Good morning! Are you up yet? What's your plans for today?

[bReTt]

I just spent 15 minutes in my son's gym/shop on his speed bag, changing up hand sequences without missing once. When I was young I use to do that in my parents garage for at least an hour a day on my dad's speed bag. It is amazing how well the rhythms, method, and skill stay dormant for over 40 years and comes back when called on. Last week when I first tried it again my son and I were surprised how it just came back to me. I do fatigue quicker though. his bag is a little smaller and softer than the one my dad had. My dad's had a metal ring and my son's has a bounce board.

Maybe you could get one for your place and work it everyday for some extra activity?  Might be fun....

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I just spent 15 minutes in my son's gym/shop on his speed bag, changing up hand sequences without missing once. When I was young I use to do that in my parents garage for at least an hour a day on my dad's speed bag. It is amazing how well the rhythms, method, and skill stay dormant for over 40 years and comes back when called on. Last week when I first tried it again my son and I were surprised how it just came back to me. I do fatigue quicker though. his bag is a little smaller and softer than the one my dad had. My dad's had a metal ring and my son's has a bounce board.

Maybe you could get one for your place and work it everyday for some extra activity?  Might be fun....

I am think about it but I already have too much stuff if I am ever going to move. I do enjoy it, and it would be good for me..... 

[Sqrl Klr]

Those strike bags sure are great exercise to get the blood flowing and frustrations out too. Brett I don't have one band saw and you have two. There have been times I could've used one too but I just don't have room for it.

[Jshooter71]

Good morning GTA! Happy Tuesday! I got up at 0430 and started the coffee. Yesterday’s work and training was much better than last week. We got 12 hours in. This morning we have a service meeting to kick off the day. I’ll stop at the car wash on the way out and straighten my van up a bit, too. Coffee first. 

[avator]

Morning y'all....
Up and at it early this morning. Rambo was right on time at 5am. I fed and let him out and pushed "play" in the coffee maker. Then went out and opened the Red Shed and fired up Casting Corner.
After a good hot shower I grabbed the 20 oz Bubba cup of coffee and headed back to the Red Shed.

[bReTt]

Brett I don't have one band saw and you have two. There have been times I could've used one too but I just don't have room for it.

One is set up for cutting curves, the other is set up for resawing.  I only need one.  I got great deals on both.  I used to be much better set up for woodworking but not so much anymore. 

[Blowpipe Sam]

Mornin y'all.  Boats today.   That says it all!

[avator]

It's either raining or Carter is mucking out the stalls today.

[maraudinglizard]

Good morning, picked turnip greens and straw berries, pollinated the squash, clean the house up a little, feed zoo, and then to the dentist for the 6 month damage control session, and pull the mail. Since the yellow flies have cranked up, I will stop by DG to get a can of paint and some fly paper to build traps. I can deal with one or 2 flies but 10 to 15 at a time is just to much, even the dogs start running for cover.

[Madd Hatter]

Anybody had a good experience with a battery powered smoke alarm that doesn't give false alarm?

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I was up at 6:00 AM after 6 hours "sleep". We went up north an hour and checked out our house there. It looked fine and the grass was not too bad. We have the neighbor watching and mowing it until we can do otherwise.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Good morning, picked turnip greens and straw berries, pollinated the squash, clean the house up a little, feed zoo, and then to the dentist for the 6 month damage control session, and pull the mail. Since the yellow flies have cranked up, I will stop by DG to get a can of paint and some fly paper to build traps. I can deal with one or 2 flies but 10 to 15 at a time is just to much, even the dogs start running for cover.

We've had good luck with a half dozen inflatable beach balls spray painted bright blue and coated with STP fuel treatment.  Hang them in shady places where the vermin like to skulk.  Apparently they are really attracted to the color blue.  They stick to the STP like flypaper.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I was awake at 5:32 AM and my son's dogs were making a commotion until 7:30 AM and I just lay there listening to them until I got up at 7:20 AM.

