The Daily Chat Thread - Page 2

hydrogeo · 02-29-08, 08:01 PM

On the bright side, there is zero frost in the ground so maybe mud season will be short...albeit in June

yodafrick · 03-01-08, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rapovt

-14 degrees this morning
another 6-10" of dnow tonight
will spring ever come?

I'll gladly trade places with ya. Just spent all mornin plowin puddles, again. Seems like it can't snow in Ct without rainin twice as much at the tail end of the storm. I've never seen so much rain in February than we just had. Bummer, but such is Yankee life.

cruiserland · 03-02-08, 12:04 PM

got 14 inches on wednesday and over 16 yesterday
hard to believe you can lose trucks....
this pic is from feb 11
surfs up

nat88toy · 03-02-08, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiserland

got 14 inches on wednesday and over 16 yesterday
hard to believe you can lose trucks....
this pic is from feb 11
surfs up

thats crazy. kina you must have taken frankinstine to go play in that mess, it would be hard not to

green40 · 03-03-08, 04:18 AM

We drove thru Kina's area on Sunday, it was amazing how much snow they had there!
Starting from Conway and south to about Laconia you couldn't see over the snow banks.
4-5' of snow up on the roofs, we saw one house where the snow had slid off of the metal
roof and it was piled up all the way to the eaves. Snowmobilers are pretty happy this year!

cruiserland · 03-03-08, 04:56 AM

franky's sleepin
snow finally reached shop eaves at 12 feet
lost 30 feet of shed due to snowload
had to be section with 83 40 and bj70

got 70 out
"fixed" roof over 40
that was around christmas
been diggin ever since

82cruiser · 03-03-08, 08:27 AM

Willy looks great and very stylish I might add.

How about some more pics of the snow up there. Time to wake Frankie for play time.

Spud · 03-03-08, 10:46 AM

Check out this site, updated daily. I have found it to be pretty close.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphi.../sd1_today.jpg

Leaping Deer · 03-07-08, 06:17 AM

Really Really Really Really didn't want to come into work today. Been here for and hour already and only send one email that was work related. Thought about taking the day off but I think that the weather is supposed to be crappy later.

On a side note, yesterday I cut through the 60 I am parting out with a sawsall. Now I have two large pieces.

peepers · 03-07-08, 11:16 AM

just got in an argument with my boss... went to the local coffee shop to work from there (free wireless everywhere in austin) and a bird shit in my coffee. thankfully i noticed it plop in or i would have drank it, it looked no different that the cream in there.

the truck is going to be between $1 and $2k and that doesnt count the A/C which is completely blown. it'll be $1,500 for parts and labor. not doing that right now. so, the truck will be perfect in a few months.

i am going to do what dave does. dave keeps the pig, i keep the 80, dave sells the pig, i sell the 80. already trying to warm up the wife to the FJCruiser trail teams edition.

it all doesnt matter because south by southwest starts next week... wooooooooooooo hooooooooooooo

Wildman · 03-07-08, 12:23 PM

Booking work and cleaning more of my shop today... Bad news on the Jamacian front, at best they are going to be late, at worst they wont be coming at all. grrrr

But the fincaning on the house is moving along nicely!

Leaping Deer · 03-07-08, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildman

Bad news on the Jamacian front, at best they are going to be late, at worst they wont be coming at all. grrrr

What happened?

I couldn't deal with being at work so I left early.

rabid · 03-07-08, 01:47 PM

what are you paying your 'maicans? My wife wants a change of scenery.

Holy hell, you may end really screwed without those guys.

Sporin · 03-07-08, 02:30 PM

I got to take my first dip in the "non profit" end of the pool here at HCI. Our big humanitarian project is the Human Capital Foundation.

Yesterday I got their blog set up, today I showed one of their people how to post, and jumped straight into video, something I've never done before. Found a shareware program to rip the DVD that one of their volunteers made into iMovie and got that up online. Fun!

Blog: The Human Capital Foundation
Current site: Home

I'm going to spend next week designing a completely new web site for the Foundation to separate them from our corporate site and structure. niiiiice

I used to have nightmares about leaving my old job and failing miserably somewhere else or, worse yet, winding up slinging pizza again. I'm happy to report that this job move has been, unequivocally, the best career move I've ever made.

