ronjhall
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Jim was a good friend. He passed from Cancer. Mike was the one who had the tragic accident. May they both RIP.
Good morning!!!!
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daugen
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I can just hear the rustle of Bird's old ticket book, as he pulls out the ticket writing pen.
C'mon Boy, light 'er up.
Stand on the brakes, floor the pedal, and do a big burney drift in a full circle for your admiring friends.
And then you are mine... ka ching ka ching
we are never too old to be stupid.
So we need to be careful.
C'mon Boy, light 'er up.
Stand on the brakes, floor the pedal, and do a big burney drift in a full circle for your admiring friends.
And then you are mine... ka ching ka ching
we are never too old to be stupid.
So we need to be careful.
wngsprd
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47 going to 64.
Mostly, congrats on the 6K...hoping you can break your record.
Don, good job on catching the rattler. Are you taking it out to the country to free it? Hard to tell from that photo, but maybe not enough tread left on that tire to repair it?
Split firewood yesterday, and then changed the oil. Based on the way the engine is mounted on the splitter, it is hard to get to the plug, and then messy draining the oil. I had made a note to myself in the manual about the best way to go about it after experiencing the mess last time...only problem was I forgot to get the manual and discover the nice note until after I finished and was updating it with the new oil date.
Mostly, congrats on the 6K...hoping you can break your record.
Don, good job on catching the rattler. Are you taking it out to the country to free it? Hard to tell from that photo, but maybe not enough tread left on that tire to repair it?
Split firewood yesterday, and then changed the oil. Based on the way the engine is mounted on the splitter, it is hard to get to the plug, and then messy draining the oil. I had made a note to myself in the manual about the best way to go about it after experiencing the mess last time...only problem was I forgot to get the manual and discover the nice note until after I finished and was updating it with the new oil date.
RoyJackson
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You're right!!
My apologies
riptides
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45 outside, heading to upper 50's. Nice.
Ugh...what crazy past few days. So my buddy was a no-show at the splitter duty and that was OK. Seems the plumbing developed a gurgle when the washer was going. Thought the sink might be blocked...so out came the snake. Weird stuff going on, so out came the phone and the plumber shows up. Out come more snakes. Now we are snaking and running water but no joy on half the plumbing. So the team splits and some watch the clean outs while others snake. Still no joy on half the plumbing. The only happy time for some people when they don't see a snake. Yeah, not the same type of snake.
Yeah...that new septic system, major miss on connecting some pipes to it. So under the house I go. You do know it is over 100 years old right? I had to break out renovation pics from 15 years ago to track pipes. Unfortunate, some pics are indeed under construction. I hear water plumbing in a wall, but I don't see the plumbing in the pic. Bad timing.
Back under the house I go. Now into the real old part. Ugh... the kitchen... the last hold out of the 20 year renovation project. I still have a few years left....obviously.
Well, some bright smart person, not me, said they ran all new pipes during the last renovation. Yeah, and attached two bathrooms and the kitchen sink to to old cast iron pipes right in a corner of the old kitchen foundation. Ugh....I eyeball the direction, get some measurements and outside I go.
Yep, I find the kitchen pipe three feet away from the bathroom pipe on the outside of the foundation (now both are pvc) and then they join together some two feet later. Into more cast iron. Yikes.
We call the septic guys for backup, since they missed this too when they were flush testing. They will be out in a few hours to correct it all. Means more digging and splicing. I should just break it up under the house and run one pipe to the new stuff. But I can do that when I remodel the kitchen. Hah!
During all this, I managed to make it into the city and do some work for a partner who has decided to retire. The boss has made a few calls my direction and is working on getting additional help into his customers. The city was quiet, nice decorations are up, lots of businesses still closed. Covid and security protocols are still high.
I returned home late last night exhausted, and in a few hours it all starts up again. Need to drain the pool, another friend coming over to help close that up for the season. With the weather, I should chance it and just leave it open. It looks nice. Even relaxing by it though is hard to find the time.
Hope all have a good weekend. Get healthy for those ailing and be safe.
I have three close family friends buried at Arlington. And a coworker buried at Culpeper.
