That happens. Sometimes it's best, though hard, to walk away for a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
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That happens. Sometimes it's best, though hard, to walk away for a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
I think there's one of those hiding in my basement somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by CavSct1983
Finally got my jake brake installed today.
About 7 hours with a dinner break. I'm slow, disorganized, and the garage is trashed right now with the camper switchover and hard to get around in.
Spent about an hour looking for the damn banjo bolt I pulled out of the low pressure side fuel pump line to install a pass through banjo for a gauge setup 14 years ago.
Vacuum motor wouldn't fit with the connected tubing in the way.
Spent time looking for you know what... a fucking 10mm socket. Always the 10mm...
Almost hoofed it to Napa but then I found the bolt in a last ditch attempt looking in a clear plastic jug of bolts that had migrated to the basement. How it got in there instead of the gauge box (which I quickly found) beats me.
Had to remove radiator support bracket. Had to remove all radiator fan shroud nuts to get a breaker bar on the tensioner to replace the belt. Sigh.
New setup has fuel pressure option on the display.
Major PITA install, would not want to do another.
Cummins sure is nice to work on from the side, but getting to anything in the front sucks donkey ballz.
Vacuum motor, brake boost valve on the trans (lots of creeper time with a flashlight between my teeth), brake exhaust elbow, new serpentine belt, lots of tubing. Thankfully, I already had all the electronics installed when I did the new tuner box. Had to pull a wheel and the fender well liner to access the elbow.
Oh yeah? Well I watched an episode of Voltron season 5.
Nicely done, Brutal. Way to stick with it and get it finished.
last thing to do. break the computer down and box it up. Strip the bedding and fold it and put it in a box and I'm done. [emoji18]
Movers will be here at 9:30-10:00.
Didnt go to bed till 2:30 this morning. There will be a nap later on today, no doubt.
I'll raise you getting all ten seasons of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon downloaded. [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
One of my friends son loves the ninja turtles so I downloaded them for him to watch when they come over.
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It is done. movers did great. not a thing broken. they worked fast too. 43 minutes to load. 28 to unload. time for a nap now.
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All peace to you OBC.
Not that I don't have mad respect for, but I always seem to gain a newfound level of respect for folks that turn wrenches for a living. Tough work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
Today, I'll nurse the 1,000 muscles I don't use keyboarding all day.
Although I do need to get the damn garage cleaned up.
Ouch, I think my big toe hurts.
I ran with scissors once.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
As usual, when I tried to do a simple pad change on my van that should have taken 20 minutes. I ran into some stupid issue, ran out of time, and accomplished nothing. Very frustrating.
Man, whenever I need a laugh I know I can get one from you guys. It's more important than you might imagine.
(scissor reference)
Despite the soreness, a bad attitude, and several interruptions, I managed to get enough of my garage back today to park in after about 5 solid hours of playing pick up sticks, put away, reorganizing, and shoving crap into the refuse bin.
I should have taken a before/after pic. It would have looked like an episode of Hoarders.
now that's turkey bacon. [emoji6]
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2d452d7bbf.jpg
Turkey thighs, wrapped in bacon and sprinkled with Colorado Spice Canadian Steak Tub. 45 mins @ 425° F.
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Looks interesting...never tried it.
Very good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
Usually I've used turkey breasts in the past but decided to try dark meat instead (no puns intended). You can also do these on the bbq grill (white or dark meat). Just dont have a grill here at my apt complex, no place to do it either.
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If you had to guess which of my ducks in more gentle and tolerant, and which duck is an asshole and bites everyone, which would you guess.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8e...=w1632-h918-no
The one on the right of the frame.
Ding ding ding!
Wanna borrow a shock collar?
Irving...he might be ADD and need some special attention, perhaps even some meds so he can acclimate to normal duck dome. If you have a special needs duck, you must do your best effort to incorporate him into a normal society where all ducks are created and treated equally. Special education, helmet, etc.....you're really not giving him the opportunity to get along with everyone else in the duck domicile.
Since I know you're a man of principle, I believe that you will take all the possible measures to ensure that duck has the same chance that every other duck has. Free duck lunches, and higher education at reduced or no cost availability.
