What did you do today?

[C.J.]

800 sq ft of cortec SPC. Move furniture, R & R baseboards, R & D laminate......... 5 hours!!

Planets were aligned for me on this one. All door jambs were already under cut and reused the oak reducers. Material was 9" wide x 6' long. No prep on the damn near perfect subfloor!! Wish all my jobs were that good.

I could see the look on the customers face when I asked for my check. It said this is a big number for 5 hrs of work.

I hate it when customers tell me they feel like they’re overpaying me. This is why there is a ‘labor shortage’. People are tired of working for peanuts. The number is what the number is. Would the customer have paid you more if it took you 2 days? Nope cus you quoted them based on sq ft n such not time.

 

[DarisMulkin]

When the bird got on my shoulder it started making kind of a purring sound and she told me "i think he likes you" She initially said sometimes he bites real hard like he wants to kill you and other times he's fine. That made me feel just great while he's perched right next to my ear lobe.

I know all about the bite. I had one go up my arm and to my shoulder and take a chunk out of my ear. I was going to wring the little *******s neck and the homeowner told me oh we put a pork chop bone in his cage at night and the next morning it is gone.

 

[MSLI]

It’s now confirmed, Highup is really the notorious Pirate Randy eyepatch

 

[Floorist]

It’s now confirmed, Highup is really the notorious Pirate Randy eyepatch

Arrrrrr

 

[C.J.]

I was routing some dados last week and the dust was flyin everywhere so I picked up a dust bucket for my router. Had my eye on one for years but never really needed one that bad. Well now the need is there. Had to route some more dados this morning and I’ll be damned if there wasn’t but a pinch of dust from when the bit very first bites into the wood. Quite impressed with the suckulation.

 

[highup]

800 sq ft of cortec SPC. Move furniture, R & R baseboards, R & D laminate......... 5 hours!!

Planets were aligned for me on this one. All door jambs were already under cut and reused the oak reducers. Material was 9" wide x 6' long. No prep on the damn near perfect subfloor!! Wish all my jobs were that good.

I could see the look on the customers face when I asked for my check. It said this is a big number for 5 hrs of work.

I woulda made that last a day and a half just to save their eyesight.

 

[highup]

I was routing some dados last week and the dust was flyin everywhere so I picked up a dust bucket for my router. Had my eye on one for years but never really needed one that bad. Well now the need is there. Had to route some more dados this morning and I’ll be damned if there wasn’t but a pinch of dust from when the bit very first bites into the wood. Quite impressed with the suckulation.

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What part of the unit does the suck? I just see a box.

 

[highup]

I know all about the bite. I had one go up my arm and to my shoulder and take a chunk out of my ear. I was going to wring the little *******s neck and the homeowner told me oh we put a pork chop bone in his cage at night and the next morning it is gone.

That was my first concern when it started climbing up my arm.
When it started purring and she said I think he likes you, I became less nervous.

 

[C.J.]

What part of the unit does the suck? I just see a box.

I have a dust collector that provides the suckulation. I just move the hose from my table saw over to the dust bucket.

 

[Tile Tom]

I woulda made that last a day and a half just to save their eyesight.

Nah, I had that booked for 2 days. Used the free day to get into another project. Mo money

 

[Tile Tom]

I hate it when customers tell me they feel like they’re overpaying me. This is why there is a ‘labor shortage’. People are tired of working for peanuts. The number is what the number is. Would the customer have paid you more if it took you 2 days? Nope cus you quoted them based on sq ft n such not time.

Great point!! If **** went south and it ended up costing me more time/ material etc. I would get a tough **** kind of look and be expected to honor my original quote. And of course I would to stand behind my word!

 

[Don Monfils]

You got to take the good with the bad …
I like the good much better

 

[zannej]

Birds can be flakey. When I worked at the Singapore Zoo there was a cockatoo named Emma (an Indonesian worker named him). He loved to be petted but would bite if he wanted more attention. He was saying "Scratch my head!" and "Scratch my neck!" I obliged but then he got mad that I stopped petting him for a few seconds so he bit me on the arm. Closest I ever came to punching a bird.

The cardinals are still perching on the bougonvillas (sp?) outside Mom's window and launching themselves at it every morning.

Friend fixed my desktop and I need to go pick it up. Ordered a new cooler for it bc we thought it was bad. Friend realized he plugged the fan in wrong. LOL. I'll keep the cooler as a backup just in case. Really have to thank my other friend who just gave me his old computer (sans hard drives) bc he was getting a new system. I'll post pics of my setup when I get it back.

