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Weve been waiting for a dry string of days to por a dog pen.
11' x 21' in a nice shady spot under an old cedar. Today was the day. I finished it by hand laying in the front end loader bucket as it was setting up very fast. We got it though.
I'm beat.

Concrete in the heat, Once you start you ain't stoppin' till everything is done

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Originally Posted by dieseldawg142 (Post 9215473)

haven't done it yet, but will be later today once the stores open.
we been having a lot of forest fires lately and not unusual to smell smoke.
every morning i let the dawgs out for their bizness, and this morn (4:30 am) the smoke smell was pretty strong.
i noticed my dawgs running over behind my shed and acting stupid, so i go walk over there and see smoke and flames coming off my fence.
grabbed my hose and put it out....prob be around $300-350 for new panels and assorted lumber to fix.
guess i got lucky, my shed didn't catch and only a couple pieces of siding got all warped and melty.
best i can figure is some a-hole walking down the alley prob flicked a butt in the grass along side my fence.

Smoking is a thoughtless habit. Expect thoughtlessness.
"I didn't know the world is dry all over with fires being a big problem. I only know I needed to get rid of my cigarette butt"

"Well then snuff it out and go ahead and litter your fellow's property. Just don't burn it down!"

Getter-Done

06-27-2023 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tutone (Post 9215582)

That is going to be a nice Condo for your Child.

I build a pen for my dog/daughter but nothing that Nice ;)

dieseldawg142

06-27-2023 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9215619)

i smoke sometimes (off and on habit...) but i don't go throwing my butts all over the place-never more than 5 ft from an ashtray in my shop (don't smoke in the house)
i'm not happy about it, but i am happy it happened at that end of the fence, i have a very large, dry hedge on the other end which runs right beside my carport, my quad trailer, my garage, my crewcab, my camper...
i still need to move the 1x4 down to match the rest, but at least the dawgs can go back ouside again.
not as well made or HD as the rest of the fence, but the price was right, 257 clams, and after 28 yrs in this house we're hoping to move in the next 2-3 yrs...getting surrounded by major development
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tutone

06-28-2023 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9215619)

Concrete in the heat, Once you start you ain't stoppin' till everything is done

Smoking is a thoughtless habit. Expect thoughtlessness.
"I didn't know the world is dry all over with fires being a big problem. I only know I needed to get rid of my cigarette butt"

"Well then snuff it out and go ahead and litter your fellow's property. Just don't burn it down!"

I don't mind concrete, but there are only about 10 days a year that are perfect for it. The pen belongs to a good friend with 16" Beagle dogs. I hope they are happy.

special-K

06-28-2023 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tutone (Post 9215679)

I don't mind concrete, but there are only about 10 days a year that are perfect for it

I have a cellar and garage to pour here, yet. And last pour I did I wished it was my last. About a 12' x 16' w/5'w x 6'l ramp under a lean-to roof (exc. ramp). A very hot sunny day. It was a lot for me to pull and float before it wanted to set. I had figured on the pour being shaded but the angle of the sun came in on it. No waiting around for that concrete to set. I couldn't get to the next step fast enough, worked me to death, the fastest slab I ever poured!

FleetsidePaul

06-30-2023 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dieseldawg142 (Post 9215652)

i smoke sometimes (off and on habit...) but i don't go throwing my butts all over the place-never more than 5 ft from an ashtray in my shop (don't smoke in the house)

I'm a smoker and I would never throw a butt or any kind of trash in someone's yard or anywhere for that matter. That's littering. If I'm not near an ashtray then the butts go into my back pocket until I can dispose of them properly. It's called manners and I try to be as polite as possible with my bad habit.

special-K

06-30-2023 07:35 AM

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^^^ Yeah, I roped them all into one with my mindless habit comment. But I do know smokers who are responsible about it, which takes a conscious effort. A habit means impulsive action and disposing is part of that. I figure by filling your ashtray you are showing yourself how many you smoke. No one stops to think how many butts they tossed today. I appreciate a smoker who will ask if I mind they smoke one, or wait till we get somewhere to light one up.

Rickysnickers

06-30-2023 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul (Post 9216200)

Very nice!! You seem to be in the minority that way. Thank you :)

72c20customcamper

06-30-2023 07:04 PM

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Doing some pre smoking for tomorrow. Having all my kids and grandkids up for the weekend . Ended up having two smokers going

72c20customcamper

06-30-2023 07:05 PM

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Found this on the side of the road today. Must not have been secured to well .

tutone

06-30-2023 07:15 PM

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Good find on the boat. Just don't drown.
I got out there in the shop and got started on trying to get dash and indicator lights going on the camaro. I had limited success as I got dash lights but the turn signals won't indicate on the dash. Im gonna get in there and figure it out.

