Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[oldironfarmer]

Long day yesterday chasing around. My hired man worked after his day job on the new house we bought. He finished up rocker:) and got here at 8:00 with a load for the dump (mainly a rotted carport). Asked if he could work an hour on the ceiling. Of course. I wish I had his energy. I came in and fixed supper instead of helping.

However he got the first 1/4 of the ceiling done. It is tedious transferring the lights. I'm very pleased.

The end of the metal is crooked because it is not tied to the last truss. The next row of metal slips between it and the truss then screwed.

While I was cleaning a place for his scaffold I came across my stock of paint thinner. Years ago we were making trivet frames for an artist. Little wooden frames for a ceramic tile. We were making several hundred per month and they all got painted or clear lacquer. I found three gallons of lacquer, two gallons of the horrendous green paint he used. And four five gallon cans of lacquer thinner, one five of paint thinner and one five of kerosene. We used the lift for a paint table and have not painted trivet frames since at least 1997. Oooh, that's twenty years

Cans are still full.

 

[Farmall450]

Looks like he's doing a good job. I guess good help can be found!

 

[jbmatth]

It's worth a try, thanks!

I'll talk to him today and let you know via PM.
JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: you must have scared your bull the last time you gave him THAT LOOK. or he's looking for some STRANGE STUFF now that his heard is all busy milking your new calves.

Bulls are pretty docile, I have no idea why he wandered. Certainly he has all my cattle bred but it has not been a problem before, so I put it up to genetics.

just curious how old a bull has to be before he can start jumping on your cows and making more calves? was there any thinking of keeping any of your boys in tack to replace your bull or did that ship sail before your bull started jumping the fence?

A fifteen month old bull can breed but won't really do a good job until two years old. We have young bulls not banded yet. But it is better to bring in a fresh blood line. This guy has already been breeding some of his daughters so changing is a good thing.

your shop is coming along nicely and i bet with all that white metal ceiling material and those lights it will be a lot brighter in there.

Thank you. It is brighter already. However it is galvanized, not white. Galvanizing is 3 cents cheaper than white.

was it very expensive to ship a few items to Vieux in Russia (I think that's where he lives) and which shipping company did you use? nice gesture and his shop is really getting colorful with all the flags, license plates and models he's making.

I offered the tags and he responded with a request. I used the US mail. Apparently we have really good contacts with Russia now. I think the tag was $12 to mail but could have been less. It was nominal in any event.

when you melt some of the bigger items to make muffins or material for your foundry are you planning on using a bigger pot and molds or just using the same process and cut up the big stuff into small pieces?

I've been studying on that subject. Cast pieces can be broken up, but I have transmissions and engines. I've decided to build a brick furnace around bigger items, with a clay floor and a drain. Then heat the entire item and let the aluminum run out the floor drain, oil and seals go up in smoke, and a pile of hot steel left behind. I think that will be a lot easier than trying to disassemble to remove steel. Then I can break up the drained out melt.

have a great day and best of luck with the bull deal and finding a new one that you can live with that likes your place and his job.

Thank you! You have lot's of nice questions! This is one in ten or twelve bulls I've had and the only problem of this kind.

I completely agree. If stored somewhere it doesn't get water in the most you'll need is a carb kit and points to get them going!

Mine all sit outside And three will fire up right now.

Thanks for the visits everyone!

 

[BUGTHUG]

Andy,
Sorry to hear about your bull jumping the fence. My experience with them is the same, once they start there is no stopping them.
I say build a taller fence and" let Mexico pay for it"

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: if you sell the BULL before you get another one does that mean that there won't be any BULLSKIT at your farm or on your thread until a new Bull arrives?

hope you are enjoying your SATURDAY and thanks for answering all my questions so i can keep learning how to farm, use a lathe, rebuild an engine, run a foundry, remodel and build and so on. Also i'm still hanging around for the ORGANIZING and CLEANING IDEAS since that's why i started looking at your thread.

BG: i agree cause how much could it cost to just put up another 3 feet on 160 acres especially on a GOVERNMENT CONTRACT?

 

[Farmall450]

Andy: All that shed room and they all live outside??

Also, only 3 will start! Sounds like the next project

 

[HCNDM]

Andy your clean up is going great!

Nice to see you have good help!


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[oldironfarmer]

Looks like he's doing a good job. I guess good help can be found!

