Tell us about something you did today

[IRON CROSS]

Amazon shopping, bought cops 'Body Worn Camera 2.0' for the next trip to GoGo bars paradise 

They still don't sell Predators shoulder laser gun   

[FitnessFrenzy]

My life partner.

how does Rory feel about your affection for Melvin Goodrum? 

[IRON CROSS]

how does Rory feel about your affection for Melvin Goodrum? 

o, jeezuuss 

[Henda]

which jobs are your favourites?

Love installing natural stone patios particularly Indian sandstone as it looks amazing love the colours, it’s calibrated to a consistent thickness these days it used to be some slabs were a half inch and others 3 so was a ball ache to lay.

Also love building brickwork walls as it’s immensely satisfying

[Henda]

Yep been in Aus since 99 after a few years in the UK. The weather is way better, although in Perth I describe the 2 seasons as Too Fuckin Hot and Too Fuckin Cold. Plenty of sun tho.

I've been pretty steady workwise. I'm small potatoes tho and only chase enough to keep myself and an offsider going. 46 and still content on the tools tho. Why would I want to chase around after workers all day when I can just do the work myself? Tried that running a crew nonsense briefly and it wasn't for me.

Fwiw I usually use steel furring on clips to level ceilings unless there's something in the room that won't permit the drop. I hang the laser, find the lowest member, knock off another 5-10mm grace, and work up from the laser line. Faster than planing and spot on level, although it sounds like you've got plenty of meat in those joists to shave back if that's the plan.

Btw you can finish dustless if in an occupied space. A handful of topping in basecoat will permit wet sanding and dragging a broadknife over it to slick it up. Got to put it on pretty, of course. I generally go 30/70 top to base.  Have to use fiberglass tape tho since paper shrinks back as it dries. Fibrefuse is miles better than the old square grid scrim tape. Carry accelerant and you can knock over a patch in no time and paint it straight away. No dust, no drying time, no return trips. $.

Great tips with the dry lining mate will be sure to use it next chance as it makes a fucking mess sanding it thanks for sharing, wet plaster for this ceiling though not done by me either as don’t have the shoulder health for overhead plastering plus I fucking hate it (don’t mind walls)

I agree completely on what you said about running a crew, never felt the desire to go down that route seems more hassle than it’s worth there just me and one other lad to labour for me and as long as we have enough work to keep us going in happy, I don’t even trust the lad I’m with to do things correctly if I wasn’t there never mind a stranger they generally don’t give a fuck as long as they get paid and it isn’t their reputation on the line

[Kwon]

I had 9 tanks but only have 3 now.

A few Angel Fish,Clown Loaches,Cory Catfish,Black Tetras,and a Flagtail Prochilodus.

I got really neglectful and a shit load of my fishh died..Wasn`t feeling up to maintaining them when I had that bout with Colitis.

And the zillion dollars of equipment?

Was that the tanks?

[Tapeworm]

Great tips with the dry lining mate will be sure to use it next chance as it makes a fucking mess sanding it thanks for sharing, wet plaster for this ceiling though not done by me either as don’t have the shoulder health for overhead plastering plus I fucking hate it (don’t mind walls)

I agree completely on what you said about running a crew, never felt the desire to go down that route seems more hassle than it’s worth there just me and one other lad to labour for me and as long as we have enough work to keep us going in happy, I don’t even trust the lad I’m with to do things correctly if I wasn’t there never mind a stranger they generally don’t give a fuck as long as they get paid and it isn’t their reputation on the line

Yep. You end up staying behind to fix their fuckups. You're working for them! If the guy isn't at your elbow it's a lost cause.

[wes]

And the zillion dollars of equipment?

Was that the tanks?

No,I have a ton of tanks in my barn...........all empty of course.

I had a zillion air pumps,quite a few old filters,water test kits,and other assorted junk...................i t adds up to a pretty penny but I wsn`t using it and some of it was pretty old.

Been into fishkeeping and fishbreeding since the 1980`s...............great hobby second in the world only next to photography.

[IRON CROSS]

Also love building brickwork walls as it’s immensely satisfying

Hi Arnold 

[Kwon]

No,I have a ton of tanks in my barn...........all empty of course.

I had a zillion air pumps,quite a few old filters,water test kits,and other assorted junk...................i t adds up to a pretty penny but I wsn`t using it and some of it was pretty old.

Been into fishkeeping and fishbreeding since the 1980`s...............great hobby second in the world only next to photography.

Didn't know!



Couldn't you make some good money breeding fish for collectors?

[Henda]

I watched a cement worker tear up my driveway. It's pretty interesting to see how easily it comes up with the right equipment.

