Good morning!!!!

[RedNeckGeek]

I've had a set of torque sticks for many years,
about once a year I'll mount a bolt in my vise and run a nut on with my impact and the various torque sticks
then verify what it takes to break them loose with my nice torque wrench.

I don't know about that, Lou. I was taught to never use a torque wrench to break loose a fastener. The jolt when it lets go is hard on the mechanism. Maybe it doesn't matter with a digital wrench, but I wouldn't do it with a clicker or a beam.

A long time ago, I had a Snap-On salesman refuse to sell me a set of torque stix after I told him I'd be using them with an impact gun. He never did explain why. Maybe it was because he'd rather sell me one of the $$$$$$$ digital torque wrenches? He gave up his franchise a few months later, people don't seem to stay in that job more than a year or so. I still don't have a set of torque stix, but I do have a range of digital torque wrenches...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 73F @ 6:45AM. Sunny. High 104F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Another warm one yesterday, more of the same on tap for today.

Got the 1" waterline in the trench yesterday, and the smaller size was a lot easier to deal with. I had time before it got too hot to assemble all the galvanized pipe fittings into what will be the hydrant, with not too many pieces left over. Seems like it'll be pretty sturdy once it's screwed to the pump house wall.

Pole saw buyer isn't returning phone calls, but have another party who is local that has expressed interest. We'll see. Money talks, BS walks.

Put together a list of PVC fittings to finish off the plumbing project, or at least get closer to finishing. Off to town today, and the plumbing supply house will be one of the stops. Several others to make, too, including groceries.

Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!

 

[kenmbz]

Mornin all, another bridge walk and the humidity is really bad, not used to having temps at about 100 day after day.
Did get the 2nd coat of varnish on the planks, need a little bit of sanding and some more coats, may need another quart, we'll see.

Kyle-snake is just resting right

Saw a mouse in the detached garage, time to purge them.

Need to do some weed wacking and hedge trimming and etc. everything is growing in leaps and bounds with this heat and rain mix.
Did get my son an Ikea cube for his vinyl, so funny how he likes records over CD/stream. We go to used record stores in Doylestown and Princeton.

Stay safe and be well, and no more fuzzy squirrels

This is the first time many flowers have had a chance to bloom since the deer usually eat them. First time seeing these bloom , both by the pool and in the main garden.
Deer off is working pretty well.

 

[RoyJackson]

Roy, I have the same model. Annoying and not consumer friendly to require a smart phone and separate app just to adjust headphones.
It's like modern cars with no knobs and you have to constantly drill down in menus. I guess on-off knobs have gone out of fashion.

If you still can, send it back

I was going to post a review about these headphones...looks like Amazon stopped any further reviews.
This may be because I'd already put in for a return, however..so maybe it was just me that was blocked (because of the return request)

 

[RoyJackson]

I don't know about that, Lou. I was taught to never use a torque wrench to break loose a fastener. The jolt when it lets go is hard on the mechanism. Maybe it doesn't matter with a digital wrench, but I wouldn't do it with a clicker or a beam.

Same here...torque wrenches are to ensure correct torque...they're not breaker bars

 

[check]

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I have JBL headphones. I don't use them a lot but only charge them every 2 -3 months at most. They were part of the deal when I got my Samsung tablet. Bluetooth range is great. I can walk all through the house and outside with them when listening to music.

Me too. They work fine, and I use them to listen to music while driving my tractor. (The BX25 is quite a noisy tractor, and the JBLs dampen the noise quite nicely.)

 

[PJSprog]

73°F and partly cloudy this morning, going up to 86° today.

One of our supervisors at work is pretending he has no idea how to set up cold saws for parts we've been making for years. So, the company president asked me to do it for him to avoid the impending drama. I worried about this happening when I had to set up and run the mill last week, and now this guy is milking it. I'm not having to run the parts through the saw, but I am having to babysit the operator (new guy, who should be supervised by his supervisor) for this very picky customer. I have little patience for workplace drama, and that supervisor will probably like me much less before the day is over.

Honestly, Mostly_, I do miss playing live. I don't however, miss any of the BS that goes with it on the business side of music. I keep telling myself I might get back into it, but then most of my friends post their trials and tribulations on Facebook every week and remind me why I gave it up.

 

[sodamo]

68°F and 0 rain.

I’ll be mixing the bag of Quikcrete this morning, get that task out of the way.

Now that oven is functional I’m on the hook to make garlic and cheddar biscuits to go with our spaghetti and meatballs for H&F this afternoon. Hopefully, softer than the quikcrete. My 1st attempt at the biscuits.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[kenmbz]

Just found out my FILs old house in Yardley, PA is on the DIY show Stone House Revival. This week and next.

 

[rswyan]

67F with light rain @ 15:00, calling for a high of 77F. Line of thunderstorms just came through producing a torrential downpour. Accumulation currently shows 0.44" since midnight, but that may update further here in a bit.

Definitely an inside day.

More work on paperwork.

Probably get The Woman to give me a haircut later.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day.