OT - What are you doing right now?

Battleborn

lousubcap said:

Just signed up for alerts for the November 2023 Las Vegas F-1 Grand Prix race.  Last F-1 race I attended was in 1970 in Watkins Glen, NY.  Son mentioned the Netflix "F-1 Drive to Survive" series.  Been thoroughly enjoying that.  Now looking for a life bookend event, no pressure to still be on the planet and functioning then!!  Who knows...

That race may be the death of me. For real. I can’t imagine how crazy it is going to be. We are already working 12’s (probably closer to 14’s) this week for the draft. 

nolaegghead

kl8ton said:

nolaegghead said:

We fixed the serpentine belt problem.  Tested Jim’s boat out after. Nice boat

I am curious as to what the issue was?  

As John said, the belt was worn through where the v threads were mostly gone which threw the belt off.  Jim asked for a repair quote two weeks ago and still no quote from the marina, who are charging around $90 a week for the slip.   We found an equivalent belt by measuring it and searching for cars that used it.  Belt was half the price at an automotive place than marine place.  

The water pump sits outside the crank pulley, which is weird.  It would spin around with the engine if it wasn’t attached to a bracket and the hoses.  Pulling a hose starts flooding the boat (seawater coolant) so you have to pull them fast.  The bracket was a bit tricky to remove but not that big a deal once I used my cell to see back under the block where the bolts were.  Most of the time to fix was driving to auto parts stores trying to find the belt.

fishlessman

TEXASBGE2018 said:

caliking said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

For those folks that care. Update on the yard. Back corner of the yard is in transformation mode. No we didn't bury a body. This weekend we will be forming the flower bed and laying the decomposed granite pad for the fire pit and shed.

You should move that section of fence up, and put a pool in that corner.

The plan eventually is to extend the back porch out to the right of that trampoline and replace the area of the trampoline and to the left of it with a pool. Then extend that fence up about 40ft and put in a garden and natural putting green

plenty of room to sell bass boats in the two side yards, you could have that pool and putting green in no time

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

kl8ton said:

nolaegghead said:

We fixed the serpentine belt problem.  Tested Jim’s boat out after. Nice boat

I am curious as to what the issue was?  

As John said, the belt was worn through where the v threads were mostly gone which threw the belt off.  Jim asked for a repair quote two weeks ago and still no quote from the marina, who are charging around $90 a week for the slip.   We found an equivalent belt by measuring it and searching for cars that used it.  Belt was half the price at an automotive place than marine place.  

The water pump sits outside the crank pulley, which is weird.  It would spin around with the engine if it wasn’t attached to a bracket and the hoses.  Pulling a hose starts flooding the boat (seawater coolant) so you have to pull them fast.  The bracket was a bit tricky to remove but not that big a deal once I used my cell to see back under the block where the bolts were.  Most of the time to fix was driving to auto parts stores trying to find the belt.

outboards are so much easier, but its fun to watch people in the marina swearing at their inboard or trying to paddle one up river

fishlessman

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

Legume

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

I think they’re meant to just pour them all out into your hand and then all aboard.

fishlessman

Legume said:

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

I think they’re meant to just pour them all out into your hand and then all aboard.

they could have just marketed it as "hand full of chips for 2 bucks" without the deception

HeavyG

Legume said:

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

I think they’re meant to just pour them all out into your hand and then all aboard.

The proper technique...

Legume

Tried that with a can of Pringles, didn’t work.

nolaegghead

HeavyG said:

Legume said:

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

I think they’re meant to just pour them all out into your hand and then all aboard.

The proper technique...

I never did understand the appeal of the mariner spinach bukkake….

SamIAm2

New update of what @kl8ton called "Paying a lot of money for a project that you can't tell we did after completion - how I do it".....Tile guy came yesterday and laid out his lines and staged tiles, tools, and mud. 

