What did you do today non-detailing related?

DFB said:
Very quiet at work today, so I got on the tools and continued with my renovation of the fernery.









Again, I stripped away stock displayed in front of this section, allowing me to reform the boarder with larger rocks and blending in the gravel path. To display plants, I put flat sections of slate with smaller stones around them to blend it all together. When the warmer weather arrives, I want to add some color to all of the green via Impatiens and Coleus.

I'm enjoying this job, done all at once I would be hating it, but just chipping away at it when time allows is really fun. And it helps the day go quicker.
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My next installment of this renovation continued today around the waterfall.





This section had been overrun with a plant I absolutely hate, Acorus Gramineus or Sweet Flag. This plant is generally grown in water or waterlogged soil and is extremely tough. It's also apparently edible and extremely nutritious, I don't care because it stinks and is horrible to remove.

Today a dug-out sections of the Acorus that had clogged up the flow of water, reprofiled the edges and topped with more stones.

I only have the small section under the waterfall and a couple of spots to the back of it left to do.
 
I went to the golf driving range, first time for a few weeks, since getting covid, and it tells, I was a bit inconsistent, my back was a little tight. As usual I was trying to hit it too hard

Went to one of my favourite fast food joints for lunch afterwards, Oporto. Had a Double Bondi burger, regular chips, two chicken strips with lemon and herb sauce, and a diet coke.

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Replaced the bathroom fan grille and lens assembly. Plastic. Grille was just desegrated. Eye sore for months. Today was the day. In the process, must have got 20 years of dirt and crud out from behind the assembly. Holy crap that was fast shipping! Ordered Friday. Here today.

And Today's project was replacing a bad dimmer switch in one of the bedrooms.
 
Installed an aftermarket module on my Accord to enable AUTO Windows UP:

One feature of my Audi S4 that I missed was the ability to use a laptop and a small software app to configure many different things on the car. One of which the car does from the factory is open the windows and roof from the key fob. HOWEVER, you needed to re-program it to close them UP with the Key Fob. No such software hack exists for Hondas in the US.

Fast Foward to a few cars later, the Honda Accord has had the windows down feature for 20+ years but by regulation in the US Hasn't ever had the ability to roll them up with the Key Fob or other means, thus entering the world of the aftermarket....

With a mere little plug-and-play control module that mounts inside the door connected to the factory window controls, now I can use the Key Fob, Touch Sensor on the door or even Honda Link to not only start, lock, unlock, but now Ensure all the windows are closed up too. 😎

No more being out and about on a hot day when rain is approaching and having to return to the car to close my roof or windows which had been venting off hot air. Now from anywhere, I can use the Honda Link app, or simply stand within range and use the Key Fob.


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A little surprise for me when attending to my own garden this afternoon, the two Camellia's I planted last year are in flower.

One of my favorites, and one I remember from my grandmother's garden, Betty Sheffield Supreme. I absolutely adore the variegation in the flowers -



And Guilio Nuccio produces large, sometimes semi-double flowers.





If I had sufficient shelter in this garden, I would have many more Camellia Japonica's. Varieties including Helenor, Emperor of Russia Variegated, Margaret Davis, C.M Wilson and Carter's Sunburst would be at the top of my wish list.
 
First oil change on the Mustang 750is today -



This mower has just about paid for itself, I have been using the most lately. I like to change the oil very early on mowers, running them for a few weeks, dump the oil and then consider it "ran in".

I am completely ignoring Briggs and Stratton's recommendation of "No-Oil-Change-Required". These engines are at the cheaper end of the Briggs lineup and don't have cast iron bores like the bigger 850 or DOV series, or the Honda GXV160, so fresh oil is important. The oil that came out of it was already discolored, so getting it out along with any possible metal fragments makes sense to me.

I'm also really appreciating the quietness of this engine; it would have to be the quietest lawn mower I have ever had.

