So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[Blowpipe Sam]

Thanks for the compliments y'all.  The memsahib truly has a green thumb.  We are slowly expanding our "drip irritation system" to cover the entire garden.  They are great unless you have very hard water and low water pressure like we do.  Just means I keep a hand full of drippers soaking in vinegar all the time.  This year the memsahib wants to experiment with drying potatoes and storing them packed in pine straw.   I predict we will be pickling cucumbers by next weekend too.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

We went  nearby on the James river on Kayaks. This was the first for me on a Kayak, I had a great time.

[bReTt]

Cabinets are coming together

[anti-squirrel]

Everybody doing fun stuff!

Sonja and I brought the dogs with us to the property yesterday.  They love to go; by the time we got home, everybody including them was exhausted.

Sonja worked mostly in the woods and the lower fields cutting with the Husqvarana rider.  I used the Troybilt, though I think the mower deck is on its last legs.  I used my modified push-mower in the woods and cleared up 80% of what was left, then worked down by the boat ramp.  We intend to do a float with some family friends next week and ease-of-access is important.

I also set up some targets at the 30-, 40-, and 50-yard points from the shed. 

My Father-in-law also dropped off some dunnage from his business, along with 4 barrels of rigging, including failed ropes, straps, slings, and harnesses.  There's a lot of potential uses for said gear.  The dunnage is mostly treated lumber and reduces out of pocket expenses for building our tractor barn to just metal roofing. 

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Since it was my first time on a Kayak I didn't fish. My son fished and got some good bites but caught nothing. A granddaughter and her fiancé each caught 6 or 7 each, most were too small to mess with but there were 3 small mouth bass that were nice size but they were released too. The other granddaughter and her boyfriend (his first Kayak experience too) paddled around a lot and got into the water and played in the river for about an hour. The river was only about 4 to 5 feet deep where we were. My son has 7 Kayaks and there were 8 of us but my wife didn't want to do it and sat on the shore in the shade watching, reading, and relaxing.

[Sqrl Klr]

Big cabinets for a lot of storage Brett! Good guard dog protecting the most valuable items in there I see.

Dan you ought to kayak more if you can. I used to enjoy it too. Got caught once on a big lake when high winds kicked up and it was a long slow 1.5 mile paddle back thanks to the winds slowing us down. Arms were mush.

[bReTt]

Almost filled the cabinets back up with stuff.  I need to get the doors (plywood) cut and hung to cover it up.  I'll work on those each evening this week until they are complete.  Now I have to start sorting through things and purging. 

[Blowpipe Sam]

I drove tour boats all day.  It was gorgeous and there was beaucoup wildlife for the tourist to gawp at.  I personally was very surprised and happy to see both a Least Bittern and also a Least Bittern chick!  That's a once in a lifetime experience for most birders.  Baby's are popping out all over!   Saw lots of Swamp Chickens and little Swamp Chicken Nuggets.  There is an Anhinga nest at about head height at one point on the tour course and the parents are tending nestlings now.  Folks can get a nice view into the nest and we don't bother the birds.  Saw deer grazing along the bank on three trips and of course plenty of Manatee.  After work I had to drive forty miles to the only pharmacy that will stock my new medication and then seventy miles home.

It was worth it.  I stopped at a little hole-in-the-wall place on the way home and got some truly awesome fried chicken and fixins!

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

This afternoon I mowed for about 25 minutes and then it started raining. We are having a Thunderstorm now with a 80 mph wind warning. So far the wind has probably only hit 25 mph, hope it stays that way.

[bReTt]

Worked, came home late, cut and hung two storage cabinet doors.  Dozed for about 30 minutes after dinner.  It was a long yet satisfying day.

[Bicycleman]

I am the cheapest plumber I could find.  So I got to repair the toilet in the #1 bathroom this morning.  Parts = $7.06  Labor = PRICELESS!

