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Greetings guys, just back from a camping trip to Jalama Beach, CA. It's a pretty isolated beach near Lompoc, CA - where an assortment of missiles get launched. The last 15 miles or so is via a narrow winding road through a live oak canyon - very picturesque. Electrical available but no...

REALLY looks great, Don. The color selections gives it just the right contrast. Very nice.

My socket drawer is a mess too. Just had to deal with it and it annoyed me. I haven’t the slightest idea where to get/how to use AutoCAD so that ain’t happening for me. Yours looks great, congrats!

Roxi is a beautiful girl!

The usual: Lantana hedge very out of control. It was pro sheared on April 21st so only 7 weeks ago. The difference is that I did it today. My shoulder is strong enough now (+/-) to use my Milwaukee Quik-Lok w/hedge attachment - pretty heavy. And it was damn hot here today. The After pic is...

WAIT......there's a "BPG" shirt? And I don't have one???

JUST changed out my avatar photo from "Sooner" my beloved blonde Lab and true friend. He's been my avatar since 2009. I loved that boy dearly. He's been gone a number of years now, so sad. Instead Fifi is now my avatar. Rescued at 1 year old right after prior owner let her get pregnant way too...

I hadn't yet put her leash on her again. Usually on there and wrapped tightly around the seat arm rest. But she's never shown the least interest in jumping for a dog. Even at stop lights stopped right next to a car with a dog. She's interested but doesn't ever try to jump. But I agree I'd be...

Well, it wasn't invited..... Lucy wasn't having any of that!

My beautiful, Fifi on the way to the dog park. She absolutely LOVES riding in HER truck with her driver.

My girlfriend and I have suspected they’re sliding into cognitive decline - as we all are to some degree. This trip they displayed it. Missed their flight getting here. (They’d missed their flight home from our last joint vacation in Europe last summer!) other numerous indications. They live...

SIDE RANT: Brother-in-law & sister-in-law were house guests 5 days. I've posted I had total reverse shoulder replacement surgery in Feb. They asked how I'm doing? Am I in much pain? Quite a few questions. I even pulled up shirt to show them the 6" scar and they winced over it. BIL is a retired...

I'm leaving the ONE Tapcon in the shade structure just to keep it in the back of your mind!

Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of different kinds of afflictions here on GJ of both the project kind, the emotional, physical and financial kinds. Oh well. It seems the more you know about people the more you know we have a lot more in common than not!

I said I was going to use old materials only in refurbing the footlocker box and try not to spend money . That didn't last. I bought a can of Rustoleum Automotive Primer yesterday - thinking the finish coat MIGHT not look the same with two different color base coats. I found I have another can...

I have ZERO objection to the idea of a long survivor car/truck like you describe. A turquoise 50's Caddy would be WAAY cool. I love that you'd treat rust coming through the paint with ScotchBrite as would I with C-L-R to remove what could be gotten off. If it went through to the primer or bare...

Hi Kay, My "beef" with the word patina is how it has become fashionable to apply that word to every clapped out POS vehicle that has suffered decades of neglect and abuse. Then too many claim it's "desirable". They don't eliminate rust using CLR or cutting it out and replacing with solid metal...

Some progress today: A 3/4" cut off the box perimeter was necessary to get rid of the damaged wood. A half can of left over gray automotive primer did the lid. An ugly almond can did the box. (I don't even remember why bought it!) It should be neutral enough to use as primer. I'll hand sand...

The 2nd ancient Schrader tire gauge from eBay arrived today. It polished up like new and now I have two identical ones. I had been under the illusion when I found mine (1976!) that they were "rare as hen's teeth". No internet in those days to research them. Now I can't tell one from the other...

I was thinking about this "notch" idea ^^^^ since this box has no particular purpose it doesnt need to be any certain height. So I'll put it on the table saw and take 1/2" across the entire top. It'll make me have to fill/re-drill hinge & latch holes but that's ok because (contrary to not...