Noooo blasphemy.
What did you do today?
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Polestretch
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SORRY!!
Hey, I hope you got out before permanent damage. Most of us hurt all over. What are you going to do?
I do more woodworking than flooring and am fixing old lawn mowers to sell.
Polestretch
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Got a government job, it's really ******.
Hope you can handle it. I never liked time clocks.
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Polestretch
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35 years I had a time clock.... I was an hourly installer. Never had any devastating injuries other than what happened inside my head...... This is working in the laundry department of a Wrinkle Wranch that the County owns.
Nick
In Remembrance
Unbelievable Z .. I'm going to start sending your stories to readers digest and see if i can make us some money .. lol..
My brother has the same problem getting contractors to come out in Col..
My brother has the same problem getting contractors to come out in Col..
Got my ass kicked doing 83 yds. Took 4 days and all but the stairway was a drop, 2 rms. The stairway was so crooked, my dogs back leg is straighter that it was Plus I had to do the stringers that a carpenter butchered. Which had top edges that were just under 3/8 inch wide in 26 oz commercial loop. Glue gun worked great for that. Oh and on the main floor the carpenter covered my strip with base an 1/4 round which I had to pull up and replace, the strip that is..Was totally whipped this afternoon when I got done.
You did good. Probably take me 4 weeks.
Nick
In Remembrance
I would have subbed it out ..LOL
Nick, go for it! LOL.
Here's some more in local redneck life. I mentioned that my unlucky friend got engaged (although I keep forgetting and referring to his fiance as his gf). The GF's mother drank alcohol and used meth while pregnant so the girl has some health issues and mental development issues. She further has more mental issues because she was raised by one of those foster mothers who makes a living getting paid by the state to have kids in her house. She's extremely emotionally abusive & manipulative. The adopted mom and bio mother used to be friends but now the adopted mom absolutely hates the bio mother & tries to turn the kids against her-- reminding them of the mistakes she made 20+ years ago. The girl & her older sister both reconnected with their bio mother & the adopted mom was furious & started trying to turn their other sisters against them.
Now, there was one foster sister that the girl had not seen in over 10 years. The "sister" is back in the area because she has cancer & needs someone to help her & her kids. She had a nice meetup with my friend's fiance & everything was going well. On Friday the girl and my friend went to see the bio mom a few hours out of town. The cover story to my friend's grandfather was that it was for a medical appointment (because he has become very selfish & clingy & doesn't want them to have a break-- he thinks if his grandson has a day off he should spend it doing stuff for him). He was actually very upset that my friend was going with his fiance to what he was told was a cardiac appointment. He kept trying to convince him to get someone else to take her or to make her go to a closer facility (nevermind that his late wife went to the one they claimed to be going to). They actually wanted to spend a few days visiting, but the grandfather pitched such a fit that they only got to go for half a day. Anyway, somehow the nasty adopted mom found out that the girl was going to see her bio mother & she started trash-talking her to the sister with cancer. This led to the cancer sister spamming the girl's messages with hate & threats. Said she was going to come kick her @$$, grab her by the hair, and drag her back to the foster home (the girl is 21 & hasn't lived there since she was 19-- plus the last time she visited the adopted mom was a complete witch & kicked her out). Psycho chick actually drove down to the bio mother's town trying to find her so she could fight her-- said she didn't care if she went back to jail, etc. My friend informed her that if she came near his grandfather's house trying to fight the girl, she was going to be in the hospital before she went to jail.
It really is sad because she'd been getting along with her sister just fine, but the manipulative hag had to go and ruin things for them. I don't know if it's because of the cancer treatment impairing her judgment or if it's because the adopted mom is such an abusive psycho that she raised the kids to be psychotic.
I don't need soap operas. LOL. (I always hated them anyway).
Power went out today for a few hours so we went to the new Mexican place in town. It was pretty good, but my mother started feeling sick afterward. Could be some of the spices didn't agree with her.
Still trying to figure out how to fix my shower.
Here's some more in local redneck life. I mentioned that my unlucky friend got engaged (although I keep forgetting and referring to his fiance as his gf). The GF's mother drank alcohol and used meth while pregnant so the girl has some health issues and mental development issues. She further has more mental issues because she was raised by one of those foster mothers who makes a living getting paid by the state to have kids in her house. She's extremely emotionally abusive & manipulative. The adopted mom and bio mother used to be friends but now the adopted mom absolutely hates the bio mother & tries to turn the kids against her-- reminding them of the mistakes she made 20+ years ago. The girl & her older sister both reconnected with their bio mother & the adopted mom was furious & started trying to turn their other sisters against them.
