UNOFFICIAL - NON-Car related, What did you do Today?

[Techhead]

Well, I have been neglecting my 58 Chev for a bit, but on the other hand "The Honey DO List" is one task less. WOOHOO

Over that last week I have been busy with insulating our bedroom. 54 yr old homes wern't built to keep the cold out.

Tearing down the old walls. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2374488383_bc2b07e793_m.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2374488383_1c11399a41_o.jpg) 2x4 Framming http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2375323126_aa335dc2a7_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2375323126_cdb98709ac_o.jpg)

Insulated and Buttoned up. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2374488559_cc56776b5b_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/2374488559_e36e1ef7c0_o.jpg) Two coats of mud. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2375323472_cef0cf5eae_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2375323472_729ac7a4c9_o.jpg)

[Techhead]

All painted and cleaned up. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2375323576_0d24dcaac3_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2375323576_d213b70e85_o.jpg)

On to the item on the Honey DO list, 700+ sq ft flooring. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2375322818_c4a7b6dc23_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2006/2375322818_611527529b_o.jpg) It's never gonna end. :rolleyes:

Progress pics as I go along, hope to get the floor started this weekend.

[Admin]

Frank, I'd almost be doing that than dealing with the reborn Canadian Rodder..........:cool:

[PG409]

Don't have a photo....but we have been burning some pine slash the past week. The venting is good and it is sunny and no wind. My neighbour took down about 8-10 DEAD pine trees for firewood and we are dealing with the
slash.
Fortunately, we have five acres and there are lots of Spruce, Balsam and weed trees.
The tree huggers would say we should chip the mess, but just think of a
chipper running in my yard for hours on end, noise pollution and engines that
have no emissions equipment.
My littl rant for the day!:)

[stovbolt]

well I've been in my little corner of the house getting things slowwwllly in order
"the little shop"

[b-bob]

I am still dealing with the move. Dismantled and gave away a green house on Sat. Started the day by going to my favorite Home Depot and getting a bagger for the new mower to cut all this damn grass. The lady before fertilized the damn grass, and has underground sprinklers. That will stop!. Also exchanged washer/dryer with buyers of my old place. We kept our new, and gave them the older ones that were in the new place.To end the day i had to hang a couple of new lights in the place. Oh, and hung some pictures too. So Sun. after grocery shopping ,we hung more pics. and by then i went out to organize the shop some more. Getting close now .Little bit more today and i should be able to start looking at my roadster again. It's been so long i am not sure where to start. I am going to try and keep 'house' stuff for weekends and work on my car during the week when the queen of the house is at work.

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[John in Oz]

Flash new unit Brian, I see it has head lights, is that so you can brass the neighbour's off at night if you want to:)

Cheers, John

[Old Fart]

b-bob, looks similiar to goings on up here on da hill. The estate went up on da 'block' last Friday and now I am faced with cleaning up about 25 years of neglect!! In those past years our weekends were either spent @ our r/v property in NW Warshington or going to various rod events on both sides of the border. OH....did I mention that now I am dealing with a rather disabilitating case od sciatica?? Gettin 'round ain't as easy as it was last year!! NO FUN!!!

[55LINCOLN]

watching the rain melt the snow

what a pretty sight

[Fatchuk]

My old computer died with with the old board...so I got this on Friday
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actualy that pic is not the one that was there on Friday I just noticed..it was an Acer with an LG moniter..they must have sold them out..

Then spent the rest of the week-end beating my wife and dog while I fried my brain...insert :rolleyes: here.. trying to get this pc to work and get registerd and on-line with the new pc and the new board..my stress level was off the meter and I have been short...

Things are looking better to-day..but not near as good as Brian..actually glad I didn't have grass to cut as well that will come soon enough..next week-end will be fine..

[PeterB]

Well I've be punchen the greens at the Golf Course. One of the only days we don't have to worry about getting hit by golf balls.

Cheers
PeterB

[b-bob]

Doug i understand the back problem. Mine is sore today from moving two washer/dryers around on Sat.
Weather guy says it it will hit 14 degrees this week in the valley. We should have good weather to get our outside work done.

[tunes]

Put my golf clubs in the '53 today. Going to the driving range tomorrow ta get the bones free'd up. Golfin' on Wed. ...................FOUR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sqhd]

On Saturday I put the fancy wheels on the wife's car and took off the snowies. Cleaned the inside of both vehicles due to the spring weather. Woke up yesterday with 2 inches of new snow! :eek: Yuk! Put the blade back on the quad and cleared the driveway. Did two neighbors also. :p After dinner yesterday, most of the white stuff disappeared. I hope that's it for this year.:confused::confused:

Carl

[Ford_Fellow]

I am rethinkin why I is here. It's five below zero. Light snow falling..Slight breeze so feels colder. Sun not shinning..Snow so hard (all two feet of it) can not even move it with plow truck. Good thing fer Canadian Rodder fer good mind set.

Hugh.............................................. ....PTP

[RATZZZ]

Hugey , lay down on the couch ,put your feet up , listen to the flowing water, relax and tell us what is really bothering you!

I Know,I Know , the Snow , I am Sick ,Sick, Sick, of it too! URGHHH !

[Davey_Joe]

oooookay brian,..... now,... if ya put the deck closer to the grass,.... get yer foot off the clutch,... git that 'badlook' off yer kisser,.... you should be able ta knock a couple o' inches off that fertilized grass of the ol' doll's!!!............ by the way,... nice new john deere!!........

