so waht ya doin today?

[smokeywolf]

When I ran the studio machine shop at Sony Pictures Studios, if I had guys coming in on a Saturday or Sunday I'd stop on my way in and pick up donuts for everyone. Small thing to do and everybody started the day on a positive note.

 

[Rick]

I'll take a good ol apple fritter any day...

Yeah, those are good but my weakness is chocolate covered devils food donuts.

 

[Bret4207]

Sitting here getting my first treatment, hating using a phone as a computer! About 6hts of treatment followed by another 46 hours wearing a chemo pump before returning. Nice people here.

 

[dale2242]

Hang in there Buddy.
How is the Chemo treating you?
My wife didn`t have a lot of side effects.
But they were giving her low doses because of her weakened condition.

 

[dale2242]

Reloader 762. I`m jealous.
What a great way to organize your brass.
What are the containers that you are using and where did you get them?

 

[Ian]

Sitting here getting my first treatment, hating using a phone as a computer! About 6hts of treatment followed by another 46 hours wearing a chemo pump before returning. Nice people here.

They didn't waste any time, good. Hope it does some good without kicking your butt. I guess scalpels and radiation is out of the question?

 

[JustJim]

When I ran the studio machine shop at Sony Pictures Studios, if I had guys coming in on a Saturday or Sunday I'd stop on my way in and pick up donuts for everyone. Small thing to do and everybody started the day on a positive note.

The cabinet shop I worked in years ago was pretty casual. No one worried if you were 5 minutes late, but if you were 15 or more minutes late you had to buy donuts for everyone.

 

[Mitty38]

Gathered all of my unused and culled bullets, miscellaneous lead, and scraps. Melted them all together today.
Got 12 pounds. Tested at 13bh. Figure I will just mix it 50/50 with COWW and make 200 grain plain base 45acp SWC with it.

 

[Reloader762]

Reloader 762. I`m jealous.
What a great way to organize your brass.
What are the containers that you are using and where did you get them?

Small https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Storage-Organization/Small-Flip-Top-Storage-Box/p/23403

Large https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-Hobbies/Storage-Organization/Small-Flip-Top-Storage-Box/p/23403

or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HGFNV9...olid=3V7FRA4924S52&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

[Brad]

Gathered all of my unused and culled bullets, miscellaneous lead, and scraps. Melted them all together today.
Got 12 pounds. Tested at 13bh. Figure I will just mix it 50/50 with COWW and make 200 grain plain base 45acp SWC with it.

12 pounds? When I do “the purge” of my loading room and get rid of the bullets I no longer use, etc I often 200 pounds.

 

[JWFilips]

Absolutely a sterling day today! Deep blue sky's and temps in the mid 50's! Decided to cast some more 41 Mag Wad Cutters for my buddy Ed.
Our grand Child finally came over our house for a visit! Her Mom and Dad were busy getting her bed room ready.
She is as cute as can be and is now trying to form words & smiles a lot! Some time around 4 pm She really got cranky and kept crying for some unknown reason. All of a sudden I heard her stop! I went into the living room to see what happened and there was Karen holding her on the rocker singing "Stairway to Heaven"! Who would know our Grand Daughter would like Led Zeppelin !
The Spring Equinox for us was at 5:24pm today and I tried the balancing of the raw egg trick. Took about 6 tries but I did it and it stayed upright until 5: 47 PM My wife did that about 8 years ago and I was determined to do it Myself!

 

[Mitty38]

12 pounds? When I do “the purge” of my loading room and get rid of the bullets I no longer use, etc I often 200 pounds.

Shoot, I have only about 600lb max.
200lb would be like my entire stash of COWW.
I have to keep a tight reign on that stuff as I have no loading room. And limited storage. Waist not want not.

 

[Gary]

Ran my first batch of 20 ga AA's; load a few and go shoot a few to see how they are performing. My Texan FW reloader didn't have the necessary bushings for the PWD charge nor the OZ load I wanted to make up so I got on the lathe and made what I needed. A 3/4oz shot bushing and a bushing that would drop 10gr of Red Dot. Supposed to make ~ 8200 psi but with my shoulder it still felt like a 12 ga charge. I got a Limbsaver vest that's going to be my buddy.

 

[fiver]

spent some time giving the old 900 a little attention this morning, then i sorted through my shot shell boxes.
the 900 really liked the wipe down, polish, dry lube, and grease treatment.
it liked it a little too much... LOL the primers were coming so fast i had to flatten out the tray to slow them down a tad.
never touched them again till i needed to add more.
i'll box them up tomorrow, and wipe the machine down before draining the powder and primers.

probably never pick up another box again, i found about 150 NIB-wrapper whatever Hornady boxes i've had since like 1990.
i could maybe fill all the other [bajillion] boxes i have, but i probably wouldn't have any primers or shot left.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Digital or Film?
I ask because film is making a comeback, at least in MN.
There use to be formerly expensive 35mm film equipment on the second hand markets for pennies (maybe even half-pennies) on the dollar. But what is old, have become new again.