We get this reaction  a lot, customers expect us to use a breaker, then are surprised when they see just how quickly and easily a concrete drive comes up with a wrecking bar and sledgehammer

[joswift]

I watched a cement worker tear up my driveway. It's pretty interesting to see how easily it comes up with the right equipment.

[balzac]

2 hours kyokushinkai training - love it 

[Big Tex C*ckburn, PhD]

Interesting buttcrack photo. However, this fellow isn't tearing up a driveway or for that matter even working with cement. The fellow taking out my driveway is operating backhoe. 

Bet he's smashing the fuck out of your back door though!

[Skeletor]

[wes]

Didn't know!



Couldn't you make some good money breeding fish for collectors?

Therer`s a lot involved,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,special "breathing" bags that the fish need to be shipped in with certain chemicals plus shipping in the winter sux.so you need heat packs.

Fed=EX had to pay me $300.00 as they lost half of my fish shipping them up here in the winter.

Also next day air is expensive and it`ll only pay if you breed more expensive or rare fish and those are the ones that tend to be the hardest to get to mate in captivity.

After I bought all the accessories that I would need to ship fish,I`d never make a profit unless like I said the fish are rare or saltwater fish.

The trouble with saltwater fish is that some are very fragile and do not eat well or at all in captivity...........they jut waste away.

Back in the 1980`s I would pay 80-100 dollars for one salt water fish and if he died overnite,not only was he fucked but you can`t return the fish and get a rufund so you both lose out.and some fish can actually costs thhousands of dollards depending on the amount of fish and the species.

[FitnessFrenzy]

just had a generous portion of BBQ ribs. Waiting for the food to settle in my stomach so I have space for a glass of white wine.

[AbrahamG]

just had a generous portion of BBQ ribs. Waiting for the food to settle in my stomach so I have space for a glass of white wine.

Any side items to accompany the aforementioned ribs?  Desert?

[wes]

Any side items to accompany the aforementioned ribs?  Desert?

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/472133

[Marvin Martian]

Actually, the driveway is out front. And so his smashing would be called "fronttage" which is my preference anyway.   The backdoor is locked.

Prime - serious question. Does that butt crack pic do the same for you as cleavage does for normal dudes?

And please man - tell me that plain Jane was just busting your balls when she said you snuck out on your wife to “sniff / lick / stick” mens fecal funnel. Just say it ain’t so man -

[SOMEPARTS]

Today I learned that power washer siding detergent for mildew is just 5% bleach solution. Mixed 10oz Clorox outdoor bleach and tap water in an old gallon jug.

Worked great. What a scam. The gallon of bleach is $6.50 and will do around 12 gallons of solution. Pre-made is $15 a gallon.

[wes]

Today I learned that power washer siding detergent for mildew is just 5% bleach solution. Mixed 10oz Clorox outdoor bleach and tap water in an old gallon jug.

Worked great. What a scam. The gallon of bleach is $6.50 and will do around 12 gallons of solution. Pre-made is $15 a gallon.

Fucking criminal !!

SCAMMERS

[ESFitness]

Used an AED on a guy having an apparent heart attack by the bank.

Walking up to bank and heard lady screaming and looked and saw a guy face down on by the bus. Walked over and nobody's doing anything. Bus isn't moving. Bus driver on gis phone looking at the dude.

Walk over and stand over him, talk loud ask him questions... Dudes on his side, eyes open and can see he's breathing shallow, but he's greyish/purple (seen this look before. Had a client "die" on me before, until his pacemaker kicked in), threading pulse, etc...

Trying to see if he's "oriented"...  If he knows what day it isz his name, where he is, etc... If he's diabetic, takes meds  etc... Nothing he's mumbling is making sense. Something about a dentist eating fried rice in thousand Palms doing recycling, etc... No name, lives in some odd town, etc...

Just laying there on his side talking/mumbling now with a.1000yard stare, pouring sweat, says "I gotta get up".

He gets up to his elbow, stays there, eyes wide open, stops talking.... Turns blue-blue. I look up and see the bus driver just standing there with phone to his ear, not talking, listening/waiting or whatever he's doing with his dispatch (could hear him talking, sounded like "dispatch" rather than 911... Plus he also got a phone call back while he's standing there. Don't expect 911 would call you back. I've called 911 a.couple times, once for a housefire CPL yrs ago..NVR asks for my #)... Anyways..... Dude lays down and can see he's not breathing. I don't wanna touch this dude, much much less do CPR. Didn't look homeless. Had clean clothes. Shirt tucked in. Decent belt. But shoes were old n dirty... And it's just gross. Plus it should be the fucking BUS driver doing this shit. They should be trained for this stuff as well, but I can hear him say "...I'm not gonna touch him" etc...over the phone, likely afraid of a lawsuit.

