Author Topic: WDYDT (What Did You Do Today) (Read 1396909 times)

stlaser · « **Reply #10450 on:** July 25, 2019, 08:06:23 AM »

Charles, tu our file just got a wee bit larger.....

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10451 on:** July 25, 2019, 08:30:37 AM »

That’s better than a favorite pocket knife or had you forgot a hand gun in the bag. Ammo is much less money considering travel safe.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #10452 on:** July 25, 2019, 08:40:23 AM »

Wow! Did you turn into a training aid?

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10453 on:** July 25, 2019, 08:45:30 AM »

I’m just glad I found the smoke grenade in the side pocket. Joked with the wife that she should video me holding the pin in one hand and fingers on the spoon yelling allah akbar at the checkpoint.

Would be epic......

Funny thing is, on a flight to Kansas City a while back, an automatic folder made it through..on the way there AND the way back...

I feel safer

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10454 on:** July 25, 2019, 10:48:53 AM »

Passing through Ken’s territory

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10455 on:** July 25, 2019, 11:04:17 AM »

I have wrapped my auto in my laptop power cord and shoved into the deep pocket of the bag with pens and walked right through. It was the gallon of whisky that got me in California. Forgot I had it

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KensAuto · « **Reply #10456 on:** July 25, 2019, 11:47:04 AM »

I got yelled at for leaving a bottle of water in my bag in Spokane. Have you guys been to Spokane? There was like two people in line for security.

EL TATE · « **Reply #10457 on:** July 25, 2019, 11:50:25 AM »

I'm sorry Ken, they don't have a lot to do and needed some excitement.

JR · « **Reply #10458 on:** July 25, 2019, 03:22:11 PM »

Don't you have connections there, being a H fan and all?

I got the extra check in Fl coming home, was a pain.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #10459 on:** July 25, 2019, 04:59:20 PM »

Just picked up two tickets to the Trump Rally in Cincy in August...Yippee!

Nate · « **Reply #10460 on:** July 25, 2019, 05:12:57 PM »

Front row....back stage....meet and greet.....

stlaser · « **Reply #10461 on:** July 25, 2019, 06:31:43 PM »

Added some more rebar tied in and Crete in the morning, 20 - 80# bags should do the job...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #10462 on:** July 25, 2019, 08:39:18 PM »

Quote from: Nate on July 25, 2019, 05:12:57 PM

Front row....back stage....meet and greet.....

Just in the masses with everyone else...I think

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10463 on:** July 26, 2019, 09:14:04 AM »

Hope you have a little mixer. I hate mixing by hand.

Well yesterday was a 15 hour travel day. Everyone was getting a little snippy by the end but we finished with a 5 star meal at the local resort and everyone seemed to back down from defcon 4 to defcon 2.

Flew HOU to PHX to SLC and drove from SLC to WY via ID.

Freeway was shut down near Tremonton for an accident and it took 1 1/2 hours to go 4 miles. Detoured through a small town.

Got to the rental just about 8pm local.

Today will be a low key day but man, 41 overnight was awesome and the view out the back of the house we renewed is spectacular.

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10464 on:** July 26, 2019, 09:27:01 AM »

Hope you honked as you drove passed,

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KensAuto · « **Reply #10465 on:** July 26, 2019, 10:12:44 AM »

I gave the bird iirc.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10466 on:** July 26, 2019, 11:00:05 AM »

Didn’t have to honk much. Most people all the way up 15 seemed to know how to drive. And the people in UT and ID all seemed pretty nice and polite. There were a few self absorbed morons but for the most part everyone was nice. Would have loved to spent the day in SLC but it didn’t work out. As long as the drive was, it may make sense to spend the night in SLC instead of taking the chance that another accident shuts down the freeway and we miss our return flight. We shall see.

I had reserved a Tahoe rental and when I got there they didn’t have it. They gave me the QX80 and that thing is garbage. So glad the wife got the Lexus instead of that. It only had 9800 miles on it but every time it hit a pothole the wheel twitched and shook and the tires must have been a bit out of balance as at 80mph going up 15 (the speed limit) it was a bit shakey. It showed due for oil change, filter change and tire rotation and was covered in bugs when I picked it up.

