What did YOU do today?

[sgtsandman]

bad day today ..sadness. RIP Rocky.

i couldn't be more grateful..for such a fine animal.


Rocky was a service level animal and has been at my side for 6 years and actually saved my life one time.

the vast majority of people can never understand that level of trained working animal that only lives to serve you.

most people that meet me dont even know i am crippled up as i get around pretty good half the time.

the very few days he was not with me of the 6 plus years i was blessed to have his presence, he was with my daughter getting vet care where she worked ... then at home with my wife.... recently young bob had him for two days....

less then 40 days total separation in 6 years. he traveled all over this country with me wherever i went ...bar restaurant.... hospital....


life definitely wont be the same.




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That is a damn shame. Sorry for your loss. A regular dog is loss enough, let alone a service animal that you depend on for well being.

 

[MaicoDoug]

The beginning of a long project. Well theoretically it's cooler this time of year 93f vs 104f. I enjoyed 18 months of mostly weekend masonry training from the best stone & brick layers on the SF peninsula back in my Cali days. The old man built the water mausoleum in the city. Told us kids all about him wearing a top hat & tails setting the Queen's cobble stones back in the old country. So I'm planning on installing some stones at the base of each front porch stanchion. The only issue is that the builder was a cheapskate and never finished out the 6" slab out far enough, and like me (I'm a cheapskate too), I have to make it work by extending the foundation out far enough. Solid 3x5 rock below. Hardy board doesn't do well with water, but when completed will not be an issue any longer. This project entails 5 on each side of the house. About 40" high x 30" square. 3ea. 80# bags full. Easy work at this part. Lots of lines to string when the time comes to start setting the limestone block, then the detail, thin red stone, center round granite, then finish with the limestone again. There will be some shade I keep telling myself. Would cost me $5,000 in materials, the labor is free from me. Someone else will enjoy it because I'm moving when it's done.

 

[Rick W]

bad day today ..sadness. RIP Rocky.

i couldn't be more grateful..for such a fine animal.


Rocky was a service level animal and has been at my side for 6 years and actually saved my life one time.

the vast majority of people can never understand that level of trained working animal that only lives to serve you.

most people that meet me dont even know i am crippled up as i get around pretty good half the time.

the very few days he was not with me of the 6 plus years i was blessed to have his presence, he was with my daughter getting vet care where she worked ... then at home with my wife.... recently young bob had him for two days....

less then 40 days total separation in 6 years. he traveled all over this country with me wherever i went ...bar restaurant.... hospital....


life definitely wont be the same.




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OMG, so sad, so sorry. You’re both in my prayers, as well as your family.

A few years ago, I would not have understood. I never had a dog before Satan. I don’t know what I’d do without him now.

He’s watching over you still, just like in this picture when we met you.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

bad day today ..sadness. RIP Rocky.

i couldn't be more grateful..for such a fine animal.


Rocky was a service level animal and has been at my side for 6 years and actually saved my life one time.

the vast majority of people can never understand that level of trained working animal that only lives to serve you.

most people that meet me dont even know i am crippled up as i get around pretty good half the time.

the very few days he was not with me of the 6 plus years i was blessed to have his presence, he was with my daughter getting vet care where she worked ... then at home with my wife.... recently young bob had him for two days....

less then 40 days total separation in 6 years. he traveled all over this country with me wherever i went ...bar restaurant.... hospital....


life definitely wont be the same.




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Oh man…

I’m definitely sorry for your loss, even though I only got to see him a few times, he was an awesome dog.

 

[Curious Hound]

Did some troubleshooting on my A/C system and then put in a service call for Wednesday when I'm off work again.

Condenser fan runs, evaporater fan runs, good strong airflow. Circuitboard diagnostic LEDs report "normal operation". Full voltage going to compressor. Compressor not shorted to ground and no open windings. Capacitor rated for 35mfd, reads 35mfd for compressor but only 4mfd for Condenser fan. Seems right for compressor and wrong for fan. But fan is running fine. Unit "sounds normal" as in compressor is probably running. But I need a new battery for my ammeter. So I can't verify running amps. Pressed one of the Schrader valves and verified there is pressure in the system. Just don't know how much. It felt like a lot.

I guess I could try putting it in heating mode and see if that does anything. Maybe jar the reversing valve if it's stuck. I'll get a battery for my meter after work and take current readings tonight.hopefully I can save the tech some time on Wednesday by having info ready for him (her?) To verify. They're kind of busy right now with hurricane damage jobs.

Congratulations to me! I'm buying a new evaporater coil for my air conditioner! Yay! Yippee!

 

[Uncle Gump]

bad day today ..sadness. RIP Rocky.

i couldn't be more grateful..for such a fine animal.


Rocky was a service level animal and has been at my side for 6 years and actually saved my life one time.

the vast majority of people can never understand that level of trained working animal that only lives to serve you.

most people that meet me dont even know i am crippled up as i get around pretty good half the time.

the very few days he was not with me of the 6 plus years i was blessed to have his presence, he was with my daughter getting vet care where she worked ... then at home with my wife.... recently young bob had him for two days....

less then 40 days total separation in 6 years. he traveled all over this country with me wherever i went ...bar restaurant.... hospital....


life definitely wont be the same.




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So sorry bobby...

