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Imperial Community => Imperial Blog => Topic started by: Clonehead on June 16, 2008, 07:43:02 PM
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The wife and I cleaned out the garage Sat afternoon. Man, it looks soo much better. the wife had picked me up some plastic shelving and cabnet units for my anniverssary gift and I put them to good use.
We ended up throwing quite a bit of stuff away. Man, the trash man is going to hate me come tomorrow.
Monday afternoon, we cleaned out her little anniverssary fountain, trimmed the lilac, and trimmed some branches off of the Maple and the Pinoak.
My brother is moving back to Nashville from California and is currently over at my Mom's with his family. After work tomorrow, the wife and I are going to make the 1 1/2 hr trip to my Dad's in Clinton to see them and eat dinner.
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Sounds like a pretty nice day in the yard and garage with the wife! Very cool. Enjoy dinner with the fam tomorrow!
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sounds like things are going good Clint, and you are getting a lot of work done!
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I started on my basement cleanout project on Sunday. I don't think that it looks like I accomplished that much but I did cart out 5 boxes full of cardboard and 5 boxes of stuff for the goodwill. I couldn't believe how much Star
wars stuff that had piled up over the last few years. And no, none of that went out although I plan on ditching all of the opener's boxes that I have been holding onto. The next step down there, is to replace my existing sump pump with a new sump pump and emergancy battery powered backup pump that I bought with my tax rebate check.
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For a minute there I thought you threw out Star Wars! I can see the need to clean out and make room. It is a constant battle for me too. I really need to get a sump pump too. Knock on wood my basement has only flooded once due to "igonorance", but I have a good drain in it. Still not a bad idea to have a pump though. Glad to hear things are going good though Clint.
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Well, I got the new sump pump with the emergancy battery back-up pump installed and working. I had to return the battery that I originally bought as it turned out to be a used one that someone had returned. They are shipped from the factory dry with acid to be added later. When I went to add the acid, low and behold, the battery was already full. And when I hooked that one up, it was deader than a doornail. The new one works great though. The backup pump came with a monitoring console that will let you know when the power is out, when the battery needs water or is dead, and when the backup is in use, when you only have 30 min left of battery power.
We had a pretty good 4th. I cooked ribs on the grill and the wife, i, and our neighbors set up lawn chairs on my driveway and shot and watched fireworks. Then on Sat, we went down to Clinton and seen their Glory Days parade with my Dad. It was a great parade and lasted about 1 1/2 hours. A local car dealer had an 09 SRT8 Challenger that was in the parade and at the car show afterword. List price $37,000.00 price as equiped $41,000.00 est. MPG 12 city, 18 hwy.
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sounds like a good fourth. That sump pump sounds nice. I think I will have to pass on that car, but sure sounds sweet. I bet Wayne would like that one too.
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Got in a full week this week. Worked at the KC Chiefs new training center on Thursday morning right next to Arrowhead Stadium. It was a big place and featured an inside and an outside practice field.
We started a new clinic next to the Shawnee Mission Medical center in KCK, today. It looks to be a decent sized job so perhaps I will be there for a while.
I am taking off next Friday and am going to take the wifey to Branson for the weekend. I don't know what we will do but I am sure that it will be fun. I will have to shoot some pics of the trip.
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Isn't Bransen turning into the new Nashville or something like that? Sounds like a fun trip.
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Oh yeah! Its like a cross inbetween Nashville and Vegas, cept with out so much gambling. Lots of musical shows and other attractions. We go check out something different every time. I think this time, we are to check out the Hollywood Wax musem and perhaps Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, kind of a rodeo and dinner show.
the wife just found out that her dad has got bladder cancer which is what we were afraid of. He just had two small tumors removed last week. To try to take her mind off of it, I think I will take her to the KC River Market and the Steamboat Arabia musem in downtown KC, today. If theres time, we might go to see Hellboy 2 afterwords.
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Man, that daggone cancer is something they have just got to figure out. Give your wife my regards Clint. Have fun, I forget Hellboy was on this weekend. I would love to go see it. Maybe if I get my mowing done this evening I can go tomorrow afternoon even if it is by myself.
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The steamboat meusem was cool and the river market was interesting. Took the wife to a fancy Chinese cafe, there. She didnt like the chopsticks. Didn't make it to see Hellboy but I am hoping for Batman, this weekend. I'm starting a new job tomorrow at Odessa which could be closer but oh well, at least it's work. Two more days and I'm headed for Branson.
Gas in my town just hit $4.09 with no sign of relief. My car-pooling partner is experimenting with extracting hydrogen from water thru electrolisis and running it into his trucks intake. So far, he has only experienced mild success and the difference in his milage isnt that much as of yet.
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Sorry to hear that Hellboy II wasn't viewed. I didnt get to see it either. I did watch the first one on TV. I hear you on that gas thing. It has my whole outlook on what I am driving changing. Something just has to give.
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What made y0u decide on the toyo, if you dont mind me asking. You know, being a union man, I'm not supposed to condone the purchase of an import. I do still have my eye on that Ferrarri, of course. ^-^
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Gas here is still holding at around $3.99. Can't seem to imagine why they won't start drilling anywhere and everywhere.
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I owned a Tacoma since 1996 and that truck rocked. It was a stud period. Plus the toyota has the best mp in the model I need.
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I do not doubt that they make a good dependable truck. What kind of mpg are we talking about?
I hear you, Chad! you would think that they would be drilling everywhere for that black gold. It wouldn't hurt my feelings any.....
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since I need a four door double access cab we are talking low end 21 mpg and high end 27 and even 29 by some reports. I don't necassarily believe that, but its a ton better than other similar America made offerings in comparison to Chevy Colorado and Ford Sport Trac. Plus the off road suspension system is designed to actually go off road and the undercarriage is protected with an engine skid plate, a gas skid plate, and a front skid plate. I also like the standard V6 towing package that comes on the trd off road models. They have a trd sport package that looks good, but the trd off road is the real winner. I kinda sound like a commercial. Believe you me, I have done a ton of research, actually the past two years.
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Well, I bought and installed the K&N air filter into the Magnum on Wed. It's supposed to allow for an extra 100 cubic ft of air per min. I cant tell that it's improved my milage or power that much. The guy at the auto parts store gave me a price of $105 for the off brand bra that they had. I told him that I would have to shop around and ended up buying one of my brand bras off of ebay last night for $63 shipped. some kind of factory direct shipment allowed for the good price.
Trying to talk my wifey into going to see batman, tonight but she is leaning twards roast tonight and batman tomorrow.
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At least you can talk your wifey into a movie, I havent seen one since our little gal was born. I am not taking no for an answer when the Clone Wars comes out though.
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Went to Batman and liked it alot. Then I took the wife on a SW shopping spree all over the Independance area. We then stopped at a less than favorable Steak and Shake for an early dinner.
We had a great time in Branson last weekend. We ended up going to the Wax muesem, riding the ducks,playing Miniture golf, going to the waterfront, and we went to see a music show for the first time in all the years that we have been going there. We went to see the Liverpool Legends, a very good Beatles impersonator group that were found and managed by George Harrison's older sister. Man, they really blew us away and put on a great show that lasted about two hours. If you ever get a chance to get to Branson, you got to check these guys out!
Here are a couple of pics:
the first is of one of the ducks spelled DUKW short for something military as these amphibious vehicles were used in WW2 and Korea, I think.
the second is a pic of a Darth Maul and Padme statue that was in the lower level of the wax muesem.
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Sounds like you had a fun weekend. They have those ducks at wisconsin dells, they seem quite fun. Now that there dam burst this summer they are all high and dry. Been to the wax museum in vegas and its amazing how lifelike the can be.
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looks like a fun time Clint.
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Got rained out today. It was the most my new sump pump ran since I installed it as we got about 4 inches.
Made a trip to the wife's walmart to splurge on SW and to take her out to lunch. Got some Warhawk playing in today, as well.
Going to the Odessa Elem job, tomorrow to play foreman for a couple of days while it's foreman takes his vacation.
Looking forward to going to the Lake this weekend even though it's supposed to be hot. hopfully I catch some bigger fish this time.
The wife's dad had his surgery to remove his bladder today. We have heard that it's going well but his 5 hr surgery still isn't over yet.
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Wow! It takes that long to take a gall bladder out? Hope he is ok Clint!
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His surgery started at 1;00 and he didn't get out till 6:30. They pulled two lymph nodes as well. He is doing good and is expected to be released in under 10 days.
Today went ok. It was real foggy this morning and the operator didn't dig footings as it was too muddy so we just pre-built rebar beams all day. It's supposed to get to 95 tomorrow and 99 on Sat. It should be real muggy. Hopefully the fish are biting but as a back-up plan, I plan to go swimming.
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Clint, seems like your weather is like ours up here the past week, hot and humid!
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good back up plan Clint.
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In EC the gas is about 3.69 to 3.99 as well, depending where you go, and thats just for regular gas, I dont want to imagine the price for the Super and Premium.
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Cimter! Im glad to hear from you! Our gas is slowly dropping and is now sitting at $3.59. Down at the lake, it was a dime cheaper which is kind of odd.nusually it is higher down there.
Well we went fishing Fri night, Sat night, and Sunday morning. It was so hot Sunday that we would fish till we got hot and then jump in the lake to cool down. We did that back and forth 3-4 times for 4 hrs and finially had enough. We caught several catfish, perch, and a couple of bass. Man, on her first cast of the day, the wife's bobber dissapeared right when it hit the water next to a nearby dock and she hauled in a whopper of a channel cat. I'll bet it was a 10 pounder! It's the biggest fish that she has ever caught. I will post a pic in the sports thread. I was reading 102 degrees on the way home, today. Tomorrow is going to be a scorcher at work. I will have to drink lots of water.
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102, that's got to be steaming. Look forward to the pic of the cat. Used to do alot of catfishing on the Mississippi a long time ago, there are alot of fun to fight in the current, our cats at the time were running between 3-7 pounds. Can't imagine a ten pounder.
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sounds like a fun weekend. I saw that pic of the cat, nice fish!
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I've got to tell you guys. Busting butt outside in the summertime can be pretty taxing to my body. Yesterday, we worked so hard and got so hot that I was just spent by the time that we got home. I fell asleep halfway into the Chief's game. Today, I got up reluctantly at 4:00 and met my carpooling buddy at 5. We got to the job by 5;45 and hopped out of the car and commenced to bust our butts till 12 noon without a break in between.after out 30 min lunch we went like that untill 2 and then called it a day. We are still working on the Merriem Med Center In Merriem KS. We are working on the foundations for a part of the center that contains their new MRI machine. These foundations and walls must be designed to contain some radiation from the MRI machine as the amount of reinforcing steel is immence. 9 tons of steel in just the foundations. Looks more like a bomb shelter to me.
