What did you do today?

[Beap52 851]

On 11/6/2024 at 3:08 PM, Handy Don said:

Also fortunate that Anderson still stocks replacement sashes for our 40+ year old casement windows (cost is breathtaking but shipping is free 😉). 

 

Our daughter's double hung window from 1970's broke due to rock thrown by mower.  I went to lumber yard and was told replacement Anderson window sash were available and they weren't cheap.  The original sash was fine and I found a plastic trim piece on exterior that seemed to be a holding the glass in place.  After carefully prying the plastic off, I was able to measure the glass size and its thickness.  The lumber yard was able to order a generic thermopane glass and I installed.  The cost was less than one hundred dollars and I didn't have to remove original sash. 

 

 

[8ntruck 7,068]

Got the leaf residue from the 18 trees on the lake house property today.  They were deep enough that the proper tools were a leaf blower, leaf rake, and a propane torch.  Was about ready to call it a day when a couple of friends showed up and tarped the last 1/4 or so of the leaves.  Glad that they did, as it is supposed to rain tonight.  I torched that bunch of leaves after dinner.

 

While I was watching our friends work, part of me said that their help was unessary.  My back was saying to not complain - it is easier to watch them instead of raking more.  My back also reminded me that I'm getting on in years.  Go ahead and let the youngsters help.

 

Still have the leaves from the 22 trees on our house lot to clean up.  No hurry, though.  We've got a couple of weeks to get that done.

 

I also decided to build a leaf plow for one of the Horses before next fall.  Seat time will be a whole lot easier, even if I get Popeye arm on my left side from using the lift lever.

Edited November 14 by 8ntruck

[ebinmaine 68,132]

1 hour ago, 8ntruck said:

build a leaf plow

 

Does a leaf plow differ from a snow plow? 

[8ntruck 7,068]

17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Does a leaf plow differ from a snow plow? 

Think of it as a 5' wide, 2' tall single pass leaf rake mounted on the front of the tractor.

 

If I were more tech savy, I would have copied and pasted a picture - but I can't find that function on my new tablet.

[8ntruck 7,068]

1 minute ago, 8ntruck said:

Think of it as a 5' wide, 2' tall single pass leaf rake mounted on the front of the tractor.  Wheels instead of skids and fingers instead of a cutting edge.

 

If I were more tech savy, I would have copied and pasted a picture - but I can't find that function on my new tablet.

 

Edited November 10 by 8ntruck

[Mickwhitt 4,702]

This morning was our remembrance parade to mark the fallen in all conflicts.

 

I was very proud to be asked to lay the wreath for our community garden.

 

I took part in the March down to the cenotaph and wore my police medals,  been a while since I had to March anywhere but it was really good. 

 

I'm growing my moustache again, for Movember, but we will see how long it is before Mrs. W orders it's demolition. 

[ebinmaine 68,132]

Super busy weekend here all around and all for good reasons. 

 

Thursday I had a treadmill stress test for my heart. 

The docs are trying to figure out why I can't move uphill or under anything more than medium exertion. 

It. Went. Excellent. 

 

❤️ is working quite well. I've been given medical clearance to attempt more and more exercise and exertion. 

 

I did the first medium sized hike on Saturday that I've been able to tackle in several weeks. 

 

Green Mountain in Effingham NH is a great little hike with nice enough views. My pace was 🐢 🐢 slow but I did ok despite the leaves creating a horrifically slippery surface.  

My fatigue kicked in pretty bad near the top but.. not wanting to go back down the extremely slippery leaf covered trail ... I kept pushing and made it. 

This is a Colonial era cattle pound that happens to have the mountain in the background. 

 

 

 

 

Over the last several days and finishing up today we got the road utility trailer ready for hauling. 

I have a transmission and something else for @Maz91 and we need to make another rum to my mom's place to get a pile of building materials and some cabinets that were in my father's old office.  

 

There's eight  "D rings"  grade 8 bolted into the interior. 

All the boards are scrap or leftovers. The only cost was hardware. 

 

 

 

 

 

We've also been stove swapping.  

The smaller one that was upstairs is now in the basement.  

The big Fisher Papa Bear we were using down there will be relocated to the new workshop space soon.  

 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,847]

Gettin' the fire goin' for Mrs. Sylvan...

 

Denali is a big help!!!

 

 

[ranger 1,759]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Super busy weekend here all around and all for good reasons. 

 

Thursday I had a treadmill stress test for my heart. 

The docs are trying to figure out why I can't move uphill or under anything more than medium exertion.

 

Hope you get sorted soon Eric!  My wife and I had our Covid shots a few weeks ago. I had no reaction at all, but Jane had an immediate reaction. A huge bruise at the injection site!!! The nurse fetched a doctor because she had never seen a reaction like it before. A week later she started to find it harder to walk uphill, etc without becoming short of breath? It got worse, at one point her resting heart rate was 120!!! She spent four days in hospital, where, after numerous blood tests and X-rays, she was told she has a large blood clot between her heart and lungs. Jane is now on anticoagulant medication for the next 6 months and mustn’t do anything too strenuous. So my duties are looking after the horse and walking the dog. So I’m getting loads more exercise. She says that, in herself she feels perfectly fine? The consultant, after carrying out loads more tests, said to her, “It’s your incredible level of fitness and health, for your age, that saved your life”.A very sobering thought!

Edited November 10 by ranger

[ebinmaine 68,132]

33 minutes ago, ranger said:

after carrying out loads more tests, said to her, “It’s your incredible level of fitness and health, for your age, that saved your life”.A very sobering thought!

 

...... which is exactly why I want/need to get back into a shape better than whatever this 🐻 has become.  

