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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I spent the entire 4 day weekend working on/in my garage. It is in dire need of improvement to turn it into a functional wood-shop.
I have started by adding some additional collar-ties and framing the walls to be insulated. Moving and adding a few circuits and lights, etc comes next. It has had adequate light for years, but they are very out-dated and likely costing me a lot. There were 6 fixtures with two 8' fluorescent bulbs each, but they were the old style "single bullet" at 60 watts per, that's 720 watts every time I hit the switch. Totally unnecessary in the days of LEDs. So far I have only added two 4' units to replace them, but I'm not sure I like them. They are very bright and the ceiling is only 8 feet high. Most of the time over the last two weekends has been in just moving/purging to make room to do this, the other end is quite a mess.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Hey it’s a good start
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Now that my barn is moved there's the piddly task of repopulating it. I'm looking at the heap of Florescent fixtures from my old shop ('07) and saving for the next one ('??) and realize they ain't gonna be happenin'
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Location: Catskill Mountains,NY
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Right now I’m listening to the sounds of generators . Power has been out since 2am not expected to be restored until late afternoon . Had some very strong winds last night still have some strong gusts today .
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I hope you get power back sooner than later. really gusty winds for sure. Still whipping it up today with a high of 40*. At least it's sunny!
I got some firewood cut split and stored yesterday. Nice to have it but it will be 24hr cycle wood, as I call it. Needs a day stacked around the woodstove before using. And the moisture will soon be frozen, so it will be thaw/dry/burn. Messy and inconvenient, but better than nothing when the cold north winds blow.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wa.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Going back to work at Lowes today. Retired six months ago, but I actually really liked working there. I went to a get together a few weeks back for one of our team that was moving up to a higher position at another store. Told my old boss that I missed working there and would consider coming back if they ever had a part time opening. She said I do, 5AM to 10AM, we would love to have you back. So I grabbed it up. First few days I start at 8 and do (re-do) training on the computers and I think Monday Im back at the 5-10 slot.
I hope it isnt a mistake haha, my honey said dont worry about it, if you find its not what you were hoping you can always hang it up.
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When I was there for a little over two years I worked 5am to 2pm. Ive always been an early riser even as a teen. Its a one mile commute so that's another plus. My wife retires in January, she will probably stay in bed until 7. That will give her a few hours of peace and quiet until I get home haha.
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I've been waking up at 5 so long I stopped using an alarm clock over 25 years ago. If I sleep till 6, due to waking up and not getting back to sleep for a while, I'm behind all day. If I wake up and it's not still dark I feel I slept half the day away. Raising a family, that early morning time was my peace and solitude time. My time!
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
same here. get up at 4 for work at 5. it's very peaceful and i love watching the world wake up- my quiet time
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After early rising for over 40 years, 3 years into retirement now and I still cannot sleep past 4 or 5.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I see I am not the only one in this crowd. Been retired well over 13 years and I still wake up around 4:30 almost every morning, no alarm clock needed. Anything after 5AM and I'm thinking Oh crap, I overslept! I start most mornings with a trail walk and the first half-hour or so I need a flashlight to see where I'm going. Great to see the sunrise out in the woods!
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I see what a lot of people here did today was wake up. Glad to hear it!
![]() CG, I hope you enjoy working at Lowe's even more this time around. I hope you end up asking for more hours ![]() I woke up, too. Then I went got started back on the summer kitchen tree fall repair. Started on the metal roof, pre-fab standing seam. I got the drip edge and barges (what I call them, installed on the gables. What I know as a barge is the edge piece on the gable. This manufacturer calls these prefab pieces slim line rake. Ready to start on the roof panels tomorrow
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Got most of the wiring run for my new table saw. Three trips to the hardware store! In the first batch, I thought I had 3/4" flex conduit. Get home, nope, it's 1/2"! Rookie mistake. I get those and some other stuff, go to the rental house and do some odds and ends. Closer to selling, yay! Had to get a sliding glass door latch, and one more connector for flex conduit to j-box, because there are 3 in a bag, not 4.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
^ Good workers seem to be getting harder to come by.
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Yes for Sure.
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Ah, they'll probably lay him off after Christmas. They just want to see more smocks on the floor during the madness
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Location: Woodbury, Ct.
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Must be nice to go to work on your own terms..Good for you.
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Location: Catskill Mountains,NY
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
We were out till 6 pm last night . My generator ran from 8 to 6 it’s an Onan/Cummins 8k pretty much runs the whole house .
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Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Tahoe City, CA
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Shoveling snow in my near future…Luckily it’s blue skies! The 2nd photo was yesterday, it dumped a foot and a half here in Tahoe City
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I get all the enjoyment of snow I can stand just from other's pictures.
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Location: newbury new hampsire
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Be careful with that stuff Los Angeles is going to need that in the spring
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