@LJeAYsy4LoqxEC I’m in AL. It’s stupid hot here too. Luckily, I have a basement and it’s holding steady at 70f where I put the carboy. I was just in Greenville SC last week. The heat was rough.
Can I pick the day? Saturday I changed the oil in both cars, and the differential oil on the Camaro. That took WAY longer than it should, as the shop had massively overtightened the drain & fill plugs on the diff. And because I’m an idiot.
The torque spec is 24 ft/lbs, or hand tight with a short ratchet, if you need a reference. I was able to break one loose with a 2 foot ratchet, and couldn’t move the other.
So I got out my fancy, fairly new, DeWalt impact gun - and found all my square drive adapters had vanished. Hours later (after giving up for a while, and doing other stuff) I finally found a non-impact rated 1/2" to 3/8" drive adapter (the plugs have 3/8" square drive holes). At that point I didn’t care if I wrecked the adapter, so I tried it. The useless DeWalt couldn’t budge it.
This thing is supposed to be rated for 700 ft/lbs! How tight could those drain plugs be?? Gave up again for a while, poked around the net, looking for impact gun info. That’s when I found that I’m an idiot. The DeWalt has a switch on the base, by the battery, with three positions. I had it on 1. Changed it to 3, and tried again. It spun the immovable plug almost entirely out on the first hit.
@LordSalem I gotta do a Vienna Lager next. It’s hard brewing in the Texas summer heat, but if I don’t I won’t have the good winter beers ready in time.
Putting the finishing touches on the library collection I’ve been cultivating for over 35 years. The last missing translations (Hebrew, Croatian, and Norwegian) are on their way to me now!
@blaineg I like it and appreciate its impact on fiction and the real world, but it’s far from my favorite book. This collection is more of a personal challenge. I could read it in Spanish. If I worked really hard, I might be able to learn Braille (the white binder on the far left).
The fun part of the other languages is figuring out the opening sentence. Even the Japanese copy has the Latin alphabet characters “TV.”
@PooltoyWolf I’ve done that a few times. It’s “EZ-PZ”. Vintage dryers are almost fun to work on. It’s amazing to see how simple the mechanism actually is once the sheet metal chassis is opened up .
(I presume you are experienced, or have sought out adequate resources to aid you in this endeavor. I recommend https://appliantology.org as good resource for appliance troubleshooting & repair information as well as info on replacement parts.)
@ELJAY Oh yeah I’m definitely a veteran at this, and I enjoy it. The older machines are more fun to work on. This one is so simple a kid could do it (with help lifting the drum, maybe). The new belt cost all of $7, too!
Making sure my wife, of over 33 years, is happy.
Suck it up macho tools!
@Evansdoor 33 years here too! Happy wife, happy life.
@Evansdoor @tweezak Only 27 here, but working on it.
Is today Monday? Going to make a second batch of mead.
@tonylegrone awesome, what temperature is your area at? I want to brew but it is silly hot here in SC lately.
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
@LJeAYsy4LoqxEC I’m in AL. It’s stupid hot here too. Luckily, I have a basement and it’s holding steady at 70f where I put the carboy. I was just in Greenville SC last week. The heat was rough.
@LJeAYsy4LoqxEC @tonylegrone it’s currently 54.
I apologize for myself
@unksol
And well you should!
Just for existing! Right?!
Going to work like I always do on Monday.
Grilling out back at around 3am
Gonna go to the store n’ open all the pickle jars, as a service to the community.
gonna buy a shirt with a very complex pattern
Oh…you mean mowing a lawn like with a mower. Never mind.
@tweezak Gotta trim the bushes first. Then mow away.
I have a standing appointment with a urinal.
The coolest – drinking at least one cold beer. (I won’t mind if any gal wants to do likewise.)
Doing wood things
I’m going to drive around my diesel pickup truck, with a pile of scrap steel in the bed.
Trimming my beard, and waxing my moustache…
Watching single guys do things I used to do.
River of Doubt is a really good book. I highly recommend it.
Fishing
Can I pick the day? Saturday I changed the oil in both cars, and the differential oil on the Camaro. That took WAY longer than it should, as the shop had massively overtightened the drain & fill plugs on the diff. And because I’m an idiot.
The torque spec is 24 ft/lbs, or hand tight with a short ratchet, if you need a reference. I was able to break one loose with a 2 foot ratchet, and couldn’t move the other.
So I got out my fancy, fairly new, DeWalt impact gun - and found all my square drive adapters had vanished. Hours later (after giving up for a while, and doing other stuff) I finally found a non-impact rated 1/2" to 3/8" drive adapter (the plugs have 3/8" square drive holes). At that point I didn’t care if I wrecked the adapter, so I tried it. The useless DeWalt couldn’t budge it.
This thing is supposed to be rated for 700 ft/lbs! How tight could those drain plugs be?? Gave up again for a while, poked around the net, looking for impact gun info. That’s when I found that I’m an idiot. The DeWalt has a switch on the base, by the battery, with three positions. I had it on 1. Changed it to 3, and tried again. It spun the immovable plug almost entirely out on the first hit.
@blaineg I just had that with a Bosch impact hammer, digging fence post holes. I had the impact speed way down to what would be “massage”.
RTFM!
@stolicat The really sad thing is I did RTFM, nine months ago when I bought it. And I already forgot about the switch.
Sleeping
Going to my Urologist.
@tedwera What a pisser!
@tedwera Dr. Jellyfinger?
Working. As always.
Brewing beer. A stout, so it is aged and ready for autumn/winter.
@sbbish shit, thanks for the reminder
@LordSalem
I gotta do a Vienna Lager next. It’s hard brewing in the Texas summer heat, but if I don’t I won’t have the good winter beers ready in time.
Benching 225lbs and then curling in front of the mirror so all the dudes can notice me.
Going to work and doing the whole “providing for the family” thing. Not super exciting, but then again, my family is exciting enough.
Working for a living… which I guess is not explicitly a “guy thing” but it is what I am doing…
Putting the finishing touches on the library collection I’ve been cultivating for over 35 years. The last missing translations (Hebrew, Croatian, and Norwegian) are on their way to me now!
@curtw4 I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and hazard a guess that you like Neuromancer.
Can you read it in all those languages?
@blaineg I like it and appreciate its impact on fiction and the real world, but it’s far from my favorite book. This collection is more of a personal challenge. I could read it in Spanish. If I worked really hard, I might be able to learn Braille (the white binder on the far left).
The fun part of the other languages is figuring out the opening sentence. Even the Japanese copy has the Latin alphabet characters “TV.”
Honest, non-hyperbolic answer: building a desk for my wife’s home office. Then sanitizing bottles for the season’s first batch of wine.
Fixin’ stuff for my Mom.
My wife
Replacing the drive belt in a vintage clothes dryer.
@PooltoyWolf I’ve done that a few times. It’s “EZ-PZ”. Vintage dryers are almost fun to work on. It’s amazing to see how simple the mechanism actually is once the sheet metal chassis is opened up .
(I presume you are experienced, or have sought out adequate resources to aid you in this endeavor. I recommend https://appliantology.org as good resource for appliance troubleshooting & repair information as well as info on replacement parts.)
@ELJAY Oh yeah I’m definitely a veteran at this, and I enjoy it. The older machines are more fun to work on. This one is so simple a kid could do it (with help lifting the drum, maybe). The new belt cost all of $7, too!