Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[jbmatth]

Ceiling is looking great Andy, that room is much cleaner than when I was there last time. P3 for scheduling, we are onto P6 now, I assume with typical naming conventions in the tech world the next version will be POne, or is that Pown.
JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

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

Thank you! Nice concept!!

I love that one Vieux a Creative Mess

Andy, looking great..

Regards

Thanks!! Maybe my mess is born of creativeness!! I'm feeling good about myself

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)

I've been wondering about you. Thought about stopping in to check on you but obviously I didn't care enough to do that.

So come on back but remember to not bring a plastic butter knife to our next gun fight

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

I'm humming the tune to "Hamburger Heaven"...

Ceiling is looking great Andy, that room is much cleaner than when I was there last time. P3 for scheduling, we are onto P6 now, I assume with typical naming conventions in the tech world the next version will be POne, or is that Pown.
JB

Thanks, JB1

I think P6 ws pretty much the followon to P3. We used P6 but I never personally scheduled on it. A pretty complex platform that I never learned (P3), just stumbled around enough to get by. But I did go toe to toe with the young schedulers at Chevron El Segundo and came out on top. They were insisting that I not update my logic as things changed (we had a major part of their turnaround) because it did not feed well into their overall plan. I insisted they only update my endpoints because if I didn't change my logic I couldn't accurately track the project as it morphed during the job. I am not smart enough to actually figure out exactly what is going to happen on a project before it starts. I was a dumb old farmer in LA. Eventually their entire scheduling effort imploded and they were using my schedule as their base for reporting to management for schedule and E/A.



I smiled and was gracious. And we all got done on time

Thanks for the visits guys!

And I have a hard stop, trash pickup is about to show up and I need to feed them!!

 

[Toothaker]

... So I asked him "Is that a packing list?"

 

[BBChevro]

As we say -"the case is moving"

A huge thank you to Andy!
Today I got the license plate number Oklahoma. This is a great addition to the collection. I'm very happy!

Hey Vieux, that's a mighty fine looking license plate that you have there.

I had to check that there wasn't anything missing from my shed
View media item 68438(I do realize that the number is different).
Thanks again Andy.



I'm trying to catch up on my favorite threads, but it's a daunting task (life has been very hectic here lately) - sorry Andy if I've missed any major events on your thread, I'll do my best to glean what I can when I can. I just had to comment when I saw another farm truck tag.

 

[BBChevro]

The ceiling looks great Andy.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks for noticing!

Hey Vieux, that's a mighty fine looking license plate that you have there.

I had to check that there wasn't anything missing from my shed
View media item 68438(I do realize that the number is different).
Thanks again Andy.



I'm trying to catch up on my favorite threads, but it's a daunting task (life has been very hectic here lately) - sorry Andy if I've missed any major events on your thread, I'll do my best to glean what I can when I can. I just had to comment when I saw another farm truck tag.

There's more to the little story. I offered the two tags, and you and Bobby took me up on it. Then Vladimir took me up on it. I looked for the tag I sent you for two weeks. I could not believe I had lost it in my shop. However I had another tag expiring and I sent it to him. And I have one more. Yours is from my Ford, Vladimir's is from the FJ Cruiser, and the last one is from the old Dodge hay truck. It's going on my wall. Oklahoma has changed tags and the new ones are **** ugly. They replaced all the OK tags to add a tourist advertisement but failed to produce an attractive tag.

The ceiling looks great Andy.

Thank you! Even without insulation it will block a lot of heat, but I'm leaning toward draining my son's inheritance to insulate it.

 

[NedNorton]

Hey Andy,
The ceiling is looking great. You need to tell us more about the grinder.

Plus, just so you know your time at the keyboard hasn't been in vein, there are some of us that are reading and rereading the forging and casting posts.

Side note...
For those of us so limited in grey matter, we now know that making a router bit is completely possible. I have a bunch of B&S #9 tooling that needs a hardwood holder and I was stumped on how to do the taper.

Just do what Andy would do, make the bit.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[oldironfarmer]

Loaded up the bull for his trip to the sale barn. The owner of the barn thinks he has a buyer lined up who will use the bull for breeding. He was not pleased. He even got out of our fences while we were trying to load him but we got him back in.

