This and that and Chat

[908Tracy]

Oh thank you Tracy but you don't need to send me flowers.

Hahaha 5c, I bought enough flowers today that I COULD send you some! I have another trip out yet, then I will be all set. It figures though that it was beautiful all stinkin week, but now there's nothing but RAIN in the friggin forecast. I blow dried my hair 4 times today. Kept getting soaked each trip out to stores then again while planting. Not steady rain, but it never failed, each time I WAS out it started raining, and I am stubborn and wanted to plant!!!

 

[lilac7779]

Beautiful bride and new husband. He smiled like that through the whole ceremony. The Best Dog is on the right, wearing his little bow tie.

 

[Bovinia]

That's determination Tracy! It hasn't rained here yet, but it's been cloudy all day. I'm looking at 2 rows of hedges that will need to be clipped as soon as they are finished blooming.

What a wonderful pic Lilac! They sure look happy

 

[TexasT]

Beautiful bride and new husband. He smiled like that through the whole ceremony. The Best Dog is on the right, wearing his little bow tie.

That is such a neat pic on the beach!

That young man certainly got himself a beautiful bride and I wish them a long and happy life together!

TT

 

[lilac7779]

That's determination Tracy! It hasn't rained here yet, but it's been cloudy all day. I'm looking at 2 rows of hedges that will need to be clipped as soon as they are finished blooming.

What a wonderful pic Lilac! They sure look happy

They certainly are, Bov.

That is such a neat pic on the beach!

That young man certainly got himself a beautiful bride and I wish them a long and happy life together!

TT

Thanks, TT...she got the best of her Dad and me.

 

[908Tracy]

What a gorgeous picture Lilac!!! I'm sure you and hubby were just beaming with pride!

 

[markfm]

This is the wall I'm replacing at camp. The old siding was done with horizontal sheets rather than vertical, they didn't have the seams land on 2x. Shot is from inside, I yanked the old paneling and insulation to assess things.

I'll put in a bunch of new studs tomorrow, proper framing for a new pair of storm windows. (the old ones were each screwed in with 42 1-1/2" hex head screws). Old window framing was totally shot, hasn't studs with water damage. I might reuse the old storm windows in the bunkhouse, but for the main house new storms with 1/3 the number of screws makes sense to me

I did get the last outlet done, ground wire had been cut off at the prior outlet.

Not sure if I can do it all tomorrow, but I should at least get through the framing, sheathing, and house wrap. Won't bother me if the final siding doesn't go on until during the week.

 

[Bovinia]

I bet that will tighten up what looks like a drafty, cold place in the winter. Hope you're feeling better Mark.

 

[908Tracy]

Good job Mark!! Looks like a lot of work, but a job that will pay off big time in the future!

My whole house is NOT insulated.

 

[markfm]

It's just a seasonal camp, no regular windows, just the storms.

After the wall replacement, time to start the deck project.

 

[5cardstud]

Hahaha 5c, I bought enough flowers today that I COULD send you some! I have another trip out yet, then I will be all set. It figures though that it was beautiful all stinkin week, but now there's nothing but RAIN in the friggin forecast. I blow dried my hair 4 times today. Kept getting soaked each trip out to stores then again while planting. Not steady rain, but it never failed, each time I WAS out it started raining, and I am stubborn and wanted to plant!!!

You need to get one of these Tracy.

Cool pic on beach. The smile he has is because he knows what a lucky guy he is. I hope they have a wonderful life together.

 

[5cardstud]

This is the wall I'm replacing at camp. The old siding was done with horizontal sheets rather than vertical, they didn't have the seams land on 2x. Shot is from inside, I yanked the old paneling and insulation to assess things.

I'll put in a bunch of new studs tomorrow, proper framing for a new pair of storm windows. (the old ones were each screwed in with 42 1-1/2" hex head screws). Old window framing was totally shot, hasn't studs with water damage. I might reuse the old storm windows in the bunkhouse, but for the main house new storms with 1/3 the number of screws makes sense to me

I did get the last outlet done, ground wire had been cut off at the prior outlet.

Not sure if I can do it all tomorrow, but I should at least get through the framing, sheathing, and house wrap. Won't bother me if the final siding doesn't go on until during the week.

Looks good Mark. You are doing a good job. You don't need insulation in a camping cabin unless you're going to use it when it's cold.

 

[Wharf Rat]

Lilic what a beautiful girl you have and I wish them both the best.

 

[El Dee]

Lilac I hope they have a wonderful life together!!!

Mark looks like you have your hands full with that wall...Looks like it was built by the same guys who built my neighbors deck last summer...They used a new to me product...yellow wood....treated but not for ground contact....Yeah the set in concrete support poles are yellow wood as well...It's twisting to the high heavens now....and less than a year old...Myself I don't like joints in deck flooring to begin with...One solid piece for me...The Lowes sales sheet was in the mail I carried too the beach...The Trex decking was listed....talk about expen$ive...Geesh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Purple Haze has been tanked!! At first I was getting a tad much Earl Grey on exhale...A slight boost in voltage tamed that...I started at 4.22...No idea where it's at now...@ 4.4 I'm guessing...It's quiet pleasurable and definitely a change of pace...

 

[5cardstud]

I'm almost finished with my IPro. Put 2 coats of urethane on it. Tomorrow it goes for a wet sanding then a few more coats of urethane then one more wetsand and buff. Forgot I also have to install the new controller. I have been wrestling with another laptop I picked up and it was a win/lose deal. It works but the charge circuit in the Mobo is toast but with parts from it I got another one going.

 

[lilac7779]

Thanks, everyone, for the kind remarks.

 

[FranC]

Looking good Mark.

 

[Bovinia]

It's too bad you live on the left coast John. I still have that 2nd laptop that has a shot graphics chip in it. It's a bit more powerful than the lappy I have that works, but I have no clue if I can even replace just the graphics chip in it.

Can't wait to see the pics of your refinished IPro!!

Dee, you and Tracy bragging about that Purple Haze...I may end up having to give it a try.

 

[5cardstud]

It's too bad you live on the left coast John. I still have that 2nd laptop that has a shot graphics chip in it. It's a bit more powerful than the lappy I have that works, but I have no clue if I can even replace just the graphics chip in it.

Can't wait to see the pics of your refinished IPro!!

Dee, you and Tracy bragging about that Purple Haze...I may end up having to give it a try.

Bo when the onboard graphics goes out on a laptop, unless it's a newer high buck laptop, I found it's actually cheaper to just put a whole new mobo in it. You should make sure it's not a conflict with something else that's not stopping the graphics from working. If it works in safe mode then it's a conflict keeping it from working.

 

[Bovinia]

I tried it with an external monitor and it won't power the monitor. You can hear the lappy trying to boot, but it just continues to reboot itself. It's no big deal, but I don't really want to spend the money for a new mobo for it.