[stosh]

How is everybody today?

I've been working my butt off to finish up my airport drawings for my final in Architectural Design III. WHat a pain, we have to do it in ink so I can to do about 10 line before I have to stop to let it dry. I'm so glad that the computer has taken over so we don't have to draw like this still.

After tomorrow however I'll be free from class for about a month.

 

[biggins]

f'n yo stosh. well same shlt different day over here. im off tomorrow though because i have to work my 1 saturday every every 5 weeks. good thing is i might get my yeti out in the dirt tomorrow shootin some photos and my best friend i havent seen in a couple years is leaving flagstaff this morning to go home for christmas and will be here over the weekend.

 

[stosh]

f'n yo stosh. well same shlt different day over here. im off tomorrow though because i have to work my 1 saturday every every 5 weeks. good thing is i might get my yeti out in the dirt tomorrow shootin some photos and my best friend i havent seen in a couple years is leaving flagstaff this morning to go home for christmas and will be here over the weekend.

THats awesome that your friend is coming home.
Have you ridden your new bike yet?

 

[JSB]

Well, today is month end closing for me. Time to balance and input year end numbers for processing. Next week metrics and reporting goes out for the year...Oh joy.
Last night I was finishing filling the tub and getting chemicals in. The deck is close to being done. What do you think? It's taking me about 6 months. I started June 15th. Working a couple hours a night during the summer and a some during weekend days. Anyway, I feel good about having done it my self. Plus it has saved me about $4000.

 

[jacksonpt]

Mornin Stosh.

Not much of any excitement going on today. I'm finally getting a handle on CSS, so that's pretty cool (nerds will understand). I've started redoing my website in CSS... kind of a pain at this point, but I can definitely see the benefits.

Did the first of my christmas shopping last night. Was going to get it all knocked out in one trip like usual, but then it occured to me that since my daugther was going with me, I couldn't very well buy all the gifts for my wife, then put "from Santa" tags on them. Emma would be a little suspisous of that.

 

[MMcG]

Morning Stosh - it is cold out this a.m. - I had a great night with my sons last night - but it always sucks to say good night to them and then go home alone to my apartment.

I'm also having a struggle with whether or not it is right for me to keep my dogs or not. I feel like I'm not able to give them the love and care that they deserve - I mean I'm trying my best, but I'm not sure my best is good enough for them.

 

[JRB]

Good morning monkeys. Cold here. It was 28 when I got in from a ride last night.

JSB - looks good bro.

 

[biggins]

THats awesome that your friend is coming home.
Have you ridden your new bike yet?

i rode it around on an all day erbon session but not in the woods yet. i tried to go to the dirt jumps with it saturday but i lost my keys.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

i rode it around on an all day erbon session but not in the woods yet. i tried to go to the dirt jumps with it saturday but i lost my keys.

The DJ's are like 3 miles from your house, you coulda rode your bike :nuts:

 

[stosh]

Well, today is month end closing for me. Time to balance and input year end numbers for processing. Next week metrics and reporting goes out for the year...Oh joy.
Last night I was finishing filling the tub and getting chemicals in. The deck is close to being done. What do you think? It's taking me about 6 months. I started June 15th. Working a couple hours a night during the summer and a some during weekend days. Anyway, I feel good about having done it my self. Plus it has saved me about $4000.

Looks great! What kind of wood are you using?

You need a building permit? What did you do to support the weight of the hot tub?

 

[JRB]

i rode it around on an all day erbon session but not in the woods yet. i tried to go to the dirt jumps with it saturday but i lost my keys.

Dummy - how's that going for you???

 

[stosh]

Mornin Stosh.

Not much of any excitement going on today. I'm finally getting a handle on CSS, so that's pretty cool (nerds will understand). I've started redoing my website in CSS... kind of a pain at this point, but I can definitely see the benefits.

Did the first of my christmas shopping last night. Was going to get it all knocked out in one trip like usual, but then it occured to me that since my daugther was going with me, I couldn't very well buy all the gifts for my wife, then put "from Santa" tags on them. Emma would be a little suspisous of that.

What do you mean there isn't a Santa?

 

[stosh]

Good morning monkeys. Cold here. It was 28 when I got in from a ride last night.

JSB - looks good bro.

It was like 19 this AM.

 

[JSB]

Good morning monkeys. Cold here. It was 28 when I got in from a ride last night.

JSB - looks good bro.

Thanks! The wife had given up a couple of months ago, but I'm fianlly almost done. ha ha!

It was cold as a mutha this morning at D/FW this morning. Had to be 20 something.

 

[JSB]

Looks great! What kind of wood are you using?

You need a building permit? What did you do to support the weight of the hot tub?

Thanks! The wood is another reason it's taking a while. It's pressure treated that I had to let dry out before I stained. I think I over engineer it. I've got 14 two foot piers underneath the deck. Then the 6x6's are buried. The deck that has the table and seating area has 24 piers. Yes it required a permit, and a HOA approval.

 

[TreeSaw]

Morning! Had a good concert last night..got home a little earlier than I thought which was a nice treat. Another concert tonight that should go well and then I am done with them until next Tuesday. I am even considering taking all day Friday off to do an epic ride...either that or just take the afternoon off and do a normal ride. Still debating.

 

[stosh]

Thanks! The wood is another reason it's taking a while. It's pressure treated that I had to let dry out before I stained. I think I over engineer it. I've got 14 two foot piers underneath the deck. Then the 6x6's are buried. The deck that has the table and seating area has 24 piers. Yes it required a permit, and a HOA approval.

HOA? What's that?

So you didn't do concrete footings for the piers?

