What did you do today?

[Floorist]

..and block printing.

Actually, it did not turn out very good.

 

[Floorist]

Scary bunch

 

[Nick]

Cute !

 

[Floorist]

All right, furnace guy told me it could not be fixed. Tried to sell me one. We got it working, my wife and I. To be honest, she did most of it, I can't see.

 

[highup]

All right, furnace guy told me it could not be fixed. Tried to sell me one. We got it working, my wife and I. To be honest, she did most of it, I can't see.

That's neat. I love it when someone tells me something can't be fixed.

 

[zannej]

That's neat. I love it when someone tells me something can't be fixed.

There's a guy in town with the surname Fatula (and yes, he's fat) who is supposed to fix lawnmowers and riding mowers and stuff. He basically screws them up more or claims he worked on them and charges people and when they come back complaining that they still won't work he just says they "can't be fixed". Said that about my Craftsman riding mower. Gave it to a friend and said he could keep it if he fixed it. Apparently it was an easy fix and he's been using it to mow lawns for some extra $.

 

[highup]

There's a guy in town with the surname Fatula (and yes, he's fat) who is supposed to fix lawnmowers and riding mowers and stuff. He basically screws them up more or claims he worked on them and charges people and when they come back complaining that they still won't work he just says they "can't be fixed". Said that about my Craftsman riding mower. Gave it to a friend and said he could keep it if he fixed it. Apparently it was an easy fix and he's been using it to mow lawns for some extra $.

Kinda like my $5 pressure washer.
......'cept it's cost me another $140 bucks for the wand, wand extension, hose, tips, quick disconnects etc.
Still a great deal since it works so well. Initially tried the garage sale route for the wand and hose, but it wasn't worth the effort.
Usually mowers, washers, generators......... all fail because of carburetor problems. The carbs can usually be cleaned. If it needs a new one they can get spendy.

 

[zannej]

Kinda like my $5 pressure washer.
......'cept it's cost me another $140 bucks for the wand, wand extension, hose, tips, quick disconnects etc.
Still a great deal since it works so well. Initially tried the garage sale route for the wand and hose, but it wasn't worth the effort.
Usually mowers, washers, generators......... all fail because of carburetor problems. The carbs can usually be cleaned. If it needs a new one they can get spendy.

I believe he told me it was the carburetor and they had a spare or one they got for like $5 somewhere.

I finally just got fed up with tripping over trash (bc my brother, despite promising to take trash out twice a week in exchange for having his food paid for, has not taken trash out in weeks). Trash was piled on top of the trash can overflowing. My back was feeling better than it had in weeks so I took the pile on top and put it in a new bag, picked up overflow, swept up the floor-- and filled 3 trash bags before my back decided it had enough. I can't do bending well anymore. Then it was back to working on laundry. I'd just finished drying a bedspread in time. My oldest cat had another bladder accident. Well, he tried to go on a puppy pad I put on the bed, but it got moved and some of it got on the other bedspread.

My oldest dog is no longer eating her hard dry food and refused to drink water when I put it in front of her (I'm hoping she drank some later though). She ate some small softer food thingies at least, but she's obviously not feeling well. I guess she was closer to Shiro than I'd realized and she misses him. I've been going out and sitting with her every day. I have an old mattress liner on the porch she likes to sit on. I sit on it next to her (on the edge of the porch) and she puts her head in my lap. I don't know if the poor thing will make it to the end of the year. I want to get another dog to scare off possible trespassers (since she doesn't even bark anymore and appears to have hearing loss), but I don't want to get one only to have it be poisoned by the hunters. I need to make a call to fish and wildlife to report that I think hunters are putting out poison illegally.

 

[Nick]

Get your self a checkbook from a diner , and give your brother a bill when he eats .. Don't forget to add in the tip..

 

[zannej]

I did get him to haul the bags outside, so that was something. If he's ordered to do something or feels stressed when told/asked to do things, he gets upset and shuts down and won't do it. He needs a lot of coaxing and positive reinforcement. I'm frankly amazed that he actually functions at work, but I think he feels more obligated at work than at home and refuses to accept that housework at home is his job that he is essentially being paid for by my mother and he takes it for granted.

Ironically, he was griping up a storm about a friend/coworker who doesn't pull his own weight and who does bare minimum and expects everyone else to pick up the slack and do his work for him. And he doesn't even connect that he does the same thing to me-- complaining about how unfair it is for him to have to do any chores.

He's off work tomorrow, so I'm hoping I can get him to at least help me clean after I take my mother to get her stuff for her at-home sleep study. We have to go to Alexandria 3 times this week. Monday to pick up equipment, Tuesday to return it, and she's got an appointment with her podiatrist on Wednesday (my brother's other day off).

 

[Nick]

If i may , How old is he ?

 

[highup]

I'm gaining ground on my router table lift. Got two more pieces made on Saturday and Sunday. Last of the big hurdles. I'm almost ready for the final assembly and then to hit it with some Mothers mag polish. ....hey, tools are supposed to be shiny, right? One of these days I'll get some photos so you guys can build one for yourself.

 

[Nick]

After siding my house with all the angles [etc]. The only thing I'm building is a Sandwich .

 

[Ernesto]

Cleaned all my equalizers.

 

[Nick]

Burned a lot of new music.. Fixed a few Confusers ..

 

[Don Monfils]

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Started another nice Core-tec job today.1200 sq. ft. with carpet , pad , and tack strip rip up.
We’ve been doing miles of this Flooring.
Also a week and a half ago a stumbled upon a new construction home where they needed 1900 sq. ft. 6 1/2” wide engineered flooring installed ASAP.

I️ busted my ass and installed most of it on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Also Now they want 1530 sq. ft. of core-tec as soon as it comes in.
Life is good

Life is even better ,I would guess for the home owner. He’s 28 years old.
It’s a nice starter home 😳
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[Nick]

Glad to see you're doing good Don !

 

[highup]

I've done 2 repairs on Core-tec, both had warping issues. Material looks nice but because of what I've seen, I wouldn't buy it. Warped area on one job were in a sliding glass doorway. The door and area affected layed at a 45 degree angle to the rest of the dining room................. The rest of the job seemed fine, but I didn't go looking for problems in other areas. The warping went beyond where sunlight hit it. Moisture from shoes?
A second repair was caused by a chunk of something that the previous installer left under the flooring........ right where you step into the house. ....aside from that bump issue, the planks there were warped too. The door is solid, not glass, so no sunlight/heat issues. On the same job, 5 rows out, there was an open joint............ I think it was always that way and the installer covered his mistake by replacing the couch over it. Strange that area had warped planks also. It didn't receive any sunlight. This Core-tec was installed over a 1960's oak floor.
Personally, I think the attached cork backing swells in some situations causing the warping............ just a guess.

 

[Floorist]

With the new blood pressure guidelines be aware that the reading you get at your doctor's office may be higher than what it actually is.
(1) Many people have "white coat syndrome". Because they are nervous, their BP reads high.
(2) You should be sitting for at least 10 minutes before they take your BP or it can read high.
(3) Your arm needs to be at heart level and supported or it can read high.
I have never been to a doctor's office and had the person, doctor, nurse, cna, etc. do it right.
Just be aware of these things, but if it is high, take care of it.

 

[Nick]

My Dr takes it twice with in 10 minutes ..

Says pressure changes often ..