What did you do today?

[C.J.]

Are the expansion joints in that garage normal size around your area?
Looks like a dog could be lost if it fell into one of them.

They do look a bit bigger than what I’m used to seeing but it must not be an issue. This builder puts out a fair number of houses a year and I don’t hear about many problems as well as we almost never go back for stupid punch list items that the big ol fancy lake houses have. Rich people can nit pick till the cows come home. I get it, if I paid a million bucks for a house I would nit pick that **** too.

Don’t know if it’s a generational thing or if it’s just a my family thing but damn if my family can’t nit pick some **** apart. When I was routing the edges on this big ol lazy Susan that I gave to my aunt for Christmas, I had some tear out. Nothing ridiculous but it was there none the less. I threw some putty in there and called it good cus I know my aunt will find it and pick at the spot with her finger nail cus it will bug her, which is exactly why I left it there on purpose.

 

[highup]

Would your aunt consider this railing OK?
It's just been installed to provide two railings on a stairway instead of one. The fella of the house has come down with some health issues.... a balance issue that has a tendency for a person to fall down the stairs.... backwards.
Most of us would trip forwards going up some stairs. There's a scientifical, neurological name for this but I don't remember what she said it was. Anyway, I went out of town this afternoon to measure the stairs for carpet.
I loved the craftsmanship of the railing so much, I asked her if I could take a photo.

 

[Tile Tom]

Got me some new ****. New van & new truck. I absolutely love the van! I can damn near stand up straight in the back.

 

[C.J.]

A Ford AND a Chevy? I like it.

 

[Incognito]

Got me some new ****. New van & new truck. I absolutely love the van! I can damn near stand up straight in the back. View attachment 17855View attachment 17856

Business is good?!

 

[Don Monfils]

What motor do you have in the Silverado?

 

[Floorist]

Got me some new ****. New van & new truck. I absolutely love the van! I can damn near stand up straight in the back. View attachment 17855View attachment 17856

Must be nice to be rich.

 

[Tile Tom]

Definitely not rich. I traded in 2 vehicles & the wife made me sell one of my Harley’s!!

The van is the tits! Wish I would’ve got one years ago. So much room in there.

Where I live you need a truck or suv for the winter unless you like getting stuck. I actually wanted to get a Tahoe until I seen the price tag on them!

Both vehicles were out of necessity. Vehicles rot out quickly here in northern NY. The salt/calcium chloride they use is brutal on steel.

 

[C.J.]

Both vehicles were out of necessity. Vehicles rot out quickly here in northern NY. The salt/calcium chloride they use is brutal on steel.

I’ve worked up North but took the winters off for that exact reason. Couldn’t imagine being a mechanic and having to deal with that for a living.

 

[zannej]

Love the lazy susan and the railing!
Hooray for new vehicles!

I'm still sick. Tested negative for Covid on the home test this time around but still having symptoms. Could be a cold, could be the weather. Could be my body still needing to recover from the Covid. Stuffy/runny nose, fatigue, and sneezing. The sneezing is the worst. Bladder leaks every damn time. So I sneeze & swear. Even the dog started sneezing.

Need to change hvac filters. Still need to take trash out but been feeling too cruddy. Did empty the bathroom trash & put a new liner in, but need to haul it out. I think it rained most of the day.

Cooked shepherd's pie for dinner- per mom's request. About to take a nap.

Still can't lie down to sleep-- have to keep my head up and am feeling like I'm not getting enough air right now.

 

[kwfloors]

Got the flake coat done today on this commercial restaurant. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

 

[Tile Tom]

I’ve worked up North but took the winters off for that exact reason. Couldn’t imagine being a mechanic and having to deal with that for a living.

I stopped working on my vehicles for that reason. Every time you touch something the rust falls in your eyes. Efff that nonsense!!

 

[Floorist]

Spent most of the day sick again. Hoping once I get my last infusion on Monday this crap will quit.

 

[highup]

Definitely not rich. I traded in 2 vehicles & the wife made me sell one of my Harley’s!!

The van is the tits! Wish I would’ve got one years ago. So much room in there.

Where I live you need a truck or suv for the winter unless you like getting stuck. I actually wanted to get a Tahoe until I seen the price tag on them!

Both vehicles were out of necessity. Vehicles rot out quickly here in northern NY. The salt/calcium chloride they use is brutal on steel.

I watch a lot of "Just Rolled In" on YouTube....... I can't believe a pristine looking late model car or truck could have framed rotted 20 times worse than a 1960s vehicle that's spent it's entire live here on the Oregon coast.

 

[highup]

Spent most of the day sick again. Hoping once I get my last infusion on Monday this crap will quit.

We're all hoping that too Rusty.

 

[C.J.]

I watch a lot of "Just Rolled In" on YouTube....... I can't believe a pristine looking late model car or truck could have framed rotted 20 times worse than a 1960s vehicle that's spent it's entire live here on the Oregon coast.

When I was growing up all the coastal vehicles had some rust from the salt air. Nothing like NY or Midwest rust and definitely no frame rot.

 

[highup]

The rust is part of living on the coast for sure. It is more evident around windshields and fenders but it doesn't rot the frames like that wet salt spray that coats the underside of cars. If I built a house over there, I'd embed a sprinkler system in my driveway so the underside of the car would get rinsed off every time I came home.

 

[C.J.]

The rust is part of living on the coast for sure. It is more evident around windshields and fenders but it doesn't rot the frames like that wet salt spray that coats the underside of cars. If I built a house over there, I'd embed a sprinkler system in my driveway so the underside of the car would get rinsed off every time I came home.

Damn good idea. They have underbody sprays at car washes to rinse off all that crap and there’s always a line around the block in the winter for it. I can see why people become snow birds. I’m halfway there.

 

[zannej]

That floor looks great! The speckled pattern is very pretty.

I don't even want to know how rusty stuff is on my vehicle, but I don't live near the coast. When we lived on Guam, the vehicles were supposed to have some special undercarriage coating to protect them from the sea air.

This morning one of my cats knocked the handset phone over, stomped on it so it pulled up menu options and somehow disabled the ringer again. I don't know how to turn it back on and I went through the menu on it. Last time the ringer got turned off accidentally it was over a year before it got set right-- by a cat stepping on it. LOL. Maybe I should just put it under the cats and let them fix it for me again.

Rusty, I hope you get feeling better!

The damp cold air is not making my lungs feel good today. I really need to get my windows replaced-- or at least the one that has a missing chunk that I've patched with foil tape.

I was thinking of going to the store to look for something I saw yesterday and see if it is still for sale. Didn't see it on the website, but a lot of stuff at my local store is not listed. Need more litter for the kitties, although Gravy Jones doesn't want to let go of my arm.

 

[highup]

Twas sorting time for stuff on the shelves in the work room. Years ago when I rebuilt my second 350, I recall ordering a second rear main bearing..... I probably had to buy the whole set, but I have no clue where the rest of them went.
I think I might have worried too much about damaging one of them and bought another set.
Why I have another set of new rod bearings on the shelf is beyond me.