I am now waiting on a home cooked meal. Rotesserie turkey breast, home grown green beans, Mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum!
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sounds good Clint. My kind of meal. Don't forget the Steelers are playing ball tonight.
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Darn, my cable company took away the nfl channel from my cable package last year. it would cost 5 more bucks a month to appeise those boneheads. Hope they do good for you.
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Darn, my cable company took away the nfl channel from my cable package last year. it would cost 5 more bucks a month to appeise those boneheads. Hope they do good for you.
I had to shell out the bucks on my satellite to get it too. The fiends. Boy the Black and Gold sure do look good so far. Both Parker and that new rookie Mendenhall look solid and Hinesy is good and Santonio look good. Plus Ben threw a strike.
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I slept in today after a hard long week. The wifey and I cleaned house some today and decided to take it easy and order pizza tonight. Right now, we are watching the olympics and waiting for the neighbors to come home. I have aquired a taste for the new Budwieser clamato beer and wanted to turn them on to some. I understand that their beagle and cocker mix dog chewed up their $1400 couch today.
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Got my chores done today and decided to put the Magnum's new LeBra on. As I remembered, it was a pain in the butt to get this thing on. It helps to lay the bra out in the sun to heat it up. That way, it's more stretchy.
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A couple of more shots. I like it but miss the little flaps that older bras normally have on the hood nose cover.
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Very nice looking car! Nice looking neighborhood, too!
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Thanks Pat! I dug around and found some pics of the house. We painted it last fall and the color seems to be holding up pretty well. I built that deck, 3 years ago with the hopes that the two trees that are nearest to it would eventually form a canopy over the deck. Already they offer some great afternoon shade back there.
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a couple more pics of the deck.
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Looking down the deck stairs at one of the rock gardens and my wife's anneversary fountain that I got her. And, a closer shot of the fountain.
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Sweet I am liking it, nice house and garden, and neighbourhood.
Hopefully within 3 years I can say nice neighbourhood when we move.
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thanks micheal. We are really proud of our yard and the wifey has just went hogwild on flowers this year.
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Well from someone who used to do landscaping for a living its looking good.
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Great looking place Clint. I love that fountain, I need to make sure I dont show my wife the pics of that fountain. She has been wanting something like that forever. I just can't get caught up on all the jobs I want to do. Ofcourse the cost of material keeps going up too. Anyhow, great looking house and yard.
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thanks again guys! Yep, Tamer, your wife needs that fountain. I actually like it quite a bit. the sound of the water running is relaxing. It doesnt help that the materiel costs keep going up. I wish now that I would have finished the basement years ago. now, it's just an unfinished Star Wars storage facility.
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LOL. I hear you Clint on that storage facility basement. I need to get some pics up of my third full bath / rubbermaid collection. I almost forgot, Clamata bud light version has really caught my fancy too. My tummy is almost ready to handle it again!
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I like the heavier clamato but had a bit too much this last Saturday. I have taken a break from it since. Kind of reminds me of a bloody mary more than a red beer. You filled your 3rd bath with rubbermaids full of SW?
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I was working underneith Kansas City's Union Station, today. We are putting in the foundation and walls for a massive freight elevator in the Station's basement. The wife had fixed one iof my favorite meals last night. Salmon Patties and mac and cheese. Anyway, I had taken two leftover patties in my lunch today and had set my lunchbox on a loading dock upstairs from where we were working. I didnt have a lunch today but when I got home and went to dig those patties out, they were gone. Some scrounger dug into my lunch pail and pilfered my patties! >:( It kind of teed me off.
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You filled your 3rd bath with rubbermaids full of SW?
That I did Clint. That I did.
That story about your lunch getting pilfered was bad news. What kind of person would go through a guy's lunch box. That is just dirty.
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Yup "Burp" tell your wife those patties were lovely, lol.
But seriously it seems if things arent bolted down nowadays, then they're history, unfortunately. Mind you I never thought someone would pinch food out of someone elses bait box, damn.
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I haven't been back to that job yet. I will investigate for sure the next time I go there. those dirty dogs!
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Security!...set up surveillance immediately, the culprits must be found....
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I still haven't been back to that job yet. I have been working in a new wing of Shawnee Mission Med Ctr fixing a mess up that another contractor had left. We are furring out the sides of an elevator shaft where the doors are to be by drilling holes into the existing concrete and using epoxy to glue rebar in place to be poured into concrete later. The previous contractor had missed the correct locations of the door openings by about a foot. It's inside work wich is nice for a change but it is physical stuff. My morning started with my step-brother and I packing about 150+ lbs of tools and materiels up 6-7 flights of stairs. The drilling is very dusty work and may have been the partial cause of my eye infection on Sat. Today was the last day that we will be working there and I am glad.
Going to the lake this coming weekend. I can't wait! More fishing and swimming time! We will be able to pick up some more of those farm fresh tomatoes that I have been missing so much.
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I hate eye infections. Hate em. The joys of having contacts. Sounds like a great weekend planned. Catch a big one and put us some more pics up on the fishing thread. I sure haven't done my part going fishing this summer. Oh well, something always seemed to come up. I have tomatoes just getting ripe, feel free to stop by and pick some!
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We were schedualed to go to the lake this weekend but as it is to rain everyday, I don't think that we will make the trip.
On top of that, I discovered that the heater in my car isn't working. the fan blows but no hot air comes out. I will have to scheduale a time to get it to the dealership. I'm glad that I found out now, before it got too cold.
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Thats a bummer on both fronts Clint. I know that Lake place sure seemed fun. Who knows maybe the weatherman will be wrong! You are sure correct on the heater thing, glad you didnt have an early blizzard and find that out. I had to get two new snow tires myself.
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Hey Clint, check the thermostat first. It's about $10 at the auto parts store, and all you have to do is drain the radiator, remove the hose, change out the thermostat, and replace the hose and refill it. It's an easy fix, and generally the reason for lack of heat. Garages charge upwards of $100 to do the same. Just y two cents though, I'm not an actual mechanic...but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express once...
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Good one Pat!
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The car problem is covered by warrenty so it should be no charge. I did have an appointment set for today but had to reschedual as I couldnt get out of work.
I was working at the med center building again, today. I got to run a stick welder for about 2 hrs today. That is something I haven't done for years. I did ok. I was a little rusty at first but got better and quicker after about 10-20 minutes of it.
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I could use a good welder. Glad to hear your car stuff is covered! That always makes the fixing better.
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Got the car diagnosed, today. i was told that it was an oil cooler that is slowing or stopping the flow of coolent to my heater core. The part arrives tomorrow but as I am going to the lake after work, I will have to wait untill next week.
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I am glad to see your priorities are straight! The lake always comes first!
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Got the car fixed and the heater runs great. I am suspicous of a possible leak in the coolant system that I will have to keep an eye on.
Our last fishing trip went well. We caught several mid-sized white bass. 4 big channel cats and 1 big blue cat. This coming weekend is our last excursion to the lake this year. The weather is to be cool and sunny. I'm hoping to catch some crappie as always.
I worked today at what is to be the new aquatic center in Overland Park KS. It's just a glorified public pool in the nice part of KC. We started a new job at Johnson County Community College on Wed. It's to be yet another addition to their ever growing campus.
The wife brought home KFC tonight for a change....YUM YUM! I believe we will just hang out and watch our tv shows tonight. We are into Survivor, CSI, 11th Hour, and of course Grey's Anatomy.
Oh, I almost forgot, on the way down to the lake, I will pick up my pre-ordered PS3 Socom, and look for the Wal-Mart Gunship.
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Man you and Chad sure do have the great fishing trips. Wish I had some water that close to do some good fishing. Sad to hear its the last trip, but it is getting cooler. Glad to hear the heater issues are done.
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Well, I am still busy at work and have passed what I made last year a couple of weeks ago. You know, with the way the economy is going, I'm really surprized that construction hasn't slowed down like you think that it would.
All of my Christmas decorations are up and I have part of my shopping done. I think that the wife and I's habit for decorating has started to rub off on some of the more Scroogish neighbors as they are decorating now. They won't show us up.....it won't happen.
The car is still doing fine and I will get to drive in the snow again, tomorrow as we are supposed to get about an inch or so.
I start yet another job tomorrow in Independance mo just down the road from a TRU. I will have to swing buy and check out their inventory.
We still have leftovers from turkey day to eat. In fact, the wifey made home made turkey soup last night.
The numbers are in from the wife's walmart's black friday sales.
$150,000 on thursday
$750,000 on friday
$350,000 on sat
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Daggone Clint, it sure doesn't look like retail sales are down in your neck of the woods! Be careful with that snow guy. We can't have you getting hurt when surely you will get some lull in your job with the skyline and you can get back to your "real" job: customizing figs and making great dios! O0
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Worked at Lee's Summit swim and dive today getting a slab pour ready. Man it started out a brisk 18 degrees this morning but ended up a comfortable 45 later this afternoon. I got the day off yesterday as the roads were sick and all of our jobsites were shut down because of the snow. I got some more of my Christmas wrapping done, Watched the rest of Superman Doomsday, and played quite a bit of Warhawk on the PS3. I have almost all of my Christmas shopping done and wrapped. It's nice not having to rush around in those last few days trying to get ready.
Getting back to my real job should be a chore there Tamer, as it has been so long that I shall have to relearn some of my techneques. I suppose that it is like riding a bike in that you never really forget how.
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I know I am missing your creations! Course if you start making new stuff I may just bug you to buy it so its kind of a double edged sword there.
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Now Tamer, I know that your current collecting focus is all Hothey type stuff but I don't mind working on the snowey stuff that's for sure. I have been taking inventory on projects that I have started and never finished and one of them is a snow dio and fig.
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Hmmm.....Now I am curious.
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time for a bit of an update.......
Well, it's going on Feb and I am still somewhat busy although I did get today off as it is a bit cold. I have started working on custom figures again and have finished one and started working on another. It wasn't quite as hard to get back on that horse as I thought and I find myself thinking about those figs when I should be thinking about other things, like going to sleep.
I'm still on track to possibly pay the Magnum off this spring and then look for a decent used ride to replace the wifey's.
My company is schedualed to do a decent amount of work at KC Cheifs Arrowhead stadium starting in 2 weeks so I'm hoping that will keep the rest of my winter busy. I will have to snap some pics of that job.
The folks have gotten into renting a place down at Ft. Meyers Fla. for the last 2-3 years for a couple of months during the winter and the wifey and I are to take a little 5-day trip to see them and their digs next month around my birthday. Ft Meyers is pretty close to where CustomCloner John lives and if he would start posting again, Perhaps I could schedual a meeting with the guy. Do you think he would notice if I took a few custom clones home with me?
