What's everybody doing today?

[Bacpacker]

Not in a day or 2

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Haven't seen Jim since Monday.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Not not doing much today.
It's still raining.
Working on Christmas blankets for Veterans.
Also working on Christmas for family.
Making massive supplies list for next week shopping.
Have to figure out how to measure oldest grand daughter height wise.
Trying to figure out what size bike to get her for her 4th birthday.
Then I will start my hunt for small piano for Christmas.
I think I have found a piano teacher for her and her Granny.

 

[The Lazy L]

I was supposed to be off tomorrow, lost that due to meetings, I can take off half of today, but meetings start a noon... can't break free of the grip... I have too many people scheduling my time and helping me out...

I use to have that problem too. When the Owner bounced me for missing another meeting I advised him I had previous commitments and it is common courtesy to check with those involved BEFORE scheduling a meeting. Mentally I could get away with it because all of the items in my "Bucket List before I retire" was completed and unknown to the Business Owner I was working day by day.

 

[The Lazy L]

Scratch sanitizing the RV water tank. Since last fall was a first time (for me) winterizing the RV, I thought it would be a good idea filling the water tank half full and checking for leaks BEFORE adding the chorine bleach. Bad enough to have a leak without out adding corrosive bleach to the mix. Yep good idea because I did have a leak. The strainer on the inlet side of the pump obviously hadn't drained of water, froze and fractured the cap off. Live and learn. I've got a replacement ordered along with a spare.

 

[zannej]

Woke up at 2am with nose stuffed up & had to go take some medicine and clear my nostrils out with some nasal cleanser. Pretty sure I have a cold. My brother has one too. Mom got one before we did so I think she's the one who got it (likely from my friend's baby) and gave it to the rest of us. Could be worse. No major coughing yet. Double masked and took my friend to harbor freight to get tools and went to Samsclub to get water and some groceries.

Friend's ex's father died. His daughter has no grandfather's left. She took this one better than the other one though-- but this one absolutely favored her older half-brother & kind of treated her like garbage. Her other grandfather treated her like a princess & adored her so it hit her a lot harder.

Picked up mail & now all the brake pads have arrived.

Tomorrow I need to take my truck to the local repair shop & get an oil change & brake pad replacement.

 

[Double R]

It says he was on earlier today but haven’t seen any posts from him. Hope they are ok.

 

[Lucky2beAlive]

I’m setting up my new Mac Book! My grandpa surprised me with it today.

My grandma could have won an Oscar for best performance. She called me and said, “Grandpa is trying to cut down this dead tree on a ladder! Can you come to help so I can get him down?”

When I got there, he even had the chainsaw sitting in the driveway to add effect. When I walked inside, there it was. I haven’t had a computer for many years, just a smart phone. I’m so happy!


My next post will be off my computer

 

[winds-of-change]

Decluttering today.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Ran errands this morning, did a little gardening this evening....

 

[Bacpacker]

Had multiple meetings at work. Good thing is several projects are coming along nicely and with the exception of one I'm late on are on or ahead of schedule.
Worked in the garden a while when I got home

 

[Haertig]

Today was a fun day. Accomplished nothing (not that unusual for me!) Was out at the shooting range for most of the day. Then late lunch with my shooting buddies.

A perishable skill, and mine mostly perished over the long covid winter. This was the second week back shooting and things are starting to come back. My trusty CZ .22LR at 100 yards. Ten shot group. I didn't measure it, but I'd estimate a bit over an inch. The shooting skills will return with more trips to the range. This was only the second trip since November. I used to shoot three shots per target and thought I was doing pretty good. Then one of my shooting buddies (ex-Special Forces) said three shots groups don't prove anything, maybe a reflection of what the rifle can do, but not the shooter. So I switched to ten shot groups and wow, that really opened my eyes. But my buddy was right - shooting larger group quantities is much better feedback on your shooting ability. And your gun's ability. And your ammo.

I was having troubles at the end of last shooting season. Vertical stringing. I mean, bad. Like several inches! I had developed some nasty habit which I had trouble diagnosing and correcting. Of course I blamed the gun. Remounted the action in the stock several times. Played with the torque of the mounting screws. Remounted the scope. Tried different scopes. Different ammo. But these recent two weeks of shooting I finally figured it out. It was inconsistent shoulder pressure on the buttplate. That is a killer with a .22LR at long range I found out. Doesn't make a whole lot of difference when shooting more powerful centerfire however. So if you start vertically stringing your .22LR - watch that shoulder pressure! You can still see a little bit of "taller than wider" in my group below. .22LR is a great trainer, since the bullet at about 1000fps is in the barrel about three times longer than centerfire at 3000fps. So any deficiencies in technique are greatly magnified. If you can shoot well at long distance with a .22LR ... centerfire is a cinch. Learning wind is better with a .22LR as well. A 10mph wind at 100 yards for centerfire requires only the most minor of correction. With a .22LR, you'll be on the adjacent target! So your wind reading skills get finely tuned with .22LR too. I have become quite the fan of .22LR since getting that CZ as a trainer for my .308.