[b-bob]

Hugh, would it make you feel better to go out and work on your C/V? I think it is inside. Turn up the heat and the tunes, it works for me. Or at least when i get my other chores done.

[obnoxiousjr]

I got my 2nd olds this weekend and bioy does it have parts oh ya i am so excited

[Deuce-Merchant]

Hey Aaron
I am so glad you are happy with it.
Those sight unseen deals always scare me.
So it worked out great for both of us.
Thanks again to all of you guys for the help and the great time

Kelly

[Stan]

...Rolled a coat of paint on the main family room down stairs. Now I'm off to the club garage to shot some primer on 66 El Camino door and tailgate hinges. (Yes...we have our own paint booth)..Tonight I will roll on another coat of paint downstairs.. Stan...

[Stan]

...Got called in to work overtime today...12 hours at double time....chaa-chinngggg.... AND...when I gets home Mary Ann is cookin up this shrimp stir-fry supper, complete with a chilled bottle of wine...not very often ya can say ya had a really great day without even goin near the garage.........Stan.

[CDNflatlander]

Hahahahahahahaaha....I'm out of the "bush"...Back to the shop and family life :)
Greg.

[PeterB]

Bought a new generator today. A Honda ES6500. This will light up the house :cool::cool:when the power goes out. No more candles. Just power.:D:D
Cheers
PeterB

[dale48mrc]

Got stuck on the honey do list today.Spent the day moving the kitchen appliances around!

[Ralf Motorsports]

Today I did some outside clean up, and took the boy for a bike ride.

[obnoxiousjr]

started moving into our new house (with a shop) oh ya i am excited.

[shaune]

Drywalling in the basement, the last phase of the renovation. Going to be a car themed room.

[b-bob]

Today i am going to install some light fixtures in the house. And other odds and ends that need to be changed. Then it will be off to work the afternoon shift.
My two daughters will be coming tomorrow, to see the house. I have never said anything on here before, but i used to live in this house twenty years ago with my first wife of thirty -three years! We only lived here for two years, but i don't think the kids are too sure this is where i should be. My oldest who is thirty three has a son who is seven, and a daughter four who doesn't know who i am. They moved to Golden when the granddaugher was a baby. Anyway should be a good visit tomorrow.

[rustbucket]

Built my lil princess's new bedroom furniture,did a couple of garbage runs.
i'm now mr wonderful so can get out to play in the shop for a while.

[wrascal]

Hi Brian,
Moved back into the same house you lived in 33 years ago...... must be the "circle of life" they keep talking about!

Russ;)

[b-bob]

Wrascal, No it was just over twenty years ago. This is where we moved to in '87 when we left Kamloops. Then in eighty nine we moved seven doors down,around the corner in the the cul de sac. We lived there untill the 'big D' in '03. For some reason ,i haven't gone down that little street yet.
Had a good visit yesterday with my daughters and the grandkids. My girls never said anything negative about my being here, so i quess they are OK with it. Hard to please everyone!

[Digger_Dave]

NON-car related ...

Over the past four weeks I have had to install a new circuit for the new radiant fire place. (for the accessory fan)

Remove the cabinet work from around the chimney on the second story for the old fire place.
(they needed access to install the new vent)

Remove all the brick (veneerer) from around the old fire place.
(it was a wood burning fire place, and both the "other half" and I
were fed up with chopping and hauling wood - especially me - to burn in it)

Once the company had installed the new radiant fire place; I had to construct a new framework around it.
That also included determining where the holes for the gas line and the electrical would come from the basement, and drilling the holes.
(don't EVER use a hole saw on CEMENT BOARD! it leaves the cutting edge only good for cookie cutting after !!)

The cement board was on the hearth under the old fire place.

Once the construction of the framework was finished - but without the finish drywall on the outside of the frame - I had to get up at six AM to call to arrange for the inspection.

Then another six AM morning (I normally don't get up until 9:00 AM!) to meet with the inspector.
(he was impressed with the fact that I had used steel studs as opposed to wood)
Got the GREEN tag first time!! (approved!)
The only thing I dislike about steel studding, is you wind up with a hell of a lot of cuts!!

Then two days of cutting and fitting the drywall pieces to enclose the fire place "box."
(I swore 30 years ago when we build this place; I would NEVER drywall again!! So much for THAT promise to myself!)

Another 6:00 AM morning today to meet with the stone facing guys.
(and a new hearth)

Once the stone work is done, I will be fabricating a new MANTEL to go above the fire place.

Of yeah, the stone guys will be here tomorrow AND Friday. And guess what; they want to start at 7:00 AM!
That means another COUPLE of SIX AM's for me!!

I'm "pooped!"

[Techhead]

Well I'm back... :D

Been busy installing the flooring in my livingroom. Next on too the hallway. My Honey DO List is starting to look better with a few things scratched off of it. lol

This is what the floor use ta look like. Original 1 3/4" wide 3/16th thick strip hardwood.
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This is the new Natural White Oak Floor 3 1/4" wide 3/4" thick.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2415411378_0103801e16.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2415411378_0103801e16_b.jpg)

And if your interested some of the install photos are HERE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10608395@N03/sets/72157604546080721/). Slideshow HERE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10608395@N03/sets/72157604546080721/show/).