morning constitutional was serious business.....sorry.Slackers.
morning constitutional was serious business.....sorry.
will try harder.
Don't blow a gasket.morning constitutional was serious business.....sorry.
will try harder.
Were you wearing a Make Murica Great Again or a Hillary 2008 hat?Prosecutor booted me as the 1st peremptory challenge in the jury selection process. Sad thing - it took until 3pm to even begin the "actual" jury selection because people are morons.
was not public shitter....no need for ass gasket.Don't blow a gasket.
too obviously liberal?!Prosecutor booted me as the 1st peremptory challenge in the jury selection process. Sad thing - it took until 3pm to even begin the "actual" jury selection because people are morons.
Howdy all. I'm on academic time today so still haven't changed out of my riding (as in riding to work) outfit. Perhaps I should do that and open my office door so that people actually know I'm here. Hmph.
Y U no flamethrower on the rotten wood?Been an exciting week here at Casa de Trucker!
I finished up a fence pole repair the other day, now I have a working patio door again. And before you say "What's the big deal? Just dig a hole, stick in the pole!" let me tell you... it was kind of a big deal. Fence was constructed by sinking all the poles in the Earth like you'd normally expect, but then the patio cement was poured after. So when the fence pole rotted out and broke off just below the patio cement, things got weird.
After removing the patio door and lifting out the broken pole:
Rotten pole, stuck in a hole:
I screwed an eyescrew into the rotten wood and tried a bit of an unconventional "crane" technique to extract the pole, but the wood was so rotten the eyescrew had no purchase.
When in doubt, drill it out.
I am no longer a b!tch who has never poured concrete.
Apparently the make brackets for doing exactly what I needed done. After drilling out enough of the rotten post to get the bracket and cement in there, I filled the hole and shoved the bracket in.
My door works again!
Serenity now!
And today's adventure is gonna be drilling holes in a brick exterior wall so I can put up a 12' x 12' sunshade over the patio.
Tapcons are your friend.And today's adventure is gonna be drilling holes in a brick exterior wall so I can put up a 12' x 12' sunshade over the patio.
Most of Colorado is in school by mid-August. And yes. Summer is over. Thank God. Bring on the 2nd best season followed by the best season.@Pesqueeb first day of school already? what gives? only a handfull of schools around here start before labor day?
also, are we really that close to the end of the summer?!?!
any particular reason? when does the school year end?Most of Colorado is in school by mid-August.
I have not embraced the bibs yet. Still is really weird getting buck naked at work when changing (albeit in a locked office or bathroom).
- Strip down to just your bib shorts. (You are wearing bib shorts, right?)
- Open office door wide as it goes.
- Profit!
Shoot dang, I even have a friend with a flamethrower. A legit one. Or as legit as a flamethrower can be when it's home built by a School of Mines engineering student.Y U no flamethrower on the rotten wood?
Excellent. Thanks!Tapcons are your friend.
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School ends around Memorial Day. Some districts have year-around which is, obviously, different.any particular reason? when does the school year end?
Very good sir... Lobsters stuffed with tacos.Bring on the 2nd best season followed by the best season.
oh ok. yours is just shifted. our schools start 2-3 weeks later, and end 2-3 weeks later.School ends around Memorial Day. Some districts have year-around which is, obviously, different.
This way we can visit our National Parks in a reasonably non-crowded summer-fashion... before the unwashed masses from east of the Mississippi show up.oh ok. yours is just shifted. our schools start 2-3 weeks later, and end 2-3 weeks later.
My department is trying to eat healthy so instead of a put luck lunch today, they decided to do a department "salad bar" where everybody brings in some salad ingredients. That is just fine by me since I am a big fan of the salad (usually as an accompaniment though). So after taking one pass at it, I now have a salad eight feet tall sitting in front of me on my desk.
I brought in the kalamata olives, feta, and banana peppers.
They were just starting year-around school in California when I left. I think it failed and got phased out. I know my sister had issues with child care because they put her 2 sons on different schedules and wouldn't change them. So one kid was home for 2 weeks while the other was in school for 6 or 8. It seemed like an interesting idea, but I never quite got it. And the idea of having summers off was the only reason I would consider teaching.School ends around Memorial Day. Some districts have year-around which is, obviously, different.
i have a few neighbors who are teachers. the jelly level is high.They were just starting year-around school in California when I left. I think it failed and got phased out. I know my sister had issues with child care because they put her 2 sons on different schedules and wouldn't change them. So one kid was home for 2 weeks while the other was in school for 6 or 8. It seemed like an interesting idea, but I never quite got it. And the idea of having summers off was the only reason I would consider teaching.
Both my folks worked in education (dad was a prof, mom worked for district) and we had summers off every year. It wasn't until I was about 8 that I figured out other kids didn't have summers off with their folks. We did month long vacations to southern California to hang with the grandparents. I thought everybody did stuff like that.i have a few neighbors who are teachers. the jelly level is high.