Ed Kennell 40,264 #7826 Posted March 11 I declared winter is over. Pulled the battery out of the snow machine and got the 310-8 fired up after a winter nap. My neighbor is rolling dirt all day. Used the 310 to get the splitter in position to work up the last blow down. Got the wood stacked and cleaned up the yard and rolled down the frost bumps. Ready to mow in a couple weeks. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7827 Posted March 11 43 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: Meanwhile in Maine..... Ready to mow in a couple.... Months. Maybe later. 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 851 #7828 Posted March 11 (edited) 30 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Months. Maybe later. YUP!! Same here! Just getin' through the ice around the chicken coop. Edited March 11 by Wayne0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7829 Posted March 11 We spent a couple hours working on cutting advantech and osb for walls in the new basement apartment. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 424 #7830 Posted March 11 (edited) 52 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Months. Maybe later. I lived in the NH lakes region for about 5 years. I remember contests for who would guess when the ice would break up on Lake Winnisquam. I also remember trucks falling through the ice when people left their bob houses out a bit too long, and then tried to get them. It hit 70 here today. I'll take this weather over New England weather, except for the dead middle of summer! Today I spent another few hours working on the sandblaster. (Partial disassembly, seal seams, remove glass, and cut down the support screen so it sits several inches lower.). I'm questioning the wisdom in trying to save some money by modifying a cheap Harbor Freight sandblaster. I've got a lot of hours into it, and more to go. I'll make that decision when it's up and running. Edited March 11 by Pete D 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7831 Posted March 12 3 minutes ago, Pete D said: this weather I'd like very much to have a more even temp range.... As I learn to tolerate whatever syndrome I've developed I have to admit I just CAN'T tolerate temps above the low 80s anymore. The south.... won't work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 424 #7832 Posted March 12 (edited) Yeah, it gets brutally hot here in summer. It's no longer infrequent to see temps near 100 with ultra high humidity. Needless to say, the A/C gets a major workout in the summer time. Since it's adding over $200 a month to the electric bill, I think we're going to replace it with a new more efficient model this year. The existing one is probably 20 years old, and whoever designed and installed it must have been smoking crack. Edited March 12 by Pete D 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #7833 Posted March 12 9 minutes ago, Pete D said: Yeah, it gets brutally hot here in summer. It's no longer infrequent to see temps near 100 with ultra high humidity. I know, isn't it great? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 424 #7834 Posted March 12 (edited) Uhhhhh, no? It gets too hot to ride motorcycles, and our tiny pool gets too hot to swim in. Edited March 12 by Pete D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #7835 Posted March 12 3 minutes ago, Pete D said: Uhhhhh, no? It gets too hot to ride motorcycles, and our tiny pool gets too hot to swim in. I like the heat. I am more comfortable at 90 than 70. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 424 #7836 Posted March 12 Wait 'til you get old & gray. It loses its appeal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,861 #7837 Posted March 12 Never cared for temps over 80 and the humidity that usually accompanies it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7838 Posted March 12 25 minutes ago, rjg854 said: the humidity That's the deal breaker for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 40,264 #7839 Posted March 12 Woke up at 4AM and headed South. Ate lunch at the worlds biggest tourist trap. Rolled into Myrtle Beach SC at 4PM. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 424 #7840 Posted March 12 Worked MORE on the sandblaster. After partial disassembly yesterday and partial seam sealing with construction adhesive, I reassembled today (with more construction adhesive. Then, I covered all of the seams from the exterior with reinforced HVAC tape. Knurled thumb nuts for the glass, protective plastic sheets for the glass, and better led lighting arrive tomorrow. The foot pedal & blast handle arrived today, so tomorrow I hope to finish with it if time permits. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #7841 Posted March 13 Went out after work with the boy and we sent the model rocket up a few times. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,397 #7842 Posted March 16 Finally a nice day on the weekend and instead of doing some tractor tinkering, I had to change the damaged door on a van because some maroon couldn't see the big white van while backing up their huge overgrown pickup truck. Put a used and less damaged door on. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,556 #7843 Posted March 16 20 hours ago, wallfish said: Finally a nice day on the weekend and instead of doing some tractor tinkering, I had to change the damaged door on a van because some maroon couldn't see the big white van while backing up their huge overgrown pickup truck. Put a used and less damaged door on. I got to do that to my mom's car a few years ago. We made out like bandits on that deal. Some geni-ass tried to pass her on the left, while she was signaling and executing a left turn, in front of my house, while I watched. His insurance cut us a check against the body shop estimate for a brand new door, paint, labor, etc. About $1500 IIRC. Then I spent the next two years watching car-part.com for a door the correct color to come along and got it for about $300. Swapped it myself in 10 minutes, and we pocketed the difference. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 40,264 #7844 Posted March 18 Picked up a load of horse manure for the garden. RIP Jay. 2 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,882 #7845 Posted March 19 Hauled this pile outa the woods this afternoon with the 308. Some of them big lunkers were right at my limit for pickin up! 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7846 Posted March 19 Fiya 🔥 wood 🪵 !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,861 #7847 Posted March 19 13 hours ago, Sparky said: Hauled this pile outa the woods this afternoon with the 308. Some of them big lunkers were right at my limit for pickin up! Time to split that up, if you're keeping it for burning. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,882 #7848 Posted March 19 4 hours ago, rjg854 said: Time to split that up, if you're keeping it for burning. It’s all being given away… 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,351 #7849 Posted March 20 Yesterday evening we got the insulation tape installed in the countertop for the stove and also put a foam strip around the glass at the bottom of the stove top. You can barely see that but zoom in it's there. We also ran the wire for the stove from the electric breaker box to the location. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,964 #7850 Posted March 20 First day of spring here today! It was a gorgeous morning at our community garden, sunny and warm. Our 20 year old volunteer said it was too hot for him to work outdoors and he promptly left. Curiously a couple of weeks ago it was too cold for him to work outdoors. I'm thinking of calling him Goldilocks. But to be honest he wouldn't work in an iron lung! They wonder why tigers eat their cubs. Mick 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
