What did you do today?

[highup]

Hes Trilingual. Don't forget his own language.

 

[zannej]

My friend agreed to get up at 7 to come out, but he had a late night & wasn't up when I got there. Around 8:30 I was sitting on his couch texting him & listening to his phone ding in the next room. His fiance & I were laughing like hyenas about it and sending him random texts just to hear the phone ding. I didn't get any sleep the night before. I had gone in and said something to him around 8 but he was out of it. Around 8:40 his fiance badgered him into getting up. I don't think we got out of there for another 20 min bc he had to get his brain working. Picked up some tools (Tractor Supply had some really nice pipe wrenches on sale for $15 that were selling for $54 at the hardware store).

Long story short: The wiring from the float switch to the motor was bad. My friend said the old motor was burned up anyway so it was worth replacing it. We grabbed some wire he had leftover from something else & used it. Have it routed so people don't trip over it anymore too. I have the water heater going to heat things up so I can do dishes.

I'm feeling a bit anxious because my aunt got worried about the situation & decided to help. She pressured my mom to agree to hire someone to come do some work & mom said we need to clean first by "we" she means me. Said it would take a week. She has no concept of manual labor & does not realize it will take me well over a week. I move slowly & need breaks. I was just saying to my friend one of my frustrations is that I have the knowledge of how to do things but lack the dexterity & strength to do some of it. I think I may be able to get my friend over to help. He knows there's free food in it for him, but he also does want to help us out more. I said getting the new back door in has heightened priority now. My aunt wants to contact people on our behalf to come out & do work, so the house will need to be cleaned up enough for that. I'm betting my mom will back out & say its too expensive, but we'll see.

I kinda hope we can find the raccoons' nest to see if we can find some of our missing stuff. They ran off with all of our new silicone spatulas/serving spoons/noodle scoops. I don't know what they wanted with them-- but a raccoon at my friend's house stole a pen before.

I'm going to try to get a nap since I was up all night. Then I can start some cleaning & refill cat waterers, scrub some literboxes & do some dishes. When my brother gets home I'll have to see if he's willing to help get some laundry from the floor in the back hall/laundry room knocked out. We will look at stuff & if it's been chewed by mice, it gets tossed out.

 

[Floorist]

For Highup

 

[zannej]

I wasn't able to nap during the day as much as I needed. I kept hearing the motor running & went out to check. The new float switch was at just enough of an angle that it caused the rod to go sideways when it came up so it wasn't triggering the switch to shut off. I turned off the power & adjusted it (may need to adjust it more). I also saw water leaking under the house near the kitchen sink. Figured a line broke under there but it would need to be handled later bc I was exhausted & my friend had to go to work. A few hours later I heard water at the sink & realized the leak was inside. Cold water supply line was spraying. Raccoons had knocked a whole bunch of stuff on the floor in front of the cabinet so I couldn't get the door open at first. Finally managed to get it open and shut off the water (while getting sprayed). My back was going out on me so I didn't pull out the plastic bin that is full of water & didn't put towels down-- probably should have, but my body was disagreeing with me. I'm going to grab my dehumidifier from my friend's house & try to dry it out and see if he can swap the lines out to ones that don't leak. I'm too fat to fit in there.
Meanwhile, the little raccoon got into the pantry again & my brother caught it with a grabber arm. It was pretty angry about it. He carried it to the back door and tried to get it to leave, but the stupid dog kept jumping on the poor thing & fighting with it. I tried to grab her but since my back wasn't cooperating I wasn't fast enough.
Started to get a nap & my mom wanted me to come plug her headset in to her computer for her. I had to use a flashlight and magnifying glass to see which cord was for the speakers & which was for the microphone. Then I had to use my phone to see the back of the computer & take a picture to see which ports were needed.
She woke me up again wanting popcorn. Water seemed to be going out. Somehow the breaker either got tripped or someone shut it off. Maybe I forgot to turn it back on... I don't remember. It's possible. My memory has been bad.
Just got woken up by the dog busting into my room like the Kool Aid man and letting a cat in who came and pounced on me. Right on the bladder. Got to the bathroom but mom was in there. She told me she unplugged her headset bc the lights on it wouldn't turn off. Which means she will be bothering me later to plug it back in.
I'm sleepy but awake bc I know I have stuff to do today & my brain won't let me sleep in these situations. LOL.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Back to working on the model roadster. Speaking of motors. And yes, the valves and pistons move!

