What did you do today....other than work on your car!?

[Cojohnso1]

Watched Minnesota Twins clinch Baseball's Central Division. So now starts the 2nd season for 2023. Playoff run.

Good luck. And good job guys.

 

[Under Pressure]

Went to a car show early today, got a nice spot, 1/2 hr later wife’s says, “uh hon, we’re being surrounded my Mustangs”

 

[Cranky]

Got my Glastron back from the repair shop today. The new (1987) Merc 115 hp “tower of power” I recently hung on it now gets the boat going 55 mph at 5,500 rpm. That’s up 10 mph from the original (4-banger) 115 hp. I’m pleased.

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55 ain't bad at all and I know from experience how fast it feels.....feels like 80 or better lol

Went to a car show early today, got a nice spot, 1/2 hr later wife’s says, “uh hon, we’re being surrounded my Mustangs”
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A smoky burnout might get rid of them

 

[kiwigtx]

Back to mudding the walls and ceiling in a room I put on the back burner a wee while ago.

I hate plastering.....it ends up all over me and the trowels.

 

[toolmanmike]

Church, Mexican for lunch, went for a walk with the wife, Contacted a guy south of here about a guitar, watched the last 50 laps of the Nascar Texas race. Hanging out here, FABO, and FCBO

 

[Charles Cook]

Put a couple more coats of sealer on the shop floor.

 

[Cranky]

Church, Mexican for lunch, went for a walk with the wife, Contacted a guy south of here about a guitar, watched the last 50 laps of the Nascar Texas race. Hanging out here, FABO, and FCBO

I'm out in the shop doing a few things and have the race on but my old tube type TV's sound isn't working. Did that a couple of weeks ago and it popped on after a few minutes but now, nothing. Not sure if it's the DirectTV tuner or the TV.....guess I should disconnect the tuner and see if the 'snow' makes noise before hammering them. Dang it....it's only a 98 model....

 

[Cranky]

Put a couple more coats of sealer on the shop floor.

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Looks great!!

 

[hemi71x]

Didn't have much going on today, so i sat down and opened up some shop lantern's, flashlights, Black & Decker cordless screwdrivers, to find out what type of rechargeable batters are in them, to get everything operational again.
Got lotsa items last month that were left behind when a neighbor 3 houses down from me, left.
The clean out, handy man, said take anything you wan't, or you will find it out on the street as trash pick.
Believe me, i made out well, with everything that i brought home.

 

[440 PHIXX]

Watched football all day, took a 2hr. nap. It was a rainy, windy, crappy day here with the remnants of Ophelia.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

My brother needed a bit more leverage to work on a final drive. Should be back in the field tomorrow.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I trimmed my bush.

 

[mrhemi]

No photos, but spent the last couple of days undoing the sins of the original installation of my heating boiler and hot water tank. The bad installation contributed to the original boiler failing, which was covered by warranty fortunately. Unfortunately, the original incompetent HVAC contractor had to do the install, and I had to pay for the labour. You just cannot get good quality service anymore.
Then, Chinesium fittings, arrgg. I probably had to redo 50% of the threaded joints due to crappy fittings, and these were from a wholesaler, not home despot. What I found that works, and I will always use this going forward, is to substitute Loctite 518 gasket sealant for any pipe thread sealant you might use. Works every time. No more teflon tape, teflon pipe sealant, Master's Metallic etc. I have used them all.

 

[YY1]

Set a bath sink basin and started on the second.
Stupid me took home the wrenches after the first one, so had to improvise using a small C clamp as a wrench.

 

[YY1]

Found one leg of the 2BR door frame had come loose from one side of the (get this) two drywall screws that was holding the 2x4 to the bottom of the metal stud wall.

Now have to cut the 2x4 and rip another down to fit in between the stud and secure with screws through the drywall into the ripped down 2x4, through the metal stud...

...so the door frame brace 2x4 won't move.

F me, what a PITA.

New tenants move in next Sunday.

 

[Charles Cook]

I trimmed my bush.












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TMI.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

Started harvesting, and had a very physical day after fighting a snot nose cold bug...but this came in the mail today. A lot of hard work but...

 

[QuickBpBp]

We went to the Bloomsburg Fair yesterday and enjoyed it in the rain. Went through all the exhibits, ate a bunch of food and drove back home in the rain.. Never saw a pumpkin so big it was 1621lbs.

 

[YY1]

Started harvesting, and had a very physical day after fighting a snot nose cold bug...but this came in the mail today. A lot of hard work but...

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OK, you gotta tell us what you got patented.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

OK, you gotta tell us what you got patented.

This particular Patent is for collecting chaff off a combine in almost any crop. But, it was designed for harvesting industrial hemp as a triple crop. Seed in the grain tank, fiber on the ground and flower(buds) in the wagon. We are a bit ahead of our time in a market that is harvesting by hand. The combine doesn't care what it's harvesting. First picture me up in Manitoba. The other two running in Illinois. Its been a lot of work.