[avator]

I am the cheapest plumber I could find.  So I got to repair the toilet in the #1 bathroom this morning.  Parts = $7.06  Labor = PRICELESS!

Plumber's creed....   $&!( rolls downhill and don't chew your fingernails.

[Bicycleman]

AMEN.

[maraudinglizard]

Worked in the garden this morning, started sweet potatoes in desert and flower arrangement dishes that way I don't need tooth picks to hold the potatoes. When the slips get big enough I will start them in glass baby food jars and them transplant when there is enough roots. The glass items used had me going through my glass collection over 35 years of collecting from yard sales and estate auctions. I would buy the box without knowing the whats in them and a lot of times I would get some nice collectable pieces and usable glassware which comes in handy when starting plants. I have glass bottles dating back to the mid 1800's, glass insulators, and old canning jars with the zinc lids. It is amazing how many products were sold in glass jars, now it's all plastic.

[anti-squirrel]

My wife and I strive to buy all purchases in paper, metal, or glass.  Some stuff yer just stuck with plastic~

What did I do today?  I spent the early morning working on the Statesman mower and found the root of the problem... a blade safety switch with a broken plunger that somehow had a path to ground causing all sorts of weirdness.  I couldn't believe how much "stuff" was packed in around the hidden parts of the wiring harness- and this is after pressure-washing and blowdowns with compressed air.  I didn't do anything major until after 6:30 AM since that's when my neighbors head to work. 

Right now I'm just watching data shuffle around as I try to NOT scream at our Implementation Team- they're very firmly instructed to not let customers change certain data points but once again, those things changed and I have to reinvent the wheel.  But ya know what?  I'm getting paid to sit here and stare at this stuff so c'est la vie.  Some days I wish I could snap my fingers and voila!  Have things just magically work. 


But where's the fun in that?

[Madd Hatter]

Got out early with the water trailer to get another 1000 gallons of water. It was suppose to be really windy today and the water trailer doesn't do real good in the wind. It's usually calm in the morning before 9 or 10am so off I went into town to fill up. Got the tank topped up and headed back home. Still calm,yes!! Crawl up the dirt road at 5 mph to keep from breaking the trailer and made it home just before 9am. Got the pump and hose setup and fired up the pump. Pumped all the water into the storage tank and feeling lucky the wind didn't start up especially when I was on the I40. Well, I could've just taken it easy cause the wind didn't start until afternoon.😡 Oh well, better safe than sorry.

[Sqrl Klr]

My wife and I strive to buy all purchases in paper, metal, or glass.  Some stuff yer just stuck with plastic~

What did I do today?  I spent the early morning working on the Statesman mower and found the root of the problem... a blade safety switch with a broken plunger that somehow had a path to ground causing all sorts of weirdness.  I couldn't believe how much "stuff" was packed in around the hidden parts of the wiring harness- and this is after pressure-washing and blowdowns with compressed air.  I didn't do anything major until after 6:30 AM since that's when my neighbors head to work. 

Right now I'm just watching data shuffle around as I try to NOT scream at our Implementation Team- they're very firmly instructed to not let customers change certain data points but once again, those things changed and I have to reinvent the wheel.  But ya know what?  I'm getting paid to sit here and stare at this stuff so c'est la vie.  Some days I wish I could snap my fingers and voila!  Have things just magically work. 


But where's the fun in that?

Good you finally got rid of the problem. Could've gave up but stuck to it and won. I just use the blower for mower air baths. Compressed air keeps my 60ga compressor running if blasting long.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Last night we went to the granddaughter's awards ceremony. She finished with the highest GPA in her school a 4.19 and that was after having a slow start with a 3.87 as a freshman and a 3.93 as a sophomore. Her plans are to major in business administration if I remember right. Her older brother has a year to go to be a metallurgical engineer. 

[Blowpipe Sam]

Stuck in the penalty box.  Again!

[Madd Hatter]

Stuck in the penalty box.  Again!

Well if you'd stop smacking your co workers up side the head with your hockey stick........