What did you do today?

[Pete D 161]

I SCORED! at my local hardware store today. Total price was under $50 (during the last day of their sale, 90% off!). The phone holder was $2.50, the 6 gallon water heater for my shop was $38, drill bits ranged from 35 cents to $2.50 for the big wood bit on the left. A buck for the broom handle. $1.49 for a qt of 30 wt for my push mower, plus an air filter & "Toro" spark plug. 50 cents for the jigsaw blades, $1.49 for the sink sprayer (for my shop sink with a clogged sprayer.)

[Handy Don 13,088]

8 hours ago, Pete D said:

I SCORED!

Was this a going out of business sale?

[Pete D 161]

3 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Was this a going out of business sale?

No, it was a selection of items only.  Most was junk.  There's a small dent on the top of the water heater, I'm sure that's why it was included 

[adsm08 2,399]

@Pete D

 

Where was that?

[ebinmaine 69,756]

 

The "moving to here" date for Trina's Momma has been moved up to April 1st. 

 

We've spent all day organizing and moving things from the basement to the new workshop or the shed (which will be the woodworking shop).
Started with shoveling snow to make & widen paths. We moved 
3 engines. 1 transmission. 1 hydro pump. A 7 ft long x 30" transmission workbench.  Several totes. Metal for projects. Wood for projects. Disassembly of things.  Brought a slew of old boxes and trash out. More I can't even remember .....
I tried to carry in both directions whenever possible.  I'm plumb tuckered and got a LOT done.  

[8ntruck 7,257]

Plumbing in our MI. location.  Pulled the drain pipes under the sink out, all clear.  Ran my 20 foot manual snake into the pipe.  Went all the way in with noresistance, so the clog is further I to the system.

 

The sink drains into a dry well.  As far as I know, it had been running trouble free for as long as I can remember.  The 1 1/2" pipe from the sink goes into a 3" iron pipe through the basement wall into the dry well.  Of course the clean out plug did not loosen up, as it probably not been taken out since it was put in when the house was built.  Going to have to go midevil on it to get it out - kind of like getting the exhaust pipe out of a K series. 

 

Before I do that, I think I'll wait until the spring thaw, as the pipe goes through the basement wall well above the frost line.  It has been pretty cold lately, and we haven't been here but a few days at a time.  There is a good possibility that the pipe froze up.

[SylvanLakeWH 26,609]

Cross country skiing with my 3 yr old niece (and her 4 older siblings), their Mom & Dad, Mrs. Sylvan...

 

Her first time on skis!!! 

 

 

Not this old guy's first time on skis... 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by SylvanLakeWH

[MainelyWheelhorse 770]

Today was working 6:30-11 then doing some stuff around the House, I was also spitballing ideas about a modified mowing deck rear mounted bush hog and making a skidder out of some unused tractor parts with @ebinmaine. 

[Brockport Bill 1,782]

school science fair with twin 11 yr old twin grandsons - - impressive projects to see --

[Pete D 161]

8 hours ago, adsm08 said:

@Pete D

 

Where was that?

@adsm08
Cashman’s (Ace) Hardware in East Berlin.  It was their annual “yard sale.”

I’m really surprised they were dumping Irwin drill bits.  Even more surprised at the water heater.  I looked at that very unit on their shelves last autumn and decided it was much too expensive for my needs.

Edited 2 hours ago by Pete D