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LOL. That is hilarious. You and John loose on the stores in the FL area! I am glad to hear you have a job coming up! I know those winter months can mean some downtime for your type of profession Clint! Sounds like a perfect time to take a vacation to some warmer locales though. There are lots of changes for the Chiefs I want to get your opinion on sometime!
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Well the prospects for work this week are nul and void. Next week doesn't sound very good from what my boss said, today. Most of our jobs have shut down untill the frost in the soil thaws. The biggest job on the horizon, arrowhead stadium has been pushed back for another week and today, I filed an unemployment claim for the first time since early 2007. I am going stir crazy and haven't done much other than post here and work on custom stuff all week. Why is it that before or after I am to take a schedualed vacation, work always slacks off? I guess I will dive into my cluttered basement tomorrow and try to get it in order. I might even take the Dragon Wagon to the car wash.
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Man, sorry to hear about your work schedule. The weather sure does affect you thats for sure. I must say I am sure loving the looks of your custom stuff and all the things you have been working on.
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Man, sorry to hear about your work schedule. The weather sure does affect you thats for sure. I must say I am sure loving the looks of your custom stuff and all the things you have been working on.
Thanks for that, buddy. I am so used to being busy at work that more than 4 days off at a stretch doesn't feel right.
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Well, I got home from Fla last night around 11;30 and had to go back to work this morning for the first time in 3 weeks.
Man, I am sore all over, especially my plier holding hand. It will take a week to get back into the swing of things at work.
We had a great time in Florida and were spoiled by the nice temps. The day that we left, it was 85 degrees and when we arrived back in KC, it was 25. I had been wearing shorts and t-shirts every day and today, I had on about 15lbs worth of clothes just to stay warm.
I got to meet custom Cloner John, when I was there. It was a brief visit but it was great to meet the guy. Hopefully, we can get together again sometime.
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It was great to see that pic of you and John! I am glad you got back ok and I hear you on the cold thing! Glad to see you are back to work though!
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I've been back to work for over a week now and it's still kicking my butt. I hate to say it but I'm ready for a rain day! there is a chance of one on Thursday.
I was thinking of taking the Wifey to the World of Wheels show this weekend. Chip Foose will be there. It would be pretty cool to meet him and get a pic.
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Well, it's Thursday and my butt is really kicked now! I have pulled a muscle in one arm a couple of days ago that is nice and sore. I went to leave for work, this morning and the garage door wouldn't open. Turns out that one of the tension springs in the door mechanism had broke in half. I got the door open and made it to work to serve a fairly rotten and backbreaking day and after making it home, I pulled a groin muscle wrenching on that darn door. So, I left the dragon wagon parked outside and will hobble through the day tomorrow. The wifey's and I's plans for the weekend are pretty much wrecked as we will have to have the Overhead Door co. come and fix the door on Sat and my guess is that it will be a fairly pricey venture.
ARRRRRG!
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I helped my father in law replace one a few weeks ago. It wasn't fun, I totally recommend letting the professionals do it! Sorry to hear about the muscle pulls!
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I helped my father in law replace one a few weeks ago. It wasn't fun, I totally recommend letting the professionals do it! Sorry to hear about the muscle pulls!
That's the plan, buddy.I'm going to call them this afternoon.
Here's a quick pic of what has been my nightmare for the last two days. This is a slab ready to pour for a soccer complex's consession stand and changing area. This is in OP KS and they tend to overdo things out here.
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Wow, that seems like a huge area for a concession and changing area. That place must be huge! Man, I am gonna need a three car garage pad sometime in the future and man I bet that sets me back a bit.
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Wow, that seems like a huge area for a concession and changing area. That place must be huge! Man, I am gonna need a three car garage pad sometime in the future and man I bet that sets me back a bit.
The mud "concrete" will be the most expensive part. But that's a project that one could do himself with a little help, some finishing skills and a two or three strong backs. That's one way to save money, just don't skimp on the steel reinforcement. You wouldn't want it to crack. Wire mesh will do for a 4 inch pour.
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I set up an appointment for the repair of the garage door for next Fri which is the earliest they could come when one of us would be home.
One of the obvious reasons why I don't like to park outside became more apparent when I went to go to the store, this morning.
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I hear you Clint. I don't see me having a garage for a few years yet either. Looks like my locale was not the only one that got the fluffy stuff.
At least it looks like your football team did some ground work for next year. Vrabel and Cassel for next to nothing. I think you guys are gonna be more than satisfied with your new GM.
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I hear you Clint. I don't see me having a garage for a few years yet either. Looks like my locale was not the only one that got the fluffy stuff.
At least it looks like your football team did some ground work for next year. Vrabel and Cassel for next to nothing. I think you guys are gonna be more than satisfied with your new GM.
True on the positave ground work but I really liked how Thigpen was progressing and now, he will be benched.
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Well, the garage door got fixed last Friday to the tune of $225. Pricey but he did a good job of replacing both springs and he altered the configuration a bit and it works better than ever.
To celebrate, I took the wifey to Joe's crab shack to eat and then a movie. I do love that Joe's although we don't go very often.
Work was kind of crappy today with a sickley co-worker and a do-nothing carpenter foreman to deal with. Is it Friday, yet?
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Man, I could go for about a dozen blue crabs right now! Sorry to hear it was a rough work day. Ofcourse you worked your butt off to only see your coworkers didnt.
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Man, I could go for about a dozen blue crabs right now! Sorry to hear it was a rough work day. Ofcourse you worked your butt off to only see your coworkers didnt.
Well the one guy had the raccoon stew flu or something. He is an older ironworker who usally busts his butt with the best of them but likes to complain about it. I have never seen him this down and out before and he drinks everynight. I kind of felt sorry for him. Now, the carpenter foreman has always been the consamite sorry ass but since he recently had a divorce, he has gotten even worse.
Sometimes, I miss working for a company that puts in Iron and nothing else. Sometimes it's less of a headache, that way.
We had whole lobsters and king crab legs............YUM!!
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Well lets hope that they get over thier respective sicknesses. I love me some King Crab legs too. I have never been much of a lobster fan, but crab legs I can eat.
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Well, I worked at Chiefs stadium, today. We are upgrading all of the box seats and suits around the second level of the stadium. It was a long day of drilling, blowing out, and gluing dowels into existing concrete. Great view of the field, though. I will have to take a camera and snap some pics, next week.
On a darker, note, it is rumered that my union may go on strike, come the 1st of April, as our contract is to be renewed at that time and the fat cats in my union hall are going to ask for more wages and the international want to freeze our wages. In light of the current economic situation, I wouldn't mind a 1 yr freeze but I don't have a say in the matter. You can't go against what the hall says as they can keep you from working if they so wish.
We get a new contract every 3 years and typically our contracts give us a raise once a year, on the check, in welfare and rec, and to our annuity. In fact, it changes so often, sometimes I forget how much I make per hour. The differance in between journeyman's wages and foreman's wages is a factor there, as well, as I make either one or the other depending on the situation.
I will be better off than alot of the guys were we to go on strike but it would ruin some of my plans for the immediate future.
With the possible strike looming in about two weeks. I believe that the stadium job might change to 7-10hr days a week in an attempt to wrap the job up prior to the possible strike.
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I hate to think of a strike in this economic situation we are in right now Clint. I hope they get things resolved for you before it comes to that guy.
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I hate to think of a strike in this economic situation we are in right now Clint. I hope they get things resolved for you before it comes to that guy.
Me too, buddy. I don't want a strike. I just want to work.
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I know you are pretty well locked into what your union does, if it is anything like mine. A person has to have a wage they can live on. Its sad that firms just won't give their workers what they deserve.
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Its a tough time right now. Can see where you would want to fight for better pay and benefits. The time is real lousy for fights like this, I would just be glad to have a job. It seems the big union bigwigs are just like the ones in Washington, out of touch with the people the represent.
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Its a tough time right now. Can see where you would want to fight for better pay and benefits. The time is real lousy for fights like this, I would just be glad to have a job. It seems the big union bigwigs are just like the ones in Washington, out of touch with the people the represent.
The bigwigs in my union are just worried about their own retirements, I believe. The more we ask for money, the moregeneral contractors are going to look for cheaper non-union sub-contractors.
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Well, it might have been a portapotty rumor, but I heard that they might be asking us to take concessions to the tune of $12 an hour. $6 from our take home pay and $6 from our annuity and welfare and rec. Now, I was against the strike but those concessions would be taking us back 10 years and would make the world's most dangerous job not worth the pay, anymore.
Count me in on the strike, boys. It's not going to help the economy any If people like me can't afford to buy anything now, is it?
Oh, and yes, I did work 10 hours at Arrowhead stadium, today.
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Well now that is a good reason to strike!
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That would be a hard pill to take Clint. A $12 hit is pretty unreasonable.
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I think it is very unreasonable for a risky job like yours and Clint's Chad. Anyone who risks thier safety needs to be paid accordingly in my book.
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I got some good news today as my union signed a new contract. that means no strike!!
They settled for $1.70 a year for the next 4 years split inbetween our take home pay, our annuity, and our welfare and rec. That is slightly more than half of what we normally get. Its better than a freeze and certainly better than giving concessions. Now, we just need some work to start around here.
I am supposed to go down south with the wife, tomorrow, to celebrate the folks anniversary but as we are supposed to get up to a foot of snow, tonight and tomorrow. I don't know if we will make it.
If the weather doesn't snow me in, I will try to attend the KC planet Comicon, on Sunday.
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I saw some reports of that Spring snowstorm you guys out west are getting. Hope you didn't put away the snow shovel yet. Man, I hope that stuff doesn't come our way! Hope it doesn't ruin your plans too much.Still, you gotta be relieved that there is a new contract signed. Glad to hear there will be no time on strike for Clonehead!
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Now my working depends on the Carpenters union signing their contract. Apparently they are to strike tomorrow as we set the bar with our agreement. That means, if they are on strike, we cant cross their banners or infact, work where they are. Bummer. I guess I will work on customs, tomorrow.
UPDATE: Well the carpenters came to an agreement, last night so that strike was avoided. I just hope that we havent priced ourselves out of work, now.
Figures, I had the whole day planned for customs and now I'm going to work, instead.
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Still, glad you get to work. Hope its not as wet there as it is here today.
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Still, glad you get to work. Hope its not as wet there as it is here today.
Yep, I got all day in but it is supposed to rain, tonight. Tomorrow may be a wash out.
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Yep, it was a wash out today. That's ok as I have some things to do around here, today.
