OT - What are you doing right now?

JohnInCarolina

ColbyLang said:

lousubcap said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Got the news today that a girl our daughter sits next to in school tested positive for covid, so there goes our weekend.  Quarantining while we wait to see if any symptoms develop.  Nothing so far.

Here's to no issues.  Talk about last minute audibles to life.  There is no "free harbor."  
My oldest sonand wife, with two daughters ages 2 1/2 yo and 7 mos and a well run day-care found out within the hour that the facility will close for at least M-W of next week due to staffing shortages.  When you extrapolate the knock-on impact of these decisions, especially the school systems, it is staggering.  One that is not given enough light.  FWIW-

Agreed Frank. Our kids principal sent an email video detailing why they had to close. She was in tears. This lady fought for kids in the classroom every step of the way in 2019. The stress of these last 2.5 years is putting her into retirement in June. 

That really sucks man. This pandemic has burned a lot of people out, no doubt.  

Ozzie_Isaac

GrateEggspectations said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I'm in Las Cruces, New Mexico at a horse show, so my better half is sending me pictures of the progress.  She said the kitchen is starting to go in, and she was very surprised at the size.😆

That’s probably the first time she’s been surprised by something being bigger than she was expecting!

The second time will be when she sees the final price tag on Oz’s outdoor kitchen. 😂

Luckily, I planned for that.  Plenty big enough for a cot.  Wishing I was building a roof too though.

SamIAm2

Day 3 of the cast iron removal saga. You knew I couldn't leave this thread to @Ozzie_Isaac. The plumber had to set up for a leak test which was kind of cool. He had a 4" diameter inflatable plug that he put into the pipe at the end of the house thru a clean out that had not been glued together. After he was happy that the plug was secure against the PVC pipe he told me to turn on the shower at the other end of the new sewer line. Filled it until the shower had about an inch of standing water.  

Then we waited for a city inspector to approve, window was between 8:00am and 12:00. There is a lot of new house construction in our area and not many inspectors. He showed up at 12:30 asked the plumber some questions, and then mentioned a termite spray requirement. He looked at the spray the plumber would be using and approved that. The inspector asked why the shower was being used instead of the normal 5' pipe.  Plumber replied he was doing a shower pan leak check at the same time.  Both leak test passed so he signed the permit, told him a couple things he wanted to see the next time and left.

Plumber removed the plug and watched as the water flowed by the clean out. That water was moving fast. We both shoveled the sand back into the trenches to cover the PVC and then the plumber used my water hose to compact the sand and get it level for the concrete crew to fill. 

Then the plumber sprayed the trenches with termite spray, cut 6 mil visqueen plastic in 1 foot wide sections, and placed overlapping pieces over the sprayed trenches. 



I only took one photo today, the shower area. Plumber built a dam from a 2 x 4 and placed it against the front of the shower to keep concrete from filling around it. He told me to inform the concrete foreman only fill to the line 4" deep at the back of the shower. You can sort of see the line at the upper left corner and along the wall at the top of the photo. 

JohnInCarolina

https://twitter.com/KRDONC13/status/1482161521916624900?s=20

@lousubcap

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

https://twitter.com/KRDONC13/status/1482161521916624900?s=20

@lousubcap

Lasers make everything better!

lousubcap

Lasers will improve the delivery time and contents of the cargo.  No challenges there with any renegade "shoot 'em crews..."  What next? F'me.

nolaegghead

That’s “Lasers”, foo

Ozzie_Isaac

light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation

Now you know, well I guarantee @JohnInCarolina already knew, but for the rest.

Botch

JohnInCarolina said:

https://twitter.com/KRDONC13/status/1482161521916624900?s=20

@lousubcap

I'd rather see Fedex, and all major airlines, install laser-guided ATG missiles, pointed down.  Once a few frat parties are obliterated, the Shining-a-laser-at-the-pilot problem will go away.  (I know of no incoming heat-seeking missiles taking down a plane, but I know of many pilots carrying passengers being blinded...)

FarmingPhD

Accumulated >8” of snow so far today.  Packs good, so we built a healthy snowman.  My wife had to help me set the 2nd layer.  Learned the trick to roll the ball onto a large towel to lift and then tip onto the base.  

nolaegghead

More work on my hydraulic lift workbenches

alaskanassasin

GrateEggspectations said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Enjoying a New Mexico special from McDs.  The Green Chili Double Cheeseburger.   Fun to have sometime from a mass market chain that has actual heat.

Burger looks great and all, but good grief, get some hand cream on those fingers. Guess dry hands are par for the course in your parts. 

I need to find a new hang out.

GrateEggspectations

alaskanassasin said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Enjoying a New Mexico special from McDs.  The Green Chili Double Cheeseburger.   Fun to have sometime from a mass market chain that has actual heat.

Burger looks great and all, but good grief, get some hand cream on those fingers. Guess dry hands are par for the course in your parts. 