He is excellent help. He doesn't do everything exactly like I would but I have finally learned to not interfere unless it is really wrong. That's hard for an engineer...

Andy,
Sorry to hear about your bull jumping the fence. My experience with them is the same, once they start there is no stopping them.
I say build a taller fence and" let Mexico pay for it"

Build a taller fence and let the bull pay for it.

Andy: if you sell the BULL before you get another one does that mean that there won't be any BULLSKIT at your farm or on your thread until a new Bull arrives?

There is plenty of that coming from me

hope you are enjoying your SATURDAY and thanks for answering all my questions so i can keep learning how to farm, use a lathe, rebuild an engine, run a foundry, remodel and build and so on. Also i'm still hanging around for the ORGANIZING and CLEANING IDEAS since that's why i started looking at your thread.

Not sure how much you could learn here, but I am always glad to have you hang around. Every Saturday is good, I got really fired up today!

BG: i agree cause how much could it cost to just put up another 3 feet on 160 acres especially on a GOVERNMENT CONTRACT?

We could probably raise the fence for $4 per foot. At two miles, $40,000, I'll start tomorrow!

Andy: All that shed room and they all live outside??

The unfinished frame was for tractor storage. I do have a JD and an Allis in the container, but Farmalls stand at the ready outside.

Also, only 3 will start! Sounds like the next project

I probably have ten that would start in a day's work total, but three are ready to go now. Everything else needs repair and I'm too lazy to get them fixed.

Andy your clean up is going great!

Nice to see you have good help!


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Thank you very much! Good help gives me shop time!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Penned my bull up today.

I'm unhappy and he's unhappy.

Rod from an M Farmall, rod bearing is 1-3/4" wide. For 46 hp. At 1,550 RPM. No wonder they last so long.

I was cleaning in the shop this morning after penning the bull. Went in for lunch and saw fire. Called 911 and three volunteer fire departments responded. Nice.

No damage, and, no, it didn't snow. Lots of dead grass removed. But it shot the day. May have been a cigarette.

Good to see you!

 

[dchance]

Andy,
I take it that the fire came up on your place. Glad there was no damage and all is safe.

Dwight

 

[Farmall450]

I'm glad that fire didn't get to your tires! That would have been a nightmare; we routinely burn fencelines and creeks and it's an excellent tool but I haven't ever gotten too close to a building (almost ruined a pine tree though). Crazy how in a blink everything could be gone

 

[Vieux]

It is good that the fire didn't get to the tires. We, too, will soon begin the season of fires in the fields and in the woods. This occurs due to the irresponsibility of people (there's one Russian word which expresses the behavior of people - "raspizdyaystvo")

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, now that's a close shave...

 

[ajohno]

Great save Andy.

 

[jimreed2160]

Andy--That fire was close. Watch out for the little critters and snakes who got chased out of their homes. Some of them might want to check in to your Barn-a-lago.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: happy to see you didn't have more damage from that fire. did you say 3 different volunteer fire department trucks showed up or did you mean 3 volunteer firemen and one truck? Vieux had a good word for IDIOTS that i can't pronounce in Russian and hope that doesn't happen again. did the firemen cut the tree or was that something you did yesterday or a while back?

is the bull on his way out for sure or can you maybe change his diet or teach him to stay inside your farm to keep him? you did say his time with the heard is maybe over cause he's related to many now that he could be having offspring with. is interbreeding as bad in cows as it is in humans and i'm guessing it is?

i bet after a few days off at the foundry has you itching to make some molds and pour some aluminum? or are you busy still with clean up from the fire and maybe helping Organize the stuff in the building you are spiffing up?

have a great SATURDAY!!

PS it's hard to start a fire up here lately cause i think it's rained 25 days this month of March and pouring now as i'm writing this post.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy,
I take it that the fire came up on your place. Glad there was no damage and all is safe.

Dwight

Not sure of the source, but the outcome is fine. With the dead material gone fire danger is down for a couple of years.

I'm glad that fire didn't get to your tires! That would have been a nightmare; we routinely burn fencelines and creeks and it's an excellent tool but I haven't ever gotten too close to a building (almost ruined a pine tree though). Crazy how in a blink everything could be gone

We used to burn regularly but now we have too many neighbors. The fire department came back about dusk because a passerby called in the residual trees burning. They put some non threatening fires out just to avoid more calls. I used to burn around my buildings too, faster than edging.