And yes, I have already given the governor a slight tweak for a few more revs. Not a lot, I like to think I'm mechanically sympathetic, but enough to make it sound like its actually achieving something. It's also nicely responsive to the throttle, something the later side-valve engines lost towards the end of their run.
 
Walked the dogs, took this pic, apparently the colours due to the volcanic eruption near Tonga last year.
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dgage said:
You have theaters in the Outback? Learn something new every day. :bump2: :poke:
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Better than that, paid the extra for "lux". Full recliners, meal delivered when you want, ordered a German hot dog (kransky) with sauerkraut and mustard with fries. Enjoyed the movie as well, very funny.

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I picked up my car from the mechanic this past Monday and there was somekind of dried liquid that left spots on the windshield so he apologized for that and quikly wiped the windshield clean with an old microfiber towel… Then he started to go for that extra mile and began wiping the fender and I politely told him it was ok, “don’t worry about that I’ll take care of it. You never want to wipedown the paint without some sort of lubricant or you can scratch the paint”

He tried to tell me “oh it’s ok these towels are good they won’t scratch”… Thats when I spoke up and stopped being polite because this guy was literally wiping down my fender with a dirty ass greasy Kirkland, I said “no I insist. Don’t wipe my paint with a dry towel. You will scratch my paint, I’m sure you will so stop”

We laughed about it, but geez. Lol. He may know more than I’ll ever know about how to fix my car, but damnit you’ll never know as much as I do when it comes to cleaning it.lol.
 
My Cadillac needs major work and I've been a nervous wreck. Im going to send it to the most meticulous mechanic I'm aware of. I already met him and he seems to understand how an obsessed detailed thinks. He worked on my dad's car last year.

Of course I will instruct him and his assistants not to wipe the paint. Thankfully the work to be done is all on the underneath of the car so there should be minimum contact with the top

This will be like a cloud hanging over me until this is all done. I plan to wait until Hurricane season is over before I send it in
 
Eldorado2k said:
You never want to wipedown the paint without some sort of lubricant or you can scratch the paint”
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Job well done at refraning from slappin the mechaanics hand lol.

Luckily the shop i use when i need one of the few things done that i wont do myself, he told me he laid some microfiber towels over the fender since he knew how anal i was...and that he doesnt do that for just anybody

And I get madd when folks feel the need to rub their fingers on a freahly paint corrected surface to "feel" how smooth it is. Like hey sonny...i promise you its smooth. How about at least feel the surface in a inconspicuous spot. I just spent hours on this for you to f it all up with your fingers

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Bill D said:
My Cadillac needs major work and I've been a nervous wreck. Im going to send it to the most meticulous mechanic I'm aware of.
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Dude, my Northstar just had a blown head gasket! It’s ok now… *knock on wood*
It was diagnosed on Thursday, drove it back home on Monday. 200 miles so far and no overheating, no issues, running great.

opie said:
Job well done at refraning from slappin the mechaanics hand lol.
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It takes me a minute to go from 0 to … I guess I’ve become alot calmer as I’ve gotten older.lol.
 
Uh oh, I hear Northstars can have their problems

I apparently I need a new fuel pump so the car has to be towed. The mechanic told me he will do a test to make sure that indeed is the problem.

This is the first big problem I’ve had with this car in over 25 years of ownership so I really can’t be too upset.
 
Bill D said:
Uh oh, I hear Northstars can have their problems

I apparently I need a new fuel pump so the car has to be towed. The mechanic told me he will do a test to make sure that indeed is the problem.

This is the first big problem I’ve had with this car in over 25 years of ownership so I really can’t be too upset.
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Ahh that shouldn’t be too bad. I had the fuel pump go out on my old 82’ Biarritz. I towed it across town to my shadetree mechanic at the time and he said when he went to bring the tank down it turned into a near disaster because he wasn’t ready or expecting it to be so incredibly heavy it nearly crushed him… I said “oh yea, the tank’s completely full”lol.

I didn’t laugh in his face, but holy chit it was funny.lol.
 
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