Rescued a couple puppies yesterday. They ran in front of my truck out in the middle of nowhere. Miles from any houses. Kept getting in the way so I picked them up, loaded them in the back seat, and took them to the vet to see if they were recognized. Nope. Tried the animal shelter but they are closed and one of their employees blocked me on FB from responding to any of their posts bc I argued w/ her and posted screenshots of her threatening to steal people's dogs (said she would go open gates and take them out) and have them put down. She was insulting me & the person she threatened so I posted the shots to ask which one of us was really the piece of ****. (Because I expressed dismay at being lied to about it being a no-kill shelter she called me a "useless piece of ****" and a bitch so I decided it was game on). I actually had a nice conversation with another employee from the shelter but when this bitch logged in to the social media she insulted me in private messages and blocked me. I wasn't ever able to tell the other employee about it so she could unblock me.

Anyway, I now have a friend who works there and she said they already have a 30 dog wait list.

These are the little hound pups:

They would not hold still for pics. Adorable little boys. They don't chew stuff, they don't chase cats, but they want to jump all over people for attention. My dog Princess hates them. LOL.

Boo, the cat, has been feeling a lot better. He slept on me last night and went out to pee a few times and came back. He was out sunning himself last I saw him. Need to get him back in to give him meds.

Upside with the puppies is that my brother actually went out to play with them and spent less time on his computer. But, we can't keep them so we are trying to find someone who can foster them.

 

[Floorist]

We had a big tree limb come down and was leaning against the tree. A tree guy stopped and wanted to know if I wanted it down. He said he was afraid it would fall on our cars. I asked how much and he says nothing. He cut the limb down, trimmed the tree and I had to convince him to take some money. He then said, how about $20 for gas? Of course I gave him $100. in cash. He said his guys would pick up the brush.

 

[highup]

Nah, I had that booked for 2 days. Used the free day to get into another project. Mo money

Greedy flooring *******!

 

[highup]

We had a big tree limb come down and was leaning against the tree. A tree guy stopped and wanted to know if I wanted it down. He said he was afraid it would fall on our cars. I asked how much and he says nothing. He cut the limb down, trimmed the tree and I had to convince him to take some money. He then said, how about $20 for gas? Of course I gave him $100. in cash. He said his guys would pick up the brush.

That pretty neat.
...now he's going to start advertizing free tree removal an brush cleanup.
Your a good man.

 

[zannej]

That was very nice of the tree guy. Good way to get business. They really charge a lot for that service around here.

I've been taking care of my kitties, walked the puppies, went to the store to grab stuff for dinner, picked up my desktop from my friend's house- but first he had to install the drivers bc the USB ports weren't working for anything except the wired keyboard. It's still in the truck-- will bring it in during daylight when the puppies are out of the way. I diverted some hangry energy from Mom by giving her a salad while I cooked.

My friend's ex got upset bc she was watching the baby and my friend's daughter and my friend went over to hang out with the girl he has a crush on. The ex was lying and saying he wanted her over there asap. She wanted us to babysit so she could ********* him. She's still delusional enough to think they will get back together. she also thinks she's going to get custody of the baby. Not a chance in hell with her mental illnesses. She only paid any attention to him bc we were watching.

 

[Tile Tom]

Greedy flooring *******!

Hey man, like mom used to say "you eat when there's food on the table or nothing at all"......

 

[Floorist]

That was very nice of the tree guy. Good way to get business. They really charge a lot for that service around here.

I've been taking care of my kitties, walked the puppies, went to the store to grab stuff for dinner, picked up my desktop from my friend's house- but first he had to install the drivers bc the USB ports weren't working for anything except the wired keyboard. It's still in the truck-- will bring it in during daylight when the puppies are out of the way. I diverted some hangry energy from Mom by giving her a salad while I cooked.

My friend's ex got upset bc she was watching the baby and my friend's daughter and my friend went over to hang out with the girl he has a crush on. The ex was lying and saying he wanted her over there asap. She wanted us to babysit so she could ********* him. She's still delusional enough to think they will get back together. she also thinks she's going to get custody of the baby. Not a chance in hell with her mental illnesses. She only paid any attention to him bc we were watching.

About 10 years ago we had a guy bid on taking a smaller tree down at the other house and he wanted $1400.

 

[havasu]

I had a friend who had a black walnut tree in his back yard, A tree company offered him $5000 for the opportunity to cut down the tree and take the wood for his wood projects. He even got the company to grind away the stump. What type of tree was this Rusty?