 

[LadyLocust]

Today was a fun day. Accomplished nothing (not that unusual for me!) Was out at the shooting range for most of the day. Then late lunch with my shooting buddies.

A perishable skill, and mine mostly perished over the long covid winter. This was the second week back shooting and things are starting to come back. My trusty CZ .22LR at 100 yards. Ten shot group. I didn't measure it, but I'd estimate a bit over an inch. The shooting skills will return with more trips to the range. This was only the second trip since November. I used to shoot three shots per target and thought I was doing pretty good. Then one of my shooting buddies (ex-Special Forces) said three shots groups don't prove anything, maybe a reflection of what the rifle can do, but not the shooter. So I switched to ten shot groups and wow, that really opened my eyes. But my buddy was right - shooting larger group quantities is much better feedback on your shooting ability. And your gun's ability. And your ammo.

I was having troubles at the end of last shooting season. Vertical stringing. I mean, bad. Like several inches! I had developed some nasty habit which I had trouble diagnosing and correcting. Of course I blamed the gun. Remounted the action in the stock several times. Played with the torque of the mounting screws. Remounted the scope. Tried different scopes. Different ammo. But these recent two weeks of shooting I finally figured it out. It was inconsistent shoulder pressure on the buttplate. That is a killer with a .22LR at long range I found out. Doesn't make a whole lot of difference when shooting more powerful centerfire however. So if you start vertically stringing your .22LR - watch that shoulder pressure! You can still see a little bit of "taller than wider" in my group below. .22LR is a great trainer, since the bullet at about 1000fps is in the barrel about three times longer than centerfire at 3000fps. So any deficiencies in technique are greatly magnified. If you can shoot well at long distance with a .22LR ... centerfire is a cinch. Learning wind is better with a .22LR as well. A 10mph wind at 100 yards for centerfire requires only the most minor of correction. With a .22LR, you'll be on the adjacent target! So your wind reading skills get finely tuned with .22LR too. I have become quite the fan of .22LR since getting that CZ as a trainer for my .308.

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When Hubby and I were talking ammo, I said I'd like another brick or two of .22LR's - He said, but you can't kill with that. My reply was that it wouldn't tickle

Decluttering today.

So what time will you be here - heehee

I have a question ~ can you get jet lag from work? I think Hubby and I both have it. We have a job posted 3 places and zero applicants. It's pretty disheartening. I know we'll be okay - it's just one of those things. I think tomorrow I will get to stay home which will be a blessing. I have quite the to-do list to accomplish. I actually like working at home. It's peaceful.

 

[Amish Heart]

Hey Mo...for bicycle size, if she's sitting on the seat, her feet need to touch the ground. Most kids bike seats are adjustable.
Sorry you have to work so hard, Lady L. I remember those days and not too long ago.
I did work hard today, though. The cultivator is garbage, so I'm hand digging the massive garden. Was out there all day shoveling and sifting through weeds and grubs (for the chickens). Got a new to me washing machine, a Maytag. But it has too many bells and whistles for my taste, and it doesn't like homemade laundry soap, so I had to clean up and go into town for some HE stuff for it. Retarded. My old washer was making a metal to metal grinding noise.

 

[INresponse]

When Hubby and I were talking ammo, I said I'd like another brick or two of .22LR's - He said, but you can't kill with that. My reply was that it wouldn't tickle

Sadly, I many times saw a video in training classes of a big strong police officer that got shot in the arm with one .22 bullet and it was fatal. The bullet hit the inside of the arm bone, went up into the shoulder and then ricocheted down into his chest and into the aorta. It took about 5 or 10 minutes but it was fatal.

But, to bolster your point, one wont tickle but 3 or 4 will be pretty bad, and a .22 can be fired real fast and on target. However, on occasion one will be effective because most people don't want two.

 

[INresponse]

While working in the yard boxes some neighbors that I didn't know stopped to visit from the sidewalk, Muhammad from Pakistan (they have been in the US for 16 years) and his wife, they asked about the onions (they knew by the plant), then they asked me why I didn't put up my Christmas tree light this year.... Caught me by surprise, they said that their family looked forward to seeing it every year and missed it this year. I explained that the base failed and because of my kitchen remodel I didn't have time to make a new one...

It's funny how a little thing like a 35' Christmas tree can leave an impression....

Hope everyone has a great day.

As I was reading this I thought it would go into another direction but as it proved most people are good if given the chance. Sounds like you got yourself some good neighbors.

 

[LadyLocust]

Hubby and I are sitting here catching up and a fox just ran by in front of our house.