It is good that the fire didn't get to the tires. We, too, will soon begin the season of fires in the fields and in the woods. This occurs due to the irresponsibility of people (there's one Russian word which expresses the behavior of people - "raspizdyaystvo")

Interestingly, tires are hard to start. It had burned around the tires before I noticed the fire. They are hard to put out. Especially stacked like that. I was concerned the floor of the container could catch fire as I have two nice tractors and a lot of my dad's tools inside. We have lots of irresponsible burning here as well, and they are encouraged by the responsible burning farmers do.

Andy, now that's a close shave...

Close shave indeed, and feels good as one as well. Heavy rain overnight so all is finished.

Great save Andy.

We thank the volunteer firemen for their rapid response and professionalism. Because of the nature of the fire I didn't even get excited, but the day was dry and very windy. Years ago I was a volunteer fireman, kept a 2-1/2 ton military tanker truck in my shed to keep it warm all winter. Our fire phone is a continuous ring, no interruptions. In the middle of the night it only takes missing the first interruption of ring to get your adrenaline going. When you pick up the phone the caller and everyone else who picked up is on the line taking information and preparing to respond. I miss it and I don't. But I appreciate each of them.

Andy--That fire was close. Watch out for the little critters and snakes who got chased out of their homes. Some of them might want to check in to your Barn-a-lago.

Yes, I need to go out and feed everyone.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

 

[west_perf]

Hello Andy just wanted to chime in and let you know I've really enjoyed reading your thread and "projects".

I grew up around ag and love it - wish there was more appreciation for it from the general public. My wife is one of those who thought food came from the Winn Dixie until I edumacated her into the workings of the real world.

One day I hope to have a nice-sized southern farm with a few animals, maybe some orange groves or other green crops. Until then, I'll read about it, think about it, and follow along as you live the dream.

We used to burn regularly but now we have too many neighbors. The fire department came back about dusk because a passerby called in the residual trees burning. They put some non threatening fires out just to avoid more calls. I used to burn around my buildings too, faster than edging.

Years ago, had a friend a little off his rocker. He had a two car garage behind his "mobile home" with a collapsed roof and some misc junk inside it. He decided it would be more efficient to just burn it down, than tear it down. Well that went all good, until the fire hit the two BBQ propane tanks he forgot about, and when those relief valves blew and he had flames shooting 30 foot into the air and towards his house, was forced to call the fire department, which was none too happy about the situation.

 

[krcoomer]

My brother in law was a lieutenant on his local VFD until his day job took him away too much to stay active. He was burning a field that a neighbor called in a few years ago. When he heard the call he called the dispatcher to give exact directions to the crew. When the crew responded he was promptly told to stand down as he had not signed in on the run and was not covered. Pissed him off to be a civilian at his own fire.

 

[Bob Heine]

was it very expensive to ship a few items to Vieux in Russia (I think that's where he lives) and which shipping company did you use? nice gesture and his shop is really getting colorful with all the flags, license plates and models he's making.

I offered the tags and he responded with a request. I used the US mail. Apparently we have really good contacts with Russia now. I think the tag was $12 to mail but could have been less. It was nominal in any event.

Drives and Andy, I don't know if there were customs charges as well, but from the metered postage on that envelope, it looks like the US Postal Service charged $6.97 to send the plate from Oklahoma to Russia. Probably would have been less from New York City.

 

[The Mechanics]

Keep the momentum going! Looks like you're making some good progress. I have a 50x50 shop that is filled up. What I don't keep or bring home for future possible use, my wife wants for more artistic creations (for me to create).

 

[oldironfarmer]

Hello Andy just wanted to chime in and let you know I've really enjoyed reading your thread and "projects".

Thank you very much! It means a lot to know people enjoy reading this thread!

I grew up around ag and love it - wish there was more appreciation for it from the general public. My wife is one of those who thought food came from the Winn Dixie until I edumacated her into the workings of the real world.

It is amazing how many people miss the point that severe prolonged drought can disrupt their food supply. There are a lot of people working very hard and using their imagination to try to avoid food shortages. Enough that we take a ready supply fo food for granted. And a lot of those supplying the food are eking out a meager existence. But they love what they do.

One day I hope to have a nice-sized southern farm with a few animals, maybe some orange groves or other green crops. Until then, I'll read about it, think about it, and follow along as you live the dream.

