Been busy-

Having two places 90 minutes from each other takes things out of you.

On the other hand, we got the new gate finished- the first thing we've done that didn't *need* to be done.
Plus, having the boss let me use the drill rig over the week-end saved about $1000.

Now some random pics from wherever I found them:

How can someone- in this day and age...

live without running water?

When we bought the place I didn't notice the Knob and tube wiring that would have saved me at least $4,000 off the price, but the tweeker living there had the water shut off.

He had the main water line cut under the main valve and a hose 90'd off (direct to the male theraded 90- no valve there, either0.
We I get that fixed and turn pon the water to see almost every pipe leaking.....

Crap! That's another $6,000 I could have saved.

I found the guy didn't know what a wrench was- or how to use it to tighten pipes.
I 'm in the process of replacing the floor the throne sat on and the wall I had to tear out for the tub valves.
I guess I'll add a shower head, since I have to redo the entire wall.

The lavatroty sink is gone, but the faucet is still there.
The kitchen sink is gone and so is the faucet.


I was thinking of saving it and making it a guest house/ hobby room, because it is Texas history, but now I think I'll take it apart and see what's usable later.

Before I even read this article...

I'm going to call Democrat staffers.

Because...it's "our money paying for it, why not let us have it"?

Besides, it goes with the territory....
If you feel entitled to grab anything you want, why be bothered with secret documents?


Right Sandy Burgler?

...And there will be consequences

said this guy:

O? RLY?
Said this guy:

GTFO! We have imporant things on our minds.
Said this guy:

WhatEVARZzz.....
said the 0bots:

Because we don't need conflicting thoughts about our education and Democrat talking points;

190V phase to neutral.

The service drop is only about 30 feet.

Now we wonder- did they tap it at that, or is the transformer going?

Bonus question:
With the hot knob & tube and 190V in the walls, why didn't it burn down already?

All your infrastruturezz belongs to mee!

Another "shovel-ready" stimulus project showing the betterment of society.......... or something.

1/3 of this interstate has been closed for about four years.

The joys of home ownership- doubled

I could have saved $3000 on the land if I'd only looked up when we had our inspection walkaround.

That's how much I know my company would have charged to rewire the treehouse....

Does anyone know what that is?

Yeah, it's been illegal for at least 30 years, and I thought it stopped in the `40's.

AND it's still hooked up...

EDIT to add-
The only thing that has power now is the well.
....And I"ll have to shut that off so I can fix the supply problem the tweeker caused by cutting the pipe BELOW the shut-off valve....
(note to self)- bring air compressor tomorrow to re-pressure the tank........

The land is ours

I was starting to wonder- with all the delays and property line mistakes- if we would be.
The realtor was starting to send us new property to think about, but they finally got everything signed off and we turned over the cashiers check today at2:30PM.

Now we start fixing "the treehouse" up for temporary lodging while I'm working and building the new manse.



Yeah- I need to remember to hold the phone sideways when videoing....

I don't think so, Skippy

The ones they sell on E-bay didn't have their chains run dry for miles.
...AND they have both adjusting nuts.

BUT- the plastic is still shiny....

Rained out

And it wasn't for you John Cornyn- who sat on your GOP money while the Clinton money man Terry McAuliff won over a Republican Conservative.

Get you bucket and mop ready

so you can get rid of this smug condescension about the "homeless" they have a 'foto-essay' about.

Because we have to be smug and superior when talking about the 'unfortunate', don't we?

Instead of calling them bums that want to live like this, we need to use that $250,000 English pop-culture taglines we learned in some Liberal Arts course in the 'humanities'.

And now for something you really want to see

Via Greg-

We have always curvacious Kate Upton involved in a swimsuit shoot weightless......

But you already clicked, didn't you?

A sample conversation at work today

We're drilling piers for an HEB expansion downtown San Antonio.
The specs call for 22' deep in fill. 18' in broken rock or 3' into any bedrock we find above that.

Me (on my perch on the drill rig)- I hit rock, but it's not very hard."

Terracon QC guy-  "How hard is it?"
Me- "not George Thorogood hard."

Terracon-"More like Michael Bolton?"
Me- "More like the Bangles."

