Random Thoughts 18: The Year of Fire

[stormchaser2014]

Found out my old boss's son sold the business and is a stay at home dad, his wife works for the UW system so she brings home the bacon. However all the equipment is still at the shop which is weird. Said they still plan on building in a couple years, good thing they know someone who builds houses.

 

[BCClone]

Found out my old boss's son sold the business and is a stay at home dad, his wife works for the UW system so she brings home the bacon. However all the equipment is still at the shop which is weird. Said they still plan on building in a couple years, good thing they know someone who builds houses.

Spent the last two days roofing a house. My feet are shredded.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Spent the last two days roofing a house. My feet are shredded.

Yeah we've been sheeting the one we're doing now. It's a 6 so it's not bad, but I was doing some of it by myself so it was a lot of standing in one spot waiting for the next sheet to be cut and handed up, so my feet and calves hurt pretty bad last night. I'm fine if I'm constantly moving. We ran out out material so we didn't finish.

 

[qwerty]

Yeah we've been sheeting the one we're doing now. It's a 6 so it's not bad, but I was doing some of it by myself so it was a lot of standing in one spot waiting for the next sheet to be cut and handed up, so my feet and calves hurt pretty bad last night. I'm fine if I'm constantly moving. We ran out out material so we didn't finish.

So, you are saying that you sheet yourself, all over the house.

edit: Which just reminded me of the Tucker Max books from 10 years ago. That was a hell of a story.

 

[stormchaser2014]

So, you are saying that you sheet yourself, all over the house.

Actually I'm saying I lay down a lot of wood.

 

[dmclone]

My 90 year old mother fell and broke her hip a month ago. I had always heard this was bad but wow. Anthesia and old age do not mix.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

What a day and week. Orientation week for ISU so we've been busy every day. Only one at my position as the dough person which I do like because I have a certain way I want our dough organized.

Tonight I will be at 40 hours with a day to go but think I will have done enough to have tomorrow off.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

We did a Butzbus run down to a fairly new restaurant in Winterset tonight. It's called "Urban on the Square". Food was excellent, and proportions fit the price ($15-20 for most of the entrees). The staff were friendly and took great care of us (there were 15 of us). They serve a mix of seafoods, pastas, and a few steak/burger meals.
Highly recommend.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Going to be 95 tomorrow and Tuesday when people are bringing animals in to the fair.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Going to be 95 tomorrow and Tuesday when people are bringing animals in to the fair.

You had me confused until I remembered you're in Wisconsin. Is your state fair really this late?

 

[stormchaser2014]

You had me confused until I remembered you're in Wisconsin. Is your state fair really this late?

County fair, well next county over, but the one I always go to because I have a lifetime pass. State fair is always beginning of August.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

So your county fair 4H competitions don't feed into your state fair?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Going to be 95 tomorrow and Tuesday when people are bringing animals in to the fair.

Featuring blue ribbon winning Bucky the camel.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

So your county fair 4H competitions don't feed into your state fair?

Probably like Clay and Guthrie counties here with county fairs in September - there’s an event at the county level, just not the fair.

 

[stormchaser2014]

So your county fair 4H competitions don't feed into your state fair?

Don't believe so. Not really sure how that all works though.

 

[BoxsterCy]

 

[BoxsterCy]

Dew point is 74 degrees. Neighbor is out mowing. Ah, nope on that.

Looked at Ames and you all got it even worse. Woof. Dat warm.

 

[madguy30]

Back to school staff meetings fire up this week.

In just a few years the refreshed feeling of summer break and getting back to start anew, catch up with colleagues etc. has turned into a much different feeling with staff only wondering what the new checklist band-aid is for the new year and waiting for the week to be over.

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

When your kids and all the kids in the neighborhood leave and there is 5,000 things laying all around the pool…..

 

[NWICY]

So your county fair 4H competitions don't feed into your state fair?

The Clay County fair in Spencer is the same way. The 4H and FFA kids qualify in July for state. The Clay County fair is after the MN St fair.