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Our Morning Coffee and Weather

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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:44 am

Woke up to a refreshing 46 and again watched the sun come up from the patio. I’m getting tired of waking up at 4:30 but I sure do enjoy the sunrise. High today is 78 with the upper 80’s by the weekend and into next week.

Brought the new motorhome home (that’s almost redundant :lol: ) yesterday. Had a real uneventful pleasant trip home. Never driven a motorhome before and I found the experience to be fine. Of course this was on a four lane highway and a four lane interstate on a calm day with no load in the motorhome and nothing being towed behind it. Can’t wait for a 40 mph crosswind towing up a mountain pass. :lol:

Today we plan to get familiar with all the features and maybe start loading up the basics that will live in it.


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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by cooperhawk » Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:15 am

That looks really nice. 40 knot cross winds are a bitch and I try to avoid them, but they can be handled if you have to.
The bow wave of tractor trailers can also be disconcerting, but you learn to see them in your mirror as they pull out to'
pass and just steer into the wave as it hits you. That part becomes easy.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by brm4450 » Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:27 am

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Not much on the docket today, granddaughter’s softball games is all. Everyone have a great day! 🇺🇸
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by BigAl52 » Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:11 am

Hatchdog wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:44 am
Woke up to a refreshing 46 and again watched the sun come up from the patio. I’m getting tired of waking up at 4:30 but I sure do enjoy the sunrise. High today is 78 with the upper 80’s by the weekend and into next week.

Brought the new motorhome home (that’s almost redundant :lol: ) yesterday. Had a real uneventful pleasant trip home. Never driven a motorhome before and I found the experience to be fine. Of course this was on a four lane highway and a four lane interstate on a calm day with no load in the motorhome and nothing being towed behind it. Can’t wait for a 40 mph crosswind towing up a mountain pass. :lol:

Today we plan to get familiar with all the features and maybe start loading up the basics that will live in it.



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Whats the OAL height of that MH Hatch. Im one to sit out the high wind stuff. I heard one guy say MH and fifth wheels are cessna 172"s. Im in no hurry and towing a 13 ft tall 5er in the wind thats 41 feet long is just asking for trouble. Rainy here again today and for the next few days. Been wet here.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:39 am

Enjoying that good ol' Va. rain that never shows up on radar or on the weatherman's forecast. :evil: Those invisible rain showers on what was supposed to be a totally cloudy but dry day! I will have a forest to cut if it ever dries enough down at my range.

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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by cooperhawk » Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:18 am

Overcast, 66°F, Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
Coffee gooood! Cookies goood to!
I'm up early. Carol has surgery at the Mayo this morning.
We got a little rain yesterday which we needed.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by BigAl52 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:40 am

Best of luck to Carol Coop hope everything goes good
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by Hatchdog » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:43 am

BigAl52 wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:11 am
Hatchdog wrote:
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:44 am
Woke up to a refreshing 46 and again watched the sun come up from the patio. I’m getting tired of waking up at 4:30 but I sure do enjoy the sunrise. High today is 78 with the upper 80’s by the weekend and into next week.

Brought the new motorhome home (that’s almost redundant :lol: ) yesterday. Had a real uneventful pleasant trip home. Never driven a motorhome before and I found the experience to be fine. Of course this was on a four lane highway and a four lane interstate on a calm day with no load in the motorhome and nothing being towed behind it. Can’t wait for a 40 mph crosswind towing up a mountain pass. :lol:

Today we plan to get familiar with all the features and maybe start loading up the basics that will live in it.



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Whats the OAL height of that MH Hatch. Im one to sit out the high wind stuff. I heard one guy say MH and fifth wheels are cessna 172"s. Im in no hurry and towing a 13 ft tall 5er in the wind thats 41 feet long is just asking for trouble. Rainy here again today and for the next few days. Been wet here.

