What Pleased You Today!

[Calb56]

This happened AFTER I got off work today.

 

[johnyrotten]

4 hours ago, Calb56 said:

This happened AFTER I got off work today.

 

Hey, you can't park there pal.

[Ace-Garageguy]

4 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Hey, you can't park there pal.

Yeah I can. I just did. See?

[John M.]

The summer camp has wrapped up today and it's 5 days of R&R for me. The camp and my school bus company inked a new 3 year contract this week and before leaving my final stop in Boston the, staff and kids presented a $100 dollar gift card to me for Stop & Shop supermarkets. I never saw that coming but it'll take some pressure off of my bank account. It made my day.  🙂

[stitchdup]

Just home from AC/DC and it was great. They played for over 2 hours and included a couple of songs they only play in scotland (the Young brothers and original singer bon scott were from scotland before emmigrating to the Australia) and we have a statue of Bon Scott in a Dumfrieshire town. I dont think Angus ever stopped playing apart from swapping guitars. If you get the chance take it as they wont be touring again I believe

[rattle can man]

I've got 9 pints of pickled sweet peppers. My basement carpeting is almost dry. temps low to mid -70s starting Sunday and as far out as the forecast goes. And the Cayenne peppers are in the oven drying.

[89AKurt]

I've been moving literally tons of dirt and rock, for a major backyard remodel.  Been doing what I call micro-grading, a little cut here, fill over there, moved rocks that have been wasting space for decades, made retaining walls from rocks found over four decades.  When I built my house, almost didn't need plans.  Now you need Engineering on everything.  They also want you to get a Grading & Drainage permit when you build a new house, if over 50 cubic yards is moved, I'm way over that during the decades of moving dirt.  They have also been forecasting rain, finally, and I wanted to get this done.  I also discovered "spec bulk ABC" which is much better than loose gravel or regular ABC.  Pleased I got this done before the rain tonight.

Pleased that Blue Cloud hauled a total of 2.6 tons with 4 trips.

Been revising landscaping too, Domino Effect.  Wanted a level parking spot, had to raise up the grade about 10 inches, so the steps needed attention.

There were two flagstones with a finished edge in the random section at the stone yard.  Used a grinder to round the end.

It's fun building stuff that doesn't need much measuring, but it's sort of like scratch-building with the test fitting.  Pleased I didn't totally smash any fingers.

[89AKurt]

On 8/16/2025 at 10:15 PM, Rodent said:

Haunted Hamburger?

Was my step father-in-law's favorite place on the planet, and possibly one of the reasons he is dead. (big guy, two-three hamburgers was a reasonable lunch)

Haven't been there since 2013, maybe high time to visit the area again.

I prefer to avoid crowds.  Service everywhere is getting worse.  But yea, that place. 😄

[Falcon Ranchero]

Was able to take my bike to the A&W show last night. Got more interest than the car. Going to bring it more often I think. There's a show on Saturday in Goulais River, 20 or so minutes up the highway. Have to sacrafice the spare tire in favour of the bike, since the bike won't fit otherwise.

[meechum68]

My new role is MINE!!  I got the official offer today and the what I want for wages, vs what they are offering is 1600.00, Monday I will find out if that is approved, if its not, I will still take the role because in the end its my health that improves and I come out ahead.  Plus my last day in the field as a face of the job is Friday Sept 5th. I have 8 working days left in my current role which takes me to a full 14 years in that role.  

I am very excited for the new role and the challenges it brings!

[OldTrucker]

Grandson graduated today!

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, meechum68 said:

My new role is MINE!!  I got the official offer today and the what I want for wages, vs what they are offering is 1600.00, Monday I will find out if that is approved, if its not, I will still take the role because in the end its my health that improves and I come out ahead.  Plus my last day in the field as a face of the job is Friday Sept 5th. I have 8 working days left in my current role which takes me to a full 14 years in that role.  

I am very excited for the new role and the challenges it brings!

Congratulations on the promotion. 

[TonyK]

Pleased that Sirius XM added the Beach Boys channel.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Pretty good day overall.

The chambers in the Neon head cleaned up a lot faster/better than I'd expected, and most of the valve seats...14 out of 16...look pretty good with no work.

Yes, I'm going to lap them all, but I don't think I'll need to break out the seat cutter.

All my stretching has been paying off too, as I can finally cross my legs again so I can put my socks on like a young man, not a crippled geezer.

No limping today, either.

Never give up, never surrender.   

[Earl Marischal]

Wife booked a 5 day break in a holiday park for just the two of us in Fife, Scotland. It’s for our 25th wedding anniversary.

 steve 

[meechum68]

Hummingbirds playing on the feeders on the front porch, watching em from my chair.

 

[johnyrotten]

My wife's mother and niece left today, thankfully. Sanity is slowly returning. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, johnyrotten said:

My wife's mother and niece left today, thankfully. Sanity is slowly returning. 

Every time I start to feel sorry for myself for having no family...  

[johnyrotten]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Every time I start to feel sorry for myself for having no family...  

I'll loan em to ya,Bill. Be warned,their combined IQ is a negative integer, and her niece has blue hair. 

[89AKurt]

I'm pleased to be able to move around still, but I'm worried........  Been busting butt to get my backyard remodel complete, before a much needed gully-washer.  Got about 200 pounds of flagstone to put under the Shipping Container perimeter, have to get just a few more pieces.   Just when I completed this job, it rained cats and dogs.

Also pleased to use some of the scavenged Redwood for something, this is where the forklift hole is.

Another reason to be pleased, a reliable pickup that isn't a rolling computer.  I have hauled at least 6 tons of rock and dirt this summer.

[stitchdup]

I got to speak to the owner of a green mk3 golf estate (wagon) yesterday and might have picked up a small paint job. The owner managed to scrape the rear bumper but luckily he didn't damage the plastic at all, only removed the paint. I mentioned building models and having a tin of the correct dragon green already so he took my number. Its an easy fix, flat back the remaining paint, couple shots of filler primer, normal primer paint clear and polish. its only on the top edge of the bumper so i only have to blend one end as the rest has edges and blending is simpler on a round corner. Only real issue is i might be doing the work at the side of a road but it wouldn't be the first time

[John M.]

I got an E Mail this afternoon from the district court telling me that my appearance for jury duty was cancelled. The reason wasn't specified expect it stated that the needs of the court was changing. The good part is, I thought it was for the 28th when it was for the 26th which is tomorrow. I read the date wrong. I ducked that fast moving freight train. 🙂

[stavanzer]

I have 2 daughters.

The Oldest lives across the street. I see her almost every day.

The Youngest, lives 2 hours away. We don't talk more than 5 or 6 times a year, usually on Holidays. So, my time to talk to her is very limited.

She called this afternoon, and we talked for almost 30 minutes.

It was great. I really enjoyed catching up with her.

[meechum68]

I got a role I have been after, and I got the money I asked for.  

Plus my hummingbirds were out feeding while getting sprinkled on.  

Good day!
 

[89AKurt]

Appreciate the smallest of things, could add up.  Rained a bit today, but still took the Honda Civic to get a few pieces of flagstone to finish off this little project.  I'm getting good at cutting with a chisel, and the grinder makes up for the lack of experience.  Well, I should grout or caulk the big gaps.  Pleased to beat the rain tonight.