What did you do today?

[highup]

Do you use one remote to program the second one? That technology is way beyond the black gorilla tape that's holding the drivers door handle on my S10

 

[highup]

I was bored today so I decided to make some ‘art’. I call it Casper the Carpenter.
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If you put 12 of those side by side you'd have a tool rack. I like your artwork.
I've been scared to leave the house today. I figured if I got out to the main road the car would switch on to autopilot and go directly to where I've been working every day for the last month.
To be safe maybe I can unhook the battery and then hook it back up to reboot the truck so it can't remember anything.

 

[C.J.]

It’s OK to not leave the house. Sometimes I try to do that for periods of time. As long as I have food and drink I’m alright.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

Are you going to put a trim piece where the ceiling and wall meet?

 

[C.J.]

Are you going to put a trim piece where the ceiling and wall meet?

I ripped a bunch of 1/4” scribe pieces out of the same material but just haven’t put them up yet. The wife was supposed to visit one of her friends out of town this summer but that’s not happening this year so… That’s when I do a lot of work around the house.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

I agree, I get a lot done when the wife’s not around.

 

[Jon]

If you guys want some cool weather I can send this up to you
I am glad I live in the middle of the North Island and dont really ever get temps like this
Wasnt that cold when we were at Antarctica
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/nati...rning-issued/ar-AALsXz1?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

 

[Tom Picciani]

Sold my Harbor Freight Hercules 12 inch miter saw and stand for $300. Done with any home improvement that would need it. Wood is too expensive anyway. When you can buy furniture cheaper than you can build it, it’s time to free up space in the garage. I have to say though, I got a lot of good use out of it.

 

[Tom Picciani]

Went to Texas Roadhouse last night. Wanted to go for wings at a local bar and grill. But chicken is too expensive. Never thought I’d see the day when I’d give up wings for steak because beef is a better buy!

 

[MikeAntonetti]

I agree, I’m hiring many things I would normally do myself. Time of course is finite, same as someone would hire us to do their work, no time for hanging around.

 

[C.J.]

Went to Texas Roadhouse last night. Wanted to go for wings at a local bar and grill. But chicken is too expensive. Never thought I’d see the day when I’d give up wings for steak because beef is a better buy!

I bought a whole chicken at the grocery store the other day for almost $10. Used to be $3? A lot of restaurants around here have been out of chicken wings. Beef has always been expensive here so at least that hasn’t changed.

Wood is crazy expensive right now. I’ve been waiting for the slow down to hit because of it but so far so good. Luckily I’m working on custom homes on the lake. Those people have a little more money than someone buying a D.R. Horton or a Ryan cookie cutter house.

 

[Mark Brown]

When you can buy furniture cheaper than you can build it, it’s time to free up space in the garage

This drives me insane but it is so very true. A few years ago I was attempting to make Maple shaker doors for some cabinets. I could not make them cheaper than I could buy them and that was not accounting for my time. At that point I gave up and decided that there was no benefit. It is a crazy world that we live in.

 

[C.J.]

This drives me insane but it is so very true. A few years ago I was attempting to make Maple shaker doors for some cabinets. I could not make them cheaper than I could buy them and that was not accounting for my time. At that point I gave up and decided that there was no benefit. It is a crazy world that we live in.

I keep hearing about this ghost inventory of wood in Canada. You tellin me they’re holding out on you too?

 

[Mark Brown]

I keep hearing about this ghost inventory of wood in Canada. You tellin me they’re holding out on you too?

I keep hearing about it, but I have yet to see it. I can buy lumber at source, i don't because I do not often need a whole lift and the prices have not even come close to bottoming on the current commodity price I can tell you that so if this inventory exists, people are holding it.

 

[Mark Brown]

Watched some videos on Youtube. This one was linked in a woodworking group:

That guy just became my personal hero. Thanks Zan, that was a great watch.

 

[highup]

Sold my Harbor Freight Hercules 12 inch miter saw and stand for $300. Done with any home improvement that would need it. Wood is too expensive anyway. When you can buy furniture cheaper than you can build it, it’s time to free up space in the garage. I have to say though, I got a lot of good use out of it.

Someone on these flooring forums recommended to me to buy a flooring nailer for a job that I was looking at. They said to buy a good quality neighbor because it could be used for one job and then resold for a decent price. It would be far less expensive than renting one for a week. If a project crops up you can always go looking for a used one.

 

[highup]

If you guys want some cool weather I can send this up to you
I am glad I live in the middle of the North Island and dont really ever get temps like this
Wasnt that cold when we were at Antarctica
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/nati...rning-issued/ar-AALsXz1?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

It's approaching 10:00 a.m. and we're about to hit 70° already. I'm going to take a stab that we hit 80 or maybe a tiny bit higher than that today. I suppose I'd rather have $80 than to have minus anything.
That's why it's not called global warming anymore. It's climate change because that covers all bases.

 

[highup]

I bought a whole chicken at the grocery store the other day for almost $10. Used to be $3? A lot of restaurants around here have been out of chicken wings. Beef has always been expensive here so at least that hasn’t changed.

Wood is crazy expensive right now. I’ve been waiting for the slow down to hit because of it but so far so good. Luckily I’m working on custom homes on the lake. Those people have a little more money than someone buying a D.R. Horton or a Ryan cookie cutter house.

Our local Fred Meyer Kroger company, always has theirs at 2 for $10. You have to buy two of them. It's kind of funny that you can buy a roasted chicken take it home and pull all the meat off the bones and when you compare the cost per pound for lunch meat like bologna, the price difference is incredible.
......and besides, it tastes like chicken.

 

[highup]

I keep hearing about this ghost inventory of wood in Canada. You tellin me they’re holding out on you too?

You listen to Coast to Coast Live with George Noory too.

 

[C.J.]

You listen to Coast to Coast Live with George Noory too.

Conspiracy theories aren’t so wacko anymore. Art Bell was The Godfather.

Chicken and pork were dirt cheap here since we have a lot of both kinds of farms. Red meat was at a premium. Right about now Les Schwab would make a killing on sellin tires if they had their free beef sale going on. I miss my West Coast companies and their attention to detail. Don’t miss the prices though. You really do get what you pay for.