What did you do today?

[Floorist]

Never heard of it. It is a very rare hardwood according to Google.

 

[Tom Picciani]

It’s very common. Look it up.

 

[Tom Picciani]

It’s a little softer than pine. Sold as whitewood. Most dimensional lumber is now made from it. You might have used it without knowing

 

[Tom Picciani]

Except for a little sanding, the cabinets are practically done. Will make plywood backs today and then look at painting on the back lawn if weather cooperates. Breaking out the Grayco sprayer from years ago.

I got a trash can full of scrap wood I need to sort through!

 

[Tom Picciani]

Had to call exterminator today for Cicada Killer Wasps. Been getting them for years. Last year I self treated with Delta Dust. Also improved the lawn so they had fewer bare spots to dig. Found them digging nests under the bottom step of my deck and along the sides of the posts. Put insecticide in the holes then covered with landscaping fabric, followed by putting bricks around the posts and under the step.

Today I got like 30 of the damn things flying around my back door! They're a real annoyance when I need to mow. Run into my chest and hit me in the head. Don't sting but it's sort of unnerving. So one more bill going out $300! Ouch! That's where the sting is!

 

[Floorist]

Could be killer hornets......

 

[Tom Picciani]

Could be killer hornets......

Wish I could attract a bird that feeds on the wasps!

 

[highup]

Could be killer hornets......

Could be killer clowns from outer space......
https://images.app.goo.gl/8eceYVTTMB6mLfqn7

 

[highup]

Never heard of those Tom.

 

[highup]

Dang!
https://images.app.goo.gl/GNr6bJUe6vC2b2978

 

[Tom Picciani]

The males are 1.5 inches long but have no stinger. The females get over 2 inches long and have big painful stingers. They can carry a cicada and fly a hundred yards with it. I have seen a couple of the females climb out covered in the insecticide. I also saw one land carrying a cicada and drag it into the hole. Creepy!

 

[Tom Picciani]

After it rained all night, they are out and about at 7 a.m. If I can find these death funnels, I can set up some traps with bottles of orange soda and a little soap. You poke a hole in the side of the bottle and push the funnel into it. They climb through the funnel and drop into the liquid and die. Before doing the reno, I put the box somewhere and now I can't find it.

 

[Floorist]

 

[Tom Picciani]

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I’ve felt that way many a time!

 

[Tom Picciani]

Primed and painted bench, cabinets and doors. Rushed the doors and puddles paint in corners. Scraped it off and sanded it smooth. Will repaint with a brush tomorrow. Spray guns work great if you don’t apply too heavy. And I did!

 

[Floorist]

Got my rider running so quiet my wife came out to check on me. She could not hear it in the house.

 

[Floorist]

Primed and painted bench, cabinets and doors. Rushed the doors and puddles paint in corners. Scraped it off and sanded it smooth. Will repaint with a brush tomorrow. Spray guns work great if you don’t apply too heavy. And I did!

Never was any good with a spray gun, even when I worked painting combines.

 

[highup]

Primed and painted bench, cabinets and doors. Rushed the doors and puddles paint in corners. Scraped it off and sanded it smooth. Will repaint with a brush tomorrow. Spray guns work great if you don’t apply too heavy. And I did!

Just a thought... Maybe use a small brush, even a tiny foam brush to lightly paint those inside corners, then immediately start spraying. That way less time trying to hit the corners.
I don't paint much either Rusty.... 'cept rattle can.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Results looked better when I dropped setting from 4 to 3. Going to brush everything else indoors. Don’t have enough to justify spraying and the cleanup involved.

 

[highup]

Tom, maybe a 1" or 3/4" brush and lightly do the entire perimeter inside joints, then spray.
If that don't work, it's not my fault.