OT - What are you doing right now?

WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I think that’s how you know you’ve gotten old, when a new dishwasher gets you fired up.

...... I'll take "old" all day if that means I don't need to manually open up a garage everytime I need to get in/out.  

I would take eternal youth if all it meant was I needed to open every garage door I encounter manually.

Hahaha. I think we all would but it gets pretty old anytime you want to park or roll out a grill/smoker for the past few months. Simple is good. I'm all about a push of a button. 

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I think that’s how you know you’ve gotten old, when a new dishwasher gets you fired up.

...... I'll take "old" all day if that means I don't need to manually open up a garage everytime I need to get in/out.  

I would take eternal youth if all it meant was I needed to open every garage door I encounter manually.

"Be careful what you ask for." - Sisyphus probably.

nolaegghead

I manually roll up and down my 14' x 15' garage door just about every day.  It's a great upper body workout.

alaskanassasin

nolaegghead said:

I manually roll up and down my 14' x 15' garage door just about every day.  It's a great upper body workout.

 Butttttt.... you have drive motor you just haven't figured out how to hook up yet?

JohnInCarolina

nolaegghead said:

I manually roll up and down my 14' x 15' garage door just about every day.  It's a great upper body workout.

Battleborn

Day 3. Decompression. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Battleborn said:

Day 3. Decompression. 

Probably not as fun as wrestling naked men, but glad you are making the best of it.

nolaegghead

alaskanassasin said:

nolaegghead said:

I manually roll up and down my 14' x 15' garage door just about every day.  It's a great upper body workout.

 Butttttt.... you have drive motor you just haven't figured out how to hook up yet?

Yes, you are right 🤪😂

nolaegghead

Putting the opener motor on is on my list.  Pretty big job, coming up

nolaegghead

Changed lower unit, engine oil, new filter, new inline fuse for trolling motor.  Need to fix one blinker, seal the bumper and we’re at 100%.  Almost done with cart

DuckDogDr

Wanted to give a shout out to my veterinarian buddy from Sri Lanka. Right now he can technically only work as a vet assistant but he’s slowly been climbing the ladder. He passed his US citizen ship test this morning after busting his butt to study for it. Just a few more steps now before he can work as an actual veterinarian.

He said now that he is bonafide the first thing he wants to do is to learn to bird hunt

kl8ton

Watching the boats. This one is 640 feet.
Vanilla.  Out of order.    

GrateEggspectations

kl8ton said:

Watching the boats. This one is 640 feet.
Vanilla.  Out of order.    

kl8ton

GrateEggspectations said:

kl8ton said:

Watching the boats. This one is 640 feet.
Vanilla.  Out of order.    

Hauling stone from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Pulling about a 21-22 foot draft.  

FarmingPhD

Jury duty today, did not get selected. 

Gulfcoastguy

A years battle with cancer is over. David had an XL Egg though his daughter was the usual user. His son also has an Egg, size unknown. I passed Mickey's coffee rub recipe on to them along with a ready made batch 3 or 4 years ago. Don't know when the funeral will be exactly just yet.

lousubcap

@Gulfcoastguy - Be appreciative that you were there.  Be strong for those who will count on you for support in these challenging times.
My condolences to you, your family and all who knew him.

F-ck Cancer!

Ozzie_Isaac

@Gulfcoastguy sorry for you and your families loss.  Wish there were better more comforting words.  Death sucks. Losing someone is never easy.

Mark_B_Good

My condolences ... they will be missed. But ponder on those good memories...

TEXASBGE2018

Not what I had in mind when Wifey said she wanted to try my Italian sausage. 

Battleborn

Day 4. Adventures. 

alaskanassasin

Ma brought us some fresh butter tortillas from heb…. Wtf 

Ozzie_Isaac

I am taking one for the team..... That is all.

JohnInCarolina

Nothing, apparently.

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Nothing, apparently.

Enjoy it.  Doing nothing is one of the underappreciated joys of life.

Canugghead

Brilliant design, won't stay open even on level ground 🤨

nolaegghead

Maybe jack up the rear wheels?

Legume

More drip irrigation.  Two lines away from 100% at this point. Another 20 min and it will all be automated.

caliking

JohnInCarolina said:

paqman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I think that’s how you know you’ve gotten old, when a new dishwasher gets you fired up.

How good of a job is it doing drying the dishes?  We had a super silent LG that, we did not realize until we replaced it, sucked at drying up the dishes.  It was 10 years old when it died in the middle of the pandemic with no replacement parts available and almost no stock on any decent models.  We ended up replacing it with a Bosch which we read are great for washing but also suck at drying dishes.  I ordered one of the only models readily available from Costco without doing much research after visiting a few appliance stores that were all out of stock and had months of wait time.  To my surprise, dishes are coming out bone dry thanks to a feature called Crystal Dry which is based on circulating humid air through minerals that results in an exothermic reaction.  I did not realize how much time I was wasting every morning drying up dishes while emptying the LG… Even plastics come out dry with the Bosch.

Super clean and dry as far as I can tell.  It has this neat feature where it actually opens the door on its own when the wash/dry cycle has completed.  Apparently that helps dry the dishes out, but it also provides you with a clear visual indication that the dishes are done.  

@paqman - my understanding is newer dishwashers dry by condensation, instead of using a heating element like the old days. The steel tub cools down, and water vapor coming off the heated dishes condenses on it. Dishes, especially plastics, stay somewhat wet. Saves some $$ because there isn't a heating element, plus plastic items  are less likely to melt. 

The auto door ajar feature that JIC's Miele has, works well. I know, because that's what we do manually . The DW is started with a 3-6hr delay before going to bed, so that everything is piping hot in the morning. Crack the door open in the morning, and its all pretty dry by the time we get back home. 

Yes, my midlife crisis has been getting nerdy about dishwashers...

Ozzie_Isaac

Hanging out with my dog.  Helped a friend change some outside faucets.  Waiting for my food order to be done.