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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I finished my 5th Oreilly auto parts store in 93 working days. I still don't have a hat but I do have a key.
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Took my econobox to the car wash and then clayed out and waxed the top surfaces. First time since December. I blame arthritic foot pain. I'm going to have to get to the sides, soon.
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Then I got the idea to make a rack to slide the cutting board in under the new top. The top I made from the sink cut-out I've had stashed 0ver 30 years. I had made the oak butcher block countertops way back then. So easy peezy, ready-made top! I wanted the leg to be hefty so I cut that out of an old oak 2" x 4" I saved from a job on an old house or barn. No Nails!
It did have a healthy bow to it, so I straightened it up on the table saw. I used some of the remainder to cut down the pieces for the cutting table rack. I didn't want to close that area in and block light with an actual shelf or drawer, so I decided on the rack. One piece across and two running back to the wall. Then add a stop so the cutting board sits flush out front. I drilled into the cutting board to epoxy a brass machine screw to mount a black know to match the rest of the kitchen The table saw blade is ready to be replaced, but I wanted to rip these pieces first incase there were any nails hidden in there. My tool box with the sanders is buried where I couldn't lay my eyes on it, due to the barn move project. Planer is buried, too. So it was good ol' old fashioned hand sanding to get the saw marks, including burn marks, out of the wood. I still need to trim some length off the brass machine screw and finish assembling the rack. Be back later with pictures. Also want to refinish the old teak cutting board. Need to pick up that oil
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It's a cold day but, a great day here. Picking up my check for the sale of my Cutlass.
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Welsh Corgis are one of the first dog breeds I learned about when I was a kid. I'm kind of partial to them. The reason is, I collected/played with Corgi Toys. Those and Dinky Toys. My folks didn't have a lot of money and we had a big family, but when they bought us toys they bought quality. Are you familiar with them. Also Matchboxes, which everyone knows. I still have all that stuff. The coolest Corgi Toy I had was a baby blue '63 Riviera. And I have a story about that.
Back in '82 was when I met the gal I ended up marrying. She had two kids so I had to grow up. I started my home contracting business out of a '71 K/20. I wanted her to have a car that was a cool mate to it, and I wanted something sporty but also plush. So I was looking for a '71 Monte Carlo when I ran across a baby blue '63 Riviera. I realized it was what a Monte Carlo came from and bought it for her. At some point I went digging through my old toys and came across that Corgi Toy. I don't know if it was a subconscious thing or coincidence, but I had bought the real version of one of my favorite toys as a kid. In all these years I have only seen one other baby blue Riviera. And I just searched Corgi Toy Riviera and only found two pictures of baby blue ones. The one was an old listed that was a dead end and the other is on Ebay, and it says it's the rare baby blue version. The rest are either gold or medium blue metallic. I don't know, but when I think About it, that is one of the coolest things in my life
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I never knew about Corgi toys. I'm also partial to the Corgi pups as that's the only family pet my family had in the home. In the future, if I decide to get a dog, it'll be a corgi. Until then, I think I'm going to go buy a Corgi toy
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That baby blue Riviera is going for $65! No box, which doesn't matter to me. I still have mine which is in "played with" condition. As far as I know they are the only one Corgi did this light think with. Kind of like fiber optics. On the ledge under the back window and on the dash are lenses to let light in. The rear one lights up the headlights and the front one does the tail lights. I could put my finger over one side of the lens on the dash to put the turn signal on. Pretty fascinating for a young boy. The two baby blues I saw pictures of have red interiors, mine has yellow. I wonder if mine is more rare yet. My real one had a blue interior. Definitely a nicer combo ![]() Look up Corgi Toys. They made some cool cars. Mostly British or European. But they did a '59 Chevy I remember, and some others.
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If you want a Corgi pup be prepared for the price tag. ![]() Great dogs. But they definitely have an attitude. ![]()
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Don't underestimate those tiny legs. I know it defies physics but she can outrun my Shepherd.
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The stubby legs are the best
![]() Tim, I like that blue Riviera. That's one of those cars I'd like to own at least for a little bit one day. Paul, $2500! ![]()
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She isn't the same dog. But she's kind of is if that makes any sense. They are very much alike.
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I watched a thing on YouTube about 18 things Wales is best known for. Sounded like a snooty Brit to me. He tells about Tom Jones and some other insignificant things and left out one I feel is important, at least in American history. Tom Jones is a person who happens to be from Wales. Wales isn't known for Tom Joneses, Tom Jones is known for being from Wales, that's all. He is well known for being a performer. Anyway, no mention of Welsh Corgis, which is their actual name, like German Shephard.
I didn't think of those cute little big dogs, but I did comment on something else that has to do why many Americans have Welsh ancestry is due to their superior iron working skills. The B & O Railroad was America's first commercial railroad and Welsh iron workers were sought after to immigrate and facilitate the making of some of the first iron rails made in America. So their iron working skills were obviously well know dating farther back than that. My great grandfather was one of those who came to work at the Mount Savage Iron Works in the town of the same name, just outside Cumberland, Maryland where the C & O Canal had been built to. This is big US history right there. The rails made there way east on the canal boats to build the rails west. I got a lot of kudos from those with Welsh ancestry from as far as Australia. No comment from the snooty Brit, though ![]() ![]()
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Sugar Cookies to start off the day. I ran out of Chocolate Chip Cookies yesterday so I needed to bake something. I tried this recipe once before but it called for orange juice and I didn't care for them. I left the orange juice out and put chocolate milk in place of it. They taste a lot better this time. YUMMMMY! Mouse droppings on some, plain white frosting others and some plain. I had to put my initials on the big one so no one would eat it.... ![]() LockDoc
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Haha, mouse droppings. I don't know if I'll ever be able to eat chocolate sprinkles again. By the way, Australians have a really peculiar name for sprinkles, does anybody else know what it is?
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Made headway on the vanity .
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Are you going to skin that vanity, or are you going for rustic? I want a new vanity in the front bathroom and have enough oak to do it, but the wife's probably going to want particle board with melamine.
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Test piece the darker area is BLO the center is clear laquer far right natural . I like the natural but in a bath it needs to be sealed
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I don't know if I showed a picture of the counter extension for the microwave all finished up, but I decided to make a rack beneath it to stash the cutting board
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Cleaned out storage shed some. This was the shop temp in the "heat" of the day. Losing my Yankee roots. This too cold to piddle outside now days
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Shucks Bill ...it was warmer than that here today.
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The sprinkles were store brand and they didn't have the best flavor, but they weren't too bad on top of the white powdered sugar frosting. All you have to do is close your eyes when you eat them. I usually have one in the morning before I turn on the lights... ![]() I don't know what the Aussies call them either. LockDoc
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