PJSprog
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69°F and clear skies with some fog this morning, going up to 93° today. Storms popped up in the afternoon yesterday, and some of them were doozies. The upside is that they dropped the temperatures by 10 degrees within minutes. Naturally, they all missed us at home, electing to spin around and stay to the north.
My Wife got me a new dashcam awhile back, Doug, to replace the older cheap one I'd bought years ago. I still haven't installed it. I really should, though, as the drivers in and around the city of St. Louis are just insane.
Drew, dimensional lumber has not been accurate to the named dimensions for quite awhile. 2x4s are actually 1-1/2" x 3-1/2". It's crazy. There was even a lawsuit not long ago where someone sued one of the big chain home improvement stores over the misleading dimensions. Now, they describe the actual dimensions on the shelf labels, while still calling them 2x4s, etc. Steel tubing is kind of the same way regarding wall thickness. The industry standard is ±10%. However, I almost never see, say, 11 gauge round tube at the nominal .120" thickness. It's almost always at the lower end of the tolerance, generally .112-.113" wall thickness. Requesting nominal thickness comes with a premium price increase.
Eric, Lewis and Clark are quite a thing around here, as this is the area where they started their journey. Lots of stuff with their names, like bridges, roads, a college, and countless historical sites. Sacagawea is an integral part of their story. They likely would not have succeeded without her help. We still mistakenly refer to the native tribes here as "Indians." They are not, of course. Sacagawea was from the Lemhi Shoshone tribe. As wngsprd noted, our government saw fit to issue a dollar coin in her honor ... though, since no one really uses dollar coins in the US, it was largely a ceremonial thing.
Drew, my Wife bought one of those ultrasonic dog trainer thingies that emits a high-pitched frequency that dogs (and other animals) are apparently not fond of. We take that with us when we ride, especially around our rural area where dogs are almost never restrained. It works. Sure wouldn't care for being chased by an ostrich.
My Wife got me a new dashcam awhile back, Doug, to replace the older cheap one I'd bought years ago. I still haven't installed it. I really should, though, as the drivers in and around the city of St. Louis are just insane.
Drew, dimensional lumber has not been accurate to the named dimensions for quite awhile. 2x4s are actually 1-1/2" x 3-1/2". It's crazy. There was even a lawsuit not long ago where someone sued one of the big chain home improvement stores over the misleading dimensions. Now, they describe the actual dimensions on the shelf labels, while still calling them 2x4s, etc. Steel tubing is kind of the same way regarding wall thickness. The industry standard is ±10%. However, I almost never see, say, 11 gauge round tube at the nominal .120" thickness. It's almost always at the lower end of the tolerance, generally .112-.113" wall thickness. Requesting nominal thickness comes with a premium price increase.
Eric, Lewis and Clark are quite a thing around here, as this is the area where they started their journey. Lots of stuff with their names, like bridges, roads, a college, and countless historical sites. Sacagawea is an integral part of their story. They likely would not have succeeded without her help. We still mistakenly refer to the native tribes here as "Indians." They are not, of course. Sacagawea was from the Lemhi Shoshone tribe. As wngsprd noted, our government saw fit to issue a dollar coin in her honor ... though, since no one really uses dollar coins in the US, it was largely a ceremonial thing.
Drew, my Wife bought one of those ultrasonic dog trainer thingies that emits a high-pitched frequency that dogs (and other animals) are apparently not fond of. We take that with us when we ride, especially around our rural area where dogs are almost never restrained. It works. Sure wouldn't care for being chased by an ostrich.
