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Weekly shopping, topped off fuel in Mrs. Ranch's Jeep & then stopped off at McCoys to pick up some odds & ends for my various projects.

Fed the cattle.

Fixed our oldest cooler (40+ yrs old). The plastic outer shell has developed cracks, so I filled them in with 'Lexel'.

We got 0.09" of rain this afternoon when the cold front arrived.
 
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It's 56 degrees with 15-20 mph winds out of the north here, so there will be no outdoors activities today...

Fabricated backer plates for the mailbox topper. I beveled the edges to fit the curved contour of the top of the mailbox & then drilled/tapped the holes. Lastly I treated them with acid.

Helped Mrs. Ranch changed the sheets on the bed.
 
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A chilly 39 degrees this morning, but at least the wind has laid down...

Took the 20# propane tanks to town to get them refilled.

Fed the cattle & put out another roll of hay.

Topped off the fuel tanks in both tractors for winter.

Received the new pear burner & the new Weber gas grill regulator.
 
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Put the insulated window covers up in the greenhouse & vacuumed it out as winter is coming.

Fed the cattle.

Re-insulated the irrigation riser in the back yard flowerbed.
 
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Woke up to 52 degrees, a north wind 15 MPH & a light rain (0.23").

Researched & ordered formed plastic letters for a new ranch sign. Then removed & prepped the stainless steel hardware from the old one for reuse.

Put the Christmas tree up per request.
 
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Woke up to 43 degrees, a northeast wind of 6 MPH. Dieter says it nippy out there...

Went to pickup another load of feed & then fed the cattle.

Made a butter cake with chocolate frosting for dessert.
 
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Fed the cattle.

The weather finally warmed up enough that I could replace the propane regulator on the Weber gas grill. Ops check good, so we are back in business.

Applied leather conditioner to the truck's seats. Hard to believe it will be 20 yrs old in a few months...

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Did the weekly shopping.

Finally received the custom lettering for the new mailbox, so I got them applied. Tomorrow I'll spray the entire thing with a couple coats of clear acrylic.
 
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