The sad thing is it takes off farm income to support a small farm. But when the drive is there there is not much greater satisfaction than to be part of feeding the world.

Years ago, had a friend a little off his rocker. He had a two car garage behind his "mobile home" with a collapsed roof and some misc junk inside it. He decided it would be more efficient to just burn it down, than tear it down. Well that went all good, until the fire hit the two BBQ propane tanks he forgot about, and when those relief valves blew and he had flames shooting 30 foot into the air and towards his house, was forced to call the fire department, which was none too happy about the situation.

Hoo EEE! What an experience. I'm just too cheap to burn good stuff.

My brother in law was a lieutenant on his local VFD until his day job took him away too much to stay active. He was burning a field that a neighbor called in a few years ago. When he heard the call he called the dispatcher to give exact directions to the crew. When the crew responded he was promptly told to stand down as he had not signed in on the run and was not covered. Pissed him off to be a civilian at his own fire.

Was the fire out of control? Or was the neighbor overly cautious? Regardless, I miss responding to fires but i don't miss the stress that goes along with it. When I was doing it we had no training and no insurance. Just wild west cowboys trying to help out the neighbors. We never had a serious injury or any legal issues however the times have changed. Like I've said before, guys like me can't even live in towns anymore.

Drives and Andy, I don't know if there were customs charges as well, but from the metered postage on that envelope, it looks like the US Postal Service charged $6.97 to send the plate from Oklahoma to Russia. Probably would have been less from New York City.

Finally, an intelligent person who actually looked at the picture. I'm sure the total charge was $6.97. I ship a mail a fair amount of eBay sales and don't keep good track of costs so I could not have figured it out looking at receipts.

I never thought of driving to NYC to mail the tag. Pretty good plan, might get some sight seeing in, and stop by Dan's.

Keep the momentum going! Looks like you're making some good progress. I have a 50x50 shop that is filled up. What I don't keep or bring home for future possible use, my wife wants for more artistic creations (for me to create).

Thank you. Putting a ceiling in the main shop was a spur of the moment decision. But it is getting that room cleaned up. I'm also going to proceed with an overhead door and another mezzanine four feet wide on the west side of the shop, just a walkway and row of shelving for storage.

Thanks again for all the comments. They are much appreciated!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Keep the momentum going! Looks like you're making some good progress. I have a 50x50 shop that is filled up. What I don't keep or bring home for future possible use, my wife wants for more artistic creations (for me to create).

Just noticed this was your second post on GJ!

Welcome to Garage Journal and thanks for commenting here. I love your avatar, by the way.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Lot's of cleaning today trying to keep ahead of the scaffold. Ideally I would have cleaned out the room prior to starting. But I told my hand I wanted him to hang the ceiling and he eagerly dove right in. He started out moving stuff form the wall on the west side but that filled the shop floor, tractor still there, so I've been hustling to keep a spot clear for him to work off the scaffold. All in all it's working well.

I hung the last two sheets to get the scaffold moved and now we are at 50% complete on the ceiling.

Next to my welding table has been a growing pile of cutoffs. I dig through it and usually find what I need, but it still keeps growing. It had to be moved to roll the scaffold into that area. Got most of it in a bucket and piled next to the big grinder.

That's the clean shot

My help showed up after work and we're almost at 75%!

He recently moved and has a contract on his old house. Inspection is tomorrow so he asked me if he could have time off to do any required repairs.

Of course I said no. I don't want you to ask me if you can take care of personal business. I want you to tell me you have personal business and I have to wait. He laughed. Nobody takes me seriously.

I'm having foundry withdrawal symptoms and need to take action.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[Vieux]

The work is close to completion.
By the way from Russia to the United States to send the mail costs about the same...

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, progressing well..

In regard to your foundry withdrawal symptoms my advice is to finish ( and I mean finish ) one project at a time

Regards

 

[krcoomer]

"Was the fire out of control? Or was the neighbor overly cautious? Regardless, I miss responding to fires but i don't miss the stress that goes along with it. When I was doing it we had no training and no insurance. Just wild west cowboys trying to help out the neighbors. We never had a serious injury or any legal issues however the times have changed. Like I've said before, guys like me can't even live in towns anymore."

I believe it was just an anxious neighbor who was pissy about him burning. You are not the only one who cannot live in today's towns. I am looking for where we want to live next. He had pre soaked the area around where he was burning and called the burn into dispatch, but because the neighbor called it in a show of hosing it down had to be made.

