What did YOU do today?

[scotts90ranger]

The fix I did to the pellet gun yesterday worked good! That explains the air leak it's had for a couple years... nice to be the easiest thing for once...

So far tonight I got my poster of a friend posing shirtless against my other friends daughters square body chevy reinstalled in the shop, was a white elephant gift but too funny not to keep up, he even signed it! I love my stupid friends... Oh and I got the saw horses out of the shop, slowly gaining room from the pile... oh and put some new batteries in some Mag lights since a coworker gave me a bulk pack of D batteries, while there cleaned up the corrosion and put some dielectric grease on the spring.

 

[superj]

First day back to work since the 4th of december. Put in leave requests from monday till the 5th of jan.

I am ready to retire. I really should take the early outs they just offered again but then i would have to find something else to fill my days because the jeep and bmw both fired up yesterday so i all i have left is cut the grass and i am out od pressing stuff till spring break.

 

[scotts90ranger]

I wish I had that problem, all my projects are just waiting on me... and I doubt my 401k is healthy enough... I'm sure I have at least a decade left of working, just hope the stress level goes down soon...

Remembered a little christmas present project I'd set aside for the wife so spent about an hour figuring that out tonight... we had 3 wood orchard ladders at our wedding we got cheap at an auction but they'd just been sitting, they weren't climbable when we got them 10 years ago, I burnt them this spring but I kept some of the parts... tonight I made a shelf out of 4 of the steps with brackets and side board... should be kinda neat, no idea where she'd put it but I think it will go over well... I mean I could be wrong, you never know...

 

[pacstud]

First day back to work since the 4th of december. Put in leave requests from monday till the 5th of jan.

I am ready to retire. I really should take the early outs they just offered again but then i would have to find something else to fill my days because the jeep and bmw both fired up yesterday so i all i have left is cut the grass and i am out od pressing stuff till spring break.

fwiw

If you have the energy and your local public school system isn't a complete dumpster fire (or maybe if it is lol), I think people in that "retired but can still contribute" era should consider subbing. These kids need to be taught accountability and integrity desperately and 90% of public education and "educators" don't seem interested in that. I truly believe that outsiders with experience in the real world (most teachers have never held a real job) can help these kids more than they know. Something to think about.

Plus it's easy money and you take work when you feel like it.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

School bus driving is another option.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Gotta love new crap...

Dropped my wife at the grocery store and ran to bomgaars to get a nice sharp chisel. Get my stuff and get back in the car... and my wife has the fob.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Ive been making Christmas goodies...

Did take a few minutes to start going through my fly tying boxes that have been in the basement since we moved here.

This is my steelhead fly box. Was really the last flies I tied in several years.

I really think the fish are calling me...

 

[Rick W]

Gotta love new crap...

Dropped my wife at the grocery store and ran to bomgaars to get a nice sharp chisel. Get my stuff and get back in the car... and my wife has the fob.

AMEN!

My newest car is the 88 Lincoln Towncar. My newest truck is the 97 Ranger I converted into the Road Ranger.

The cute little brunette has a brand new Kia Sportage. Truly an amazing vehicle. It actually tugs back on the wheel if you try to change lanes and there’s someone in the blind spots, and 100 other safety features like that. She’s a very conservative driver, and she’s my vintage, so all that stuff is great for her. I have to admit I’m getting older, not as quick, and it doesn’t break my heart to have them in the vehicle either.

Remember, I’m in the big city. When we go out in the evening, she likes it if I drive. Well, with the season we’ve been going to Christmas shows at the mega churches and at the theaters.

So twice, I let her off at the front door, and then I drove the quarter mile to the parking deck, and because I was getting there late, I was in the far end of the parking deck. When I dropped her off and went 20 feet, the car chirped at me, but I didn’t know what it was saying. I haven’t gotten used to all the buzzers, there must be 30 of them. Apparently it was saying “don’t forget the key fob you idiot!“

Now it did make it all the way until I parked it, no safety issue. But when I parked it, there was no way to lock the doors. And since I didn’t have the key fob, I couldn’t start it up and go back to the front door. Again, where I live, even if you’re in the church parking lot, you don’t leave your car unlocked. So with my bad knees and bad legs and lack of breath, I hiked all the way to find her, hiked all the way back, and then came into the show 10 minutes late, cursing under my breath in the house of God! Twice. Not only will. I never forget that chirp again, I hear it in my sleep.

The Towncars don’t even have a drink holder and don’t have any cubbyholes or pouches to hold stuff. It doesn’t seem to be missing any other features they make now that I can clearly live without.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Weather is nice today so I went for a walk out back, looked over and didn't see the target backstop I put out a couple months ago... apparently it floated down by the road , it's in about a foot of water right now so I can't get to it... I'll get to it, apparently I should have dug up some dirt to backfill it before...

Stopped for lunch but am about to cut up some junk lumber for firewood...

 

[superj]

fwiw

If you have the energy and your local public school system isn't a complete dumpster fire (or maybe if it is lol), I think people in that "retired but can still contribute" era should consider subbing. These kids need to be taught accountability and integrity desperately and 90% of public education and "educators" don't seem interested in that. I truly believe that outsiders with experience in the real world (most teachers have never held a real job) can help these kids more than they know. Something to think about.

Plus it's easy money and you take work when you feel like it.

I think texas requires a degree to sub though. Or they did previously because all of my wife's family is educators and some had to do some rushing of classes when texas changed the sub requirements a bunch of years back while they were still in college


My father un law does it now that he retired from being a full time assistant principle at the high school. He was the assistant principle when i wemt there in 93/94 school year too. He dord s good job though, he is an ex marine from vietnam, ha ha ha

 

[pacstud]

I think texas requires a degree to sub though. Or they did previously because all of my wife's family is educators and some had to do some rushing of classes when texas changed the sub requirements a bunch of years back while they were still in college


My father un law does it now that he retired from being a full time assistant principle at the high school. He was the assistant principle when i wemt there in 93/94 school year too. He dord s good job though, he is an ex marine from vietnam, ha ha ha

Yeah, it's different everywhere, really depends often on how desperate the local ISD is. We need more ex-Marines in the classroom and in admin lol.