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Walter Oobleck

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Built a couple sets of exterior steps, added a handrail balusters, poured a small pad of concrete for one...tried to fix a casement window, hardware is shot, no luck. Same house (rental) I worked on yesterday...then I fixed the jamb on another rental, garage door, plow or car bumper hit it, messed it up...and then for the same landlord I repaired another garage door, patched one of the fiberglass panels. Had a couple other small repairs on another of their properties but had to wait until the renter was there...nefarious contractor and all. Measured a window on another rental...place where I'd installed two windows a month or two ago. That was about it.

Got home, unloaded some tools, this that the other. Jumped in the shower and the wife and I went out to eat at The Hut. Birthday boys (and girls) get to eat for free. The other day, I'd installed one big window for a lady who works for this guy who owns among half a dozen others, The Hut...and she told me she was the one who got John started on that eat-for-free on your birthday deal. She's from Alaska and he's up there now. Anyway, nice idea. Watered the garden when I got home, just got off the phone with a man who wants me to do his steel roof. That's three roofs now in a week. I'll do steel but tear-offs, forget it. Steel is easy peasy. Somebody always gets cut, though, almost a given, don't know you're cut until blood shows up on the metal. Still reading Hard Country, good story, and tomorrow I've got a slow day, going to rebuild my barrier wall between our house and the neighbors. Twenty-five years of snow avalanching off their roof against ours is getting too old. E-mailed our state rep and state senator two months ago. No response. Want to change the code, this is a no-brainer, as there are others who are experiencing harm. Forget zoning, regs...whatever, change the code. Tons of snow falling against a neighboring property should not be allowed to happen, but there are are least four others in town I know about.
 

shaitan

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Sounds like a very relaxing holiday :heheh: :wink:
It was until my wife started howling in pain because of an apparent tooth infection on Tuesday afternoon. Called a few emergency dentists in the area - apparently, they can't take you as an emergency unless you have an appointment. Ended up going to ER. My wife is now on a steady diet of antibiotics supplemented by percocet if needed. Going to our local Staten Island dentist on Monday.
 

pegasus216

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Built a couple sets of exterior steps, added a handrail balusters, poured a small pad of concrete for one...tried to fix a casement window, hardware is shot, no luck. Same house (rental) I worked on yesterday...then I fixed the jamb on another rental, garage door, plow or car bumper hit it, messed it up...and then for the same landlord I repaired another garage door, patched one of the fiberglass panels. Had a couple other small repairs on another of their properties but had to wait until the renter was there...nefarious contractor and all. Measured a window on another rental...place where I'd installed two windows a month or two ago. That was about it.

Got home, unloaded some tools, this that the other. Jumped in the shower and the wife and I went out to eat at The Hut. Birthday boys (and girls) get to eat for free. The other day, I'd installed one big window for a lady who works for this guy who owns among half a dozen others, The Hut...and she told me she was the one who got John started on that eat-for-free on your birthday deal. She's from Alaska and he's up there now. Anyway, nice idea. Watered the garden when I got home, just got off the phone with a man who wants me to do his steel roof. That's three roofs now in a week. I'll do steel but tear-offs, forget it. Steel is easy peasy. Somebody always gets cut, though, almost a given, don't know you're cut until blood shows up on the metal. Still reading Hard Country, good story, and tomorrow I've got a slow day, going to rebuild my barrier wall between our house and the neighbors. Twenty-five years of snow avalanching off their roof against ours is getting too old. E-mailed our state rep and state senator two months ago. No response. Want to change the code, this is a no-brainer, as there are others who are experiencing harm. Forget zoning, regs...whatever, change the code. Tons of snow falling against a neighboring property should not be allowed to happen, but there are are least four others in town I know about.
You sure are a busy fellow!
 

not_nadine

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It was until my wife started howling in pain because of an apparent tooth infection on Tuesday afternoon. Called a few emergency dentists in the area - apparently, they can't take you as an emergency unless you have an appointment. Ended up going to ER. My wife is now on a steady diet of antibiotics supplemented by percocet if needed. Going to our local Staten Island dentist on Monday.


Tooth pain will take you down.
 

Doc Creed

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What did I do today?

I'll tell you what I did today.

I drove away from a gas pump with nozzle still attached. Yeah. That's right. I'm one of THEM now.