Not a comfortable drive at all.

Walking up the little local market this morning ran across a mamma moose and her youngun. First moose Ive seen in person and that thing was huge

Ken I can see why you have the place in ID. I’m working on the wife while we are here. She’s not one for cold.

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Farmer Jon · « **Reply #10467 on:** July 26, 2019, 01:17:31 PM »

Been in a bit of a rut this week.

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stlaser · « **Reply #10468 on:** July 26, 2019, 01:30:06 PM »

2 hours, no mixer other then my spade and arm....

stlaser · « **Reply #10469 on:** July 26, 2019, 01:34:36 PM »

Charles just convince the wife unit that the warmth from real wood fires and snuggling makes it an ok inconvenience.

Farmer Jon · « **Reply #10470 on:** July 26, 2019, 03:30:12 PM »

Building up the roads in a new housing development.

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10471 on:** July 26, 2019, 04:24:55 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on July 26, 2019, 11:00:05 AM

Didn’t have to honk much. Most people all the way up 15 seemed to know how to drive. And the people in UT and ID all seemed pretty nice and polite. There were a few self absorbed morons but for the most part everyone was nice. Would have loved to spent the day in SLC but it didn’t work out. As long as the drive was, it may make sense to spend the night in SLC instead of taking the chance that another accident shuts down the freeway and we miss our return flight. We shall see.

I had reserved a Tahoe rental and when I got there they didn’t have it. They gave me the QX80 and that thing is garbage. So glad the wife got the Lexus instead of that. It only had 9800 miles on it but every time it hit a pothole the wheel twitched and shook and the tires must have been a bit out of balance as at 80mph going up 15 (the speed limit) it was a bit shakey. It showed due for oil change, filter change and tire rotation and was covered in bugs when I picked it up.

Not a comfortable drive at all.

Walking up the little local market this morning ran across a mamma moose and her youngun. First moose Ive seen in person and that thing was huge

Ken I can see why you have the place in ID. I’m working on the wife while we are here. She’s not one for cold.

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80 mph on 15 is slow through Utah. 85 + or you are in the way lol

Little America is a nice hotel in slc

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KensAuto · « **Reply #10472 on:** July 26, 2019, 09:11:12 PM »

Got an 03 Chebby really cheap because it had a blown transfer case, and I mean totally destroyed. This is exactly what I wanted, to leave in Idaho to save on rentals.
Wasn't as good as I thought. The transfer case took out the transmission tail housing. Both ujoints toast. Water pump leaking. Front end worn out. Someone did a pad slap on rotors worn down to the fins, and the cluster drained the battery over night.
The rear bumper was shoved into the plastic bed side so I pulled that out today and "fixed" the cracks in the bed by hot glueing pieces of thin plastic to the backside, then replaced the taillights.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10473 on:** July 26, 2019, 09:22:19 PM »

Ken I was totally unaware those beds were plastic

However you could put some black wheels and tires on it and sell it back to that redneck Texan guy, I’ll bet ya double your money

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10474 on:** July 26, 2019, 09:24:06 PM »

Perhaps......

Spent the day in Grand Teton National Park. Hiked up to one of the lakes and it was very scenic.

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KensAuto · « **Reply #10475 on:** July 26, 2019, 10:36:24 PM »

And again no pics^^^

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10476 on:** July 26, 2019, 11:23:25 PM »

7500 ft elevation.

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KensAuto · « **Reply #10477 on:** July 26, 2019, 11:55:54 PM »

Postcard. Beautiful

wyorunner · « **Reply #10478 on:** July 27, 2019, 12:08:08 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on July 26, 2019, 11:23:25 PM

7500 ft elevation.

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Makes me miss the mountains.... been a while since we’ve been in them

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10479 on:** July 27, 2019, 09:31:02 AM »

Going to see how many of these fence posts I can get set today

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Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10480 on:** July 27, 2019, 02:53:34 PM »

Well east side is almost done

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10481 on:** July 27, 2019, 09:31:57 PM »

Aluminum or vinyl?

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Nate · « **Reply #10482 on:** July 27, 2019, 09:41:34 PM »

Spectators gettin down to the opening band at a bellamy brothers concert at a county rodeo arena

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10483 on:** July 27, 2019, 10:48:38 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on July 27, 2019, 09:31:57 PM

Aluminum or vinyl?

