Originally Posted by Steeveedee (Post 9006935)

Our county collects hazmat stuff every other month, here.

Originally Posted by LockDoc (Post 9006936)

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Dropped off the big guns on Friday. Dug the hole Saturday morning and started pushing the barn in. Finished pushing it in on Sunday and last picture is Noon on Monday. Finished it all up by 3pm.

LockDoc

Originally Posted by Chevyland (Post 9006940)

That’s such a bummer Leon
I’m glad I was able to see it before it’s burial
Merry Christmas

Originally Posted by Stocker (Post 9006122)

Old paint is hazardous waste here, too. California, go figure.... :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by chevyland (Post 9006937)

Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9006960)

I hate to see an old barn go down, but mother nature forced this one. She was trying to push it down herself. You just gained a big footprint of ground


My comment was tongue & cheek. I guess old paint cans are called hazardous waste in all states. I just find it ironic that the remains of a can are hazardous waste while full cans line the shelves at stores and there is nothing to stop a 6 year old from buying a can. I'm saying they sure use the term hazardous waste loosely. I wasn't sure what the status was for old paint cans but I had heard of a real stringent and "forward moving" local county landfill that tears open trash bags to see if any paint cans are in and rejects those. I figure they like to see them tossed on the side of the road. I've always tossed them in my curbside garbage container and never had a problem. I see people put sawdust in to absorb the fluid.

Here's my peeve. If they are so concerned about excess paint being hazardous waste, then why has it gotten to where buying two quarts costs about what a gallon does? It used to take three, quarts went up. So now, for economics it makes more sense to buy the gallon if you 'might' need to get into the third qt. Environmentally, that has created an excess of waste paint, a lot of half gallons (or more) get tossed

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck (Post 9006993)

Oh wow Leon!

Growing up in NY, I saw a lot of beautiful old barns collapse from snow loads.

That barn was MASSIVE!

Originally Posted by LockDoc (Post 9007010)

Yes, big barn. That Derecho (wind storm) that went through ruined a lot of old barns around here. Now I have a lot more yard to mow...:)

We are supposed to have 50-70 mile an hour winds again tomorrow. I need to batten down the hatches.... Bummer

LockDoc

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9007402)

Finished up my wife’s Christmas present 4 coats of Carnauba wax . This is Black Walnut . The cherry bowl I started needs a little more drying time it’s at 25% right now . So I made a makeshift kiln dryer ,a box with a 100 watt incandescent bulb .

Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9007512)

Hey, you forgot the knots! ;). Nice job on a beautiful piece of wood. Good idea for the kiln. I'm wondering how an infrared heater would work, set low of course.

Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9007512)

How did you make out with that wind yesterday? I saw where there were 100 mph winds toppling semis in Colorado Springs and both Kansas and Colo had a major dust storm.

Originally Posted by special-K (Post 9007709)

That was a nasty wind. Glad you were spared any serious damage. When we had that derecho come through here, my place was just outside its path. I was away in WVA for the weekend and the windows were open. Where I was got hit, but I was in a low area so it just shook the Jimmy up that I was sleeping in. But all around there was damage and power was out, like 8 powerline poles snapped in a row. I was at a flea market and the next morning no vendors were showing up. I was concerned about my house, but when I got home it didn't even look like any rain blew in.

Insane 100mph Winds Topple Dozens of Semis - Colorado Springs, CO - 12/15/2021 - YouTube

Major DUST STORM with near-zero visibility in Kansas and Colorado, USA!! (Dec.15, 2021) - YouTube

Originally Posted by LockDoc (Post 9007911)

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OK, on a more positive note, I baked Sugar Cookies this morning. I wanted to start at 5am but the wife was still sleeping and I make a LOT of noise when I do anything in the kitchen. I'm not your conventional cookie baker so you never know what they are going to look like.

Doesn't look like a lot of cookies but somehow some of the dough and a few cookies disappeared during the process....:(... The recipe says it makes about 40 cookies. I must have made them bigger than they did....:)

LockDoc