You didn't name him "otter" did ya?
:D
Howard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otterbatcat
Okay, so when you introduce new chickens to a flock, they have to re-establish the pecking order, which is a real thing. I was a little hesitant to add new chicks because they are so frail. Everything was going well for a while, in fact in the picture all five chicks (3 established and 2 new) are sitting on that one duck. All hell broke loose later though. One chick isn't getting picked on, but kept freaking out and straight jumping out of the baby pool. I put her back in and no one even looked at her and she was like, "Nope, I'm out!" and jumped right back out. Meanwhile, both the dick duck and the nice duck were biting at the other new chick. When I came in to that mess, I was confused because the chick freaking out the most wasn't being bothered, and in the confusion of everything, the ducks were biting at everyone. I think two things were going on at once.
First, like I was telling OBC, the ducks are protective of their "flock" so while everyone sees new comers as the enemy, the chicks didn't seem to mind so much. Since the ducks are 5 times the size the chicks, they weren't having it and started getting pretty frustrated and biting at everyone. Second, when new chickens are introduced, they don't just have to work their way into the pecking order, the entire order falls apart and everyone has to start over. So, while ALL the chicks were trying to cuddle up with the ducks, the ducks were nipping at the new chicks, which caused the established chicks to nip back at the ducks. This was weird because the ducks would ignore being pecked in the face by the chicks they already knew, but wouldn't let the new ones close.
I separated the chicks and ducks for the night. The ducks and original chicks all immediately freaked out that they weren't in the same area, even though moments before they were all pecking each other. I turned off the heat lamp so it is totally dark and right now everyone has calmed down. The ducks are sleeping together in one area, and all the chicks have now cuddled up together in the other area. Turning off the lights was a big help. Okay, enough about ducks and chicks. What's new with everyone else.
Fentonite, I have to resist smacking the birds pecking at each other like I do at my other animals when they get on each other's nerves. I don't think a duck gets the same message to knock it off like a dog does.
Fentonite I'll take it! Lol even the wife is just about on board with Bentley. Wife figured out that it pisses her off when HER dog doesn't listen to her [ROFL1]
Stuving you need to have a nice calm rational conversation with them and tell them that if they don't get along they won't get a swimming pool this summer
We try to get the ducks in the water every few days, they love it!
RIP Mrs. T.
You cared for and loved your husband for over 67 years, rose three productive children and loved and provided for them. Brilliant cook and gardener and professional seamstress who ran her own business for decades. I've known you for three years, appreciated your wit and wisdom, and your laughter...which I was able to bring out of her from time to time. She lived a long hard productive life. It's been one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, is watch an able minded and bodied person pass into state that she was most recently in. Also watching her being gurnied out of the house while the family is here is one of the toughest things I've ever endured for sure.
Thank you for letting me be part of your life, and may you be at peace wherever your soul is now.
RIP...
RIP
May God reward you for your charity, OBC.
Prayers.
Bless you OBC.
I am sorry for your loss OBC. May she rest in peace. [emoji20][emoji26][emoji22]
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Cat, stand tall and take heart, you did good brother.
Thank you very much my friends.
I'll most likely be absent from the forum for a while, not because I don't care about many of you, but more trying to focus on rather pressing life decisions I'm being faced with along with this most recent development. The gentleman widower who is a distinguished veteran is also facing a really tough time right now, and he'll be requiring much needed attention for the foreseeable future, and quite honestly might end up in the same condition at a rapid pace. The onset of his experience might be delayed to some extent, he's a proud man and rightly so....but not immune to the loss of his lifetime spouse.
The best of luck to all of you, and I'm hoping the same for this family.
And thanks again.
Chris
Chris,
Good luck and God bless you. If you need any help, of course many of us here are there to help.
missing a duck Irv?Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
http://www.9news.com/mobile/article/...e/73-537386421
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That looks just like mine. Funny that they used a net to catch it. I can't blame them because I was trying to use a beach towel to catch that hen before I had any experience with them.
gaining a ducks trust is as easy as putting some bread in your hand. when he comes over feed him and grab him lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
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