Good morning!!!!

[sodamo]

Find the work bench, i dare you.View attachment 558982View attachment 558984

Have to admit, that makes me feel just a tad better

 

[RoyJackson]

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59 right now...high in the upper 80's and a pretty good chance of thunderstorms late today...

 

[Eric Salop]

Eric, it is the fine folks from the folds of Irish backstreets that I can't seem to understand a single word being said. Do you have trouble with their strongest of dialects?

I've struggled to understand what was said quite a few times when giving tech support to one particular company in Ireland. Some of our engineers would almost hide under their desk to avoid taking the call. The Irish lot were great though, always had time for a laugh, even when they were having major problems.

Eric痴 Post reminded me of when I lived / worked in the UK back in the late 1970痴. I spent about a third of my time in London and rest in Aberdeen.

When I壇 go to the pub, with a few Scots that worked for me, we壇 have great conversations until they forgot and started lapsing into Gaelic slang. I壇 just sit back and listen and shortly they壇 realize what they were doing and we壇 all have a big laugh. By the time I headed backwards to the US, after almost 4 years, I got an ear for it and understood quite a bit. Like the US, the UK has lots of different 殿ccents? It still all English though.

Rick, dae ye no ken fit they say ? My Aunt Cath (not really an aunt, just a lovely lady who lived next door when I was growing up) came from Banff, which is a small coastal town just above Aberdeen. Did you visit there ? That area seemed to be much more remote in the days before oil was discovered and it's good to hear your friends were doing their best to keep that regional dialect going strong. If I could choose any voice for my car's sat nav, it would be that of a soft yet clearly spoken Scottish lady.

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. Yesterday I only did a small section of brickwork and had finished by the afternoon. That's when our son rang to ask if he could borrow my Tanaka hedge trimmer. Of course, only problem is it stopped running 3 years ago, it needs looking at - if only I could find a bench to work on .... I'm not quite as experienced a heaper as buckeye's dad, but heading that way.

:ashamed:

Inspired by David, for once in my life I put it all away before starting something new. Wow, what a revelation, so much space to work in !




With the carb cleaned and a new fuel line, it was running again. Then this crazy thought came into my head, why don't I delay the bottle of beer for a few more minutes and put away the tools that are still out ?

5S sustain phase before bedtime


Ron, did I pass ?

 

[mpham]

Heading for the high 90’s today with humidity! Good day to stay inside.

 

[daugen]

I was starting to feel better seeing cluttered workbenches and then Eric had to burst my bubble by showing
a pristine clean unmolested work top.

going to be hot today and for next few days, really hot
gardening volunteers coming early, have been working on a to do list for husband/wife team.
Nice they came back to work, she came last time and took home a bonanza of veggies without
doing much, so nice of them to come back. I think he wants to screw around with my tractors but I told them
this is a work day, not socializing since I have to make my dropoff to the food pantry today.
Can't mess up my ever so small veggie production line here.

Most thankful yesterday to find my sole peach still up on top of the peach tree, hard as a rock.
I want to pick it a little early, but not too early. I just know the squirrels will get it, really should net the
thing. One peach. Well, it's a start. Rest of peaches look lousy, leaves turning yellow like they did last year,
when they lost most of their leaves all at once. Thankfully they came back. Tough childhoods...
I've sprayed them twice in the last three weeks, nothing more I can do.

can't seem to sleep past 4am. I think I've awakened ancestral farmer genes. 5am sounds much better.

I've been reading some books with a Highland theme, sci fi nonsense but fun, and it's pretty clear the Scots don't think much of the Brits
and vice versa. And the language is fun. All those wee lasses running around...

 

[Ed of all trades]

Good morning all, 66 this morning with patchy fog, going to 92 with a 20% chance of T-storms. Might get some work done in the garage today, with the AC on if I do.

David, I need to refinish the joints in the ceiling of the garage but I will use a bow trowel when I do. So much easier than a knife.

Drew how many potatoes did you get in all?

Have a great day, prayers sent for all in need. Ed

 

[Buppies]

Same as Ed or close 68 high of 92 the three H痴 are here and will last a couple of days think battleline for summer will start at Mason Dixon Line warm wet above hot to warm below with above chances of rain/ storms

Prayers for all those in need

 

[wngsprd]

68 and foggy, going to 95 and humid.

Thomas, great fishing!

Rick, beautiful place...those girls will have great fun.

 

[newbury]

Had a fleeting thought to finish and paint the Sheetrock. Thankfully, I took a deep breath, paused, and it passed. Gotta leave something for the next owner.

Power washed and back in place
<snip>

Did you consider taping?
For me the taping (and subsequent sanding) was always the most laborious, dusty and messy until I hooked a DeWalt ROS to the end of a $12 wet/dry vac. Put about 2" to 3" of water in the vac and extended the intake hose down so the incoming air was directed through the water like a hookah. Made the sanding a breeze and virtually dust free. Captures all the dust in water. Just need to remember to empty and wash the vacuum base out at the end of the day or the sludge dries to rock.

