I got my first pair of glasses on the day president Kennedy took office, so I think you have done well.
How's your day been?
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Got my first pair of glasses when I was in 3rd grade. Probably should have had them before that.
However, since I am very near sighted and was a quiet kid and read a lot, no one noticed. Since I was the good kid in school I was always seated near the back of the room. When the teacher asked to answer a question on the board and I told her didn't know the answer (even though she knew I did know it) she told me to come forward until I could read it. I got in front of the front row of desks, read the question, and gave the answer.
She called my mom that afternoon.
So it was in the fall and I got my first pair of glasses. My mom asked if I should wear them when I was outside playing. They responded "Only if you want him to know what the top of a tree looks like." :)
It was quite amazing on the way home. It was after dark and cars had their lights on. Tail lights were actual round circles with edges! I'd never seen such a thing in my life.
Funny you should mention the trees... Wife just took the grandniece in for glasses. Was discussing it with the gals she works with at the bank, and one of them said she 8 - 9 years old when she got glasses, same deal, couldn't see in school, and never realized trees had leaves until that day.
Well, we finished up the yard of bees we were working this afternoon. Weren't real happy after the deluge while I was posting the previous post. Went out, broke the first hive apart, set the top half down, turned around and my right knee was brown and really painful all of a sudden. Probably 30 bees on it, all stinging it, at one time. Had to get serious with the smoker for a minute, and get their attention. Apparently had a little nectar flow before the rain because they were playing nice, after the rain it took about 20 minutes and they started picking at each other, which doesn't improve their dispositions any.
Got down to the last pallet and thunder was getting closer and closer. Trying hard to get done, but it was not to be... Two of us were going back together with the next to last hive, when the bottom fell out again. We were soaked with sweat by that point anyhow, humidity was 99.9% all afternoon, working in a little round clearing surrounded by trees, so not a lot of breeze, and it was 85 while I was sitting in the truck when it was raining, so something exceeding 90 when the sun was out. But, at any rate, none of us even bothered going to the truck when it started raining, just picked up, got the truck ready to tie down, waited for the worst of it to blow over, then worked the last two hives in the rain.
Loaded up our nucs, went up the road a few miles and set them off, back to the honey house for the queens and a tray of feed, 1/4 mile from the shop we passed the UPS man headed north to deliver somebody's package... at 5:49 pm. And, that would be why we go to town to pick the queens up!!
Got down to the last pallet and thunder was getting closer and closer. Trying hard to get done, but it was not to be... Two of us were going back together with the next to last hive, when the bottom fell out again. We were soaked with sweat by that point anyhow, humidity was 99.9% all afternoon, working in a little round clearing surrounded by trees, so not a lot of breeze, and it was 85 while I was sitting in the truck when it was raining, so something exceeding 90 when the sun was out. But, at any rate, none of us even bothered going to the truck when it started raining, just picked up, got the truck ready to tie down, waited for the worst of it to blow over, then worked the last two hives in the rain.
Loaded up our nucs, went up the road a few miles and set them off, back to the honey house for the queens and a tray of feed, 1/4 mile from the shop we passed the UPS man headed north to deliver somebody's package... at 5:49 pm. And, that would be why we go to town to pick the queens up!!
Last Saturday my wife called me to say she had no water. Ugh! I shut off power to the well and checked static level (normally about 200 ft down). Ran momentarily and heard sucking sound at vent hole in cap. Dry well. Ye old pebble drop got splash at about 25 seconds which is pretty close given errors in the method to depth of pump at 600 ft. The well itself is 800 ft deep, so those familiar with deep wells know costs involved and for a well only a couple years old, and one that was also fractured to obtain 1.5 gpm!
Doom and gloom set in, I called well drilling company and they walked me thru checking for leaks. So, this well serves both my workshop and our house, with cutoffs to both. The good news is it looks like we have a leak somewhere along a 200 ft run between house and well, and no leaks to shop, so meanwhile we have water in the shop, which has a studio sized apt above where we lived for 1-1/2 years while house was built.
Hope to have someone out Friday to excavate and fix...which sucks, but not as much as replacing a well.
Doom and gloom set in, I called well drilling company and they walked me thru checking for leaks. So, this well serves both my workshop and our house, with cutoffs to both. The good news is it looks like we have a leak somewhere along a 200 ft run between house and well, and no leaks to shop, so meanwhile we have water in the shop, which has a studio sized apt above where we lived for 1-1/2 years while house was built.
