you take the High Mountain Lookout road off the main trail. It’s a fun afternoon excursion if you live in Central California.

 

[AzScorpion]

Drove 50 miles down to Farmington, AR which is about an hour away. I wanted to checkout their selection of wood stoves so I can make a final decision on which type (zero clearance fireplace or free standing) to go with. Most likely going with a zero clearance for the smaller footprint (it's flush in the box where a free standing sticks out into the room) and still gives off a ton of heat. It's a Pacific Energy FP25 and heats up to a 2,000 sq ft house, has dual 80 cfm blowers and a heat distribution system. This allows you to connect up to two ducts which can run to two separate rooms in the house through a separate fan/motor.

Here's the floor model they just got in. Pretty heavy at 610 lbs

Internet picture of a FP30 (next size up) installed. I'm doing a raised hearth returned back to the wall on both sides.

The freestanding one would have to be similar to this. I like it but it takes up a lot more floor space.

 

[HeatXfer]

Pozo saloon - it’s been closed for a few years now, had lots of concerts - Willie Nelson, Dwight Yocum among them.

Drank a lot of cloudy 'olive' beer there, going to and coming from Corizzo Plain and the Army base at Fort Hunter Liggett. The trails in the mountains West of the base are something to behold!

 

[Dr. Zaius]

I drove it for the first time in 2 weeks.

The weather has been great for the last 2 weeks so I have exclusively driven the Jeep.

Half-doors and top off is always a fun ride.

Chance of a bit of rain today so the Ranger got duty to meet friends at the steakhouse.

 

[Doc]

Drove 50 miles down to Farmington, AR which is about an hour away. I wanted to checkout their selection of wood stoves so I can make a final decision on which type (zero clearance fireplace or free standing) to go with. Most likely going with a zero clearance for the smaller footprint (it's flush in the box where a free standing sticks out into the room) and still gives off a ton of heat. It's a Pacific Energy FP25 and heats up to a 2,000 sq ft house, has dual 80 cfm blowers and a heat distribution system. This allows you to connect up to two ducts which can run to two separate rooms in the house through a separate fan/motor.

Here's the floor model they just got in. Pretty heavy at 610 lbs

Internet picture of a FP30 (next size up) installed. I'm doing a raised hearth returned back to the wall on both sides.

The freestanding one would have to be similar to this. I like it but it takes up a lot more floor space.

Nice !

 

[KNI]

Drove 50 miles down to Farmington, AR which is about an hour away. I wanted to checkout their selection of wood stoves so I can make a final decision on which type (zero clearance fireplace or free standing) to go with. Most likely going with a zero clearance for the smaller footprint (it's flush in the box where a free standing sticks out into the room) and still gives off a ton of heat. It's a Pacific Energy FP25 and heats up to a 2,000 sq ft house, has dual 80 cfm blowers and a heat distribution system. This allows you to connect up to two ducts which can run to two separate rooms in the house through a separate fan/motor.

Here's the floor model they just got in. Pretty heavy at 610 lbs

Internet picture of a FP30 (next size up) installed. I'm doing a raised hearth returned back to the wall on both sides.

The freestanding one would have to be similar to this. I like it but it takes up a lot more floor space.

I would go with a heat-storing soapstone fireplace in something around the 4000-6000lbs range. Does not heat up the sides too much but keeps the place warm for 48 to 72hrs.

Something simple like this: https://tulikivi.com/us_en/fireplace/classic/ttu2700/

I think you can get them ceramic tiled if you dislike the color and the cleaning effort (brake cleaner works wonders).

 

[AzScorpion]

I would go with a heat-storing soapstone fireplace in something around the 4000-6000lbs range. Does not heat up the sides too much but keeps the place warm for 48 to 72hrs.

Something simple like this: https://tulikivi.com/us_en/fireplace/classic/ttu2700/

I think you can get them ceramic tiled if you dislike the color and the cleaning effort (brake cleaner works wonders).

Thanks, Those look nice but probably way overkill for our area and heavy. It does get cold here but nothing to extreme for any length of time, so I'm told. One main reason I'm going wood is that there's no NG here only LP which tends to be very expensive and you go through a tank fairly quickly. Otherwise I'd do a nice NG fireplace and be done with it. Plus there's nothing like a nice wood fire going when it's cold outside and coming from AZ that's going to be anything under 70.?

 

[Grumpaw]

Thanks, Those look nice but probably way overkill for our area and heavy. It does get cold here but nothing to extreme for any length of time, so I'm told. One main reason I'm going wood is that there's no NG here only LP which tends to be very expensive and you go through a tank fairly quickly. Otherwise I'd do a nice NG fireplace and be done with it. Plus there's nothing like a nice wood fire going when it's cold outside and coming from AZ that's going to be anything under 70.?

70.....thats t-shirt n shorts n wash the Ranger temp's !!!
Cold is when birds start dropping from the sky pre packaged as frozen nuggies !!!

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