- There is no better way to remind yourself as to why you quit smoking than to be stressed, frustrated, and pissed off, stop at a Stop-n-Stab, buy a pack of Marlboro Reds, and try to smoke one in the parking lot.
- Yes, it’s been one of those days.
- No, I didn’t finish it, and the pack went in the trash.
- Yuck.
- The wood shed is done. At least it’s mostly done. I need to put up a couple more braces on the inside, and I will have to construct the doors for it come spring, but it’s up, solid, and ready to be filled with firewood.
- No pictures other than the one I put up earlier. I’m not particularly proud of the job I did on this one. It’s rough, it’s not fancy, and it’s not pretty.
- It did, however, give me an idea on how to construct some storage bins that I need to make this summer.
- Next big outdoor project – Knock down, remove, and replace a 20+ foot by 4 foot by 2 foot solid concrete retaining wall that is listing about 10 degrees outward.
- I may nibble at that one over several months. Of course, if my neighbors and wife were of a more forgiving nature, I could probably crater it in a few minutes, but they have hangups about pressure waves and loud noises.
Thoughts on the Day
Posted by daddybear71 on November 26, 2012
https://daddybearsden.com/2012/11/26/thoughts-on-the-day-69/
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derfreiheit
/ November 26, 2012Re: cigs – Good for you.
Re: concrete – I read something in “This Old House Magazine” (don’t judge, it was a gift and I had to poop) about some goo that you pour into holes drilled into the concrete and let it sit for a week. It expands and breaks it apart.
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daddybear71
/ November 26, 2012I think this is what you were looking at. Looks like I’d have to spend about $200 for the job between the drill bit and this stuff. I’ll have to see if I can find a local source.
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Peter
/ November 26, 2012Remember the engineers’ motto: “There are few problems that can’t be solved by the judicious application of high explosives”.
😉
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daddybear71
/ November 26, 2012Like I said, that path to success has been denied to me. Oh well, I had nothing better to do over the next few months.
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derfreiheit
/ November 26, 2012What if some local hooligan came by and “stole” the case of beer you left sitting on the back porch and “nefariously” detonated your wall?
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auntiejl
/ December 2, 2012You know, Peter, I had similar thoughts during our 14 months of haranguing through the court system. My biggest concern was collateral damage. And jail time.
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LabRat
/ November 27, 2012You can join Stingray’s pity party. I’ve forbidden him from using detcord to take down the dead tree in the yard and he feels his is my most unreasonable moment yet.
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daddybear71
/ November 27, 2012Are you telling me that you can’t find someone in Los Alamos who doesn’t know enough about high explosives and their application to fell a tree in a safe manner? Preposterous!
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LabRat
/ November 28, 2012It’s more the part where it’s late November and yet this alleged winter has been so warm and dry the fire danger sign by the station never drops below “high” that concerns me.
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Six
/ November 28, 2012Ouch on the concrete. Good thing you have man hands because mister sledge hammer is not your friend. If I was in your neighborhood I’d lend a hand though I’m kinda glad I’m not in your neighborhood 🙂
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daddybear71
/ November 28, 2012We are re-evaluating doing that as a DYI, or at least I am. If the information I’m seeing on weight for cured concrete is correct, I’m not looking forward to doing it by hand.
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