Celebrating Positives (offset of the Gripes Thread)

[nomadpete]

You are confusing two very different rocks, Spacey.

 

But I get what you are saying about retirement.

 

Nevertheless, I am an old, ever less able, cranky, retired nomad who is still insisting on chasing what some call dreams.

 

 

Edited November 2 by nomadpete
I made some dreams a reality. I just hope I can remember them.

[Marty_d]

I'm looking forward to retirement. Work takes up too much time that could be better used on meaningful activity.

[facthunter]

I've never had spare time.  I wonder how I ever had the time to fit a job in. When I was flying I also sold NEW machinery and ran a mower repair business.. Nev

[rgmwa]

Work always seems to expand to fill the time available. Retirement work doesn't pay very well though.

[facthunter]

No shortage of those who want it all for nothing.  The People WITH Money are the hardest ones to get  it out of. Nev

[willedoo]

That's one of the reasons why they've got money. They don't like parting with it.

[facthunter]

They get it easily and undervalue other's skills..  Nev

[willedoo]

The bludging is over and it was back to some hard work today. The house flippers rang up and have a bunch of give-away stuff to get rid of. They're trying to wrap the job up before the holidays and put it on the market. Today I got a couple of loads of left over 140x19 merbau decking that I can use. It's about $1,500 retail value. Tomorrow will be another two or three loads of blocks and plywood. Somehow I always seem to end up with a heap of half blocks and not full size. Always handy for corners or piers though. Thursday they are ripping up the driveway so I'll get a couple of truckloads of broken up hotmix to fill some holes in my track.

[willedoo]

By truckloads I mean 8-10 cu.metre tippers not my little ute.

[old man emu]

I'm using Merbau 90 x 19 to make external window surrounds. I've already cut the pieces for one window, but I've been a bit distracted from that job.

 

140 x 19 !!!!!!!!!! You've struck the mother lode.

[willedoo]

Merbau is nice timber, nice and stable and durable. I also picked up 20 0r 30 metres of 140 x12 spotted gum T&G overlay flooring. They're short off cuts, around 1500 to 1800 and have a few cracks and large gum veins but will be ok for something rustic.

[old man emu]

22 minutes ago, willedoo said:

I also picked up 20 0r 30 metres of 140 x12 spotted gum T&G overlay flooring.

I hate you! You lucky, lucky bastard.

[nomadpete]

Something for OME to celebrate.  His dry spell might be coming to an end.

 

[old man emu]

I watched an isolated rain cell approach my place yesterday afternoon. I'm sure that the closest edge passed by a bit over 100 metres away on the other side of the highway. I didn't even get a sniff of rain.

 

I was speaking to my son in Sydney last night and he told me that his boys' sports practice had been cancelled due to rain. I've decided that I'm going down to Sydney and spend a day or two just standing in the rain. Not even going to pack my Driz-a-bone.