If you are sidelined by Covid-19, what are you doing to keep busy besides detailing?

[PaulMys]

Me?

* Painted our bathroom a color that only my wife likes, and picked out. :/

* Raked out every inch of fence line, (even under the bushes) that I have always thought "I have to do that one day....."

* Cleaned my gutters (even though not much was in there).

* Clipped overgrowth from my neighbors' bushes.

* Going berserk not working.........

 

[Bill D]

I have a new mulch project I’ve been working on with my flower beds. Thankfully I was able to budget it in before the virus struck. I’m about 80% done

I also go walking every other day at 7 AM sharp. I do 5 miles now since my route along the beach is closed

I spend even more time here and on Autopia

Soon I’ll be in touch with my colleague about what is planned for when we get back to work.

 

[Billy Baldone]

NCAA Football 2013. Nebraska just won their 4th National Tile in a row. Don’t F**k With Cats. And of course The Tiger King

 

[Aaryn NZ]

... Just clicked over week number one of our four week lockdown here in New Zealand.

The last time the shop had been shut (apart from planned vacation) was for the three days they kept me in hospital when I had my heart attack ... it’s all very strange, frustrating & admittedly, it’s pretty scary. Obviously COVID-19 is scary on the health side of the coin but also it’s scary for our business too ... we just kicked off into year ten of our little shop & 2020 was looking great, we were booked solid through until mid July & strong bookings through to September. Now, now we’re crossing all, our limbs that we will have a business at the end of this. Something tells me we are in lockdown a bit longer than only four weeks ... time will tell.

In the mean time, I’ve been catching up on jobs around the house, washing down the exterior of the house etc, catching up on AGO & of course spending valuable time with the family. :xyxthumbs:


LEGO, well LEGO has been a daily staple ... here’s some FMX action from this morning ...

Aaryn NZ.:dblthumb2:


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[2black1s]

Doing a little woodworking. An end-table for my sister-in-law to go behind her couch.

 

[pilotpip]

I'm fortunate that I'm still getting a check as a corporate pilot despite not working in 3 weeks. My wife works in healthcare and has seen the poo hit the prop up close. I've been spending a lot of time with my almost 5 year old daughter and and 3 year old son. If there is one bright spot, it's that. I'm usually gone 15+ days a month and I have really liked the quality time with the kids. They've helped me:

Detail my truck, and travel trailer.
Do some demolition work in the basement in preparation for some remodeling.

I've helped them:
Learn to pedal their bikes. They rode over 2 miles today.
Read 178098837 books
Work on handwriting
Potty train
Introduced them to movies of my childhood
938487474783 snuggles

Positives over negatives.

 

[UncleDavy]

I have been spending more time in this room.

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[SNP209]

I have been spending more time in this room.

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Having a setup like that was a dream of mine when I was younger (still kind of is). Just don't have the funds or the space now that I think of it. One day though haha.

 

[Billy Baldone]

That is awesome I have 2 Lionel sets I want to run toward the ceiling of my garage

 

[Aaryn NZ]

I have been spending more time in this room.

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Wow!!! rops:

That’s super cool UncleDavy! My Benjamin would love that! He fell in love with the Miniature Trains at Walt Disney Worlds Epcot Park ... you can see the imagination in his eyes ....

Aaryn NZ! :dblthumb2:


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[Aaryn NZ]

... New FLEX polisher???

I’m having polisher withdrawals during lockdown but we have LEGO .... :buffing:

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:


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[PaulMys]

Damn UD!!

That setup is INCREDIBLE!

Very, very nice, man!

 

[PaulMys]

... New FLEX polisher???

I’m having polisher withdrawals during lockdown but we have LEGO .... :buffing:

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:


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Now THAT is awesome!!! Lol!

 

[UncleDavy]

... New FLEX polisher???

I’m having polisher withdrawals during lockdown but we have LEGO .... :buffing:

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:


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This is hysterical.

 

[UncleDavy]

Wow!!! rops:

That’s super cool UncleDavy! My Benjamin would love that! He fell in love with the Miniature Trains at Walt Disney Worlds Epcot Park ... you can see the imagination in his eyes ....

Aaryn NZ! :dblthumb2:


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You and Benjamin are welcome here any time Aaryn. There are a lot of buttons that he can push and activate accessories. That is my little nephew in the picture. He did not want to go home.

 

[IH8SPM]

That should be sent to Flex for their museum.

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[2black1s]

I just finished the table for my sister-in-law that I referenced in Post #5.

This was a little bit of a challenge for me as she wanted a rustic/weathered looking piece. I'm typically trying for the perfect finish - that's my nature.

But not this project. She informed me that the more imperfect the finish, the more perfect it would be for her.

Where I would typically sand a wood project with 180 to 220 grit, or finer, prior to applying the finish, this one was prepped for finish with a wire wheel on a drill, a wood rasp, a 16 grit grinding disc, and sandpapers ranging in grits from 36 to no finer than 120.

For my first-ever woodworking attempt at intentional imperfection, I think the result is pretty perfect.

 

[Jimmie]

My family is on a “Stay Home” so I’m getting caught up on chores.
First: Detailed my 2001 Expedition; wife’s 2006 Maxima; my 1997 Club Car golf cart.
Next is a house wash down, then windows and screens. Then weeds and tree trimming, then regrip golf clubs.
If we’re not out of this Rona by then it’s “go bonkers”.

 

[2black1s]

Since I have plenty of time to burn these days, I decided to take the table I built last week for my sister-in-law a step further with a complementary accessory. I created a technical drawing (a blueprint so-to-speak) of the table and built a matching frame to display the drawing.

Now it's all ready for pick-up or delivery but that's kind of on hold due to the lockdown. She lives about five hours away.

 

[spazzz]

Local brewery,Ale Asylum came up with a new beer. It looks to be a rather fetching remedy.