 My daughter in law came out shortly after I did took care of their dogs, and left for work, and the two granddaughters left for school. My wife got up and made a pot coffee.

 Plans, shop for homeowner ins. to look for a better deal. Touch bases with the neighbor that mows for us at our Missouri house.   

[Oldgringo]

It's supposed to rain a bunch the rest of this week PLUS the SEC softball tournament starts today so, I reckon I won't do much shooting this day?

[maraudinglizard]

Good morning, picked turnip greens and straw berries, pollinated the squash, clean the house up a little, feed zoo, and then to the dentist for the 6 month damage control session, and pull the mail. Since the yellow flies have cranked up, I will stop by DG to get a can of paint and some fly paper to build traps. I can deal with one or 2 flies but 10 to 15 at a time is just to much, even the dogs start running for cover.

We've had good luck with a half dozen inflatable beach balls spray painted bright blue and coated with STP fuel treatment.  Hang them in shady places where the vermin like to skulk.  Apparently they are really attracted to the color blue.  They stick to the STP like flypaper.

I use flat black spray paint and large plastic bottles, then wrap them in fly paper, trap gets full it goes in the garbage. The picture below was in my dog pen in the shade. I probably had a dozen traps out that year.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Good morning, picked turnip greens and straw berries, pollinated the squash, clean the house up a little, feed zoo, and then to the dentist for the 6 month damage control session, and pull the mail. Since the yellow flies have cranked up, I will stop by DG to get a can of paint and some fly paper to build traps. I can deal with one or 2 flies but 10 to 15 at a time is just to much, even the dogs start running for cover.

We've had good luck with a half dozen inflatable beach balls spray painted bright blue and coated with STP fuel treatment.  Hang them in shady places where the vermin like to skulk.  Apparently they are really attracted to the color blue.  They stick to the STP like flypaper.

I use flat black spray paint and large plastic bottles, then wrap them in fly paper, trap gets full it goes in the garbage. The picture below was in my dog pen in the shade. I probably had a dozen traps out that year.

That works!

[Sqrl Klr]

Brett that's the problem our shops always wind up needing to be bigger.

Kris why use spray paint?

[maraudinglizard]

Kris why use spray paint?

The flies are attracted to dark colors, the instore traps are flat black and come with a sticky spray, and they can be very expensive on top of that. I just use old plastic vinegar or water bottles and cheap fly tape and spray paint. The spray paint is to cover the bottles then wrap the fly tape around them. Some of the locals around here use beach balls and the sticky spray, the only problem with that is the sticky spray tends to wash off in the rain and leaves a sticky mess on the ground, the fly tape stays put. It really doesn't matter what dark color you use but flat black is the most commonly used color, When you have that many trapped it's bad. They are unmerciful and draw blood when they bite, you are left with one heck of a welp and it itches like h*ll.

[Jshooter71]

Anybody had a good experience with a battery powered smoke alarm that doesn't give false alarm?

Robert, my supply houses carry the Kidde brand detection alarms. In my house, they’re dual powered, hardwired with battery back up. I’m not sure of the make & model. I don’t get false alarms, but they are getting old. I should probably start thinking about replacing mine. I found this article on Bob Vila’s website: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/best-smoke-detector/

[Jshooter71]

Good morning GTA! Happy Thursday! Yup, it’s 0025 hours and I’m up. The guy I’m training lives near Jonesboro, on the other side of the state from me, and that area is getting hammered with work that needs done. There’s only one young tech covering that area and there’s been 4 of us in my area. So, yesterday I made the call to finish what we were doing and I sent my trainee home. I went to bed at 1900 last night and I’m getting ready to head east to see how much work we can get done in his area today & tomorrow. I’ll roll into town between 0600-0700 and our first job is a compressor replacement in a big freezer. Hopefully, next week I can cut him loose in his home turf.