They are never far from my thoughts.
Ugh...what crazy past few days. So my buddy was a no-show at the splitter duty and that was OK. Seems the plumbing developed a gurgle when the washer was going. Thought the sink might be blocked...so out came the snake. Weird stuff going on, so out came the phone and the plumber shows up. Out come more snakes. Now we are snaking and running water but no joy on half the plumbing. So the team splits and some watch the clean outs while others snake. Still no joy on half the plumbing. The only happy time for some people when they don't see a snake. Yeah, not the same type of snake.
Yeah...that new septic system, major miss on connecting some pipes to it. So under the house I go. You do know it is over 100 years old right? I had to break out renovation pics from 15 years ago to track pipes. Unfortunate, some pics are indeed under construction. I hear water plumbing in a wall, but I don't see the plumbing in the pic. Bad timing.
Back under the house I go. Now into the real old part. Ugh... the kitchen... the last hold out of the 20 year renovation project. I still have a few years left....obviously.
Well, some bright smart person, not me, said they ran all new pipes during the last renovation. Yeah, and attached two bathrooms and the kitchen sink to to old cast iron pipes right in a corner of the old kitchen foundation. Ugh....I eyeball the direction, get some measurements and outside I go.
Yep, I find the kitchen pipe three feet away from the bathroom pipe on the outside of the foundation (now both are pvc) and then they join together some two feet later. Into more cast iron. Yikes.
We call the septic guys for backup, since they missed this too when they were flush testing. They will be out in a few hours to correct it all. Means more digging and splicing. I should just break it up under the house and run one pipe to the new stuff. But I can do that when I remodel the kitchen. Hah!
During all this, I managed to make it into the city and do some work for a partner who has decided to retire. The boss has made a few calls my direction and is working on getting additional help into his customers. The city was quiet, nice decorations are up, lots of businesses still closed. Covid and security protocols are still high.
I returned home late last night exhausted, and in a few hours it all starts up again. Need to drain the pool, another friend coming over to help close that up for the season. With the weather, I should chance it and just leave it open. It looks nice. Even relaxing by it though is hard to find the time.
Hope all have a good weekend. Get healthy for those ailing and be safe.
I have three close family friends buried at Arlington. And a coworker buried at Culpeper.
They are never far from my thoughts.
Looking4new
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Good morning, low 8 and going to 14°F. Wind NW 7 mph. Sunny!
While I was Northwest last summer I saw a bunch of those cranes on the ditch side of the road. Trouble is, I don't remember exactly where I saw them.
I have 2 vehicles that I drive regularly and don't put 6,000 miles on either of them in the course of a year. Riding a bike for 6 grand a year is impressive.
Speakiing of lighting up tires, I did that in Oshawa, ON one hot day and didn't realize there was a cop on the other side of the intersection. Yup he came after me and nabbed me. My arguement (the only time I ever argued with a cop) was that the vehicle was NOT doing over 30 mph. He said that the tires sure were, oh but the vehicle was not. He told me that he had to charge me with something, so I suggested excessive smoke and he went for it. Ticket cost me $28.oo and I went to the court house and paid it as soon as he cut me loose. Ticket never did show up on my license record. That was about 30 or so years ago. I was old enough to know better, and young enough to be able to do it. The Chevy had the horsepower as well. The two s-boxes I have now will hardly spin the tires on snow let alone bare dry pavement.
Not much on my plate for today, so I think I will conserve energy.
Have a safe day all
While I was Northwest last summer I saw a bunch of those cranes on the ditch side of the road. Trouble is, I don't remember exactly where I saw them.
I have 2 vehicles that I drive regularly and don't put 6,000 miles on either of them in the course of a year. Riding a bike for 6 grand a year is impressive.
Speakiing of lighting up tires, I did that in Oshawa, ON one hot day and didn't realize there was a cop on the other side of the intersection. Yup he came after me and nabbed me. My arguement (the only time I ever argued with a cop) was that the vehicle was NOT doing over 30 mph. He said that the tires sure were, oh but the vehicle was not. He told me that he had to charge me with something, so I suggested excessive smoke and he went for it. Ticket cost me $28.oo and I went to the court house and paid it as soon as he cut me loose. Ticket never did show up on my license record. That was about 30 or so years ago. I was old enough to know better, and young enough to be able to do it. The Chevy had the horsepower as well. The two s-boxes I have now will hardly spin the tires on snow let alone bare dry pavement.
