What R you doing today?

[rodo]

Considering arson. One of my boys spilled 70% isopropyl alcohol on our living room floor. It had a shellac finish. "Had" being the operative word. Now it's got bald patches and a very clear footprint.

I know it sucks but at least Shellac can be repaired.

 

[Mud]

Yeah, that's true, Rodo. If I had to guess, and I do, I'd say it's 2/3 superblond to 1/3 orange shellac. Once I get the bald patches colored correctly I can just topcoat.

 

[rodo]

Yeah, that's true, Rodo. If I had to guess, and I do, I'd say it's 2/3 superblond to 1/3 orange shellac. Once I get the bald patches colored correctly I can just topcoat.

Yeh, getting the color right is half the battle.

 

[countrygirl]

too hot to do much of anything...got a haircut, bought a climbing deerstand, stirred the skeeter pee...waiting for the mail, hoping for a primary and a 3 gallon carboy...

 

[PPBart]

I sat down and figured out my retirement and I can retire in 3 1/2 years, I will make more on pension that I would at the district. I just need to negotiate them paying for my health insurance until I'm 65, the superintendent says they would do that.

So hopefully I will be doing that during the daytime someday.

I'm just over 3 months into retirement now. The chemical plant at which I worked in Baton Rouge was shut down end of 2004. Fortunately, I was selected for the site closure management team, and that kept me employed thru April '06. At that time, the plant was shutdown, employees discharged, demo of the site completed and remediation of the (surprisingly limited) soil contamination approved by the state authorities, and I was eligible to take (and did take) an early retirement package. However, my former employer (Dutch conglomerate) then asked me to continue as a contract consultant for a while, and that "while" turned into 4 years(!)

Finally, last April by mutual agreement my contract ended and I decided to try retirement for a few months to see how I liked it. I do miss the "structure" of employement and the social aspects of having a job, but I do not at all miss the extensive travel I used to do. The only travel I've done is a family vacation in June to visit my daughter, and a couple of road trips on my Harley with a few friends. Life is really pretty good right now!

 

[Wade E]

Just got home from work and the dump where I picked up another 112 bottles that have to be delabeled and cleaned so I guess that will keep me busy for some time today!

 

[countrygirl]

Just got home from work and the dump where I picked up another 112 bottles that have to be delabeled and cleaned so I guess that will keep me busy for some time today!

never thought about checking the dump...i'll have to think about that...
still thinking about hitting up some of the bars in the town where i work...

 

[Runningwolf]

Got my supplies from George today which included a one gallon auto siphon. Also got an OB Cranberry Chianti which will be one of my Christmas wines for give aways. Racked my ice wine today. The with chocolated infused in it is tasting awesome already.

 

[Wade E]

never thought about checking the dump...i'll have to think about that...
still thinking about hitting up some of the bars in the town where i work...

They save them all week for me and I shoot down on Sat. afternoon and pick them up, here is todays catch. there are some bottles laid over in quite afew boxes cause I didnt have anymore room in my trunk.

 

[PPBart]

Just got home from work and the dump where I picked up another 112 bottles that have to be delabeled and cleaned so I guess that will keep me busy for some time today!

112 bottles from the dump? Wow! I really don't think our local dump would cooperate in that way. No matter, since I have already stockpiled all the bottles I could reasonably need for some years. I used to have an arrangement with a local restaurant/bar that saved all wine bottles for me; eventually, I had enough!

 

[Julie]

Considering arson. One of my boys spilled 70% isopropyl alcohol on our living room floor. It had a shellac finish. "Had" being the operative word. Now it's got bald patches and a very clear footprint.

Mud this is nothing compared to what these boys are probably going to get into when they get older.

 

[Wade E]

Youd be amazed at what someone will do for some homemade wines!

112 bottles from the dump? Wow! I really don't think our local dump would cooperate in that way. No matter, since I have already stockpiled all the bottles I could reasonably need for some years. I used to have an arrangement with a local restaurant/bar that saved all wine bottles for me; eventually, I had enough!

 

[Julie]

Just started another skeeter pee, using an elderberry slurry. Actually this slurry has been in the beer frig since last October. I got pushed to the back of the frig and I didn't know it was there. When I took it out of the frig and it started to warm up, it started bubbling away.

 

[ffemt128]

Pitched the yeast into my first official batch of Elderberry today. It's fermenting like crazy. I'm so excited . My first official Elderberry. Can't wait to try it in several months. Hope it turns out okay. I didn't hear any objections to my recipe so Hope I'm good.

Went for a ride this am while my wife visited her mother in the hospital then came home and cut the grass. May head out on the bike again tomorrow. We'll see, have a community pool party to attend in the evening. Will be making anti-pasta salad for that since we are to bring a covered dish.

 

[Runningwolf]

Doug, I have not checked out the elderberries at the university yet but the plants I have seen are still a week away from picking.

 

[ffemt128]

Doug, I have not checked out the elderberries at the university yet but the plants I have seen are still a week away from picking.

Did you see the message I sent about the patch between Walmart and the the first big bill board on the right hand side of the road. Somewhere in that general area there was a huge patch of Elderberries. I told Bekah after we got her moved in the end of the month she had to help me pick berries by the student union. The response I got was

" You're NOT going to embarrass me by picking berries on campus are you?"

Now would I do that to my baby girl?

 

[Julie]

Did you see the message I sent about the patch between Walmart and the the first big bill board on the right hand side of the road. Somewhere in that general area there was a huge patch of Elderberries. I told Bekah after we got her moved in the end of the month she had to help me pick berries by the student union. The response I got was

" You're NOT going to embarrass me by picking berries on campus are you?"

Now would I do that to my baby girl?

Yea, I think you would

 

[Runningwolf]

Yeah I think you would too. Damn I can even help with those and you can just blame me for it. You are bringing your girls Saturday aren't you!

 

[Mud]

Mud this is nothing compared to what these boys are probably going to get into when they get older.

Sadly, This is true. <sighs, watches dreams of a nice home twitch feebly & die>

 

[ffemt128]

Yea, I think you would

Seriously thought about it. I told Dan where they were so he could benefir from them. I may still check them out while wearing my ninja costume so noone recognizes me.