What did you work on today ?

[earntaz]

Lawn tractor ... my hips and knees start raising hell if I use the push mower ... UGH!@#$%

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Pulled the old 1992 Pace trailer out to get it ready to pick up my Hellcat next week. Tried out the brake controller and it is bad (only 10 months old) Luckily I kept the receipts and Drawtite is sending me a replacement under the 1 year warranty.

I then went to clean out the trailer and sweep it out. Of course the mice have been at play. I actually chased one up the side railing and it ran down the rafters to the other end and disappeared between the wall panels. Most of the interior has been removed after years of dealing with mice so there's not a lot of places to hide anymore.

Then I found out why it had stuck around. After moving around the old rags, I found two tiny baby mice on the floor. Ugh! It wouldn't be right to just toss them out in the cold. So I got a little box and put them in it with the stuffing they had collected. I cut a little door in the side and placed a Ritz cracker with some peanut butter on it just inside the little door of the box. I put it back in the same spot I found them and closed up the trailer.

I checked back after 1 hour. No change
2 hour mark: no change
3 hours: the cracker had a couple bites taken out and was moved away from the entrance. I checked the box and it was empty. Mommy Mouse had moved her babies out.

So I left the entire trailer empty with all the doors open overnight so hopefully they will find a place to relocate to.

I also moved the peanut butter box a few feet outside the trailer in the yard, hoping that entices them to move.

UPDATE: And this morning the Ritz cracker and peanut butter was gone from the carboard box in the yard. So maybe I coaxed them out of the trailer over night.

Hey you never know when God is testing you! So treat all the critters out there nicely. Did I mention I saved a bumblebee this morning that was stuck inside our patio screen door?

[big gear head]

I finished up this 496 for my uncle's boat.

[SMS]

Fuel tank back in the dually after doing the Line-X.

[AnthonyS]

I made some goulash and mashed potatoes from scratch tonight. Used some authentic Hungarian paprika that we picked up in Szeged when we spent a month in Budapest a few years ago... good stuff if I do say so myself... the kids weren't as thrilled though.

[69M22Z]

Originally Posted by AnthonyS

I made some goulash and mashed potatoes from scratch tonight. Used some authentic Hungarian paprika that we picked up in Szeged when we spent a month in Budapest a few years ago... good stuff if I do say so myself... the kids weren't as thrilled though.

Looks delicious

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by AnthonyS

I made some goulash and mashed potatoes from scratch tonight. Used some authentic Hungarian paprika that we picked up in Szeged when we spent a month in Budapest a few years ago... good stuff if I do say so myself... the kids weren't as thrilled though.

Looks outstanding. My Aunt used to serve Goulash and it was always a favorite of mine. I'll have to try making it myself soon.

Tommy

[Too Many Projects]

Thursday, Friday my wife cracked the whip and got me to finish the trim in the overhead door cove we made in the shop. We were sitting around, watching the non-stop drizzle and wind and she brought this up, so we went out and did it. Looks much nicer now. She is really good about offering to help, even though it is limited to driving me around up at the ceiling with the fork lift. She was diagnosed with Osteoporosis last year and has to be careful with how much she lifts now.

Friday, I sold my 1954 Chev 210, so...

Today, we went tree shopping in the rain/drizzle. Frikken weather is driving us nuts. We bought a Prairie Expedition Elm and a Hakura Nishiki Willow. We want a Prairie Gold Aspen too, but the field the B&B trees are in was way too muddy for our street shoes. We will be going back next week with the truck and trailer to bring the trees home and will bring our Sorrels with to pick out the Aspen. Might get a Prairiefire Crab at that time too. We have 2 acres of mostly open yard that needs a LOT more landscaping and trees.

[67since67]

Mounted a new Eley hose reel and Pit Products hand soap shelf. My third Eley reel and I have some PP products in my trailer, excellent products!
I used stainless socket head cap screws to mount the shelf, with fiber washers to insulate the aluminum from the stainless wash sink.

Up next is remounting the vise on the freshly powder coated Equipto bench and morning the fire extinguisher.

I determined that a re-organization of my shop was in order before starting another Chevelle project. -Bill W

[RPOLS3]

Nothing that exciting here - I got the horns working again on the Chevelle. When I took the brake booster off I knocked off the wire to the horn relay, easy fix for once.