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

[YY1]

Removed a popcorn ceiling in the rental's hall bathroom.
That sucked.
Turns out the drywall mud was inferior and failed to adhere the popcorn.

Also cobbled two "standard" light kit bezels together to make a standard kit fit the non-standard fan in the MBR, so no $50 fan purchase necessary- only $18 and came with 13 watt LED bulb. Now takes medium base bulb instead of candelabra base.

We are now done except for final cleaning. Took one full weekend and 4 days of afternoons. Not bad for a "second job".
$400 plus some stuff we already had, minus the write-off.

People moving in from "up North", 24 year old college grad (fully paid off student loans) with 795 credit score and new 67K civil engineering job, pre-paid 2.5 months plus deposit. Work history includes landscaping and tire shop. Sounds like we may get along.

 

[dadsbee]

Still here..

 

[F4R/T]

Rebuilt the entire rear suspension , rear brakes , parking brakes, hub bearings, installed the mopar stage one lower kit, larger rear sway bar on my 08 300C ... dropped the rear cradle down to help with getting the springs out and in, went with bilstien shocks and struts.. next is the drive shaft and service the rear diff ..I like the car too much to replace it.. It all came a part good and went back together well.. Mom will be happy! Should be similar to a SRT. New and tight!

 

[YY1]

Helped pour an 8x10 3" slab at my BIL's house.

Needed practice before I tackle the 8x8 4" octagon where the hot tub used to be.

36 80# bags. Rented a 3 bag mixer.

Was already formed when I got there. Me and him and one other guy had all those bags mixed, poured and screeded in just under 2 hours, including the third guy making an extra trip after we found out the original purchase of 24 bags wasn't going to be enough.

 

[Hey-O]

Finally found a mid 60's cast aluminum shell sign. About 30" by 24". Probably 25 pounds of solid aluminum.

 

[F4R/T]

Nice score! Hey-o!

 

[ckessel]

Did this on Saturday and Sunday before the rain hit, which is today. My old boss from the speed shop got ahold of me Saturday morning. He needed help driving one of his tractors broadcasting seed, he grows oat hay. Had a good time. Its been 10+ years since I did any tractor work and then it was only mowing using a JD2755 with a Perfect flail mower busting up citrus prunings. Doing the seed was new as we never got exposed to that type of farming since we grew Avocado's and then Lemons. I was on his MF slinging seed while he came behind with his old Oliver to cover it up. Hope he gets a good crop next year.

 

[F4R/T]

I’ll bet you were lost with no pistol grip on that thing! Field work.... I recall my share, I miss those days, I was also a little thinner from baling everything... Always good to give someone a hand !

 

[dadsbee]

Still here! Hoping I've got about 1/4 of it ready for a damp sponge bath and the rest a final skim coat, but ain't holding my breath! If I see another tape swell out after a perfect trowel I'm gonna burn the f'n place down...

 

[Kern Dog]

I had my ear cleaned out.
Since Wednesday last week, my left ear was blocked. I could barely hear from it and it felt as if I had an ear muff over it. I tried the peroxide drops and Q-Tips and did clean a lot out but still had bad hearing.
Deafness is a spooky feeling. You feel cut off from others and isolated. The left is my good ear so I really noticed the loss.
The Nurse took what looked like a Windex bottle with an extended nozzle and sprayed warm water into my head for about 8-10 minutes. Finally it cleared out with what looked like light brown soup with chunks!
All better now!

Can you hear me now?

 

[dadsbee]

Did the earwig lay eggs... that is the question....

 

[Kern Dog]

Was that a "Dark Shadows" episode? I recall that from some 70s TV drama....

 

[dadsbee]

I forget what show it was... but it was way back in the 70's

 

[kiwigtx]

Ordered pizza again....guess the name I used this time...

 

[68gtxman]

Washed the old Cherokee for the new owner. He’s picking it up today.

 

[YY1]

way to go 10 mil

 

[YY1]

Today I'll be learning how to replace a cable on a garage door.

.....after lifting it from the outside by whatever means necessary.

I'm mobilizing- a short pry bar, long pry bar, several lengths of 2x4 and 4x4 stock, a few cinder blocks, and an air jack.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Today I'll be learning how to replace a cable on a garage door.

.....after lifting it from the outside by whatever means necessary.

I'm mobilizing- a short pry bar, long pry bar, several lengths of 2x4 and 4x4 stock, a few cinder blocks, and an air jack.

First step is to RELIEVE all spring tension on the door/cables whether it is a longitudinal spring or a torsion spring loaded door. Please be careful with garage door springs or you will need your phone to dial 911. Be SAFE!

 

[Budnicks]

shovel snow off the back deck

staying ahead of the '****' coming tonight again

 

[Skytrooper]

Still here! Hoping I've got about 1/4 of it ready for a damp sponge bath and the rest a final skim coat, but ain't holding my breath! If I see another tape swell out after a perfect trowel I'm gonna burn the f'n place down...
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Finishing drywall is a PITA ! I used to hang sheetrock in Florida back in the late 70"s. At least we had finishers that came after us. I did my basement about 17 years ago. The finishing took forever !