Now, there was one foster sister that the girl had not seen in over 10 years. The "sister" is back in the area because she has cancer & needs someone to help her & her kids. She had a nice meetup with my friend's fiance & everything was going well. On Friday the girl and my friend went to see the bio mom a few hours out of town. The cover story to my friend's grandfather was that it was for a medical appointment (because he has become very selfish & clingy & doesn't want them to have a break-- he thinks if his grandson has a day off he should spend it doing stuff for him). He was actually very upset that my friend was going with his fiance to what he was told was a cardiac appointment. He kept trying to convince him to get someone else to take her or to make her go to a closer facility (nevermind that his late wife went to the one they claimed to be going to). They actually wanted to spend a few days visiting, but the grandfather pitched such a fit that they only got to go for half a day. Anyway, somehow the nasty adopted mom found out that the girl was going to see her bio mother & she started trash-talking her to the sister with cancer. This led to the cancer sister spamming the girl's messages with hate & threats. Said she was going to come kick her @$$, grab her by the hair, and drag her back to the foster home (the girl is 21 & hasn't lived there since she was 19-- plus the last time she visited the adopted mom was a complete witch & kicked her out). Psycho chick actually drove down to the bio mother's town trying to find her so she could fight her-- said she didn't care if she went back to jail, etc. My friend informed her that if she came near his grandfather's house trying to fight the girl, she was going to be in the hospital before she went to jail.
It really is sad because she'd been getting along with her sister just fine, but the manipulative hag had to go and ruin things for them. I don't know if it's because of the cancer treatment impairing her judgment or if it's because the adopted mom is such an abusive psycho that she raised the kids to be psychotic.
I don't need soap operas. LOL. (I always hated them anyway).
Power went out today for a few hours so we went to the new Mexican place in town. It was pretty good, but my mother started feeling sick afterward. Could be some of the spices didn't agree with her.
Still trying to figure out how to fix my shower.
90s today and tomorrow, then 80s rest of the week. Rain Tuesday, we are still as dry as a popcorn fart.
10 inches under normal
10 inches under normal
Nick
In Remembrance
Cut the lawn today .. Took 3 showers in between breaks , and i have a rider .. Still Hot ..
Have not cut the grass in weeks. Not growing. Burned up.
Nick
In Remembrance
We had some heavy storms the last few nights .. Grass grew about 6" in a couple of days ..
Power washed my new to me Ferd van, underside and topside. The top side, so as to not offend the neighbors. The underside so I don't have crap falling on me as I work under it. $500 and 140+ thousand miles. It's a 95 and the paint is still shiny. Good news is the tires are almost new, the bad news is the tranny is gushing fluid. Hopefully it's just the front tranny seal.
Power washing the engine and transmission showed me the engine block has two, 2 inch long cracks in the water jacket 2 inches below the freeze plugs. One crack seems dry and the other shows seepage. Engine stop leak ought to fix that just fine. Hoping the crack doesn't grow over time.
It has the inline 300 straight six. I never knew what a workhorse this engine was. If the cracks behave and the tranny is an "easy" fix (meaning cheap), then this is gonna be a nice ride.
I hope doing the tranny R&R don't kill me.
Power washing the engine and transmission showed me the engine block has two, 2 inch long cracks in the water jacket 2 inches below the freeze plugs. One crack seems dry and the other shows seepage. Engine stop leak ought to fix that just fine. Hoping the crack doesn't grow over time.
It has the inline 300 straight six. I never knew what a workhorse this engine was. If the cracks behave and the tranny is an "easy" fix (meaning cheap), then this is gonna be a nice ride.
I hope doing the tranny R&R don't kill me.
Nick
In Remembrance
Good Luck .. Polish the paint with Nu Finish .. Used it my Boat , and cars .. Great stuff , and easy to use ..
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My old Ford box truck had that 300 six and over 300,000 when I parked it. Gas mileage killed me. Makes a good storage shed, though.
Took a Craftsman ratchet back to get it replaced. The replacement is part plastic.