"Of course I said no. I don't want you to ask me if you can take care of personal business. I want you to tell me you have personal business and I have to wait. He laughed. Nobody takes me seriously."

I wish some of the people I work for realized that they are not the only one in town who needs my services. I told my wife a while back that it seemed the ones who "needed" me there the fastest were the slowest to pay. With your attitude you probably prepay him?

 

[oldironfarmer]

The work is close to completion.
By the way from Russia to the United States to send the mail costs about the same...

That's an interesting bit of information!

Andy, progressing well..

Thank you!

In regard to your foundry withdrawal symptoms my advice is to finish ( and I mean finish ) one project at a time

Regards

You're killing me here. You mean I should go back and finish the framed shed? Or the addition to my corral roof? Or restoring over 50 farm tractors? Or stacking brush I've cut down with Bob. Or painting the caboose? Or sorting through my dad's tools? Or clean my guns from the last shooting outing? I get frantic when thinking about all the unfinished projects I have. And I need to be making brooms for my early June broom show. I have come to grips with my fate: I will die with unfinished projects and I intend to enjoy the trip there. So I'm going to make some muffins today!

But it is good advice. Really good advice. I will take that under advisement and get back to you when my other assignments are finished.

"Was the fire out of control? Or was the neighbor overly cautious? Regardless, I miss responding to fires but i don't miss the stress that goes along with it. When I was doing it we had no training and no insurance. Just wild west cowboys trying to help out the neighbors. We never had a serious injury or any legal issues however the times have changed. Like I've said before, guys like me can't even live in towns anymore."

I believe it was just an anxious neighbor who was pissy about him burning. You are not the only one who cannot live in today's towns. I am looking for where we want to live next. He had pre soaked the area around where he was burning and called the burn into dispatch, but because the neighbor called it in a show of hosing it down had to be made.

I just love being politically correct. And my cows appreciate it too!

"Of course I said no. I don't want you to ask me if you can take care of personal business. I want you to tell me you have personal business and I have to wait. He laughed. Nobody takes me seriously."

I wish some of the people I work for realized that they are not the only one in town who needs my services. I told my wife a while back that it seemed the ones who "needed" me there the fastest were the slowest to pay. With your attitude you probably prepay him?

Actually paying in advance is a negative thing to do. I have been paid in advance and it hurts my motivation. That does not make sense, but it is true. I'll still do the job, but it is hard. When somebody mails me a check I never cash it until the job is done. So I try to be kind to good help and never pay in advance but pay immediately upon request.

On the other hand, my wife paid me in advance for thirty years prior to her becoming disabled and I find no greater joy than helping her.

 

[Toothaker]

I'm just too cheap to burn good stuff.

I'm having foundry withdrawal symptoms and need to take action.

Can you see why we can't take you seriously? I see pictures of you burning stuff all the time.

 

[krcoomer]

Actually paying in advance is a negative thing to do. I have been paid in advance and it hurts my motivation. That does not make sense, but it is true. I'll still do the job, but it is hard. When somebody mails me a check I never cash it until the job is done. So I try to be kind to good help and never pay in advance but pay immediately upon request.

On the other hand, my wife paid me in advance for thirty years prior to her becoming disabled and I find no greater joy than helping her.

I do the same thing with a pay in advance check. Have had to cash a few for materials (usually a deposit), but keep the balance in an envelope locked away in the safe.

I had a landlord who was a slow payer. Then it got to where I would send a bill for say $200 and he would send $150 because he couldn't remember what the amount was. He would send the balance in a month or so, right before he needed something else done. It didn't take long to figure his game out. The next time I told him I would need him to either give me a deposit or meet me at the store. He asked why I couldn't front the money. I told him I was still waiting on payment from a jackass that I hadn't received yet and had my funds *******. Until I got more going on I held to this and he was the last on my list to get taken care of. Last I heard of his 13 houses were not his any longer.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: not many of the members realize that even though you have 6 Saturdays and a Sunday to get all this stuff done you still manage to take care of your wife who needs some help and also help out almost everybody in town that asks it seems like. WELL DONE!!

also i won't ask you about shipping costs again or any costs unless you care to say, but i'm terrible at getting small items shipped. also i was just curious especially since Vieux's plate went to Russia from the USA.

if you bring in some new females or maybe feed the bull something different would that maybe keep him from jumping the fence or his time to go already determined?

have a great day making MUFFINS.

