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Brewbeer

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  1. A contractor working for the gas company over pressurized a low pressure gas line, resulting in gas discharges from the meter as the meter's regulator tried to cope with pressures that the meter isn't supposed to see. Many older gas services installed before the 1960s have meters located inside the house, and when the over pressurization caused these meters to vent, the gas vented inside the house, resulting in fires and explosions. Those with meters outside that vented, were probably ok.
  2. I use a scotts speedy green 3000, it's about 15 years old. The key to longevity for these cheap residential spreaders is to rinse the product out of the spreader when done so that it is clean, then spray all the moving part contact points with WD40 before putting it back in storage.
  3. I have an 2002 ranger and never got mileage as good as you are getting, never any more than 20-22 on the highway. 2WD, V6, 3.0L, 5 speed auto.
  4. Driving a '97 Accord here, 205K+. Haven't had a car payment in, well, decades. I do have a newer vehicle, tho, '02 Ranger.
  5. I doubt there is sufficient uranium in the water to cause sufficient toxicity to the grass to stop it growing. Can the hose bib be re-plumbed to draw water before it goes into the treatment system?
  6. So, anyone planning a second fertilizer application?
  7. If the soil is really acidic, then any fertilizer you put down may not be well utilized by the grass. I usually put down lime at least one rain storm before putting down fertilizer, to give the lime some time to raise the soil pH into the range where more of the nutrients in the fertilizer are available for plant uptake, which is strongly dependent on soil pH.
  8. It takes 75-90 minutes to mow all 3 sections. The Toro I picked up new at the start of last year. It's about 8,000 steps to mow the lawn, about 3 miles. The real reason I don't need a lawn tractor is I have two boys 14 and 12, so I won't be mowing much longer. But I do have the 20 hp snow thrower.
  9. Sharpened the lawn mower blade and changed the oil, ready for the season.
  10. So how much lime to folks put down? The instructions on the bag indicated that a "maintenance" level of lime application is 20-40 pounds per 1,000 sq.ft. Thoughts?
  11. Snizzle here in downtown Springfield. Roads are wet, about 2 inches on grassy surfaces. Looks to be just about over.
  12. Heaviest of the day. Not even heavy enough to accumulate.
  13. A little under 2 inches OTG here in downtown Springfield, where we have been between the two bands all day long.
  14. lol at "realclimatescience.com" "fakeclimatescience.com" would be a more accurate description of what that website is pushing.
  15. Yeah, I've noticed that it is getting dark sooner already.
  16. Looks like North Adams verified.
  17. This is typical of early May weather in New England.
  18. Is it legal to drive up there? The view from the solar farm might be good, too.
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