Turns out that the concrete finishers decided to strike. I guess the Ironworker's new contract kind of set the bar for everyone as far as the amount that they should hold out for. So now, any jobs where the concrete finishers are supposed to be working, like Arrowhead Stadium and Royals Stadium, will have a banner that union people are not to cross.
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I don't know that I agree with that, but I guess you guys should show some solidarity and loyalty for one another. I just think you guys have such a danger part to your job that you guys need better pay to take those kinds of risks.
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I seen what part of our new contract raise made it on the check, today. We got a $0.75 per hour raise. That's an extra $30 a week if I get 40 hrs which is unlikely here lately as we don't have enough jobs on the books. I got left home on Monday but worked a full day tues and worked 11 hrs, today. Gotta grab the Overtime when I get a chance. I am to start early, tomorrow,at 6:30 but don't know if I will make all day. Certainly not where I am starting at. We are wrapping up an addition to Belton Police Dept's main building and parking lot which is pretty close to me at about 18 miles from the house.
Anyway, work has left me too pooped to do any custom work, tonight.. Perhaps tomorrow.
Oh, I got my taxes back and did well enough that....................I paid the Magnum off, yesterday.
That's a big deal as I paid off an 18k note in 1 1/2 years. I think it took 3-5 to pay off the last car that I bought.
It's great to get out from under that payment but now, it's time to help the wifey to get her a newish car. Her's will be cheaper but quite special to her as she has never had a new car. We will probably get her an 08 with around 15,000 miles for around 12k or even less if she still qualifies for a Wal-mart discount. That's right, I got a wally world discount on the Magnum. Saved me a grand or more, I think.
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Never heard of getting a Walmart employee discount before. I wonder whether we should all go to work there. They are really giving thier employees some nice perks when the rest of us are getting threatened with less. After my truck is paid off we go new car shopping for her too. Don't think it will be as quick as you paid off the Magnum though.
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Never heard of getting a Walmart employee discount before. I wonder whether we should all go to work there. They are really giving thier employees some nice perks when the rest of us are getting threatened with less. After my truck is paid off we go new car shopping for her too. Don't think it will be as quick as you paid off the Magnum though.
It took some research to find out about that discount. Turns out there are wally world discounts available for vacation purposes out there, as well, such as discounts on car rentals, park and show tickets, hotel rooms, etc.
She has been favoring either the Dodge Calibre or Avenger. We test drove a used Avenger, a couple of weeks ago that had all the bells and whistles...........4 wheel disc brakes, big motor "same as the Magnum's",in dash 6 disc cd-dvd changer,touch screen lcd display with an 80 gig HDD, 6 speed autostick /automatic tranny. 15,000 miles for 15k.
She drove it half way in drive and then it was time for me to get behind the wheel. In drive, it was so/so, powerwise but when I threw it into 6 speed mode, it had a tendancy to throw your head around with it's tourque.
We got back to the dealership and the exasperated wifey said "I don't like it! I don't need that much power!"
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I am shedding a tear for you now Clint. Too much power!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Its like saying the millenium falcon doesnt need to do .6 past lightspeed
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Well, I haven't worked all week and it doesn't sit well with me. I'm more of a busy body person and enjoy working in the great outdoors and like the different scenery that I experience while going to the different jobsites. I talked to the boss tonight and he said the only job we have going is some work at Whitman airforce base which every one of our workers who has submitted to the mandatory background check for, except one, has been banned from. "including me" No specifics for each banning were told but the main secretary was sent a list of occurrences which would trigger a banning from working on the base and from what I can figure, I got banned for not having proof of insurance when someone backed into my car in OP KS, 10 years ago. Weird, huh? I am an honorably discharged veteran with 3 letters of commendation who never got into trouble in the service. I really have no clue. It was a small 1 week job that was more than an hour away but still. Work is work. We usually have several jobs going at once and are a fairly sizable company.
What I have going for me, there, is I show up everyday, I work hard and smart, and I can run work as a foreman.
That doesn't help much as I joined a company that already had 8 Ironworker foreman and only 2-5 journeyman at any givin time. This company observes and respects a persons seniority within the company, not in the union, and as I came to work here, after the 8 foreman, I usually get shafted. Even when the more senior slacker or two are still working. Now this company has taken care of me and I had a really good year, last year so, I hadn't planned on going anywhere else.
I just want work to pick up. Darned recession. I will be renewing my claim for unemployment, this week.
That's why I have been such a custom making machine, lately.
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OMG ! are u sure they have ur honoralbe discahrge papers ? how can sucha good soldier not be qualfied to work at an airbase??? do they think ur some sort of terrorist because u didnt have car insurance 10 years ago?????? >:( gosh this country is going downhill >:(
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Sure doesn't make much sense to me either Alex. An honorably discharged Veteran not being give civilain access to a Base?
Hope work picks up guy. I am loving the new customs, but know your main staple is hanging off of buildings.
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Sure doesn't make much sense to me either Alex. An honorably discharged Veteran not being give civilain access to a Base?
Hope work picks up guy. I am loving the new customs, but know your main staple is hanging off of buildings.
Yeah, that and jumping into holes..........
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Was good to have a chat with you last night..(well morning for you buddy)...hope to do it again soon.........hopefully more yarders in da room!
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Was good to have a chat with you last night..(well morning for you buddy)...hope to do it again soon.........hopefully more yarders in da room!
Same here, buddy! We may possibly be able to schedule a chat tonight, in about 11-12 hours.
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Sounds good !
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Sounds good !
I haven't heard a positave "ok" from Shawn, yet, but I did put a bug in his ear.
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Sounds good !
I haven't heard a positave "ok" from Shawn, yet, but I did put a bug in his ear.
What time eastern you thinking Clint? I have to go get my lawnmowers from my brother's house this evening, but I should be back later in the pm.
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If we go at 9:00 eastern time, wouldn't that be about noon to Greg. Am I thinking right, there? We can go an hour later or earlier, if you want. Or, we could do it early Sat morning as Greg likes to stay up late and would be up and not working.
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8 or 9pm eastern sounds good to me as tomorrow moring early I have to go up to my brother's house yet again to get my transmission fluid changed in our Liberty so I can get back in time to mow the stinking grass.
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8 or 9pm eastern sounds good to me as tomorrow moring early I have to go up to my brother's house yet again to get my transmission fluid changed in our Liberty so I can get back in time to mow the stinking grass.
Roger that.................You hear that, Greg?
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I had a misshap with my cellphone, yesterday, involving my butter fingers and a l bowl full of water in the kitchen sink. I do believe that I have milked about all of the use out of this phone that I can manage.
Have you guys ever seen a phone so worn?
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LOL. Kind of reminds me of the mishap I had with mine at the beach last year the fourth of July. It is somewhere in the Atlantic. Track phones are the way to go for me. Pay as you go and you don't get locked into a contract or a phone.
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well if u dry it , could work , heard stories about cell phones adventuring in the wash machine, if u can get the chip dry and non of the metal rusted then it should work , or like here in europe we have sim cards for our phones usually well protected, and u keep the same number jsut switch phone with no burocracy :)
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Well, as you can see, that one was about 2 years overdue for replacement, anyway. did I go cheap for a replacement phone? No..................I got an I phone. The phones were pricey as is the service. They sure are neat, though. The wifey is getting a crash course in technology and it's applications.
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u mean THE IPHONE!!! :o ive been trying to get my hands onto one loooong time in a galaxy not far away.
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Sweet. Those do look neat. For me it doesn't pay to have a nice watch or a nice phone I beat em up too much.
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true , doesnt matter how much i take care of it , it ends up slipping thur my fingers and falling down , but i heard the ihpone is really resistent , ive seen lots o videos on youtbue about all kinds of crash ,crush and destroy the iphone and its pretty resistent , theres more chances of ur iphone to die out of battery problems (all ipods after 1 year have batts problems, expendable) than brake from falling down
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true , doesnt matter how much i take care of it , it ends up slipping thur my fingers and falling down , but i heard the ihpone is really resistent , ive seen lots o videos on youtbue about all kinds of crash ,crush and destroy the iphone and its pretty resistent , theres more chances of ur iphone to die out of battery problems (all ipods after 1 year have batts problems, expendable) than brake from falling down
that's good to hear. I gotta tell you that it's one sweet device. Too bad that you have to go through itumes to get your media onto the thing. Itunes can be a bit buggy, sometimes.
I worked all day, today, and loved it. The boss showed up, today, and didnt even remember to bring me last weeks check. He is so concerned about my welfare. I got a big commission resin order wrapped up , tonight. I will need to mow the yard again, this week, before we go on our lake trip, this weekend.
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Now that is some nice boss!
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Well, day two back at work went ok and ended up with some overtime. It takes some getting used to, being back at work and I am fairly pooped. Finially got my check and even made it home in time to make it to the PO. I had intended to mow, tonight but in lieu of working late, I will hold off till tomorrow.
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i love itunes for me its really easy, i find window media kinda cmplicated, even though i find a mac computer kinda complicated compared to vista or xp
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I know the feeling about putting off till tomorrow. I got lazy myself yesterday evening and watched a move the Burrowers. It was ok. I guess.
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i love itunes for me its really easy, i find window media kinda cmplicated, even though i find a mac computer kinda complicated compared to vista or xp
Alex, what software for video is itunes friendly? I want to sync some mpeg 4 videos of mine to my iphone and for itunes to recognize them, they need to be either opened with or uploaded to a certain program.
I did some yardwork, today. I mowed and weedeated. I uncovered all of the furniture on the deck, I moved the little fountain into the backyard, again.
I am so tired of not working........................
Due to a craftily designed rule change, I believe I missed an opportunity to draw a weeks worth of unemployment benefits, for two weeks ago. I will find out tomorrow for sure but I'm sure that the rules were changed to trick claimants out of a week in this particular instance.
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umm now that is a complicated pain in the :-X well ull need to convert the file , that means ull need to download a program for it , if u downlaod musics and movies then search for a converter for itunes the n downlaod the program have it convert the file u want and dont forget to put a file where the converted file shows up , ill have too hooke my old compt to get the program i use sit tight and ill let u know ASAP
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Well now that is just wrong Clint. I hope you can get your week of pay!
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Well now that is just wrong Clint. I hope you can get your week of pay!
I will find out here shortly, if I was tricked into screwing my self. If that is the case,"and I'm almost certain that it is", I will make the boss aware of the problem "so that he can warn the other cats on my crew" and beg for him to allow me to file a claim for the following week, instead."the week that I worked" I believe that he will go for it. They are pretty good about things like that.
This just goes to prove that the us government can be pretty crafty and stealthy about pulling the wool over the eyes of their insured workers.
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Well I hope it works out!
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Well I hope it works out!
Me too. Clonehead needs a new pair of shoes.
