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

[airgunaut]

I was afraid that was the answer. Probably should buy one and try it. If it will be too much for me to handle, I can ask around for hired help. I doubt those post drivers cost much.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I was afraid that was the answer. Probably should buy one and try it. If it will be too much for me to handle, I can ask around for hired help. I doubt those post drivers cost much.

 There are gas powered options which might work for you too. It depends on how much you would use it and if it isn't too heavy for you to handle it. How well you can drive the posts also depends greatly on your soil conditions.

[Madd Hatter]

Soil conditions is a big factor. I drove 2 T posts by the road we cut to the meadow and they went in very easily. The posts by the road I don't want anyone to drive on were a real PITA and I still need to finish 1. I think Amazon sells them for less than $40. HD I think is around $50+ .

You know you could see if you can find a motorized one for rent.

[Sqrl Klr]

Kris I wish my tractor had a backhoe.

Madd you know what they say...good chains make good neighbors.

Pat if you have a tractor with a loader you can use it to drive and tap the posts in. Comes in mighty handy with hard clay soil like I have in places but I use a post driver with gloves also. I prefer wire instead of clips to fasten the fence to the posts. I cut the wire to around 1' length so I have plenty of grip space on the wire to tighten it 3 twists by hand. I grip with pliers on the twisted wire for a final tight turn then cut the excess length off the wire so only 1" is sticking out past the post. Way faster this way than cutting short wire and struggling to twist them with your fingers as how I was trained at first. I prefer thick 12ga wire over really thin wire that a lot of people like to double over which can quickly rust and break as it's still easy enough to bend by hand yet strong for years.

[bReTt]

Workin’ for a livin’, workin’

[Blowpipe Sam]

I went gator huntin with my slingshot again.  I liberated some nice pea gravel from the lodge flowerpots while no one was looking.  There's a little 6 footer that's taken to sunbathing at the end of the boat dock.  I caught him out there this morning and using the Splasher for cover I snuck up to within five feet of him.  I loaded up what brother Dave would have called a round, flat, slick, smooth, river rock, pulled back past my ear and let er rip!  Direct hit on its head!  The gator made hasty hoof beats for the water but I hauled off and let him have another one before he got off the dock.  Oh rejoice beloved!  I smote the scaly devil righteously!  Mano a reptile!

Now you can tell everyone that you know some nut that hunts alligators with a slingshot!

[bReTt]

I went gator huntin with my slingshot again.  I liberated some nice pea gravel from the lodge flowerpots while no one was looking.  There's a little 6 footer that's taken to sunbathing at the end of the boat dock.  I caught him out there this morning and using the Splasher for cover I snuck up to within five feet of him.  I loaded up what brother Dave would have called a round, flat, slick, smooth, river rock, pulled back past my ear and let er rip!  Direct hit on its head!  The gator made hasty hoof beats for the water but I hauled off and let him have another one before he got off the dock.  Oh rejoice beloved!  I smote the scaly devil righteously!  Mano a reptile!

Now you can tell everyone that you know some nut that hunts alligators with a slingshot!

That sounds like good duty.  And a truly inspired telling of the event. 🌅

[airgunaut]

Can’t drive equipment along this boundary. Terrain and vegetation is rugged, crosses gully, etc. Machines would do damage.

But…

As I was walking a road today, I heard loud clunks and bangs from a guy picking up big rocks from a big pile and tossing them into his trailer. I know him slightly (we hired him for a small job once) and have seen him working many times, always hard at it—definitely no slacker. Mostly he builds rock walls from the native rock. Light bulb moment:  ask him if he installs t-posts!

He does and is always interested in getting more work. He can string barbed wire, too. Good to know in case the BW fence along another side of our land needs repair.

So I’ll walk the boundary to estimate how many posts to put where, then call to have him walk the line and see if he agrees. He can break up the job into pieces as suits his schedule and the weather.

