Good Morning! 73F @ 7:00AM. Sunny. High 97F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
Drew, try really romping on those brakes a few times from high speed before you even think about replacing parts. But first be sure to look in your rear view mirror to make sure nobody's following too closely! Lots of times deposits build up on the rotors and pads because the brakes never get used hard. A few practice panic stops can burn them off and restore smooth, normal operation.
Buppies, I just checked the list of the recently departed boyfriend's guns and it contains a Savage Anchutz Model 1431/32 in 22 Hornet with Schnable forend tip and 3.8 Redfield Scope. It's for sale, though I haven't a clue what it's worth. If you're interested I can send you some photos and do some digging on the value. I'm guessing somewhere around Blue Book would be fair. I know he took very good care of all his stuff, and usually opted for fancy wood and such with his guns.
Farmer, when I thought of your chickens and what it must cost to heat and cool them every month, I didn't feel so bad about my little bill. Even so, it's about a hundred and twenty bux over the biggest utility bill I've ever seen, and that's a lot of beer!:hissyfit::laughing:
Kyle, my bondo prowess is all hired out this round. And I just picked up four more 4' LED shop lights (for a total of 16), and hope to get them hung today for a test tonight. Probably be bright enough to be seen from space.
The biggest problem I had with outside daylight painting was having to look into the sun at times. Next came trying to see into dark shadows. I think at night the first problem goes away, and a hand held light should take care of the second since the LEDs won't be bright enough to cast deep shadows. At least that's the hope.
Well I did get a response from the spray booth fan seller, and spent yesterday afternoon and evening on the road to South Lake Tahoe and back. Smooth trip, easy traffic through the Sacramento area, real nice guy selling it. The fan is a real brute: 1/2 HP GE motor, big steel blades and cage, and it must weigh 50 pounds. It's easily a $600 fan if bought new (I paid only $25), and they probably don't make them as well these days. The only problem is it's out of balance, or maybe something's bent, because it's got a significant vibration at full speed. Probably been like that for years, but I'll fiddle with it this morning to see if there's anything I can to to cure it. I have no doubt it's strong enough to blow air through a filter; it sat on sandy soil when he fired it up and the grains it picked up stung my hand when I held it in the airflow. But it's also way heavier than my lightweight frame can hold, so I'll have to move the fan window to the ground and do a real good job of cleaning the driveway in front of where the air enters the booth. One DIY spray booth web page I saw recommended firing up the fans at least a half hour before painting just to get the dust out of the air.
BTW, South Lake Tahoe is one of the biggest tourist traps in the state. Nice temperatures this time of year, mid 70s at 5PM vs. 100+ in Sacramento just an hour before. But I paid almost five bux for a mid size bag of Doritos to snack on during the trip back; thank goodness I started with a full 38 gallon tank of fuel or I'd have been paying three bux plus for Diesel there. As it was I used less than half a tank and will just fill up at my regular Safeway grocery store next week at a mere $2.39/gallon.
