Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

good point about lock RNG, thank you. Whatever I put in there is defeatable by a bolt cutter but
feel I have to do something.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, is that tarp the size that maybe you make a simple frame to support it. Possibly be able to leave in place while running? A weighted flap in front.

 

[toppop52]

good point about lock RNG, thank you. Whatever I put in there is defeatable by a bolt cutter but
feel I have to do something.

After my experience I’d agree, I lost a bit over $2300 worth to sticky fingers. I can’t use a motion alarm, too many cats running around.
Had the state police out today to make a report. I guess I’ll call the insurance folks and see what if anything they will do.

Most of my day was little busy jobs and errands, cleaning ladies were today, very nice Portuguese lady runs the outfit. She had COVID 19 last summer and missed about a month.

We had 1.49” yesterday and expected to see about that much tomorrow.

I’m way behind on reading posts.
Have a good evening.

 

[txdon]

good point about lock RNG, thank you. Whatever I put in there is defeatable by a bolt cutter but
feel I have to do something.

Maybe block it and take the wheels off, then they will have to drag or carry it out.

 

[RoyJackson]

I looked at the photo of the tarp, Drew, and tried to imagine it with 12" of snow on it. Seems it would be a PITA to get to the valve on the bottle under all that snow, but the tarp would at least keep it off the genny. You'll prolly need a shovel to clear space around it, once running, it would probably melt whatever snow was around it.

What really caught my eye, though, is that there's no lock and chain on it to keep it from sprouting legs. Lots and lots of folks around here have lost their generators to someone else's sticky fingers.:irked:

There's a number of YouTube videos on using store bought sheds to make a portable genny a permanent and safe installation. I have a 10K genny and I am aware how some tend to "walk away"

Well, forecast has increased to 10" of snow between Wednesday evening and Thursday...hope so, because I really want to see how the Deere 4052 cab tractor (40 PTO HP) handles a good accumulation of snow

 

[pennwalk]

I got home and thank goodness there were no porch pirates in the neighborhood.

Lots and lots of folks around here have lost their generators to someone else's sticky fingers.

A friend was telling me about guys who drive around town in the early morning collecting the Christmas tip envelopes people leave out for the trash man.
Have their always been this many crooks?

Chris

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have chained and padlocked my generator to my deck post, even though it’s fairly safe here. When I was building the house I’d chain my ladders and saw up at night, if I didn’t put them in the locked storage container.

Trip to NoVa went ok. Wreck on beltway before the river, so I detoured on some backroads thru Potomac, was about 20 minutes late. Spent a lot of time instructing them on stuff. Traffic slow on way home. Haven’t been down that way in a few years, lots more have changed. Don’t miss it.

Stopped on way home to get donuts for the morning. I plan to stay home tomorrow. My commute is 50 miles each way.

Decided not to work late tonight. One project ends next week, so should not be so rushed after that.

Wife put the outdoor cat in the mud room, put out it’s box to sleep in and litter box. Cat slept all day in that bed, all curled up.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I noticed our macaroni grill has gone out of business. Liked their food.

 

[Looking4new]

Roy, I have a tin shed I bought from the hardware store a few years ago. Set it on skids with 1/2" plywood on top, I cut windows into the sides and mounted 1/2" hardware cloth over them. That is where I store and run the genny from and also all the small engine fuel is in there as well. Where the exhaust exits the genny I cut another hole and covered that with 1/2" hardware cloth, too.

-2°F right now and going down to -13 overnight.

 

[rswyan]

28F and partly cloudy @ 22:30.

Was able to get one of the water supply valves (the cold line) turned "off" without doing much (turned by hand) ... unfortunately, the water is still flowing a little ... of course ...

The other line (hot) had a set of Vise-Grips locked on the valve stem (the valve handle had previously deteriorated and broken off) ... the Vise-Grips have been there at least 15 years, from the last time I attempted to turn the valve ... and then got distracted with something else. They're pretty rusted up ... be interesting to see if I can recover them to working order.

