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

[smokingman]

46 pages. That is how many I missed being just a bit to busy the last few days.

Almost Saturday afternoon. Think I will head back outside as it is beautiful out.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy smokingman. It is beautiful out. Wind is really blowing now though.

 

[BeDome]

This place was bought new by an older couple who both died here. She collected fancy dancy hats and brass things, he collected yard sticks and rock chisels (something useful!).

Putting up more shelves earlier this morning in the attic above the garage, I'm still finding things.
Deep dark crevices yet to be explored.

Found all the plumbing and electrical, venting schemes, etc. But this morning, exploring further, I found tucked into maybe a wifey safe hidey hole was an old 5gal bucket full of MORE yardsticks.
Amazing!

I have ONE old yardstick I keep as a decoration above my main bench. It's right there to grab if I need a yardstick!

Kept five or six others I've found left here and there the old guy left behind, but now, it seems I have a ready made starter collection of the things.

First thing I'm going to do, after a project finish or two still in the works, will be to slather these down with linseed oil and bring them back to life. Already see one that was from a local closed down mom 'n pop HDW store.
I will have more decoration?
Yardsticks! Really?

 

[smokingman]

Was curious if anyone was impacted.

NOAA warns of a wide area blackout of high-frequency radio communications for hours. The geomagnetic storm could also cause widespread voltage irregularities in power systems, which trigger false alarms on security devices, cause drag on low earth orbit satellites preventing them from orienting and cause range errors and a loss-of-lock for GPS systems.

3 of 7 impacts have happened. We are at a kp 8(reached 9) and it is expected to get back to 9 shortly. Already the largest solar storm of the last 23 years.
spaceweather.com

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This place was bought new by an older couple who both died here. She collected fancy dancy hats and brass things, he collected yard sticks and rock chisels (something useful!).

Putting up more shelves earlier this morning in the attic above the garage, I'm still finding things.
Deep dark crevices yet to be explored.

Found all the plumbing and electrical, venting schemes, etc. But this morning, exploring further, I found tucked into maybe a wifey safe hidey hole was an old 5gal bucket full of yardsticks.
Amazing!

I have ONE old yardstick I keep as a decoration above my main bench.
Kept five or six others the old guy left behind, but now, it seems I have a ready made starter collection of the things.

First thing I'm going to do, after a project finish or two still in the works, will be to slather these down with linseed oil and bring them back to life.
I will have more decoration?
Yardsticks! Really?

Yardsticks were often a form of advertising back in the day, so I guess I could see collecting them for that reason.

 

[smokingman]

This place was bought new by an older couple who both died here. She collected fancy dancy hats and brass things, he collected yard sticks and rock chisels (something useful!).

Putting up more shelves earlier this morning in the attic above the garage, I'm still finding things.
Deep dark crevices yet to be explored.

Found all the plumbing and electrical, venting schemes, etc. But this morning, exploring further, I found tucked into maybe a wifey safe hidey hole was an old 5gal bucket full of yardsticks.
Amazing!

I have ONE old yardstick I keep as a decoration above my main bench.
Kept five or six others the old guy left behind, but now, it seems I have a ready made starter collection of the things.

First thing I'm going to do, after a project finish or two still in the works, will be to slather these down with linseed oil and bring them back to life.
I will have more decoration?
Yardsticks! Really?

Who knows, maybe one day you will need a 3ft straight edge. They are sill useful tools.

 

[OneBadV8]

Might go do some edging. Hopefully after that I can mow. It’ll be mowed tall though

 

[BeDome]

Yardsticks were often a form of advertising back in the day, so I guess I could see collecting them for that reason.

Yeah, they all brandish company names in flaming stencilled dyes, inks or paint and all of them show that old advertising vibe that had no https: to back them up.

I can not bring myself to just chuck them.

 

[smokingman]

Yeah, they all brandish company names in flaming stencilled dyes, inks or paint and all of them show that old advertising vibe that had no https: to back them up.

I can not bring myself to just chuck them.

Search yardstick tables or crafts. Some really nice looking tables and even a jewelry box made with them.

 

[BeDome]

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Search yardstick tables or crafts. Some really nice looking tables and even a jewelry box made with them.

That's awesome!
One of my newfound yardsticks has a phone number in the old style, "Dial Murray 6- ... "
I can't remember the rest but how long has it been since you thought of phone numbers with a name to start, instead of a jumble of numbers?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That's awesome!
One of my newfound yardsticks has a phone number in the old style, "Dial Murray 6- ... "
I can't remember the rest but how long has it been since you thought of phone numbers with a name to start, instead of a jumble of numbers?

Still remember my childhood phone number - State 6-1541.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Kabobs were yummy! Hadn't made them in forever. And best of all, Susan ate all of hers.

Now it's nap time.

 

[BeDome]

Still remember my childhood phone number - State 6-1541.

HA!
Mine was Sterling 7-1704.
Might be disconnected, now.

... and yet, I can not tell you my son's cell # to save his skin. My car dials it for me, if need.

 

[BeDome]

Need to get back out there.
I sit down to rest old tired knees and a few minutes turns into twenty or more.

 

[GregD]

Hi BD

Remember Advil is your friend !

 

[Expat]

back home. Had a frozen pizza for lunch. Ole Waylon has been out twice since.

 

[Expat]

Need to get the sealer machine out.

 

[Expat]

Boy took 10 lbs of the chicken breast.
couldn’t get the girl to take any.
so, I have 50 lbs to bag and seal.
all boneless skinless, so lots of meals.

 

[Lpherr]

Boy took 10 lbs of the chicken breast.
couldn’t get the girl to take any.
so, I have 50 lbs to bag and seal.
all boneless skinless, so lots of meals.

That's a LOT of chicken and dumplings.
Marinated and BBQ'd on the grill.
When is the cookout?

 

[Lpherr]

Now I want chicken and dumplings.