I really could not take time to take a picture while there were no fences between the bull and the road.

Then I went to town and got sheetrock and a dab of lumber to finish up the shop.

Our sale barn is in Pawnee, OK, and that is also the location of our Indian Clinic. My son in law is an Osage native American and had to go to the clinic today so he graciously chauffeured the bull on his big outing.

I had a little difficulty thinking backwards (even though I'm left handed and usually backwards comes naturally). I want the refractory tongue and grooves for the furnace to have a little space when the pieces are butted, and not have the tongue and groove hold the joint apart. I made the mold pieces too close and needed a larger tongue (which is the mold for the groove). I only wanted to add about 1/16". My solution was to glue a board to the tongue.

And then plane most of it back off. Worked pretty good.

Also been trying to get by a local wrecker (tow truck) company. They have lots of bent alloy wheels. I offered to buy at the going rate but they wanted to give me three burned ones.

Hey! Free is free!

Been piddling on the tractor. Had some studs which had bad threads. Got them cleaned up and reinstalled and when my hand was here we set the top back on the transmission. I need to get this out of the shop.

And he's getting the last full sheet of ceiling put up.

That was quick. And since the tractor belongs to my insulators I'd better get it done before I ask them to come insulate. And, no, they don't use the tractor in insulation work. They work in the medical field (I see them in the hospital, but they are salesmen or something) and insulate on the weekends, and they have a farm where the tractor is used. Not that you asked.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[BBChevro]

...There's more to the little story. I offered the two tags, and you and Bobby took me up on it. Then Vladimir took me up on it. I looked for the tag I sent you for two weeks. I could not believe I had lost it in my shop. However I had another tag expiring and I sent it to him. And I have one more. Yours is from my Ford, Vladimir's is from the FJ Cruiser, and the last one is from the old Dodge hay truck. It's going on my wall. Oklahoma has changed tags and the new ones are **** ugly. They replaced all the OK tags to add a tourist advertisement but failed to produce an attractive tag.
...

Haha, I knew there was a story there (you did hint at there being a story) - I was tempted to ask, but thought that it might not be a story that you wanted to share.

Also, I could hear the wise old Chinaman from Kung-Fu saying "patience Grasshopper" - so thanks for finally putting my curiosity to rest Andy.

Good score on the free alloy wheels.

 

[jimreed2160]

Overheard at the wrecker yard:

"Want to buy some bent up wheels? Heck, Andy, you can have those for free. Theys burned but didn't melt yet."

"For free? Wow. That's pretty nice of your guys. But I got a little twinge in my back this morning. Can you guys sweeten this deal a little bit and load them into my truck?"

 

[oldironfarmer]

Hey Andy,
The ceiling is looking great. You need to tell us more about the grinder.

The grinder is a sad story. I drove out to western Oklahoma to buy my trip hammer. It was a fair price for a 25# Little Giant. I have used it a lot but forgot to restore it. Anyway, I wander again. The trip hammer is at a big farm operation, everything is old, the guy is old and he still puts in several thousand acres of wheat. I see the grinder and ask about it. If you want it, he says, so I give him $100 extra and we load it. This has been over 25 years ago. It has a three phase motor which I have never hooked up. 5 hp with three drive belts (maybe two, it's been a long time). It has been in the way for all those years. I have tried unsuccessfully to give it away. And I do not have a grinder in this room but have to go to the machine shop. I do have a spare grinder upstairs new in the box. Just lazy. This looks like a foundry sprue grinder so I'm liking it more every day. Wheel is 12" or 14" by 2". Would not want to get wrapped up in it.

Plus, just so you know your time at the keyboard hasn't been in vain, there are some of us that are reading and rereading the forging and casting posts.

I am glad to hear that! Thank you

Side note...
For those of us so limited in grey matter, we now know that making a router bit is completely possible. I have a bunch of B&S #9 tooling that needs a hardwood holder and I was stumped on how to do the taper.

Just do what Andy would do, make the bit.

Fine idea but... I would just drill a 1" (I think that's too small to fall through) hole for each tool so there is a line contact and less opportunity for moisture in the wood to corrode the taper. Or I'll make one and send it to you pending completion of your mill

Cheers,
Chris

Thanks for stopping in!!