Hope to have someone out Friday to excavate and fix...which sucks, but not as much as replacing a well.
Bad day today. Found out someone hacked my Paypal account, and my bank account too.
Had to close my bank account & open a new one. Third time in 2 years, thanks to Paypal.
My bank is at fault this time because they did nothing to contact me, and my local branch gave me a print out saying so.
They stole a little over $500 from me, it's going to take my bank 30 days to replace it, and Paypal 6 to 9 months to investigate it.
My bank hit me for $250 in overdraft charges, they only cancelled $105 of it so far.
Since it's now a criminal matter, I can't access my bank account for 30 days, which sucks.
Good thing my wife backs me up when this stuff happens.
It's becoming too common for my liking & I hope the low life scumbag gets what's coming to them.
Had to close my bank account & open a new one. Third time in 2 years, thanks to Paypal.
My bank is at fault this time because they did nothing to contact me, and my local branch gave me a print out saying so.
They stole a little over $500 from me, it's going to take my bank 30 days to replace it, and Paypal 6 to 9 months to investigate it.
My bank hit me for $250 in overdraft charges, they only cancelled $105 of it so far.
Since it's now a criminal matter, I can't access my bank account for 30 days, which sucks.
Good thing my wife backs me up when this stuff happens.
It's becoming too common for my liking & I hope the low life scumbag gets what's coming to them.
Could have been a repeat of yesterday, but local weatherman suggested that Wednesday was going to be a wet one, with a chance of showers pretty much all day long. Got up this morning, it was cloudy at 6:30, wasn't any better by the time I got to work. Told the boys we were going to feed the ones we worked yesterday, had a couple dead ones that had some bees, and a couple nucs short of bees, so we picked those up and shook the bees in the needy ones. Went and dropped off pallets for the next batch we pull. Then went to lunch a few minutes early, back to the shop after lunch; every time we got on the road I encountered a light mist somewhere in the 3 - 4 miles up and down the road.
Looked at the radar, looked at the clouds, looked at the satellite pictures, told the boys, "I am not doing a repeat of yesterday pulling nucs!" Had a few hives we'd split couple weeks ago, that needed some room, and the other half of those needed some feed, so I sent the boys to do that, while I unloaded and reloaded the truck, and straightened up the mess they had going on under the shed. Maybe some day I will figure out why the established pile over there is not a good place to stack anything, we simply HAVE TO START A NEW PILE some damn place else... EVERY TIME THEY UNLOAD THE TRUCK!
Got the mess cleaned up, truck ready to go, just needed to tie it down, when the bottom fell out. I was under the shed so it didn't matter. Checked my phone and the boys had called with questions a few minutes earlier while I was on the forklift, so I called them and got that sorted out. Asked if they were getting wet, and he said it was barely sprinkling. Suggested he might want to find high gear, it was subject to be really wet in a few minutes. When they got back to the shop it was pretty much reminiscent of yesterday, said maybe worked 3 hives after hanging up the phone, and the bottom fell out. They were soaked before they could get to the truck, so they just finished up again.
At least I was dry this time!
Around 4:30 - 4:45 it was so dark the yard light was on. Good steady rain, with occasional down pour mixed in. Wife said it had literally flooded just a few miles south of us. Water in one little creek down the road was backed up on the highway. That's not Normal!! It backs up there, but not on the highway. Been cutting cypress along the creek downstream, and I'm guessing they have the channel screwed up, stuff floated up and backed up, or both, creating problems.
Looked at the radar, looked at the clouds, looked at the satellite pictures, told the boys, "I am not doing a repeat of yesterday pulling nucs!" Had a few hives we'd split couple weeks ago, that needed some room, and the other half of those needed some feed, so I sent the boys to do that, while I unloaded and reloaded the truck, and straightened up the mess they had going on under the shed. Maybe some day I will figure out why the established pile over there is not a good place to stack anything, we simply HAVE TO START A NEW PILE some damn place else... EVERY TIME THEY UNLOAD THE TRUCK!
Got the mess cleaned up, truck ready to go, just needed to tie it down, when the bottom fell out. I was under the shed so it didn't matter. Checked my phone and the boys had called with questions a few minutes earlier while I was on the forklift, so I called them and got that sorted out. Asked if they were getting wet, and he said it was barely sprinkling. Suggested he might want to find high gear, it was subject to be really wet in a few minutes. When they got back to the shop it was pretty much reminiscent of yesterday, said maybe worked 3 hives after hanging up the phone, and the bottom fell out. They were soaked before they could get to the truck, so they just finished up again.