I need to find a new hang out.

May I suggest the following?

https://forum.knittinghelp.com/t/dry-hands-help/14078

ColbyLang

Have my ass in a 12’ tripod stand post rain, pre cold front. This thing is the size of an airplane bathroom. The deer better move early

GrateEggspectations

I think we’re in for a cold day. Supposed to hit -33F with wind chill.

JohnnyTarheel

GrateEggspectations said:

I think we’re in for a cold day. Supposed to hit -33F with wind chill.

Tell us again why you like living there…..Brrrrr!!!

kl8ton

JohnnyTarheel said:

GrateEggspectations said:

I think we’re in for a cold day. Supposed to hit -33F with wind chill.

Tell us again why you like living there…..Brrrrr!!!

We're at 9 degrees F here this morning.  A tropical paradise. 

FarmingPhD

Drifted a little on the back deck.  4yo wanted pancakes this morning, I was pulling frozen ones out of the freezer and was met with a very quiet but firm “noooo, I want you to make the pancakes.” I’m going to miss this stage when he grows out of it.

Ozzie_Isaac

Not happy either.  The diesel sounds like a rock tumbler this morning.

Foghorn

Yep.  It's bitter cold here today.  49F.  Only going to 57 this afternoon.

SamIAm2

Put on my flannel shirt here. Only 59F.

Ozzie_Isaac

SamIAm2 said:

Put on my flannel shirt here. Only 59F.

I have on a long sleeve shirt, a flannel, and a jacket, while watching some cow work this morning.

TEXASBGE2018

Ozzie_Isaac said:

SamIAm2 said:

Put on my flannel shirt here. Only 59F.

I have on a long sleeve shirt, a flannel, and a jacket, while watching some cow work this morning.

Is it 65 there?

Ozzie_Isaac

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

SamIAm2 said:

Put on my flannel shirt here. Only 59F.

I have on a long sleeve shirt, a flannel, and a jacket, while watching some cow work this morning.

Is it 65 there?

Nope.  It was 27 this morning and only 45 right now.  I am in New Mexico today.  Luckily I packed around 10 jackets and 15 sweatshrts.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

SamIAm2 said:

Put on my flannel shirt here. Only 59F.

I have on a long sleeve shirt, a flannel, and a jacket, while watching some cow work this morning.

Is it 65 there?

Nope.  It was 27 this morning and only 45 right now.  I am in New Mexico today.  Luckily I packed around 10 jackets and 15 sweatshrts.

my response to this, having grown up in NH and lived in Chicago:

lkapigian

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Well that was an eventful experience. Flying my drone out in front of my house the winds were a tad high but not crazy, or so I thought. 

All the sudden I see a prop fly off and up my drone went. Zero control about 400ft up. I immediately hit the return to home button and nada. Finally the signal comes back I see it's about a mile from the house over the middle of a pasture spinning like crazy and I am still able to see on camera. I look down see a pond, oh shite. I force land it next to the pond and then jump in the car to find it. I may have had to jump a fence who knows.

Finally thank god for the gps I find it sitting unscathed minus the missing prop and a cracked housing on top. What a way to start a Friday evening.

Pre flight check list , even with a drone, glad you got it back 

SamIAm2

Well, I was going to watch the recording I set up of Day 7 the Grand Sumo January tournament. Started the DVR and this is what I saw:



The repeated warning that a Tsunami has already reached Japan caused by an underwater eruption of a volcano near Tonga. Warning that more waves will be coming and not to be fooled because the first wave was small. Dang hoping for the best.

Edit - Looks like Okinawa the going to get the brunt of the Tsunami.

Ozzie_Isaac

SamIAm2 said:

Well, I was going to watch the recording I set up of Day 7 the Grand Sumo January tournament. Started the DVR and this is what I saw:



The repeated warning that a Tsunami has already reached Japan caused by an underwater eruption of a volcano near Tonga. Warning that more waves will be coming and not to be fooled because the first wave was small. Dang hoping for the best.

Edit - Looks like Okinawa the going to get the brunt of the Tsunami.

This is Sumo Wrestling's Sound of Music moment.

SamIAm2

@Ozzie_Isaac - I see what you did there. The Heidi game during the last 2 minutes of the 1968 Super Bowl. Lived on the east coast so I didn't get to see the Raiders comeback. 

Edit - Waves at Iwate prefecture recorded at 3 meters. Also it is high tide over there now.

Ozzie_Isaac

SamIAm2 said:

@Ozzie_Isaac - I see what you did there. The Heidi game during the last 2 minutes of the 1968 Super Bowl. Lived on the east coast so I didn't get to see the Raiders comeback. 

Edit - Waves at Iwate prefecture recorded at 3 meters. Also it is high tide over there now.

Haha, wasn't sure of anyone would get it.

On a serious note, hopefully everyone is a safe distance away and damage will be limited.  Tsunamis are mind boggling.to see what they can do.