"It's green, the earth in America, you know":
"It's the plugs, you see. Good British plugs."
Maybe a little past breakfast time but, I'm sure this could be a good supper, too!
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Cheers, Ed
SeeYou190 JaBear That’s not a tool box!!! That’s a classic Snap-on roll cab with add-ons, the size of a pocket battleship!!! It cleared the garage door by less than 2 inches, and it turns out it is almost 10 feet (3 meters) long. It always looked so small in the shop.
JaBear That’s not a tool box!!! That’s a classic Snap-on roll cab with add-ons, the size of a pocket battleship!!!
It cleared the garage door by less than 2 inches, and it turns out it is almost 10 feet (3 meters) long.
It always looked so small in the shop.
Kinda like a horse. You never realize how big a horse is until you bring one indoors.
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That’s not a tool box!!! That’s a classic Snap-on roll cab with add-ons, the size of a pocket battleship!!!
I think it might be one of the Transformers (more than meets the eye)
My youngest daughter had her hair professionally dyed pink and blue today. It looks amazing. She actually looks like she was meant to have pink hair.
I wonder how it will look in a few weeks.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
-Photograph by Kevin Parson
I will be back tomorrow. I hope everyone is well and safe.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Good morning Diners. Tea and toast please, Janie.
A busy day today packing a suitcase or two for a few days away. One of my birthday presents a trip to Norway.
Try and catch up later.
Stay Safe Everyone
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
Happy birthday David
https://youtu.be/amAgAoAKwbU
Have fun in Norway, ya good Ol' Man of the Norse
TF
Whoops, double post, carry on.
Oh well, while I'm here, I think it's one of those Snap-on trucks you see parked in front of the car dealer with all the mechanics running out like a bunch of Kids ramshackling the ice cream truck, consolidated into a big red box...
https://youtu.be/LehNm4VVqJI
Track fiddler Happy birthday David https://youtu.be/amAgAoAKwbU Have fun in Norway, ya good Ol' Man of the Norse TF
Good Morning Diners.
David, have fun on your trip!
Busy couple of weeks at w*rk. Today, I get to tell a guy what he needs to do to save his job. Oh joy. That's not normally my job, but somehow it is today.
From one of our host's webpages, Watering Hogs on the UP. (it is still livestock month, right?)
Mike
Oh well, my bad, knowing me I probably sent in the bagpipes back in March as well
So if you got it twice, that's one heck of a deal
P.S. I'd certainly hug Wifey Pooh two or three extra times for a present such as that, ! Ya Lucky Dog you
I had a "beater" Ford van just like the orange one in the bottom of this photo. Same color, too.
Milwaukee Road SD-40's at La crosses wis station with CNW 1385 steam June 1983 by Mark LLanuza, on Flickr
Cold and snow here today. It was 81 (27.2) just two days ago
Regards, Ed
Oh the stories I'm sure you could tell that went along with that Van, not to mention the two beauties on the top of your photo Ed. Other things look good in orange too!
And you thought you could sneak one by the Fiddler
Not on my watch this morning...
P.S. 72 - 73 ?
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Guys, I hate to break it to you, but the world just might be coming to an end.
This is a real product, and the screen shot is from the Mountain Dew website.
I did not believe this was real when I heard about it, it is, I am amazed this exists.
I present...
Flamin Hot Cheetos Flavored Mountain Dew:
Who thought this was a good idea?
Although I like regular Cheetos, I'd have to say I'm a bit baffled about the idea of mixing Flamin Hot Cheetos flavor with Mountain Dew
I must say that even though I seldom eat the kind of crap, I thought it was a good idea when Taco Bell came out with Dorito flavored shells.
Last time we went to the State Fair a few years ago, Judy showed me a stand serving bacon flavored ice cream. We didn't try it! I love bacon and I love ice cream, but bacon flavored ice cream? I Think Not! Sometimes a good thing is best left alone.
You know, they sent man to the Moon! It fascinates me how Oreo isn't smart enough to come up with chocolate covered cherry cookies??? Maybe with some of that Double Stuff (cherry) filling in the middle, ya think?
Track fiddlerIt fascinates me how Oreo isn't smart enough to come up with chocolate covered cherry cookies?