Anyways...
 Dudes not breathing. I feel no pulse. Dudes eyes are open. Looks greyish .. looked greyish earlier though too. Yell at the driver if he has an AED.. dumbfuck doesnt  register.. say it again and it clicks. Goes inside, gets it. Couldn't pull dudes shirtnup standing over top of him..face the other way, pull his up under his chin. This thing's Totally different from what I trained/certified on, but it's "self explanatory" & talks you through it... "Place pad..."... "Hands.off/stand away" etc.. hit button. Makes no noise whatsoever.but dude moves/twitches just as the firetruck is pulling in fromnthe opposite way to do a u-turn.

Dudes breathing now at least and i don't wanna touch dude so I leave everything as is until the EMT fellas come up. They talk to the bus driver and bus driver talks to me and I say what I saw/did while he's taking the pad things off him and yell at him and do their thing.

Bus driver goes inside and gets a little card thing and asks if I would fill it out. Name/contact info stuff and "remarks"?? Just said I "hear lady yell. Saw guy on ground . Etc..".

Went into bank and did some transfers & withdrawals.

Life goes on. No idea what happened to the dude. Either way, he'll likely die of heart failure within a year.

Btw, after seeing this stuff a few times, heart failure looks to be a pretty easy/simple/peaceful way to die.

And so goes another Friday. Not what I expected when I woke up but oh well...

[AbrahamG]

Used an AED on a guy having an apparent heart attack by the bank.

Walking up to bank and heard lady screaming and looked and saw a guy face down on by the bus. Walked over and nobody's doing anything. Bus isn't moving. Bus driver on gis phone looking at the dude.

Walk over and stand over him, talk loud ask him questions... Dudes on his side, eyes open and can see he's breathing shallow, but he's greyish/purple (seen this look before. Had a client "die" on me before, until his pacemaker kicked in), threading pulse, etc...

Trying to see if he's "oriented"...  If he knows what day it isz his name, where he is, etc... If he's diabetic, takes meds  etc... Nothing he's mumbling is making sense. Something about a dentist eating fried rice in thousand Palms doing recycling, etc... No name, lives in some odd town, etc...

Just laying there on his side talking/mumbling now with a.1000yard stare, pouring sweat, says "I gotta get up".

He gets up to his elbow, stays there, eyes wide open, stops talking.... Turns blue-blue. I look up and see the bus driver just standing there with phone to his ear, not talking, listening/waiting or whatever he's doing with his dispatch (could hear him talking, sounded like "dispatch" rather than 911... Plus he also got a phone call back while he's standing there. Don't expect 911 would call you back. I've called 911 a.couple times, once for a housefire CPL yrs ago..NVR asks for my #)... Anyways..... Dude lays down and can see he's not breathing. I don't wanna touch this dude, much much less do CPR. Didn't look homeless. Had clean clothes. Shirt tucked in. Decent belt. But shoes were old n dirty... And it's just gross. Plus it should be the fucking BUS driver doing this shit. They should be trained for this stuff as well, but I can hear him say "...I'm not gonna touch him" etc...over the phone, likely afraid of a lawsuit.

Anyways...
 Dudes not breathing. I feel no pulse. Dudes eyes are open. Looks greyish .. looked greyish earlier though too. Yell at the driver if he has an AED.. dumbfuck doesnt  register.. say it again and it clicks. Goes inside, gets it. Couldn't pull dudes shirtnup standing over top of him..face the other way, pull his up under his chin. This thing's Totally different from what I trained/certified on, but it's "self explanatory" & talks you through it... "Place pad..."... "Hands.off/stand away" etc.. hit button. Makes no noise whatsoever.but dude moves/twitches just as the firetruck is pulling in fromnthe opposite way to do a u-turn.

Dudes breathing now at least and i don't wanna touch dude so I leave everything as is until the EMT fellas come up. They talk to the bus driver and bus driver talks to me and I say what I saw/did while he's taking the pad things off him and yell at him and do their thing.

Bus driver goes inside and gets a little card thing and asks if I would fill it out. Name/contact info stuff and "remarks"?? Just said I "hear lady yell. Saw guy on ground . Etc..".

Went into bank and did some transfers & withdrawals.

Life goes on. No idea what happened to the dude. Either way, he'll likely die of heart failure within a year.

Btw, after seeing this stuff a few times, heart failure looks to be a pretty easy/simple/peaceful way to die.

And so goes another Friday. Not what I expected when I woke up but oh well...

Great job Eric.  Truly. 

[FitnessFrenzy]

Any side items to accompany the aforementioned ribs?  Desert?

fries and barbecue sauce. I was too full for desert since I also had a huge bowl from the salad bar.