Stately manor when you turn into the development please keep an eye on your rear view mirror! The road in is at a 90 degree angle to the main two lane road between county seat and eastern yuppie ville. Two lane has a posted speed of 55 MPH.
So I was sitting in the office just after work today and hear the sound. WHAM, WHAM, WHAM! No squealing of tires, no intermittent chirps of ABS working either.
Two drivers are walking, one air bag deployed on the last car to add to the three car pile up. That car has handicapped plates and they are still in the car. This is the view from my front yard.
Here is that car.
A good distance off the road, but not a glancing blow as if they attempted to swerve. Looks head on.
It's 5:30 and rush hour. The best I can do is insure 911 has been called and try to stop another pile up. I love glow sticks and reflective triangles but burning things on the pavement seem to get a drivers already distracted attention better:
So do they still make these? I deployed them 100 yards away from the scene in both directions.
The VFD was the first to arrive at 8 minutes after the fact. EMS took another 10, and the State Trooper another 15.
So now almost two hours after the fact we are back to normal here.
If you come here, watch your A** turning in! If you leave I suggest a good dose of acceleration too!
So a communications card made of unobtanium went Tango Uniform over Memorial Day weekend at work. Workaround is in place for testing. To borrow one from Robert Plant: "One's for the money but I'm through with the show".
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several quotes go through my head: Mr. Scott: "The main energizer is
bypassed like a Christmas tree, don't give me any bumps". Kirk: "Throw
the switch." Mr. Scott: "she'll likely overload". Our little workaround
for a failed communications card with a large dose of code from our
friend. We will take it for a spin Monday!
It's not pretty, but if it works it will be a thing of beauty!
Anytime I see this return address on an envelope I get a bit nervous. I'm sure it pails in comparison to the mail man, person, lady.
No worries though. Just my new Concealed Carry Handgun Instructor ID card. I really don't know why they issue one though. OTOH, man that picture from *mumble, mumble* years ago rocks! No grey hair to be found on it!
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So after the visit and fantastic paint job of the bathrooms by Mr. Curmudgeon I'm at a loss. I had previously installed these dead bolts on the closet doors.
The color is called "hand rubbed bronze". Make a great name for a metal band or p0rn film in my opinion but whatever.
So after looking at the paint job and looking at the light switches I thought a free paint job of this magnitude deserved some new light switches, cover plates and new towel rods and such.
So, I wander off to the yuppie Lowes home improvement store, not the one near stately manor. I found these switches.
I threw this one in the room with the toilet in the master bathroom. I have never grounded a wall plate before, but its metal. The switch also has a little indicator light when off to show you where it is.
That's not overpowering and I like it!
So before I commit to all of this as well what say you?
Oh, why is this stuff SO expensive?! I brefily considered going to the supply house and getting some rigid conduit for towel rods and toilet paper holder. I know how that works!
That's the adjustable leg on my reloading bench. About 2 bucks if I remember correctly. Unfortunately I do entertain occasionally and I still await someone more interested in whats in the safe than decor, but still. I do need to make it aesthetically pleasing in case I need to sell in the future!
No not these 80's sigh....
Last year as a matter of fact. Remember this?
I am trying to give the 80's back the master bathroom. It has been a long progression.
So today we go at the really crappy light fixture over the mirror.
Then we find this:
Thanks contractors! The box is off center and the amazing thing was the fixture was NOT rated for a damp location! On top of that the ground wire was stuffed in the box. I had to grab some sandpaper to clean it up before I installed the new fixture. Sigh.. It's not exactly this old house and it was built in 86 but still.....
Anyone remember this Pistol? I of course needed some holsters for it. Where do I turn? Why Mr. Hast of course! He does amazing stuff. When I transitioned from a traditional Colt Combat Commander 1911 into the "plastic 9mm bullet hose" (thanks Tam for that terminology) I thought the least I could do as an old dinosaur was to put it in leather.
Michael did not disappoint! Even worked around the CT Lightguard on the thing.
Now? Early pic from him. He is not finished but check this out.
Can't wait to get them and carry the Defender!
So Mr. and Mrs. Curmudgeon make a rare visit to stately manor today. They bring gifts:
.40 S&W because I love my S&W Model 4006 from a dear elderly Gentleman friend in the mountains of north west North Carolina and .38 Special because, .38 special. There is a gift bag here as well, and I don't know what's in it yet.
Back in the day Mr. Curmudgeon was a painter, Coating Application specialist field superintendent. He brought this:
Goal? Paint the popcorn ceilings in the bathrooms and start on the walls. The paint on the walls is pretty beat up, and in his opinion its because before I bought the house, the owners has everything sprayed then came back with a roller on really cut down paint.
I trust his opinion. From Chicago doing lead abatement on the El train bridges, Kings Bay Submarine Base in Ga., to Coors in Bolder Co., to several Nuclear power plants and almost everything in between, he has BTDT. Plus I have this:
A camera that was inside the torus assembly below a reactor. If you can get 110 film now you need to watch out as the camera now develops its own film if you leave it in! =)
In the meantime, Mrs. Curmudgeon is attacking the front porch with abandon. She left it in such good condition that the Virgin Mary would be proud to sit on it!
The bathroom? The ceilings came out great. Trial coat of "polished silver" on one wall. The color really did not come out on the pic. I think its because of the mirror. I think it looks great!
They will be back in a day or two. Good to have them here even though I had to work.