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Nope, I'm screwed. They just tricked me out of a weeks worth of benifits. $320 down the drain. They can suck my butt.
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Nope, I'm screwed. They just tricked me out of a weeks worth of benifits. $320 down the drain. They can suck my butt.
Daggone, you have luck like me. Sorry Clint.
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Well I got more of the house spring cleaning done. The wife and I are trying to tone down on the amount of clutter that we have accumulated throughout the years. I dove into my basement alittle more and got rid of some stuff to the crazy next door neighbor who seems willing to take anything that I offer. "bless him"
then, I dove into my side of the garage and got it clean and organized. I even organized and put away all of the tools that seem to wander away from their specified place. I even hung some more posters in the garage. I hung my wolverine, star trek, and watchmen posters as well as an ill acquired "hard hat area" sign that had wondered to the trash pile at one of my jobsites.
I just talked the wifey into going on a Star Wars run to Lee's Summit Target. Wish me luck.
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Good luck. Wish my home had that kind of organization, maybe one day!
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Well, I'm all packed up to go on my fishing trip with the wife, this weekend. Her last day of the work week is tomorrow so as soon as she gets home, we are outta here til Saturday night. The weather is to be nice so, by 6:00 pm, our lines will be in the water. Hoping for Crappie, this time. We brought home a nice bass, last time but let the big catfishes go.
The wife and I tied for caught fish last time but this time, I will win!
Still no work at my company, yet, but I got a call from a friend who suggested he might have a spot for me in a week or two for a different company. Its a long trip to the job, a water treatment plant in Nevada, MO, but work is work.
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Heard that! Work is work. Catch some fish and enjoy your trip. I wonder if you are bringing any SW figs to customize while you are there??
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Heard that! Work is work. Catch some fish and enjoy your trip. I wonder if you are bringing any SW figs to customize while you are there??
Thanks buddy.
I didn't last time and ended up wondering what I was to do with my time when I got up at 4:oo am. That will not be the case, this trip. I will be prepared with some project fodder, in hand, for sure.
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Heard that! Work is work. Catch some fish and enjoy your trip. I wonder if you are bringing any SW figs to customize while you are there??
Thanks buddy.
I didn't last time and ended up wondering what I was to do with my time when I got up at 4:oo am. That will not be the case, this trip. I will be prepared with some project fodder, in hand, for sure.
I figured you probably would. Have fun Clint.
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Oh, i will buddy. I will catch one for you.
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And me too Mate...lol ;)
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I will do my best, Greg. We got some cats and one crappie, last night. It is rainy today so we will get a late start, I'm afraid. I may take the wifey to see star trek while we wait for the weather to clear.
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Review when ya can mate, it looks pretty cool....
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Yepper, I may just go see that Trek movie myself.
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No matinee on Friday. It's fishing or the night showing.
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We ended up taking in the night screening of Trek.
Good flick. I will write a real review after I get back to my real terminal, tonight.
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saw trekk yestarday major movie!!!!!!!!! i think sw shouldve been made that way , more drama in som scene would create more fan base for sw , trekk got me to become a fan , im gunna go and watch the whole series
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How was the fishing?
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How was the fishing?
From my silence in this thread thus far, you might have guessed, it was a "wash".
Friday, she caught a couple of cats which we tossed back. Saturday, she caught a little perch and I caught a little bass. I had a nice Crappie on the line and lost it right when it's beautiful glittering body broke the surface of the water. Sunday, all we got were bites and those were pitifully few. We were using worms, minnows, and squid looking rubber bait of various color. All we had to show for our time and trouble was a nice Crappie that my step dad had caught earlier on friday and had left on the stringer waiting for us.
Some days the fishing is hot and some days it's not.
I took the wife to a car show down at the waterfront in downtown Warsaw, today. We took a bunch of pictures of the great classic rides. I was thinking of starting up a thread for car pics.
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Well, there's yer problem... you weren't using grenades!
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Sorry to hear it was a wash Clint. There is always next time. I haven't yet figured out where I have my poles stashed so that tells you how many times I have been fishing.
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Well, there's yer problem... you weren't using grenades!
I think that is illegal in this part of the country, doc. Besides, I still have the upcoming 4th of july celebration to save those for.
Sorry to hear it was a wash Clint. There is always next time. I haven't yet figured out where I have my poles stashed so that tells you how many times I have been fishing.
I believe that you will find your poles behind the third stack of MIB walkers, on the left. :o
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i know that in miami its illegal , and how do i know that ? i guess i watch to much csi miami ! ::)
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...only if you get caught...
;D
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Woof, what a day!! I got up at the usual 4:00 am and hit the deck running. I had two resin sets to crank out for Micheal, first thing, and had two more to suggestive sell to a couple of international buyers. One in Australia and another in Singapore. I started production on those and went ahead and finished packing up the whopping 10 ebay items that I had to ship out, today. I had one big box to take just to get a price quote. And I had another to take home from John. right about the time I got halfway into it, the wife calls and says that they are cutting down on hours at her work and that she was coming home. Once she got here, we dove head-first into our continuing basement cleanup and worked on it for a straight 4hrs. I carried out 1 couch, 1 recliner, three bags and one box of trash, three boxes of hand-me-downs to the neighbors,and a 19 inch TV to them as well.
I just got back to my terminal and have to tell 9 people that their items have shipped, give tracking numbers to 6 of them and let John know that my package arrived.
Wow, all of this cleanup is in preparation of her parents showing up in two weeks. Don't get me wrong as they are cool. It's just that their habits are more meticulous than ours and we like to put on a show.
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I know how that works Clint! I am doing that with a Bdaypart this weekend!
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The Singapore sell is a go! As is a second chance offer on the Mando head set. I am nearing completion on both of them and have continued negotiations with the austrailian buyer. I was about to seal the deal when I think it got past his bed time.
Going to rent a pressure washer, today, and spray off the deck in prep for the spring coat of waterseal.
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sounds like you are wheeling and dealing. I do the pressure washer renting too. My brother has one, buts its a pain to figure out where he has it! Looks like you are getting wet today.
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And wet, I was. I'll bet after 4 1/2 hours straight pressure washing, I had at least 3 inches worth of water in one of my mud boots.
Anyway, I moved from that crappy deal to the crappy deal of staining the beast. The lattice is just a killer!! I have been working on it 3-4 hrs a day for the last 3. I figure if I get started early, tomorrow, I will be done. Man, now I remember why I skipped doing this, last year. I went with a redwood color, this time, and even though it is a sudden change, I like it. I will post some pics when I am done.
Got a call from my boss, yesterday, and heard from him that I had two more weeks off and then it's a big overtime job in Lawrance KS. 6 days a week and 1 1/2 hrs away. It will be like going from one extreme to another. Plus, it will be getting hot about that time. I'm sure that the first week will kill me.
Sure need the work, though.
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Glad to hear work is picking up. Better enjoy your two weeks.
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Finally, this pig is done!! I worked on this from 9, till 4 with an hour break to pack some auctions and run to the po.
I am so glad to be done with this and just in time for the wifeys folks to show up on Friday.
What do you guys think? I built this deck, 6 years ago, to replace our houses then equipped dinky 10"x 10" deck.
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More pics
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Looks like it needs folks on it, grilling and eating and carryin' on!
Nice work, chief!
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Looks like it needs folks on it, grilling and eating and carryin' on!
Nice work, chief!
Thanks buddy. We will round us up a cookout here in a couple of days.
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Pretty sweet Clint. I like the stain. It turned out nice.
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Looks like it needs folks on it, grilling and eating and carryin' on!
Nice work, chief!
Thanks buddy. We will round us up a cookout here in a couple of days.
looks pretty cool mate, very nice. BBQ at your place!
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Thanks, buddy! I will stage a cookout, tomorrow.
By the way, The wife's folks snuck in on us, last night, a full day early but we were ready for them, for themost part.
Since they are here, my time on the site will be somewhat limited, although I will be able to check and see what you monkeys are up to. Behave yourselves.
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My friend Jean(goes by velcro on the board scene) has an expression, I will try to use(when looking at your pictures).
You don't have a hair on your ass if you don't turn that windmill into an imperial windmill, occupied by imperials, :)
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My friend Jean(goes by velcro on the board scene) has an expression, I will try to use(when looking at your pictures).
You don't have a hair on your ass if you don't turn that windmill into an imperial windmill, occupied by imperials, :)
I have heard that expression before. I'll bet that the wife would chew my ass were it to try it. Sounds like a cool idea, though.
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Well, it's day three of the inlaws visit and it's going well. I am a bit stressed but otherwise ok. I am to take them to a large antique/consignment mall, tomorrow. I know that there will be a star wars booth or two. There always is and with the economy being what it is, there should be some cool stuff to buy.
Today is the wife's and I's 8th anniverrsery and we are happier than ever. I made a good choice with this one and feel very luckey.
If I dont work this week, as would be my guess, I might surprise the wife with a trip to branson when the inlaws leave on Thursday.
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you the man, clint!
Wait, branson Missouri? Seems like thats close to me, lol.
My wife and I are having out fifth wedding anniversary this august. We got married on the fourth anniversary of our first date, weird, right?
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Where do you live anyway, Simon?
For some reason, I was thinking Canada.
That's pretty cool about your anniversery.
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Cool deal Clint. Glad to hear the visit is going ok, in law visits are always a bit stressful even though mine live only a half hour away. That will be a nice surprize for your wife too. It is gonna be eleven for me and my wife this coming August.
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Well happy early anniversary, buddy!
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I live in West kentucky, which, well, is kind of a foreign country, lol.
I was a little bummed about it until we visited buffalo, holy crap, I was never so glad to get home than when I left that hole.
So I'm guessing a lot of us are married, one would think that would limit collecting, but in my case, it has just given me an extra set of eyes at stores, :)
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So I'm guessing a lot of us are married, one would think that would limit collecting, but in my case, it has just given me an extra set of eyes at stores, :)
LOL. Looks like we all have gotten our wives into the action. We need to get em on here to discuss stragety. Well maybe that isn't such a good idea. fett
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What's finny - I asked my dear lady last night if she'd happened to look for the new ESB wave at their store. She had intended to, but forgot, she told me. She asked for desc's of the new figs and was going to look today... :-*
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Ah the women in our lives. Gotta love the ladies that still allow us to play with our toys.
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That's right, guys! Gotta love them SW tolerant women! It is allmost set in stone, now. I made reservations and come Thursday, after her folks leave in the morning, we are off to Branson.
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Well, today is the last day of the inlaws stay. Yesterday, I took them to the Liberty memorial in Downtown KC. That is the National WW1 memorial, by the way. I was very impressed with the museum renovation that had occurred a couple of years back and I hadn't witnessed, yet.
