RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! 46F @ 10:45AM back here in Yankee Hill.
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 53F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
That Bridgeport looks great, Paul, and heavy. I'll be moving my slightly larger Lagun in the coming weeks, and am somewhat dreading the process. Lookout below!
I understand your dilemma, PH. When I decided to handle the installation of the solar cell frame the building department made me sign off on some pretty scary Kalifornia paperwork outlining all the dangers of not using a licensed contractor for the work. Pretty sobering, but since I was doing the work myself, I was comfortable with the responsibility, and having no recourse should something go wrong. There have been other times, though, where I paid neighbors to use their heavy construction equipment on jobs, and I was not so comfortable doing that. I was happy with the money I saved, and the quality of the work, but it strained our friendship at times. The latest round of earth moving and clearing was done by a neighbor that is also a licensed contractor, and I was most happy with that arrangement. At the new place, with no local contacts yet, anything I do I'll either do myself or hire a licensed contractor. And pay through the nose for the privilege. And as Mike mentioned, when the roof and porch cover was being repaired, I had to use a licensed contractor for the insurance to pay for the damage. But that contractor fought the adjusters tooth and nail to get them to cover the costs, so it was worth it to me to use them.
I had an east/west commute for almost 30 years, Kyle, and it was just another reason to hate the time change twice a year. I thought we passed legislation to ditch DST, but we still have it. I wonder how come? I'd have bought all the NYS they had at that price...
What brand of squeege did you end up with, Don? The Loves filling stations along I5 here have 'em with four foot handles that make cleaning the windshild on the van easy. I ordered what I thought was the same thing on Amazon, made by Mallory, but it streaks and the scrubby side doesn't cut through the bugs very well...
Could have posted much earlier, but fell down an Amazon rabbit hole trying to find a decent pair of nail clippers. My favorite detailer YouTuber had a good video on shielded pressure washer tips, so I ordered a set of those, too. Then I stumbled across a note that lists all the wildfires I've endured since moving here, and the list is quite long. It also included several where mandatory evacuation orders were issued, that I ignored. I'll be so happy when those days are ended, permanently.
Going to tackle repairing some floor and baseboard damage in the old house, then start filling boxes again. Still waiting for the rain, the main reason for working inside today and tomorrow.
TGIF gang!
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 53F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
That Bridgeport looks great, Paul, and heavy. I'll be moving my slightly larger Lagun in the coming weeks, and am somewhat dreading the process. Lookout below!
I understand your dilemma, PH. When I decided to handle the installation of the solar cell frame the building department made me sign off on some pretty scary Kalifornia paperwork outlining all the dangers of not using a licensed contractor for the work. Pretty sobering, but since I was doing the work myself, I was comfortable with the responsibility, and having no recourse should something go wrong. There have been other times, though, where I paid neighbors to use their heavy construction equipment on jobs, and I was not so comfortable doing that. I was happy with the money I saved, and the quality of the work, but it strained our friendship at times. The latest round of earth moving and clearing was done by a neighbor that is also a licensed contractor, and I was most happy with that arrangement. At the new place, with no local contacts yet, anything I do I'll either do myself or hire a licensed contractor. And pay through the nose for the privilege. And as Mike mentioned, when the roof and porch cover was being repaired, I had to use a licensed contractor for the insurance to pay for the damage. But that contractor fought the adjusters tooth and nail to get them to cover the costs, so it was worth it to me to use them.
I had an east/west commute for almost 30 years, Kyle, and it was just another reason to hate the time change twice a year. I thought we passed legislation to ditch DST, but we still have it. I wonder how come? I'd have bought all the NYS they had at that price...
What brand of squeege did you end up with, Don? The Loves filling stations along I5 here have 'em with four foot handles that make cleaning the windshild on the van easy. I ordered what I thought was the same thing on Amazon, made by Mallory, but it streaks and the scrubby side doesn't cut through the bugs very well...
Could have posted much earlier, but fell down an Amazon rabbit hole trying to find a decent pair of nail clippers. My favorite detailer YouTuber had a good video on shielded pressure washer tips, so I ordered a set of those, too. Then I stumbled across a note that lists all the wildfires I've endured since moving here, and the list is quite long. It also included several where mandatory evacuation orders were issued, that I ignored. I'll be so happy when those days are ended, permanently.
Going to tackle repairing some floor and baseboard damage in the old house, then start filling boxes again. Still waiting for the rain, the main reason for working inside today and tomorrow.
TGIF gang!
Sure do miss all those fancy tools ! The best I can do these days is to make it out of wood ! 
