18-07-2012, 12:02 AM
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Today my car failed her MoT test for the first time.
Katy is 11 years old though, but it's not a major disaster. Her brake cables are corroded and she needs a new headlight bulb so that she can see better in the dark, so she's booked in to see the doc next Tuesday to make her better.
Apart from that, a reasonably good day.
18-07-2012, 12:42 PM
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Today, I have my new computer online.Before I went into hospital for a new hip, I thought I would buy all the bits to make up another PC, as my old one was getting old and clunky and probably about time I updated my ten-year-old XP to Win7. Sitting around bored isn't good for anyone, so I needed something to do. Still got a ton of stuff to install, but I managed to bring it to life without too many problems.
18-07-2012, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Graham
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Today, I have my new computer online. Before I went into hospital for a new hip, I thought I would buy all the bits to make up another PC, as my old one was getting old and clunky and probably about time I updated my ten-year-old XP to Win7. Sitting around bored isn't good for anyone, so I needed something to do. Still got a ton of stuff to install, but I managed to bring it to life without too many problems.
18-07-2012, 01:12 PM
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We don't have required auto inspections in my county because we are so rural.The heavily populated counties do and, I am pretty sure the metro populated areas have smog inspections as well.
Graham, I tip my hat to you for building your own computer; that's a great way to stay busy during recovery
My days are never much more than something to yawn about but, the farrier is coming today to trim two of my horses. I still trim the two horses with very little hoof issues because I can't keep my nose out of the mechanics of how each horse wears their hooves down.
20-07-2012, 07:41 PM
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Today the wife and me tackled the job of assembling the swing chair thing from the flat pack it came in, it was no doddle I can tell you, why do they always make the drawings on the instructions look like something you would see in a prehistoric cave, not a bit of detail to show which side is in or out. She just flung the instructions over to me to decode and started taking out all the wooden pieces and stacking them against the yard wall. Next came the bags of screws, bolts and chains. "Check to see if they are all there and tick them off the list as you count them." she shouts over at me, and me up to me eyeballs in squiggley drawings. By this time I'm getting a headache trying to figure them out so I decide to abandon them and use my own judgement, luckily her Sister Maisie drops down to see her and they both go inside for tea and a chat, I was able to finish the job unhassled
Only when I had it finished did I realise that I should have assembled it in the garden and not the back yard, talk about painting yourself into a corner, now I have to get the feckin' thing over the wall.
20-07-2012, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jemflux
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Today the wife and me tackled the job of assembling the swing chair thing from the flat pack it came in, it was no doddle I can tell you, why do they always make the drawings on the instructions look like something you would see in a prehistoric cave, not a bit of detail to show which side is in or out. She just flung the instructions over to me to decode and started taking out all the wooden pieces and stacking them against the yard wall. Next came the bags of screws, bolts and chains. "Check to see if they are all there and tick them off the list as you count them." she shouts over at me, and me up to me eyeballs in squiggley drawings. By this time I'm getting a headache trying to figure them out so I decide to abandon them and use my own judgement, luckily her Sister Maisie drops down to see her and they both go inside for tea and a chat, I was able to finish the job unhassledOnly when I had it finished did I realise that I should have assembled it in the garden and not the back yard, talk about painting yourself into a corner, now I have to get the feckin' thing over the wall.
I hope we get some dry weather so you can use it...
20-07-2012, 10:10 PM
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Today I pulled all furniture out and cleaned every room from top to bottom. Since last Sunday I have been decorating-was only meaning to do hallway and kitchen, (did livingroom and my bedroom end of last year), but ended up doing small bedroom as well and I'm now halfway through doing bathroom....made myself I bigger job than I intended! Must finish it before Monday when I bring the Hatti girl back from my Brothers in Derbyshire. If she had been here she would have ended up a 'dulux dog', all glossed and apple white-the colour I have painted small bedroom....no doubt she will have had more fun going on lovely walks down there....|
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