In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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UPDATED: Thursday, December 25, 2025 04:27
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Dd scraped paint from one bathroom wall (for some reason it was peeling badly, but just on that one wall) and from one portion of the vanity. One of the layers looks like it might be lead paint so we were very careful to clean up with TSp and take showers afterwards. Tomorrow we'll clean the old sink and dry-fit the fixtures. I'll spackle the walls in prep for paint and chip off the thin-set and scrape the countertop tiles so they can be re-installed. (a dozen or so came up with the sink.) I think that'll be about as much as I'll be able to do in one day, considering dinner prep and all. After that, I need to take a day to sort thru all of the bills and make sure that hubby, dear daughter and I will have medical insurance next year! (open enrollment)
All of the giveaway stuff is out at the curb. The house is slowly looking less cluttered.
On a sad note, hubby's Tormek grinder motor gave up the ghost while he was re-grinding some plane blades that got beat up. He found a lead on a replacement motor and will call about delivery times tomorrow.
Nice. Not a fan of anything having to do with bathroom work myself. I'm sure it will look great when it's done.
Plane blades?
I'm in rough shape today. Going to have to get it started though. There are thunderstorms coming tonight. I think I've got around 5 or 6 more hours of work to do on that patio before then.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
BRENDA, been having crazy dreams myself, about people I used to work with, days when I was a kid etc. Maybe it's the changing seasons bringing it on.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
SIG, could be. And Blair did die in September. So, yeah. Lots of stuff to deal with around this time of the year.
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Quote:Hmm.. that WAS acontext-free comment. wasn't it? The context is woodworking.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Dd scraped paint from one bathroom wall (for some reason it was peeling badly, but just on that one wall) and from one portion of the vanity. One of the layers looks like it might be lead paint so we were very careful to clean up with TSp and take showers afterwards. Tomorrow we'll clean the old sink and dry-fit the fixtures. I'll spackle the walls in prep for paint and chip off the thin-set and scrape the countertop tiles so they can be re-installed. (a dozen or so came up with the sink.) I think that'll be about as much as I'll be able to do in one day, considering dinner prep and all. After that, I need to take a day to sort thru all of the bills and make sure that hubby, dear daughter and I will have medical insurance next year! (open enrollment)
All of the giveaway stuff is out at the curb. The house is slowly looking less cluttered.
On a sad note, hubby's Tormek grinder motor gave up the ghost while he was re-grinding some plane blades that got beat up. He found a lead on a replacement motor and will call about delivery times tomorrow.
Nice. Not a fan of anything having to do with bathroom work myself. I'm sure it will look great when it's done.
Plane blades?
Planes
Blades
Quote:May I recommend aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen?
I'm in rough shape today. Going to have to get it started though. There are thunderstorms coming tonight. I think I've got around 5 or 6 more hours of work to do on that patio before then.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
I'm sure a medical professional will tell me the hundred ways that I'm wrong, but as I understand it, when you beat your tendons, ligaments, and joints up with heavy loads and stress positions, they respond by becoming inflamed: the small blood vessels get leaky in that area in order to flood the damaged area with white blood cells, the better to respond to any potential infection. It sets off a cascade of immune responses which cause swelling and pain and joint damage.
Aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are all good at short-circuiting that inflammatory response. Once the inflammatory response is stopped, the pain goes away (or reduces). I don't take aspirin because it isn't strong enough. I don't take ibuprofen because altho it works adequately it affects my kidneys pretty significantly and causes me to retain water/raise blood pressure. Naproxen (OTC) was one of the meds Rxed for me, but I chose the meloxicam bc my doctor told me it was better-tolerated by older people, but the few tablets that I tried did work quite well!
The downsides to all of these is that they can cause stomach and intestinal bleeding. They also increase the time it takes your blood to clot. Long-term use of all of these non=steroidal anti-inflammatories NSAIDS (except aspirin) also increase the risk of "cardiac events" ... but you won't be taking these long-term, just as-needed. (One of the upsides of ibuprofen is that people who use it regularly have a much lower risk of Alzheimer's.)
