OSUT 257: Spring is Finally Here. Bring on the Outdoor Fun and Grilling Season!

[DoggyDaddy]

He seemed like a good guy. Ruthie liked him.

 

[OneBadV8]

He seemed like a good guy. Ruthie liked him.

My dog always assumes everyone is there to see her

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Are you terrorizing tradesmen now

No, I'm affording them a very lucrative living apparently! He replaced a valve. $555. I replaced a valve and a supply line. ~$30. I just didn't trust myself to do this main valve correctly. I'm sure I could have, but I didn't want to take the chance.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

My dog always assumes everyone is there to see her

I was out on the deck while he was working. When he came out to tell me he was finished, he told me that Ruthie had been his perfect assistant.

 

[actaeon277]

No, I'm affording them a very lucrative living apparently! He replaced a valve. $555. I replaced a valve and a supply line. ~$30. I just didn't trust myself to do this main valve correctly. I'm sure I could have, but I didn't want to take the chance.

You're paying for the experience.

 

[GregD]

Howdy Act

 

[actaeon277]

As for the high rate...

Blame the idiot school systems that tried to push EVERYONE into college and office jobs.

 

[actaeon277]

Howdy Act

 

[BeDome]

I was right. Storms went north and south of us. Those sprinkles earlier were it.

We were having a downpour just a bit ago.

I've just eaten like fat men do. Delicious, BTW.

How many times have you watched it rain from the dicken's own hands and you wonder, "Did I close my sunroof?"

Several trips out today and I had to check. Last thing I need is soaked leather to sit in.

Winter hoody still hanging and I stayed dry, except for my bare feet.
All was secure.

But tell me I'm not the only one. It's not one trip. It's not two, but five outings and you begin to worry when the dinckens plays his hand.

 

[BeDome]

Hey, Act

 

[DoggyDaddy]

As for the high rate...

Blame the idiot school systems that tried to push EVERYONE into college and office jobs.

Oh, I don't begrudge them a penny! Sometimes I wish I'd gone that way like some of my friends did (into the trades vs. college). They all did well for themselves, and they have the bonus of having those practical skills at home.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We were having a downpour just a bit ago.

I've just eaten like fat men do. Delicious, BTW.

How many times have you watched it rain from the dicken's own hands and you wonder, "Did I close my sunroof?"

Several trips out today and I had to check. Last thing I need is soaked leather to sit in.

Winter hoody still hanging and I stayed dry, except for my bare feet.
All was secure.

But tell me I'm not the only one. It's not one trip. It's not two, but five outings and you begin to worry when the dinckens plays his hand.

I don't have anything with a sun roof! That sounds pretty fancy.

 

[actaeon277]

Did I close my sunroof?"

That just happened to me a couple days ago.
Sunroof was open like a moonroof.
It rained like a days worth in a minute.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Nothing on radar, but all of a sudden it got dark and the wind picked up. Still dark now but the wind went calm.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That just happened to me a couple days ago.
Sunroof was open like a moonroof.
It rained like a days worth in a minute.

Sunroofs. Moonroofs. Yep, fancy.

 

[actaeon277]

Oh, I don't begrudge them a penny! Sometimes I wish I'd gone that way like some of my friends did (into the trades vs. college). They all did well for themselves, and they have the bonus of having those practical skills at home.

Also, you're paying for time.
A plumber or electrician can make more money on new houses all together, than he does going from customer to customer in different cities

 

[actaeon277]

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Sunroofs. Moonroofs. Yep, fancy.

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I have a bit of a drip.
When I first start moving, I can hear sloshing.
I must have a plugged drain

 

[BeDome]

I think the plumber was a little freaked out by the amount of ammo that he saw today. I had the cans in the closet where the leak was moved out, but he needed me to turn off the breaker to the well pump, so I had to open another closet and move another couple rows of ammo cans to get to the breaker panel.

He asked, "Wow, is that all ammo? Was it on sale and you decided you needed to stock up?"

Funny and similar to the guy who comes to winterize and spring ready our sprinkler system.
He has to come into my garage.
"What do you keep in those?"
I have to move them every time.

50 cal boxes stacked above his head.
and like Act just said, "A few .22 rounds for plinking."

His reaction the first time was priceless.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

You're paying for the experience.

I'm guessing for that kind of money, I could have a much more pleasurable "experience".

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And it's raining pretty good now! Snuck up out of nowhere.