Haha, I knew there was a story there (you did hint at there being a story) - I was tempted to ask, but thought that it might not be a story that you wanted to share.

Also, I could hear the wise old Chinaman from Kung-Fu saying "patience Grasshopper" - so thanks for finally putting my curiosity to rest Andy.

Good score on the free alloy wheels.

Yep, Drives has cured me of keeping anything to myself

Overheard at the wrecker yard:

"Want to buy some bent up wheels? Heck, Andy, you can have those for free. They burned but didn't melt yet."

"For free? Wow. That's pretty nice of your guys. But I got a little twinge in my back this morning. Can you guys sweeten this deal a little bit and load them into my truck?"

Not exactly. I tried to pay for them to grease the ways for getting them to call me when they get ready to sell more for scrap, which they do occasionally. They were working on a 20 gallon garden sprayer to spray their yard for weeds. I tried to offer to spray for them but they are pretty independent and used to taking care of emergencies on the highway. They didn't grasp the concept of someone helping them. I like them already.

 

[dlcwent]

"That was quick. And since the tractor belongs to my insulators I'd better get it done before I ask them to come insulate. And, no, they don't use the tractor in insulation work. They work in the medical field (I see them in the hospital, but they are salesmen or something) and insulate on the weekends, and they have a farm where the tractor is used. Not that you asked."

Well now that you mention it. I don't recall anyone asking. But now you've got me asking why medical salesmen do insulation on the weekends? Is there some story you could tell us about that?

Oh, if you didn't notice, I did use my lathe finally, and I'm waiting for your comment.

 

[oldironfarmer]

The insulators are an interesting mother and son team. The father started the business years ago. They worked for him as required, then he died. They kept their day jobs and did a little less insulation work. They only do a little on weekends now. At least that's their story.

I thought they would not want to do the second job I had for them, but no, they were eager. When you talk to the mother about insulation she goes right into sales mode extolling the virtues of their insulation system. The son seems disinterested until he gets to the job then he is all work crawling through an attic doing a great job while his mom unpacks insulation and puts it in the blower. They both get really dirty and work really hard. Then you see them in the hospital and they look like they don't own work clothes (I don't own nice clothes).

I keep looking for more lathe work!

 

[oldironfarmer]

No shed work this weekend

I'm a little down over selling my bull. Too involved really. And our friend who had the stroke took a turn for the worse. They moved her to a Tulsa hospital so we're gone three hours to make a visit. Not complaining, she is doing better and did not have another stroke. So we're glad.

I did have a few minutes to add a three way switch to the shop we're putting the ceiling in. Of course that means changing out one of the switches to a four way. An easy job but I couldn't find Romex clamps to go in a metal box I was adding. I was sure I'd bought a new box and could not find them. Tore the shop up. Finally decided to look in my electrical supplies cabinet.

Clear container white lid, second shelf. When did I put it there?

But now we have three switches, one at each door.

We had 4" rain Friday night (100 mm) and 3" (75 mm) Saturday night. So I spent a little time checking the shop roof for leaks. I found three more small ones and I'll get them sealed up tomorrow.

Got to get that tractor fixed and out of the shop!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, you need to take the emotion out of selling your bull, not easy I know.

I trust your friend is doing well and all the better with your support.

The electrical cabinet might be a give a way..

Cheers

 

[oldironfarmer]

The electrical cabinet might be a give a way..

Cheers

I'm thinking I need to look in the electrical cabinet first, next time.

Like everything else, it needs to be cleaned out. I've got lots of NOS screw in fuses. I no longer have a panel which uses them. Why can I not discard them?

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[jbmatth]

Oh a roof that doesn't leak, I need to take a page from your book and get mine sealed up still, I have a bit of moisture leaking in mine as I type this.
JB

 

[Bob Heine]

Andy, great to see all the progress. I have reduced the number of my senior moments by migrating my collection (sounds so much better than hoard) from coffee cans to clear plastic containers. My favorite size once contained pretzels but my doctor suggested I stop eating two pounds of pretzels a day if old age appealed to me.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

I've got lots of NOS screw in fuses. I no longer have a panel which uses them. Why can I not discard them?