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City required vinyl fence, I would have done good ol chain link

We ended up doing the complete east side and the complete west side. Now to drill holes for the back wall.

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Nate · « **Reply #10484 on:** July 27, 2019, 10:52:10 PM »

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10485 on:** July 28, 2019, 12:05:32 AM »

Looks like a good time Nate.

Picked this up today

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JR · « **Reply #10486 on:** July 28, 2019, 12:05:39 AM »

Saw them at the Nugget in Sparks a few years back. Was a great show.

Nice toy Charles. I seem to like knives and flashlights. (check out OLight guys)

rpar86 · « **Reply #10487 on:** July 28, 2019, 12:54:47 AM »

Had family and friends over for my oldest kiddo’s 10th birthday (actually on the 31st).

#3 due in less than a month.

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dave945 · « **Reply #10488 on:** July 28, 2019, 06:16:03 AM »

Charles, don’t forget you have that in your carry on when you go for your flight.

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TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #10489 on:** July 28, 2019, 09:23:56 AM »

JR, I have an Olight. It’s a nice flashlight.

Ryan, congrats man, you are on to zone defense from man to man...

Dave, I will have to go through my pack well. 3 knives on this trip, medical shears, etc.

My $300 Emerson Karambit got thrown in the washing machine and I heard it banging around in there and paused the load only to find it was open and missing some parts.

It’s a skeleton frame with small screws on each side holding the slabs to spacers. Found 2 screws and a spacer in the bottom. Still missing 2 screws. Must of lost them previously and when the last one worked its way loose it fell apart. Bad part is the blade got nicked but it will be ok. Got it back together and bought a multi tool to screw it back.

Now to find some little screws and some loctite

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wilsonphil · « **Reply #10490 on:** July 28, 2019, 10:41:15 AM »

if that is a true USA made Emerson they will fix it free if you send it back.

KensAuto · « **Reply #10491 on:** July 28, 2019, 12:48:17 PM »

There's easier ways to clean a blade Tex, just saying.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10492 on:** July 28, 2019, 02:09:40 PM »

The other side of the house

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JR · « **Reply #10493 on:** July 28, 2019, 02:33:29 PM »

You have to use vinyl, stupid.

Doing a nice job though.

Farmer Jon · « **Reply #10494 on:** July 28, 2019, 07:00:38 PM »

Took advantage of the weekend off to head to the river and do some camping. It almost felt like a holiday weekend the whole park was full. They got our water line trenched in down there. Met some new people. It was a good weekend.

My sister brought to my attention that there is a Hemp farmers forum coming up. Nebraska recently legalized hemp farming. There are only a handful of farmers planting it this year. I don't know if we will ever plant hemp but it's definitely something I am interested in learning more about.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #10495 on:** July 28, 2019, 08:41:03 PM »

Just finished two days at the farm. Work, eat, sleep, eat, work...

Finished a lot of bush hogging and mowing, and of course working on the tractors as they broke down.

Mower: One flat tire

John Deere: Ran low on hydraulic fluid...leaking somewhere

Bush hog: Broke another blade off. Had a new set and a new bolt or two standing by, so almost a non event

Playing catchup this time, maybe get to building/improving next time

stlaser · « **Reply #10496 on:** July 28, 2019, 09:16:51 PM »

Stripped the forms and moved some block, found a rolled piece of steel to use as bottom form for top of fire box we’re pouring.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10497 on:** July 28, 2019, 11:24:19 PM »

Not following what the second radi is for

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stlaser · « **Reply #10498 on:** July 28, 2019, 11:35:44 PM »

Depth, I didn’t feel like trimming depth from front to rear to fit depth of fire box. By buying two narrow pieces I can overlap them. I am trimming the width to fit the opening size.

Another thing you cannot see from pics is that we drilled a vertical 1/2” x 2’ long rebar into the outside corner block. Instead of using mortar and stacking them we are filling outside perimeter holes with crete. These vertical bars will keep block from shifting on the foundation.

Bigdave_185 · « **Reply #10499 on:** July 28, 2019, 11:38:37 PM »

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