What did you do today not on your truck...

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

Yeah Brian, the temps here really haven’t been terrible. The nice thing about the trail is there is lots of shade.
I went out around 11:00am.
Early morning would be even nicer, but I’ve got a feeling there’d be cobwebs everywhere.
That’s just hard to get used to.

Cobwebs! Don't get me started! I walk our dog around the neighborhood in the morning, and they are everywhere! When I get home I have to pick them off her face, and I'm always slapping them off my legs and arms. The only time I used to have for exercise was long walks in the morning, starting at 3:30 AM, when I was working. Webs? Yeesh. I bought a headlight hat so that I could see where I was going at that time of night (morning), since some of the streets didn't even have lights. I carried a spider-whacker and waved it around while I was out walking, so that I didn't get them in the face. Never mind that old man walking around in the dark, waving a stick like a Ninja.

[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Cobwebs! Don't get me started! I walk our dog around the neighborhood in the morning, and they are everywhere! When I get home I have to pick them off her face, and I'm always slapping them off my legs and arms. The only time I used to have for exercise was long walks in the morning, starting at 3:30 AM, when I was working. Webs? Yeesh. I bought a headlight hat so that I could see where I was going at that time of night (morning), since some of the streets didn't even have lights. I carried a spider-whacker and waved it around while I was out walking, so that I didn't get them in the face. Never mind that old man walking around in the dark, waving a stick like a Ninja.

Funny stuff!

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Lazy day man, I played my drums, napped because I didn't sleep great.

Took care of some legal for one last-ditch effort. Unfortunately my life may involve attorney intervention. Nothing I did, it's the result of having to deal with a dumb-smit. He's begging for it, and smoked if he doesn't budge.

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

Finished this up
Then a couple cold ones

Looks fantastic

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

Lazy day man, I played my drums

How do you do that?

I always get yelled at when I play my drums.

Maybe I should move them out of the living room.

Or become a better drummer.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

How do you do that?

I always get yelled at when I play my drums.

Maybe I should move them out of the living room.

Or become a better drummer.

Same reason there are Chevy parts scattered throughout the house, bachelor has its benefits I found the better you play the louder it is. I more/less found a knack for it, took long enough. Never mind the head phones, I have to use a lot more than ear-plugs or I leave the set punch-drunk

No way I get away in the living room, my dogs wouldn't have it. They're in the backroom so bug my neighbors most They deserve it

[72c20customcamper]

Started working on my 68 stepside firewall and got an alert on fbmarketplace ..... long story short I now have another 68

Never got back to the firewall

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Started working on my 68 stepside firewall and got an alert on fbmarketplace ..... long story short I now have another 68

Never got back to the firewall

Pics please....

[kingsolver72]

Congrats on the the new backhoe!
Sounds like you’re diggin it.
Seems like when things breakdown it happens in multiples.

[FleetsidePaul]

I took my 90 lb. German Shepherd to the dog groomer. They took forever and when I finally picked him up he got all excited and scratched the chit out of my arm.

Then later I had a seizure (I get them from time to time) and smashed into some furniture with sharp corners and cut myself up even more.

Now my left arm looks like I've been in a knife fight and I broke some stuff that I really liked going down. But no broken bones. I've never broken a bone in my life and I've had some nasty spills. The last one I hit the hardwood floor so hard my head bounced up and I hit it again like dribbling a basketball. Bam Bam. Now I know why they call it hardwood. It's very unforgiving. That one hurt. A LOT.

But my dog looks great...Me....Not so much.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I took my 90 lb. German Shepherd to the dog groomer. They took forever and when I finally picked him up he got all excited and scratched the chit out of my arm.

Then later I had a seizure (I get them from time to time) and smashed into some furniture with sharp corners and cut myself up even more.

Now my left arm looks like I've been in a knife fight and I broke some stuff that I really liked going down. But no broken bones. I've never broken a bone in my life and I've had some nasty spills. The last one I hit the hardwood floor so hard my head bounced up and I hit it again like dribbling a basketball. Bam Bam. Now I know why they call it hardwood. It's very unforgiving. That one hurt. A LOT.

But my dog looks great...Me....Not so much.

Wow sorry to hear this feel better

[Rickysnickers]

Made a cornhole set. Apparently, here in ID, it's a major past time. BTW Fleetside Paul, get well

[FleetsidePaul]

Thanks. I'm fine. I just don't look too good. But then again I never really did.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

Thanks. I'm fine. I just don't look too good. But then again I never really did.

Keep it up and we'll have to put in protection clothing and a helmet. . Take care of yourself.

[Steeveedee]

Too bad about the fall, Paul!

Feel better soon.

[Palf70Step]

Finished up making another cooling device for the shop. Used my house's old AC/Heat blower motor assembly. It had been replaced less than a year before the whole AC /heat was redone.

