The 'What I'm Seeing Today' thread. (Page 43/51)
maryjane APR 02, 12:42 AM
Finally getting really started moving.
We loaded the 1st trailer load yesterday and Jane and my youngest son made a quick one day round trip out to Lampasas Tx to put it into storage.


I spent most of last week making wooden crates and boxes for my shop stuff and it's all boxed and labeled but that will go on the last truck.
Amazing what you accumulate over the years. I found that I have 137 screwdrivers.

[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 04-02-2022).]

Patrick APR 02, 01:33 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Amazing what you accumulate over the years. I found that I have 137 screwdrivers.



And I'm amazed that you counted them!
OldsFiero MAY 01, 06:14 PM
The log splitter that my brother built over 40 years ago quit while my son and I were helping a neighbor clean up some beetle killed ash. It spends all it's life outside, but has very reliable. The fuel hose had deteriorated, so I cleaned the carb bowl on site and replaced the hose and filter. It ran for a spell and died so we fetched it home. I found that the brass float had a crack and was half full of gas. I thought the hose stuff had got in the needle and seat and caused the flooding, but the float was the real culprit. I repaired the float and all was well. We did a driveway test on tough crouch pieces before heading back over the hill. This this thing is a beast compared to the one you buy at The Home Cesspool, ect.
He built this from a lot of reclaimed, recycled parts, so I thought I'd show off his work a bit.
williegoat MAY 06, 02:49 PM
I was sitting over by the Glendale airport this morning and saw two interesting planes.

The first was a Pitts (or something like it). As soon as it got airborne, it started climbing at nearly 45o, then snapped into a hard turn and flew right over me.

The second was a Mooney painted like the AZ state flag. The vertical stabilizer was the sunset and the bottom half of the fuselage was dark blue.
OldsFiero MAY 10, 07:52 AM
My oldest son was at work when he was told that his house was on fire.
I 'm not going to to say much now as the investigation is ongoing, but a neighbor across the road saw his ( as of the day before) ex GF leave in a U-haul van in a hurry. He said 10 minutes later the place was fully involved.
The firemen found the remains of his dog, Which my son later gave a proper burial.
The area paper comes out once a week. Today I looked to see if there was anything in it about the fire.

There was this.



Stuff like this doesn't happen much around here.

Marc
williegoat MAY 10, 09:45 AM

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Originally posted by OldsFiero:

My oldest son was at work when he was told that his house was on fire.
I 'm not going to to say much now as the investigation is ongoing, but a neighbor across the road saw his ( as of the day before) ex GF leave in a U-haul van in a hurry. He said 10 minutes later the place was fully involved.
The firemen found the remains of his dog, Which my son later gave a proper burial.
The area paper comes out once a week. Today I looked to see if there was anything in it about the fire.

There was this.

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Stuff like this doesn't happen much around here.

Marc


Wow, I am really sorry to hear that.
maryjane MAY 21, 08:58 PM
Live, at the Rabbit Fest, Copperas Cove Tx and You are there! when the ducks took over the dance floor...


GIANT Turkey legs!
maryjane MAY 22, 08:22 PM
back to my normal fare
Carne Guisada



Woke up to 59 deg F this morning and the hi for today didn't break 80F.
82-T/A [At Work] MAY 22, 09:15 PM

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These are the best... you don't really see fairs like this much anymore. I was just at one here in Tampa... or I should say Lakeland or wherever it was (an hour from Tampa). But the only other place I'd seen one was in San Antonio. Never seen one in Miami / Fort Lauderdale area, and not even in the DC Metro Area. But I love these because there's so much going on... and it's crazy... which is what makes it awesome.
maryjane MAY 22, 09:51 PM
The carny vendors on the midway were makin a killin on lemonade and 'large' (320z) bottles of water. $4 for the water and $15 for the lemonade, but over on the local vendor's area, a regular canned cola was just $1 and the VFW and 4H were giving away water.
I spent most of my time watching the softball game until Jane drug me over to the bandstand and insisted we dance 2 step at least once.

Sister back in East Texas texted me today to tell me she got 3 1/2" of rain last night, and power was out on my road most of yesterday and again today. I don't miss that part but do miss my family and friends there. Woke up this morning to 59deg and the high today didn't get over 80. My skin is drying out & chafing from the lack of humidity here. We're loving it but in 9 days or less, the work begins moving all our stuff out of storage and into the house. Not looking forward to that.