Sunday coffee and weather, 7 June 2026

[ibike2havefun]

Good morning everyone

There's freshly-brewed Waypoint Blend dark roast by Compass Coffee in the pot for you today. Have a slurp, relax, and savor the start of your day.

It's 67°F and partly cloudy in Rockville as the sun begins to make its presence felt. It'll clear the horizon in about 15 minutes. We had brief rains a couple times yesterday evening and overnight but today is expected to be sunny and about 88. I'm guessing it'll also be humid, after the rain.

I'll go for a bicycle ride today, having taken the last two days off. I got good news yesterday: the company with which I've contracted for support services along the bike route in Iowa has added a half-day pick-up and shuttle service option on the longest riding day of the tour, which at 88 miles had me more than a trifle concerned. I might be able to cover the distance but didn't relish the prospect of finishing at or after 1900 hours. Now I don't have to worry about that.

Mrs. Fun and I started binge-watching a Netflix series, "The Boroughs", yesterday evening. It's light sci-fi, one of those things-aren't-exactly-what-they-appear sort of plots. I enjoyed the episodes we watched yesterday, enough that I'll probably finish it today.

Stay safe and well everyone and tell your dear ones you love them. Do it today, NOW, for tomorrow may be too late.

 

[Obo]

Morning all, and thanks for the coffee Keith.

I think I saw that horror series. Wait, it was called "It Burrows." Don't watch that before bed....

13C here and heavy rain. They've given us 5 raindrops in the pictograph. Never seen that before.



Should reach 16 later on, the rain stop, but remain cloudy.

Hope John and all the crew had a great day yesterday. Remember folks, to tip your server!

Enjoy the day.

Obo.

 

[steve3b3]

Good morning and thanks for the coffee, Keith.

It's 67 and sunny, rising to 75, later.

Yesterday's hose bib issue didn't get resolved, although I think I discovered how it broke in the first place. I left the hose attached over the winter, and the pipe broke, due to the ice. I contacted my former builder, for the plumber's phone number, and will contact him, tomorrow.
I spent a bunch of time trying to decipher the part number on the valve, but that didn't get me anywhere.

I also found some rust on the bed of my bandsaw, and a Pex to copper connection above , so I'll speak to him about that as well.

We went to a local pub-style restaurant for dinner, and while I didn't raise a rib in John's direction, the pulled pork sandwich was tasty.

Today, I'll head to the track for the start of a two day motorcycle track event noon to 7:00.

Enjoy your day,
Steve

 

[catcher]

Keith, your coffee's hitting the spot this morning. Thanks. Overcast and damp here today, so no riding likely. However yesterday's exploratory ride was great - the Roadmaster showed me a very scenic and fun route which will be part of WoodSToc in August! For now, I'm anticipating the 1800 km ride to OhSToc, leaving Tuesday, arriving Thursday. It'll be awesome to see good friends and great places once again!

 

[STooRay]

Thx Keith!
Have to say I’m more than impressed on your upcoming bicycle trip!!

19˚c/66f, sunny, a gentle breeze from south….a summers day.
10˚c/59f in the sea….

Been for a beach walk.
Now to cook something.

Picking up a trailer at a friends place later, driving to the dump tomorrow to get rid of the old framework for the deck.
Even though the lumber was pressure treated, there were quite some rot…..pffffft!

Enjoy your day of Sun!
Stu

From todays walk

 

[Peppermint]

G'morning, all, and thanks for the java, Keith!

The rain's been coming down in bucketses all morning (hasn't stopped since yesterday), but it seems to be easing off now; should stop all together in a couple of hours. Forecast says that by 5 p.m. today, it'll be sunny again and 22°C/72°F. I stayed true to my rainy-day plan yesterday, and got out my pigments, brushes and cold-pressed paper, put on some music and did a couple of hours of watercolour painting. It was wonderful - very calming and zen. I'm rusty, though, it's been a while and watercolour is a tough medium to work with. I see lots of practice pieces in my future, and one or two small ones may get produced today.

Right, that's all for now. Everybody have a good one, stay safe and go safely.

Patty

 

[jdmccright]

G'mornin' y'all from SoMD! Well, we had a brief spittle of rain earlier but now the sun is out and it's 81F/27C and the humidity is quite tolerable. Two cups of the good stuff later, I feel safe enough to type without being banned for vulgarities, thank you, Keith! Surprised you didn't get it worse last night from the bad storms that rolled through, but I guess you just missed the tail end of them. Whew!

Got some garage work to do today, hoping to install an Android Auto unit onto the ST I bought from Wallyworld for $45, on clearance from $55. It is much lighter than my phone and much less expensive to lose in case something happens. Plus, it even includes tire pressure monitoring. So, one less thing cluttering up my "dashboard". I am annoyed that it uses an archaic glass in-line fuse, so I might just cut that part off and put a blade fuse holder, do they make 3-Amp blade fuses? Also need to change the car's oil and I am refereeing volleyball around noontime.

Princess #1 is still on Rainbow watch as she continues to decline. Harder to find stuff she can eat and she's drinking a lot which is a signal that internal things aren't working well. But she still gives a tail wag when mom comes home. I think a day or so left for her....

Welp, guess i'd better get moving. To everyone riding today to RTEs and meet-ups, ride safe and have fun. To the rest of y'all, take care!

