Good morning!!!!

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temperature is 32°F and going to a high of 36. Wind W 6 mph. 30% chance of flurries.

I think today will be an energy conservation day.

North Bay has 16 covid cases.

mostly, it is an oogah horn.


Have a safe day all

 

[Buppies]

61 high of 72 today another great relaxing day

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Sunset yesterday evening

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-11-28, 0732

39 and a light rain outside.. high in the low 40's...looks to be pretty dreary with a spot of sun now and then.
No dump run today, of course...but there's gonna be a heck of a load next weekend!

Today looks like a good day to watch some Blu Rays...maybe an Old Fashioned or two...

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 44F @ 4:15AM. Sunny. High 64F. Winds light and variable.
Broken record weather, not that I'm complaining. Still no sign of rain in the 10-day, though long range forecast models are showing some in another two weeks :crossfingers:.

News reports very light traffic in brick'n'morter stores, but lots of buyers taking advantage of Black Friday deals online. Found a couple myself yesterday, but once again, snagging a deal on a name brand Blu-Ray player seems elusive.

Could you cast your own shower base out of concrete or morter, RS? It's pretty clear that's what was done in the shower here, then a pebble style tile laid over it. But it's also on a slab foundation, and wood might not be stiff enough to support one.:confused3: Master bath has pedestal sinks; drove me nuts until I found a chest of drawers that fit between them. Now I have a place for storage, and can use the top for bathroom appliances and the like. But would really like to redo with a cabinet running the length of the room, with double underslung sinks on top.

Things seem to be going your way lately, Kyle.:thumbsup:

Lots of rain there lately, David. Sure could use some here if your Pineapple Express mojo is strong enough to send some our way..

Looks nice, Buppies. Plan on retiring there?

Sorted out the wiring mess on the white bike, replaced a fried wire with a thicker one, but it came from an old Lucas harness so I may have jinxed the project.:laughing: System makes sparks, though, so that's a good sign.

UPS brought the hardware for the solar panels, and I was able to get the rails installed without machining or welding anything. Hope to get the panels on today.

Have a good weekend, gang!

 

[rswyan]

34F and clear, headed up to a high of around 46F. Tomorrow is supposed be in the low 50's ...

Pulled another all-nighter. Woman just headed out the door ... managed to get her to sit still long enough to show her a couple of things before she did ... :laughing:

Got one of the slipcovers put on last night ... it needs a little more fussing to dial it ... but seems reasonably decent for what it is. No question that the cats approve that's for sure ... :laughing:

... RS - that sink is kinda cool, that would drive my wife crazy no place to pile all the 都tuff she has on the vanity ...

That's one of the cheaper ones cost-wise (about $275 at the Depot IIRC) ... Kohler has some that will set you back a cool grand ...

Interestingly, I'm the one that was inclined towards a vanity even though the amount of stuff I have is negligible ... (mainly because it makes a good place to stow/hide all her kit ... :laughing ... and she - the one that really has all the "stuff - was the one that wanted a pedestal sink. She was (is) still twisting in the wind on how it was (is) all going to work ...

I told her I'd build a counter-height false wall behind the sink - which I have to do anyways - to handle the plumbing for her sink - and she could use that to set her things on.

She thought I was a genius ... too funny ... :laughing:

 

[rswyan]

46 and cloudy going to 62 and mostly sunny.

Nice ... :thumbsup:

RS, bathroom plans look good.

Thanks.

We are wanting to do one of ours...can't decide on design.

Yeah ... that's the toughest part ... so many different ways to go ... and so many different options.

Things here have been sort of stuck in a 1970-ish mode ... so time for a major revamp. She has an affinity for some Japanese design/style elements and we're looking to incorporate a little of that into at least one project ... toughest thing is probably going to be tying it altogether.

I guess that's why folks hire interior designers ... :laughing:

Been kinda lazy last couple of days...plan to get busy once it gets light.

Sounds like beautiful weather for it ... :thumbsup:

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning. It’s 47 and looks like it’s going to be a nice day.

Didn’t accomplish much yesterday, I did get my the mower tarped up for the winter. High point was a turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich on homemade bread.

A friend had a new smoker that was a gift that he had in the box for years. Decided to put it together yesterday afternoon and discovered that the rivnuts for the leg attachments were never installed. The holes were all blind, so it would be a challenge to do it any other way. He asked if I could weld them on, I said sure, but it will make a mess of the powder coating though. When brought it over, I figured out that 1/4-20 rivnuts would work, and I had a nearly full box of them. So it has legs, unmolested powder coating and a dozen new rivnuts pulled into place.

Looking at the vanity top in my bathroom, a pedestal sink would displace a dozen or more items....

Today will be consumed by a trip to Hilton Head. Getting ready to head out shortly.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
cool morning, 45 out now going up to mid 50's in sun and clouds.