I'm sure there's a youtube.
Lol...DJ, stay away from car wash vacuum hoses and gas pumps for a while. You think that's bad? I had a car for 8 years and, on days I was tired from work, I still had to drive around until I finally remembered which side my gas tank was on.
 

HollyGolightly

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Ah - no sweat sisterwife. At least you looked hot doing it. I had no idea they had the breakaway things, peg - that's genius.

You know what I did today? I needed a free hand when I was leaving the grocery store, so I stuck my receipt between my lips. Apparently receipts aren't paper anymore - they're glue. My lips were sealed. Of course my phone rang, trying to talk with sealed lips, juggling things. I was a sight to behold. Peeling it off of my lips was insane. I'm missing a layer of skin on the inside of my bottom lip now. WTH? Don't put a cash register receipt between your lips.
 

Neesy

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That sounds so good.....recipe?
Okay - saute a large white onion in butter (chopped fine). Then chop a couple of stalks of celery and throw that in as well as perhaps half a green pepper, diced small.

After that I added a litre of chicken stock (that is about 1 quart). I used the kind with no sodium.

Then (I hate to admit this) I actually threw in a can of condensed cream of chicken soup (Campbells) diluted with one can of 2% milk.

It looked like it needed more liquid so I added about 2 cups of 1% milk to thin it out and finally I added an assortment of spices to taste (you decide which ones you like the best but definitely add freshly ground pepper and perhaps some paprika). I also threw in a dash of poultry seasoning.

The final step is to dice up two whole cooked chicken breasts. I had bought one of those rotisserie chickens and still had both of the breasts! (We had just eaten the dark meat previously.)

So there you have it! Pretty easy, huh?

Let me know if you try it and is so, how it turns out.

It tastes even better the second day after you have refrigerated the leftover soup and then reheated it.
 

Neesy

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Now? I walked from Hungry Jacks Broadmeadow after eating something. Now, in front of the screen I'm drinking a expresso coffee ( instant) and eating a can of 200g Spam.
Right out of the can? Have you ever tried slicing it and frying it up in a good old cast iron frying pan? That is what we used to do in the old days.
 

not_nadine

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Nov 19, 2011
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Ah - no sweat sisterwife. At least you looked hot doing it. I had no idea they had the breakaway things, peg - that's genius.

You know what I did today? I needed a free hand when I was leaving the grocery store, so I stuck my receipt between my lips. Apparently receipts aren't paper anymore - they're glue. My lips were sealed. Of course my phone rang, trying to talk with sealed lips, juggling things. I was a sight to behold. Peeling it off of my lips was insane. I'm missing a layer of skin on the inside of my bottom lip now. WTH? Don't put a cash register receipt between your lips.

I tend to put everything in my mouth. yesh. Don't know I'm doing it.
Carry keys. Look up to a co worker, and realize I have a big giant hi li-lighter in my mouth. Pens. Wonderful look and very professional.
 

Neesy

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May 24, 2012
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Having a sad morning. I need to start getting ready for a quick trip to NYC to see the Dresden Dolls. I'm also going to hit the pool for the first time this year to start on getting my swimming up to par for a divemaster certification, which I must do before I can get an instructor's certification. I haven't tried to swim since I had surgery on my elbow in January, but it has healed well, and I'm looking forward to being back in the water! Meanwhile, I am doing what I do best: procrastination.
Wow - long time no see! Welcome back if-so-Grrl :howdy:
 

Neesy

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May 24, 2012
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Lol...DJ, stay away from car wash vacuum hoses and gas pumps for a while. You think that's bad? I had a car for 8 years and, on days I was tired from work, I still had to drive around until I finally remembered which side my gas tank was on.
Hey Doc - there is a little arrow indicating which side of the vehicle the gas tank is on:

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Unless of course you are on "another level of the Tower"?
 

Neesy

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May 24, 2012
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Ah - no sweat sisterwife. At least you looked hot doing it. I had no idea they had the breakaway things, peg - that's genius.

You know what I did today? I needed a free hand when I was leaving the grocery store, so I stuck my receipt between my lips. Apparently receipts aren't paper anymore - they're glue. My lips were sealed. Of course my phone rang, trying to talk with sealed lips, juggling things. I was a sight to behold. Peeling it off of my lips was insane. I'm missing a layer of skin on the inside of my bottom lip now. WTH? Don't put a cash register receipt between your lips.
:biggrin-new::smooch: so did your lips swell up? That is cheaper than getting those Juvaderm lip injections!~ :p
 
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