Color film a hot commodity as younger generation gains interest in classic photography

National Camera Exchange in Golden Valley maintains waitlists to keep track of everyone who has requested color film.

www.kare11.com

If film makes even a brief comeback, I think I'll unload all of my old Nikons and Nikkormat lenses. Haven't used any of them in years and years.

ALL Digital. Not smart enough nor enough bandwidth to figure out film. Heck - struggling with digital settings. And I need Digital so I can freely play around and delete ~100-200 pix just to get one I like/am happy with!

And, if anyone is interested in some good film SLR lenses and a body, pls let me know. Will make a great deal on a bag 'o SLR stuff I will never use.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Another commode pull/drain stoppage. Apparently, grandson flushed WAY more than I knew 2 weeks ago! AND, it is now semi-catastrophic! Gonna have to get a plumber to come with a cutter snake. I HATE paying for things I can do, but... Tool with cutter to clear the drain has to be more than a plumber, believe it or NOT! And, I have/will do all the 'grunt' work for him. Just need the high speed snake!

 

[fiver]

hey now,, at least your drain doesn't turn 45* under your shed, cut across the center of your green house and go 30' across your neighbors back yard to the big pipe.
it could have simply run where it was supposed to be.
like next to the shed you put in an awkward spot, down the middle of the lawn, next to the garden boxes, and pergola you carefully placed next to the pavers you didn't cement in so they were all not over the sewer line.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Had therapy later yesterday afternoon. Girl had two new exercises for me and added light ankle weights for my leg lifts. Most are fine but a few are extremely difficult.
One is a 4" foam under my knee 5# on ankle and straighten leg. Easy right... well I did 25/30 I noticed by about 20 I wasn't lifting my foot much off table. (Getting leg straight is difficult so far) Well the drive home had my new knee cap on fire (the tendons as titanium has no feelings) It was a rough nite but better with morning exercises and stretch. Glad no therapy today...

But big appointment for my wife. We been waiting three months for this Dr!!! Im quite fed up with hand offs. This is third specialist he is getting both barrels if he doesn't step up with answers explanations, maybe a diagnosis and a plan.

CW

 

[Winelover]

CW, sounds like your therapist uses the same exercises, as mine did. Always, warmed up first on a stationary exercise bike. End of session was 20 minutes of a icing using a recirculating cooling machine/ice pack.

 

[Bret4207]

Hang in there Buddy.
How is the Chemo treating you?
My wife didn`t have a lot of side effects.
But they were giving her low doses because of her weakened condition.

It's not quite 24 hours after starting and so far I feel great! I was surprised waking up this AM and NOT having the belly pain I'm used to. Haven't even taken my normal pain med. I imagine some of the meds I got yesterday must be responsible, but I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. Outside of that, the little '"fanny pack" pump and line is the biggest pain. Constantly in the way! They tell me nausea is almost a sure thing and that either diarrhea or constipation will be a problem. So far its the latter. Easy enough to treat.

So, it's not bad so far. I imagine harder times will be here as the big bags of meds wear off and the poison starts making itself known.

They didn't waste any time, good. Hope it does some good without kicking your butt. I guess scalpels and radiation is out of the question?

Down the road a ways if at all. There was talk of carving some liver away. Have to wait and see.



The biggest issue I'm having is trying to figure out how to do what needs doing, what needs to be let go of project-wise, what needs to be done differently, what simply can't be done, etc. Matt, my oldest boy, is intent on not going back to work paving college type tracks this year. I'm really bothered by that. The last thing I want to be is more of burden than I am. OTOH, I know he's working on a couple of monkeys on his own back and staying home with the Angel (his girl) to support him would be good for him, well, except $$$-wise! My younger son is out of the picture now, his doing entirely, which is a real bummer in many ways. So there's no chance of his help, and certainly none from the youngest girl who seems bent on finding the fastest way into jail or prison. But my granddaughter (13) wants to spend the summer on the farm and The Angel wants to help with the goats/sheep/horses. What we need is a "farm boy" or 2 for haying. That is one commodity (farm boys) that has about disappeared!!!

Well, enough venting. We'll figure it out. It is kind of nice to have the family come in and mention repeatedly that they had no idea how much I was doing here every day before I got sick!!! Yup, not much TV and Cheetos time for me!!!