Yeah, I've stayed away from Lowes for just that reason. Got my plants from Wentworth.
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No veggies, just a large ornamental garden. I've got a huge front lawn that faces south with no shade so instead of fighting with a giant lawn we've been incrementally growing the gardens to cover as much as we can with mulch, junipers, and poofy grasses. I was able to find a spot for a Japanese maple which I'm excited about.
- Been exploring new trails on the MTB. Unfortunately it's been raining for the past three days.
- Playing the sax...when no one else is home. I'm not bad, but I am loud.
- Clearing stuff in the yard. Keeping the yard waste pickup guys in business
- Smoking a La Gloria Cubana Serie R (Belecoso) while sipping some Eagle Rare and watching the dogs play.
We are one week on, one week off...A and B teams to mitigate risk of the 'rona going through our facility. Next week I go back to work, fly, and plan our virtual drills for later this month and next month.
Harrumph....I believe that time is reserved for elderly people...like me!
I moved OCONUS and the travel restrictions hit a week later. Then the UK government shut down all non-essential work, which included delivery of express shipments and household goods. Considering I was TDY since August, what’s the big deal living out of a suitcase for another month or two?
So, in lieu of buying all new bicycles, sporting equipment, and cookware, we’ve all been playing frisbee, soccer, and Nerf gun battles. We did get a loaner kitchen kit so my daughters have been learning how to bake.
Having just checked into my new squadron, the boss basically just told me to hang out until it’s done since I can’t really complete turnover while everyone is teleworking. In other words, I’ve been paid to check OWA two-three times a day since the first of March.
So, in lieu of buying all new bicycles, sporting equipment, and cookware, we’ve all been playing frisbee, soccer, and Nerf gun battles. We did get a loaner kitchen kit so my daughters have been learning how to bake.
Having just checked into my new squadron, the boss basically just told me to hang out until it’s done since I can’t really complete turnover while everyone is teleworking. In other words, I’ve been paid to check OWA two-three times a day since the first of March.
2020 is getting weirder all the time... a time when people will look back and think of their CAC reader with fondness.
RoarkJr.
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Nice, mine is the standard, though the clock doesn't work and neither does the tach and all but one backlight on the cluster. I'd also like to have ammeter/oil pressure gauges.
She's burgundy, got a 351w and a Retrosound, petronix, 2 barrel carb, American Auto Wire harness and an alternator from a '94 Taurus because my other one blew up and I had to drive her to formation the next day. Fun times rewiring that thing.
My old man always had classic cars, decided to get one and start learning 3 years ago. Found the perfect one in Ohio so I flew out with my old man and drove it back. She caught fire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and we had no tools, so we bought some electrical tape, borrowed a pocket knife, and spliced a new wire from some old stuff in the trunk and got her home.
Did a parade with the Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club in Foley at OWA a few months ago, it's been a blast.
Needs more plants but the nursery had not received their full spring shipments prior to the shutdown.
Pro tip: when you bleed a newly-installed wet line oil pressure gauge by cranking the engine, one, it doesn't take much cranking and two, have a rag handy.
Ideally you'd have three hands, one to crank, one with a wrench ready to snug the fitting on the back of the gauge, and one to wipe.
ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
- Getting more sleep now since I no longer have a 40-50 minute commute.
- Not wasting time getting dressed every morning, sweat pants and sweat shirt is the uniform of the day...everyday
- Spending more time with kids, even if they disrupt my work-from-home 50x a day
- Eating better, I have time to fix an actual breakfast, lunch and dinner. Despite being a family of 7 we enjoyed eating out A LOT. Quarantine as put a damper on that
- Cooking more on the Big Green Egg, love this thing
- Walking with kids a lot more and biking as weather permits
- Working out (resistance) up to 3x a day, scheduled work breaks to do a quick 7-10min circuit and then back to work
- Building wood shutters to replace the crappy plastic ones on the house
- Built firewood racks x2
- Cleared out garage, posted crap to CL or FB (wife's account)
- In planning phase of building raised garden beds
- Largest project will be planning/building treehouse for the kids
Making wood shutters? Man, that sounds like a swell project. What type of wood?
I was just noticing that our vinyl shutters have been fading.
Tackling some crown moulding is a reach goal for me for this time. But I'm trying to limit the inside projects so the house isn't completely torn up.
Moar deployment.
And reading.
And reading.
ABMD
Bullets don't fly without Supply
I'm using white pine it was the cheaper option. 1x6 for the vertical and 1x4 for the horizontal and diagonal bracing. I was surprised at the price of lumber at Lowe's I think I paid $12-15 for a 1x6x8. What I thought was going to be a $100-150 project is now a $200-$300 project. Here is the basic idea.
I have the plastic shutters at our rental, when they faded I just removed them and painted them. They looked good as new and only cost me $5 rattle-can of Rust-Oleum.
Just wear a mask...
