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  1. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Finally got my gravel delivery @5pm yesterday....I hopped on the tractor and got it spread....Driveway and septic drain field area are finished...Got a job coming into the shop in a day or three so just idling until then...Tropical Storm Alberto has arrived....Hoping the rain doesn't wash the...
  2. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Wharf,,,,,Thanks but I'm good for a minute...... Those blisters on my toes I thought came from the grass seed......Sun poisoning....Staying my old ... in the shade for a while...... Now I'm out there trying to get caught up....Grass in my yard was Hellacious so I sharpened the blades and hit...
  3. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Got the Dead Rabbit SQ and a Pulse on the way....Had to hit up My Vapor Store and Vapor DNA but I got the job done and saved $50....Gonna go through my stuff and thin the herd a bit...Scored some bubble Pyrex for the Big Babies....They were cheap and I'm pretty sure I'll break them easier than...
  4. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Well......I'm gonna need some direction loading the upgrade.... Ordered me some new Vans and a pair of Sanuk flip flops from Zappos....Dang near 40 years ago I purchased my first pair of Vans....Last pair was my first pair of Pro Skate...Got the pros this time as well...Comfort and support are...
  5. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Been searching the webs trying to find everything I desire at one stop....VaporDNA has the stuff at a little higher price but I have a code for $25 off if ordered after 12am PST Friday morning....That's right around my usual bedtime so I guess I'll fire off the order then sleep....Pulse in black...
  6. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Hoping everything works out Bov !!!!! Mark I'm checking into the DR SQ here in a minute.... The dang old sprinkler got fired up a couple of hours ago....after 15 minutes the Big Man sent a rain shower...Grass seeds were blue making it easy to see where they were and weren't...Trust I used damn...
  7. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I think the Pulse is the BF24....Regulated for sure....Many moons ago the only mod I had was a GGTS with high voltage 901 attys.....If an atty lasted a day you were lucky....I know mechanical and know it well....Gonna stick with regulated....Watched some build videos last night....Given the fact...
  8. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Well got all the clay/sand used up and covered with the topsoil I had....Then I took apart two raised garden beds and added that soil as well....Overall the finished grade looks pretty good...Gonna need a shade of fine tuning with a rake then grass seed...I'll call the project finished when the...
  9. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Got that catch basin dug up and setting in concrete at the new level....Fill that hole back up and it's tractor riding and finish grading then grass seed.....It's been a while since that dude busted that septic tank lid...Nothing about this job was easy....in fact most was overwhelming and took...
  10. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Good luck with the offer !!! Best thing about that house ??? No snow shovel required !!! Finally got all the trench dirt moved out of the way for final grading....Mixed the trench dirt with a pile of topsoil I had in stock....Gonna touch up the clay/sand fill with a little more clay/sand and...
  11. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Glad to hear the tumor is shrinking....not so good on the blood count....I hope that improves..... Last couple of weeks my head has been down working...I had a couple of issues adding bad thoughts to my mind....I'm just gonna get it off my chest....Years back I sold my Dad's old boat and...
  12. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    With the threat of rain from a tropical system heading this way I was double timing it trying to get that pipe laid and covered with dirt....I used a deeper trench with more gravel than needed and a filter sock over the pipe...Best news I've heard since that dude busted the septic tank...
  13. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Today will be day 3 of trench digging for the septic drain field...The trench is a square 24 X 24 wide and deep...Then 8 inches of gravel in the bottom followed by the pipe on top of that...Then the pipe gets a sock stretched over it and another 5/6 inches of gravel to cover....Fill the trench...
  14. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    I've used Battery Junction before as well.... Finally started laying the pipe for the septic tank drain field today....I will be damn glad when I get that off my back.....
  15. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Hoping for continued improvement for your Hubs, Fran !!!! Back in the early 80s I built mobile homes for a minute....Frames are built first then sub-floors....Then vinyl and carpet are stretched across and glued and stapled....Bottom line is the walls are set on top of vinyl and carpet....No...
  16. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Possums.....Well I certainly don't want then in my attic....I live in the lowlands of the Cape Fear River...A creek runs through the center of my property....Swampy on either side of the property...That means snakey...Snakes are fine unless they're Copperheads....We have seen many Copperheads...
  17. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Fresh out of High School I was a plumber's apprentice....Sweating copper pipe....leading cast iron drain line...The real old school stuff....We would have laughed at plastic water pipe....No more though.... Finally got the breezeway faucets under pressure for more than a couple of hours with no...
  18. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    The last foot of old PVC that remained burst last evening....Ball valve inside basement where the system is turned off/on also leaking....Not really happy about all that and gonna eyeball it before deciding if I'm gonna rip it all out and go with the PEX.....Got my old Cub Cadet super tuned and...
  19. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Mark I had an air tank I'd rigged so the shop air hose connected directly for easy fill...Then I rigged the outlet with a connector so I could attach whatever air tool I needed...I used a pocket blower and pressurized the outside pipes until water was removed...It worked for years....Then one...
  20. El Dee

    NotCigs refugee thread

    Hoping all is well with everyone.... Spent the last two days re-plumbing the car wash water....That was pretty cut and dry....Decided to fix the 2 faucets at each end of Mom's breezeway...They froze years back...Replaced the front half of the pipe as that was all I could see busted....Test and...
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