What did YOU do today?

[Rick W]

Went to check something on the tractor, its really damp right now in its tarped up kennel “shed” with the temps being so up & down with no sun I expect its going to be damp in there for some time. So I took my escape out of the garage & put the tractor under a better roof, let it run for a good 1/2 hour. Have the blade on the back so if it ever snows its ready to go.

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A thought from something we used to do in the old days. Lay a tarp over it, and put some 2x4s or whatever around the edge of the tarp on the ground so it seals it up pretty good. Then put an old-fashioned incandescent bulb trouble light in there. You only need about a 25 or 40 W bulb. The heat from the bulb will keep the moisture away.

I have an ancient metal kitchen cabinet, the white porcelain ones, most of you guys probably have no idea what I’m talking about, but that’s where I keep my welding rods and a couple other things that would be moisture sensitive. I always have a lightbulb going 24/7 under the bottom shelf to keep them all dry. Works like a charm.

 

[Snoranger]

I didn't zoom in. It looks lile a muddy river flowing across there.

It looks like you have a moat around your yard. Has the neighborhood knight been trying to steal your mead? Is there a princess locked up in one of the towers?
Come on… tell the truth.

 

[pjtoledo]

There’s that speaking in code again. I know a good urologist who might be able to help you with that.

I saw my urologist Monday. somehow a 0.14 reading snuck in where it should be 0.0

 

[Rick W]

It looks like you have a moat around your yard. Has the neighborhood knight been trying to steal your mead? Is there a princess locked up in one of the towers?
Come on… tell the truth.


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Let’s lay low and take it easy on the locked up princess in the tower talk, she’s here of her own volition

 

[scotts90ranger]

My brother came over and we tackled most of the drywall, I need to get another sheet to get done what I can but we still have 2 pieces to put up and some scraps that will cover most of 2 walls of the other room in the shop. We skipped a bunch of screws so I still have that to do probably after I get home from the inlaws Thursday. We did a decent job for the purpose of the room, some things could have been done better but it's not too bad. Need to stop by home depot tomorrow to get some quicker setting compound and some drywall screw bits that push the bit off when they're the right depth, I do have a screw gun, might go look at that thing...

 

[sgtsandman]

A thought from something we used to do in the old days. Lay a tarp over it, and put some 2x4s or whatever around the edge of the tarp on the ground so it seals it up pretty good. Then put an old-fashioned incandescent bulb trouble light in there. You only need about a 25 or 40 W bulb. The heat from the bulb will keep the moisture away.

I have an ancient metal kitchen cabinet, the white porcelain ones, most of you guys probably have no idea what I’m talking about, but that’s where I keep my welding rods and a couple other things that would be moisture sensitive. I always have a lightbulb going 24/7 under the bottom shelf to keep them all dry. Works like a charm.

I used to do similar with my '82 Toyota Celica. The fuel filter was in the engine bay right by the brake master cylinder. I would lay a drop light by it and cover the engine with a moving blanket. I had that filter freeze up a time or two. I'm not exactly sure how water got in the fuel system but it did have a metal fuel tank and I did buy cheap gas from time to time at that point.

 

[sgtsandman]

The 20 gallon fuel caddy and 12 V transfer pump came in yesterday. So, I put the caddy together and tested the transfer pump to make sure it worked.

Since it was raining, that was about it for vehicle mainteance of any kind.

The rest of the evening was spent messing with the new computer. Making a recovery drive with a thumb drive and installing Linux to replace the aweful Windows 11 the computer came with. Once I get that fully up to speed, I'll wipe the old laptop and reinstall whatever version of Windows came on it. I think it was Visa, but I can't remember for sure. Once that is done, I'll see if I can make it into a dedicated maintenance computer for Workshop Manuals and Forscan.