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KC< eh?
You going to the joe convention this year?
I was going to go, but KC is 8, count em, 8 hours from me.
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Neat looking place Clint. Looks like Branson is a go this weekend.
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Neat looking place Clint. Looks like Branson is a go this weekend.
Yep and the weather is to be perfect.
I will be back. I need to pick my car up from getting the oil changed.
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Well, the weather was good for a Branson trip.
We got down there early at 11:30 Thursday morning and left at 9:30 sunday morning.
Thursday was overcast with an intermittent mist but the temp was great. We just shopped all that day and then on Sat, we took in the Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede show which was pretty much incredible. It was kind of like a cross in between a wild west show and an audience participation competition in between the north and the south ala civil war. During the show, we were served a feast and ate enough to be rolled out after the shows completion.
Saturday we kind of took it easy with the most exciting activity being a lunch at Joe's Crab Shack.
We hit the waterfront a couple of times and stayed till dark, one night to take in the fountain show which I have posted a pic of.
Overall it was a good trip and the crowds wernt too bad except on the strip which is fun to cruise down and see the sites. As usual, we had a really good time.
This custom car was on display in front of a tattoo shop and reminded me of the cars modded up for that recent Deathrace movie.
No call back to work, tonight, so I guess that I will work on my ebay stuff and maybe look for those new ships, tomorrow.
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My wife and I have looked at going to either branson or dollywood, not that either of us is into country, but as far as family entertainment goes, its about all we trust.
That car looks rad.
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I'm not much into country either. There are some rock shows there, as well. That is, If you can enjoy the 50s and 60s.
That and the kids would enjoy Silver dollar City.
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Glad you had a good time. That car looks pretty awesome.
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Yep, all that car needs is a big gun and it would be ready for a road warrior run.
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Well, it was bound to happen. I went back to work today after a month and a half hiatus. 92 degrees, 3 jobsites, and 94 miles later, I think that I did alright. I probably lost 3 pounds throughout the course of the day. I hadnt forgotten anything. Sounds like my co-workers didnt fare any better than I did during out slow period.
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I have now got three days back at work under my belt. The heat and the strenuous work didnt seem to phase me very much which was surprising. Looks like we have a full docket of work available for a while and most of it is decently close so that is a plus.
The time was right to get baby a car so we did that , yesterday and it went farily well. Only took us 3 hours this time compared to 5 last time. She got a nice ride and we got a good deal on it. She is of course, tickled pink about it as she has never had a new car, before. By way of a jedi mind trick, I got $800 out of them for her trade versus the $500 that they had offered.
My brother's two oldest boys came by for their first visit to my house ever, thursday. I got to corrupt their senses for a good 45 min with a presentation of my star wars stuff, car models, and military models that were on display in my living room. The oldest had this DS that took pictures and he was snapping pics all over the place to rub into his father's face who has never been to the house, either. I showed them this site some but didn't even get halfway through my custom thread before it was time for them to go.
Man, I am glad to be back to work. I had been missing the stuff. Ebay has slowed down a bit but I still sold 4-6 things this week.
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I am pooped. 5 straight weeks back to work and the bank account is looking better but I am tired.
Found out three days ago that my annuity account took a 13k hit, last year and I hate to think what kind of a hit it has taken this far, this year. If I had the choice, I would withdraw the whole remaining sum, pay off the house and start over.
As the week continues to not improve, I found out yesterday that my training school has no record of the OSHA training course that I took 13 years ago. That means that I get to look forward to a ten hour seminar that I won't get paid to attend on some future Saturday.
I am to go to the lake, this weekend, to get some fishing time in at least.
Sheesh!
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Daggone Clint, you are getting it this week. Sorry guy! I hate to do something again when I know I have done it before. I hear you on the annuity, daggone bad news that is too.
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Go catch a few big ones mate and chill out......need to relax..... O0
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Go catch a few big ones mate and chill out......need to relax..... O0
ain't that the truth! I could go for about two weeks of the carribian right now, mate.
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Wow it has been a while since I posted here.
It is getting colder and I am looking at 46 degrees f to start today. I have my long underwear on and a sweatshirt. Things are looking to slow down at work in the near future by the sound of things. I am to start a 10 day vacation at the lake this Friday and can't wait. I do have one project to attend to when I am there in the form of 60 ft worth of stairs going down the hillside twards the parents dock.
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It must be nice having the skills to build stuff, I envy ya, :)
we're taking bids on remodeling the kid's bathroom, one guy said "anyone with a little no how could knock this out in three days.>>"
And he didn't finish with "but you'll pay for it!"
LOL
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Clint, sounds like a lot of stairs to me. I want some pics! Of the big one! that didn't get away.
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Oh, you can count on it buddy. I will document the stairway construction and our fishing expeditions, for sure. By now, the water temp will have cooled down a bit and the fish will bite more.
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ya we want to see the fish piccies.... ;D
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Clint has 31 feet so far.
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Thanks for posting that pic buddy.
Well, I started out ordering my lumber from a local place on sat to be delivered on Monday at noon. The salesman assured me he had the numbers that I wanted in stock and everything was cool for the delivery.
I had been having a hard time tracking down the u-bolts that I needed to clamp the rebar stakes I was using to and through the stair stringers and had bought out the stock of the three different places that I had been.
So there I was, back in time to accept the delivery and I get this phone call. "I'm sorry mr Conrad but we won't have your lumber in stock or be able to make your delivery until Thursday or Friday" talk about teed off......
So I cancelled the order, borrowed the stepdad's truck and 16ft trailer and took the wife on an hour and a half trip to a Sutherlands in Sedailia and got the lumber myself. The wood was cheaper there, we got to choose pretty pieces, and found some more u- bolts and still saved money.
After we got unloaded, the wife wanted to go fishing so that day's production was shot.
Tues morning, we got started a bit late as it rained first thing.
I drew out my first stringer and I cut the first three while the wife stained all of the tread boards. Then, she helped me mark and cut the treads and stein the stringers and it was time to carry the parts for the first run down the hill. I carried the stringers down on my shoulder and we loaded all of the treads into the magnum and drove em down.
By this time, the wife had had about enough and was a tad pissy.
I placed the three stringers on a cradle assembly of rebar that I had built to hold everything to the right height and plumb, lined the tops up and secured em, framed the stringers out by attatching three sets of treads top, middle, and bottom. Next came the fun task of pounding in rebar stake and then drilling in holes for the u-bolts. The whole u- bolt installation seemed about the biggest pain of putting things together but they did clamp onto the rebar just as I had planned.
That took till about 7pm Monday night and we were pooped. First thing tues, we screwed on the rest of the treads to that first section and then went up the hill to start the process again. Yesterday went better as wegot just as much done in three hours less time. We had a dinner date and had to quit early otherwise that second section would have gotten done yesterday.
It is raining today but I did brave the elements long enough to almost finish that section. I have five more sets of treads and the bottom set of stakes to install.
I figured about 3 1/2 days on this deal but didn't consider the weather turning cruddy on us.
I wanted to build this stairway so that the folks and the wifey Gould get up and down the hill better but I think we will all enjoy it.
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looks like it is turning out nice. No more rolling down the hill into the lake.
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Clint sent me more pics.
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Yeah, but does he re-level houses and repair cracked sills? ;D
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Sounds tedious butpossible. Is it like painting star wars figures?
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It's a stairway to heaven!!
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Beats me... I haven't tried it yet!! ;D
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Well we got back from our 10 days at the lake cabin last night and just like always, going somewhere is fun but coming home again is always great. The stairwell job was a grand undertaking and took longer than I thought it would but it did keep us from sitting on our butts for 10 days and it turned out great so now we have something to be proud of.
Coming into this project, I had never designed or cut a stringer for stairs before and somehow managed to figure out the fall of the hillside and the correct angles and measurements to cut the stringers so that they worked perfectly all the way down the hill side to end up on an existing platform at the top of the existing stairs coming up from the dock.
The supporting of the thing by using rebar stakes worked just like I had imagined and the ubolts holding the stringers to height by clamping the rebar turned out to be the biggest pain to install. The wife absolutely hated to mess with them. She was a good co-worker and managed to put up with me through the whole project.
Well, that's 62 ft of stairs done. All that remains is to cobble together a little 3X4 landing at the top of the thing to meet with that little staircase at the top of the hill. We will do that when we return for the last time this year in two weeks.
There were some nice sunrises and some shots of the lake from the cabin that I took and I have thrown them in here as well.
Oh, by the way, I found out last night that, as I suspected, I am now temporarly layed off from work. it's a good thing that i had seen this coming and reactivated my unemployment last Friday. I had attempted to downplay the ebay sales for the week prior to my vacation so that I wouldnt be swamped with orders while I was away and of course, now have $200 worth of stuff to make or pack up that I had sold in the last week. Oh well, it will keep me busy and help pay the bills.
Thanks again, Tamer, for posting the pics that you did. I'm sorry that Photobucket was acting up on you.
And now, here are some shots from the lake.
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lake pics
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Here is the only concept drawing I made of the whole project which was a scale drawing of the stringer design. Everything else regarding the design of the thing was in my head which didnt please the wifey as i introduced new steps to the stairway's construction that she didnt see coming.
the next two shots are of the lumber pile which we put on the cabin's patio to keep it out of the rain.
the third shot is of my first cut stringer sitting on some sawhorses that i cobbled together out of scrap rebar.
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And the project starts. I found another sunset shot that I threw in as well.
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more shots
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better go back a page as you have missed some stuff.
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it was in the 40s on a couple of those days so we were bundled up. Got a foggy morning shot in there.
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And here, we are approaching the bottom of our run as that red stained wood is the platform at the top of the bottom set of existing stairs. I think the transition worked out well here.
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more shots of the bottom run
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bottom run shots, some were shot from down on the dock.
that last one shows where the final part to build, the platform that joins our stairs with the top existing stairs will be.
Wow, what a project. I was originally inspired to build this one day this spring when while going down the hill to go fishing, the wifey slipped on the wet grass and fell on her butt hard. I think the folks will enjoy this as they are getting older and like to go fishing down there quite a bit. The stairs are fairly shallow, drop wise, so even grandmaw Stella could make it if she desired. Longlegged folk like me can take em two at a time farily easily and cover alot of ground fairly quickly.
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Well last weekend was our last cabin trip for the year. It was cooler and the leaves had changed quite a bit since we were there two weeks ago. I did manage to get that top landing for the stairwell done and it turned out great. We did manage to get to fish a couple of times when we were down there but they had been letting alot of water out of the dam and as a result, the fish wern't biting that good. I did get one good sized blue cat and one large mouth bass out of the deal but we were hoping for more crappie.
