Yes sir, I did.
It starts today.
2-10p.
Time to feel like myself again.
I hope it goes well!
I've had similar experiences where you try to do the best job possible. Instead of rewarding you, they take advantage of you.
Yes sir, I did.
It starts today.
2-10p.
Time to feel like myself again.
Very busy! But in a good way.How was your first day?
Thanks Lenny, I'll be just fine.I hope it goes well!
I've had similar experiences where you try to do the best job possible. Instead of rewarding you, they take advantage of you.
Hi all my wife and I just returned from another trip to the work cabin. Thursday when we arrived I installed the toilet on the flange filled it up with water and it worked perfectly. I knew the toilet would flush but I was concerned about the pitch on the drain pipe being too steep and the water leaving the package behind in the pipe, There is one 30' section in the pipe to the digestion tanks where it is 3" per foot and thats about the recommended maximum. Also got back on the bathroom installation, I was able to get the wiring finished up for the light and outlet, the plywood on the ceiling installed and was working on the wall when the neighbor I hadn't met showed up. It was perfect timing I have been looking for my spring location for the water over the last 2 trips, I saw it last year when I bought it but it was so late in the year I didn't bother hooking it up and filling the tank, this year I have been looking exactly where I knew where it was but couldn't find it. Friday I walked for 2 hours looking for it and got turned around and ended up coming off the hill a mile from where I started. I was starting the search about a 100 yards from where I should have and went the wrong direction both times I looked for it. He knew exactly where it was. It is marked very clearly now and I will fill the tank on the next trip. The neighbor has known the previous owners for many years as their families are close. he told me he has been running around up there since he was 5 years old and he is around 60. Super nice guy as was the previous owners when I met them. Very genuine nice people. The neighbor now lives in El Salvador and returns to the mountain in the spring and leaves in October. We talked for about an hour, he gave me his gate combo and the key to his cabin said go ahead and use his property if I want and check on the place once in a while and it would be appreciated. Then gave me an old snowmobile and we exchanged contact info. I didn't get anything else done but that visit was well worth it and welcomed. Work is getting busy so I'm not sure when I can go back again. Marty
Hi All went to our younger son Tylers graduation from the police academy and after went to eat to celebrate the graduation and he starts as a deputy sheriff in 2 weeks. I took lots of pictures but can't post them because I lost my GD phone somewhere. Tomorrow will be a busy day. Marty
Hi All went to our younger son Tylers graduation from the police academy and after went to eat to celebrate the graduation and he starts as a deputy sheriff in 2 weeks. I took lots of pictures but can't post them because I lost my GD phone somewhere. Tomorrow will be a busy day. Marty
I'm headed back to the auditorium where the graduation took place to look for my phone myself. Called this morning no-one turned it in and ATT said they can't locate it because it is an I-4 and does not have the app. So if I can't find it I'm buying a new phone and then spending unknown hours retrieving my whole life from the 4 corners of the earth to put back in it. Marty
Hope you find it.
Jim
Thanks, went back no-one turned it in and they wouldn't let me look myself. They said the cleaning staff is very good and if it was there they would find it. Went and bought a new phone iPhone 8 that was the easy part. The wife has some pictures on her phone so I can still post a few from the graduation which I will do a little later. Marty
The only picture on the wife's phone with Tyler in it. She took the video and I took the pictures and the videos are to long to load. I may see if I can get screen shots and post them. Marty
Went to a new barber shop today.
This is an old style barber. Been around for years, never went there before. It was good. Not great, but good enough. If my old barber does not re-open then I will return to this shop. But I like my regular barber better. Less crowded too.
Also started a new tile project.
About 6 months ago we flew out to Pasadena, CA and met with an artist that works in custom tile. My wife had been trading emails and phone calls with the artist for a month or two prior to our visit. We worked things out for a finalized design and ordered half pallet of custom tile.
Today I started the install. It is all going on our fireplace wall in our living room. The tile is actually fairly easy to work with. Its a thick quarry tile, which is fairly soft, so fairly easy to cut. The glaze is a mottled green color scheme from almost mint to a moss green with underlying tan and grey. We opted for mostly field tiles that have no adornment on them because an intricate design could overwhelm the room. It will be 12' tall roughly 7.5' wide. The bottom 2' of it will be a bit over 9' wide. The tiles are framed by custom milled poplar and there is a simple ivy design that will 'wrap' some of the vertical poplar pieces above the firebox.
Its going to take a while for me to finish.
Looks nice so far.More tile on the fireplace today. But I'm done for now. I'm to the upper wood, the next course will need cuts. Good excuse to quit now.
I may put up more this evening.
In and out of the garage, where the pattern is laid out on the floor. Then up and down the ladder. My arthritis is taking a beating. Easier for me 'recover' if I work a bit, then rest, then work, then rest ... rather than trying to work in longer stretches with few/no breaks.
I figure at this point I am about 1/3rd done. But I did the easy stuff first. There will be a LOT of tile cutting in my future. And the repairs around the firebox have to be done. There was marble surrounding the firebox; that is all in the trash can now.
Not sure when I will get this finished, we are going out of town on Thursday and will be gone for 9 days. So its going to sit, unfinished for a while.
At some point I will probably start a new thread and post all the photos up in one of the projects forums here on FF. This tile is much more 'period appropriate' for the house. While many think its a modern home, it was actually designed in 1912 (but not built until 1995) in Frank Lloyd Wright's studio by architect Walter Burley Griffin in the "Prairie Style" of architecture. Griffen moved to Australia later and ended up becoming the most famous architect in that nation.
More tile on the fireplace today. But I'm done for now. I'm to the upper wood, the next course will need cuts. Good excuse to quit now.
I may put up more this evening.
In and out of the garage, where the pattern is laid out on the floor. Then up and down the ladder. My arthritis is taking a beating. Easier for me 'recover' if I work a bit, then rest, then work, then rest ... rather than trying to work in longer stretches with few/no breaks.
I figure at this point I am about 1/3rd done. But I did the easy stuff first. There will be a LOT of tile cutting in my future. And the repairs around the firebox have to be done. There was marble surrounding the firebox; that is all in the trash can now.
Not sure when I will get this finished, we are going out of town on Thursday and will be gone for 9 days. So its going to sit, unfinished for a while.
At some point I will probably start a new thread and post all the photos up in one of the projects forums here on FF. This tile is much more 'period appropriate' for the house. While many think its a modern home, it was actually designed in 1912 (but not built until 1995) in Frank Lloyd Wright's studio by architect Walter Burley Griffin in the "Prairie Style" of architecture. Griffen moved to Australia later and ended up becoming the most famous architect in that nation.