Thursday night I didn't get too much sleep at all, only five at the max, last night I only had two hours of sleep, I was woken in the midle of the night by a raccoon peaking into my window looking for a snack, I scared him and my sister half to death yelling at him! LOL I forgot she and my nephew were in the trialer with me, my sister nearly jumped out of her skinwhen I hollared at the coon! HA! OOPS!
I am at home tonight, I need to get a good night's sleep and I can't seem to do that at the lake right now? who knows why?
The weekend has been nice, I could use a couple more like this with more sleep of course.
I did a brake job on a Thunderbird this weekend, most of the time I don't have many problems with the vehicles I work on, NOT this one, I broke the caliper frame right away! DOH! a single bolt cost $40 to repair, MAN!! sometimes things do NOT work out the way we want them too.
Later for now!
Me~~
Worn to a nub!
I'm a bit worn to a nub at the moment, I am working VERY different hours at the moment and it is taking it's toll on me! I have five more weeks of these hours, now I am NOT complaining at all, I am getting more done on these hours than what I normally do, a good thing.
I spent two hours mowing the lawn today, it would have been done sooner but I spotted some wild raspberry's and stopped for a quick snack! I ended up not eating them though, I collected two cups of berries and gave them to my sister to make muffins with, the kids will enjoy that tommorow when they come over, and I will enjoy one or two with a nice hot cup of coffee! YUM!
I have a three day weekend starting today, I got the lawn mowed and have a load of laundry in the washer at the moment, I want to get it dried before I go to bed tonight. Things need done before I can PLAY!
Time to head off, to late for a cup of coffe, but NOT to late to SURF for a while!
Later!!
Me~~
P.S. The picture is TOO FUNNY!!!!
I spent two hours mowing the lawn today, it would have been done sooner but I spotted some wild raspberry's and stopped for a quick snack! I ended up not eating them though, I collected two cups of berries and gave them to my sister to make muffins with, the kids will enjoy that tommorow when they come over, and I will enjoy one or two with a nice hot cup of coffee! YUM!
I have a three day weekend starting today, I got the lawn mowed and have a load of laundry in the washer at the moment, I want to get it dried before I go to bed tonight. Things need done before I can PLAY!
Time to head off, to late for a cup of coffe, but NOT to late to SURF for a while!
Later!!
Me~~
P.S. The picture is TOO FUNNY!!!!
OH DUH! C'MON! LOL!!
I received QUITE the surprise last night, but first things first! My birthday was just over two weeks ago, I had lost the papers I needed to renew the plates on my vehicles, so I went to the secratery f state and they helped me out and I renewed both plates, that was the 25th. WELL! last night for some odd reason I looked at my drivers licence and discovered IT had expired on my birthday also, the lady at the secretary of state LOOKED at it when I picked up my plates! LOL! and she MISSED it! DOH! SO I've been driving around on an illegal license for near THREE weeks now! OOP'S! $25 later and I am all legal.
Well, time to head off for now, I REALLY need a cup of coffee!
Later!
Me~~
Well, time to head off for now, I REALLY need a cup of coffee!
Later!
Me~~
I don't remember THIS monument? LOL!
Monday is here.
It is Monday once again, the three day's off only a pleasant memory, now looking forward to the coming weekend! I'm hoping that this weekend will be a nice once, my neice and nephews are coming over Saturday night to play and I am going to enjoy that!
I need to get a few things ready, I need to dig up the copper tubes from the fire pit and reload them for the kids, they love rainbow campfire's. I'd like to make a nice breakfast also, I'm thinking a nice egg dish, egg,spinach, bacon, cheese and a couple of other things baked in a cupcake tin, something I haven't tried yet. I'll post he recipe when I find it.
Time to head off for now, time to SLEEP!
Later!
Me~~
I need to get a few things ready, I need to dig up the copper tubes from the fire pit and reload them for the kids, they love rainbow campfire's. I'd like to make a nice breakfast also, I'm thinking a nice egg dish, egg,spinach, bacon, cheese and a couple of other things baked in a cupcake tin, something I haven't tried yet. I'll post he recipe when I find it.
Time to head off for now, time to SLEEP!
Later!
Me~~
Camping, gardening, eating!