 

[stosh]

Morning! Had a good concert last night..got home a little earlier than I thought which was a nice treat. Another concert tonight that should go well and then I am done with them until next Tuesday. I am even considering taking all day Friday off to do an epic ride...either that or just take the afternoon off and do a normal ride. Still debating.

wait so you just get to take days off as a teacher?

 

[Rockland]

Mornin. Currently 5 degrees outside and not much warmer inside. Blaa. Space heate under desk @ full blast. I want to put on my mittens.., but I don't think I can click the mouse with 'em on.

 

[TreeSaw]

wait so you just get to take days off as a teacher?

No silly....I might get sick or something :devil:

 

[JSB]

HOA? What's that?

So you didn't do concrete footings for the piers?

Home owners association.

I dug two foot holes poured concrete piers. Sunk a J bolt in the wet concrete. Then attached a 4x4 footing. Attached a 4x4 leg. Nailed the 4x4 to my joists.

 

[Wumpus]

HOA? What's that?

So you didn't do concrete footings for the piers?

HOA = Home Owner's Association -- The neighborhood nazis. When you buy a house in certain developments there is an HOA that has a set rules that you have to follow or they will fine you. (i.e. you can't paint your house bright purple, leave your trash cans on the curb, put certain decorations in your yard)

 

[Rockland]

Home owners association.

I dug two foot holes poured concrete piers.

LOL. 2 ft. You must not get any ground frost.

 

[Wumpus]

LOL. 2 ft. You must not get any ground frost.

There was some frost on the grass this morning!

 

[stosh]

Home owners association.

I dug two foot holes poured concrete piers. Sunk a J bolt in the wet concrete. Then attached a 4x4 footing. Attached a 4x4 leg. Nailed the 4x4 to my joists.

HOA suck!!!

 

[biggins]

Dummy - how's that going for you???

never found the damn things. its a little strange.

 

[Wumpus]

HOA? What's that?

http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/showthread.php?t=34975&highlight=hoa

 

[JSB]

LOL. 2 ft. You must not get any ground frost.

We get a little from time to time. The main thing is the ground is hard clay. I was lucky to get two feet.

 

[stosh]

http://www.bikemojo.com/speak/showthread.php?t=34975&highlight=hoa

Yeah I know what a HOA is just didn't realise that is what he was talking about. Believe me in my business we deal with organizations like this all the time.

 

[JSB]

HOA suck!!!

They do suck! It seems like they screw people like me from doing things I want, but not the MFer down the street that has pulled his dead tree out of his yard and left the iron rods that used to help hold it up. Plus he's got two foot high weeds in his flower beds, and has edged his yard all summer. The side walk turns into a narrow path in front of his house. Yet I had to get approval to build my deck which is in the back of my house. My neighbor is trying to put a pool in but the HOA won't let him use the side street as an entry point for the contractors, because of a previous issue with another home owner. So instead he has to rip up all his landscaping between our houses to get to the back yard. So far he's still fighting it but it looks like he won't win. They are such a-holes. I wish we could vote it out or something. Whooo. I think I'm done.

 

[bigginsis]

never found the damn things. its a little strange.

some psycho girl probably stole them...

it's payday here and tonight is the all-girl christmas party with my friends...only wish it were a little warmer in this place - how can i type when my fingers are numb?

 

[stosh]

some psycho girl probably stole them...

it's payday here and tonight is the all-girl christmas party with my friends...only wish it were a little warmer in this place - how can i type when my fingers are numb?

You don't know what cold is!!

You gonna take pics at the party?

 

[Heidi]

it's payday here and tonight is the all-girl christmas party with my friends

Oh boy, you had to go there. Now all the guys are fantasizing.

 

[stosh]

They do suck! It seems like they screw people like me from doing things I want, but not the MFer down the street that has pulled his dead tree out of his yard and left the iron rods that used to help hold it up. Plus he's got two foot high weeds in his flower beds, and has edged his yard all summer. The side walk turns into a narrow path in front of his house. Yet I had to get approval to build my deck which is in the back of my house. My neighbor is trying to put a pool in but the HOA won't let him use the side street as an entry point for the contractors, because of a previous issue with another home owner. So instead he has to rip up all his landscaping between our houses to get to the back yard. So far he's still fighting it but it looks like he won't win. They are such a-holes. I wish we could vote it out or something. Whooo. I think I'm done.

It's kind of funny that people can tell you what to do on your property... I love it!!!

Around here we have organization that are actually allowed to have laws on the books governing many similar things that the HOA does. It's bad and only getting worse. It's driving the cost of housing thru the roof.

 

[JSB]

When you said that, it reminded me of that 70 show when the girls had that sleep over ans the guys invisioned shredded pillow fighting in nighties.

 

[biggins]

yeah man with windchill here this morning it was in the single digits.

 

[JSB]

It's kind of funny that people can tell you what to do on your property... I love it!!!

Around here we have organization that are actually allowed to have laws on the books governing many similar things that the HOA does. It's bad and only getting worse. It's driving the cost of housing thru the roof.

Oh not only that, but we pay them. But with that said I understand that most that goes to paying for the common areas mowed, and plants, trees, flower replacement. Three community pools, and a training facility with a trainer, but still...it's a kick in the :nuts:

 

[Rip]

Morning

Running on 2 hours of sleep, 2 large coffees and I'm bouncing off the walls.

 

[bigginsis]

Oh boy, you had to go there. Now all the guys are fantasizing.

of course i went there! it's so easy...

 

[stosh]

Morning

Running on 2 hours of sleep, 2 large coffees and I'm bouncing off the walls.

Oh schit there's a glitch in the matrix!!