What did you accomplish today?

DCcan said:

Ice is setting in, this area got snow, further east lakes are more windblown clear, less snow.
@curious2garden , when looms go bad. Looks like the feeder roll got a bit tangled.
All those individual threads have to come off evenly on a 10ft long roll, get woven into specialty backing fabric.

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Ouch that is a mess! They move at such high speed timing is everything. I wonder how they borked the warp. Usually those big beams are warped by machine or run off continuous spools. BTW thank you so much for thinking of me. I love your nature pics but the textile equipment makes my day! I've seen and read on the commercial looms but never got to see them in person. So I love when you share.

curious2garden said:

Ouch that is a mess! They move at such high speed timing is everything. I wonder how they borked the warp. Usually those big beams are warped by machine or run off continuous spools. BTW thank you so much for thinking of me. I love your nature pics but the textile equipment makes my day! I've seen and read on the commercial looms but never got to see them in person. So I love when you share.

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Probably got intertwined on the warper due to a loose thread, then got turned into a spaghetti monster once 2 lines didn't pull thru.

They weave carbon fiber here also (aerospace parts mfg use it) and do architectural fabrics at other plants. Really highly refined stuff.
This is used to shade existing structures, or create shade and breezes in urban areas.

Haven't slept well the last couple nights so last night about 8:30 I decided to take a little nap. I didn't wake up until about 1. A little late for dinner then so I said screw it and went back to sleep. Woke up at about 4 to go pee and slept till about 6. I feel a little better now.
I was going to go buy some thornless blackberry plants today because the Mrs wants some but it dawned on me that my daughter has a big patch of them already that I could get some starts off of.
Mornin.

raratt said:

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I was going to go buy some thornless blackberry plants today because the Mrs wants some but it dawned on me that my daughter has a big patch of them already that I could get some starts off of.
Mornin.

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I'd remember that just after I got them home! Good thinking, I bet the sleep helped.

curious2garden said:

I'd remember that just after I got them home! Good thinking, I bet the sleep helped.

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I've gone over there and picked them before is the stupid part.
Cleaned off and moved around our "end tables" which consists of a folding TV tray and a rolling file cabinet. Our furniture is mid century scrounge. I am cleaning the wall around the front window before they come to install the new one, with both if us smoking cigs in the house it is disgusting, along with the rest of the walls. I should find some kid looking for work and give them the sponge and bucket and let them go for it. Probably have to get a disclaimer signed in case they fell off a ladder though. My son can reach the top of the walls without one though. Guess he has a job to do.

I think I might try putting my 320W CMH hood in the closet and removing my LED kluge to finish my little plants off. I can put the power supply outside of it to keep some of the heat down. Worth a try I guess.

Organized my work shop. Just moved a couple of benches around. I should get some pics...

Rolled a huckleberry pancake, then rolled a couple emergency joints for the day.
Gotta go out into the weather, grind the wheel to the icy roads.

raratt said:

Guess what has a check engine light AND needs smogged the end of March...I guess it is jealous of the truck getting more attention.

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My car decided to fix itself, both codes it was throwing cleared and the check engine light went out. At least I had time to cancel the fuel pump I had on order. They will probably come back when I schedule the smog check.

Nice fucking day!

tangerinegreen555 said:

Nice fucking day!

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We got about 4" this morning and 50 miles to the North they got 15"!

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I was thinking about you, wondering how you are faring with the storm.

Melted my cannabutter with water again this morning, got more junk out of it the second time so hopefully thins time will be the last. Measured the volume of my ice cube tray and it ends up to be 1/8 cup. I figure I can put my Pyrex measuring pitcher in a water bath to melt the butter and pour it in the tray to have measured amounts in the freezer to preserve it.

raratt said:

Truck passed smog today. Guess what has a check engine light AND needs smogged the end of March...I guess it is jealous of the truck getting more attention.

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You reminded me, I have an appt. Wednesday for my truck. Just got the car done last week.

The car needs tires too....Good Years Triple Treads with great tread left, but they are dry rotting. I don't drive enough to wear them out before the sun and salt gets em.

manfredo said:

You reminded me, I have an appt. Wednesday for my truck. Just got the car done last week.

The car needs tires too....Good Years Triple Treads with great tread left, but they are dry rotting. I don't drive enough to wear them out before the sun and salt gets em.

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Yeah I have sun issues here, damn it. It hurts more to get the sun wear than use wear.

I have a new admirer that just proved it's love to me.
Her name is scarlet, a pit bull at the greasy spoon I frequent for breakfast.
She often meets me at the door with wiggles and kisses. Today was no different, but after I had eaten she came back inside, excited
and wanted to share what she had found, although I couldn't see it at the time but as I was reaching around to hug her my hand contacted wet muddy substance, my nose soon told me that wasn't mud.
Man, life is good!

Grandpapy said:

I have a new admirer that just proved it's love to me.
Her name is scarlet, a pit bull at the greasy spoon I frequent for breakfast.
She often meets me at the door with wiggles and kisses. Today was no different, but after I had eaten she came back inside, excited
and wanted to share what she had found, although I couldn't see it at the time but as I was reaching around to hug her my hand contacted wet muddy substance, my nose soon told me that wasn't mud.
Man, life is good!

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That was for not sharing your bacon.

manfredo said:

That was for not sharing your bacon.

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lol you could be right, first time for a Denver omelette, I usually have sausage something that I'll sneak to her.

Grandpapy said:

lol you could be right, first time for a Denver omelette, I usually have sausage something that I'll sneak to her.

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“But I made it for you myself!”

Grandpapy said:

I have a new admirer that just proved it's love to me.
Her name is scarlet, a pit bull at the greasy spoon I frequent for breakfast.
She often meets me at the door with wiggles and kisses. Today was no different, but after I had eaten she came back inside, excited
and wanted to share what she had found, although I couldn't see it at the time but as I was reaching around to hug her my hand contacted wet muddy substance, my nose soon told me that wasn't mud.
Man, life is good!

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We really miss how our pit would talk to us, and how she would welcome us home even if we just stepped outside for a moment. It was like we had been gone a month.