They work GREAT in combination with acetaminophen (tylenol). Tylenol, unlike the NSAIDS (read that carefully, NSAIDS reduce inflammation but they are not steroids) is an actual PAIN KILLER. Instead of working at the joint/site of inflammation it works IN YOUR BRAIN to reduce the perception of pain. These meds work synergistically ... if you reduce both the cause of pain and the perception of pain, you will have a multiplied effect of pain reduction. It may help you get thru all of the physical stresses with better sleep and less damage.
Just my $0.02
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lol
I thought you had a personal airplane that you hadn't mentioned before. 
I just powered through the pain and got done what I needed to get done today. If I thought I was wrecked the other day though, it's nothing compared to now. I'm moving pretty slow.
That's okay though. Until my friend comes (hopefully Monday night), there's really nothing I can do on the porch, and the patio is (hopefully) as "done" as it's going to get until spring. I'll be checking on everything through the rain the next 2 days and see if I have to regrade anything or make any adjustments to the temporary setup.
Tomorrow is still warm. If I'm feeling up to it, I might spend the day cleaning the visqueen in the main house crawl space since it's been many years since I did that and it's pretty filthy right now. If not, I'm sure I can find other things to do around here. There's a ton of stuff to do, and I haven't deep cleaned the basement yet either.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:HAHAHA!! Wouldn't THAT be something!!
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
lol
I thought you had a personal airplane that you hadn't mentioned before.
Quote:when you're done over there how about coming over here? I promise to feed you good food, hibiscus tea, and all of the ibuprofen you need!
I just powered through the pain and got done what I needed to get done today. If I thought I was wrecked the other day though, it's nothing compared to now. I'm moving pretty slow.
That's okay though. Until my friend comes (hopefully Monday night), there's really nothing I can do on the porch, and the patio is (hopefully) as "done" as it's going to get until spring. I'll be checking on everything through the rain the next 2 days and see if I have to regrade anything or make any adjustments to the temporary setup.
Tomorrow is still warm. If I'm feeling up to it, I might spend the day cleaning the visqueen in the main house crawl space since it's been many years since I did that and it's pretty filthy right now. If not, I'm sure I can find other things to do around here. There's a ton of stuff to do, and I haven't deep cleaned the basement yet either.
St Vincent de Paul came and picked up our stuff. That's seven boxes, three lawn chairs, and two boogies boards out of our hair.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
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Back from work and tired, tired, tired also tired and sore feet.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:HAHAHA!! Wouldn't THAT be something!!
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
lol
I thought you had a personal airplane that you hadn't mentioned before.Quote:when you're done over there how about coming over here? I promise to feed you good food, hibiscus tea, and all of the ibuprofen you need!
I just powered through the pain and got done what I needed to get done today. If I thought I was wrecked the other day though, it's nothing compared to now. I'm moving pretty slow.
That's okay though. Until my friend comes (hopefully Monday night), there's really nothing I can do on the porch, and the patio is (hopefully) as "done" as it's going to get until spring. I'll be checking on everything through the rain the next 2 days and see if I have to regrade anything or make any adjustments to the temporary setup.
Tomorrow is still warm. If I'm feeling up to it, I might spend the day cleaning the visqueen in the main house crawl space since it's been many years since I did that and it's pretty filthy right now. If not, I'm sure I can find other things to do around here. There's a ton of stuff to do, and I haven't deep cleaned the basement yet either.
St Vincent de Paul came and picked up our stuff. That's seven boxes, three lawn chairs, and two boogies boards out of our hair.
You'd have to pay for the airfare too, and figure out a way for me to get over my fear of flying while you're at it.
Great job on getting more stuff out.
BTW... do you know, or could you ask your husband what type of stuff I'd be looking for if I wanted to create a seal between a concrete slab and the foundation of my house?
