Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[Mogman]

that's the best bit really .... not rushing about like a blue arse fly, in your limited spare time, trying to get s**t done .... not finished .. ok we'll get it knocked tomorrow. Plus you can take the time to do a bollox of a job too
took me quite a while to get into it, but it is good to have all of your time to yourself (aside from SWMBO's portion)

Yes but you also need a bit of cash behind you to still live

 

[V8Druid]

Yes but you also need a bit of cash behind you to still live

absolutely Mog ... my yard was my retirement fund/pension

 

[Left hooker]

that's the best bit really .... not rushing about like a blue arse fly, in your limited spare time, trying to get s**t done .... not finished .. ok we'll get it knocked tomorrow. Plus you can take the time to do a bollox of a job too
took me quite a while to get into it, but it is good to have all of your time to yourself (aside from SWMBO's portion)

Just seen a FB post of hers sounds like more in the pipe line for you gra

 

[V8Druid]

Just seen a FB post of hers sounds like more in the pipe line for you gra

I'd better have a look

 

[Left hooker]

I'd better have a look

If the virus don't get ya

 

[V8Druid]

Just seen a FB post of hers sounds like more in the pipe line for you gra

'fraid " 'er list " is gonna be on hold for a while ... this week's mine

 

[V8Druid]

so ...... one down .... little un to do .....

three sides sorted ... no 4 on't bench

on its way together ...

and assembled

then I get ,..... " what have you got that'll support some netting to keep the birds and cats out? "

so ..... quick think one o' these and I've an idea ..... hauled out a new toy ... that apparently I didn't need, when it arrived ... came from the guys I suggested for that lil' twin cylinder 12 v compressor the other night .. had a bigger version in work for years, by a company called Goliath .. sold unfortunately .. first time I've tried this ... and worked OK ...

was cheap enough too

instant mesh cradles .....

made the centre one higher, as it was how the materials 'panned out' and no point in wasting any

drilled into the top frame ..... tha's me 10 mil bar stock cleaned out as well as most of me spare timber rapidly running out o' stuff to use for people's wish lists

Vicki should be well chuffed with these ..... I hope

these got a damned good coat of Cuprinol satin varnish yesterday afternoon and really brought the colours out in the timber ...

Pam's like my old man used to be with a paint brush ... seems to use the handle more than the bristles .... bloody covered in it ... and her hands!!

should've seen the black brush after she'd done this, this afternoon

done a nice job on it though ..... couple of chairs to go with it on the to do list tomorrow ... and that'll probably wipe out me tin of black metal gloss
good job I don't use black very often!!

there is going to be some sort of shopping list, after all this s**t subsides .... WHEN it does ... could be a lot more to go on't list before then though

anyone wants to eyeball any more pix .... as I used to do with the CEF ... there're always loads more in me Photobucket folders, which I keep updated ... so for the masochists amongst us ....... https://s1275.photobucket.com/user/v8druid/library/scans 2?sort=3&page=1

 

[Jimoz]

Ever use that bdec barn paint? Did a few bits Friday with it. Not sure how hard wearing as water based but got 3 coats on stench pipe Friday looks smart now. Can paint galv too. Lasts well on timber

 

[V8Druid]

Ever use that bdec barn paint? Did a few bits Friday with it. Not sure how hard wearing as water based but got 3 coats on stench pipe Friday looks smart now. Can paint galv too. Lasts well on timber

No Jim .... used to use Firwood Paints in Bolton for all my paint requirements ... had a massive range and was good quality at decent prices ... used to get through a lot of HBZP oxide primers and Bituminous on the boat repairs .... their fast drying glosses were always good for a finished job and the petrol and oil resisting, fast drying Aluminium primer was a brilliant primer/top coat ... looks like galvie and lasts for years

 

[V8Druid]

usual Monday morning .... Hamster juice top up time ... went looking for me coffee mug, first thing, that I'd left outside last night ... 8 mm of rain in it bit of a shock to see it come down last night ... considering the skies were clear when i hit me pit.

forecast for next Monday / Tuesday is 40+mm of rain ..... but at a week away ... might not materialise ........... hopefully

Just had a real heavy shower - as in LASHING down ....... 'sposed to be a blue sky day so tha's burgered Pam's chair painting for the day

 

[Cyberprog]

Best bet is to get stuff ordered when you can, there will be a bit of a run on stuff once the supply chain un-gacks itself.

