What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Sugru is great stuff. I just fixed a cord on a vacuum cleaner. The molded reinforcement where the cord enters the machine was broken. I formed the black sugru into a smooth shape over the reinforcement and it looks pretty good. Hope it holds up.

 

I organized the garage. I mowed the yard, then I climbed up on the garage, and cleaned all the leaves, and branches off. I played with the dog, thencooked her about 2 pounds of wild boar I had in the deep freezer. I went grocery shopping, picked up my daughter from school, and made sure everyone had dinner. That's what I get to do, on my day off.

 

We had two bats in the building today at work (one first thing and one at the end of the day). Being a sysadmin, this goes a bit beyond my normal job description...

As I was the only guy in an office full of women, my job description didnt much matter..

Unfortunately the first one didn't make it, but the second one was successfully relocated outside.

 

Hah.

 

At least they weren't in his belfry.

 

I needed a tool roll for some of my Bonsia tools. Made one with only a cloth napkin, a piece of ribbon and my sewing machine.
Did it in 20 minutes with no instructions.

Here are some pics;

 

Nicely done.

 

Niiiiiiiice!

 

A water drain pipe broke, for the A/C unit. Not good. I was able to clean up everything I could, except for the big hole in the cealing. I did repair and spice in, a new section of piping. Hopefully it will hold, until the Insurance Adjusters see it, and repair it.

 

I took down a 50 ft Elm Tree, by myself. I had to start at about 20 feet, and work my way down, so It wouldnt destroy a wood fence, close by. The wife wasnt happy, when she saw me tied to the tree, and it shaking back and forth, when a large section went. I tossed the chainsaw, and held on for the ride. Lucky for me, the Husquivarna chainsaw wasnt hurt, and the fence wasnt scratched.

 

Had light bulbs out in a number of light fixtures around the house. Got all those replaced, including bulbs in a fixture that required getting on a ladder, and using all three of my hands to replace part of the fixture!

We work with a Labrador rescue group, and are currently fostering a lab mix. Seems like I spent all morning out with him, because he thinks we like it when he holds his business, LOL. Most of our fosters are heart worm positive, not neutered, and some have serious health issues that we work through to get them healthy enough for adoption. This one is heart worm positive and has skin issues, so we’re working through that.

 

Glad you weren't hurt.
Whenever I use my chainsaw I first go to youtube and search for 'chainsaw accident' and spend an hour watching idiots mame or kill themselves in a surprising variety of ways. Then I do my very best not to imitate them.
Be careful.

 

Not a scratch. I will cut up, separate the good from the bad, and dispose of what I dont want.

 

Went to the gun range yesterday with my husband. (He is ex-military and an expert shot.) I am just learning and rather like using .22 target pistols. It's only the 3rd time I've used one and got every shot somewhere on the target paper.

Got my first slide bite- it doesn't hurt, but it was a mistake I didn't make again!

 

Drove 3 hours round trip for a Seaburg cedar chest for my son. He wanted something that was furniture to put his blankets, sheets etc. that wasn't a plastic bin. He's expanding his pieces of furniture he owns.



Needs a little TLC on the lid, but all and all in very nice condition for being made in the 20's.

 

@Enrico that is beautiful! I love old cedar chests. I have one as well. It had been my paternal grandmother's and is probably of similar age. Like this one, it needed a little work. All I did was sand it lightly (an old chest can have a layer of mold, so wear a mask when you sand) and then give it a couple of coats of linseed oil.

 

I restored a rusty cast-iron pan, for my mother, with just a dry plastic scouring pad, some oil & a stove. (I wish I'd taken pics.)

 

Nice!