Was pleased that all the outside lights came on last night, need to take my good camera out tonight for picture, tried with
cell phone and pic didn't come out. Did some house cleaning this morning, scrubbed the bathroom, now off to turn on heater in garage and let
that warm up for awhile before I go out there.

Paul, safe trip to SC, Hilton Head is one of my favorite places, always tried to stay in Harbourtown
when passing that way in boat, all the boats there were bigger and way fancier than ours. Always liked the striped lighthouse at corner of marina.
There's another bigger marina outside of town I never tried. Drove the golf cart one time while my wife golfed there, right along the ocean.
Amazing views.
That's a long drive, I can't drive 12 hours any more.

house in development I was interested in came up, with a garage, for a reasonable price. Might drive over there today but made myself a promise not to do
anything until my next PET scan in January said I was still doing fine.

Hope you all have a nice weekend. RS, make sure you get a nap today.

 

[rswyan]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 26ｰ with clear skies this morning. Heading to 47ｰ with sunny skies. Did not sleep good last night. Not sure why. Got tractor ready for winter yesterday. Forgot to bring bucket of ice melt up to house. So when that's done I will do a conserve energy day.

Good deal on getting the tractor prepped ... mine is nowhere close ... just hoping that I can get it done before the snow really starts flying ... :laughing:

Great pic of Mr. Blue Jay ... :thumbsup:

There's a blue jay and four squirrels out around the squirrel feeder here this morning with a doe headed over that way. She might be finding some acorns on the ground and that could be slowing here up some ... :laughing:

RS, big project.

Yup. And an even bigger one after that: the main bathroom.

Both bathrooms in my house are on concrete. It's surprising how water will seep into areas even when you think it is sealed properly.

Yes - it always seems to find a way.

My master bath shower is done in artificial marble. No leaks that I know of yet.

Good deal ... and here's hoping and praying that you never do ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

Good morning, our short dry spell has come to an end. We were really lucky yesterday to be able to get on with spreading and make a cow muck mountain disappear without tractors sinking in too deep.

A good friend of mine is in his mid 50's, non smoker, not overweight and was a healthy, no-cares-in-the-world type until he caught Covid-19 in October. Within a few days of being tested he developed pneumonia and sank about as close to death as it gets. He is now out of hospital and was telling me on the phone yesterday how surreal it was to be laying in a hospital bed half conscious as the doctors discussed his case, the patient on his left having just died of Covid and it looking like he would be next. He ended up on a cocktail of experimental drugs and now from his voice I could not have guessed he had ever been ill, though he says he is constantly tired. His advice to me was to postpone the usual family Christmas, it is simply not worth the risk.

Glad he made it through.

Take care everyone !

And you too ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

Could you cast your own shower base out of concrete or morter, RS?

Possibly ... but doing so would mean ripping out the old base ... and then that will necessarily mean getting into the plumbing and pipe work for the drain. Since the base itself doesn't appear to be cracked or leaking I'd really prefer not to (the drain is old galvanized and/or black pipe)

OTOH, it would really suck to have the base crack and fail - which might be non-repairable and actually require replacement - AFTER I get the new tile work done. Sure something to think about.

So far, apart from the steel tile flange that's rotted out, the base seems solid. It appears that there are ways to handle the now missing tile flange ... but I'm still researching it.

If I did tear it out, I'd probably go with one of the newer solutions which involves mortaring in a manufactured foam board pan with the proper slope built into it, putting a liquid membrane on it and then just tiling over that.

It's pretty clear that's what was done in the shower here, then a pebble style tile laid over it. But it's also on a slab foundation, and wood might not be stiff enough to support one.:confused3:

Yeah ... the subfloor - especially if it's wood - has to be done correctly. Don't want things moving around. That's why I was relieved when I saw they had actually screwed the subfloor down rather than just nail it when I pulled the linoleum up. (They used normal straight blade wood screws ... probably state of the art at the time ... :laughing

So I took it to be a good sign that they might have actually prepped it for tile when it was built. I do know that the subfloor in other parts of the house is NOT screwed down.

Master bath has pedestal sinks; drove me nuts until I found a chest of drawers that fit between them. Now I have a place for storage, and can use the top for bathroom appliances and the like. But would really like to redo with a cabinet running the length of the room, with double underslung sinks on top.

The vanity in the main bathroom here is just shy of 8' long by about an inch (it's a long narrow bathroom)

There's no doubt that having that much storage is very handy ... "we" are using all of it ... ... along with the entire top between the sinks ... :laughing:

Good luck on your various projects ... :thumbsup:

 

[Dftodd]

Got only an hour of mowing before it was raining too hard again. Oh well. Enjoyed rest of afternoon playing cards with wife and a couple of eggnogs. Half a shot of Fireball whiskey in eggnog is really good.

