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  1. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    More land is more land...... Observations on the karma train....Was raining cats and dogs at the hair salon when I got my cut this afternoon...Returned home and not a drop...Cold front should be here any minute so....GOOD!!!
  2. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    The rain came again late last night....Cold front forecast to push through tonight and usher the rains out over the Atlantic...Supposedly lower humidity and a dry spell...Given that info I'm gonna let the deck dry and hit the Lowes for supplies so when it's dry I'll be ready....Been growing my...
  3. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Well no rain since last night....Fingers crossed My friend Rod who passed last year was a surveyor by trade....Likely they're gonna require a survey done...That's actually a good thing because then you'll know exactly where your property begins and ends...I wouldn't wanna buy anything without a...
  4. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Jerry there's an area of dirt by my back door that's hard packed from being driven on....The last few days the dirt has been under water and there has actually been water weeping up from the Earth. When I'm on my game I dodge that...This am I let the dog take care of his business alone while I...
  5. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Dodged the rain until sometime after 2am when we got hammered again...Area at the bottom of my back door has water seeping up and out....That's where I fell last week....Just took an impressive slide when I went out to get Spike from his am nature call....He was barking...I was looking...Almost...
  6. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Started staining the pickets on the deck two days back...2.5 inch brush and have at it....Obviously that uses muscles in the right arm and down the right side of your back because after a couple of hours they're feeling it....The first day rain forced a stop and just the last stained parts...
  7. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Last months DirecTV bill was 103.....Got a $4 late fee this month as I just forgot....$156......new 12 month contract last year got me free NFL Sunday Ticket....They just went ahead and added it this year for a little over $300....$49 per for 6 months....+ taxes.....My intentions were to renew...
  8. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I've had some spirited conversations with scammers calling here lately....It's down to the point if you're not shown as a known contact I don't answer.... I got a couple three strawberry flavors from my former strawberry cheesecake mixes....Debating mixing a new strawberry cheesecake with a mix...
  9. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Happy belated Birthday 908 !!! Thanks for the recipe, Bov !!! I've been using the same recipes so long I can't recall my pg/vg ratio....My guess is 70/30..... So after falling down 2 nights ago I drove too the beach and cut the grass yesterday....So 2 hours in a small 4X4 over some less than...
  10. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    My washer is the conventional type...Pin on the lid keeps it from operating if the lid is open...It got finicky...I slide a piece of tubing over the pin and that worked for months until.....finicky....I looked at the switch and there were two wires so I cut and wired them together....Now it will...
  11. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Many years back I read Dr. Atkins book....A ketogenic diet is the Atkins Diet....Usually I fire the grill once a week...This week I fired it twice as I was just tired the first night...12 Bright Leaf Red Hots....Great with mustard and mustard is good for you....5 of the Beer-n-Brats....2 Del...
  12. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Well I got the handrail sanded nice and smooth...A little cleaning out some joints and the deck will be ready for stain....Been raining cats and dogs since dark.....under the flash flood advisory....Gotta have a dry deck to stain and I'm not sure that's ever gonna happen....Went and got a couple...
  13. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    The El Blockeroo !!! Gotta love that !!! Rest is indeed in order....The heat index was over 100* today....Porch rails in the sun...Took all ding dang afternoon and the garage is still past a mess but the rails are up....Since they're handrails I still need to sand them before staining...So a...
  14. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Ran headfirst into a cluster getting the deck ready for stain....Deck behind the garage is connected to a small porch at the front of the garage by a breezeway...Rear deck is all stain...Mom had to paint the railing on the front with white paint and that was peeling...I pressure washed off some...
  15. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    We still have high pressure off shore holding a stalled cold front in place...This has led to some Hades raising rain storms....Neighbor said Wednesday it had rained 12 straight days so I guess 14 now...Today there was a full fledged Monsoon.... Boot wise after I bought my first Docs way back...
  16. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    That battery is rather black on the positive end....I don't trust it so therefore I'm not re-wrapping it.... Rant time.....Dang Capital One pulling a DirectV.....$0 balance on a card I've had forever....$19 yearly fee....Due 7/27....New computer so can't access site....Phone call after the 3...
  17. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Tis a national holiday.....Happy Birthday Wharf !!!!!!!!! That's a nice looking house Bov !!!
  18. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Mark I hope the knee continues to heal !!! Great pics and a great adventure Wharf !!! Niece has a boyfriend also....Do I like that??? Hades No!!! Do I keep my mouth shut about it ???? Hades Yes !!! I got my left eye on him...... Hope the move in goes smooth Bov !!! It's been raining so a wet...
  19. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    That whole pass out thing happens when I'm bent way over and rise as normal....maybe to fast....heat doesn't help....Now the wait is on for the deck to dry....The weather situation isn't gonna help that going forward...I gotta secure the stain/brushes/rollers/etc....Gonna try and score a $$100...
  20. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Finally got all the bad wood replaced on Mom's deck yesterday...With a little time left before dark I decide to edge Mom's driveway...In the 90s* with humidity that is unbelievable....plus dead in the sun...Damn near passed out when I bent over to pick up a shovel....Sweat was pouring...It was...