[airgunaut]

I went gator huntin with my slingshot again.  I liberated some nice pea gravel from the lodge flowerpots while no one was looking.  There's a little 6 footer that's taken to sunbathing at the end of the boat dock.  I caught him out there this morning and using the Splasher for cover I snuck up to within five feet of him.  I loaded up what brother Dave would have called a round, flat, slick, smooth, river rock, pulled back past my ear and let er rip!  Direct hit on its head!  The gator made hasty hoof beats for the water but I hauled off and let him have another one before he got off the dock.  Oh rejoice beloved!  I smote the scaly devil righteously!  Mano a reptile!

Now you can tell everyone that you know some nut that hunts alligators with a slingshot!

Hazing a nuisance animal is so satisfying!

[buellm2]

"Mano a reptile"?   I though Florida rednecks liked to get in the mud and wrestle them little gators.  I'd be willing to wrestle a little gator.   Except I cant fit into a five gallon aquarium to tackle him.

[Sqrl Klr]

Now you can tell everyone that you know some nut that hunts alligators with a slingshot!

Nah just a good ol boy havin' fun.

[2A Georgia]

Memsahib let me take her to Gameday for diner, brews and preseason football.  Now that's what I call date night :-)

[avator]

Productive morning.
Went to Troy for a 2x6x10 and 2 double joist hangers. Ended up buying 10x12 carpet and 2 sheets if plywood.
Sistered the exposed 2x6 ceiling joist in the bar room and took the post out that was in the center of the room.
Then we cut and laid the carpet. It's almost like the space in this room doubled. Well, at least until 2 over weight, over size dogs claimed the center of it.   
The plywood? Well, when Killer used the Red Shed as his playboy mansion with the hottub and all, he had built a daybed type deal in there. When I did my thing I just moved the steps from the hottub to it and put shelving up on that level. When I put new plywood on the wooded part of floor I stopped in front of it leaving the deck board flooring under it.
Now the plan is to tear it out and make the shop all one level. The plywood is to finish the floor.
But as for the rest of today... it's beer:30. 

[Blowpipe Sam]

Up and moving at 1415!  I’m terribly congested and I’ve got Laringytis.  The drugs are starting to kick in though.  I found my missing airbrush.  Now if I could just find the missing paint!  If my head clears enough I’m taking a couple of PBS I was recently gifted and a few air rifles out to the National Forest range.

[Sqrl Klr]

But as for the rest of today... it's beer:30. 

I heard that! I felt that way after just 10am from finding watered carpet in rooms around the AC from the condensation line clogging up again. I used towels to soak up the water and they're drying on the patio. Carpets and AC crawl space are drying with fans blowing on them.

How to unclog the line anyone? The gallon of bleach I poured down the line didn't do it. AC is turned off to avoid further flooding and all house vents are running to get the bleach smell out.

[Madd Hatter]

What's the drain pipe made out of? If it's PVC you could use some sort of drain cleaner. I use some stuff called green gobblen In my drains.

[Blowpipe Sam]

What's the drain pipe made out of? If it's PVC you could use some sort of drain cleaner. I use some stuff called green gobblen In my drains.

Use Duct Tape to fashion a reducer to connect your shop vac to the outfall of the dripline.  Set the vac up for "wetvac" operation and let er rip!

[Back_Roads]

What's the drain pipe made out of? If it's PVC you could use some sort of drain cleaner. I use some stuff called green gobblen In my drains.

Use Duct Tape to fashion a reducer to connect your shop vac to the outfall of the dripline.  Set the vac up for "wetvac" operation and let er rip!

^ THIS !

[Back_Roads]

 Saturdays non airgun related activity was helping watching SWMBO hang the new lights she got with the 11% off rebate she got from the recent upstairs apartment getting a brand new kitchen and laminate flooring. They ended up giving her more rebates LOL so free lights 

[Madd Hatter]

Did about 1 hour of weed burning but ran out of propane. Got quite a bit done.  I'll be steeling the tank from the barbecue tomorrow to do more.