Another Christmas has arrived. So let’s hear from everyone if all your good deeds were rewarded. What did you get??
Myself,
Other than the usual stuff, I got a 1k #(gross) roller for my Golf Course lawn. Look forward to ‘mashing’ the occasional rug rat that dares to intrude on my turf! Also got a gift certificate from the local equip rental house(no.. not knucklehead rental).Hmmm…. maybe I can rent an excavator to chase that rugrat if the masher doesn’t work. But the best gift was the 12″ DW miter saw(yeah the yellow one) from my other half, but I wonder if that counts since I had to go and get the thing!! I do have to admit though, its SWEET and can’t wait to use it.
So don’t be bashful..lets hear from all you other BT’ers who have nothing better to do than yip yap at BT on CHRISTMAS DAY.
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Well, being as ya asked..;>) Warren Zevon's LAST CD.., A new Werner 28' HD ladder, one of those" plug in a receptacle and find the breaker things", my Bosch 12" slider..(got it early but it is technically a present), Stocking had Lennox "fire and rescue" sawzall blades, a new pair of Kliens, another receptacle wire/polarity tester, and a sharkgrip cat's paw.
We just got the house in the first of Dec, so THAT is really the gift for/ from the wife to/from us..all in all two happy campers here..Thanx for askin ,Bob..
Any chance you could post a few. I enjoy seeing other work...for idea's to use around my place
Found a 1-9/16 Bosch RH on the door step....
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
So thats where I left it..thanks I'll be over to get it later :>)
Okay.....Hehehehehehe
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
You shovel your way in here and I just might let you have it...
OBTW I forgot to mention the demo saw....and all the carharts a guy could wish for.
My help likes me...
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Really??? on my way, loader and all...give me your long/lat stats, I'll punch it in my Garmin and 'beam' right over. say 10 min's give or take a month. If I get lost in some other galaxy, ask <Uncle Dunc> to enable the 'waas' function and find me....I'm confident he will
BTW...tell him the password is FOMBLOL :>) hahahahaha
yur gonna earn it...
Be digging out has been in progress for more than 2 weeks only got a short ways to go....LOL...
What was it you fell of of????
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Heya hoss - you see there's another car on the Bosch train?
I got all work stuff. Awesome. Nobody this year did anything silly like underwear and socks. Hole Hawg, some Duluth bags, flannel shirts, Carhartts, bought myself a portomatic planer. Inlaws dropped half a steer on us. Holy cow! (No pun intended). Man do they raise a good steak. Now I gotta brush the snow off the grill and fire it up. "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb " lyrics by Roger Waters
I think I said it somewhere else here but.....I got to wake up again today.Thought that'd be over before I was 30.
Who'd a figured..the rest is cream.
Be awake
andy
My life is my practice!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Have fun on tha slopes?..welcome home
Have fun on tha slopes?..welcome home
Mon and Tues were awesome.Wed was torential rains and today was slush so here I am way early.......
Was fine. Thanks fer askin'
Be wet ; )~
andyMy life is my practice!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Don't consider Canadian skiing without first considering Whiteface. Conditions awesome right now. Highest vertical drop in the east. Heaters in the Cloudsplitter gondola cars, and Chair 6 is now open to the summit. That big double black diamond number that pitches off the top, Upper Skyward, is like white silk. Swish swish. Wear your helmet always, and be careful!
Micro
Already booked as I am every year at Club Tremblant....Works for DW as it does for the kid and me.......check it out.
Wanna meet up this winter.Lets do a ski fest.
Thanks fer the info and I'm book marking it
Be well Micro
andyMy life is my practice!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
>>I got to wake up again today<<
Something overlooked by many including myself...That is probably the best gift to get. Thanks
be a Happy Holiday too :>)
Here's the booty!
Hulk hands are Jakes but I want some for me!
Also upgraded our digital camera from an HP to a Canon
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
Take that Douglas out and work the handle over with the bench grinder before it slips and hits your co worker in the sweets. Beautiful tool after that.Who Dares Wins.
Good advise on the hammer handle Gunner.........
I Got a remote Talking Thermometer for my BBQ.
You set it for Beef-chicken-lamb-fish turkey-hamburger,then rare- med rare -medium- or well done.
This nice ladies voice says "your entree is almost done"
If your cooking a burg now is the time to flip it and add the cheese.
3 minutes later she says " Your entree is done"
It work up to 300' away.........TOO COOL!"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
I got some clothes a new electric shaver, think Mom was trying to send a message? Electric tooth brush, a few other small things and more importantly
A senco 15 ga and 18 ga nailer, fien multi-master and 150 worth of home despot gift certificates
hope the electric don't cut off..youll need the clothes to swap for a generator so ya can brush yer teeth and shave..<G>
new electric shaver, think Mom was trying to send a message?
Probably was....got one too and the DW didn't send the message, she spelled it out on the box---Please use on Christmas day!
You think the tooth brush was pushing it alittle though????
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Only if he needs the generator to use it
Solar power would be my choice lol
Got an HP Photosmart 850 digital camera w/ 4MP and 8x optical zoom. It takes very nice pictures and I actually figured out how to print them off my computer. Next steo is to figure how to post pictures. It came with a 100 page manual, which I'm slowly working my way thru. Its all in English, but I still don't understand some parts.
the trick to uploading ...
is the waiting.