Put together a little cart from scrap metal and some old computer desk chair casters. Now I have a mini moveable fan with 4 speeds. Since it works and it didn't catch on fire, looks like time well spent.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by Boog

I just got back from cleaning out my office. My furlough has ended. I am not surprised however. They've trimmed a bunch. After 29 years I was ready anyway.

Congrats for hanging it up.. now we'll see more of you ,,that's a compliment by the way..

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Finished up making another cooling device for the shop. Used my house's old AC/Heat blower motor assembly. It had been replaced less than a year before the whole AC /heat was redone.

Put together a little cart from scrap metal and some old computer desk chair casters. Now I have a mini moveable fan with 4 speeds. Since it works and it didn't catch on fire, looks like time well spent.

Good idea Bill ,,them squirrel cage fans kick out a lot of air ,,my mother used to put a pan of ice infront of a fan and let it blow across it ,, in them days we had no AC

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Finished up making another cooling device for the shop. Used my house's old AC/Heat blower motor assembly. It had been replaced less than a year before the whole AC /heat was redone.

Put together a little cart from scrap metal and some old computer desk chair casters. Now I have a mini moveable fan with 4 speeds. Since it works and it didn't catch on fire, looks like time well spent.

This would help w mosquitoes on my porch

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

This would help w mosquitoes on my porch

Did you miss the post I made about the Dynatrap my wife bought? We are virtually mosquito free.

[davischevy]

Floated the Buffalo River with the kids and grandkids. I have never seen so many people in the river. I'll have to say it wasn't fun. We had traffic jambs.

[Steeveedee]

One of my sons and I laid more pavers and bricks in the back yard. It's a somewhat humbling experience to be the go-fer, as opposed to telling the son to go-fer things. At least I was picking up sacks of mortar and putting them where he needed them- in the wheelbarrow to mix. My back is jacked, and I can't mix the mortar in the wheelbarrow and then sling it into where it needs to be. I guess I have to be alive to complain, right? Right?

On a sad side note, one of the neighbors sold a wrecked late-model Suburban with a 5.7L engine for $1500 that had everything that I would have needed to convert my truck to LS power. It ran great. I am officially bummed. Yes, I now that there would have been additional work, but it would have cost less than rebuilding my 402. ************ Better luck next time, I guess.

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Did you miss the post I made about the Dynatrap my wife bought? We are virtually mosquito free.

Missed it or forgot Which model?

Nice photos guys.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Missed it or forgot Which model?

Nice photos guys.

The bag contains the bugs I dumped.

[67C10Step]

Congrats Boog. The company I work for is employee owned so I have a stake in all the outcomes. Talked to my boss on the phone today for the first time in weeks. I like it that way.

Picked up a new 5” bench vise today. Finally broke my little craftsman 4-1/2” vice that I had for about 20 years. I’d abused that thing and it finally gave it up. Got a heavier duty one that will probably outlast me.

[special-K]

I went up to see my mom on Thursday. Spent the afternoon/evening with her. Saw my buddy with the river outfitter business and planned to do a raft trip on Saturday. My brother was to come for the afternoon Friday with my two nephews. He's not a mechanical type guy at all. As mom was preparing the lunch, he calls and his truck was broke down along the road. At least he got off the interstate onto old US40 when he heard a rumbling and felt vibration. U-joint went real bad at the axle yoke. I stop and pick up a couple u-joints since he couldn't really say if clips were inner or outer. I get there and it's an aluminum shaft with the yoke all boogered up, wasted. I dropped the shaft, trimmed the top of a Styrofoam coffee cup to fit snug on the nose of the transfer case, slid a second one (he had these) over to make it stronger(?), and taped it on with Tyvek tape. Then I took a heavy plastic shopping bag corner and taped that over all that. That got him home on front wheel drive, no visit with mom.

My sister called while I was out helping my brother. She misunderstood and thought I was going to be at her place to install a wooden countertop I made last year for her. I have no other work, so I told her she was next. I guess she missed the part where I said I was going up to mom's. To keep the peace with her further lack of understanding I decided to skip the river trip, take mom around to some places, and rive home last night. I think that was my vacation . My sister and I, and brother-in-law, will be taking some R&R time while I'm down there. He has 3 kayaks and we'll paddle the switchbacks of the S. Fork of the Shenandoah in Page Co. VA and do some hiking if it isn't real hot.

This was going to be my second half of a vacation. I hope it doesn't go like the first half . I have a couple truck friends in that general area I hope to go visit as well. One has a treasure trove of parts that he is known for not ever selling any of. I'll at least be privileged enough to at least see them . Both are great guys I really look forward to seeing.

I wake up real early, so Friday I headed out for a coffee at daybreak and ran up to the top of the hill to watch the sunrise and enjoy the view while I drank it

[DeadheadNM]

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