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Small Lisle hose clamp

The fields are full of debris and a couple cars. I just learned from a friend that if part of your barn hits somebody’s house 1/4 mile away, YOU are liable for damages. Last night was a local car show / burn out pit (in a church parking lot at that…lol). The red beat up Dodge truck with all...

It’s made of solid brass. I suspect it’s from the destroyer tender AD-44, possibly the previous destroyer tender AD-26

Tornados couldn’t keep the Snap-On man away from his Thursday stop. A 19 & 20mm combo wrenches 14” locking 1/4” extension He knows I am retired Navy and Commercial Fisherman. He came across this fish thing and Navy ashtray in an old house he is renovating and he gave them to me this afternoon.

Had a close call last night. The eye of a tornado passed about a 1/2 mile east of me. Basically between my place and the neighbors farm. We are very fortunate to only have trees uprooted; some of the other neighbors weren’t so fortunate. The biggest damage we had was this uprooted white birch...

Driveway expansion / reshaping is finally underway

Finally got the exterior, dusk-till-dawn lights up on the annex. Really helps light up the north driveway which is closest to the pond.

Upgraded gutters. 6” black gutters and downspouts. I also put in in-ground drain lines with pop-up emitters to help get water away from the house.

Well I just had to return the grinder to Home Depot. I couldn’t get the guard on. I know you press down and rotate it CCW but this thing would only turn about an 1/8”. I even gave it some love taps but that thing refused to rotate and lock in place.

Almost forgot - set of Sunex lug nut sockets came in from Acme Tools. It was the most complete set for the price I could find.

That may be correct - I might have gotten it backwards. Either way, I thought it was a decent deal and I have been wanting on for awhile.

M18 Angle grinder +two 6.0 batteries & charger (Buy the grinder, get two 6.0 batteries and a charger “free” - online deal only) Icon stubby, flex-head, ratcheting SAE wrenches. Pittsburg oil filter socket set - used the 93/15 on my F250 this afternoon. Fit and worked well on an over tightened...

Early 1980's - If I recall it's a 1981 model. 3 drawer with an open area at the bottom

Stumbled across a Menard’s house brand soldering iron on sale. For about $15, its worth a shot beside I am severely disappointed in my Milwaukee M12 soldering iron. From the Snap-On Man a couple 1/4” drive wobble sockets and a 16mm wrench to fill in skipped sizes.