 

[St-Gerard]

Good Morning, now the hard part, remembering who started the thread this morning, thanks Keith. Yeah not awake yet, Even after two cups of coffee and breakfast. Today's agenda, Church,9 am service, then if weather improves, a Ride with a buddy somewhere. Speaking of weather Cloudy with wet stuff,51 F and wind from the South at 9 mph gusting 13 mph.
Figured out where to put all the stuff for my trip to Edmonton this Friday, worked out to be where I put it when I went camping at Stave Lake at the end of April. Well duty calls talk later G

 

[Andrew Shadow]

...... do they make 3-Amp blade fuses?

Yes.

...... so I might just cut that part off and put a blade fuse holder, ......

Not that you asked, but I wouldn't bother. By and large a blown fuse is the result of a failed installation or a shorted appliance. The former can be avoided by investing the time and effort needed to replace the fuse holder with making sure that the wiring is properly routed and protected, and is connected properly. The latter is extremely rare with modern electronics, rare enough that I would argue that the risk of the fuse blowing is so small that I don't think that it is worth the effort. Replacing a fuse is a rare occurrence under normal circumstances. Even if the appliance caused the fuse to blow replacing the fuse takes an additional couple of seconds in addition to replacing the failed appliance. Added to this is that cutting out the old fuse holder and installing a new one introduces two additional connections that are potential failure points unless the entire wire can be replaced, which is not always possible if the plug that came with the unit must be retained.
All in all, not worth the time and effort in my opinion.

 

[Sadlsor]

Thanks Keith.
I remember riding my 10-speed Raleigh quite a bit in my late teens. It carried me into my Navy days, when a shipmate and I rented a trailer off base... about 37 miles away from our dock in Rotten Groton / New London.
Lots and lots of hills, much like Birmingham.
So call it 80 mile a day commuting.
We would strip everything off the frames to squeeze them down the torpedo loading hatch, about 35" or so in diameter, as that was the largest opening in the hull.
Then we'd lash them into our tracks and have to sleep with them... no lockers or bike storage on a submarine, y'know.
Went to Gibraltar, Italy, Newport News, Charleston SC, Ft. Lauderdale, and more.
A couple of us rode a century in FL, unintentionally, because it was so flat compared to CT.
Wasn't that big a deal at all... but we were used to riding almost that far on our daily ride, and we WERE in our 20s, so...
And a 10-speed just seems so ancient now, doesn't it? I still remember when I installed bar-end fingertip shifters to move them off the frame tube... man, that was high tech then!
JD -- really sorry to hear of Princess' further decline. Animals aren't immune from old age, either, but their old age comes quicker.

Got some garage work to do today, hoping to install an Android Auto unit onto the ST I bought from Wallyworld for $45,

But I must ask... when did Walmart start selling STs? I never thought I'd buy another, but damn... at THAT price even I could afford at least 2 more.
And don't tell anyone else, before I've had a chance to go get my next ones!
Time for a mug refill, but before I leave I have one more question:
Hey John!
What's for lunch?
Or maybe we can rustle up some eggs and brisket, instead of eggs and biscuit.
That was SO delicious yesterday, and I bet it's just as good today, if your backyard campers haven't finished it all.
Other than rain all day, that's the story from my little corner of the world.
Glad I got to meet some folks for the first time up there, including our illustrious internet cafe shopkeeper Joe.
Let's do it again next year.

 

[Nashcat]

Good morning, everyone. Thanks for the needed stimulus, Keith

79 and holding for the rest of the day, before rain moves in later. The solid month of rain in May cleared up for a simply beautiful week, but now we’re scheduled for 10 straight days of rain.

The last of the campers headed home this morning, so Teddy has already started his first nap of the day. He had a tiring weekend herding the grazing flock of 19.

Hey John!
What's for lunch?

I think I’ll start with the leftover tater salad, with a couple of apple pies for desert.
It was good seeing you again.

John

 

[jdmccright]

Yes.

Not that you asked, but I wouldn't bother. By and large a blown fuse is the result of a failed installation or a shorted appliance. The former can be avoided by investing the time and effort needed to replace the fuse holder with making sure that the wiring is properly routed and protected, and is connected properly. The latter is extremely rare with modern electronics, rare enough that I would argue that the risk of the fuse blowing is so small that I don't think that it is worth the effort. Replacing a fuse is a rare occurrence under normal circumstances. Even if the appliance caused the fuse to blow replacing the fuse takes an additional couple of seconds in addition to replacing the failed appliance. Added to this is that cutting out the old fuse holder and installing a new one introduces two additional connections that are potential failure points unless the entire wire can be replaced, which is not always possible if the plug that came with the unit must be retained.
All in all, not worth the time and effort in my opinion.

I appreciate the thoughts and guidance, not my first rodeo. I simply don't want to carry around a completely different fuse type just for that. Is it important? No. But if I had to replace it on the fly I could swap in another if needed. But yes, it's rare to need to replace it and I considered your thoughts even before you put them in writing. Thanks.

But I must ask... when did Walmart start selling STs? I never thought I'd buy another, but damn... at THAT price even I could afford at least 2 more.

Also Clearance aisle, Mr Literal Professor.

 

[St-Gerard]

I do Agree with JD using a Blade fuse they are way more reliable than the old glass tube ones. Andrew is also right about fuses in gerenal. So Jd when do we get to see pictures of the new toy?