Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Kind of like Newsom and Pelosi in CA, or the Cuomo’s in NY. It ain’t just TX. And Trump for that matter.

People drive me nuts wearing masks under their noses or worse under their chins.

Yeah ... the point of my post wasn't that it was "just TX".

It was that what appears to us to be the case - as a consequence of our own observations - isn't always reflective of the actual overall situation.

What we observe is necessarily limited ... just by what we are looking at.

My observations - locally - are that people are generally compliant.

That doesn't mean there aren't a crapload of people around here in my area - that I'm not seeing - that are non-compliant with proper mask usage.

Simply a matter of sample size (what we see vs. what we don't)

There is no shortage of stupid in America (meaning people who refuse to mask up and socially distance)

 

[sodamo]

7°F and .21 inches rain and raining

Hope to get on the door trims this morning, wx dependent. At some point I need to go to zhD as I’m short 2 pieces will be opportunity to go to brewery to replenish 1 empty keg.

No plans beyond those.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Well I got another bad news call from my sister in Co. yesterday, she is the one who lost a son to a sudden, unexpected heart attack back in Oct.. She found out that her oldest son, who has M.S and is in a care facility in Alamosa,Co, tested positive for covid yesterday. The San Louis Valley part of Co. has been hit real hard and one of the workers was exposed and brought it to work. They have been checking all the patients daily and he came up positive.
I feel so bad for her and her husband as they are both in their 80's with plenty of health problems. They kept him at home for years and then about a year ago my sister was diagnosed with Parkinsons and on top of all her other health issues it just became too much to provide all the care and the help they tried to have come in and give them a hand just didn't work out so they put him in the care facility about a year ago. Now my sister is blaming herself for not keeping him at home. Very sad situation, and prayers would be greatly appreciated.

Prayers for all Jim. My SIL who just passed had severe MS. It was hard on my brother to care for her.

 

[rswyan]

Twitter

:laughing:

 

[Bird]

Well I got another bad news call from my sister in Co. yesterday, she is the one who lost a son to a sudden, unexpected heart attack back in Oct.. She found out that her oldest son, who has M.S and is in a care facility in Alamosa,Co, tested positive for covid yesterday. The San Louis Valley part of Co. has been hit real hard and one of the workers was exposed and brought it to work. They have been checking all the patients daily and he came up positive.
I feel so bad for her and her husband as they are both in their 80's with plenty of health problems. They kept him at home for years and then about a year ago my sister was diagnosed with Parkinsons and on top of all her other health issues it just became too much to provide all the care and the help they tried to have come in and give them a hand just didn't work out so they put him in the care facility about a year ago. Now my sister is blaming herself for not keeping him at home. Very sad situation, and prayers would be greatly appreciated.

We'll certainly pray for them and know it much be tough.

 

[daugen]

Prayers sent for your sister and her family Jim. A lot to deal with.

Don, you will be amazed how slick that grease makes your saw, like it has teflon in it.

picked up a rake and snow shovel at True Value this morning, hope the latter doesn't get used much, prediction is for warm winter here. :thumbsup:

numero uno birdfeeder done, I'll keep this one since I started off not predrilling the screw holes and several small splits resulted. Once I started drilling, no problems.
Very easy to make, not sure I like the exposed screw look but glued and screwed, this little cedar birdhouse should last a long, long time.
Hope to make several more tomorrow, but definitely would be easier with the power mitre saw I have on order

smell of cedar sawdust just delightful

 

[rswyan]

Looking' good Drew ... :thumbsup:

 

[sodamo]

Extra prayer for those in need.

 

[sodamo]

Lookin good Drew. So now the Drew improved model
Maybe instead of screws, well glued biscuit joints?

 

[txdon]

This cat loves surfing - YouTube

There you go RS. The cute tweet minus all the politics.

 

[toppop52]

Yeah ... the point of my post wasn't that it was "just TX".

It was that what appears to us to be the case - as a consequence of our own observations - isn't always reflective of the actual overall situation.

What we observe is necessarily limited ... just by what we are looking at.

My observations - locally - are that people are generally compliant.

That doesn't mean there aren't a crapload of people around here in my area - that I'm not seeing - that are non-compliant with proper mask usage.

Simply a matter of sample size (what we see vs. what we don't)

There is no shortage of stupid in America (meaning people who refuse to mask up and socially distance)

I certainly agree with that, I see it everyday. I don’t have much patience with people lacking common sense.

 

[rswyan]

This cat loves surfing - YouTube

There you go RS. The cute tweet minus all the politics.

There were no politics ... provided one just focused on the tweet I actually linked ...

Silly Texans ... they really have to try oh so hard at being offended ...

Glad you found a safe space though ... :thumbsup:

:laughing:

 

[rswyan]

I certainly agree with that, I see it everyday. I don稚 have much patience with people lacking common sense.

:thumbsup:

 

[toppop52]

I had a cat named Yoda, about 8lbs, he played in puddles after a rain and he walked on a leash like a dog would.

 

[rswyan]

I had a cat named Yoda, about 8lbs, he played in puddles after a rain and he walked on a leash like a dog would. View attachment 677332

Nice ... :thumbsup:

 

[daugen]

Lookin good Drew. So now the Drew improved model
Maybe instead of screws, well glued biscuit joints?

interesting...just spent some time watching biscuit joinery on YouTube, plus use of "dominos".
I like the dominos better but way too expensive a tool for me, probably because Festool is price gouging due to having the patent on it.

Biscuits do not seem to add a lot of strength while screws do. But we both know that a modern glue like Titebond is stronger than
the wood fiber itself, so if properly glued, technically you don't need screws anyway. Using screws means you can keep going and finish the piece
as the glue dries. Using biscuits seems to mean you need to keep it clamped til morning.

Biscuits appear most useful for joining boards making table tops and for aligning parts. Nice thing is a biscuit joiner is a cheap tool
Biscuit Joiner at Grizzly.com

I think if I keep at this, and I do enjoy woodworking, it would make a nice addition to my tool mix. Probably ought to learn how to make a dado first...
and how to use a router. Lot to learn. And I definitely need a dust collection system first...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Prayers for Jim and his extended family.

also prayers for covid patients, and for the vaccine to be brought about swiftly.

 

[pennwalk]

There is no shortage of stupid in America

I still wonder if someone is slipping something in our water.

Chris

 

[Buppies]

Prayers for Jim his sister and her family

 

[wngsprd]

My FIL is going in the hospital for a day in 2 weeks to get checked for an ulcer, and to get a colonoscopy too, while he's under. I told him to tell the doctor to clean the scope in between...

Good thinking!