I've got that large front porch slab that sits in front of about 2/3rds of my house, and I've got a slab next to the back porch that is large enough for a big grill. It's apparent that at some time these were "sealed", but it looks as though they might have just dumped concrete in there and it has long since just broken off.
I'd really love to get something in there to keep water from going behind them. I'm sure there is some sort of somewhat malleable material that is designed for the job, but my Google-fu is failing me right now and I'm not getting any relevant results.
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Everything I did outside seems to have held up wonderfully through the heavy rain last night. No splashing and making a mess everywhere. I did notice a corner somewhat close to the main house that needs to be better graded though since it was pooling water while the rain was really heavy last night.
When it warms up again, I'm going to do the same in the front of the house around the hastas with the leftover pavers until I get the gutters up, but that's going to require some re-grading of the dirt first. I'll use that opportunity to finally fix that drain pipe too.
Rain all day today, and then it drops to 33 degrees here tonight!
Got about a week in the 50's after that, and then it goes back into the 60's for at least a few more days.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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I think I found it.
Do you think this would work?
https://hw.menardc.com/main/items/media/TWINC003/Prod_Tech_Spec/189418
0AKjointfillerTDS.pdf
Used with a backing rod under it before I squeeze it in there...
I'll probably need about 30 bucks worth of it for the whole job.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:I know they put stuff in bewteen concrete sidewalk slabs (it's almost like an asphalt-impregnated rope), but that's more like "expansion joint" stuff, not waterproofing stuff. Looks like you found what you need, but I'll ask anyway.
BTW... do you know, or could you ask your husband what type of stuff I'd be looking for if I wanted to create a seal between a concrete slab and the foundation of my house?
I've got that large front porch slab that sits in front of about 2/3rds of my house, and I've got a slab next to the back porch that is large enough for a big grill. It's apparent that at some time these were "sealed", but it looks as though they might have just dumped concrete in there and it has long since just broken off.
I'd really love to get something in there to keep water from going behind them. I'm sure there is some sort of somewhat malleable material that is designed for the job, but my Google-fu is failing me right now and I'm not getting any relevant results.
Quote:So, the leftover pavers .... are you placing them under the drip-line of your eaves to keep the soil from being splashed away?
Everything I did outside seems to have held up wonderfully through the heavy rain last night. No splashing and making a mess everywhere. I did notice a corner somewhat close to the main house that needs to be better graded though since it was pooling water while the rain was really heavy last night.
Quote:Jeezus. In the 30's already???
When it warms up again, I'm going to do the same in the front of the house around the hastas with the leftover pavers until I get the gutters up, but that's going to require some re-grading of the dirt first. I'll use that opportunity to finally fix that drain pipe too.
Rain all day today, and then it drops to 33 degrees here tonight!
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Over at this end, I made like Michaelangelo with a cold chisel and then NOT like Michaelangelo with an oscillating saw (with a grinding tip)to remove the thinset while dd scraped the plumber's putty and corrosion from the sink. Alas, we discovered a very large chip-out and crack under the cold-water handle, and once we saw where the crack began we could trace it all the way through a large part of the sink. It must have been there for a long time because the part under the handle was deeply stained with rust. I thought about fixing the chipout with JB Weld but when I saw how far the crack had propagated I didn't want to use the sink, so I found a few online that look like they might fit the cutout that we have. Yanno, it seems kinda strange to me that they don't just specify the dimensions of the cutout that you need. They describe everything else, but not that. Looks like I'll be going to Lowes today to see which one fits and order it if they don't have it in stock.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
You idiots have been oppressing the entire sexual spectrum as long as you have existed. I can't wait for the day your kind is dead - WISHIMAY
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Well, dang.
This is what I posted about some weeks earlier. The fire season held off for a nice while, but now that the Santa Ana's are blowing (starting as a hot high pressure air mass inland over the desert, and blowing to offhsore and the ocean) the hot, dry wind is fueling fires.
I hope the fire season isn't too bad here; most especially, I hope it's not too bad up in the Sierra's and NoCal. And I really hope we get our normal winter rains.
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