COLD DARK ROOM

[Maro2Bear]

And, the deck project continues. A stop at Harbor Freight yielded a nice cheap wrecking/crow bar and further down the road our stop at Lowes yielded 128 board feet of prime Pine decking. $28.00 / board = $240.00 total.....yikes. Whose idea was this!?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

And, the deck project continues. A stop at Harbor Freight yielded a nice cheap wrecking/crow bar and further down the road our stop at Lowes yielded 128 board feet of prime Pine decking. $28.00 / board = $240.00 total.....yikes. Whose idea was this!?

 

[Ray--Opo]

Shame Opo. hope that you start feeling better. I think that I need Ray to come on over here and dig me a burrow as well. Would be a great place to go to sometimes when I need to stick my head in a hole.

I have never been to S. Africa. Maybe I can use Opo as my support pet and fly there.

 

[Ray--Opo]

And, the deck project continues. A stop at Harbor Freight yielded a nice cheap wrecking/crow bar and further down the road our stop at Lowes yielded 128 board feet of prime Pine decking. $28.00 / board = $240.00 total.....yikes. Whose idea was this!?

You should use Trex. If the decking is treated lumber. Don't space the decking boards by using a 16d nail or some other gauge. They will shrink and your gap will be twice as wide.

 

[Ray--Opo]

What is the New Jersey treatment?

New Jersey people can be very assertive or sometimes perceived as rude.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Successful hunt for my son Jim yesterday evening in Michigan.

 

[Cathie G]

Those are so tasty especially the cheese ones

Somehow hitting a cheesy ball with a mallot or a golf thingy doesn't make sense. You probably need a vacation really bad ?

 

[Cathie G]

I was stung by a honey bee recently...I felt so bad for her when she died. I had actually tried to pull her loose without her stinger being left behind, but couldn't save her. ?

That's how I felt too with my last sting. Honey bees are so good and I'd been noticing the decline. I think once they sting you though you can't help them.

 

[Maggie3fan]

No, but this photo was taken with an iPad. ?

lol I'm so old fashioned my cell is the next one after a flip phone, the one with a keyboard that slides out, and I take pictures with a Nikon. An actual camera. BUT, my photos are not as good as yours. You really have an eye for a photo

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. I had my regular shift at the rescue today. I was training a new volunteer on his first day which was nice

We had this gorgeous European Common Buzzard in. It’s one of the UK’s mid-size birds or prey, probably the biggest that we see regularly round where I live. The wingspan is similar to that of an Osprey.

They’re very patient birds and will sit for hours on a fence post waiting for a careless rabbit or pheasant to wander past. They’re often seen soaring on thermals as the day gets warmer. They’re usually alone except in breeding season.

 

[Maggie3fan]

New Jersey people can be very assertive or sometimes perceived as rude.

Perceived as rude???????? LOL

 

[JoesMum]

Successful hunt for my son Jim yesterday evening in Michigan.

Please don’t take offence Ray, but I prefer to see the wildlife alive rather than dead in the CDR.

 

[Maggie3fan]

Successful hunt for my son Jim yesterday evening in Michigan. View attachment 308158

What a nice rack! Nice kill

 

[Cathie G]

mmmm, new blood!!! Has anyone scared her/him off yet?

I always just say hello. I can't copy and paste so... but anyway I'm the new kid and never want to scare off a chance to chat ?

 

[Cathie G]

Good evening all. I had my regular shift at the rescue today. I was training a new volunteer on his first day which was nice

We had this gorgeous European Common Buzzard in. It’s one of the UK’s mid-size birds or prey, probably the biggest that we see regularly round where I live. The wingspan is similar to that of an Osprey.

They’re very patient birds and will sit for hours on a fence post waiting for a careless rabbit or pheasant to wander past. They’re often seen soaring on thermals as the day gets warmer. They’re usually alone except in breeding season.
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That's a beautiful bird. Hopefully the problem isn't really bad that s/he is in the hospital... and just needed some recoup time.

 

[Maro2Bear]

You should use Trex. If the decking is treated lumber. Don't space the decking boards by using a 16d nail or some other gauge. They will shrink and your gap will be twice as wide.

Trex is even more expensive & fake ? the hardest part of this project is removing the old decking planks. 16 ft lengths nailed into framing means cutting and lifting 16-24 old zinc nails. Kills my back!

ogh. I only see Tresx here in gray, and the rest of our deck is redwood type stain. ?

 

[Cathie G]

I dooooo. And just try .......I dare you to try and take it away from me!!! Muahahahaha lets see who wants rapped knuckles with my sporky.

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See I helped you with all my ❤️

 

[Maro2Bear]

Successful hunt for my son Jim yesterday evening in Michigan. View attachment 308158

Wow. Seems early - still in velvet.

 

[Amron]

I expect they're all asleep.
"Golf is a good walk spoiled", often attributed to Mark Twain, but wasn't.

So true though

 

[Cathie G]

Sjoe, Finally caught up. I was wayyy behind. Congratulations to everyone who got medals. You all did exceptionally well.

Oh Dark Lord would it be a problem if we could see who got what points? I would love to see how many points each one clocked up.

I spent the weekend, either working in my garden and getting things a little bit more where I want them, and then on Sunday my friend and I went to the nursery to do some plant shopping for the complex to improve the landscaping in the front. The two of us are busy re-doing the landscape in the front and I am having a ball doing it. But it is keeping me busy. I am also having to get various quotes to improve the security of our complex as well, so all in all it was a productive weekend, Oh I also got some plants for myself. Hubby knew that there was no way that I could walk into a nursey and not come out with some plants for myself. ?

Anyway Have a Happy Monday all. And todays and yesterdays puppy pic for Cathie:

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