What did you do today non-detailing related?

Setec Astronomy said:
I have so many questions....




First, who calls the pharmacist "the chemist" anymore? The last person I know who did that was my grandmother, and she was born in 1899. Unless you're from one of those UK places...

Second, isn't there a yellow bar on the entrance side, also? Or is that one just *that* much higher? How did she get it out? Did she figure out to let air out of the tires?



Yes, but why?



That other guy from Australia spells it Bogan..which one of you is right? :laughing:



At the chemist, of course :p
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You may not have noticed (but I did) that there are some pretty active members from regions where "chemist" is the standard term to refer to what most in the U.S. call a pharmacy; out of deference to them I used both terms, in the same way when I join meetings at work with our many international partners everyone typically says "Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to all". Just the way I'm wired I guess but it's not like I have any expectation that others behave similarly.

As to how did the van in question get IN? You have made an assumption that there is only one entrance and that is not true. My building just happens to be near the end of the service drive for a whole bunch of high rise buildings stretching back to the Standard Oil building and beyond - there's a number of ways that vehicles access this road (and I use them all myself, though for plain old passenger traffic I find the Lower Wacker route the easiest since they finally completed that monstrous 101 story St. Regis and reopened the access they'd blocked for years).

Feeling a little grumpy?
 
MisterSnoop said:
I guess she didn't think about letting some air out of her tires?
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I believe that's what the individual (not in picture, was at driver's rear wheel at the time) was doing. Back in the day it was oddly not uncommon to be coming back from lunch in the Loop and find a long haul tractor-trailer wedged underneath the L tracks. Of course cell phones/camera phones didn't exist back then so I have only memories but we'd stand around a bit and laugh then go back to the office. There was, and still is, no damn good reason for any long haul operator to be driving in that area. Any decent driver + cartage operation knows the truck has to destage somewhere else and xfer the cargo to a smaller truck better able to cope with the crazy of downtown.
 
Karl_in_Chicago said:
I believe that's what the individual (not in picture, was at driver's rear wheel at the time) was doing. Back in the day it was oddly not uncommon to be coming back from lunch in the Loop and find a long haul tractor-trailer wedged underneath the L tracks. Of course cell phones/camera phones didn't exist back then so I have only memories but we'd stand around a bit and laugh then go back to the office. There was, and still is, no damn good reason for any long haul operator to be driving in that area. Any decent driver + cartage operation knows the truck has to destage somewhere else and xfer the cargo to a smaller truck better able to cope with the crazy of downtown.
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I've seen it numerous times @ Pershing and Western...I still laugh but it's not a height thing but rather a trailer getting stuck on an support for EL

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Karl_in_Chicago said:
Feeling a little grumpy?
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Actually I was in a good mood this morning and was just having a little fun; I'm sorry you didn't see it that way. I'm aware we have members who would refer to a pharmacist as a "chemist", I just haven't heard an American say that since my grandmother died 40 years ago. It's actually her birthday today.

And yes I assumed the Amazon van came in that same entrance; I'm not from Chicago so I'm not familiar with the locale as you are.
 
DFB said:
A couple of months ago, one our supplier reps left a display stand with the intention of showcasing in-season plants. The rep has then been supplying advanced potted specimens to give customers an idea of what they can expect each plant can do. This is all well and good, but my creative brain spotted the potential expand on the idea...................

This plant stand was made by a men's shed, presumably from reclaimed timber. Well, we have plenty of that on hand, with a stack of un-used pallets taking up space in the yard. Pulling them apart was going to be the challenge, so I bought a lever bar from eBay..................

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Before starting the project, I had measured up and drew out a layout plan mimicking the original, I then knew what amount of timber I was going to need.

It took me a bit to figure out the best way to use the lever bar without ruining the timber, but the tool made short work of stripping the pallets down. Following this, I removed all the nails and docked everything to length. Then the fun part of putting it together...............









Including the re-used timber, I also used up an assortment of odd-bod screws, so excluding the pry bar and my labour, I made something from nothing.

I plan to make more of these as time allows, which will be used around the nursery as needed. I was hoping to have a few of these made prior to the bare root roses arriving, they would display well in these.
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Vision achieved!



The goal wasn't to house all of them, rather to create some visual interest rather than a collection of black pots dumped on the ground. It also makes them more "shoppable".

I have had to shell out on some screws after raiding the odd-bod bucket, but even still, the outlay is minimal.................and I'm enjoying work again.

Those are "bare-root" roses by the way, a very old-school nursery practice. Roses are grown in fields before being dug up, bundled and sent out to retail nurseries throughout the winter months. We then unpack, label and group them together in holding pots. Because the plants are dormant, this means we can sell them without soil and a pot, each plant is simply pulled from the holding pot, which in turn saves the customer money. What we don't sell through the winter, we pot up and for sale through the rest of the year.







 
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Starting to clean house up getting ready to sell realtor coming 2 weeks from today to give a price to sell
 
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bill walsh said:
Starting to clean house up getting ready to sell realtor coming 2 weeks from today to give a price to sell
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I remember doing that almost 5 years ago, the hardest 2 months I've ever worked. I lost 20+ pounds when you include packing the house to move after selling. So happy we moved though. I hope you get a good realtor, ours was very good, got far more than we expected.