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,398]

Speaking of exersize…logged in a few more miles on my bike today. Kinda cold temps but I’m determined to hit 400 miles this season. 
  After today I’m at 383.1 miles. My plan to to try to crank out 17 miles tomorrow and then hang up my bike for the season. 

 

 

[adsm08 2,167]

Just finished hanging a TV in the bedroom. I don't usually care for such a thing, but with the puppies' sleep schedule we are usually forced to our room two to three hours before we are actually ready to go to sleep.

 

I had what I thought was a flat-screen that I got for free last year, and while cleaning and organizing for the wife's home office I realized that instead of a 30 inch TV it's a 30 inch computer monitor. So while out and about we found a decent TV of similar size for under $200 and grabbed it as that was less than what the hardware I would have needed to make that monitor do what I wanted would have cost.

Edited November 11 by adsm08

[MainelyWheelhorse 555]

 

@ebinmaine there is a cattle pound like this fairly local to me on the way to Belfast. Don’t forget in your trailer there’s the step of once the load is secure, you slap it and say “That’s not going anywhere” 😁

[ebinmaine 68,132]

16 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

there’s the step of once the load is secure, you slap it and say “That’s not going anywhere” 😁

 

@OldWorkHorse got us making SURE we do that.... EVERY time.  

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,398]

 AND…. 400 miles has been achieved! Pedaled just over 17 miles today. 
  The weather here is still warm so who knows, might squeeze in another ride or two,

but if the bike ends up in my basement hanging from the ceiling I won’t be disappointed. 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 68,132]

@Sparky

 

Nicely done sir!

[Wayne0 503]

Lazy day. Watched as EverSource fallers dropped a HUGE pine on the edge of the right of way through my side yard while I had my coffee. Glad I didn't have to do it!!

Fed the chickens. Took the Misses to visit her Mom.

Here I am now.

Tomorrow I think I'll get Ole' Rusty out to do the final mow before putting on the plow.

[ebinmaine 68,132]

I got about 20 or 25 minutes into my first hour of driving and the truck decided that coolant should be on the windshield and all up under the hood.

 

 

 

 

Got back to the service location and got another truck. Continued my day. All good.

I get paid by the hour and quite frankly I wasn't really looking forward to stuffing that truck into the place I knew it had to be. The second truck was much easier to use.

[Handy Don 12,392]

19 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

coolant should be on the windshield and all up under the hood.

Aren’t you glad truck maintenance and repair are not in your job description?!

[MainelyWheelhorse 555]

Today, I’m on day 7 of an unintended vacation. The parent company of Hannaford the company I work for had a cyber security issue on the East Coast last Wednesday. They shut down systems that dealt with confidential information due to a concern for customer privacy. That effectively shut down Hannaford to Go. So, I’m on standby, until those systems come back up. Nobody seems to know when that is. But, I’ve got a bunch of PTO so it’s fine for now. 
 

On the bright side, I’ve caught up on my house work. I’ve also got some DIY stuff planned, and have been finishing off the 308 with some parts and pieces.😎 I’d rather them fix the issue now thoroughly, than in two weeks around Thanksgiving when we are swamped.

Edited November 12 by MainelyWheelhorse

[WNYPCRepair 1,921]

42 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

Today, I’m on day 7 of an unintended vacation. The parent company of Hannaford the company I work for had a cyber security issue on the East Coast last Wednesday. They shut down systems that dealt with confidential information due to a concern for customer privacy. That effectively shut down Hannaford to Go. So, I’m on standby, until those systems come back up. Nobody seems to know when that is. But, I’ve got a bunch of PTO so it’s fine for now. 
 

On the bright side, I’ve caught up on my house work. I’ve also got some DIY stuff planned, and have been finishing off the 308 with some parts and pieces.😎 I’d rather them fix the issue now thoroughly, than in two weeks around Thanksgiving when we are swamped.

 

i used to pick up and deliver at the Portland distribution center, as well as Winthrop. 
 

 

[Handy Don 12,392]

Example of a leaf plow similar to one I’ve seen landscapers use near me.

They don’t get every leaf or leave a pristine lawn. The guys I see use blowers to make a pile and then use these to move piles either off the lawn or to a place for pickup/shredding. Blower again for the “left behinds"

[8ntruck 7,068]

 is what I have in mind.  I'm currently using a tow behind lawn sweeper. I have enough leaves (22 trees in the yard) that the sweeper fills up about 10 yards of travel.  That makes for a lot of travel time both empty and full. 

 

I'm thinking that a leaf plow would be quicker (fewer trips) to clear the bulk of the leaves, then come back with the sweeper to get the stragglers.

 

Got some seat time on Morgan, the 14-8 today running the sweeper around.  He has developed a slight engine surge.  Probably need to go through the carb soon - it has been a few years since the last time it was cleaned.

Edited November 13 by 8ntruck

[Pullstart 63,054]

Got my 7 gallon pin yesterday!

 

 

[Handy Don 12,392]

14 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

 is what I have in mind.  I'm currently using a tow behind lawn sweeper. I have enough leaves (22 trees in the yard) that the sweeper fills up about 10 yards of travel.  That makes for a lot of travel time both empty and full. 

 

I'm thinking that a leaf plow would be quicker (fewer trips) to clear the bulk of the leaves, then come back with the sweeper to get the stragglers.

 

Got some seat time on Morgan, the 14-8 today running the sweeper around.  He has developed a slight engine surge.  Probably need to go through the carb soon - it has been a few years since the last time it was cleaned.

When I had a Lawn Ranger with at dozer blade (it had depth skids to keep from scraping the grass), I tried moving leaf piles across the yard and was surprised how well it worked until the leaves started spilling over the top!