CHRISTMAS VACATION
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...anytime off work will be spent on that..... :| :|
go ahead and rent yourself one of those kick-xutt - 2 handled drills with a long 1 inch auger bit to drill down thru the wall headers. I did my first house many years ago, my father-in-law was an electrical contractor and he loaned me one of his. hold on to the thing, when the auger hits a nail you get a real jerk.
put outlets and lights everywhere you think you might even remotely want them in the future, if you don't I guarantee you, you will wish you did. go ahead and buy lots of cheap caulk and seal all of the electrical boxes to the sheetrock, and put those foam seals behind all the plates. It will weather tighten up your house quite a bit. I spent 2 weeks doing that to my existing house, and I could tell the difference in air infiltration, less dust in the house too. If you are really anal, caulk where the wire in the attic where it goes down into the wall. anything to keep outside air from entering your walls and living space will save on your energy bill.
put outlets and lights everywhere you think you might even remotely want them in the future, if you don't I guarantee you, you will wish you did. go ahead and buy lots of cheap caulk and seal all of the electrical boxes to the sheetrock, and put those foam seals behind all the plates. It will weather tighten up your house quite a bit. I spent 2 weeks doing that to my existing house, and I could tell the difference in air infiltration, less dust in the house too. If you are really anal, caulk where the wire in the attic where it goes down into the wall. anything to keep outside air from entering your walls and living space will save on your energy bill.
my sincerest condolences, dingo. i lost my grandma and my twin infant nephews this year, i hope next year is better for us all.
i havent been told my plans for vacation yet, :lol: i might take my bonus, buy a welder, and try to learn to weld.
i havent been told my plans for vacation yet, :lol: i might take my bonus, buy a welder, and try to learn to weld.
I miss that trying to line up some days off where you can use 4 or 5 and get three weeks off. Naaa just kidding. I have been off 4 1/2 years and I don't miss any of it. Merry Christmas to everybody and stay safe. :lol:
Sorry for your loss Dingo.
I just got a prewar springer for my '37 Schwinn. So in my few days that I have off, I'm going to be playing with that.
If I can do it, so can you!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I just got a prewar springer for my '37 Schwinn. So in my few days that I have off, I'm going to be playing with that.
Spokeshave said:
If I can do it, so can you!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I'll be working too (even on jan 1st...yikes :shock: ), but have something to look forward to next year 
This pic is taken in front of the castle where me and my gf are planning to get married here I was delivering the paperwork:
Happy holidays everyone, and have a great X-mas !
This pic is taken in front of the castle where me and my gf are planning to get married
here I was delivering the paperwork:
Happy holidays everyone, and have a great X-mas !
@ ACE
Working on januari 1st??
Whadaya gonna do? Making your sidewalk snowfree? Judging by the pic above that house of yours has a lot of sidewalk...
:wink:
Working on januari 1st??
Whadaya gonna do? Making your sidewalk snowfree? Judging by the pic above that house of yours has a lot of sidewalk...
:wink:
Between jobs and assignmets I'll try to enjoy my bke in the snow as much as possible.
LOVE that beautiful cold white stuff.
Even with a scary threadless skinny frontwheel...
Gonna be spending as much time as I can snowboarding and with the family. Got a couple of things I want to do on some parts I have, so hopefully find a wee bit of time to spend time on those.
But most of all merry Christmas and wishing everyone a happy new year.
Bike in front of Wang Yuyang's Artificial Moon in Perth concert hall by jonathan.justice35, on Flickr
But most of all merry Christmas and wishing everyone a happy new year.
Bike in front of Wang Yuyang's Artificial Moon in Perth concert hall by jonathan.justice35, on Flickr
Well, I made it!!! Was beginning to wonder if I would have these done in time for Christmas.
Now I gotta go start shopping for my wife!!!
Now I gotta go start shopping for my wife!!!
I've had 2 weeks off with 4 to go (our school system has a 6 week summer break).
Apart from spending time with my family, I've been working on the house, doing bigger brake, and later model tie-rod conversions on my '58 Zephyr, and have a bike build on the go. Will post some bike pics in the next couple of days (gotta wait for the paint to harden up)
Apart from spending time with my family, I've been working on the house, doing bigger brake, and later model tie-rod conversions on my '58 Zephyr, and have a bike build on the go. Will post some bike pics in the next couple of days (gotta wait for the paint to harden up)
Cool pic Ace! And great news. . . Not working on Jan1st . . Your wedding, hope everyone has had a great christmas, best wishes to all.Ace said:I'll be working too (even on jan 1st...yikes :shock: ), but have something to look forward to next year
This pic is taken in front of the castle where me and my gf are planning to get married
Happy holidays everyone, and have a great X-mas !
Pics will follow soon in bike builds, but I have the spaceliner up and running, still cleaning up the chrome, the kickback hub works like a dream,The biggest challenge was getting the 26x2.125 to fit in the rear fender, eventually I will get the right size whitewalls for it. But for now I am waiting for warmer days to get some painting done, Happy New Year !!!!
worked in the garage a lot, havent been in there too much. got the low n feisty ridable(kind of) its a fun bike but obviously still needs work. heres a quick shot after a run up n down the street. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: after almost a year i got it to roll by pedal power. happy now chainsaw?
7 hourse before the year turning into 2011 my newyears eve-party got cancelled. 95% of my friends are in bed right now because of the flu, including me...
shucks buddy, sorry to hear that.