Pretty close:
Yep, yep, I remember when they were doing that experimental phase promotion with ideas from their consumers. I can't remember which idea took the prize though.
I remember I was excited to try it but wasn't a big fan of that Cola Fizz flavor. You're right! I think they came close to having something there. Most times I think it's best to keep a Classic kept simple, instead of jazzing it up all the time.
Any votes for maple bacon donuts? A short-lived series on cable TV a few years ago had such things.
Frequently these er... "special flavored" products is just a ploy to get more shelf space in the supermarket. It does not matter if the product sells just so long as the companty gets an extra shelf!
Really? I guess I never thought of that but makes sense to me Mr. Lion.
I sure wish they'd come up with special flavor N scale stuff to get extra shelf space at the train shows then...
Been feeling better the last few days and was asked to paint the back walls that get banged up by carts in the two elevators in the building. But some movers are on the east wing I'd rather Not clean up painting utensils twice for half a job.
I haven't told them about installing a guard rail to protect the walls as painting the elevators twice a year is job security
Good morning, diners. The usual for me, Brunhilda.
It's a nice day today. Nothing scheduled!
MisterBeasley, it's funny that you said you had eight hammers. When my father died, I found a bunch of hammers, some of which he had inherited from my grandfather. I couldn't throw them away, so I now have a bunch of hammers in my shed. I only use one of them.
Lion, you said you will visit your brother this summer. Is that back in NYC? Will you get a chance to ride the subways while you're there?
Ed, that photo of the MGB reminds me of high school. My brother came home from the Navy on leave, and he had a red MGB. Naturally, I wanted to drive it to impress my high school friends. He let me drive it once or twice, but he was afraid I'd wreck it. I remember sitting so low that I could barely see anything.
Maxman, I hadn't thought of the Transformers for Kevin's tool box until you mentioned it. Now when I looked at it again, it does seem to fit.
David, have a good trip to Norway. My wife's family was from there, and she used to want to go there for a trip, but now I can't get her out of the house.
TF, I'll try to take some pictures of my bridge-building project and post them later. Your photos have helped me a lot!
Mike, that part of a job is not nice. In my time working, I had to fire several teachers, and it was the worst part of the job.
Kevin, I'll pass on the Flamin' Hot Mountain Dew! Your tile job in your garage looks great. I wish I had that here. Back when you were working on it, I asked around up here, and I was told (rightly or wrongly) that tile outdoors or in unheated garages is a hit or miss. Evidently the tiles don't do well in below zero up to 100 degrees climate.
Robert, I'll also pass on the maple bacon donuts. I'll just have the old-fashioned bland glazed donuts.
For everyone not mentioned, I hope you are doing well.
Here's a stock car with some unusual 'stock' inside:
Have a great day, everyone.
York1 John
I remember this one fence job so many years ago John.
Like you suggested, some madman used so much cement in the holes it must have been quite cheap back then or he didn't know what a post hole digger or an auger was.
I got my Motorhead friend involved with that job as he had a heavy duty cherry picker (engine hoist). We still had to dig around the big masonry blobs on top to get the cable around but it made the job much easier ratcheting them up.
Some of those cement blobs had to weigh 300 lbs. The customer was also a friend and had his friend with a roll-off business drop off a dumpster. It was a smaller roll off truck that was not powerful enough to pull all that cement weight up. We had to unload half the dumpster and then load it back up on the truck....
Just when you think you're smart and found a way to make a job go so much easier, something happens to take it all away
I do remember I was quite sore that night like you said you were. But I also remember sore, didn't feel as sore, back when we were younger
The previous owner used at least 300lbs of cement for each post in our fence. I just use my half-inch drill with a ship auger to drill it out and a new post slides right in, no digging. One hole in each corner and one in the middle, then use a pry bar to break it up. The fence he built has 128 posts and I have replaced many and have not dug one up yet.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Track fiddlerMost times I think it's best to keep a Classic kept simple, instead of jazzing it up all the time.
I actually prefer the vanilla/lemon Oreos to the original now.
ROBERT PETRICKAny votes for maple bacon donuts?
I will cast a vote for maple bacon donuts. That sounds delicious.
York1 I couldn't throw them away, so I now have a bunch of hammers in my shed.
I won't even guess how many hammers I actually own. Six are hanging on the garage wall and four more are in one of the drawers in those gray toolboxes.