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bill walsh said:
Starting to clean house up getting ready to sell realtor coming 2 weeks from today to give a price to sell
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Big Dave said:
I remember doing that almost 5 years ago, the hardest 2 months I've ever worked. I lost 20+ pounds when you include packing the house to move after selling. So happy we moved though. I hope you get a good realtor, ours was very good, got far more than we expected.

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Getting the house we lived in for 30 years in “Ready to sell” condition in 3 weeks was indeed a miserable, miserable task. A 40 yard dumpster certainly helped (and probably coulda used another 20-yarder). Guess saving all of those 3ft lengths of 2x4’s was, in the end, pointless!

When we sold my parents house we hired a company to remove everything and leave in ‘broom swept’ condition and was a bit of an eye-opener as well. We removed things we wanted and they took care of *everything* left w credit for auction-able items…and we owed them $1500 at the end. Still well worth it but a bit tough to realize a fully furnished home contains little of real value to those outside of those who lived there.


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Took the g/f's Cruze to the touch-free wash for a much needed wash from our near 1,000 mile trip to and from Detroit and driving all around️

Added 4 oz of Bilt-Hamber Touchless and 2 oz of Adam's carwash soap in the IK Foam Pro 12 and let it dwell

It's never ever "clean" from the touch-free wash but better than it was, that's for sure...especially when truely dirty from "road warrior" duty

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nothing much to do when it's 100+ degrees (almost) everyday in southern california... :(
 
Klasse Act said:
Took the g/f's Cruze to the touch-free wash for a much needed wash from our near 1,000 mile trip to and from Detroit and driving all around️

Added 4 oz of Bilt-Hamber Touchless and 2 oz of Adam's carwash soap in the IK Foam Pro 12 and let it dwell

It's never ever "clean" from the touch-free wash but better than it was, that's for sure...especially when truely dirty from "road warrior" duty

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It not being totally clean makes it non-detail related?


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Went to the servo down the road this morning to fill up the jerry cans. Within a few seconds pumping, I noticed petrol dripping on the ground and onto my hands.

As I continued to pump, an operator was walking by and I made him aware that the gun was leaking petrol. Rather than show any concern, he rabbited on about how each gun was inspected every Monday, and that it cost him a fortune to have those weekly inspections. He didn't even bother to look at the leaking gun.

Instead of shutting that pump down or putting it out of service, I dare say it will still be in use and still leaking until next Monday, probably longer.
 
DFB said:
Went to the servo down the road this morning to fill up the jerry cans. Within a few seconds pumping, I noticed petrol dripping on the ground and onto my hands.

As I continued to pump, an operator was walking by and I made him aware that the gun was leaking petrol. Rather than show any concern, he rabbited on about how each gun was inspected every Monday, and that it cost him a fortune to have those weekly inspections. He didn't even bother to look at the leaking gun.

Instead of shutting that pump down or putting it out of service, I dare say it will still be in use and still leaking until next Monday, probably longer.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be paying for that, I'd hit the emergency stop button, switch to a different browser, and refuse to pay for what came out of the leaky gun, as it would no longer be accurate. I'd say that was why he didn't care, you were paying for the fuel on the ground, not him.

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Yardwork, with a side of yardwork, followed by some yardwork

Did I mention the yardwork?
 
Got a new vortex Razor 1-6 and badger ordinances mount

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It's Chicago-Mac race weekend and I like to grab a coffee and walk around the harbor watching and listening to the hustle and bustle as the racers prep for heading out; the one handed cellphone camera method this dictates makes my normally not very good photos more not gooder. :)

Friday night view of our little corner of Monroe Harbor
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Unlike the locals that have their own buoys or dock spaces most of these boats are transient and so need to raft up to get everyone to fit. This makes arriving and leaving a real team effort to avoid unwanted contact - teamwork makes the dream work!
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Not only is this a really nicely outfitted boat but I just loved the color and shine of the blue hull. Blue is my favorite color and every vehicle I own is blue except my '88 Candy Brandywine FLHTC (red's my wife's favorite color so it's cool!). Unfortunately the position of the sun, shade, and the limited skillset of the photographer combined to not show that blue to its best effect.
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I believe it's the law that one must incorporate a skyline shot in any lakefront photo session so here's one.
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Hot and humid at ~9 AM on the lakefront so a number of boats started leaving a little earlier than normal just to sit out on the lake in cooler temps while they waited for their start times. Winds out of the SE should provide a nice reach north with minimal need to tack/jibe but there's a good chance of some weather moving in this afternoon. Fair winds and following seas, sailors!

Around 12:30 the parking lot has become pretty empty!
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I noticed some contamination while looking through my spotting scope, so I pulled it apart, discovered it was on the inside of the eyepiece. I'd never noticed it before, but I don't know how it could just appear inside a sealed eyepiece. Cleaned off easy though.

I also cleaned my glass shower screen, cleaned it with a magic eraser sponge first, then wiped it over with Ech2o, also did the chrome taps with it, makes it so much easier to squeegee dry now.

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