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Absolutely. It is something that I see as a bit of a test between the rider and horse.
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What have you been doing today?
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Finally finished decorating the small bedroom. Ceiling plastered, walls and ceiling painted, skirting boards lowered, floor boarded over and ready for carpeting and a few bits of furniture to be bought. Bloody hot in the front bedrooms of our house - the windows go the full width of the rooms and are in full sun all afternoon. Having a nice cool beer now.
Been busy wax oiling the rear arms of my car this morning. T'other day I adapted a cheap spray gun, or so I thought, with a bit of flexible pipe and radial jets, to blow the wax into the rear arm enclosed sections. One of those with the red plastic bottle, a trigger, and a long rigid lance. It was so old, the alloy lance had rotted, so I just put the flexible pipe on the inner pipe, thinking the venturi was in the handle - it wasn't, it was where the inner and outer tubes came together at the tip of the lance - doh. So it just blew air out, when the trigger was squeezed, no wax.
I swapped all that, for a conventional paint spray gun, which worked fine for the accessible bits of the rear arms, but a bit of a compromise for inside the box sections.
Got a phone call from a doctor, from a local university hospital, asking me if I would mind to volunteering to take part in some heart experiment, for those with kidney failure. He wanted to send an email, explaining what was involved, I asked it be sent via the post, and having read it, I was a bit wary, and quite concerned, so I expressed my concerns in an emailed reply. He rang again yesterday, to allay my concerns about the process, basically a stress test on my heart, whilst in a MRI scanner, so I agreed to it, and a date quickly arranged.
I swapped all that, for a conventional paint spray gun, which worked fine for the accessible bits of the rear arms, but a bit of a compromise for inside the box sections.
Got a phone call from a doctor, from a local university hospital, asking me if I would mind to volunteering to take part in some heart experiment, for those with kidney failure. He wanted to send an email, explaining what was involved, I asked it be sent via the post, and having read it, I was a bit wary, and quite concerned, so I expressed my concerns in an emailed reply. He rang again yesterday, to allay my concerns about the process, basically a stress test on my heart, whilst in a MRI scanner, so I agreed to it, and a date quickly arranged.
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Tried to fit a blind in the window recess on the landing. Gave up - couldn’t drill into the lintel. Tried my cordless then corded drill. Going to have to borrow my mates SDS drill.
Had a trip to IKEA to pick up a desk/drawer unit as well as a bookcase. I hate that place. You have to walk the whole store to get out. I was nearly passing out - they should have a water station halfway round that place like they do in the marathon!
Just built up my Lagkapgen/Alex unit - one slight fùckup - I fitted the top and bottom the wrong way round but it’s only the pre-drilled holes that the screws go through to secure the desk top to the drawer unit so I’ll just make some new ones. Just a Billy book case to build up now so I'd better get on with it.
Had a trip to IKEA to pick up a desk/drawer unit as well as a bookcase. I hate that place. You have to walk the whole store to get out. I was nearly passing out - they should have a water station halfway round that place like they do in the marathon!
Just built up my Lagkapgen/Alex unit - one slight fùckup - I fitted the top and bottom the wrong way round but it’s only the pre-drilled holes that the screws go through to secure the desk top to the drawer unit so I’ll just make some new ones. Just a Billy book case to build up now so I'd better get on with it.
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I'm guessing as Mottie said "sds", the lintel in question is concrete and not steel?
Yeah, I keep hitting stones.
Just been over the allotment for the nightly watering of my crops and again, Mr Fox came along like he does every night. Tonight though, he just laid down and watched. I might take him some food tomorrow if I remember.
I brought back some asparagus, mint and Rosemary. Asparagus for breakfast, mint to make a nice mint tea and rosemary that Mrs Mottie is using with some rhubarb to make some kind of drink.
I brought back some asparagus, mint and Rosemary. Asparagus for breakfast, mint to make a nice mint tea and rosemary that Mrs Mottie is using with some rhubarb to make some kind of drink.
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I’m only trying to drill 3 x 6mm holes!Good sds drill, good bits, start small (5mm?) then widen out.......
.... and pray