Not much on my plate for today, so I think I will conserve energy.
Have a safe day all
Thomas
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30F cloudy couple more degrees about the high for the day wind gusting 20-30 mph.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Yet to check driveway see sanding needed sure hope not.
There was about 3" snow on the shed roof and with mixer of heavy rains last evening snow slid of the new tin roof
but took down 20' plastic rain gutter.
Plans for today...grocery shopping for the Mrs.,remove rest of shed gutter,couple wheel barrel loads of wood in the basement,sand driveway if needed,other than that????
Enjoy your day all.
Outside chores done E muffin time.
Yet to check driveway see sanding needed sure hope not.
There was about 3" snow on the shed roof and with mixer of heavy rains last evening snow slid of the new tin roof
but took down 20' plastic rain gutter. Plans for today...grocery shopping for the Mrs.,remove rest of shed gutter,couple wheel barrel loads of wood in the basement,sand driveway if needed,other than that????
Enjoy your day all.
Popgadget
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Good Morning
It’s 39 and only going up about 4or 5 degrees today with clear skies.
Yesterday was a putter around day that didn’t get much accomplished. Tried to change voltage regulator on little airplane, but it’s mounted to the firewall with faster with nuts in the cockpit, so I need someone to crawl up under the panel and hold the nuts, so that was the end for that project until I get a helper.
More luck with helping wife wife set up for craft show. It’s in a beautifully restored 250 year old barn that is now an event venue. All I can say is there must be a lot of money in “events”!
Drew, what happened at Home Depot?
Today I’m off to Vero Beach again, hopefully get to get her with the band tonight.
It’s 39 and only going up about 4or 5 degrees today with clear skies.
Yesterday was a putter around day that didn’t get much accomplished. Tried to change voltage regulator on little airplane, but it’s mounted to the firewall with faster with nuts in the cockpit, so I need someone to crawl up under the panel and hold the nuts, so that was the end for that project until I get a helper.
More luck with helping wife wife set up for craft show. It’s in a beautifully restored 250 year old barn that is now an event venue. All I can say is there must be a lot of money in “events”!
Drew, what happened at Home Depot?
Today I’m off to Vero Beach again, hopefully get to get her with the band tonight.
daugen
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Paul, the guy read my letter to Rubbermaid describing what had occurred and agreed with me totally
I should get my money back. But....they are going to send a truck out to pick up the old shed.
It is in 50 pieces, no longer on a skid, just don't know how they are going to do that and I don't see much
responsibility on my part to assist them with 400 pounds of plastic parts. They will call me Monday to set up a pick up date.
Will sure have a long conversation with the expediter but at least Customer Service did their job. I was in and out in fifteen minutes.
They said they would credit my credit card when they picked up the "item". This should get very interesting...
So I guess I have to dig out the base we installed for it; I guess they want their floor back too. I'm going to get a bigger shed that will hold the mower
with the bagger attached, say an 8x10 instead of a 7x7 now. All that work on that picture frame foundation I built for it likely wasted, though maybe I can just extend what I have.
I should get my money back. But....they are going to send a truck out to pick up the old shed.
It is in 50 pieces, no longer on a skid, just don't know how they are going to do that and I don't see much
responsibility on my part to assist them with 400 pounds of plastic parts. They will call me Monday to set up a pick up date.
Will sure have a long conversation with the expediter but at least Customer Service did their job. I was in and out in fifteen minutes.
They said they would credit my credit card when they picked up the "item". This should get very interesting...
So I guess I have to dig out the base we installed for it; I guess they want their floor back too. I'm going to get a bigger shed that will hold the mower
with the bagger attached, say an 8x10 instead of a 7x7 now. All that work on that picture frame foundation I built for it likely wasted, though maybe I can just extend what I have.