York1I was told (rightly or wrongly) that tile outdoors or in unheated garages is a hit or miss. Evidently the tiles don't do well in below zero up to 100 degrees climate.
I think my garage tile has been down for a year now, and it is still perfect.
The porcelain tile I used was specifically for outdoors and had a pressure rating suitable to park an automobile on. It was only about $2.00 per square foot.
I also used the "polymer modified large format outdoor tile setting mortar" that was specified for this job. That cost as much as the tile.
The "grout" is supposedly stain proof and flexible.
BATMANThe fence he built has 128 posts and I have replaced many and have not dug one up yet.
I replaced my fence with 56 Vibirum Shrubs, then 44 Areca Palms. The concrete blobs had to go.
Living fences are more attractive.
SeeYou190Living fences are more attractive.
But they don't keep herds of animals in. Our dogs have about an acre fenced in as their dog run.
BATMANI just use my half-inch drill with a ship auger to drill it out and a new post slides right in, no digging.
I wanted to be able to pry it out. Unfortunately, the post had broken down in the concrete. I thought about drilling and chipping it out of the square hole in the concrete, but I decided that I would just dig the whole thing out.
I should have done what you did.
York1 BATMAN I just use my half-inch drill with a ship auger to drill it out and a new post slides right in, no digging. I wanted to be able to pry it out. Unfortunately, the post had broken down in the concrete. I thought about drilling and chipping it out of the square hole in the concrete, but I decided that I would just dig the whole thing out. I should have done what you did.
BATMAN I just use my half-inch drill with a ship auger to drill it out and a new post slides right in, no digging.
I had a few posts that were just mush down in the hole and I just scooped the goop out with my hand. Up to my armpit doing that. Didn't take long though.
A couple of times I drilled down the centre and easily pulled the post out by pulling up on the drill. It will either pull right up or I'll get a fallers wedge and do a couple of taps on each side and that is all it takes to break the post away from the cement.
I might add I bought a cheapo ship auger bit for that job. A good one is too pricey to use in that situation.
If it wasn't for the dogs, we would not have any fences. The neighbours are far enough away that we don't worry about staking our exact territory out. In addition to the 1-acre dog run, we have a second for when the girls are in season and need to be kept away from the lads. It is only 40' x 100'.
I wanted to start them early, so last week just as their eyes were starting to open I got them off to a good start by grabbing this out of the junk box.
Two weeks old today.
Just peeled off 7.18km with a mutt. The Garmin says I averaged 7.3kmh. It is a perfect day here to be outside. I didn't see another soul on our walk and it would have been deathly quiet if the birds weren't making such a racket.
My son took possession of his new place a week or so ago and after the really old guy moved out the walls were full of screws as he had dozens of pictures covering just about every square metre. The kid was trying to get painters in, but the wait was so long that the wife and I jumped in a did it for him. It is a beautiful high-end joint with beautiful crown molding and a completely renovated kitchen and bathrooms. It was a lot of work, especially the finicky crown molding. I also ripped out the blinds and drapes and we installed new ones in the whole place. The wife managed to find those really quickly. I just have to do a few odds and ends and we are done. I detest painting to the point I hire painters to paint my own house and I hate other people working on my house, the things we do for our kids. It will all be a housewarming gift for him and his GF.
My son and his GF stayed with us for several nights while the wife and I worked on their place and it was a really hectic couple of weeks for my son as they had a big convention on and he is the big boss. The kid came home exhausted every night and we drank rum and watched hockey and talked for hours, it was great. The wife cooked some amazing feast some nights after painting all day and a couple of nights we ordered in.
I am up three pounds with all the good grub and rum so today was de-gooing day #1. I was on the bike for an hour, lifted weights and went for the walk. The Garmin says I burned 1683 calories doing those activities. That's good for half a pound, by the end of next week I'll have lost the rest.
Just waiting for a call from the U.S. Bank. I am still getting bills for a safety deposit box in Seattle for the lady whose Estate I am working on. They closed her accounts a year ago but they are saying they will be deducting the annual fee for the box from her account. The bank manager says her death certificate and copy of the will are right in front of her and the accounts are closed yet they keep sending a bill. IDIOTS!
All the best to all.
Dinner Time!
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