I looked down our little road yesterday evening and saw two red foxes crossing about 35 yards away. One big one and one little one. Probably a female and a kit. Nice to see nature working.
@Trykflyr_1 said:
Drove the Herfmobile to work yesterday. No problem. Drove it at lunch, no problem. Till I pulled into the hangar and the left front wheel locked up. Pulled the wheel, burning my hands in the process...guess the brake had been dragging and finally locked. Pulled, disassembled, cleaned, reassembled & reinstalled the caliper, no luck. Replaced it, no luck. Turns out the flex hose had failed internally and was acting like a check valve. Fluid pressure to the brake, but wouldn’t release. Replaced the hose & drove the beast home. Total cost: 40 bucks, 3 skinned knuckles & a bunch of brake dirt under my nails. Airplanes are clean....I like airplanes.
More than likely from letting the caliper hang unsupported while changing the pads. I always change them out if I'm replacing the calipers, cheap insurance.
Probably. Could be it was just old. Ordered a right side hose too cuz if one's bad, the other is suspect. I replaced all 4 pads as well for the same reason. The rotors looked near new...
I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
Kind of creepy bird house on the patio, but was my mom’s favorite. Bunch of baby birds inside and the two parent birds bring them food all day long. They freak out when the parent lands on the house with food
Safety tip #35: Get to the airport 3 hours before your flight because 2 1/2 hrs isn't enough. Stuck in Chicago due to normal passenger loads and too few agents. Stood in line 2 hours. MIGHT get out tonite.....
I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
^^^^ Man, I don’t know. I worked in Fairbanks back in ‘69 and I’ve always believed since then that, if The Lord were going to give earth an enema, Fairbanks is where he’d stick the hose…..
Found a Box Turtle trying to cross our little road and relocated it down in a spring hollow.
Spent two days wheelbarrowing and stacking oak and hickory fire wood for next winter. I used to buy a load of logs and cut and split myself. These days this 75 year old buys it cut and split and dumped.
Some of you saw in the What Did You Get Today thread that I got 24 D cell batteries when I thought I only ordered 8. But the story doesn't end there after all.
Other than a flashlight I never use, the only place I used D's is in my touchless garbage can, and the four it takes last for years, which is why I wasn't happy w/ my boneheaded mistake. Well, I opened up the battery compartment on the garbage can, only to find it wasn't working because one of the batteries had jiggled loose and wasn't making good contact. So now, I have 24 batteries I don't need. But wait, there's more!
There's a Whole Foods store nearby and because they're owned by Amazon they have a kiosk for returning stuff. Easy-peasy. You just the item to the clerk, they scan it, and Bob's your uncle. I could get there and back in 15min. So I got online at Amazon's site and said I want to return the batteries. When they asked why I checked the box for 'Ordered by Mistake'. 10 seconds later, they said I don't have to return them and they refunded my money. In their email, they state the reason as 'Sent by Mistake'. I feel bad that I'm getting the batteries for free, especially since I don't really need them, at least for a while, but to rectify things would take a lot of time and explaining so it's not worth the effort.
I'm just going to online bill pay with my utilities and credit cards this last couple months. My power company charged me a $2 "convenience" fee to do it. Nevermind that they didn't have to pay someone to stuff an envelope and mail a bill to me. That just rips my ass.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
@Yakster said:
I just choked on a Lychee Peachme Boba Tea drink.
I just got choked trying to say that^^ 3 times, fast.
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I have to clean my gutters and hang a ceiling fan, but my back stoop is as done as I can make it.
MOW badge received.
It works FAR better if you clean your gutters during a fierce thunderstorm. @Patrickbrick
Wish you were there to see it happen, it’s anniversary is coming up!
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I looked down our little road yesterday evening and saw two red foxes crossing about 35 yards away. One big one and one little one. Probably a female and a kit. Nice to see nature working.
More than likely from letting the caliper hang unsupported while changing the pads. I always change them out if I'm replacing the calipers, cheap insurance.
Probably. Could be it was just old. Ordered a right side hose too cuz if one's bad, the other is suspect. I replaced all 4 pads as well for the same reason. The rotors looked near new...
Kind of creepy bird house on the patio, but was my mom’s favorite. Bunch of baby birds inside and the two parent birds bring them food all day long. They freak out when the parent lands on the house with food
We did the Dickle Pickle at the MKE herf
Working 70+ hours every week after a 2 week vacation. Fun. Summer is brutal.
F**k You I'm drunk.....
"I never apologize. I'm sorry, but that's just how I am,"-Homer Simpson
Ouch
Meh it is what it is. Better than being slow i guess.
On the plus side the money is good. It's how it goes every summer.
F**k You I'm drunk.....
"I never apologize. I'm sorry, but that's just how I am,"-Homer Simpson
Safety tip #35: Get to the airport 3 hours before your flight because 2 1/2 hrs isn't enough. Stuck in Chicago due to normal passenger loads and too few agents. Stood in line 2 hours. MIGHT get out tonite.....
Fingers crossed. 🤞
Waiting for my flight home.
Wine is fine but whiskeys quicker...
Things are about to get interesting...
Don’t know how the guy did it, but we have a no kidding, honest-to-goodness lounge in Squarebanks now! Things are looking up!
You just removed the last remaining excuse I had for not coming to visit.
^^^^ Man, I don’t know. I worked in Fairbanks back in ‘69 and I’ve always believed since then that, if The Lord were going to give earth an enema, Fairbanks is where he’d stick the hose…..
So sayeth the Oldfart….. 👍👴🏻
^^^^ It’s gotten a bit better since then I suspect. After all, we have a lounge now! 😂😂😂
Found one of the kid’s bows while cutting the hayfield Katie calls a yard. Neighbors with riding mowers are wonderful things....
Found a Box Turtle trying to cross our little road and relocated it down in a spring hollow.
Spent two days wheelbarrowing and stacking oak and hickory fire wood for next winter. I used to buy a load of logs and cut and split myself. These days this 75 year old buys it cut and split and dumped.
I hear that kid @Patrickbrick buys his wood cut and split too.
happy aphelion day!
Some of you saw in the What Did You Get Today thread that I got 24 D cell batteries when I thought I only ordered 8. But the story doesn't end there after all.
Other than a flashlight I never use, the only place I used D's is in my touchless garbage can, and the four it takes last for years, which is why I wasn't happy w/ my boneheaded mistake. Well, I opened up the battery compartment on the garbage can, only to find it wasn't working because one of the batteries had jiggled loose and wasn't making good contact. So now, I have 24 batteries I don't need. But wait, there's more!
There's a Whole Foods store nearby and because they're owned by Amazon they have a kiosk for returning stuff. Easy-peasy. You just the item to the clerk, they scan it, and Bob's your uncle. I could get there and back in 15min. So I got online at Amazon's site and said I want to return the batteries. When they asked why I checked the box for 'Ordered by Mistake'. 10 seconds later, they said I don't have to return them and they refunded my money. In their email, they state the reason as 'Sent by Mistake'. I feel bad that I'm getting the batteries for free, especially since I don't really need them, at least for a while, but to rectify things would take a lot of time and explaining so it's not worth the effort.
Descaling my tankless water heater after only six months. Hard SJ water is a pain.
I'm just going to online bill pay with my utilities and credit cards this last couple months. My power company charged me a $2 "convenience" fee to do it. Nevermind that they didn't have to pay someone to stuff an envelope and mail a bill to me. That just rips my ass.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
Shop opened this week. 12+ hour days are here again after not opening at all last year.
Hang in there, Edward.
I just choked on a Lychee Peachme Boba Tea drink.
I just got choked trying to say that^^ 3 times, fast.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain