What did you do today?

[SylvanLakeWH 25,085]

@Pullstart's new ride... 

 

 

[Mickwhitt 4,414]

It was a nice day so Mrs.W and I headed out for a walk in the countryside around where we live. 

We would usually drive onto Derbyshire where our nearest National park is. But locally we have plenty of greenery and sites to visit.

We started off at Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest house front in Europe. A spectacular building which was the country seat of the Fitzwilliam family until the family died out in the early 20th century. 

Walking down the front parkland we crossed the fields to the family mausoleum,  but I couldn't get a decent shot of it as it's closed in winter.

A good way further on we passed Hoober Stand, a landmark built by the sane family as a tribute to a rebellion that was crushed.

 

 

 

It is actually three sided so technically a pyramid. 

A little further on and we pass the Needles eye, another folly or garden ornament built by the Fitzbillies. Originally a solid obelisk one of the Earls hollowed it out to make a kind of gateway so he could run a straight road from Wentworth to Pontefract racecourse so he could travel direct to watch his horses run. Local legend has it that he bet a friend that his coachman was so good he could steer his coach through the eye of a needle. He won of course because he had his own needle and could prove the bet.

Calling off at the Earls colliery workshops we had lunch before returning to the Woodhouse over the fields. 

so many buildings I missed off and didn't photograph because to us they are just part of the landscape. 

For example,  cottages with outdoor toilets and a "nightsoil" window halfway up the wall. A horse and cart would pull up beneath the window each week and "nightsoilmen" would shovel out the effluent through the window for fertiliser. We had a similar toilet in my first home just 56 years ago. 

Also, telephones were not affordable in your house when I was a kid. So it was off down the street to phone box, assuming you had someone to call, as no one else had a phone. 

This is the type of cast iron phone kiosk but as we all have mobiles now it's been repurposed.

 

 

This is a final view of Hoober Stand, the pyramid tower. Just wanted to show the scale of it. Still open to visitors in summer you can see York Minster on a clear day. 

 

Hope you enjoyed the little trip round our back yard. It's nothing on the scale of what you guys in the states have, buy it's still purdy impressive for us.

One of the Fitzwilliam family was beheaded in the Tower of London, he was a friend of King Charles the 1st and was commanded to attend court in London, believing he would not be in trouble with his friendly king. He did however fear the worst but still went knowing some had it in for him. He lost his head for his troubles,  but not long after Charles lost his too. Funny that we nowhave Charles the 3rd on the throne. Opposite almost called him the second, good job I spotted it given his ancestors penchant for lopping off bonces. 

Edited September 6 by Mickwhitt
New photo added

[adsm08 1,821]

I ran a Verizon sales rep off my lawn.

 

Edited September 6 by adsm08

[adsm08 1,821]

21 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

@Pullstart's new ride... 

 

 

 

 

Oh, got any impact swivel sockets?

[953 nut 54,262]

9 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

 

Oh, got any impact swivel sockets?

Not in 10 MM                   

[adsm08 1,821]

38 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Not in 10 MM                   

Oh well.

 

Mine went AWOL for two days then showed up back on it's rail today mid-morning. I'm guessing that one of the other two long-term techs had it. The three of us have worked together long enough that we just borrow from each other as needed, as long as everything makes it home at the end of the day no one gets mad.

[ebinmaine 66,449]

We loaded stuff for the Meet n Greet tomorrow. 

[8ntruck 6,829]

I picked up a little bit of bling today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a mentor for the local high school's robotics team, I got invited to the fall activities assembly for the presentation of the world championship rings because we were part of the winning alliance for the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championship meet last May.

 

This is a world wide competition.  This year there were about 3600 active teams world wide.  About 600 teams qualified for the World Championship competition in Huston last May.  8 alliances of 4 teams each competed in a double elimination format to determine the world champions.  Our goal last season was to be one of those 32 teams - never dreamed that we would win.

 

The students were heavily involved with the ring's design.

 

That ring is heavy and a real clunker to wear.  It stops my ring finger from completely curling.  Guess I'll just have to put up with it.

Edited September 7 by 8ntruck

[Ed Kennell 37,371]

Celebrated what we did 61 years ago.     Took the family of 18 to breakfast.