1/2: good words for sure about finishing a project before starting another one.

some of us have too many bad habits instilled in our old bodies and brains to change. those unfinished projects will just have to get passed on as Andy says and maybe a few of the relatives or young guys will appreciate that some of our stuff wasn't thrown away, sold cheap or scrapped.

cheers.

 

[Craptain]

On the other hand, my wife paid me in advance for thirty years prior to her becoming disabled and I find no greater joy than helping her.

 

[Guster]

I hear you on being paid up front. 'Guilts' me into doing it urgently and to a greater standard in order to repay good intentions. Changes the job form a 'want to do ' to a 'have to do it now'.

On the other hand, my wife paid me in advance for thirty years prior to her becoming disabled and I find no greater joy than helping her.

Can't ever pay back enough!

Talking about lots of things to do and setting goals and priorities. Maybe 1/2Cup can help you make a list. I find spreadsheets are a great way to manage things by adding a column for value, priority and urgency you can quickly decide what needs to be done next. Especially when projects are dependent on others and things you are saving up for. You can even take a page out of the agile delivery approach and break projects up into smaller achievable tasks so you can just tick them off every Saturday.

Only 1/2 joking though. But then I am only a list person half the time. One has to maintain a good 50/50 balance you know.

 

[dchance]

Andy I would suspect that bucket with cutoffs will probably not get moved very soon, but it makes a great stop for the metal that is leaning behind it. (I would need Bob to move it).

Which show are you planning to go to in June? I was hoping that you made the Pawnee show in May.

Dwight

 

[oldironfarmer]

Can you see why we can't take you seriously? I see pictures of you burning stuff all the time.

Who? Me? No, you've got me confused with someone else I'm sure. I never burn stuff other than trash, propane, cans, the countryside, daylight, goodwill, relationships... what was the question again? I'm sure I'm right but I just need you to clarify the question

I do the same thing with a pay in advance check. Have had to cash a few for materials (usually a deposit), but keep the balance in an envelope locked away in the safe.

I had a landlord who was a slow payer. Then it got to where I would send a bill for say $200 and he would send $150 because he couldn't remember what the amount was. He would send the balance in a month or so, right before he needed something else done. It didn't take long to figure his game out. The next time I told him I would need him to either give me a deposit or meet me at the store. He asked why I couldn't front the money. I told him I was still waiting on payment from a jackass that I hadn't received yet and had my funds *******. Until I got more going on I held to this and he was the last on my list to get taken care of. Last I heard of his 13 houses were not his any longer.

He had gall asking you to front the money when he knew he did not intend to pay. Apparently it caught up with him. Such is life.

Andy: not many of the members realize that even though you have 6 Saturdays and a Sunday to get all this stuff done you still manage to take care of your wife who needs some help and also help out almost everybody in town that asks it seems like. WELL DONE!!

You overestimate me. But thanks anyway!

also i won't ask you about shipping costs again or any costs unless you care to say, but i'm terrible at getting small items shipped. also i was just curious especially since Vieux's plate went to Russia from the USA.

I don't mind answering questions. I just really didn't know and did not think it important enough to research. Ask away!

if you bring in some new females or maybe feed the bull something different would that maybe keep him from jumping the fence or his time to go already determined?

New females might help for a while. And I could feed him arsenic, that would keep him home. However recognize he has no way to know I am unhappy with him. He is just doing what he wants to, and has learned he can jump a fence, for whatever reason. I'm no expert but the folks I trust say fences mean nothing to him now. So if I pen him up and feed him well for a few days he may feel robust enough to go searching farther. And might be hard to find or get hit by a car, possibly injuring someone. Oklahoma is a free range state, drivers are to expect cattle on the highway and have to pay for killing one, but that does not give you a license to put the public at risk. So I will take him and sell him with full disclosure and hopefully he will wind up on several thousand acres with a few other bulls and the fences will no longer look like a barrier to be overcome. I hate it and wish I did not have to let him go (a ring in the nose with a heavy chain to drag is an old remedy but I don't like it) but do not want to put anyone else at risk.

That was the short answer.

He goes tomorrow morning.

have a great day making MUFFINS.

No muffins today, hospital visiting all day today, and a bit of a trip with my Son in Law.

