Our fence was in such poor condition, we finally broke down and had it replaced last week.
Doesn’t it look good?
(This is the same section as in the 3rd photo in the post I linked to above.)
18-105mm lens at 52mm, f/5.0 at 1/320 sec, ISO 200
Dec 122011
Nov 272011
Pressure washing edition
Our home faces east, as a result the garage end never gets any direct sunlight and mildew builds up over time. I FINALLY got around to renting a pressure washer on Saturday and damn was I impressed at how efficiently it cleaned, look at the difference!
It worked so well, I cleaned the wheels on my truck, the walkway, the patio, the deck stairs, the deck, the outside of my shed…
18-105mm lens at 16mm, f/4.5 at 1/640 sec, ISO 400
It wasn’t until I uploaded the photo to this post that I noticed you can see my reflection in the garage door windows.
Aug 202011
First off, who read that title and had dirty thoughts? If I know my readers, at LEAST one of you did!
I’m just talking about the hole left in the ground after I ripped out a shrub! After this project, I started looking around the yard and what else needed a facelift – on Saturday 3 more shrubs are going to meet the same fate as the one that was here.
18-105mm lens at 40 mm, 1/15 sec at f/4.5, ISO 1600
Aug 012011
Look around the bush and the air conditioning unit. Weeds, grass creeping under the bush, it just looked terrible. Pulling weeds and getting around the a/c unit with the line trimmer only did so much and something needed to be done.
35mm prime lens, 1/200 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
A little over 2 hours, 1 trip to Lowes, $75 and some manual labor later, I think it looks MUCH better!
I even had some “help” from Princess Persistent and Darling Boy.
35mm prime lens, 1/800 sec at f/5.0, ISO 100
Jun 122011
Waaaay back on Day 34 of last year I posted a photo of the frost heaves than came up every winter outside our garage door and kept us from using the side door for 3-4 months of each year.
Well, last week we finally had the concrete repaired and addressed the underlying problem. Too bad I forgot to take a picture of how it came out in the end before I left on my most recent trip. Oh well, I’ll do that when I return…
18-105mm lens at 18 mm, 1/6 sec at f/3.5, ISO 2000
Jan 272011
3 1/2 years after buying the house, this and another hook are still in the ceiling.
I could take them down, but then I’d have to figure out how to patch holes in a textured ceiling.
Fuck it, they can stay…
105 mm macro lens, ISO 400, F/3.0, 1/125 sec
Time: 9:00 pm
Place: Living room
Jan 112011
18-105 mm lens at 25 mm, ISO 1600, f/4, 1/30th sec
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Garage
The last time it snowed a lot, 2 weeks ago, I was starting the snowblower when the pull cord broke. Fortunately this happened as the engine started running, so I was able to get the snow cleared. With the 8-12″ of snow we’re forecast to get Tuesday night and into Wednesday, I figure it was time I pulled the starter assembly off and try to fix it!
I was successful, for the most part. The snowblower starts, but the cord doesn’t retract all the way anymore :-/
Nov 232010
It started out round, once upon a time…
This was the rear wheel on DB’s Razor scooter, he discovered the joys of zipping down the driveway then skidding to a stop before he ran onto the grass. Before long he managed to flatten the wheel quite nicely, so much so that it didn’t roll very well anymore. I ordered new wheels for him, but warned him that next time, I’m taking the money to replace the wheels out of his piggy bank!
Oct 092010
When I was a kid, my dad was really good about teaching me how to do things, simple things like swinging a hammer when he was building a deck for our house or more complex tasks like replacing the brake pads and rotors on my first car. I’ve taken the same attitude with DB, explaining what I’m doing and enlisting his help as best as he’s able to.
Friday afternoon I rotated the tires on my truck. Even if he’s not strong enough yet to loosen lug nuts or move the tires around, he could still help and learn. I told him why it’s important to periodically rotate the tires, safety concerns when jacking up a vehicle, and he was able to actually work the floor jack to raise and lower my truck.
And my blogger friend that I was on the phone with for a little bit while DB and I were working? You should know that I took this picture while we were chatting.
Sep 262010
A little over 2 yrs ago our water heater died, flooding our finished basement and ruining the wall-t0-wall carpet in the process. After having a water damage restoration company come in and deal with the mess, waiting for a check from the insurance company and waiting for new carpeting to be installed, 2 months later we had our basement back.
About a month after that, I was vacuuming the basement and the vacuum caught the seem and tore up a piece of carpet (the dimensions of our basement necessitated 2 sections of carpet and a seam). As it turns out, the backing on the carpet was defective and Lowe’s replaced all of it at their cost. The downside was I had to empty the basement (5 bookcases, desk, couch, TV, misc kids toys, etc) for a THIRD time! The first time was when the initial damage occurred, the second was when the new carpet was installed 2 months later.
Saturday afternoon I had to shampoo a section of the basement carpet. Apparently at some time while I was gone the fucktard dog decided to piss on the carpet AND Veronica didn’t notice. When I pointed out the carpet stain to her and asked about it, she had no clue when it might have happened :-/
So I’m already pissed because there’s a carpet stain that should have been noticed before it set in. Then as I’m working the carpet steam cleaner back and forth over the affected area, the rotating brushes catch the carpet seam and in an instant unravels a section of the carpet, leaving the gap you see below. I was NOT happy!
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