These valves are in a place (confined space) where it would not be easy to replace them (central channel way down the center of the house for plumbing and electric, which is now inside a small alcove - 18"D x 36"W - which was originally intended to be storage shelves) ... so I'm going to see if I can disassemble them, so that I can replace the sealing washers and valve packing. I'm pretty sure that I will have to turn off the main supply valve for the house ... so probably a two day project:

Day 1 - get both valve stems broken loose and reassembled before The Woman gets home,

Day 2 - take them apart again and replace the seal and stem packings.

Toilet pulled and moved out ... the Lime-A-Way didn't touch the stains. Will probably have to be scrubbed with cleanser and a Scotch-Brite pad to clean it all the way up.

My "helper" assisted with this - and when I was on my back with my head up inside the vanity, trying to figure out how it was secured in place (looks like it might just be a couple of finishing nails) Did discover that there currently are no shutoff valves on the hot and cold supplies for the vanity faucet, under the vanity.

Needless to say, the open toilet drain was an item of endless fascination ...

There was a section of the closet flange that was broken off so I went ahead and took the hammer to that and busted the rest of it off so it can be replaced. New Oatey replacement PVC flange is in the cart, awaiting checkout.

Did verify that the rough-in for the toilet is better than the 12" needed for the new one ... so that's good ... :thumbsup:

Also found out that the floor in this bathroom - at least around the toilet and probably at least under the shower as well - is two sheets of 3/4 plywood, which is a good thing. The bad part is that at least the top layer of the plywood around the toilet should be replaced, due to a leak I fixed about 20 years ago. It's not totally rotted but has some water damage ... seems a little soft right around the closet flange ... so better to just go ahead and replace it. Big question at this point is whether I'll need to replace the layer below it ... :confused3:

Did some clean up of debris in bathroom and straightening up of materials and tools, so they are laid out and ready to go.

Hope everyone had a great day.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Hint- a 12 year old could bicycle to the local gun shop and buy a pound of black powder and a roll of waterproof fuse and not raise any suspicions or questions.

And you could drive to school with a gun in the gun rack of your vehicle.

 

[sodamo]

Rswyan, aren’t bathrooms fun

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. very flat temp profiles today. 35F for the start, fog/mist. calm wind. Fog/mist during day, light wind, and high temp was 36F. Forecaster thought we might see a flake or two of snow, but did not happen during daylight. Cleaned up ashes and stoked the fire in insert, store run in town shelves are well stocked. Nap and YouTube finished the afternoon.
Covid sire are finally updating no explain why no updates for 3 days, numbers as of today.
Covid update: Cooke 1484 confirmed cases, 142 active cases, Montage 953 confirmed cases, 53 active cases, Grayson 5404 confirmed cases, 378 active cases, local 15 active cases.
Roy big storm enjoy working from home
Drew hope you have no need move about after today.
Buppies recall all too well the fun of driving in inches of ice
Bill cute kitties
Ron glad you have back up for furnace, squirrel looks like he thinks something is after it.
Eric nice to hear weather is better today
Billy haven't you received a lot of rain recently?
Lou hope you don't have to go out in it
Mike hope you and wildlife weather the storm ok
Paul thanks for the info, sounds expensive. Sauces also burn easier than the meat. Best burnt ends I have had was in Rolla, MO at Johnny's smokestack. When he start he harvested his hickory wood and selected the cows for butchering. I think he had a deal with local hog farmer.
Kyle when I started my job, worked from scissor lift 25 feet up installing compressed air pipe and hooking up to punch press.
Thomas good luck keeping toes warm
RNG glad trip went well, deliveries were there hope no water damage. what will you do without the old Kubota wanting to be worked on
Ted sorry no shop time, maybe today?
Ken sorry about pesky day job
PJ sculpting would be frowned on here.
David sorry about your plans getting upended. I agree if someone says no then go to next on list.
RS good luck getting a decision.
Don you had the same weather we had today. Cookies and no pics? have fun making the marmalade
Drew sorry about the road salt. Glad visit went well with ex.
Bill glad good trip except for the trucks, and good to hear other cat are not freaked out yet.
Randy that is a lot of rain for 3 days.
Roy hope you have fun handling the snow with new tractor
Dennis had a box and heating pad in garage for outdoor cat in winter. Had to nail rug down over it, and box would have top to it. Our Macaroni Grill went belly up 6+ years ago.
RS good to hear progress, good luck with hot water valves. During winter if working an car had to ban cat, he thought it was a great idea to curl up on me while I was on creeper, but hated all the movement.
Prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, RNG/fire, Ron/hearing/son/furnace, Jim/sister & family, Phil/wife's eyes, Randy/health, and Country
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[Looking4new]

