What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Ah, Fels Naptha... I still remember the taste from childhood. You can probably guess why.

 

Well, it turned out the wh he got had been dropped, so we took it back and got a refund. Went over to the Lowes and I used my military discount to help him out. So he bought all the good connectors, too. He has hot water now, and it looks better than ever.

 

I think she uses a heaping tablespoon in the front loader


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Sprung an oil leak!!!

 

Put 50 miles on my bike this morning, then broke out the chainsaw and dealt with some seriously overgrown rhododendrons.

Worked on breaking everything down and borrowed my neighbors truck to go to yard waste recycling, but they cut Sunday hours due to the pandemic.... bah.

 

Man I would love to have that level of stamina!!!

 

It took some work to get there, but honestly the mental aspect is harder than the physical part.

It is all about managing discomfort and taking in enough calories to get through the ride.

 

I'm a bit of a wuss, so managing the discomfort will be hard. But the truth is that I really need to start. I have a decent bike.

 

I usually build my bikes ..... the last two I made were given away when I went to Africa in 2015.

I need to make another.....

 

Yard work mostly but I also made a Morse code key out if a few screws and a clothespin. Works pretty well.

 

It does seem to work well. And kudos to TSD for still supporting Morse-code-to-text; most other shave sites got rid of that feature in the 1880s.

 

I unknowingly disturbed a hornet's nest last night while exiting the basement. I slammed the door & was stung several times in the face and back.

I quickly applied ice packs and then applied a mixture of baking soda and water for 20 minutes [neutralizes the venom] before cleaning with peroxide and applying ointment...Followed up with a Benadryl and some aspirin.

All of those precautions seemed to have paid off because my head doesn't seem to look like a balloon this morning.

The reason that I didn't see the nest was because I entered the basement through the house and then used the exit that leads out into the backyard.

Is that manly enough?

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Sorry to hear about a situation like that! Good thing your quick actions helped!

 

Ordered a second trusty Ruger EC9S from one of the only places online (or anywhere) stocking them. Wanted the 15 stack Bersa Thunder but they're impossible to find right now, as are most things.

 

I bought more archery equipment (for the new outdoor bow.) Then I went outdoors & shot the bow in 88 degree heat.

 

Amazingly enough after taking all of those precautionary measures the swelling and pain was gone the next day.

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Last night my bedroom air conditioner crapped out on me after 23 years of use. So I went to the garage and dug out a NOS Kenmore AC we bought back in 2007 from Sears; it was still in the box unused. Anyways I proceeded to haul this 5100 BTU AC up 2 flights of stairs; and with a little assistance from family we got the “new” AC up and running and now my bedroom is nice and cool. Just in time for the dog days of summer.

 

Well, it was yesterday, but our kitchen faucet was leaking around the base, so I went to Lowes.com and checked out a video on repairing it.
https://www.lowes.com/n/how-to/repair-leaky-single-handle-faucet
So, I took it all apart, put the parts in a baggy and went to Lowes. I found a kit for $15. It all went together very nicely, and now there are no leaks. Mamma is happy and I am happy.

 

I drove around in a 1 ton box van and picked up furniture donations for my county's animal shelter resale store. I'm the guy they pay for the heavy lifting. I also snagged a couple used golf clubs and a new golf club bag thingy. ( I'm not a golfer, I just like to drive balls up the valley at home as stress relief.)

 

I put a monogram on a leather knife sheath, using my wood burning tool.