Thanks for stopping in!

Time for a stop at habitat for humanity. They are not being discarded just moved to where they will be usefull.

Glen

 

[oldironfarmer]

Oh a roof that doesn't leak, I need to take a page from your book and get mine sealed up still, I have a bit of moisture leaking in mine as I type this.
JB

It aggravates me that I had this building built, and after only twenty years I have multiple leaks. Back then neoprene gaskets on nails was the norm. However all the leaks I have found are from nails leaning slightly as they are driven in thereby tearing the metal. I can see just a spot of daylight from the inside. I can't see any of these leaks from the outside. The fix is easy though, since the nails were driven on the raised portions of the metal I can pump roofing tar around the nail and seal it in place with my finger.

These are just small leaks, but if I start seeing some above the insulated areas I'll have to opt for a robust roof coating.

Andy, great to see all the progress. I have reduced the number of my senior moments by migrating my collection (sounds so much better than hoard) from coffee cans to clear plastic containers. My favorite size once contained pretzels but my doctor suggested I stop eating two pounds of pretzels a day if old age appealed to me.

Those look like great storage containers. About the best I have are ice cream buckets, and seem to have an unlimited supply (the doctor does not know). I am approaching the place where I have "a place for every thing", something I've never had yet. I'm starting to store in the bolt bins but have not started labeling them yet, and that is getting more urgent. Right now adding 40 ft of four high shelves, 160 ft to clutter up.

Time for a stop at habitat for humanity. Their not being discard just moved to where they will be usefull.

Glen

That is a tremendous suggestion! Thank you. Many suggestions on GJ are not really practical, or have already been discarded. I had not thought of Habitat for Humanity.

Thanks for stopping in and for all the comments, guys.

 

[oldironfarmer]

More hospital duty today!

But I noticed our first iris blooming this morning.

Nice that this particular cultivar was developed by my mother in law, it is named "Benny" after her brother who died in a crop dusting accident in his twenties. She did a little iris breeding and registered this name. However we don't know who it was registered with but we are continuing the cultivar.

My hired hand finished up the ceiling today and started on the 4 ft catwalk along the west wall. It is wasted space so I thought I'd put up a 40 ft platform with shelving for seldom accessed items, like stuff I should throw away.

The first joist is on the wall to the left. Bottom of the joist is 95" above the floor so we're going to have headroom under the walkway for tools and cabinets.

I'm sure suffering from LOMA (lack of melting aluminum).

I did finish up three broom needles today and got them in the mail. And sold another one today. I should not be making needles but I do it as a service, there are not good broom stitching needles available. It does not seem like the market could be very big. And I'm out of blanks so I need to forge out some blanks tomorrow and really need to start on making brooms. Oh yeah, finish that tractor.

Retirement is so relaxing!

(If I don't keep busy I won't last and Heaven is not ready for me yet)

 

[Guster]

I'm thinking I need to look in the electrical cabinet first, next time.

Like everything else, it needs to be cleaned out. I've got lots of NOS screw in fuses. I no longer have a panel which uses them. Why can I not discard them?

Thanks for stopping in!

Probably still need them for all your rental properties and all the nice old ladies you keep helping!

I had exactly the same issue looking for switches this weekend. I had bought three a while ago. I know I hadn't used them and they were not where they were meant to be. Half an hour after I bought another one I found it where it had fallen of the box of switches, down the back of the shelf. Wonder why I can never use up the things I have in stock.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, I really envy a bloke like you that is in retirement being so relaxing..

Enjoy..

 

[oldironfarmer]

Probably still need them for all your rental properties and all the nice old ladies you keep helping!

I had exactly the same issue looking for switches this weekend. I had bought three a while ago. I know I hadn't used them and they were not where they were meant to be. Half an hour after I bought another one I found it where it had fallen of the box of switches, down the back of the shelf. Wonder why I can never use up the things I have in stock.

