What have you done today thread?

[Mussels]

It was yesterday but I saw my old petrol lawnmower sitting at the side of the shed. I never used it last year at all as I bought a Gtech battery one. I knew i'd need the power of the petrol one to try and cut the damp lawn and wondered if I could get it going. Fuel tank was empty, presumed evaporated. Put fresh juice in and pumped the starter bulb, pulled the cord and it fired straight up! I now have a cut rear lawn!

Keep hold of it for when your batteries die and you find replacements are no longer made

[Taipan]

It was yesterday but I saw my old petrol lawnmower sitting at the side of the shed. I never used it last year at all as I bought a Gtech battery one. I knew i'd need the power of the petrol one to try and cut the damp lawn and wondered if I could get it going. Fuel tank was empty, presumed evaporated. Put fresh juice in and pumped the starter bulb, pulled the cord and it fired straight up! I now have a cut rear lawn!

Keep hold of it for when your batteries die and you find replacements are no longer made

It's being sold in the spring. Going the Makita route...

[Pirahna]

It's being sold in the spring. Going the Makita route...

Stihl AK battery stuff for small gardens, not the cheapest but well worth the investment. Unless you already have a stock of Makita batteries.

[Taipan]

It's being sold in the spring. Going the Makita route...

Stihl AK battery stuff for small gardens, not the cheapest but well worth the investment. Unless you already have a stock of Makita batteries.

Got loads of Makita stuff now and I normally scrounge a battery or two of my mate.

[Skub]

Worked on a track a chap wanted some guitar on,just need to tidy the stems and I'm done. He's happy and that'll do for me too.

[Demannu]

spotted a white pheasant while out walking the dog today.
apparently the local shoot is forbidden to shoot it........so just the traffic to look out for!

[Count Steer]

spotted a white pheasant while out walking the dog today.
apparently the local shoot is forbidden to shoot it........so just the traffic to look out for!

That'll make a difference...they're not supposed to shoot each other either.

[Yambo]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, thoughts and condolences. @demographic, no this is not Trumps but his older brother. I understand Trumps is in the UK now for the funeral.

I got into the funeral director's yesterday and had a visit from a Chief Inspector last night. They are expecting the church, which holds 300, to be full. Richard had worked as plod in quite a few areas of Lancashire and also on RPU so was well known and it seems well liked. You'll have to blame his mother for that I guess.

We have some Irish arriving today, aunts, uncles and cousins and also cousins coming up from Dover. There'll be a police m/cycle escort most of the way from Preston to the church with them being replaced by the horse section closer. His white topped cap will go with him. Still not sure what I did to get a son as a traffic cop . . .

[ZRX61]

It's the Third Sunday of the month & the day of our monthly Kaw meet at the RockStore. However, I can't see the mountains & there is apparently snow between me & the RockStore. Bikes are staying in the garage & I'm staying home. First meet I've missed since we started this about 3 years ago.
Bugger.

Got some baseboard to refinish sitting in the garage from the recent roof leak, so I'll pull the nails from that & get it stained for reinstall. Roofers will be here on Wednesday.

[v8-powered]

Washed and vac'd both cars and cleaned my bike.

Rock'n'roll Sunday.

[Trinity765]

Fitted the tail tidy yesterday - I didn't have two yellow number plate bolts so it's got one yellow and one white which isn't the professional look that I was going for. I've ordered some.

[DefTrap]

Pottered about all day making up and fitting some bits of architraving. One of the odd things about getting older is that I'm way better at tuning in to a bit of patience. I'd have rushed that out in a couple of hours max, a few years back.

[Docca]

Got a new job in a new Trust today. Now exec’ director. Start May.

[ZRX61]

Insurance dude came out to take a look at the leaking roof. Found a failed repair right at the top of the valley/end of the ridge caps. The roof is backasswards.
In the UK the top-most ridge cap would have flashing to ensure water coming down the roof towards it couldn't get under the cap tiles. (as you likely know). Here they have the top-most ridge cap sitting on top of the tile above it with no flashing. At some point there has been a repair done with *Henry's* which is a tar-like goop sold in quart, gallon & 5 gallon buckets.
Insurance dude said to have the repair redone & see how it holds up during the next storm & not to start tearing off tiles etc... But that still leaves the issue of the failed roof felt above the window.. so the fix will be a combination of reapplying the goop up top & replacing the felt all down the valley.

[Horse]

Got a new job in a new Trust today. Now exec’ director. Start May.

Ooh well done.

So you'll be buying a bigger house, then?

[Skub]

Got a new job in a new Trust today. Now exec’ director. Start May.

Ooh well done.

So you'll be buying a bigger house, then?

And fill it with 20 more weans.

[Docca]

Ha! Reminds me to update the house thread. Lots happened.

[Silly Car]

Not today, but over last few days:

Hand washed and dried both cars, applied rainx to windows, spent an age cleaning the inside of the doris’ car windows, some filthy oik at the dealership must have used a rag dipped in used engine oil to smear them as best as possible.

Fitted personalised plates to my car (birthday pressie from the Mrs)

Moved office from dining room to spare bedroom, just need to get a network cable or two into there so I can shift the rest of the kit up there (printer / media server / cctv / etc) but I need to move wardrobes, lift carpets in two rooms which I’ll pass on for a while

Completed first week of a ten week diy plastering evening course (2 x 3 hour sessions per week) for fun

[Taipan]

They had some baking fund raising thing at work, so I chipped in and ate some cake with my mid morning cuppa. Then another rbit at lunchtime which i didn't want but "c'mon help finish it up there's not many in today", and the same again at 4 o'cock. I binned half of the last bit as I felt green round the gills. Felt rough for the rest of the afternoon and riding home I knew I was going to puke. I managed to get home before parting, violently, with the aforementioned cake.

Why are these things always bloody cakes? Why not breads or pies!

[weeksy]

WTF it's not actually possible to have too much cake.... EVER !