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keesan
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Accomplish
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Jun 23 01:50 UTC 2003 |
What did you accomplish recently?
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keesan
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response 1 of 190:
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Jun 23 01:52 UTC 2003 |
We went over to work on some metal stud framing in the house we have been
building since 1986, started by going over to try out the neighbor's new pool
(about 8" short of knee-deep but refreshingly cool, and full of all sorts of
toys that squirt), and ended up building a house complete with a door and a
window and a chimney and porch, plus a fort next door to it. Lincoln Logs.
This is the second day this weekend we got distracted.
Nice to actually finish a project once in a while. Also demolished it.
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krj
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response 2 of 190:
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Jun 23 03:53 UTC 2003 |
I did about six hours of work in the garden today. The major physical
labor was getting the collection of dahlia tubers in the raised bed;
more dahlia tubers survived the winter than we had thought.
I also disinfected tomato cages and pots with a bleach solution,
caged the tomatoes and cucumbers, planted three last tomatoes in
containers. Also planted the first half of the pole bean crop, and
the corn. And watered, watered, watered.
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naftee
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response 3 of 190:
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Jun 23 03:54 UTC 2003 |
corn? Are you growing at least 200 plants?
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krj
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response 4 of 190:
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Jun 23 04:08 UTC 2003 |
No, we grow 4 each, of two varieties. Usually I try to pollinate
it manually. Some years we get a few ears to eat, but mostly we
grow corn as an ornamental plant.
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russ
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response 5 of 190:
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Jun 23 11:57 UTC 2003 |
Finished routing the rabbets, cutting the miters and gluing the
reinforcements on the corner shelves I've been working on for
(mumble) weeks now. The second shelf of the pair is all clamped
up on my kitchen floor as I type this, and I've already cut the
support pieces that will mount them on the wall (but they need
to be shortened a bit to be loose enough to be installable).
Bit of sanding and some finish, and they should be good to go.
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jep
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response 6 of 190:
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Jun 23 13:47 UTC 2003 |
I built shelves in my closet yesterday.
There's no storage for my apartment complex aside from the closets.
It's a large closet, but was awfully cluttered. I put up 5 30"x48"
shelves, and now can find all of my tools, camping gear and holiday
stuff.
The shelves are 19/32" plywood mounted on 2x6 boards; strong enough for
my 7 year old to sleep on if he wants to. (He'll probably try it.) I
only have to dread when I move out because of the damage I've done to
the walls.
It is very satisfying to turn a bunch of wood into a solution to a
problem.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 190:
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Jun 23 14:55 UTC 2003 |
Cleaned the gutters. Now, no more Niagaras pouring over the edges (until
Fall...).
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janc
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response 8 of 190:
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Jun 23 15:30 UTC 2003 |
I cleaned my gutters too, but still have a Niagra. Turns out there is a half
inch gap between on gutter and the house, and the Niagra is going down that.
Need to get some screws and caulk and spend more ladder time, preferably not
breaking another pair of glasses.
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dcat
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response 9 of 190:
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Jun 23 15:47 UTC 2003 |
resp:4 i didn't know corn could be an ornamental plant. . .
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remmers
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response 10 of 190:
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Jun 23 15:53 UTC 2003 |
We had our servants clean the gutters.
If i accomplish anything this week, I'll announce it here.
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