What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Congrats on the full time position. Best of luck.

 

I was told from the get go i had the job.. It was just a matter of time for me leaving the current full time job.


Are you up to date on my job situation? lol

 

Guess I'm up to date now. Lol.

 

Good deal. What kind of work is it?

 

About to get stuck and give a pint of blood. Nice day out today. When I'm out of here I'll be going to pick up some Amish lumber for the barn footer forms.

 

I remember the congregation building a church starting in 64. And yes, there was a mortgage burning celebration a few years later (68 or 69 I think)! Quite an achievement for such a small church.

 

tow truckin


Truck operator
fleet maintenance guy
I am the go to guy right now for fixing stuff..

I'll be getting my CDL back which will allow me to tow the big trucks and do heavy equipment hauling when need be.

 

Okay. So after I gave them a pint of my blood I went to my friend and bought enough Amish lumber for the footer forms and stakes. Also put a down payment on all the lumber for framing everything and strapping the roof. A little over 12,000 bd. ft. are now ordered. But that does not include lining the stall walls with tongue and groove 2" think boards. We haven't decided on that yet.

Then it was home to spread three loads of bank run gravel, a mix of mostly sand and stone throughout it. I am using this to build up the low sides/corners and level off the job site all the way around the outside. Soooo much nicer for the guys doing the foundation to have level and clean surface to work on. And for my brother and I who will be building the barn.

After finishing that I unloaded the lumber and called it quits!

 

Yeah, thats enough!

 

I am 2 for 2 on unfinished workbench projects. I started carving this semi-palmated plover back in 1996. The original beak was cross-grained and did not look good. I carved out the beak and glued in a new one. I also started making a brass leg for it, and never finished. This week I soldered the toes, and filed all the grooves in it. Tonight was touch up paint and calling it done.



Test fit to the driftwood base.



This is a resting position, so one leg is supposed to be up underneath. Half-closed eyes.

 

WOW! JUST. WOW!

 

More tornado action tonight. Luckily it's not local. Ef3 hit Kokomo indiana tonight and smaller spawns are still popping off.
Starbucks is leveled in Kokomo. #whowilltakemymoneynow?

 

Beautiful. Have you ever been to the Wendell Gilley Museum?

Wendell Gilley Museum I Southwest Harbor, Maine

 

I have not. I will check it out if I am up that way. I did go to the Ward Museum in Maryland which has an amazing collection.

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

 

Blah. So the boss asks if I can go to Wisconsin next week. Can't really say no. I need to get off the road.

 

Came home during my free period from school and the local tree guy left me a load of hackberry!!

 

Sounds like he gave you some "homework"

 

Where to in Cheddarville?

 

So, I had some fun. The blower in my furnace stopped blowing, making my air conditioning not cool the house.

It got to 87° today, with 72 dew point. Ugggggggggg. That's oppressive.

The good news is that I got the blower motor to work, so the AC chilled the house off. I had to direct wire the motor to house current. The control board on my Carrier furnace is fried. Black marks on it. The good news is that it's not heating season, and the house is down to 78 degrees after running 2 hours from 84 inside at the peak. The thermostat still controls the temp, but the blower is on 24/7 until I get a new board on it. Looks like it's a $250 board.

So that part sucks, but the AC works.

It's going to be hot and humid again tomorrow. The dogs appreciate the cool AC.