That's the issue with the fuses, I have not encountered anyone using them in years. The last one I had was in my well house and although the box is still there, the circuits no longer pass through it. Habitat for Humanity is the solution. They will discard without remorse if they don't have a need. And I can claim valuable antique donation on my tax form

For years I was very pleased when I could fix a water leak or do a wiring addition without going to town. But I found myself adding to my stockpile when I was in town, lot's of unnecessary stuff. In retirement I no longer feel the urgency of immediate repair, I can go get what I need so I am using up some stock. That feels healthy. Mentally healthy. But I still love having inventory. Excess inventory. Like the little screws that go in switch plate covers. I have about 100 I bought on clearance when Walmart decided nobody was using them. Have probably used five in ten years.

Andy, I really envy a bloke like you that is in retirement being so relaxing..

Enjoy..

Thank you! A bit of sarcasm or not, Thank You!! I understand that traditional relaxing is not for me. Once I figured it out, everything else falls into place easily. My relaxation comes in short spurts of enjoying my surroundings such as a clear calm sunrise while the cows are having breakfast. My only regret is that retirement will only last a few years. But I'm not hoarding that bit of emotional cash, I'm spending it as fast as I get my hands on it! (each day gets well used)

 

[jimreed2160]

Thank you! A bit of sarcasm or not, Thank You!! I understand that traditional relaxing is not for me. Once I figured it out, everything else falls into place easily. My relaxation comes in short spurts of enjoying my surroundings such as a clear calm sunrise while the cows are having breakfast. My only regret is that retirement will only last a few years. But I'm not hoarding that bit of emotional cash, I'm spending it as fast as I get my hands on it! (each day gets well used)

That is a great plan.

My grandfather was a country doctor who lived to the age of 89 and was still working--in spite of being crippled by polio at an early age. I would watch spellbound as he ate a chicken leg. After gnawing all of the meat off the bone, he would break open the bone and **** out the marrow. It was a fitting metaphor for how he lived--he gnawed every day to a nubbin and then sucked the marrow out of it.

Keep those projects going, Andy.

 

[Craptain]

Thank you! A bit of sarcasm or not, Thank You!! I understand that traditional relaxing is not for me. Once I figured it out, everything else falls into place easily. My relaxation comes in short spurts of enjoying my surroundings such as a clear calm sunrise while the cows are having breakfast. My only regret is that retirement will only last a few years. But I'm not hoarding that bit of emotional cash, I'm spending it as fast as I get my hands on it! (each day gets well used)

This speaks volumes. And while it is not me I can relate to the attitude.

Last week my GF was commenting on my slow rate of progress on home repairs, saying it will take the rest of my life. I agreed and added that in that case there's plenty of time to stop and smell the Roses on the way. I think it is the first time in years I have seen her (almost) speechless. As long as I make progress I see no reason to rush.


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[jbmatth]

Switch plate screws! I need some of those, I didn't ever think about being able to just buy the screws and no need to buy the plates just to take the screws. You just gave me an ah ha moment Andy, thank you. Off to the Bay of E's I go.
JB

 

[Bob Heine]

Andy, I have never had to buy a switch plate screw. I always over-tightening outlet and switch cover screws. Buying cheap plastic covers that crack was part of my long-term (somewhat unsuccessful) retirement savings plan so I have a rather large collection of the standard length screws in chromed steel, white, almond and ivory. Now that I am converting switches and outlets to Decora (I'm doing two a year so far) I have had to cut a couple of standard screws down to fit. I also have a collection of the long mounting screws that hold the device in the box but I can't decide if I should keep the cardboard nuts in the same or a separate drawer. So far they haven't overflowed the screw drawer. Decisions decisions decisions ...

 

[larry_g]

For years I was very pleased when I could fix a water leak or do a wiring addition without going to town. But I found myself adding to my stockpile when I was in town, lot's of unnecessary stuff. In retirement I no longer feel the urgency of immediate repair, I can go get what I need so I am using up some stock. That feels healthy. Mentally healthy. But I still love having inventory. Excess inventory. Like the little screws that go in switch plate covers. I have about 100 I bought on clearance when Walmart decided nobody was using them. Have probably used five in ten years.