I'm partial to Devils Cut in egg nog myself.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning, our short dry spell has come to an end. We were really lucky yesterday to be able to get on with spreading and make a cow muck mountain disappear without tractors sinking in too deep.


A good friend of mine is in his mid 50's, non smoker, not overweight and was a healthy, no-cares-in-the-world type until he caught Covid-19 in October. Within a few days of being tested he developed pneumonia and sank about as close to death as it gets. He is now out of hospital and was telling me on the phone yesterday how surreal it was to be laying in a hospital bed half conscious as the doctors discussed his case, the patient on his left having just died of Covid and it looking like he would be next. He ended up on a cocktail of experimental drugs and now from his voice I could not have guessed he had ever been ill, though he says he is constantly tired. His advice to me was to postpone the usual family Christmas, it is simply not worth the risk.

Take care everyone !

Sorry and glad for your friend. Sounds like the experimental drug cocktail worked. I believe the numbers of dying here are very low now, especially if you consider underlying complications.



Great photos Ron and Bupps. Ron, maybe a nap in order today? My friend and I call it, taking two 5 minute naps, back to back.....Or testing eyelids for leaks.

Bupps, you staying long at the coast?


RNG, you would have been welcome at our place. Concerning electronics, pick your poison Lucas or Bosch. Hopefully you can figure it out. I hate troubleshooting wiring. It seems maybe the Steiner Beast's major issue stopping it, was the relay that ties into 5 wires....fortunately for me...so far. Are you adding panels??? Maybe these woodsmiths we have in our midst could give you inspiration for a full length counter.

Cooler and "spitting" here, mid 50's. Rains supposedly on the way. I pray we get some substantial rain. We need it, being in a substantial drought too. I saw where inundated Louisiana got a lot more un-needed rain.

Wifey made me coffee. Added chocolate and cream of course. Tasted great.

BEF, Looking for a brown paper bag for tomatoes...

Prayers you all have a good day, for those in need of healing, and for our country.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low of 29 last night, awoke to a 1/2" dusting of snow. Sun peeking through the clouds sure makes it pretty! No more snow is predicted, so just a slight inconvenience.

RS, when I remodeled our bathrooms a couple years ago, I was fortunate enough that the plumbing was "up to date", and was able to be capped and/or cut while the major stuff like tile was removed. Even so, the project took twice as long as expected, over 2 months... Granted, I was still working, so only able to dedicate 3 or 4 days a week to it. I was very glad to be done with it! I do like the style for sure! Modern retro.... if that is a thing:thumbsup:

Drew, have fun in the shop today. You had mentioned getting additional supports.... these have worked exceptionally well for me:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Anvil-4...gVaZippuvBmDTU8WQWcaAl1TEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Harbor freight has similar ones a few dollars cheaper, but the quality/weight was also less.
132 lb. Capacity Roller Stand
They really come in handy for a multitude of things.

Ron, beautiful pic of the bluebird! Almost looks like spring....

Buppies, nice sunrise pic... I must have missed it... are you in Florida?

Missed posting yesterday, woke up yesterday feeling like .... well ... doo-doo. Had terrible reflux thanksgiving night, waking me up almost aspirating.... probably ate way too much and way too many rich foods.....
Finally around noon, I made a run to Costco, but unfortunately they sold out of the 2 items that I specifically went there to get. Ordered them online from Costco last night.
This morning, I am feeling much, much better. I need to go out and get the shop heaters going.... then get joining up some boards. I don't want to run out of time making the chests.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

David, fireball whiskey is also good in warmed apple cider..:thumbsup:.. for a winter's chill.... not that you get chilly out there!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

I used to really enjoy spiked egg nog.... now the thought of it... well, you know....

 

[Looking4new]

I used to really enjoy spiked egg nog.... now the thought of it... well, you know....

Too much of spiked egg nog has killed my enjoyment of it for all eternity. Virgin e-n for me.

 

[toppop52]

Top,

Thanks ... that's good to know ... :thumbsup:

I've got a number of other pieces of furniture (sofas, chairs, and box springs/mattress foundations) that need done as well ... so the info will come in handy.

Also have a couple of chairs I want to get reupholstered ... we had them done once, but they were sitting where they got a lot of sun and the UV seems to have caused a deterioration in the fabric. The cats don't help matters either ... :laughing:

The Woman wants to toss them ... but I think they are decent quality furniture (and pretty comfortable, even though I don't sit in them much) and probably worth reupholstering.

Same on the love seats ... manufactured by Highland House of Hickory (NC) in November of 1980. Gonna make do with slipcovers on those for the time being though.

Thanks again.

I have the cat problem myself, and while I’ve got strong young men here I’m going to move my magic chair to the garage so I can upholster it.
I call it the magic chair because every time I sit in it I magically go to sleep.

 

[sodamo]

64°F and .58 inches rain. Off to a soggy start. Hey, it’s rainy season

Hope to get more mowing today.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day