What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by jwr0201, Jan 17, 2015.

  1. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Would love to hear you play that. How long does it take to learn to play/blow a shofar?
     
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  2. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Hung a new storm door with the help of a friend.
     
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  3. Troy M

    Troy M Prep: Mephitis mephitis musk

    Mowed the back jungle, weed whacked the front walk and now am shampooing carpets (well, taking a little break right at the moment...)
     
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  4. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I suppose it depends on what musical skill you had to begin with. It’s a bit like playing a brass instrument, in so far as you use your lips to get it to produce sound. I was lucky enough to have some help. @Bird Lives is a professional trumpet player who kindly worked with me, via Skype, to teach me the basics. After a few lessons & a lot of practice, I can get sound out of it.

    Of course, I am not trying to play elaborate melodies; just a few notes. I imagine that it would take much more time to get real music out of it.
     
  5. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Ah, I miss Lloyd! Hope he's well and living it up in Turkey!
     
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  6. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I went to church with the family, and took along a friend of my daughters. Then, I honed three Straight Razors, two that I had restored myself, and shaved with one of them. Then, went on a 14 mile bike ride with the wife, partially through a nature park.
     
  7. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Trimmed the hedges around the house and the church. 79°F. Glad it wasn't any hotter. I'll take 60 +/- 5 all year.
     
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  8. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    I am so looking forward to cooler temps! Tomorrow and Thursday here in Mississippi says a high of only 74° and I'm absolutely excited about it!
     
  9. BamaT

    BamaT Well-Known Member

    Pretty warm in Birmingham today, with high humidity. I’m looking forward to cooler temps also!
     
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  10. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I went for a 4 mile walk. 96 degrees with very high Steam Room like humidity.
     
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  11. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    74 is a ordinary temperature in the middle of the summer here in south Sweden where I live. The average annually temperature is 44F.. last winter was the lowest temperature -4F. I enjoy temperatures between 59 and 68F


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  12. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    That's perfect weather to me! During our summers, it's usually 95°F + and 90% humidity + which makes for miserable outtings. Step outside the air conditioning and it takes your breath away and smothers you. lol
     
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  13. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    I always run the air conditioner trough out the summer, put it on 75F, takes the moisture out and make a nice temperature. We have 2 air to air heat pumps in the house, nice winter time and also nice summer time


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  14. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    ...and then it rained :(
     
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  15. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Bummer.
    First rain in 2 1/2 weeks since you washed it?
     
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  16. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    yep!!!
     
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  17. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Shot & killed a Martian.
     
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  18. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

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    28 inches at the butt.
     
  19. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    RIP Marvin.
     
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  20. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Today I have finished the Apple juice production, 108 Liter (228 Pints). Last weekend it was 80 Liter + 23 Liter for Cider.
    Nice to have your own Apple juice.
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    The Juice is heated to 82C (180F) and then poured in to the BIB.


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