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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    When guys talk uplift , four patio stones or cinder blocks weigh sixty pounds each . Does not take much of a parachute to lift that . We had one of the build yourself arch steel Quonset huts , twenty four x forty . Doors left open one afternoon and the once a decade storm hit , it landed seventy...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    Two schools , if I was to sink a post again I would paint the post going into concrete with driveway sealer as an added layer . We used creosote for years ( very bad now) so driveway sealer is the choice now for farm fence posts . If I was to surface mount , the Home Depot brackets are not what...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    Not all luxury vinyl plank flooring contains enough luxury . The snap locks can be very finicky . Sometimes the track looks like you beat it into place when you have just cracked the lower lip off . Keep an eye on it for a few days . It sucks pulling rows out , but looking at a gap for years...
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    Soccer/football thread 2022

    The Argentine goaltender looked almost bullet proof , stopped eleven? shots . Played so well despite having no defenders in front of him . Waiting for the miracle of Messi was painful. I could not watch the trophy handout knowing how stupid that presentation would be . Sent from my iPhone...
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    "Mind ya damn b'ness."

    We have no idea how the conversation went at the shop , was it make this new again or make it rideable ? The shop may have felt compelled to repair a lot of stuff that many may ignore, since people want to get on the interweb if everything isn't perfect. I'd leave the shop name out of the...
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    My sad day.

    I am sorry to hear this . It’s been about a month since my dog passed , it hurts . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    That appears to be a pad sander , a random orbit disc would be about ten x faster . Look for a six in disc ,not five inch , you get thirty percent more area Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Building a simple kayak

    Skin on frame ( Inuit style ) is the fastest and least expensive to build . YouTube has a bunch of stuff . Chesapeake light craft are the plywood gurus , plans and kits . I’ve helped do a cedar strip frameless , beautiful to look at but not inexpensive. Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    I’m not sure I could afford the box , spectacular burl veneer . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    WOW . That’s impressive. Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Smog

    I sat a brisket out on my deck , I think by noon tomorrow it’s ready . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Smog

    I’d forgotten the infamous “diesel” GM put in the Toronado and a whack of pickup trucks . Converted gas engine , what a really bad idea , but they held onto it for six or seven yrs . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Soccer/football thread 2022

    Is being an ENG fan liked being a maple leafs fan? so much disappointment
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    We Know you Ride, But do you Shoot?

    Don’t F up another thread , two or three are locked out now . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    Smog

    I was in KW this am , I can confirm it’s a mess . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    somewhere around here is an hour glass for timing eggs , three minutes of sand , flip it for six minutes . Was my Grans, they had no electricity for years and watches were very expensive. @mimico , want some Luddite comaprisons? I went to public school breifly in Etobicoke for a couple years ...
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    Friends Dad had a set on the dash of his Jaguar . Car never went further than his Friday office commute and probably never saw anything over the speed limit. Dash clocks would be another niche niche double niche . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    Timing coffee with a vintage Doxa stopwatch ? Thats next level of sompthin . lol
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    Canadian Canoe Museum

    We visited the canoe museum when it was in the old building . It’s a fascinating day and I hear the new place is outstanding. Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    That Doxa is cool but pocket watches are a niche collectible and stop watches are a niche niche niche zone . Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com
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