Here is one of him guarding your Bronco II at our trail ride two years ago.

 

[97RangerXLT]

bad day today ..sadness. RIP Rocky.

i couldn't be more grateful..for such a fine animal.


Rocky was a service level animal and has been at my side for 6 years and actually saved my life one time.

the vast majority of people can never understand that level of trained working animal that only lives to serve you.

most people that meet me dont even know i am crippled up as i get around pretty good half the time.

the very few days he was not with me of the 6 plus years i was blessed to have his presence, he was with my daughter getting vet care where she worked ... then at home with my wife.... recently young bob had him for two days....

less then 40 days total separation in 6 years. he traveled all over this country with me wherever i went ...bar restaurant.... hospital....


life definitely wont be the same.




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So sorry for your loss Bobby. he was a sweet dog and so chilled out. David who usually does not do well with dogs had no problem with him when you all were wheeling. That was an amazing tribute to Rocky's "chill" level in itself, as David usually freaks out over large dogs.

My favorite memory was Rocky in the front seat of your Bronco II at the Gas station at LBL last year looking like he was ready to drive away in it.

AJ

 

[Rick W]

Both for $35. I couldn’t resist. No self-control.

I was looking for the top one for use on the deck of the step trailer. They sell them at Harbor freight for $29.

I don’t know what I’m going to do with the bottom one, but it’s $130 adjustable Reese hitch. It’ll probably replace one of the ones I just leave in each of the trucks.

 

[Bill]

I added suspension parts and a 21mm impact socket to my Rockauto shopping cart. I'll probably submit the order tomorrow after I double-check it to make sure I have everything I need.

When I added the 21mm socket the shipping went from $40 to $22. I added a set of brake pads and it went up to $61 and the shipping time went out to the 21st. Of course, I removed the brake pads. I will do a separate order for the brake parts. The shipping for that will be $16.99, and it will take two days to arrive, plus I can add the wheel bearing grease and the shipping doesn't go up. I think something is disfunctionado with Rockauto's warehouse selection algorithm.

BTW, grease, threadlocker, impact sockets, tools, and general things like that are really cheap on Rockauto. That socket is $2.69 on Rockauto. Amazon wants over $10 for it. The tube of wheel bearing grease is $3.68 on Rockauto. It's $13.99 on Amazon. And Amazon is more expensive than Walmart.

 

[sgtsandman]

Not a lot got done yesterday other than tool cleanup and putting deck screws away.

I also pulled the trailer out of the garage and prepped it to load the dead refrigerators on it. @lil_Blue_Ford says he knows a guy who will take them. They just need to be hauled over to him.

So, today, the refrigerators will get loaded and strapped down in the trailer for the trip.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yesterday morning was not fun. But anyway, my buddy Paul came over around noon or so and we winched his 70’s Dodge 2500 PowerWagon out of my property, hooked it on a tow bar and dragged it up to Paul’s behind the F-150. Wasn’t a fun ride because of bad shocks and flat spots on the tires and the dumb thing trying to push me around, but it was only a few miles of mostly back roads. Tried to back it in at Paul’s but it was pushing the back end of the F-150 sideways as I went back so we had to push it by hand in place after unhooking and of course the rag joint on the steering of the Dodge picked that point to let go (annoying, but probably the best time for a failure like that to occur). I ended up using the winch on the F-150 to “steer” the truck in place (I dragged the back end of the Dodge until it was where we needed it, lol). Should have got some video but didn’t, just one pic that you can kind of see the Dodge behind my tank…

 

[Snoranger]

Wasn’t a fun ride because of bad shocks and flat spots on the tires

Just to clarify… we’re the bad shocks and flat spotted tires on your truck, his truck, or both?

 

[Rick W]

Yesterday morning was not fun. But anyway, my buddy Paul came over around noon or so and we winched his 70’s Dodge 2500 PowerWagon out of my property, hooked it on a tow bar and dragged it up to Paul’s behind the F-150. Wasn’t a fun ride because of bad shocks and flat spots on the tires and the dumb thing trying to push me around, but it was only a few miles of mostly back roads. Tried to back it in at Paul’s but it was pushing the back end of the F-150 sideways as I went back so we had to push it by hand in place after unhooking and of course the rag joint on the steering of the Dodge picked that point to let go (annoying, but probably the best time for a failure like that to occur). I ended up using the winch on the F-150 to “steer” the truck in place (I dragged the back end of the Dodge until it was where we needed it, lol). Should have got some video but didn’t, just one pic that you can kind of see the Dodge behind my tank…

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I wonder if you guys realize that one of your work write ups like that one is almost exactly the same as one of your we went and played in a muddy stream writeups.

 

[Sharky]

the dog & I went for our daily hour long hike, back at home I ate breakfast & then read the
newspaper on-line. I then removed old silicone & adhesive from above the side door as the old
decorative piece there was removed earlier this year due to the finish not holding up.
then I measured & drilled for masonry anchors to install an awning over the doorway.
went to install the awning but I cant handle it by myself to put it in place & then start the nuts
on the anchors. asked the wife to help by holding the awning in place with a 6` 2x4, she isnt
strong enough so this will wait until my buddy is free to help out.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Just to clarify… we’re the bad shocks and flat spotted tires on your truck, his truck, or both?

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