Worked much like the youtube videos of power drywall sanders without the expense.

 

[toppop52]

Foggy and 71, on the way to low 90s next couple of days, not as hot as earlier predicted.
Went to a car show at the American Legion yesterday and visited mom. Ellen and I had Texas Roadhouse for dinner. We got ribs and catfish and shared. Love their sweet potatoes!

Have a good day and careful in the heat. Prayers for my friends.

 

[ronjhall]

drinking first cup of coffee. 75° with a few clouds this morning. Heading to 90° with thunderstorm in afternoon. Yesterday was a hot one. 95°. Unusual for this area in June. Spent most of the day inside. To day will be another inside day. Back to normal temperatures tomorrow. Good day to spend on phone with UPS customer service. They decided that I package I sent last week was 4 lbs heavier than what I paid for. I had UPS customer service at their local service center weigh and give me a receipt. It shows 1.1 pound less than I paid for. :confused3:

Eric, your making progress. I have to make a adjustment to my work bench cleanliness. I have 5 work benches. Forgot while cleaning shop I replaced one bench with roll a round drawer cabinet. That bench got moved to pole barn. It is cluttered with 3PH and PTO parts. Maybe it does not count as a workbench. Wood chipper sets in front of it. It is not visible without moving chipper.

David, my shop walls have drywall on them. Not taped or painted. Sure wish I had done it 43 years ago.

Prayers for all those in need.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

Ed, 200 pounds planted, 2200 pounds harvested, 2100 to food pantry

finished job number one, doing the onions. All the Texas Sweets headed to pantry this morning with
8 malnourished mildly bug bit cabbage heads.
Hey buddy, I'd like some slaw with my bugs!


now waiting on helpers, taking a break and resting.

 

[Thomas]

68F cloudy haze low 90's for high good chance couple mean t-storm popping up later today.

Outside early get couple things done before the 3H's show,rest of day just stay low and keep cool.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[300UGUY]

Almost $21 at HD, geez, remember when it used to be cheap?

$8 in Howell, Michigan. That indicates more than 2x cost in building a house. A friend just told me that new construction here is around $190 / sq ft.

 

[toppop52]

$8 in Howell, Michigan. That indicates more than 2x cost in building a house. A friend just told me that new construction here is around $190 / sq ft.

Seven years ago when we built, average here was just over $80 ft.

 

[300UGUY]

Makes me think my buddy was exaggerating. Not the first time. I guess I should be more careful.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Did you consider taping?
For me the taping (and subsequent sanding) was always the most laborious, dusty and messy until I hooked a DeWalt ROS to the end of a $12 wet/dry vac. Put about 2" to 3" of water in the vac and extended the intake hose down so the incoming air was directed through the water like a hookah. Made the sanding a breeze and virtually dust free. Captures all the dust in water. Just need to remember to empty and wash the vacuum base out at the end of the day or the sludge dries to rock.

Worked much like the youtube videos of power drywall sanders without the expense.

I need to try that.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 64F @ 5:00 AM. Sunny. High 84F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

Looks like the temperatures here are headed into the 90s tomorrow and the 100s by the weekend. Just in time for summer. Ugh.

Is alcohol being mixed with gasoline in the UK, Eric? That's the main cause for small engine problems here...

Along those lines, I've had the fuel tank from the big touring motorcycle off the bike, drained, and sitting open outside to dry out for the past several days. I'll pull and drain the float bowls off the carbs today, and remove the battery as well, and it'll be all set for a long summer nap until temperatures drop low enough to be comfortable behind the fairing again. But the main focus was puzzling out an electrical problem that had the low beam of the head light and turn signals not working. Turned out to be a loose connection under the tank, discovered as I undid each connector one-by-one to clean terminals with DeOxIt and diamond grit terminal cleaner tools. I felt like I was on a roll, so I installed a new solid state turn signal flasher that also flashes the turn signals when the brakes are applied and also converts the turn signals to running lights anytime the ignition is on. Can't get too much visibility in this age of distracted driving.

Today it's the Honda 90s turn on the lift. Catching up on over forty years of deferred maintenance, almost a year of that since I bought it. It'll be nice to start using it as a bumper bike on camping trips, as it's much lighter and easier to load then the Yamaha dirt bike.

Hope everyone's week gets off to a great start!

 

[CajunRider]

Wet and warm down south. Temp is the 90's. Rain is also in the forecast.

Spent the weekend in Florida with my siblings celebrating my dad's 90th birthday. While we had a great time, it saddens me to see my father's deteriorating health even with the best of care we can give him.

Came home to the sad news that one of my long time friend has just passed. He will be missed.

Reading other posts around here, y'all are putting me to shame with all your work. While you are out there feeding the world, I'm still struggling with getting my tractor fixed.

Have a great day all.