Al, it’s 11’3” at the top of the A/C so probably around 10’ body height. That alone directed us to a class C as my shop door is only 12’ and neither a class A nor a 5th Wheel would fit in it.

Coop, I hear you on those trucks passing and wanting to suck you in or push you out. When pulling my trailer the trucks coming the other direction on a two lane highway moved me pretty good. Coming home the other day the trucks that passed me going the same direction did indeed push me towards the shoulder.


Woke up to 45 but the weather guy said Deer Park official was 38. Either way it was a cool but nice start to the day. High of 78 is expected.

Meeting the lady who bought our boat this morning at her bank and then delivering it to a lake about 90 minutes north. She has a slip in the marina there. This is Priest Lake and one of the most beautiful lakes in this area. North of my place about 60 minutes just across the border into Idaho.

Yesterday evening my wife, dog and I were out in the motorhome doing some looking and planning and my wife yells to me to shut the door so the dog doesn’t get out. Looked out the window and this bull moose was about 20’ away. By the time I got the door closed and my phone out of my pocket he had wandered past the rv so I didn’t get an indoor picture. Here he is about 50’ in front of the rv with a rv included pic for perspective. Fun!

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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

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Today: mostly sunny; high of 85, low of 64 and currently 73.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by Shakey Jake » Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:47 am

cooperhawk wrote:
Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:18 am
Overcast, 66°F, Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
Coffee gooood! Cookies goood to!
I'm up early. Carol has surgery at the Mayo this morning.
We got a little rain yesterday which we needed.
Thinking about you and Carol this morning. Here's to a successful outcome! It's already 80° with highs in the mid 90's today. Summer has crept up on us. I cooked bacon, eggs, toast and coffee for breakfast. Nothing on the agenda today.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by cooperhawk » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:39 pm

We appreciate all the good thoughts. The surgery went well and we're back home. Now all we
do is wait for the test results. The doctors think it's benign. Hope so.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by markiver54 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:43 pm

🤞Best wishes Coop!
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by cooperhawk » Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:01 am

66°F, Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in
Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. East winds up to 10 mph.
Coffee is brewing.
My oldest daughter is flying in from Buffalo this morning so I need to pick her up
at the airport. She's still my little girl.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by graywolf » Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:22 am

Coop, glad to hear everything is going good with your wife.
It's 63 degrees this morning heading to low 90's. Just a chance of the typical isolated summer showers. Back been acting up, so not planning on doing much today.

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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by cooperhawk » Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:34 am

graywolf wrote:
Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:22 am
Back been acting up, so not planning on doing much today.
I also have a lot of back problems, but a friend told me about a method he uses and I tried it and it worked.
Go to the drug store and purchase an ice back with elastic bands to use as a belt. In the evening strap it to
your back where it hurts and sit with it for a while. I do it watching TV. It helps me a lot.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by Hatchdog » Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:44 am

Coop, happy Carol’s surgery went well and hope the outcome of the test is equally good.

A very pleasant 50 this morning and today is the beginning of a week’s worth of hot upper 80’s to lower 90’s. Yuk.

The lady buying my boat couldn’t get financing below 15% so flubbed the sale. This is after waiting eight days for her to get her act together. I told her that her $500 deposit was not refundable so at least I have that to compensate me for walking off the golf course to take her for a test drive and all the gas and time expended dealing with her. This includes hauling the boat into Spokane yesterday to her bank. Oh well, it’s back on Craigslist.

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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by Shakey Jake » Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:51 am

78° with 78% humidity and mostly sunny skies. I just had cereal and coffee this morning.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

Post by graywolf » Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:13 am

I got to figure out how to quote. I been using a heating pad. Maybe the ice pack would help more.

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Post by markiver54 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:26 am

Just click on the( " ) box at the top of the post you want to quote. That message will appear. Then start your message by clicking at the bottom of the quoted text.
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Re: Our Morning Coffee and Weather

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Everyone have a great weekend! 🇺🇸
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