It fell behind the cushion in the recliner.
What did you do today?
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I like the ceiling Tom. Really nice lighting.
Tom Picciani
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Spent day cutting pieces for wall cabinets and model building desk. Mainly to get the sheets of MDF into the house are clear space in garage to pu the 4Runner. My God MDF cuts dirty. Dust everywhere. Thank Goodness for leaf blower.
Time to work on lawn tractor. Oil change, filter, and sharpen blades. And it’s 93 degrees outside
Time to work on lawn tractor. Oil change, filter, and sharpen blades. And it’s 93 degrees outside
Working at a house today putting in carpet and I'm outside doing some cuts on my tablesaw. Heard Born in the USA blaring through some loud speakers then turn to look and see a police vehicle and a fire truck driving slowly down this street. They stopped every so often if people were outside and got out to him small American flags to everybody. Kinda neat since everything seems to be cancelled.
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Cutting your seams with a tablesaw?
Tom Picciani
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Changed the oil on the tractor. Couldn’t get the filter off. Had it changed by the shop last year because they were already picking it up to replace the starter assembly. But they must have used an impact wrench to put it in. None of my wrenches will grip it. I ordered one of those grip anything oil filter wrenches for $18. Had to use a push-pull suctioning pump. Oil drain plug is over deck and over frame member. Took forever to get it primed.
sharpened the blades. Realized I didn’t have a 15/16 impact socket. I have a standard one but the nut is almost rounded.. Ordered 2 new nuts and a socket. Amazon loves me!
sharpened the blades. Realized I didn’t have a 15/16 impact socket. I have a standard one but the nut is almost rounded.. Ordered 2 new nuts and a socket. Amazon loves me!
No I cut shims for underneath some nap lock metal to transition up to 1/4 inch thick vinyl plank.
3 rooms, 42 feet or carpet, no seams.
Never again gonna happen in my lifetime.
I did some 40 yard apts. for several years, a bunch just alike. One 3' seam and over the old pad. Got where I could do one in 30 minutes.
Did you wear a t-shirt that look like the character The flash from marvel comics?
Everything 4th is canceled in Oregon, but my next door neighbor doesn't care. He's been shooting off fireworks since before it got dark.
Not the little stuff, the ones that go a couple hundred feet up and explode almost that wide. Wowza, what a treat.
Not the little stuff, the ones that go a couple hundred feet up and explode almost that wide. Wowza, what a treat.
Tom, the room looks great! Very nice wall color. What was it again?
I'm feeling better but it was hot AF outside & I got overheated in a few minutes. Mom woke me up wanting to go to the last day of the closeout sale for the local furniture store that belonged to a friend of ours. Was open for 60 years but the old man recently died of cancer. His son told me he died 6 weeks after the biopsy. It was some kind of rare T-Cell lymphoma. His wife had previously died of cancer. Saw their daughter who I hadn't seen in decades. She was in my brother's grade & we hung out as kids. I forgot that we went on school field trips together but she reminded me. She also remembered the incident with the lion spraying the kid who taunted him. One of the sons couldn't be there because he has Covid. His sister said he's coughing up blood, sneezing up blood, & feels like he was hit by a truck. They've been bringing food to his doorstep & dropping it off.
Most of the inventory was cleared out. There were only a few recliners & some wooden chairs. There was a tall wooden one mom liked and one of those powered recliners with a lift to help people stand up. Mom really liked that recliner so she claimed it. She was buying it & mentioned the tall wood chair that was $10 & the girl said "Oh, Miss Suzie, you can have that for free!" My brother was none-too-thrilled about the recliner because we had no idea where to put it until I cleared a spot for it in the front room. We'll need to re-arrange the furniture in the living room to get it to fit in there eventually. We really should get rid of the little piece from our old set that has cup holders-- or at the very least move it out of there. My brother didn't think I was going to be able to help him move the recliner in but it wasn't as heavy as I thought so we managed it.
Mom got to see the kittens in their condo for the first time & was surprised at how large it was & was also pleased to hear it was on sale when my brother got it. She stopped to play with the kittens. She wasn't thrilled about getting more cats but she melted when she saw them. She's always loved kittens.
Highup, that was nice of the police to do that. Sometimes people forget that the police motto is to protect and *serve*. It helps build community trust when they do things like that.
The Flash is from DC comics. Marvel's main speedster was Quicksilver. I've been boycotting Marvel comics since they killed off Multiple Man. Always was more of a Batman fan anyway.
After unloading the recliner, unloading some other junk from the trunk, putting air in the tire, & making food for Mom, we went to the grocery store to get crackers, milk, fruit, etc. Came back & got Mom some salad since she was still hungry.
Cat woke me up at 3am wanting cuddles so I'm sitting here with him laying over my arm.
I'm feeling better but it was hot AF outside & I got overheated in a few minutes. Mom woke me up wanting to go to the last day of the closeout sale for the local furniture store that belonged to a friend of ours. Was open for 60 years but the old man recently died of cancer. His son told me he died 6 weeks after the biopsy. It was some kind of rare T-Cell lymphoma. His wife had previously died of cancer. Saw their daughter who I hadn't seen in decades. She was in my brother's grade & we hung out as kids. I forgot that we went on school field trips together but she reminded me. She also remembered the incident with the lion spraying the kid who taunted him. One of the sons couldn't be there because he has Covid. His sister said he's coughing up blood, sneezing up blood, & feels like he was hit by a truck. They've been bringing food to his doorstep & dropping it off.
