OT - What are you doing right now?

ColbyLang

Triple pack of babybacks. The Costco special. 

nolaegghead

This was earlier, but put a storage box on my bike.  Now I need to put brake fluid in my rear brake....I guess enough leaked out....?

Gulfcoastguy

Drinking an Americano at Barnes& Noble. Not sure what is in it but the calorie count is 15 . A latte makes one a fatty.

SGH

nolaegghead said:

Scallops, etc....

Awesome 👍

Cornholio

nolaegghead said:

This was earlier, but put a storage box on my bike.  Now I need to put brake fluid in my rear brake....I guess enough leaked out....?

Are the brakes locked up, calipers not closing when you pull the brake lever, did fluid actually leak out? Could just be air in the hose but probably just need to bleed them out a little and top off with fluid (not sure if you have any on hand, pretty much just mineral oil for most brands like Shimano but other brands like SRAM use DOT fluid). 

nolaegghead

@cornholio - I serviced these once before...have the Hayes kit.  I'm pretty sure it's DOT 3/4 based on the corrosion on the fluid reservoirs.  Front brake works fine.  Back brake I have full lever throw and no drag.

nolaegghead

My other bike uses DOT 5, which is basically silicone oil, I believe.

SGH

I treated myself to some Mexican grub today. 

DuckDogDr

@Ozzie_Isaac. Everything went well. Boss didn't come out and say right or wrong directly..but I didn't get a lecture and was told to just keep doing what I'm doing ...so I'll take that as a win.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers

GATraveller

Opening round of state. 

lkapigian

Smoking more Paprika 

alaskanassasin

Never buy a smoker from @lkapigian it will be wore out!

Mattman3969

Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli 

Ozzie_Isaac

DuckDogDr said:

@Ozzie_Isaac. Everything went well. Boss didn't come out and say right or wrong directly..but I didn't get a lecture and was told to just keep doing what I'm doing ...so I'll take that as a win.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers

Excellent news!!  Glad the outcome was what it was.  Big Boss sounds like a decent person.

FarmingPhD

nolaegghead said:

This was earlier, but put a storage box on my bike.  Now I need to put brake fluid in my rear brake....I guess enough leaked out....?

I have some serious shop jealousy going on in that space with the o-scope, soldering equipment, and is that a function generator to the left of the phones?

TEXASBGE2018

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max. I did the math and materials costs are no more than $400. Countertop is maybe $700. It would take 2 guys about a day to build the base and a half a day to put the countertop on. I’m failing to see where that’s $4k worth of labor. 

Killit_and_Grillit

TEXASBGE2018 said:

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max.

@TEXASBGE2018 last year I would have agreed. Material costs here in TN have gone through the roof. People are doing remodels after being stuck at home, new home construction is booming (we hit our annual sales goal in 5 months), even trades are hard to come by. 

That being said if you could get someone to drop the rest of the block and mortar and get them to cost it by the job I’m guessing you can get that job for under $2k. 

SciAggie

@lkapigian That’s cool. 

frazzdaddy

DuckDogDr said:

@Ozzie_Isaac. Everything went well. Boss didn't come out and say right or wrong directly..but I didn't get a lecture and was told to just keep doing what I'm doing ...so I'll take that as a win.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers

Somebody got one. "Keep doing what you are doing"

alaskanassasin

The one with the tools makes the rules.

thetrim

Suffering through the WS listening to Joseph.  #RaysUp

Eoin

TEXASBGE2018 said:

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max. I did the math and materials costs are no more than $400. Countertop is maybe $700. It would take 2 guys about a day to build the base and a half a day to put the countertop on. I’m failing to see where that’s $4k worth of labor. 

Can you just plan it, make sure you have materials and hire a bricklayer on a day rate?

Eoin

GATraveller said:

Opening round of state. 

Very cool.

nolaegghead

FarmingPhD said:

nolaegghead said:

This was earlier, but put a storage box on my bike.  Now I need to put brake fluid in my rear brake....I guess enough leaked out....?

I have some serious shop jealousy going on in that space with the o-scope, soldering equipment, and is that a function generator to the left of the phones?

@FarmingPhD hahaha thanks!  yep, there's an old frequently generator and below the scope a variable power supply.  Most used is a portable Fluke.  I have a diagnostic equipment fetish.  Weird, huh?

TEXASBGE2018

Eoin said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max. I did the math and materials costs are no more than $400. Countertop is maybe $700. It would take 2 guys about a day to build the base and a half a day to put the countertop on. I’m failing to see where that’s $4k worth of labor. 

Can you just plan it, make sure you have materials and hire a bricklayer on a day rate?

That’s kinda my game plan now. I would even do it all myself but I don’t have the time.

Eoin

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Eoin said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max. I did the math and materials costs are no more than $400. Countertop is maybe $700. It would take 2 guys about a day to build the base and a half a day to put the countertop on. I’m failing to see where that’s $4k worth of labor. 

Can you just plan it, make sure you have materials and hire a bricklayer on a day rate?

That’s kinda my game plan now. I would even do it all myself but I don’t have the time.

Did you ever lay bricks? It's a slow process if you're not a professional. A pro will do 600+ bricks a day with a labourer (2 brickies plus 1 labourer = 1200+ per day). I laboured for a brickie for a day at my last house to build a small wall, couldn't keep up with 1 man. Did in a day what would have taken me weeks of evenings.

alaskanassasin

You can go to a new construction neighborhood where they’re putting bricks on houses tap one of those guys on the shoulder

fishlessman

TEXASBGE2018 said:

I’m just sitting here laughing at how much people are wanting to charge me to build a basic outdoor kitchen out of the extra brick I have left over on my back porch. 12ft long, I don’t need any electricity, gas or water ran and you want to try and charge me $4k-$6k? It’s a glorified rectangular box with stone countertop. I guess I’m nuts thinking it should cost about $2k-$3k max. I did the math and materials costs are no more than $400. Countertop is maybe $700. It would take 2 guys about a day to build the base and a half a day to put the countertop on. I’m failing to see where that’s $4k worth of labor. 

do they include a foundation, thats another day or so and more materials, at 12 foot you would need something decent under it

WeberWho

Not much of a fall season here in MN so far. Summer straight to winter I guess.. .

fishlessman

so 14 days after pulling a crew off a covid suspected site i get informed 1 out of 5 noshows tested positive and the rest were quarantined. that aint right and what do the tracers actually do