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Post by kxg on Dec 2, 2020 20:34:10 GMT -5
Your paint job looks good Ron!
30 degrees and snowing here. So far a couple of inches accumulation, probably snowed twice that much counting the initial melt. Supposed to snow until around 2:00 am. This is much needed moisture around these parts. It is an odd system with the moisture coming from the east. I’m supposed to make a short 100 mile round trip in the morning, so the AWD truck will get a test.
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Post by ironclad on Dec 2, 2020 20:46:06 GMT -5
Chilly today.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 2, 2020 20:53:46 GMT -5
Last day as an environmental technician...San Diego to El Paso trips are never more.
Thanks to my daughter who is head of HR, a newly fashioned Resume / Cover Letter has several companies offering local employment.
Wish me wisdom!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 2, 2020 20:54:43 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at my backstop. 😁   I ended up making the shop 10x 12. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 2, 2020 21:38:42 GMT -5
Got my monthly supply run done. Haircut. Victuals. Truck fuel. Etcs. I hate all the errand-running with multiple stops. Plus it was cold, drear, and spritzing rain. Gotta be done but it sure is a PIA. At least it's only once a month.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 2, 2020 21:47:43 GMT -5
Had to go to the hardware store for a plumb bob today. Guy said he didn't know people still used them. But he sells them so it's all good.
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Post by adui on Dec 2, 2020 21:49:06 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at my backstop. 😁 I ended up making the shop 10x 12. Nice work Ron! Looks like maybe you've done this before? |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 2, 2020 21:49:10 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at Ne'er Do wells... 😁 (Bolded part edited by Trailboss)
I ended up making the shop 10x 12. It looks good Ron, that feature might help as you get older and more crotchety! |
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Post by puffy on Dec 2, 2020 21:55:15 GMT -5
The power in my neighborhood went off for about 5 minutes tonight.I'm sure glad it came back on or I would have to get out some blankets on this cold night.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 2, 2020 21:56:59 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at my backstop. 😁 I ended up making the shop 10x 12. Nice work Ron! Looks like maybe you've done this before? Once or twice. When I was younger. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 2, 2020 22:31:03 GMT -5
Ron, you gonna insulate that little shop? I built a small one, kinda like yours, inside my large shop and insulated it really well. Makes a big difference.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 2, 2020 23:29:13 GMT -5
Ron, you gonna insulate that little shop? I built a small one, kinda like yours, inside my large shop and insulated it really well. Makes a big difference. Well, the big building is insulated. The temperature here isn't as wild as it is up there. We only get below freezing 8-10 days a year. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 2, 2020 23:32:11 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at Ne'er Do wells... 😁 (Bolded part edited by Trailboss)
I ended up making the shop 10x 12. It looks good Ron, that feature might help as you get older and crotchety! I expect it to work for that and time is of the essence! 🤬👹 Any nerer do wells would have to be in a very narrow corridor. |
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Post by toshtego on Dec 2, 2020 23:46:57 GMT -5
^^^^ Very nice work. I am impressed.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 2, 2020 23:50:48 GMT -5
Had to go to the hardware store for a plumb bob today. Guy said he didn't know people still used them. But he sells them so it's all good. I guess there are few people left on the planet who care about plumb, level and straight. Certainly, none of them build in New Mexico were everything is relative. I visited a hardware store in Toad and asked for a "Snap Shackle". The response was "We don't sell breakfast cereal", yuck, yuck, hee haw! Never returned to that store. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2020 0:06:09 GMT -5
Had to go to the hardware store for a plumb bob today. Guy said he didn't know people still used them. But he sells them so it's all good. I guess there are few people left on the planet who care about plumb, level and straight. Certainly, none of them build in New Mexico were everything is relative. I visited a hardware store in Toad and asked for a "Snap Shackle". The response was "We don't sell breakfast cereal", yuck, yuck, hee haw! Never returned to that store. Granted it doesn't get used much, but when you need it nothing else that I know of will do. I'm sure an adjustable laser level of some sort would do. But I don't have or need anything that expensive. I had to put a top plate board on the ceiling rafters right over where the bottom plate would be. I measured 6 ways from Sunday, but without anyone to hold the other end of the tape I didn't trust just my measurements. The plumb bob gave me a visual verification that I had it in the right place. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2020 0:20:26 GMT -5
^^^^ Very nice work. I am impressed. Thanks, buddy! |
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Post by rconix9 on Dec 3, 2020 5:51:26 GMT -5
Had to go to the hardware store for a plumb bob today. Guy said he didn't know people still used them. But he sells them so it's all good. Just bought one last week! My other one wandered off on me. Nice work on the shop! Come help me build my cabin in a few years... |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 3, 2020 9:06:55 GMT -5
Then there is the dreaded chalk line. “We don’t allow hopscotch in the store.”