Most of the inventory was cleared out. There were only a few recliners & some wooden chairs. There was a tall wooden one mom liked and one of those powered recliners with a lift to help people stand up. Mom really liked that recliner so she claimed it. She was buying it & mentioned the tall wood chair that was $10 & the girl said "Oh, Miss Suzie, you can have that for free!" My brother was none-too-thrilled about the recliner because we had no idea where to put it until I cleared a spot for it in the front room. We'll need to re-arrange the furniture in the living room to get it to fit in there eventually. We really should get rid of the little piece from our old set that has cup holders-- or at the very least move it out of there. My brother didn't think I was going to be able to help him move the recliner in but it wasn't as heavy as I thought so we managed it.
Mom got to see the kittens in their condo for the first time & was surprised at how large it was & was also pleased to hear it was on sale when my brother got it. She stopped to play with the kittens. She wasn't thrilled about getting more cats but she melted when she saw them. She's always loved kittens.
Highup, that was nice of the police to do that. Sometimes people forget that the police motto is to protect and *serve*. It helps build community trust when they do things like that.
The Flash is from DC comics. Marvel's main speedster was Quicksilver. I've been boycotting Marvel comics since they killed off Multiple Man. Always was more of a Batman fan anyway.
After unloading the recliner, unloading some other junk from the trunk, putting air in the tire, & making food for Mom, we went to the grocery store to get crackers, milk, fruit, etc. Came back & got Mom some salad since she was still hungry.
Cat woke me up at 3am wanting cuddles so I'm sitting here with him laying over my arm.
Tom Picciani
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The color is Benjamin Moore Watercolor Blue. I primed walls with Zinzzer 123 primer. Needed to seal drywall. The wall behind the washer was very yellow from previous owner smoking. This sealed it enough.
Washed car and did little else. Shoulder is sore. Need to stop a bit.
Washed car and did little else. Shoulder is sore. Need to stop a bit.
You work too much Tom.
Tom Picciani
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And I’m paying for it. Everything hurts! lol
Think I’ll just relax for a day or two, then start working on desk. My driveway is covered indirt and dead grass from power washing the lawn tractor deck. Thunderstorms coming tomorrow and rest of week so let the rain do the work
Think I’ll just relax for a day or two, then start working on desk. My driveway is covered indirt and dead grass from power washing the lawn tractor deck. Thunderstorms coming tomorrow and rest of week so let the rain do the work
Why couldn't I have been talented instead of so good looking. Patrick Mahomes signed a 10 year $450 million contract.
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Ain't gunna happen...
From NFL MVP to Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes has assumed a number of titles, but now it appears he'll have a less flattering one: victim of circumstance.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues with no obvious end in sight, the NFL could be dealing with financial issues in the coming year. On the My Sports Update Football Podcast, NFL insider Adam Schefter said one possibility could spell trouble for top players like Mahomes.
Schefter said that teams are concerned that if the pandemic continues long enough, games will need to be played without a crowd. That means substantially less revenue for teams, and the current collective bargaining agreement outlines how salary caps are set based on revenue. Schefter says that means the salary cap could take a $30 million to $80 million dip in 2021, which could affect contract negotiations in a significant way for the league's top players.
From NFL MVP to Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes has assumed a number of titles, but now it appears he'll have a less flattering one: victim of circumstance.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues with no obvious end in sight, the NFL could be dealing with financial issues in the coming year. On the My Sports Update Football Podcast, NFL insider Adam Schefter said one possibility could spell trouble for top players like Mahomes.
Schefter said that teams are concerned that if the pandemic continues long enough, games will need to be played without a crowd. That means substantially less revenue for teams, and the current collective bargaining agreement outlines how salary caps are set based on revenue. Schefter says that means the salary cap could take a $30 million to $80 million dip in 2021, which could affect contract negotiations in a significant way for the league's top players.
Finally got my pro table saw moved to my shop. Now I have to give it a good cleaning. Gave $1200. for that. No way I was giving up on it. Weighs about 750 lbs. Took two years to find someone to move it.
Going through my old junk and found a fold up seaming board. Bought it years ago and never used it.
I don't think Mahomes is going to be affected by it to much. Just read this:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...over-dollar427-million/ar-BB16p2iy?li=BBnb7Kz
I got my mother to listen to Misty Mountains Cold featuring Tim Foust & my mother started looking up related songs & more stuff with that singer which led to videos that had singers with similar voices. Ended up finding a group called Voiceplay that sings a capella versions of songs. I never saw the Nightmare Before Christmas because I was overseas when it came out & I never made an effort to look for it when I got back so I had to watch the original song afterward, but this version is very cool.
Phone speakers don't do it justice. The main singer hit a subharmonic E1 in the last note. It sounds so cool.
