Small town life and observations in the mid-west.
11 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
Yesterday and the day before I voluntarily put on my mask. It's a N95 drywall mask. I picked this thing up on Amazon back in December for occasions such as this. It's hand-washable and has removable filter liners. It fits snugly because it has velc...
10 Jul 2020 1 minute read 2 comments uthus2000
"Come on, man. What's taking so long?" Cabinet doors open then slam shut all over the house. Then Toby hears something going on in the basement. He looked at his watch. He really didn't have time for this. "Come on, Kevin. Let's go!" "Just a minute....
9 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
This was a nice place a few years ago. Lakes, streams, dense forests. Now, no matter where you look everything is seared. Black. What was sand has been fused into glass. Rock outcroppings in the mountains are crumbling because of intense heat. You'd...
5 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
The bowline is a great knot for anchoring to an object whether immovable or not. I use it often on one side of a load when I am tying something down. It's a quick video. Enjoy.
4 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
I don't expect anyone to agree with me 100% of the time. Heck. My wife and I bump heads on some things, but it never gets nasty or comes to blows. One of our biggest discussions lately has been over what to name our orange kitten. She calls him Nomi....
2 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
After work today I had to go by our shop at the boss's place to drop off material that another coworker had given me. As I was pulling in, I saw this rabbit kit over beside the gravel driveway. He appeared to be sleeping. It's not unusual to see...
27 Jun 2020 2 minute read 3 comments uthus2000
There is a young woman that I know who is emotionally shackled by her own guilt. She has not committed some heinous act of violence nor has she stolen vast riches or destroyed priceless artifacts. I think many people who do those things feel no guil...
20 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
This is our kitten, OMB. He's orange. He's a guy. He's bad. Not really. He's just a 2-1/2 month old kitten. He loves pouncing on feet at 2 in the morning as well as climbing curtains and trying to figure out a way to get on the kitchen counter....
17 Jun 2020 1 minute read 0 comments uthus2000
Today, we had, among other things, to replace a florescent light fixture. It was your standard, everyday 2' x 4' fixture except John kept telling me that it had 12 gallons of water in it. Yeah. Ok. It's got some water in it. We see that occasionally...
13 Jun 2020 1 minute read 1 comment uthus2000
There are times when I despise working behind other trades - particularly dry wallers. Occasionally we will have to move wires because of a plumber but they have less flexibility in where pipes go. Looking at the prints and a little forethought tends...
