60+ year old thread.

80's here today. Too damn hot, too early. Got a trip to Cathedral Valley planned for tomorrow so I'll be coming home with a truck that is dusty. I'll try to get some good pictures.
Still procrastinating about mowing the lawn for the first time. The older I get the less I like grass.

Boy, I started a thread to sell my daily driver Tacoma and was immediately treated like a leper. You'da thunk I was trying to spread rabies. The truck has a branded title since it was bought as a total... and it was an easy repair. I bolted/welded in a straight piece of frame, slapped on a new bumper, and a tailgate from a wrecking yard, and the truck has been great for two years and fifteen thousand miles. But the national media sells people the idea that wrecks can't be fixed and branded titles are something to stay away from, I guess... and without any experience people believe what they are told. It's in the best interests of media advertisers. They get paid to sell new cars and insurance on new cars. In any case, it was kind of surprising.

 

Good morning everyone and Happy Anniversary, Kurt!!

Cut the grass around the house yesterday - helps to knock down the dandelions. It's growing quickly, too.

Today, I'm going to put a coat of stain on the front and back porch and put water seal on the trailer deck.

Be safe and enjoy the day!

 

Well it’s about time.
The porch is looking kinda rough.
Thought you would have done it sooner.
Carl has been getting splinters through his nighty night socks

 

Good Morning Cool Old Dudes & Susan

6, stain/paint...my least favorite chore, have fun. I reckon the rain has passed for now? Stay safe, healthy, and, as always, happy.

Wait...the Colonel's staining OUR porch?
... well alrighty then!

... and Good Morning Mike.

Respect GBA
Rob

 

????
Of course OUR PORCH.
We have a porch.
We don’t have a trailer so it’s his trailer..

 

Hoping for a window between the rain that's predicted - porch has been dry for 2 days now. We'll see if the morning cooperates.

 

Good luck, Mark.
https://youtu.be/j12J3PCai5A

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

Put a drop of water on it.
If it soaks in it’s ready. If it stands for a bit it’s not.
But I’m sure you know that.

 

Lots of stain on the back porch - this will be the 5th or 6th time I've re-done it over the years. The front is composite so it really doesn't absorb moisture.

 

Ahhhh
Then forget everything I’ve said this morning. Lol.
Morning sir
Hope you have a good stain day

 

I always enjoy your wisdom. I wish I had 1/10 your mechanical ability.

 

Me too.

 

Good Morning Folks . Happy Sunday.

Hope you get your staining/painting done Mark. In our last house I used an electric paint sprayer to apply the clear sealer to the deck (too lazy to brush or roll) and it worked great. Hope Mother nature gives you a break and holds off on any bad weather.

Have a good day folks and be safe.

GBA

 

Rob. Another day of grand dog sitting. Grand mom is their favorite though.

Looking at Deb, you would think it is the winter. She is always cold.

Have a great day my friend and be safe

GBS

 

That means a lot coming from you sir.
It is appreciated more than you can imagine..

 

Morning all:
Ditto that on having 1/10 of Mikes mechanical ability!
Waiting for Jim to come and pick me up shortly, locked and loaded just in case I decide I decide I "NEED" one more of those guns, hope I can resist the urge!

 

I try to avoid gun shows - was a regular at the Allentown show for years. Now, I'm waiting for my random generated sequence number to come up at CMP to buy a 1911A1.

 

Some years back, my neighbor would go garage sale hunting. He had seen my E6B (flight slide rule) and that it was nifty, but not much need for one. He's at a garage sale and spots one. He got it for me. The lady selling stuff said it was Dad's, and she had stuff from his Flying Days in 1940, does he like that stuff? Yes Ma'am. She pulls out a box for him to rummage through, saying old airplane parts Dad had stored. Oilcloth. Two pristine disassembled Colts. He was a Detective and just asked, "how much?". He gave me the E6B and figured it was fate those Colts didn't end up in the wrong hands. He still has his Dad's M1.

Funny story about my neighbor. He remained in the AF Reserves and was out at Bergstrom AirBase. He was out there to work out and notice recent recruits getting ready for a March. He asked the commander if he could fall in? Commander looked at him, said we don't take civilians! So he whipped out his ID and said full gear in his vehicle. Full pack. So he dressed, got his gear, and joined a 20-mile march! He was working on a murder case and said that was the best way to focus. Just march and think. The Drill Sergeant kept yelling at his recruits, "if the Old Man can keep up, so can you. Move it!" He was deployed three times. Once in Bosnia and twice in Desert Storm. He did solve his case!

 

Thank your Neighbor for His Service. He probably has a lot of stories from his career as an AF reservist and a LEO.