So what did you do today?

[stretch5881]

At this point, I just read mp for entertainment.

"1976 Harley Sportster. Ran great when I parked it 19 years ago. Won't start now, probably just needs a sparkplug. No title. $12,000 cash only. Don't try to lowball me, I know what I got."

Yup. An AMF boat anchor.

 

[legdelimber]

Craigslist ads and people.
I asked about a saw by name and model, that was in the picture.
Absolutely nothing else mentioned or shown in the listing or discussed in email.
Bit over an hour drive later, I get there and the guy brings out a 42cc Craftsman/Poulan.
So where's the saw in the ad? That I specifically asked about.
"oh I already sold that one last week"

 

[Jake Dykstra]

Waited long enough. The time has arrived!

 

[furb]

Craigslist ads and people.
I asked about a saw by name and model, that was in the picture.
Absolutely nothing else mentioned or shown in the listing or discussed in email.
Bit over an hour drive later, I get there and the guy brings out a 42cc Craftsman/Poulan.
So where's the saw in the ad? That I specifically asked about.
"oh I already sold that one last week"

Craigslist and marketplace people are insane. I gave a guy an address to check distance Friday morning. Checked my messages Friday afternoon. I guess he drove an hour and forty minutes one way to go to a Dollar General. He messaged me two hours after the first message saying he was on his way. Never asked if that time would work, just drove up.

 

[furb]

Back together for the winter. I might strip it and paint it when it warms up. Still debating on spending $300 for a swivel base.

 

[Partner]

The swivel one is nice, but the more you tug at it, the more it will rotate on its own

 

[furb]

The swivel one is nice, but the more you tug at it, the more it will rotate on its own

But it is nice to be able to spin it out of the way.

 

[furb]

I came up from the wood stove and saw what I’m going to be doing soon.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Put up Christmas lights …before it gets too cold to bother.
Probably the last year for me…gonna look into the “permanent “ type lights.
Getting too old for 2-story ladders

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

I've got welding to do. But before I do that I have to get deer trimmed for dinner. But before that I have to sharpen knives. It I don't check in tonight, check for reports of someone blowing themselves up... I've never used a cutting tip in the torch. It can't be that hard. Right?

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

I've got welding to do. But before I do that I have to get deer trimmed for dinner. But before that I have to sharpen knives. It I don't check in tonight, check for reports of someone blowing themselves up... I've never used a cutting tip in the torch. It can't be that hard. Right?

Well it's done and I'll be quite happy if the torch stays in storage a good long while.

 

[dangerousatom]

I came up from the wood stove and saw what I’m going to be doing soon.
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Poke at it with a screwdriver to be sure its solid. The way it looks Im thinking it is rusted thin from the inside. But if its thick enough and you need to do a temporary down a dirty fix. Grind it clean and slather it with JB Weld then wrap it with plastic wrap to cure. You may need to JB weld it 2x to get a bit of thickness.......Good luck fixing old cast iron waste pipes sucks

 

[SawAddictedFarmer]

We went to a orchard we know the owner of and picked a ton of goldrush. Enough to fill the back of both cars.

Then I ate too much. Way too much.

 

[furb]

Did the usual holiday phone calls to catch up. An old friend ended up in jail again and I was sent a mug shot. One of might first friends since kindergarten. Between jail and rehab we stood by him but he decided to keep going this route. Don’t do drugs, a photo essay by me…

I signed up as a victim of domestic violence just so I get custody change notifications to see if he’s still alive. He disappeared for year or so the I got an email he was booked again. At least he’s somewhere warm for now.

Circa 2006, the best days,
Guy rubbing his head is the one I’m talking about. Check out my sweet Explorer and the teeth on the Dodge Shadow



Maybe 2010, the beginning of the end




2019 with the guy who’s been selling dope since 02 or earlier. Pretty much the epicenter of the Western Berks dope trade.

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[hacskaroly]

Did the usual holiday phone calls to catch up. An old friend ended up in jail again and I was sent a mug shot. One of might first friends since kindergarten. Between jail and rehab we stood by him but he decided to keep going this route. Don’t do drugs, a photo essay by me…

It is sad to see what drugs and bad choices do to people.

 

[furb]

It is sad to see what drugs and bad choices do to people.

It is. We watched this happen with someone else in front of us long before he decided to do it. He knew better. His sister got beat to death and he could have stepped up for her kids but this is the path he chose. His last interaction with her was him probably trying to hustle some money from her

 

[hacskaroly]

Today I was able to work on my Dad's MS 271, he got a bunch of debris behind the brake band causing it to rub against the clutch drum while it spun, he ended up overheating enough to melt the case plastic. The only thing that prevented any further damage was the needle bearing disintegrating. I got a donor case from @singinwoodwackr that was already missing some parts, which was fine because I was just needing the case. It was a quick flip to move all of the parts off of my dad's saw onto the new case.

 

[Outback]

Dmn. Danny boy goes hard. The last 6 years were no so friendly. Hope your guy there spends enough time in the box to sober up.

 

[furb]

Dmn. Danny boy goes hard. The last 6 years were no so friendly. Hope your guy there spends enough time in the box to sober up.

He won’t. It’s upsetting looking back. Danny boy went real hard. You don’t really think about the past much until you lose someone dying or something like this. None of us were saints but when you start sticking needles in your arms there isn’t much hope of turning back. I could write a movie script that would rival Requiem for a Dream about life from 15 to 25. Everyone I grew up with either stuck a gun in their mouth or is about like this. Here these guys are close to 40 like this. Out of that first picture three of us guys made it out and there’s a girl sitting on the Buick that you can just see legs that’s doing good.

 

[Outback]

I dig.