One of the justifications I use for this is time. We don't get in a car here that it doesn't come back with an additional 20 miles on it. Need a screw now, 10 miles to town and ten miles back, that makes an expensive screw! Yesterday I was getting our water feature going and found that a fitting had frozen and broke. I had a new fitting and pipe to fix it but found the PVC glue dried out. Was able to borrow some from my son down the road so escaped the trip to town. Not that it couldn't have waited till another day, just need to get it checked off the list. Next year I'm pouring antifreeze down the pipe when I decommission it for the winter.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[BUGTHUG]

you could probably use the anti freeze for RV's so the animals don't drink the car stuff.

 

[madoc1]

Andy, great to see all the progress. I have reduced the number of my senior moments by migrating my collection (sounds so much better than hoard) from coffee cans to clear plastic containers. My favorite size once contained pretzels but my doctor suggested I stop eating two pounds of pretzels a day if old age appealed to me.

planters peanut jars i think are the best clear containers. square but with two sides formed to make a gripping point. i think you might have one on your shelf. the one with the red top.

jim

 

[Guster]

I understand that traditional relaxing is not for me. Once I figured it out, everything else falls into place easily. My relaxation comes in short spurts of enjoying my surroundings such as a clear calm sunrise while the cows are having breakfast. My only regret is that retirement will only last a few years. But I'm not hoarding that bit of emotional cash, I'm spending it as fast as I get my hands on it! (each day gets well used)

That is how it should be! Cheers Andy.

 

[oldironfarmer]

That is a great plan.

My grandfather was a country doctor who lived to the age of 89 and was still working--in spite of being crippled by polio at an early age. I would watch spellbound as he ate a chicken leg. After gnawing all of the meat off the bone, he would break open the bone and **** out the marrow. It was a fitting metaphor for how he lived--he gnawed every day to a nubbin and then sucked the marrow out of it.

Keep those projects going, Andy.

Thanks for stopping in, Jim! Your grandfather knew of the high food value of marrow. Why don't we regularly eat it?

More to come!

This speaks volumes. And while it is not me I can relate to the attitude.

Last week my GF was commenting on my slow rate of progress on home repairs, saying it will take the rest of my life. I agreed and added that in that case there's plenty of time to stop and smell the Roses on the way. I think it is the first time in years I have seen her (almost) speechless. As long as I make progress I see no reason to rush.


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We are all different and that's a good thing. Sometimes I have to apologize for being different but I'm trying to get over doing that. Nothing wrong with smelling the roses!!

Switch plate screws! I need some of those, I didn't ever think about being able to just buy the screws and no need to buy the plates just to take the screws. You just gave me an ah ha moment Andy, thank you. Off to the Bay of E's I go.
JB

I would mail you some.

Andy, I have never had to buy a switch plate screw. I always over-tightening outlet and switch cover screws. Buying cheap plastic covers that crack was part of my long-term (somewhat unsuccessful) retirement savings plan so I have a rather large collection of the standard length screws in chromed steel, white, almond and ivory. Now that I am converting switches and outlets to Decora (I'm doing two a year so far) I have had to cut a couple of standard screws down to fit. I also have a collection of the long mounting screws that hold the device in the box but I can't decide if I should keep the cardboard nuts in the same or a separate drawer. So far they haven't overflowed the screw drawer. Decisions decisions decisions ...

I feel your pain. However being a substandard craftsman, when I hear the cover crack I stop turning the screw, kind of like the snap on a torques wrench, I know it's tight. I also stick with ivory to simplify my life. And I ashamedly admit I discard the little cardboard washers. If you would like them I have several hundred in my "electrical things to be thrown away drawer". I might sell you some if you're a bit short.

One of the justifications I use for this is time. We don't get in a car here that it doesn't come back with an additional 20 miles on it. Need a screw now, 10 miles to town and ten miles back, that makes an expensive screw! Yesterday I was getting our water feature going and found that a fitting had frozen and broke. I had a new fitting and pipe to fix it but found the PVC glue dried out. Was able to borrow some from my son down the road so escaped the trip to town. Not that it couldn't have waited till another day, just need to get it checked off the list. Next year I'm pouring antifreeze down the pipe when I decommission it for the winter.

lg
no neat sig line

I'm right there with you on the distance to town. And that is a small hardware store and a Walmart equal distance another direction. Miles on the car and the cost of time. It is just pretty hard to go and get back within an hour. And if I ask my wife if she'd like to go, we're at two hours and a meal. Makes for an expensive part for sure. Fortunately I don't have this funny "checked off the list" thingy since I never really get anything done.