 

[INresponse]

Started the drywall in the garage a couple days ago, it is going up pretty easily, as those roof trusses haven't warped like the ones over the kitchen/living room so I don't have to keep adding sisters to screw into at the 8 foot marks. However today I learned that I had bought 5/8" drywall not only for the garage ceilings but for the top side wall of the RV garage that backs up to the upstairs rooms, but I started with 8 sheets of 1/2" on that sidewall. The 1/2" isn't bad, and is OK by building code, but that is 8 sheets of 1/2" I will be short on the rest of the areas. But, I decided those 8 sheets of 5/8" can go on the 2-car garage walls for extra protection to the living areas there, if by chance there was ever a fire in the garage. Ugh, not a problem, just a hiccup.
My helper took off for the grand canyon for a couple days because his friend came to visit from out of state so instead of working we took a long scenic back roads drive into Cedar City to get some stuff from the ranch stores. Windy day, good day to be in a vehicle and not working in the yard. Needed the rest, too.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep, there are good neighbors around. I'm still pretty jumpy from where we used to live. Especially when it comes to grocery store parking lots. There was a number of times I've had to yell at people to back off now! But that was in Albuquerque. Today husband and I went to Krogers for a few things. He got his walker put in the backseat, he got in the driver seat, and I was loading stuff in the back of the truck. I picked up a case of water ready to load it, and a man was standing there telling me he would help me load. Shame on me, I'm usually more aware of people walking up. I told him, no thanks, I got it, but noticed I put the whole case on top of my purse in the cart. I thanked him again, he went to get in his car with his wife.

 

[Weedygarden]

I told him, no thanks, I got it, but noticed I put the whole case on top of my purse in the cart. I thanked him again, he went to get in his car with his wife.

I tend to decline offers of help of all kinds. I have declined offers to help change car tires. I know I should be accepting offers of help, but I've usually been the helper.

 

[Biggkidd]

I set the pump at the creek up to water all night or until it burns off 3 gallons of gas whichever comes first. That should equal a few inches of rain. Dry as it is here I think a good deep watering like that will work wonders. It runs a little over two hours on the regular tank which is either a quart or two quarts or is it liters? Either way it'll run a while now. lol Hopefully it isn't to late for my taters. The sweet corn came up real patchy probably about 30% of what I planted. All this water could change that though. I may go ahead and find a larger tank to keep with it. This time I just put on a longer fuel line and dropped it in a 5 gallon can with about 3 gallons of gas. Working like a charm been running since 5 or 6.

 

[Amish Heart]

People are pretty nice here, unlike where we used to live. They're so overly friendly as a whole, that jokes are made about them. No one even locks their doors, but I still do. I was loading large apple trees in the truck bed a few weeks back and a man just starting helping. All I could say was, "Thanks!" and it was done. Because everyone is so nice, I don't mind accepting help. It's just weird in a parking lot of a grocery store, because that's where I used to have problems.
Tomorrow is the last day of school for the twins, and granddaughter is pouting. Little granddaughter has a half day Monday, but mostly for awards.

 

[Peanut]

I had to see my doc early afternoon, boo, hiss. Then I got to go plant hunting, first time in several weeks. I had a wonderful time. I saw 3 things I didn't expect to see, already posted 2 of them. The third was a great medicine plant that I haven't seen in bloom in over 50yrs, plan to post about it in a few days.

Tired... night all.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Wife has a Dr.'s apt. so that eats part of the day.
Already watered the garden planing my weekend in my head.

 

[sonya123]

People are pretty nice here, unlike where we used to live. They're so overly friendly as a whole, that jokes are made about them. No one even locks their doors, but I still do.

Same where we live, and we do not lock our doors ( there are no locks on them that work. Its pointless anyway, if someone wants to get in, they can just break a window. But our house really does not look like something where you would find something to steal

It amazes me how it is so much different here from when we lived in downtown Orlando. There, a kids bike would be gone if left in front yard in an hour. And we lived in a decent neighborhood.

We are going to get our first load of hay today. Son twisted his ankle hiking up the mountain, so it's just going to be husband and self to load it on trailer, then unload and put up in the top of the barn. It's a lot of work. The barn was built by the Amish, and set up for use with horse, which we don't have , so we have to pull up the hay to the top of the barn , one bale at a time.

 

[INresponse]

Went to bed about 11pm to relax and watch a movie. Probably fell asleep about 12:30 or 1am and woke up at 3am. After 3 hours of not falling back to sleep I decided to come out and surf the net. Hoping I can sit here a bit and go back for a nap.
Supposed to be chilly and windy today but the wind stopped last night about 10pm so maybe that part is done. I am OK with a 60* day, if their prediction is close to accurate which is really rare for the weather morons so far this year.

 

[winds-of-change]

Today we are going to our grandson’s HS graduation party. We’ll be gone all day.

 

[winds-of-change]

Today we are going to our grandson’s HS graduation party. We’ll be gone all day.

And today is our 5th wedding anniversary.

 

[Double R]

And today is our 5th wedding anniversary.

Happy Anniversary!

 

[Pearl]

Mowing is done. Showered, had lunch and heading for the pool! Didn't have to work today