Took Mom to drop off her ballot (they are now allowing people to hand deliver ballots to the registrar bc the mail system is slow). Main voting is on the 11th. I missed early voting so I'll have to go find the voting place that is out in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully there will be fewer people. We hit HomeDepot afterward to pick up an in-store pickup item. While there I asked about some items that were shown as delivered to the store but said they wouldn't be ready until August. Turns out they had it in a box (after it was re-ordered bc the first order got lost) so they handed it to me. But the item I came to pick up was lost now. There were a pair of things that were supposed to arrive & only one shipped. They had to cancel & re-order but this time it's being shipped to my house & the shipping fee is waived.
Mom mistakenly ninjad my new mask. My brother refused to look at the names on the packages when I asked him to & gave my package to her. She was all excited (thinking it was the one she ordered from Wish bc she didn't pay attention to the packaging). I said "That looks just like the one I ordered". I checked with USPS & they said they delivered the package (I thought maybe it had been lost). So I realized that the mask was the one I ordered. Going to order another one since she wore that one today. Stopped to get food & they said they would text us when ready. I haven't checked texts in a long time. Checked & there was a text from Mom's foot doctor about an appointment today. So we made it in time.
I also picked up some zip ties for my cat cube project. I got this storage thingy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KK6K3G8/
I'm using only some of the pieces to assemble it. It comes with some thin plastic stuff to serve as a smooth surface in the bottom of the cube but I felt it was too thin so I used the plastic as a template to cut one out of cardboard. I'm going to cover it with something (maybe the plastic) & then make a cushion out of some 1" foam & sherpa fabric. The inside walls of the cube will be lined with padded batting & some plush fabric. I may leave the top unupholstered & hand toys from the top. The zip ties will be used to secure the cube together & tether it to the upper left corner of the cat condo. The cushion will have some sort of ties to hold it in place so it won't fall out I'm trying to decide what to use for the ties. Maybe old scrap fabric from a ruined shirt or maybe some old shoelaces or something. I'm debating whether to sew the side padding on or just tie it on so it can be removed/washed. Or maybe I can use small metal snaps (which cats can't untie). I'm also trying to decide if I should pad/cover the outside. Maybe with something the kittens can sink their claws into for climbing. They liked the cube & wanted to climb up the wires when I temporarily set it in there to see how they reacted.
I wish I could find the canvas like fabric the used on older backpacks & on those cloth collapsible storage cubes. My cats love that texture. I want to use it to pad the bottom of the cube.
Any suggestions/ideas? I want to keep it inexpensive.
Phone speakers don't do it justice. The main singer hit a subharmonic E1 in the last note. It sounds so cool.
Took Mom to drop off her ballot (they are now allowing people to hand deliver ballots to the registrar bc the mail system is slow). Main voting is on the 11th. I missed early voting so I'll have to go find the voting place that is out in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully there will be fewer people. We hit HomeDepot afterward to pick up an in-store pickup item. While there I asked about some items that were shown as delivered to the store but said they wouldn't be ready until August. Turns out they had it in a box (after it was re-ordered bc the first order got lost) so they handed it to me. But the item I came to pick up was lost now. There were a pair of things that were supposed to arrive & only one shipped. They had to cancel & re-order but this time it's being shipped to my house & the shipping fee is waived.
Mom mistakenly ninjad my new mask. My brother refused to look at the names on the packages when I asked him to & gave my package to her. She was all excited (thinking it was the one she ordered from Wish bc she didn't pay attention to the packaging). I said "That looks just like the one I ordered". I checked with USPS & they said they delivered the package (I thought maybe it had been lost). So I realized that the mask was the one I ordered. Going to order another one since she wore that one today. Stopped to get food & they said they would text us when ready. I haven't checked texts in a long time. Checked & there was a text from Mom's foot doctor about an appointment today. So we made it in time.
I also picked up some zip ties for my cat cube project. I got this storage thingy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KK6K3G8/
I'm using only some of the pieces to assemble it. It comes with some thin plastic stuff to serve as a smooth surface in the bottom of the cube but I felt it was too thin so I used the plastic as a template to cut one out of cardboard. I'm going to cover it with something (maybe the plastic) & then make a cushion out of some 1" foam & sherpa fabric. The inside walls of the cube will be lined with padded batting & some plush fabric. I may leave the top unupholstered & hand toys from the top. The zip ties will be used to secure the cube together & tether it to the upper left corner of the cat condo. The cushion will have some sort of ties to hold it in place so it won't fall out I'm trying to decide what to use for the ties. Maybe old scrap fabric from a ruined shirt or maybe some old shoelaces or something. I'm debating whether to sew the side padding on or just tie it on so it can be removed/washed. Or maybe I can use small metal snaps (which cats can't untie). I'm also trying to decide if I should pad/cover the outside. Maybe with something the kittens can sink their claws into for climbing. They liked the cube & wanted to climb up the wires when I temporarily set it in there to see how they reacted.
I wish I could find the canvas like fabric the used on older backpacks & on those cloth collapsible storage cubes. My cats love that texture. I want to use it to pad the bottom of the cube.
Any suggestions/ideas? I want to keep it inexpensive.