Started laying tile at 9:00 am this morning. This is the "leg" going from master bedroom and SWMBO's makeup area to the closet.The rest of the "leg" going into the closet.
The second "leg" from makeup area into the bathroom/WC. He is on his lunch break right now. Hasn't gotten to the third "leg" which goes from the makeup area to the shower. 
Sample of the tile SWMBO choose back in August 2021. So far he has only had one tile crack; tried to put a tile going into the closet under the base board without checking the dimension. The pressure from the nailed in baseboard being in contact with the tile cracked it. He used a multitool to remove some of the bottom of that baseboard and recut a tile to replace the broken one. Not a total loss as he cut a smaller rectangle from the cracked tile to put at the end of a tile run. Get to choose the grout color tomorrow.

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

Tried that with a can of Pringles, didn’t work.

ColtsFan

Planning sides for an event on the 7th for approximately 200. Baked beans and mac and cheese it is!

HeavyG

ColtsFan said:

Planning sides for an event on the 7th for approximately 200. Baked beans and mac and cheese it is!

Pretty easy to make a bucket of slaw if you want to throw in some veggies.

Ozzie_Isaac

HeavyG said:

ColtsFan said:

Planning sides for an event on the 7th for approximately 200. Baked beans and mac and cheese it is!

Pretty easy to make a bucket of slaw if you want to throw in some veggies.

A great reason to buy a food processor if you do not already have one.  Makes slaw making easy peasy.

fiber_induced_deuce

Skip the veggies.  Add more cheese.

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

HeavyG said:

ColtsFan said:

Planning sides for an event on the 7th for approximately 200. Baked beans and mac and cheese it is!

Pretty easy to make a bucket of slaw if you want to throw in some veggies.

A great reason to buy a food processor if you do not already have one.  Makes slaw making easy peasy.

True dat. But if I am needing to make a literal bucket of slaw a few bags of these are my friend:

If I'm feeling fancy I might dice up a couple granny smith apples to throw in.

SGH

Working on an old Lodge 20”. 

Acn

Listening to a conference call and watching Manchester City put on a clinic in the early going.

SGH

When I finish that 20” I’m thinking about “PINGING” Ron and sending it to him. He is the only person I know what can afford enough food right now to fill up a 20” pan 🤪

caliking

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

 Slit the bag open along the long side. Way easier to eat. 

Ozzie_Isaac

caliking said:

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

 Slit the bag open along the long side. Way easier to eat. 

Sir, that is illegal and immoral.

Mark_B_Good

fishlessman said:

discovered today that my hands are getting huge, they no longer fit in the small bag of chips. they downsized the bag 1.5 ounce chip bag between the 1 ounce size and the 1.5 ounce size then gave me 1 ounce of chips. tricky tricky tricky

Shrinkflation

Legume

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Pretty much just showed this bag who is boss.

dbCooper

Spring has been abnormally dry and windy here on the Great Plains.  Few days ago the winds took out another strut on the umbrella that keeps rain/snow/sun off of me when egging.

Today the winds died down to a leisurely 15 mph winds gusts of 30.  I took advantage and spliced in my go-to, a four foot fiberglass electric fence post.  This should be my last one, all the other struts are firmly attached to the pergola frame.

saluki2007

Ja Morant is that dude!

StillH2OEgger

saluki2007 said:

Ja Morant is that dude!

Booo!

kl8ton

Cleaned this up this morning. . . 



With the exception of the 4 piles by the door, the rest is Rockwood lump after passing through the digestive system of a Bernese Mountain dog.  I am soooo happy I closed the dogs in the mudroom last night instead of letting them sleep in the house like the usually do.  The Rockwood looks like it would be fine to use for cooking, but I discarded it.  My 13 year old was grilling steaks on his little grill last night and left the bag out.  These dogs eat everything.  They've passed underwear, socks, crayons, and now lump.

Legume

Thankful it wasn’t cowboy lump, I don’t think an elephant could pass those half charred logs.

Ozzie_Isaac

@kl8ton glad the dogs are ok, they should be good and cleaned out now.  Waking up to dog messes is not a fun way to start the day.