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That's a good idea, BRATS!!!!!! Thanks

There was a piece on the news this morning where people are slowing down her speeches to make it appear as though there is something wrong with here. I guess the editing that they are doing is very good and hard to tell that they slowed it down.

I'm not sure what we are going to grill / BBQ this weekend. We usually just do burgers and dogs on Memorial Weekend BBQ

You must have long breaks if you read all of the bs that goes on in FSCE

Charlotte native William Byron wins pole for Coca-Cola 600 By Scott Page May 23, 2019 at 7:50 PM CONCORD, N.C. – On Thursday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski opined that the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets were the fastest cars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage. Turns out he was right—about one of them, at least. As twilight approached at the 1.5-mile intermediate track, William Byron turned a lap in 29.440 seconds (183.424 mph) in his No. 24 Chevy to win the pole position for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), earning the distinction as the youngest pole winner in the 60-year history of NASCAR’s longest race—and at Charlotte Motor Speedway, for that matter. In winning his second Busch Pole Award of the season and the second of his fledgling career, the 21-year-old Charlotte native was .057 seconds faster than second-place qualifier Aric Almirola, who turned a lap at 183.069 mph in his No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. “This is a dream come true,” Byron said, after watching teammate Alex Bowman fall short as the final driver to make a qualifying run. “Obviously, I grew up in Charlotte and came to this race every year. So it’s a dream come true to qualify on the pole with Hendrick Motorsports just across the street and all the hard work and everybody at Chevrolet giving us fast race cars. “This is pretty cool. I can’t think of a better way to start the weekend.” Kyle Busch was third in the fastest Toyota at 182.933 mph. Austin Dillon qualified fourth, followed by Stewart-Haas teammates Kevin Harvick and Daniel Suarez. Byron is seeking his first Cup victory, but his crew chief, seven-time champion Chad Knaus, has four wins in the Coke 600, and Byron feels their level of communication has been on an upswing. “Yeah, just the dialogue we have in the hauler or transporter or whatever you want to call it,” Byron said. “We go back and forth on communication changes. It’s starting to improve for us, and that’s where the speed is coming from. Also, the cars are getting faster. So this is really exciting.” Joey Logano was seventh fastest, followed by Clint Bowyer, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Daniel Hemric, as Ford drivers nailed down six of the top 10 positions on the grid. Keselowski, who qualified 21st, was slightly off the mark about the other three Hendrick cars. Chase Elliott qualified 12th, Bowman 13th and seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson 15th. Johnson, who has eight victories at Charlotte, hopes to break a winless streak that has reached 71 races. “There are three of our Hendrick cars right there with us,” Johnson said. “The 24 (Byron) had an incredible lap, so we’ll try to dig in and see just how committed they were to qualifying. I think we were a bit more in a race scenario, the way it looks at my quick glance, but we just have to stick together as a group. “The fact that three of our cars were there and so close in speed is a great starting spot for all of us. We had a couple of cars that ran good in the All-Star Race (last Saturday) and a couple that didn’t. Mine was one that didn’t. To piggy-back on what those guys had going on is the goal for us this weekend, and we’ll see how that translates to the race.” — NASCAR Wire Service —

That's why you are usually one of the 1st guys to post here in the morning

Did you sleep in today

Mostly flat without any rough terrain. I have a small hill that will take 2-3 passes, but that's it. I wouldn't mind a 46" mower for the neighbors, but I think the 42" would work better for me. Since I'm buying it for me I'm leaning toward the 42".

I just checked the local dealer. They just have the Zero turns in stock so that isn't going to work. I just heard back from a dealer that has a Cub Cadet XT2 LX 42 in stock. Is the XT2 that much better than the XT1? Is the Cub Cadet better than the Deere?

I just checked out the Simplicity line and they start at $2500. I'm trying to keep it around $2000.

Yes, Harvest Equipment in Newport is a big JD dealer. They have a bunch of stuff in stock. Everything from small mowers to big ag equipment. They did quote me the same price as HD on the mower. I sent them an email last night to see if they were also offering a free cart like HD. Haven't heard back from them yet. I'll probably still buy from them if I go JD even if I have to pay extra for the cart.

I was looking at the XT2 LX42 but nobody around here has them in stock I think JD makes their own stuff, but not positive. A good dealer is another important consideration

I don't have very big lawn, but I also do my neighbors from time to time and his lawn is about an acre. I'm looking for a basic lawn tractor to mow with. I've been looking at the John Deere E120 and the Cub Cadet XT1 LX46. Any recommendations?

When I used to help my buddy part time I think he was using Sikkens deck stain. That was 10-15 years ago though. Man, time flies.

Good morning everyone. Currently cloudy and 51° to kickoff this Friday before the holiday weekend. We have a split forecast with decent weather predicted for Saturday and Monday with rain on Sunday.

We had a good downpour last night, but no close lightning storms.

Sunny and 47° here.

Probably that church cult in town Got it, thank you Got it. Thank you very much

Got it. You should get a cancellation email from PayPal Speaking of that....should I cancel the PayPal invoice for you @Woodtick ? We can find an alternative payment avenue if you want to renew? I'm going to tell you right up front that I won't accept tacos for payment

PM me your PayPal email addy and I'll delete the invoice

Today is the one day this week that we are supposed to have wall to wall sunshine. Yesterday was cool and cloudy

I just checked my greenhouse and was able to maintain 55° in there last night with the help of an electric heater running on low. That was 15° over the low and it was very windy last night. Now I don't need to worry if we get a night or two where temps dip in to the 20's.

Good Wednesday morning. The sun is shinning and the birds are singing. It's going to be a beautiful day!!!!