Good luck on remembering to use the antifreeze.

P.S. - I think your signature line is pretty neat

you could probably use the anti freeze for RV's so the animals don't drink the car stuff.

planters peanut jars i think are the best clear containers. square but with two sides formed to make a gripping point. i think you might have one on your shelf. the one with the red top.

jim

We don't have those. We do use a lot of Planters Cashews. Would they work as well?

I did wash one out but the lid made a mess. I am a little paranoid on storing metal somewhere long term where salt has been.

I really appreciate the visits and comments. If you have a thread you understand the encouragement they give.

 

[oldironfarmer]

That is how it should be! Cheers Andy.

Thank you! Retirement is a project. If you don't approach it with focus you can become very disappointed with it. Not only is that sad to see people look forward to retirement only to be disappointed, it often also shortens their life. Needlessly. The girl who rides to Zumba with me has said she wishes she was working again, after many years of looking forward to retirement. Problem being she does not have a focus of what she wants to do and would rather someone else direct her to do what they want.

Not me

 

[oldironfarmer]

No shed time today

I got a text from my son, today is his daughter's birthday. He reminds me so I will call his children. I'm a poor grandfather.

I had not planned well and had forgotten again. They were going to lunch at 11:30, it was 9:30 and they live 1-1/2 hours away. I invited myself to lunch, got my wife set up for me being gone and hopped in the car to go to lunch.

My son and his 15 year old.

Yes, he looks more like Bob than me (I don't look like Bob)

And she with her mom

My son's mom was there and we all had a great time. A day well spent.

And on the way back I saw, not far from home, a 50 Studebaker

And a 40 Ford

Maybe they need a good home

Back in the shop tomorrow!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, they have got oldironfarmer written all over them..

 

[Bob Heine]

No shed time today

I got a text from my son, today is his daughter's birthday. He reminds me so I will call his children. I'm a poor grandfather.

Andy, I am also a poor grandfather but in an attempt to fool my grandchildren, every January I go to the Dollar store and buy birthday and anniversary cards for my wife, two kids, two in-laws and nine grand-kids. I then put a Post-it on each card with the date they should be mailed. My Lotus Organizer has all the reminders and addresses in it (as well as scheduled parcel deliveries from China Post, Fedex, UPS and USPS). With the appropriate postage, withdrawn cash and the correct address, I have managed to fool everyone into thinking I care.

I had not planned well and had forgotten again. They were going to lunch at 11:30, it was 9:30 and they live 1-1/2 hours away. I invited myself to lunch, got my wife set up for me being gone and hopped in the car to go to lunch.

Calling you in advance indicates they care and even want you to attend the event. Being told about the great party a week later is not a good sign.

And on the way back I saw, not far from home, a 50 Studebaker

As a young boy I dreamed of building a sleeper. A Studebaker pickup with a blown Hemi was the perfect vehicle for me. Getting one mile per gallon when gas was $0.20 a gallon seemed like a reasonable compromise for being able to beat every other car on the road (aside from that guy in the Chrysler turbine-powered Kaiser).

 

[dchance]

Andy

The Studebaker looks great and would fit nice on the farm.

That is the great thing about being free. You can do the important things like go to a birthday lunch and the other things you can take care of on Saturday.

Bob, the mark of a true IBM person, using Lotus Organizer.

Dwight

 

[ajohno]

Andy, Go back and get them. I know you want to.

 

[larry_g]

And if I ask my wife if she'd like to go, we're at two hours and a meal. Makes for an expensive part for sure. Fortunately I don't have this funny "checked off the list" thingy since I never really get anything done.

Good luck on remembering to use the antifreeze.

Yes the wife does add an hour to the trip, but who better to share a lunch with? That's why I married her 45 years ago. As for the list I have a problem with procrastination, forgetfulness, and other ailments of ageing. If I didn't have a list and a goal for the day NOTHING gets done.

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