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 3, 2020 9:47:51 GMT -5
 Very nice work Ron, been thinking about doing the same thing in my big barn, useing it for projects, reloading and air conditioning it as barn is too big for that, Metal Barn is 30 by 50 with a concrete floor, goi it when I moved my Cajun Shack to my property. Again very nice work,
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2020 12:33:29 GMT -5
Had to go to the hardware store for a plumb bob today. Guy said he didn't know people still used them. But he sells them so it's all good. Just bought one last week! My other one wandered off on me. Nice work on the shop! Come help me build my cabin in a few years... I'm 70. If you want help it better be in the next year. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2020 12:34:57 GMT -5
Then there is the dreaded chalk line. “We don’t allow hopscotch in the store.” I have my chalk line in 2 different colors! 😁 🤠 |
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Post by bigwoolie on Dec 3, 2020 13:16:13 GMT -5
Im in the shop right now getting a u-joint replaced on my truck.
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Post by sparks on Dec 3, 2020 13:19:01 GMT -5
Plugging away at work here. Have a laundry list of things to do this afternoon, so hoping I can duck out of my office early. Have two dinners to prep for, one Friday with a couple of our quaran-team friends, and Saturday with another group. In addition, I have to get the wreathes and candles on the windows. I never got around to that last weekend.
Gonna be a busy food weekend here.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 3, 2020 15:27:45 GMT -5
Plugging away at work here. Have a laundry list of things to do this afternoon, so hoping I can duck out of my office early. Have two dinners to prep for, one Friday with a couple of our quaran-team friends, and Saturday with another group. In addition, I have to get the wreathes and candles on the windows. I never got around to that last weekend. Gonna be a busy food weekend here. Sounds like a good fun time! Enjoy it !!! |
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Post by rconix9 on Dec 3, 2020 15:31:05 GMT -5
Just bought one last week! My other one wandered off on me. Nice work on the shop! Come help me build my cabin in a few years... I'm 70. If you want help it better be in the next year. Haha! I'm sure you'll still be here when I get to it. You can be my "moral support team" and offer some words of wisdom now and again  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 3, 2020 15:37:57 GMT -5
I'm 70. If you want help it better be in the next year. Haha! I'm sure you'll still be here when I get to it. You can be my "moral support team" and offer some words of wisdom now and again First word of wisdom. It's going to cost double what you think it's going to cost. |
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 3, 2020 18:22:24 GMT -5
Im in the shop right now getting a u-joint replaced on my truck. I was in the shop this morning for a routine maintenance on my 2500HD. Ready for winter! |
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Post by bigwoolie on Dec 3, 2020 18:33:53 GMT -5
Im in the shop right now getting a u-joint replaced on my truck. I was in the shop this morning for a routine maintenance on my 2500HD. Ready for winter! I think Im about ready. New tires, fresh oil change, and all minor maintenance that Im aware of caught up. I also bought PowerClean last week and started running that pretty heavy in my tanks. |
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Post by Gandalf on Dec 3, 2020 21:00:59 GMT -5
The closing got pushed to next Friday, so I have time to get more done. I got the shop in the barn framed and I have time to get it paneled and painted this week! I am going to put a window in the shop so I can shoot out through the door at my backstop. 😁 I ended up making the shop 10x 12. Very nice work Ron. It's going to be a nice shop. |
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Very nice work Ron, been thinking about doing the same thing in my big barn, useing it for projects, reloading and air conditioning it as barn is too big for that, Metal Barn is 30 by 50 with a concrete floor, goi it when I moved my Cajun Shack to my property. Again very nice work, 