Oh what a NICE weekend it was! I had the oportunity to watch not one but two fireworks displays! SO nice! I was able to get like 100 pictures of what I was able to see, too bad the camera and I couldn't see the same thing though, what I was able to see was MUCH nicer than my pictures.
I am going to need to go on a DIET after this weekend also, a friend came up and ate with the family, she makes the most AWESOME mac-n-chhese! OH MOMMA! I ate like an oinknig PIG! OINK! brats, polish sausage, cheey dogs! just WAY too much good food around!
I took a couple of pictures of my garden at the lake this weekend, too bad that camera wasn't mine and I haven't had a chance to get copies! DOH! I already have around 15 tomatoes that will be ready in the next week or two YUMMY! next year I will plant green beans also, those things are TOO STINKING good fresh out of the garden! DROOL!
Eating with the family is always nice at the lake, each of us pitching in and helping to make dinner...that ALWAYS turns out very nice!
I should head off for now,coffee's calling!
Later!!
Me~~
I am going to need to go on a DIET after this weekend also, a friend came up and ate with the family, she makes the most AWESOME mac-n-chhese! OH MOMMA! I ate like an oinknig PIG! OINK! brats, polish sausage, cheey dogs! just WAY too much good food around!
I took a couple of pictures of my garden at the lake this weekend, too bad that camera wasn't mine and I haven't had a chance to get copies! DOH! I already have around 15 tomatoes that will be ready in the next week or two YUMMY! next year I will plant green beans also, those things are TOO STINKING good fresh out of the garden! DROOL!
Eating with the family is always nice at the lake, each of us pitching in and helping to make dinner...that ALWAYS turns out very nice!
I should head off for now,coffee's calling!
Later!!
Me~~
Magnifying the problem
I am really enjoying parts of my new position, last night I received a part with a defect in it, I cut out a cross section of the defect on a bandsaw, put it on a polishing machine, polished the edge of the cross section and used a camera and microscope to get a picture of the defect. The defect was only .05mm acrossed and .01mm high, so at 60X magnification it was MUCH clearer and allowed me to identify the problem.
At 60X magnification you can also see the individual layers that make up the component being examined, Ex. substrate, E-coat, prime, base and clear coat and of course the defect itself. Polishing the edge of the component takes some patience. I had two samples, one I was patient and took my time, and I was able to get a good picture of the defect, the other sample I "manhandled" and destroyed the defect which made it useless, patience is good.
The picture above is magnified approximately 300X allowing the individual layers of material to be seen, YUP! I REALLY like this job!
I'm going to head off for now, that Baptist wiskey is calling me (COFFEE!)
Later for now!
Me~~
At 60X magnification you can also see the individual layers that make up the component being examined, Ex. substrate, E-coat, prime, base and clear coat and of course the defect itself. Polishing the edge of the component takes some patience. I had two samples, one I was patient and took my time, and I was able to get a good picture of the defect, the other sample I "manhandled" and destroyed the defect which made it useless, patience is good.
The picture above is magnified approximately 300X allowing the individual layers of material to be seen, YUP! I REALLY like this job!
I'm going to head off for now, that Baptist wiskey is calling me (COFFEE!)
Later for now!
Me~~
The holiday and a layoff
This weekend should be nice, it is the start of ten days off for me, I can't even remember the last time I had that many days off? YES! I will of course be at the lake for a few days, but there are many projects at the house that need to be taken care of! I would LOVE to finally paint the front room and put up new curtains, that would be great.
The economy is a real mess at the moment as everyone knows, the company I work for will be starting some major layoffs soon, down to only one shift at both facilities, but it looks like I will survive the slowdown, I hope so anyhow?
I'm kinda looking for a cheapo moped at the moment, although with the price of gas I don't think I am going to find a cheap one? 90 miles per gallon? uh..YA! I'd like one.
Time for me to head off, time for another cup of Baptist wiskey! (coffee!) LOL
Have a great one!
Me~~
The economy is a real mess at the moment as everyone knows, the company I work for will be starting some major layoffs soon, down to only one shift at both facilities, but it looks like I will survive the slowdown, I hope so anyhow?
I'm kinda looking for a cheapo moped at the moment, although with the price of gas I don't think I am going to find a cheap one? 90 miles per gallon? uh..YA! I'd like one.
Time for me to head off, time for another cup of Baptist wiskey! (coffee!) LOL
Have a great one!
Me~~
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