I am still layed off and were it not for the custom and resin work, I would be more stir crazy by now.
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more landing pics
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pics
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that last one is of this brilliant colored tree in front of the neighbor's cabin
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Looks like you and your helper did a great job, Clint.
The wife and I fight too much if we try something like this to be effective as a team all too often.
And that is a brilliant looking tree.
Which reminds me.... lots of leaves here to pick up again.... the joys of Fall....
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yes, the wifey and I are a good team when it comes to getting stuff done. She puts up with tedious projects like this well enough to not get real irritated with me, LOL.
thanks buddy. I too, have some leave blowing to do today.
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Looks great Clint. Sorry I couldn't get around to posting more pics!
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Well it's Friday and day 4 of my first week back to work and I am tired. It's taken me this long to kind of get back into the swing of things. Man, next time I get layed off, I need to remember to exercise.
I'm about 6 orders behind on my eBay and will be catching up on that this weekend plus, the wife was talking about putting Christmas decorations up? It will be nice to have a day to sleep in.
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Awesome work on that staircase, CH, I'm impressed! :o
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Get some rest buddy!
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Well, the boss just called and told me to stay home tomorrow because of the weather. He kind of him hawwed around talking about how little work that we had and suggested that I keep my unemployment active. To me, that sounds like I am getting layed off again and soon. After working hard on trying to get my finances in order after the last lay off, I am getting thrown under the bus again, right before Christmas or at least that's how it sounds.
I can't stand it.
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Daggone, I hate to hear that Clint!
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bummer mate 'let me know if i can help
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Sounds extremely bad. Hang in there. I'd be happy to help as much as I can right now.
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Thanks for your support fellers. Sounds like the weather would have been too crappy for work this week anyway. My unemployment is active so, my ducks should be in a row.
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Clint, I'm glad to see that you got your Plan B going.
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Clint, I'm glad to see that you got your Plan B going.
Yes, Volker, plan b does help, probably more than I think.
Pre-Christmas sales are up at my ebay store and I have sold over $1,000 worth of stuff, in the last month. Most of it, Star Wars. Now, don't think that amount is profit and don't forget about the ebay fees. I bet they love me with all of the fees that I have been paying them lately.
I had thought that the cruel side of fate had reared it's ugly head again as when I got my oil changed last week, I discovered that I had two fluid leaks under the Magnum. The transmission was leaking fluid around some pressure sensor that dives into the side of the pan and, the rear differential was leaking on either side where the axel penetrated the rearend. Turns out that both repairs were covered by my unlimited drivetrain warranty and wont cost me anything to fet repaired. The car is at the shop today, getting the work done.
While the work is getting done on the car, the wifey and I are going to check out the Imax 3-d presentation of Avatar and then pick up the car on the way home.
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I hear you about those ebay fees. Feebay is the name.
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Yeah, Feebay.
That sounds about right.
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Car problems sound pretty bad, but it's great to hear they're covered. Hope you enjoy that movie!
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How did the car repair work out Clint?
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The car repair went without a hitch or any fees. They replaced the two main seals in my rear differential and replaced the seal around that tranny pressure sensor and all applicable fluids plus did a multiplint inspection.
I did enjoy Avatar alot and will get a review wrote up for it as soon as I get some orders filled. eBay is still hopping for me and I am thankfull for that.
How much snow did you get, Shawn?
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Over a foot already and still coming down hard. I bet I don't have any work till xmas break.
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Same here, Shawn. Snow is coming down, and it still seems to be coming. Not surprising, as we're in the same area.
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the snow here is about half a meter in height its that serios cant even walk or drive
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Had a pretty good Christmas lunch at my brother's yesterday. Boy, the roads were pretty hairy getting down there and back. After having no troubles thoughout the whole trip, would you believe that I got stuck getting into my driveway? The snow had piled up towards the road end and the Dragon Wagon rides so low that I got high centered on the snow during my final approach. A couple of neighbors came out and helped me to push it out backwards and we did a quick shovel job to knock the high points down so that I could get a run at it and make it to the garage. The wifey had to work from midnight to seven this morning so I got her up for work and made sure she got out of the driveway and crashed till she got home. I spent about an hour and a half on the driveway and sidewalk trying to clear it off and got most of it other than the bottom half inch which was a layer of iced sleet.
The flood gates have opened on the after Christmas ebay sales, apparently, as after 4-5 days of no sales, I sold 7 things so far today. 2 to Australia, 2 to norway, and the rest to the U.S. I had been getting worried there for a couple of days.
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I hear you Clint. I want from only selling three things to selling over nine items today with all the rest of them with multiple watches. Glad to hear you are safe from your driving.
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So this would be a good time to finally launch all my EBay sales, eh?
Clint, I think I finally found a piece I want you to cast for me, :)
I'll get pics and we'll see if we can work it out for your next slow period, :)
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So this would be a good time to finally launch all my EBay sales, eh?
Clint, I think I finally found a piece I want you to cast for me, :)
I'll get pics and we'll see if we can work it out for your next slow period, :)
Yes, list your items quickly, before the buyers run out of money. I had some good sales today, also.
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Well, today was the first day since before Christmas that we got above freezing and I took the opportunity to scrape part of the two inch thick layer of ice off of the driveway. I have now been laid off from work for more than a month and fighting off cabin fever is not easy. Seems like I have been in kind of a lull as far as making customs goes but I need to crank it up again. I did make two or three new years resolutions and have not smoked in more than a week, have started a routine of exercise, and have lost 4.5 lbs in the last week. "my normal winter weight is 195 and I am currently about 12 lbs too heavy"
My cat has taken another turn for the worse as far as her health goes and it's looking like a possible kidney failure, to me. I have been feeding and watering her with an oral syringe for the last two days. Man, I am going to miss my cat, if I lose her.
I have been buying each consecutive season of "Lost" on blu ray and am working on watching em all prior to the start of the new season, next month. Season 4 of 5 should arrive in the mail, tomorrow.
I am supposed to go to Florida again, around my birthday, the 12th of Feb for a few days like I did last year. Knowing my luck, I will be called back to work on the week prior to that.
Here are some shots that I took of the snow around the house, last week.
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Daggone Clint, bummer about your cat. I hate to hear stuff like that. Too bad you can't do a FL trip in August! Sure wish I could meet you face to face. Someday it will happen. Hope the work thing improves for you, but glad you are being productive. That no smoking thing is gonna keep you around a lot longer!
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Well, folks, I'm off to Florida for a few days, to visit the folks and celebrate my birthday. I will be gone all week and won't be back till this coming Sunday. I will be sure to bring back some pics and hopefully, a suntan. I will be able to monitor and post here,in a limited way, with my Iphone but can't post pics till I get back. have fun watching toyfair unfold. I know that I will.
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Have fun Clint, I bet it will be nice to get to a nice climate for awhile. Show us what you got into when you get back!
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Have fun and Happy Birthday!
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enjoy your holiday Clint!! and Happy Birthday!!! dont do anything i would do!!
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Happy Birthday Clint! Hope you have a great time in Florida.
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Clint ole boy I see you are online. Hopefully with your phone just waiting to get on the plane. Happy Bday, have fun. I wish I could go someplace warm right now too.
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Yes, i am at the airport, buddy. It's 5 degrees in kc right now. At my final destination, it is to be 78, today. Do you think that the long johns I'm wearing might feel a bit stuffy when I get off the plane in Florida?
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Yes, i am at the airport, buddy. It's 5 degrees in kc right now. At my final destination, it is to be 78, today. Do you think that the long johns I'm wearing might feel a bit stuffy when I get off the plane in Florida?
Yepper, I would say so.
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Got back from my trip to Florida Sunday to below freezing temps and blowing snow. BRRRRRRRRR! I wanted to book a flight back, immediately. We had a great time and the highlight of the trip was when a couple of friends of my folks loaned their timeshare condo to the Wifey and I for a day. It was right on the beach and was plenty fancy enough. We spent nearly that entire day walking the beach and the little shopping district, there. My second most favorite day was when the folks took us to just north of the Everglades where we chartered an airboat ride through the mangrove swamps. We seen several Gators, that day. We took a short drive afterwords to the north end of the Everglades and hiked this wooden walkway into the swamp. It reminded me of Endor or Kashyyyk with the lush trees and undergrowth. I shot some video of the airboat ride and have it uploaded to flikr but all they give me is an embed code and not a link. I shall have to try to upload it to Youtube so that you guys can see it.
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More pics
first shot is the Pier at Ft Meyers Beach
Second is the outer porch or Leniey at the time share at Ft Meyers beach
third is a Gator on the way back from the Everglades
fourth is Dawn and I on that wooden walking trail in the Everglades
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More Florida pics
All these were taken during the airboat ride we took just north of the Everglades
That is my mom and stepdad on the back row. The airboats can get a little noisy, hence the ear protection the wifey is wearing.
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Man, what I wouldn't give to see some green like that right now. I am sick and tired of the color white. Love that shot of Shipyards spelled on the beach. That might have to go on the fp tomorrow. I am just too internet whipped right now.
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As some of you know, I'll be out of town till tomorrow night. I started a new job today-yay! It's 1 1/2 hours from home-boo!
Moms house is 10 min from the job so I am staying there, tonight and alot of next week.
Got ten hours in today. Bring on that money.
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hate the staying away from home, but glad to hear you got some deniro on the way!
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Nice pictures! It looks like the fan-boat was fun.
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If I ever get around to uploading em, I have two or three videos I took of that airboat ride.
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That would be cool to see!
My all time favorite boat ride was probably down in Philly, on the "Duck" boats, that had been able to drive on land and in water, which was pretty cool.
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The wifey and I did one of those down in branson, last year or the year before. That was cool.
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i cobbled together this little rock garden out front today.
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Cobbled? Looks like a good set-up to me, Clint.
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You know something, Clint?
I think I have your twin brother in my reenacting unit.
He usually wears a moustache, but shaves it off for events as German soldiers normally were not bearded.
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looks good Clint. I actually worked a little bit in what is gonna be my garden today. Nothing much, but it was nice to get outside. I like the plastic edging aligning with what I am assuming are four by fours. That reminds me I installed a new hose reel last year, but still need to buy the hose for it.
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I don't know, Volker. I would have to see him with a moustache.
Didn't fare as well this fishing weekend as the last. The intermittant rain was keeping them from biting.
Last time, we brought home 33. This time, we brought home only 12. The are nice sized ones though. I caught a 13 incher today, black crappie.
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Any catch is a good catch! The rain brought down today a bit, but then the sky cleared!
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Took a trip to Branson this weekend with the wife. Went from Thursday to sunday. The weather was great. We went to see the production of Noah the musical and checked out a biker rally that was set up down the hill from the Dick Clark American Bandstand theater.