Lost in the 60's

07-01-2023 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tutone (Post 9216353)

Ah, '68. Usually a ground. I "think" those have a ground strap to the instrument panel, being the housing is all plastic. Are you doing a restoration and new wiring ?
I have a '67. Complete resto in the works. Trying to learn final bodywork and paint right now.

special-K

07-01-2023 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9216350)

Found this on the side of the road today. Must not have been secured to well .

Someone is lame all over. Not just that they can't tie something down right, either. Why not deflate, fold, and stash in the vehicle?? Who'da knew an inflated raft could catch wind and want to blow off. Probably tied on the roof of a car with one rope or maybe just laid in the back of a pickup. Walmart sells that brand. I have an Intex air mattress

BRL	07-01-2023 09:01 AM

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Got tired of seeing how lazy I've been in my retirement by allowing these scotch broom bushes to grow up all over my property.

So I broke out the pruners, guzzled an energy drink, and headed out to do some serious clipping damage to those pesky weeds.

Felt I was finally accomplishing something around here when I noticed that a good amount of flies started buzzing around my head.

That's when I looked down and realized I was practically standing on an underground hornets nest!

Immediately raced back inside, jumped in front of the air conditioner and cracked open a cold one.

...maybe next year.

best view

07-01-2023 10:27 AM

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Good move

tutone

07-01-2023 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's (Post 9216453)

Yeah. It was a ground issue. I added an extra wire piggy backed to the strap and it got a lot of it. It is the org harness, never hacked up. Old woman's 6 cyl car in it's 1st life. I still have to get the right indicator for the blinker going and I will be done in the dash area.

Rickysnickers

07-01-2023 06:50 PM

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A year ago to the day, we had a fire on our property. Well, guess what happened today????

special-K

07-01-2023 08:22 PM

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Sheesh! Not a great coincidence

FleetsidePaul

07-01-2023 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickysnickers (Post 9216609)

A year ago to the day, we had a fire on our property. Well, guess what happened today????

That gives me the chills because where you live looks a lot like where I live.

Steeveedee

07-01-2023 09:57 PM

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Not that close to other people. Maybe fireworks by someone stupid? They tend to land far and wide. Good thing that it got knocked down quickly. One of my neighbors (who should never have possession of a firearm) went out and shot his .45 auto in the air on a 4th of July (before I moved there). A slug was discovered on a neighbor's roof when they were having a new roof installed. Later he was launching bottle rockets, when I did live there, and one landed on the same neighbor's roof. Good thing it was composition shingles instead of a shake roof, like original. That guy was the village idiot.

FleetsidePaul

07-01-2023 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee (Post 9216670)

There is no cure for stupid. There's a lot of idiots up here and I'm always glad on July 5th that nothing burned down the night before.

Steeveedee

07-01-2023 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul (Post 9216677)

There is no cure for stupid. There's a lot of idiots up here and I'm always glad on July 5th that nothing burned down the night before.

Moving away from there probably won't help, as you well know. We should form a conclave neighborhood where no cray-cray is allowed, and when they are ferreted out, they get evicted. Wait, that sounds like an HOA. Never mind. #can'twin

special-K

07-02-2023 08:20 AM

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Ancient and primal man discovered fire and learned how to manage it to benefit civilization.

Fast forward to today and so many people have no understanding of fire, how it works, how to keep it safe, or what to do when things go bad. They just know they can go buy a Bic at 7-11

Rickysnickers

07-02-2023 10:14 AM

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I live off a two lane highway. There's a reservoir about 10 miles away, and lots of people towing UTVs, so lots of trailers. The firemen and I suspect some idiot was dragging tow chains and caused it. We think that as there were a couple of spots where the fire started and came together.

Fortunately, I keep the area around the house as clear as I can. The fire departments that responded were really happy with the work I had done. They worked, but not nearly as hard as what they would have had I not kept the area cleared out.

Boog	07-02-2023 10:36 AM

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Been some years ago during the extreme summer heat someone pulling a trailer down the split 4 lane was dragging a chain and as hot links were grinding off they landed in the grassy median starting fires as he went. That went on for about 40 miles. I called to report it and apparently I wasn't the first. The 911 operator was not happy!

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