At least I was dry this time!
Around 4:30 - 4:45 it was so dark the yard light was on. Good steady rain, with occasional down pour mixed in. Wife said it had literally flooded just a few miles south of us. Water in one little creek down the road was backed up on the highway. That's not Normal!! It backs up there, but not on the highway. Been cutting cypress along the creek downstream, and I'm guessing they have the channel screwed up, stuff floated up and backed up, or both, creating problems.
This was at first light in the US while we were in Maine.
An update on the other day: My bank had the balls to charge me overdraft fees because the money stolen exceeded my balance.
So far, they have charged me over $600 for NSF fees. They can charge what they want, getting paid is another story.
It looks like I'll have to call my lawyer and get the firm involved on this one.
Banks suck.
So far, they have charged me over $600 for NSF fees. They can charge what they want, getting paid is another story.
It looks like I'll have to call my lawyer and get the firm involved on this one.
Banks suck.
You should have your attorney charge them a fee for processing each transaction and allowing your money to be stolen. It's essentially a breach of contract, failure to perform. We all put our money in the bank because we've been led to believe that it is safer than keeping it at home, maybe you need to hold them accountable and remind them that they are supposed to provide security for your money.
That’s why I don’t use banks...I use credit unions. Been hit three times by the thieves and have never had a problem recovering my money. They are also very good at spotting it and stopping it before it gets too bad. Been with a CU since the early 80’s
Today is a good day! A couple guys came up from well drillling outfit (Wilson Well) and had a hole excavated in about 15 minutes to validate our line into the house had cracked. They added a loop to help give some room to flex, and had things tidied up in short order! Pressure checked all good. Yea, no more carrying gallon jugs to bathroom to flush!
A couple weeks ago our wood turning club had the summer picnic at one of the member’s homes. He said bring money this year, he was cleaning out. What a score. Started at $5 per block and then after I paid up he dropped it to $2.50........ smart a$$. Anyway, nice of him, and some great pieces. Hope the pics show. A lot of ash and aspen.
Well, guess I will have to add photos from my phone....why aren’t they showing up on the iPad......
Well, guess I will have to add photos from my phone....why aren’t they showing up on the iPad......
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Holy moly. Nice heist.
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Good day so far, I went and took a premployment drug test this morning. Came home and mowed the lawn before it got hot. Then I mounted my birthday present tool bag on my bike. I was going to put it on the back of the seat but it interfered with the rear rack.
So the handlebars was a nice place to mount it.
Then I put my next project up on the work stand, itll get a full tune up, it's a friends bike. It's a very cool vintage amf firestone bike, made by Cleveland welding company, it has an Omaha bicycle license on it that is secure by a wire and lead tag. Very cool old bike.
Just had some lunch and now I'm relaxing on the couch with a couple of kitties.
So the handlebars was a nice place to mount it. 
Then I put my next project up on the work stand, itll get a full tune up, it's a friends bike. It's a very cool vintage amf firestone bike, made by Cleveland welding company, it has an Omaha bicycle license on it that is secure by a wire and lead tag. Very cool old bike.
Just had some lunch and now I'm relaxing on the couch with a couple of kitties.
Very cool bikes. Seems like I remember getting a license for mine that I sent away for with my name on it or something like that. It seems like the quality was pretty good back then don’t know now the way that things are. Cool that you’re keeping these vintage beauties alive!
Known I have had an issue with my atv winch, then tried to really use it a few weeks ago and yep: problems. Winch will kick out of gear under load. Well, that is pretty worthless. Housing is cracked. Lever just spins. Not sure if housing/clutch worth replacing or buying a replacement.
Buy replacement... Look at Smitty Built - 4wheelparts.com
Reasonably priced, better warranty than warn, and a bad ass winch!
Reasonably priced, better warranty than warn, and a bad ass winch!
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Yesterday was a good day all around,went and picked up a couple of tool boxes full of tools for a $100,took the wife and step boy out for lunch,we won $300 on pull tabs,and picked up a not quite full pickup load of walnut from a friend.
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What no pics?Yesterday was a good day all around,went and picked up a couple of tool boxes full of tools for a $100,took the wife and step boy out for lunch,we won $300 on pull tabs,and picked up a not quite full pickup load of walnut from a friend.