Up until 9/11 I could go to the local hardware store and buy dynamite, all I needed to do was prove I was over 21.

Now I cannot get potassium nitrate, yet back 25 years ago they were almost giving it away.

 

[rswyan]

Rswyan, aren稚 bathrooms fun

Oh yeah ... plumbing is a real treat, generally ... just glad I'm not replacing that 4" cast iron drain pipe ...

I was kinda surprised though ... didn't notice much in the way of sewer smell even with the pipe open.

But Squeak apparently has a much better sense of smell than I ... :laughing:

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-12-16, 0244

7 degrees right now...high at 20 today...
Snow forecast is still at about 10"...plus windy (gusts to 30+ MPH). Like Buckeye, I drive 50 miles to work...south. I work a couple miles from Claremont NH and they're looking at 13+ inches.
The wind gusts on the interstates (I-89 and I-91)...well, I went through a couple whiteouts last winter...scary! I think tomorrow will be a good day to work from home...and that's my plan at the moment

Boy...it's 0243...been awake for about 20-25 minutes...way too early!

 

[Eric Salop]

Wet and wild outside this morning, glad to be back inside eating a bowl of porridge.

Eric - more stoggy ??
Ken, sorry, my bad spelling. Stodgy = dense moist food, often hard to digest food

Do the English eat their horses ?

Don't think that is illegal, however I can't imagine any slaughter house would accept a horse even if it did have all the traceability paperwork to show what drugs it had been given over it's lifetime.

A lot of people in the UK have inadvertently tasted horse meat. A few years ago the the food standards agency were carrying out routine tests on some beef burgers and discovered they were actually 100% horse. It lead to a huge investigation where it was found in many cheaper ready made meals imported from Europe, beef lasagne was actually horse lasagne.




David, our tv vaccination coverage is mostly the opposite, maybe yours will turn out more positive too as more get vaccinated. For example, one of the most watched programs on our tv is "The Great British Bake Off" (No horsemeat - or stodgy food - allowed). The senior judge, Pru leith, is 80 and has just been shown smiling while she stood in line waiting to receive her jab and then afterwards saying it was painless.

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of hot coffee. 23° with cloudy skies this morning Heading to 32° with chance of snow in afternoon. 66° in house this morning. Furnace guy is going to be back this morning. No other plans for the day except stay near stove for warmth. Until furnace is fixed.

 

[Buppies]

29 high of 35 snow sleet freezing rain one inch of accumulation for sleet one quarter in ice. We got dry slotted and Miller B storms do not give us a lot of snow

Prayers for Jay and wife, MFW and divorce, Ron and his family, Kyle and his daughter, Riptides, wngsprd, Sodamo and his wife, LS and his knee, all those who have to drive and work in dangerous weather conditions

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp is a chilly -5°F and going to 10 above. Wind E 11 mph. A mix of sun and cloud.

I have nothing planned for today.

Eric;The senior judge, Pru leith, is 80 and has just been shown smiling while she stood in line waiting to receive her jab and then afterwards saying it was painless.
I am more concerned with the side affects. Remember Thalidomide.


Have a safe day all