What did you do today non-detailing related?

The garden I have been tending for over 17 years is bursting with the arrival of spring.

One of my favorite corners, especially so because it's off limits from the two adolescent golden retrievers...............



The Clivia's are in bud and starting to open up now. I have several advanced clumps of these dotted around the front garden.



These Cotyledon have been an accidental success. This large display grew from a tiny cutting and are looking so good with their flower spikes rising proudly into the air.



Close by, an odd pairing it would seem, but this Thryptomene is in full flower and looking great.



Spending the majority of the year as a little green blob, Helleborus always prove their worth when in flower.

 
We drove out to see what progress had been made on the new house

They finished the concrete work by pouring the patio, front walk, and garage floor

We are waiting on an update for the framing schedule

Little blue car patiently waiting on her new home

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Another round of Spirograph mowing yesterday.

Also got a new phone for the first time in nearly 6 years on Friday. Boy they’re a little quicker when you make a 6 generation leap… :laughing:
 
I have Friday - Monday reserved for my personal clients. None booked this weekend.

The gf is being forced out of her job trimming cannabis flower on Oct 1st.

So today she decided to take a PTO day and we went up to Frankenmuth for some chicken "dinner" at Bronners.

If you're ever in the area, give it a try. It is always excellent!

After that we went on a riverboat ride, which was a lot of fun.

Now I have a bunch of bug guts to remove off the front end and windshield....
 
dlc95 said:
I have Friday - Monday reserved for my personal clients. None booked this weekend.

The gf is being forced out of her job trimming cannabis flower on Oct 1st.

So today she decided to take a PTO day and we went up to Frankenmuth for some chicken "dinner" at Bronners.

If you're ever in the area, give it a try. It is always excellent!

After that we went on a riverboat ride, which was a lot of fun.

Now I have a bunch of bug guts to remove off the front end and windshield....
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I've been a few riverboat dinner cruises up here on LI.

SO cool.
 
Fitted a new LED lightbar to the FJ. Looked at a few different brands, Stedi, Lightforce, and some cheapies on eBay. Decided to go with Narva, the latest reflector technology won me over, light is focused more straight ahead, rather than up or down. They were reduced from $399.99 down to $279.99, and I also had a $25 store credit.

Installation was fun, I bought the extra clamps because I thought the brackets that came with it wouldn't work with my bull bar, but it was the clamps that wouldn't fit, the brackets worked, but the bolts that came with it are over 2 inches long, and have to be tightened from inside the bull bar, and I don't have a long 13mm socket to do up the nylock nuts that came with it, and a spanner won't fit inside the bull bar, not even my shorties, which I dropped inside the bull bar. Luckily I found some shorter stainless steel bolts in my collection, and they're security bolts as well, needing a special bit to undo them. All's well that ends well.
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Big Dave said:
Fitted a new LED lightbar to the FJ. Looked at a few different brands, Stedi, Lightforce, and some cheapies on eBay. Decided to go with Narva, the latest reflector technology won me over, light is focused more straight ahead, rather than up or down. They were reduced from $399.99 down to $279.99, and I also had a $25 store credit.

Installation was fun, I bought the extra clamps because I thought the brackets that came with it wouldn't work with my bull bar, but it was the clamps that wouldn't fit, the brackets worked, but the bolts that came with it are over 2 inches long, and have to be tightened from inside the bull bar, and I don't have a long 13mm socket to do up the nylock nuts that came with it, and a spanner won't fit inside the bull bar, not even my shorties, which I dropped inside the bull bar. Luckily I found some shorter stainless steel bolts in my collection, and they're security bolts as well, needing a special bit to undo them. All's well that ends well.
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Need a night time drivers POV picture please :D
 
Took my daughter out for youth waterfowl day here in NH. She got busy with the 12 gauge. Proud dad.

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Tasmania said:
Need a night time drivers POV picture please :D
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First pic is lo-beam, second is hi-beam, third is with the light bar, which obviously needs some more time spent adjusting the aim, and maybe a longer straighter road. Headlight bulbs are nothing fancy, Narva long life H4, 55/65 Watt.
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Mowed the lawn, again. More rain, more daylight, and warmer days, means this will have to happen much more often soon. Had to cut it at the highest setting, I couldn't mow it last weekend as it was sprayed for weeds and bindii, so had to be left for 5 days. FJ unlikely to be washed, roadworks are still in progress on our main road.
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One of my clients is mad keen on bee keeping, they have 3 active hives within their suburban back yard. It's spring so they bees are having a field day with all the plants in flower at the moment.



When they are happy, you can get as close as you like to the hive, the bees simply go about their business, some will come and see who you are but generally just carry on with that they are doing.

The owners have actually caught two swarms in the last two weeks, one of which I was present for. When angry, they are nasty little buggers, requiring either the usual beekeepers suit or being far back from where it's all going on. I actually got stung on the head and jaw, even at a seemingly safe distance. :cry:

The honey they harvest has a deliciously fragrant aroma and I can actually smell the garden in their produce. On a warm day, the whole garden is scented with sweet honey.

It's a fascinating process to see in action and wonder how many don't realize what role these little guys play in human life. No bees=no food!
 
Re: Installed some Conti DWS06's on the RedSport

Cut grass Sunday. Light misting of rain. Could not do it Saturday. Weather was rainy. Optimistically I hope that is the last cut of the year.
 
I was outside applying a fresh layer of tire coating when I saw this…

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Do you think it’s in a safe spot for them to patch it up? I’ve got the included tire maintenance care pack from Discount Tire which I believe includes free flat tire repair. Do you think they’ll fix it without a hassle?
 
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I was outside applying a fresh layer of tire coating when I saw this…

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Do you think it’s in a safe spot for them to patch it up? I’ve got the included tire maintenance care pack from Discount Tire which I believe includes free flat tire repair. Do you think they’ll fix it without a hassle?
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Hard to tell exactly what that is from the picture

I would absolutely try to have them fix it

Having said that I admit one of the larger name brand local shops has started a “1/4 inch or smaller” policy

They won’t even try to repair anything you bring in if the object is over 1/4”

That’s absolute rubbish of course but that’s their policy

I’m sure it’s partly a liability thing and partly a “let’s sell more tires” thing

The small independent tire shops are happy to repair stuff that the big shop won’t but if course it’s out of pocket

Let us know how that plays out


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I think it could depend on who looks at it as to whether or not they'd repair. I've been told that if it's within an inch of the sidewall, it's a tire replacement. If you do get it repaired, I'd ask them to put it on the outside if they're non-directional tires so you'd be able to see any issues later.
 
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Did you check it with a little soap solution to see if it's leaking? That's the first thing I'd do. If it's not leaking, then grab it with some sidecutter's and pull it out. If you hear it starting to leak while removing it then pound it back in and head to the tire shop -or- the parts store and buy a plug repair kit.

It's possible that the screw is short enough that it didn't actually puncture the tire. I've been lucky in that respect more than once.
 
Went for a nice long walk in a while and got a nice blister!

That's my body's way of saying (harden up!) and go more often Im the MAN
 
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