 

[highup]

Dang, a flathead. Be sure to use moly on the cam and remember this old engines need high zinc oil.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Dang, a flathead. Be sure to use moly on the cam and remember this old engines need high zinc oil.

the lubricant of choice, believe it or not, is chapstick. Lol!

 

[zannej]

I'll have to remember the chapstick thing.
Had an MRE to eat last night & it didn't agree with my stomach. We got a couple boxes of the low sodium kind. Ended up getting nothing done today due to having to remain near the bathroom & not bend or do anything to agitate my guts.
Friend's toilet is leaking. He said he couldn't fit it as far back as it should go bc of a 2x4 along the base of the back wall. I think it can be replaced with a 1x4 & let the toilet still fit. It's pushing the toilet a little too far forward. I also promised to bring them some ground meat & water bc they are out & their food stamps didn't go very far with the higher prices.
My dog understands the word "cuddle". I told her to come cuddle me so she rushed over and laid down against me and rested her head on me.
I was going to do dishes with just the hot water but found the damn raccoons dumped out all the dish detergent. Have to go buy more. Trying to get myself motivated to move. I forgot to take my meds for several days & it didn't help. I need the synthroid & progesterone to have energy & focus.
I also need to change the hvac filters & have been procrastinating.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Dogs give us reasons to laugh and laughter is the thing that gets us through the tough times. A cherry tomato fell on the floor. Hunter got it and it was 15 minutes of pure comedy!

 

[highup]

I restretched a bedroom today, and customer is clearing out two more rooms for me Monday. Tomorrow, I'm going to do some vinyl repairs in a rental. Might use my newfangled circle cutter on 4 damaged places. A test on a woodgrained IVC and a stone tile patterned Tarkett vinyl turned out excellent.
These are both loose layed, but on two larger patches I think I'm gonna glue those.

 

[DarisMulkin]

My dog plays with the green tomatoes that fall pff the wife grape tomato plants. She throws and tosses them in the air and on the floor. Of coarse it has to be in the house. Then whines when they go under a piece of furniture. She comes to get me to fish it out. Sometimes keeps me quite busy. But I don't want to ruin her fun.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Beagles are the funniest dogs on the planet. And they have the ability to look smaller and cuter when they curl up to take a nap. And if a fly is in the house, it’s 15 minutes of laughter!

 

[Tom Picciani]

Had to tear the engine completely apart because I missed adding two little pieces. When I did, the joints got worn and I realized it needed ca glue. I don’t think it would have held up to the tension from the rubber bands. Letting it dry. Going to break out the sewing machine and hem some jeans

 

[Floorist]

My dog loves to eat cherry tomatoes.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Jeans are done. Figured I saved $30 at least on tailor fees.

 

[highup]

Jeans are done. Figured I saved $30 at least on tailor fees.

I'd have to get out my seaming iron I don't have a sewing machine.

 

[highup]

Got my vinyl repairs done. 9 actual plugs or physical repairs and heated and shrunk at least 8 places where furniture buckled up the loose lay fake wood plank sheet vinyl.
My recently built Circle Cutter 2020 works wonderfully on these solid vinyl floors. Here's one. I got the pattern 16th or so off but otherwise turned out beautiful. I didn't bother with the chatter mark....... at some point, one has to get real or I'd be here another day not picking.
I was able to slobber a bead of 553 on the edge of each circle, then let it ooze up all over. It bonds like the Dickens on the edges, but doesn't stick at all to the surface...... Wipes off without the need for solvent even after setting there for 30 seconds.
The harsh light from the LED work light magnifies where the circle is, by you can't feel the seam edge at all.
Got about 7.5 hours being as nice guy. $276 is better than what I didn't have on my calendar.

 

[Tom Picciani]

I'd have to get out my seaming iron I don't have a sewing machine.

A tailor would take 15 minutes per pair. Took me 4 hours. I was trying to measure off of pants I already had but realized they were too long and the cut was different. All kinds of crazy stuff to get the measurements right. The actual sewing only took 5 minutes per leg. The hem are tight and thin.

Oh, and I looked up the machine I have. It’s a Janome HD-3000. Nearly $450 today. I thought I only paid $200 for it back when I bought it. Goes through jeans like they’re paper. 4 layers of denim, o problem!

 

[highup]

I'll stick with sewing carpet once every 10 years. You wouldn't like my needle preference.

 

[Tom Picciani]

I got into it because I needed a shelter for my computer so the light from it wouldn’t light up the astronomy field. I use 2 camping tables and stack them with clamps I made to hold the top one in place. And I had to sew up damaged items when Hunter used to chew up $100 dog beds, bedspreads,etc. I’m sure it paid for itself.