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

[mr.mud1]

I had a bunch of things to do outside but it's rained for a couple days and the next few don't look promising either so i did the front brakes on my Uncle's Chrysler Intrepid,no pictures but a horrible mess,everything seized and rotten,as always an hour job turns into about 3 fighting with junk but then i got fooling around in an old Craftsman tool box my Father in-law told me to take when we were there a couple weeks ago helping them clean up and thin out some stuff.there were some AC Fire Ring spark plug boxes,long before Delco was involved i think,something on the box about 1949,Made in Canada and The Thompson Co. i think it said.i'd never seen AC plugs in boxes like that,an old,made in Springfield,Mass 1/4 inch drill,sorry i forgot the brand but it must weight 10 pounds?i plugged it in and away it went but the cord had me worried.some made in Canada Gray tools,good stuff,some Craftsman,made in the USA,more good stuff including a 1/2 drive Craftsman ratchet with a long handle.i have several Snap-on ratchets,one 3/8's drive with a long handle and i use it all the time and was looking for a long handled 1/2 inch.i have 3 or 4 Made in England Record vises and brought home a # 4 Record vise that swivels and i have a home for that on a metal working/sheet metal brake table i'm building.all kinds of cool stuff.i love it when a plan comes together.

[special-K]

When you said Fire Ring I pictured that cool logo right away. I have AC plugs in boxed from the '80s and thought that was something. Also 7 on a blister pack. But you win!!

Old tools are the best. A few years ago I had a small hex head screw I couldn't reach and discovered a great long handled 1/4" drive ratchet from Milwaukee. Then at a swap meet I bought a long handle 3/8 drive. all I need now is a long 1/2". I never knew about longer handle ratchets until recently. Great tools! I have all the stubby stuff and palm ratchets, but when there's room to swing....................

[special-K]

When you said Fire Ring I pictured that cool logo right away. I have AC plugs in boxed from the '80s and thought that was something. Also 7 on a blister pack. But you win!!

Old tools are the best. A few years ago I had a small hex head screw I couldn't reach and discovered a great long handled 1/4" drive ratchet from Milwaukee. Then at a swap meet I bought a long handle 3/8 drive. all I need now is a long 1/2". I never knew about longer handle ratchets until recently. Great tools! I have all the stubby stuff and palm ratchets, but when there's room to swing....................

[dieseldawg142]

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.

[best view]

You can’t fix stupid

[special-K]

Originally Posted by tutone

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

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

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!"

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by special-K

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 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

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

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.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by special-K

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]

Originally Posted by tutone

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!

[tutone]

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.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by tutone

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.

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

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

[special-K]

^^^ 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.

[tutone]

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]

Originally Posted by tutone

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.

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.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

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.

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]

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

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

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.

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]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

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]

Sheesh! Not a great coincidence

[special-K]

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]

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]

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!