Recent content by Semper Paratus

Well folks--it turns out that it was a damaged water line. I had initially eliminated the waterline based on the locating drawings provided by the builder. Apparently, the well guy ran the line where he wanted rather than as designed, a difference of 20 or so feet. I figured it out when I...

Hey guys and gals. Mrs. P and I recently, in the last 6 months, moved into our new country estate. We have had a continuous wet spot in the lawn of the house lot 40-50' away and a foot or so lower than the foundation. My initial thoughts were that it was a low spot at the confluence of some...

How is or did your special water works project (going)?

Bolts into a bracket from the bottom. Pretty Typical Ford/New Holland.

Forty something years ago I was a young 4/C Cadet at a Military Academy. I was heading into am English literature class and I arrived at the building door about the same time as a middle aged professionally dressed woman. I held the door for her and got a lecture about being a sexist pig...

When we had to clean out my parents stuff I found a boot size box of pay stubs...Dating from the first one he received from Union Carbide in June 1951 apparently all the way through retirement and pension checks until just a few months before he passed.

We didn't have street lights. The closest was 3/4 mile away by the road. Only half a mile through the woods.

Well guys its been three and a half years. Unfortunately quite interesting times. Covid related stuff, retirement (don't know how I ever worked with everything I do as a volunteer) a house build (with most problems now resolved) wife's thyroid cancer and frankly some depression to go with...

I'm a left master and strongly right handed. With a handgun no problems long guns...Houston we have a problem. Near 40 years ago I shot competitive (intramural level) skeet. I was pretty good closing one eye but by the end of the day man what a headache. One old codger heard me complaining...

My prayers and sympathies to you and your family. I, like you, was blessed to be holding my mother's hand when she passed. It was hard...ten years ago in August...I still miss her, as you will your mother.

Had a couple of setters bitten by copperheads or cotton mouths. One twice, one of the bites was a left front leg, which swelled up and the skin split. A week of anti-inflammatories and 2-3 weeks of anti-biotics, and several weeks for the wound to heal. Her other bite, at a different time...

Good deal. Thanks for sharing the solution.

Getting lucky means you can remember what you went to the shop for.

We own 26 acres in New Kent County VA. On a reservoir, House (under construction) lot is about 1 acre, the future orchard area is about 1/2 acre and the equipment storage/parking are is about 1/8 acre. 800' of gravel road, all of this in a cut over area. Of the remaining 20+ about half is in...

Yep I've seen that before. Except it was a pickup and then the tractoro_O