Wildman · 03-07-08, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rabid

what are you paying your 'maicans? My wife wants a change of scenery.

Holy hell, you may end really screwed without those guys.

I dont have mexi-can'ts I have jama-cans! Problem might be that Bush dosnt sighn the bill (to allow more H2B visa's into ma) sitting in his posession.... Its being held up somewhere in DC... sucks big time I am gonig to be scrambling if they dont show up.

Can she chase a mower? You have seen my gear you tell me.

jsaltlick · 03-07-08, 10:26 PM

That seasonal Visa problem has been rampant since 9-11. The govt has been sluggish at best processing foreigners for part-time seasonal work that many summer businesses depend on. I sold wine on Nantucket and MV for years and every Spring it was literally a lottery as to whether you would even get back the same, dependable people that had worked in the same stores and restaurants for years.

Leaping Deer · 03-21-08, 05:25 AM

Its good................................. FRIDAY

Planning on getting rid of the rest of the parts cruiser this weekend. That should make the wife happy. Also going to be picking up the steel tonight to start on my bumper.

Wildman · 03-21-08, 07:49 AM

droped the motor/trany/tcase in the 40 last night by myself, that was loads of fun. this afternoon might finish up. Its too COLD for working today.

jsaltlick · 03-21-08, 01:01 PM

That POS mustang I bought is leaving in 1 hour. Good riddance and a pox on the scumbag that tried to rip me off.

I was so angry that I just bought a BJ44 with A/C. That'll teach him!!!

green40 · 03-21-08, 01:53 PM

Left work early,
Bought some Sam's Black Lager
On my way to the shop to weld some tabs
onto the rear axle for the brake lines.

Sporin · 03-21-08, 03:23 PM

spent all day in meetings with our PR crew from DC, a gret day really. Still loving the new diggs.

Off to my "book club" tonight at the Flying Goose Brew Pup in New London. This months book was World War Z, and I highly recommend it... great zombie book.

jsaltlick · 04-18-08, 04:34 PM

Resurrection day for the Friday thread.

Mulched my entire yard today. !0 yards total. brutal but the weather was amazing.

Mother in law arrives tomorrow for 2 nights. living hell. He name is Lola so, as we say, Hurricane Lola is blowing into town. It's gonna be awful.

vtcruiser60 · 04-18-08, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jsaltlick

Resurrection day for the Friday thread.

Mulched my entire yard today. !0 yards total. brutal but the weather was amazing.

Mother in law arrives tomorrow for 2 nights. living hell. He name is Lola so, as we say, Hurricane Lola is blowing into town. It's gonna be awful.

I recommend watching Lolita with Jeremy Irons on Saturday night. It might be perverse enough to really creep her out.

nat88toy · 04-18-08, 09:24 PM

Mother in law arrives tomorrow for 2 nights. living hell. He name is Lola so, as we say, Hurricane Lola is blowing into town. It's gonna be awful.[/quote]

looks like you will be hiding out in the garage for a couple of days

jsaltlick · 04-19-08, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nat88toy

Mother in law arrives tomorrow for 2 nights. living hell. He name is Lola so, as we say, Hurricane Lola is blowing into town. It's gonna be awful.

looks like you will be hiding out in the garage for a couple of days

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I probably will be hiding out in the garage which will be extra creepy since I don't have any cars or cruisers at the moment.

hydrogeo · 04-19-08, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sporin

spent all day in meetings with our PR crew from DC, a gret day really. Still loving the new diggs.

Off to my "book club" tonight at the Flying Goose Brew Pup in New London. This months book was World War Z, and I highly recommend it... great zombie book.

The Goose is a few minutes down the road from me. They make some pretty decent brew.

peepers · 04-21-08, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jsaltlick

I was so angry that I just bought a BJ44 with A/C. That'll teach him!!!

the blue one from Canada?

peepers · 05-01-08, 12:59 PM

is it friday yet?

Sporin · 05-01-08, 01:24 PM

Not on the east coast.

Feels a bit like it though.

peepers · 05-01-08, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sporin

Not on the east coast.

Feels a bit like it though.

damnit! i am actually back in boston which is nice as the sun is shining and i am happy to be back. i am going to treat it like a friday... beers after work and a fat juicy steak at abe & louis. yummy.

is there a thirsty thursday thread?