What did you do today?

[zannej]

Is Softbac something that is extra thick to be more cushioned when people walk on it? Sounds like it's a major pain to install.

If I had it to do over again, I would not have had carpet installed in the house. I'd rather have the waterproof vinyl plank. The pets have not been kind to the carpet or the hardwood.

I never got around to messing with Mom's computer again. She was sitting at her desk watching TV when I went to bed. Sinuses aren't being nice to me today, but the cats are extra cuddly.

 

[Nick]

I use the Commercial strip.. More money , but worth it ..

 

[Floorist]

I did a 9 x 12 yesterday. Double stripped it.

If it was sofbac, how in the hell did you get it into the house by yourself?

 

[highup]

If it was sofbac, how in the hell did you get it into the house by yourself?

It was already in the house, so I used a long cable and a block and tackle setup tied to the other end of the house. Piece of cake.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Hunter is fine. Will be on Prednisone for a week as he's weaned off the drug. But he will be fine.

Ran #6-3 cable from subpanel in garage to main panel downstairs. It's all ready for hookup when my brother recovers from his cold and can get over. Hope I never have to run #6 wire again! Doing that job I knocked down some batt insulation from the walls. The paper backing was so brittle it broke off and I couldn't put it back up. The downstairs heated area smells of tobacco and I suspect the insulation in the walls. Floor is concrete. So I bought 2 bales of 12 batts each. Replaced 6 batts yesterday. Yes, I did wear gloves and dust mask. Will do rest over next month. Hate fiberglass!

 

[Floorist]

Cold, windy and snowing. Hunters say that deer are not moving. Not a good day to hunt.

 

[Nick]

They don't move in the rain either .. They can't hear you ..

 

[Floorist]

Comic genius Stan Lee died at age 95.

 

[zannej]

I was sad to hear about Stan Lee. I met him once at comic con in San Diego about 20 years ago.
It is cold and wet here so my sinuses hate me. Been coughing and having runny nose all night & generally feel crappy.
I finally told my mother about our new kitty (after I got her spayed and vaccinated at my own expense). Bc I'd already paid for it, she was ok with it. She actually laughed a little when I pointed out that I tricked her by acting all indignant when she asked who the cat was-- as if she should have known.
I brought my friend over to look at Mom's computer. He came to the same conclusion I did-- video card is fried. I think it might be under warranty so she needs to figure out if she bought it from amazon or newegg.
His fiance was having a hard time at her new job so they moved her to an easier area (bc they actually care about employees). My friend may be getting hired to work there fixing the arcade games. His sister works in the office for the place and knew the guy my friend needed to call. She called him to give him a number and told him to call. Then some guy sounding like Vinnie (from My Cousin Vinnie) answered with "WHAT?" when my friend called and went off on some spiel about doing his application then said "And one more thing" changed voices and said "Bring me McDonalds!" at which point he and other people in the room burst in to laughter. Friend's sister was there with him & they were pranking him. But the job starts at $15/hr. He gets to pick his days off, and has a regular schedule, and he gets full medical benefits.
If he starts soon, he might be able to save up enough $ to get his roof fixed. It's leaking like a mofo right now.
Other than the respiratory crud, I'm doing ok. Just fed Mom and am planning on taking a nap.
Oh, almost forgot that the nice man who bush-hogs the yard for us just dropped of a large roll of hay for the cows for free (said someone gave it to him so we didn't owe him). I need to call him tomorrow and thank him. The cows were very happy about it.

 

[Floorist]

14 with 0 wind chill. Had to pick my son up from work. Staying home the rest of the day.

 

[Nick]

How much snow did you get .. We may get some Thursday night ..

 

[Floorist]

How much snow did you get .. We may get some Thursday night ..

about 3 inches, just enough to make it nasty

 

[Floorist]

 

[Floorist]

Working on this today

 

[Nick]

Is Softbac something that is extra thick to be more cushioned when people walk on it? Sounds like it's a major pain to install.

If I had it to do over again, I would not have had carpet installed in the house. I'd rather have the waterproof vinyl plank. The pets have not been kind to the carpet or the hardwood.

I never got around to messing with Mom's computer again. She was sitting at her desk watching TV when I went to bed. Sinuses aren't being nice to me today, but the cats are extra cuddly.

It was designed to keep the backing from scratching the walls ,and baseboard.. A lot of Installers here had trouble making good seems .. I thought it was easy to make one ..

 

[Nick]

Working on this todayView attachment 8245

So Sad .. Cute Kid .. Good luck with the Dinner Floorest !

 

[DarisMulkin]

about 3 inches, just enough to make it nasty

We got about the same here. But the temp is 31.6 right now and snow showers going through. For this time of the year the normal is in the 50's.

 

[zannej]

I hope that any of the staff/teachers that participated in or allowed the bullying are taken to task. Poor child. :-(
Thanks for the answer about Softbac.
I didn't leave the house today. Just stayed inside coughing & trying to keep my nasal passages clear. Fortunately my mother wasn't being picky about food so I was able to just microwave some stuff for her. I'm sure she'll be wanting something else in about an hour or two though. She didn't get out of bed until after 10:30pm when I finally woke her up & told her she needed to eat something.
If I'm feeling better tomorrow I might make some potato soup. I think that would be some nice comfort food.

 

[Tom Picciani]

32 and snowing in Lancaster, Pa. I work for Millersville University. Maybe get early school closing. Several high schools have closed already.

 

[Nick]

Same here Tom.. 10 minutes from phila ..