1/2: good words for sure about finishing a project before starting another one.

some of us have too many bad habits instilled in our old bodies and brains to change. those unfinished projects will just have to get passed on as Andy says and maybe a few of the relatives or young guys will appreciate that some of our stuff wasn't thrown away, sold cheap or scrapped.

cheers.

I expect the buyers will have a field day at my auction. Scrap dealers included. My main regret is not being able to attend my auction.

I also told her I would take care of her for thirty years, but don't overshoot. She has lived with me for 38 years so she laughed.

I hear you on being paid up front. 'Guilts' me into doing it urgently and to a greater standard in order to repay good intentions. Changes the job form a 'want to do ' to a 'have to do it now'.



Can't ever pay back enough!

Smart **** answer above.

Talking about lots of things to do and setting goals and priorities. Maybe 1/2Cup can help you make a list. I find spreadsheets are a great way to manage things by adding a column for value, priority and urgency you can quickly decide what needs to be done next. Especially when projects are dependent on others and things you are saving up for. You can even take a page out of the agile delivery approach and break projects up into smaller achievable tasks so you can just tick them off every Saturday.

I refuse to schedule my work in retirement. I was a refinery turnaround planner (used P3) for a few years. We do lots of planning and scheduling in the engineering and construction business. However no schedule is infallible and I always prided myself in being able to quickly adjust to changing conditions to minimize project duration and cost. So with my minor activities in retirement I keep juggling them in my mind and shift gears as is appropriate. For instance, I need to spray weeds mid-April and the tires on my sprayer are really shot. I mean, too bad for me to use. Last year one of them had grass growing between the plys. I have some old cracked tires ready to mount that I collected last summer when cleaning out my open shed.

Only 1/2 joking though. But then I am only a list person half the time. One has to maintain a good 50/50 balance you know.

I know about lists. I was witnessing loading a vessel in Baltimore and then Houston which then departed for Nigeria. In Houston they stacked heavy items on deck to put sensitive items below deck. This caused the vessel to tilt to one side. A lot. I asked the Stevedore (the Stevedore and Stevedoring company hires Longshoremen to load a vessel, in case anyone gets those crafts confused) about the leaning ship. He said the captain did not want to take on dirty ballast water in the Houston Ship Channel and would wait for deeper water to right the ship so as to not muddy up his pumps and ballast tanks. So I asked him "Is that a packing list?"

Andy I would suspect that bucket with cutoffs will probably not get moved very soon, but it makes a great stop for the metal that is leaning behind it. (I would need Bob to move it).

Not so Dwight. If you're careful the bucket won't split. I mentioned my big grinder then realized the picture didn't show it, so I took a shot of it today. My hand had already moved the bucket to roll the scaffold by.

You can see the caster tracks in the dust. Scaffold is already gone, bucket is barely visible on the right, a couple of feet from where it was loaded.

Besides, Bob is in Florida, but I'm sure if he were here he would lend you a hand.

Which show are you planning to go to in June? I was hoping that you made the Pawnee show in May.

Dwight

First Saturday in June is a Chisholm Trail 150 year celebration in Yukon, OK. I suppose I'll go to Pawnee, I forgot about it. They had a nice building for me last year in Pawnee but I haven't talked to anyone and need to make sure they want me back. I really can't go without a good place to set up the ancient equipment. I was thinking about taking a tractor to Pawnee but will probably be making brooms.

My hired hand showed up before we got home and already had the third row of tin finished. That's 3/4 of it!

And I got the corner from hell around the IH freezer cleaned out. That's where the scaffold is now. We're on the home stretch on the ceiling. Insulation, walls, and mezzanine area are next. But tomorrow the bull goes to town and that will take all morning.

Thanks for stopping in and seeing my mess!!

 

[Vieux]

Work on the ceiling is almost complete.
And the mess I call "creative mess"

 

[1/2 Cup]

Work on the ceiling is almost complete.
And the mess I call "creative mess"

I love that one Vieux a Creative Mess

Andy, looking great..

Regards

 

[dlcwent]

Hi Andy. I haven't abandoned you. Just coming off a week of feeling worse than that steaming selfie you posted a while back.

Sometimes I think you are heading in the wrong direction when I see you "cleaning up your shop"

I'll be back...........(you've been warned)

 

[jimreed2160]

"Adios, suckers. Farmer is taking me on a trip because he said I am 'Special'. Just don't expect any post cards from me."