Posted on 03/26/2020 8:09:55 AM PDT by OrangeHoof
If we're honest with ourselves, there are some things around the house we know we ought to do but we tell ourselves we never have the time.
While many of us are under stay-at-home orders, now is the time to handle projects to fight boredom that might have always been put off until "someday when I have the time".
Don't come out of this forced staycation wishing you had done some of these because you'll probably never have a better time to do them:
I made and painted a Blue Bird house yesterday and just got finished putting it up.
After lunch, change oil and filter in the John Deer X-500. Change oil and spark plug in 22” rear wheel drive lawnmower, new plug the weed eater and tiller.
After that, I’ll be waiting on instructions from the wife.
On second thought, I’m going to stay a safe distance from the wife so I won’t hear her instructions.
I have a few projects I could use help on if you get too bored. I am installing a new septic system for the neighbor lady. The chicken house needs scooped out too. Dogs need a bath and so will I after I get the septic tank installed.
Also, building raised bed garden.
Pantry sorted and organized, excess to charity.
I gargle with whisky every day,and never had a cold.
W.C.Fields
Are Housekeepers considered Essential during these Lockdowns?
“Our 8th day of self-isolation and it’s like Vegas in my house. We’re losing money by the minute, cocktails are acceptable at any hour, and nobody knows what time it is.”
So far I’ve cleaned most of my fridge. Thinking about making couch potato shirts for my family and binge watching hallmark movies and “24” shows. To get away from everyone I’m going to use my treadmill a elliptical and watch more hallmark movies.
I was so excited. I got to get dressed up to take my husbands fat cat Hotrod to the vet. I got to talk with 6 people who didn’t ask me to do anything for them.
Smart move! I have tons of stuff to work on but messed up my back last weekend doing some of it, so taking it easy for a few days.
Two of my favorite YouTube channels...
Andrew Camarata...
Jesse Muller (he & Andrew are friends)...
"Installing a new driveway up steep terrain, camper pad, land clearing"
Sounds like fun. I wouldn’t worry about the stuff from Japan, they’ve got things pretty well under control there.
As for the geep, sounds nice. Hope you got an Atlas or Kato. For N scale, I think I’m happiest with my Kato locos. They make good stuff, especially the 2-8-2’s.
What will you put in it’s place? Our house has all popcorn ceilings and some of it is peeling off..,
"F&C"?
Not familiar with that term, who knows, I might have done it?.
I do ham radio communications and vehicle extraction at stage rallies, and ham radio at rally sprints.
A few weeks ago did checkpoints at a navigation rally for the first time.
Many years ago did autocross in a z40Z
For the comms and extraction, I have 2 Unimogs, U404 and U1300L and an Excursion (V10)
F&C = Flagging and Communications. I work corner posts.
The loco I bought was manufactured by Atlas. I already had (and still have) a GP20 made by Life-Like, but I am planning a protolance layout on the Southern Pacific (the GP20 is in UP colors).
And I HAD to have this particular GP9, because it’s in SP Black Widow paint. :)
Oh, and as for the Unitrack I have coming from Japan, my only real concern about that is I won’t have it until some time in April.
I’ve been giving serious thought to doing 6 of those items, but have yet to get started on any of them. Maybe tomorrow.
I would rather go to work then clean the refrigerator or oven.
Popcorn ceiling....
I hope your doing it the right way. The older stuff was high in asbestos. So get it nice and wet and it will come right off. Use a resporator. And be careful of dust lingering around. Have fun.
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