Here is a couple of shots of the new king kong display that now graces the top of the wax museum.
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My wife would have loved that musical. King Kong looks awesome!
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Been a while since an update here so, here goes.
I got a job with the biggest rebar placement subcontractor in kc and have been very busy for the last two weeks.
Been working 6 days a week and got 13 hours overtime on last weeks check and will have 14 on this week's. The moneys pretty good and give it another week and I will be back on track. It's a shame that I will miss cV but I need the cash and will go with the flow for the time being.
Been working on customs again, when time allots, and am working on two right now, one of which is to be a prize for our current contest.
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The contest figure is done and almost entered. I finally got a break from working 5 10 hr days and one 8 for two weeks and took the girlfriend to Branson, last weekend. We had a good time and enjoyed the roller coasters.
heard last friday that I was going to get left home on monday and then layed off two days later so I hopped on to an opportunity to jump ship to another company that I had worked for last year and am now working 6 days a week again. Ugggh, well at least it keeps the wolf away.
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Glad that worked out Clint. Wow, I bet you hate going through that kind of deal every so often. Glad you have work though.
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Glad to hear things worked out in the end buddy. Enjoy the time you have.
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Been a long time since an update so here we go.
Worked a bit last week, three days,but am sitting at home this week. Work is slow and the weather is terrible.
Got dumped on with 1 ft of snow yesterday but dodged the bullet as a town just 30 min to the east got 21 inches.
here is a shot looking out of the storm door to the deck where you can see the drifted snow blocking passage.
Going to be shoveling snow later.
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I saw the Midwest was getting dumped on. Glad you still have power. I got to shovel that fun white stuff last week this time. Take it easy, we can't have you out of comission. There's customs to finish.
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Started a home improvement project today. I am putting laminate wood flooring in the entry way, hall way, and the living room.
the first step was to cut the carpeting in the hallway out, remove the tack strips there, remove the linoleum and it's underlayment from the entry way and then remove all of the trim. In one shot, you can see some of the transition floor trim pieces that I have fitted to the doorways going into the bedrooms.
We didnt get alot of it down today but getting started is usually the hard part.
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got some more of the flooring down tonight. This stuff is a pain but sure looks good. it will look nice when I get the wall and door trim back up.
got a call tonight to start another iron working job tomorrow so this project may slow down drastically.
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two more shots. this door transition piece still has to be screwed down.
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Very cool Clint did that myself a few months ago its better than having carpeting and alot easier to keep clean. Gives the whole thing a good feel!
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Been a while since I posted here. for those of you that don't know, I got engaged and will tie the know next april. We are heading off to Branson again tomorrow night to spend 4 days.
Amongst all of my other projects that I am doing, I took the second step at an outside project that has been bugging me for some time now.
The concrete pad at the bottom of my deck stairs has been settling with the rest of the backfill around the house as you can see by the paint difference on the basement wall. Had the house builders pinned this pad to the basement wall with rebar, this would have never happened. Since my stairs sit on this pad, one side is sagging badly and will only get worse if I don't correct it. I had borrowed a hot saw from one of my employers a month or so ago and with a diamond carbide blade had cut this pad into easy to manage sections for removal but couldnt quite reach the bottom of the pad so today, I broke out my handy macho hammer drill and traded back and forth two bits, one for drilling and one for chipping, and commenced to tear this pad into chunks for disposal. I did get most of it out but have to do some dissassembly to the bottom of the stairs to get the last part of it. Afterwards, I will jack the bottom of the stairs out of the way, grade and form the hole, drill some rebar into the basement walls, add some reinforcing steel, and then it will be time to pour the replacement pad.
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Wow, that is some tough work. I just got done treating all my porches and decks last night and I know you have a huge one.
I just want to go on record as saying I hate painting spindles!
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I also hate staining spindles.
Had a good 4 day trip to branson with the fiance. Went to Silver Dollar City on thurs and didnt have to wait in line for any rides. It was mostly older folks there, this time. As we were going to buy our tickets to get in, this one older couple stopped us and gave us a pair of day passes for free.
The next day, we went to this nature preserve called Dogwood Canyon and rented bikes to ride through the most beautiful area with spring-fed waterways that were full of rainbow trout. I have posted several videos on my youtube channnel of this park that you guys should check out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsMYUlDGvVA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsMYUlDGvVA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIfrS0YRbo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIfrS0YRbo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB33q-JxBOM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB33q-JxBOM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirKq9YUQwU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirKq9YUQwU)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T7Z5mcxxT4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T7Z5mcxxT4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OWu5jVkBd4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OWu5jVkBd4)
Yes, I do look fatter in these shots, something that I am learning to live with.
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Great shots and video Clint! That is an amazing spot! I would love to hike and camp there!
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Nice pics; amazing luck with those day passes, as well! Great videos, too, especially the one shot behind the falls.
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Clint, I sure don't see fat at all. Wish I looked as good my friend.
Anyhow looks like an awesome trip. My wife liked the look of it.
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I don't know if I told anyone but, I got a new kitty. The stepson to be and his girlfriend hooked me up with this one and boy is she sweet when she isn't being hellish. She now spends the time with me at my casting table lying on my lap while resin shavings rain down upon her.
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That is awesome Cllint! Cute kitty, what is her name? We got a new kitten about 4 months ago and Jaxon and I named her Saphera. That is cool that she hangs out with you while you clean up the casts.
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We call her Piper because of the way that she cried during the long trip to our house. When she is acting up, sometimes, I call her shitbird.
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Sounds a lot like my cat; lays on my lap while I'm on the computer, and talks A LOT. Mine's nicknamed Squeaks, Squeaky, Squeaker, etc., for the exact same reason, lol.
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Thats cool clint!, sounds like a nice partner to have while you do cast some parts, i also have 3 cats!
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Its nice to see you with a new pal after your last one passed Clint.
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Since I can't find the pets thread, I will continue to show pics of Piper Kitty here.
I had described how when I am working at my casting table, she will lay or sit on my lap and not seem to mind the rain of falling resin bits that fall on her as I am cleaning up parts. Here is a pic of her this morning as I was working on orders. Dont mind the long handles that I am wearing. It was a little chilly this morning.
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HA HA! That is great! Now you really have a family member there!
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Indeed that is great clint!
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I thought that I had better post an update on Piper Kitty. She just got back a week ago from getting the front claws removed, Spayed, and shots and to my astonishment, she isn't pissed about it.
She still lays in my lap at the casting table but she has gotten so big, she has a hard time fitting anymore which explains the weird positions.
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Looks like that kitty is having a good life.
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Some of you already know but I got married last Saturday.
In between getting ready for that and working long hours on the ironworker stuff, I have been really short on time lately.
To everyone that I owe parts orders to, I apologize for the delay and after my honeymoon, I should be able to get into the swing of things again.
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congrats Clint i wish you many happy years of marital bliss mate
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Have fun Clint. Good times. I like it when I see good things happening to my friends.
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Congrats Clint! Hope the 2 of you enjoy many happy years together.
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Its been over a year now and the married life is great. I have pics and videos from our florida trip to show when i get them together but first, The son in law who has been in the army national guard for 7 years and served two tours is about to get out and had a chance to take us by one of the hangars at his air base where he has worked as an apache mechanic.
I want one of these in my backyard.
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I think you would need a bigger garage! Awesome Clint!
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got a video here I shot of a sandcastle the wife and I built when we were at ft Myers florida.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUHIE7eRzzw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUHIE7eRzzw)
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Just watched it. Might have to see what me and my little gal can build when we hit the beach here in about a month. Good times Clint. Awesome castle.
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WOW! Great update Clint! That is one sweet chopper! That castle is indeed Epic my friend. You must have one cool lady to help you build all that!
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I do indeed although she was digging for shells most of the time while I built most of this. Took me 4 hours and by that time, we had drawn a little crowd off and on. Had to go after that or the sun would have fried me. Wonder if it made it the rest of the day?
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got a couple of shots here of stuff around the house I have been working on. First off, there is the 16 ft above ground pool whose water is warming up. Then, there is the Chain link fence that I am installing to contain the yard.
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That fence looks nice and straight!
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Looking good Clint! I too have been know to build a fence, deck, arbor etc.
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Looking good Clint! I too have been know to build a fence, deck, arbor etc.
Good your hired. Actually thinking about trying some of that new Behr or Rustoleum deck treatment that is supposed to fill in cracks and cover splinters. And last for ten years. You two guys can come up and make a short job out of it. Walkers for the both of you in payment! Sound good? :-*
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Sounds like fun to me!
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Like you would give up a walker, Shawn...
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Like you would give up a walker, Shawn...
Oh, I wouldn't give you mine. We would have to go to toysrus and I would even let you pick out what you wanted. LOL.
Wow Clint, it looks great. Looks to me like you are about done or are done by the looks of it.
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nothing substantial to report. I am on vacation in fla with the wife.
found this cool pic of my navy ship on the web today.
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got her talked into going parasailing tomorrow
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Sounds like you are having fun. Did you get that x-wing packed in your suitcase?
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got too much other stuff to fit it. the combat ninja cruiser, 4 shirts, a pair of shorts, and a floatie that is shaped like a stingray will be taking up that space along with over a case worth of loose joes.
started on this sandcastle yesterday at ft myers beach but chose a bad location as it was a throughfare and the moolies liked hogging the shade so we had to abandon it. Too bad, another 2-3 hours and it could have been our coolest one ever.
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That alligator skeleton was for the win!
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balding, takeoff, up there, and way up there
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Wow, that looks like great fun. Awesome pics.
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Here is a vid of a sandcastle we built yesterday on ft myers beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPXx6K_ciIU&list=UU1Dih2SJ7ruY_arYeTzGPZg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPXx6K_ciIU&list=UU1Dih2SJ7ruY_arYeTzGPZg)
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Wow, that was an epic build there Clint. Great stuff. Did that little girl knock anything down?
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No, she was just admiring. We got quite a
Crowd with that one. The rising tide was eating at it as we left. There seemed to be a fine line in between where the tide line was and where the sand was moist enough to pack decent. I had never seen the tide rise and fall there as much as it did this year for us.
I posted some more pics on Facebook but am not sure how to share a link to them here.
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Here is a picture of my birthday hat
Do you know anyone else who’s birthday falls on Super Bowl Sunday?
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And KC in the superbowl too. Nice Clint and Happy Birthday.
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https://m.youtube.com/shorts/IA-b0N3ZBeA (https://m.youtube.com/shorts/IA-b0N3ZBeA)I lost the other thread
Here is a new drumming clip
Still not listening to anything
Still don’t know any songs
I’m getting g to that
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You are a man of many talents Clint.