 

[V8Druid]

Best bet is to get stuff ordered when you can, there will be a bit of a run on stuff once the supply chain un-gacks itself.

can't see that happening any time soon TBH Alex

 

[Cyberprog]

can't see that happening any time soon TBH Alex

True enough, but if your order is in their system now, it should wind up with you sooner!

My estimation is we have another month of this at least. Business as usual for me tbh, we are just postponing any physical DC trips unless something breaks.

 

[V8Druid]

well it did clear up and turned into a decent afternoon ....... we got a grub delivery from Vicki later in the day, bless 'em .... no Clara though ... she can't hack not being able to get near us apparently, so not likely to see her any time soon, other than on the 'puter vid. calls

with an empty car to go home with ... these had to 'fall' in the back .....

fitted in well and'd give Vicki summat to get enthused and occupied with ......

Pam reckoned she's had too much of me 'rub off ' on her ..... she'd got the level out to set 'em up with today

looks like we're gonna be having plenty of plum jam this year .... assuming we can get some jam making sugar that is .. and plenty of it

both our plum trees are well in blossom

'the boss' has kept me busy half the day ... with little can you just,s ... that all added up to several hours ...
@Delbouy gave me some bird boxes when i was down in Plymoth last ... this un went up today ...

hadn't been up ten minutes and there were loads of little birds examining the new 'real estate' ... think a pair had moved in in an hour !!

all the grass got massacred after lunch ... lawn growing like crazy, but beside the drive wasn't so bad, so not a huge amount lying about, after the Dane had had a charge around it

the tree pollen is now dropping in earnest and my nose and eyes have really been suffering the last two days, even with me 10mgs of Cetirizine daily, I've had to resort to tissue balls, stuffed up me nose to try and filter it out a bit ... does help, but looks ridiculous ... do I care when it works

dragged a few bits together before tea, for a little summat I have in mind, hopefully tomorrow ...
she can't have much left to need my attention ..

fingers crossed of course ..... there are two more bird boxes left to go up ... but no locations sussed as yet

 

[Cyberprog]

Plenty of stuff when I go to Lidl Gra, just what stuff depends on the deliveries.

Supermarkets still not quite at speed for the food service trade being shut down.

 

[V8Druid]

got some me time today and this went up in the air again ..

to let me get at that rack on the tow bar .. it had to go ....

some cold laps made removal a bit easier

and there it was ..... gone

looks better without it in the way ..

how to make the most of a disc

then it was time to crack on with a few bits ..... saw time

after the Ajax had contributed ...

pile of bits ready to go together

bugger ..... out of pix again

 

[V8Druid]

any guesses ??

having to make do with what I have to hand ATM .....

here's an inkling coming up

then ran out of daylight .... so it had to come back down for today .....

certainly looks better without yon rack on there

and in these uncertain times of fk knows when we can go shopping again ?? ..... this'll get hacked into bits ... yer never know what'll come in handy

the tissue ball filters for me nose have worked real well all day ....... oak pollen is the worst thing going apparently ... and I'm surrounded by oaks here, 'specially on me patch ... nose and eyes have been almost normal today ... but have been walking round all day with two white balls stuck up me nostrils ... as I said, if it works, do I care .... and has made a massive difference to me today

took them out for half an hour earlier and nose and eyes went ballistic ..... so new balls please

more to do tomorrow ...........

 

[Rob65]

Druid,

I've just worked out what you are up to here.

I few days / wks ago the was a video of a guy who had put a motor scooter engine & wheel on a barrow with a platform on the back which he stood on to drive it.

You always think big, you have a trailer and you have a Gold Wing.

The secret is out, we await the video of the 100mph ‘Trailer Barrow’ in a few days time with great anticipation.

Rob

 

[craig]

any guesses ??

Pallet fork holder?

 

[fred]

we did have the apprentice running down the road pulling on the still saw trying to bump start it.....