Terracon- "Ok, that'll work, go another three feet."

Henry rifle update

Ok, so I got to sight it in, and at the bosses ranch.

I parked the truck about 40 yards from a good backstop and tried it out.
With stock front sights and a 'bolt-on' Williams receiver peep-site, we were about 4'' low.

Adjusted them higher and were about 4" of the "sighting mark" on the aluminum sheet metal target.

Went back to work and by the time I had time again, the range was full of cattle :-(

Anyway- if anyone else has a Henry - Does any of your casings sho just one side that has a large carbon..."footprint"?
I'm noticing on mine that it has a definite out-gassing in the firing chamber, and was wondering if I got a bad gun, or it's normal until it's broken in?


So far it's had about 20 rounds through it.

BUT,,, on the good side of things-

At least I'll be able to walk those new peep sites in on the Henry tomorrow.
I left boss with my keys to the rock saw and he took them home with him today (Sunday) so I'm going to the ranch and waiting for something to do until I get my (official) keys back.

So- I have a new Henry, a box of ammo- about an hour of paid time while waiting on my keys and paid to shoot.
That's one benny of the job:-)
AND when he gets out there, he'll probably want to give it a try.

20 hours in two days

And the bosses cows now have water!

I guess it's cheaper to run 1500' of 2" water line from the water meter than drill a well right next to the stock pens.
Kinda interesting to have a millionaire acting as a spotter and the two kids putting pipe together. 

He just shook his head when I rolled up for the last talk before leaving playing this :-D

Now, a little religion

Nehemiah 4:17
Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon.

Sorry for the lack of content,,,,, so BOOBIES!

...And something you don't see anymore on hte Intratoobzz:

Really h4xers?

A DOS attack on Y/mail?
At least that's what the overload would be from, right?

Because it's a private entity that doesn't rely on unresponsive, incapable cronies to be put together at a cost of over $500 billion in three years.

In other terms...

Terrorists.

Right Eric Holder?
Valarie Jarrett?
Barack Hussein 0bama?

I do not like this Sam-I-Am

I do not like this near the house.
I do not like this with a mouse.
I would not like it with a pill.
I do not like it near my drill.

I do not your little wench.
I do not like your unfilled trench.

Please just let me leave.
I do not like it near your eave....

It's almost ours!

Just some shingled survey lines to straighten out and a neighbors affidavit that there has never been any drilling and we're good to go with 100% mineral rights, too!

The inner (non ag exempt 1/2 acre) compound ready for a new house..with friendly escort :-)


And the outer acreage with wild life (including copperheads :-s) and a welcoming committee.

Good Morning!

All four of us want to help you get started this Monday :-)

This made my brain hurt just watching it

F&cking just back up driver.
SRSLY! It's a lot easier than explaining what you just did to the truck, trailer and road.

But,,, Wasn't that what Social Security was for?

Before you and the rest of the "People who Know better" stole everything out of AlBores "Lockbox".

Now president Anti-Midas is proposing another retirement scam where the same people who bankrupted SocSec, the postal system, Medicare and everything else they've touched...are in charge.

But to answer Fox's question- yes it will get bi-partisan support because the Clueless party will walk right into another obvious trap where they'll get the blame for the Democrats actions..........again.

Games starting Sunday

Got beer?
Got beer holder?

What is wrong with this picture?

...And I bet the guy was tweeting about the crappy battery the whole time...

Just a little something to remember

Not that a lot of you are out playing on diesel engins without a mechanic on call-out.

But if you ever need to change a fuel filter and don't have a wrench, a tie-down strap would work, too.

Expecting to see rioting in three...two...

On-....! Oh! Wait!
That was the Israeli Embassy, not some Islamic mosque they sent the pig heads to.

Ok, nothing to see here. Nothing will happen.
No riots
No charges.
No anti-muslim persicution (or whatever they claim).

Mom dogs VS cat moms

THIS is What Makes Dogs and Cats so Different.  Don't Miss the Ending!  Hilarious! from iluvanimals on GodTube.


Hmmmm..........
I guess "Someone" is trying to tell us something when an embed from a G0D site won't render on  the g00gle area.....