OT - What are you doing right now?

gonepostal

Late dinner. Hanger with fried shrooms. 

Acn

Acn said:

Figured I should close the loop and show the after photos...

fishlessman

just watched a cringing video of a star total ankle replacement, brother goes in next week for the left then september for the right. that does not look good. was supposed to go in april but this virus pushed it til june

GATraveller

Acn said:

Acn said:

Figured I should close the loop and show the after photos...

How'd you know I was waiting for that? Looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing!! 

SonVolt

Where would you go about buying steel (aluminum?) poles like these? I'd like to build a shade like this over an area of my garden but not sure what exactly I'm looking for. Flag poles? Standard galv pipe then weld on the accessories?  It also looks like there's a threaded end at the bottom for possibly taking the poles down. That would be idea. 

I'm assuming standard chain-link fence type posts are too thin and not rigid enough to pull a tarp shade taught without flexing? I'd like to shoot for 9-10' high.  

fishlessman

2 inch schedule 40 (sch40) pipe in aluminum or galvey. the galvey will eventually rust so there will be painting.  drill a hole on the top end for s hooks. i have a tree swallow house on a painted galvy pipe threaded on the bottom with a shorter pipe threaded with a full coupling so i can take it down easily to clean out. the short pipe is permanent in the ground

SonVolt

fishlessman said:

2 inch schedule 40 (sch40) pipe in aluminum or galvey. the galvey will eventually rust so there will be painting.  drill a hole on the top end for s hooks. i have a tree swallow house on a painted galvy pipe threaded on the bottom with a shorter pipe threaded with a full coupling so i can take it down easily to clean out. the short pipe is permanent in the ground

Awesome - thank you. Where's a good place to buy 2" schedule 40 pipe? Lowe's?

fishlessman

plumbing and heating supply house for the galvy, for the aluminum any place that sells aluminum plate would have the pipe and will cut to size. stock sizes are usually 20 foot so plan things out. never looked for pipe in the box store and not sure they will have big enough lengths but maybe

Acn

GATraveller said:

Acn said:

Acn said:

Figured I should close the loop and show the after photos...

How'd you know I was waiting for that? Looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing!! 

Thanks!  I've had much better luck getting whole chickens rather than parts from InstaCart, and SWMBO Jr wanted mashed potatoes, so it had to be done in the pan so we could make gravy while the chicken rested and I carved.

ColtsFan

Finally painting this wall for my much better half and now time for the other side 

Eoin

fishlessman said:

2 inch schedule 40 (sch40) pipe in aluminum or galvey. the galvey will eventually rust so there will be painting.  drill a hole on the top end for s hooks. i have a tree swallow house on a painted galvy pipe threaded on the bottom with a shorter pipe threaded with a full coupling so i can take it down easily to clean out. the short pipe is permanent in the ground

You could also weld or drill and bolt a stub of smaller pipe inside the removable part, then it just drops into the buried section.

Acn

SciAggie

Today has been a full day of cooking. I smoked 4 racks of spares - because $0.99 - cut them in half and vacuum sealed for another day. 

I made a loaf of sourdough I’ll bake in the morning. 

I cut up cabbage and carrots to make sauerkraut. I filled my 5L crock. It’ll be ready in 3 - 4 weeks. 

And just now I’m finishing my cooking video for my COVID culinary students. We made lasagna and manicotti. Dried pasta is in short supply so we improvised and made both depending on what pasta each kid got. 

Now I’m having an adult beverage. 

WeberWho

SonVolt said:

fishlessman said:

2 inch schedule 40 (sch40) pipe in aluminum or galvey. the galvey will eventually rust so there will be painting.  drill a hole on the top end for s hooks. i have a tree swallow house on a painted galvy pipe threaded on the bottom with a shorter pipe threaded with a full coupling so i can take it down easily to clean out. the short pipe is permanent in the ground

Awesome - thank you. Where's a good place to buy 2" schedule 40 pipe? Lowe's?

I couldn't even find 1.5" steel tubing this past weekend at Lowes or Home Depot 

lousubcap

@SciAggie - you can move up the "an" ladder beverage-wise... 

SciAggie

@lousubcap Yes sir. I’m on it. 

lousubcap

I am having a healthy (Covid-19) self-debate (extreme precautions...) about staying in LEO (sorry about the Space Ex no shot-but less traffic) or transitioning to escape velocity.  However, this brief moment of clarity has focused my thoughts...LEO for the win as Thursday is National Brisket Day.  Don't need to roll-in completely hosed in the AM.  
Be healthy and be safe.

Wolfpack

fishlessman said:

just watched a cringing video of a star total ankle replacement, brother goes in next week for the left then september for the right. that does not look good. was supposed to go in april but this virus pushed it til june

My BIL is a foot and ankle surgeon- these are getting fairly commonplace and typically have very positive results. Hope it goes well and pass along our best wishes. 

GATraveller

Acn said:

GATraveller said:

Acn said:

Acn said:

Figured I should close the loop and show the after photos...

How'd you know I was waiting for that? Looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing!! 

Thanks!  I've had much better luck getting whole chickens rather than parts from InstaCart, and SWMBO Jr wanted mashed potatoes, so it had to be done in the pan so we could make gravy while the chicken rested and I carved.

I'm in a rut of spatchcocking whole birds and was looking for an easy alternative. This looks like the ticket. 

Battleborn

Getting ready for the sear. Summer is here. 102 at 7 P.M.

alaskanassasin

Chain link fence top rail @SonVolt

nolaegghead

SonVolt

Salsa Verde chicken with leftover Puerco Pibil w/rice 'n beans. 

Acn

GATraveller said:

Acn said:

GATraveller said:

Acn said:

Acn said:

Figured I should close the loop and show the after photos...

How'd you know I was waiting for that? Looks really tasty. Thanks for sharing!! 

Thanks!  I've had much better luck getting whole chickens rather than parts from InstaCart, and SWMBO Jr wanted mashed potatoes, so it had to be done in the pan so we could make gravy while the chicken rested and I carved.

I'm in a rut of spatchcocking whole birds and was looking for an easy alternative. This looks like the ticket. 

Glad to help!  I definitely forget sometimes how good a basic roast chicken is.  Stuff with a quartered lemon and some herbs from the backyard boxes (rosemary, thyme, and tarragon here), salted and peppered and cooked until done!

Had chicken salad for lunch yesterday, and the carcass is in the freezer, waiting until we have a few in there and the time and inclination to make stock.

JohnInCarolina

And it’s nuked.

frazzdaddy

JohnInCarolina said:

And it’s nuked.

The real disco will happen tomorrow night.

Battleborn

JohnInCarolina said:

And it’s nuked.

Just as I had typed out a fairly lengthy response to one of your questions. I did copy and paste it over to your profile thing.

JohnInCarolina

Battleborn said:

JohnInCarolina said:

And it’s nuked.

Just as I had typed out a fairly lengthy response to one of your questions. I did copy and paste it over to your profile thing.

Thanks man - I appreciate that.  Glad we were able to capture it somewhere.  

Kayak

I had one too, but I'll spare you the Malcolm X schtick.

SonVolt

How much difference does it make....