Give it a little more time than you'd think it should take ....
pretty simple after the fisrt time.
just gotta wait it out ....
JeffBuck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Artistry in Carpentry
best xmas gift? wedding plans for my fiance and i
keep it simple and have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fa lalala lalala
yes we are tying the knot officially next year!!!!!!
did you get engaged this x-mas?
Congrats on the engagement.
Ralph,
thanks, still have a few days of freedom though, not till new years eve. Did pick the ring up though...can't believe something so small cost so much
yep, just announcing all over this week
instant new family, 4 kids 9 to 14, christmas morning was a riot at "our " housecaulking is not a piece of trim
congrats and good luck!
I got... er... ah.. my boy got a cool bug making machine and I ...er... ah.. he got a mini RC car
Darkworksite4:
Estamos ganando detrás el estado de Calif. Derrotando a un #### a la vez. DESEA VIVO LA REVOLUCIÓN
bug making machine??
It is Darkworks you know. What else would you expect the little counter terrorist to get for Chriistmas?Who Dares Wins.
Congratulations and wish you and the miss' many many years of happiness Its been almost 26 yrs for us....just kids' at the start, but no regrets!
Merry Xmas
thanks bob, been divorced for 12 years, new family will janes 4 kids 9-14, so big changes comingcaulking is not a piece of trim
>HP Photosmart 850 digital camera w/ 4MP and 8x optical zoom<
That's what I wanted...maybe next Christmas, if I can wait that long :>)
Maybe if youre a good boy you'll get it for your birthday. Mine was a combination gift covering Christmas and my birthday, which is in a week and a half.
>What and where are you building?<
Not building...rebuilding
S.E. CT
2 story 2k+ sf colonial w 2car gar and frt porch
13 years ago we bought what I believe is a 'spec home' (learned that here at BT). At that time, I wanted to build, but didn't feel I had enough under my belt to take on such a task. We found this new, hilltop with a helll of a view home and stole it(the RE market crashed big time here in the late 80's) I bought a new home thinking it would be just that. But I soon learned how untrue it was. Basic structure is rock solid, 2x6, cdx, etc but everything else=JUNK. So over the years...new roof(original -3 yrs old -blew off in a major winter storm 92/93) new windows/siding(still in process) interior trim to fit new windows, new boiler(original was way undersized) and so on, etc. Kitchen and baths are next I hope!! Also I have done MAJOR site work that required some big guns/earth movers and I loved every bit of it. All the work is being done by yours truly...the boiler did require assistance, though. One thing I've learned is how easy it is to underestimate the work and time involved. Add to that a 40 hr job and all you have left is ....well I'm sure I don't have to tell you!! At least I can live in it while the work progresses' and only have to deal with one person in charge...ME!!
Happy on a hilltop :>)
BTW thanks for the link to your project. Looks like a winner and add the 13k peaks ...it ought to be awsome.
merry christmas bob;
i was spoiled this year. i only got lots of tools. what really supprised me was that i got a MASTERCRAFTS socket set from my son and the exact same thing from my dad, and i gave the exact same thing to my oldest son. JR laughed because he almost gave me the same thing. he gave me that laser measuring tool from MASTERCRAFT. just have to figure out metric to standard.
MERRY CHRISTMAS bob and to the family. GOD BLESS
Thanks and Merry Xmas to you and all yours
I agree, that metric-standard conv can really be a headache at times.
i also bought my daughter her own computer and she is an A student,(knock on WOOD) so she showes me how to convert. math is her specialty. have you ever thought of using a palm pilot./
Keep pushing for those A's...We did and she went to Wellesley College in Wellesley MA. Class of 2001
Palm pilot for?
I got the Porter Cable 557 Biscuit Joiner. Sweeeeeeet.
Broke the little red thing on the front of my Olympus 1.3 megapixel camera, so I got a new 560 today. At least if I have to pay for it the government can give the credits. (For business, officer. I'm a contractor, and i need it for estimates and portfolio and...)Quality repairs for your home.
Aaron the HandymanVancouver, Canada
I got the flu. Ugh!
But, on the lighter side, I got a super cool JVC mini DV video camera with some really neat features. Which isn't a toll per se', but is useful for shooting some walls before I close them up. Nothing like double checking what's behind the walls when some one changes their minds! And I can leave a tape with the homeowners as well. Plus, I can transfer it to my computer. And shooting finished work is nice.
It doubles as a dig still camera with a memory card.
The the second thing is the new router. I've had a Ryobi 3HP plunge router for about 6 years now, but a buddy keeps borrowing it. He helped me out once, so I'm happy to loan it out, but he literally has it more than I do! So, I decided to say, "Merry Christmas", and just gave it to him. Got myself (Merry Xmas to me!) a new Bosch twin base setup. Motor swaps easily from fixed base to a plunge base. I hope I like it! I was swayed by their offer of a free circ saw if i spent over $300 with Amazon on Bosch tools, which I did with some other items.
Never know when you might need an extra circ saw to fill in for the ole Skil wormer!Jake Gulick
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