 

                                                                                                Sept 8 1963

                                                                            

 

[19richie66 17,382]

Congratulations Ed & Mrs. K 

[rjg854 11,226]

Excellent Ed, hope you and your bride had a great day 💖 

[953 nut 54,262]

7 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Sept 8 1963

Congratulations Ed and Mrs. K.

There have been 22,282 days from the day you were married up to today. If you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since then you have slept a total of 7,427 days or 20.33 years. You spent 33% of your life sleeping. Since night and day always follow each other, there were precisely 754 full moons after you were born up to this day.

On Sunday, September 8^th, 1963

77th US Women’s Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Margaret Smith Court

#1 US song: My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels

#1 UK song: She Loves You by The Beatles

Popular movie: The Executioner of Venice directed by Luigi Capuano.

Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to clinch his first F1 World Drivers Championship; Clark's 5th GP win of the season.

Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 x 20-win seasons.

The 16 Gemini astronaut candidates began training in parachute landing techniques. The training involved being towed to 400 feet by a parasail, then releasing the towline and gliding to the ground. This training was necessary because in a low-level abort, the pilot would eject from the spacecraft and need to descend by parachute.

But your wedding had to be the most enduring of all of these events. All of the sports records have been surpassed, new movies and songs have come and gone but you are still going strong.

[ebinmaine 66,449]

The Paint Department got another step done on her latest stove restoration.  Early 2000s Regency Classic F1100. 

 

She ordered Eastwood Factory Gray manifold color. 

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,020]

  I watched the site work for my new shed go in today ..getting closer! 

 Did a test run with the 315-8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[19richie66 17,382]

Nice Mike! I’m getting ready to start on shed #2. Will be a mirror image of mine on the slab to the right of it. Will have an awning also.

[8ntruck 6,829]

The neighbors a few doors down had some trees taken down a couple there weeks ago. They left the tree trunks as logs.

 

Today, there was a guy with a portable saw mill cutting the logs into beams - about 4 x 6 size.  There were some pieces of slab wood that were cut off to square the logs that had interesting live edges.  I commented on that, and the owners said to help myself to anything in the pile - in fact, take the whole pile if I wanted.  I ended up picking three pieces that had interesting grain pattern and edge shapes.

 

Being white oak, I'm going to let them season, stickered, along the back fence for a while.

Edited September 10 by 8ntruck

[953 nut 54,262]

10 hours ago, Sparky said:

I watched        Supervised.                

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 123]

I’ve been working pretty steady lately. BUT, I did though get some parts l ordered  a throttle lever knob, steering wheel insert clutch spring and shifter boot in the Mail after I got home from the meet and greet. That did tie up a few more loose ends nicely.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,020]

3 hours ago, 953 nut said:

 

Haha! You’re not wrong! Had a coffee in my hand the whole time 

[ebinmaine 66,449]

22 hours ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

shifter boot

 

Have you drained & flushed the transmission? 

[MainelyWheelhorse 123]

@ebinmaine No, but I checked it before I left for the meet. It seemed fine, and not white like it is with water in the oil. When I first got it, I changed the transmission oil. I store it under cover in my relatively heated basement. The shifter boot was toast and came off in pieces.

Edited Wednesday at 05:38 PM by MainelyWheelhorse

[ebinmaine 66,449]

Over the last couple days Trina has gotten this stove finished up. She ordered a box of fire bricks and cut them to fit using a chisel.

 

Once the exterior coating is cured properly it will be installed in the upstairs of the house.

 

 

 

[19richie66 17,382]

Is there anything that she can’t do? Good job!

[ebinmaine 66,449]

4 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

Is there anything that she can’t do? Good job!

 

My mom asked her that a few years ago. 

BBT smiled and said, I don't know. I haven't tried everything yet! 🙃 

[ML3 1,099]

Finally finished up a rehab on trailer. Paid $895 for it brand new 25yrs ago. Definitely gotten my money worth out of it all these years. Finally it was time for a strip down to repaint. Also had to replace hubs/bearings (they were original) New chains & tongue jack. Hopefully last me another 25yrs