What did you accomplish today?

Jimmyjonestoo

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Finished sidewalk on the western side of house. Had to make a step up to match height of rear patio...because we laid stone over old concrete patio after realizing it was 18" thick...way too much to jackhammer...and its a solid base for sure.
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finished most of the bar...the top wound up being a foot rest (lol) so we ordered a limestone slab from a local quarry to put on top...a few days to get here...
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electrical conduit coming up through center
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started laying the tri color courtyard off the blue stone patio...
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Everything gets filled in with quick setting polymeric sand when level and finished


The view off the patio into courtyard...planter walls beyond bar...
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Not bad for a bunch of dummies masterminded by a bigger dummy.
I feel a cookout coming in early August...
Excellent work. You've been busting ass and it shows :clap:. Can't wait to see the finished product.
 

qwizoking

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i know yall really only like the progress or before and aftwr shots

but im pretty happy, first time ive been there since the renovations were done..

oh also i know my oics are shitty and im not exactly a photographer
but you know

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so basically my grandmother watches her husband, her twin sister and her husband. with mostly mental problems ie dementia but gnarly diabetes and circulatory problems..yiu know
anyway we arent gonna have them in a home or some shit. its kinda expensive but we have alot of people come to make their lives enjoyable and work with them. my grandmother is the only one still doing good, her mom lived to be 104 maybe 106 so im hoping to still have some time left..the most amazing person ive ever met. i hope to find a spouse like her one day


anyway so that red brick or whatever used to be a nice sized pool, with the entrance on the left if you can tell..and had that awning putup.. elec and some speakers in. they like to sit out there all day and listen to classical music


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this used to be part of the garage.. still have a 3 car garage and plenty space.. but that door connects to the master bedroom and then the kitchen so its easier, plus that door goes right to the little area i just showed you

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one of the guest bathrooms expanded




and thats all i feel like showing..too much work, im sure nobody really cares

but its 4 bed, 4 bath, with the garage gone i guess 3 living rooms or whatever..one of em i didnt shiw, put a brick wall in and fireplace for looks and they like a fire too i guess, remived some arches


anyway first time ive been there in a couple years so was super excited and loved seeing them lovin it


well............
toodles
 

Wilderb

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Quit my job. They are moving production out of state. Had been sticking it out but two days of over 95f in a truck with no ac, VERY fucked up brakes, broken door and rotting cab is enough.
Now time to start going through all the files I have been saving for last few years in case unemployment is denied. Feels weird.
Haven't been unemployed since I was a kid.
Guess I'll get some shit done around the house, lol.
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srh88

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Quit my job. They are moving production out of state. Had been sticking it out but two days of over 95f in a truck with no ac, VERY fucked up brakes, broken door and rotting cab is enough.
Now time to start going through all the files I have been saving for last few years in case unemployment is denied. Feels weird.
Haven't been unemployed since I was a kid.
Guess I'll get some shit done around the house, lol.
We
i never had to use it.. but my understanding is unemployment is only for if you get fired? might be wrong though
 

neosapien

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Quit my job. They are moving production out of state. Had been sticking it out but two days of over 95f in a truck with no ac, VERY fucked up brakes, broken door and rotting cab is enough.
Now time to start going through all the files I have been saving for last few years in case unemployment is denied. Feels weird.
Haven't been unemployed since I was a kid.
Guess I'll get some shit done around the house, lol.
We
i never had to use it.. but my understanding is unemployment is only for if you get fired? might be wrong though
Every state has different laws but in my state you will absolutely be denied if YOU quit. Unemployment is usually just for if you get laid off or your hours reduced through no fault of your own. Quitting is your doing. Fired is usually denied as well and hard to prove it was an unjust firing and have UC ruling over turned.
 

srh88

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Every state has different laws but in my state you will absolutely be denied if YOU quit. Unemployment is usually just for if you get laid off or your hours reduced through no fault of your own. Quitting is your doing. Fired is usually denied as well and hard to prove it was an unjust firing and have UC ruling over turned.
thought so.. at least in this state
 

b4ds33d

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Every state has different laws but in my state you will absolutely be denied if YOU quit. Unemployment is usually just for if you get laid off or your hours reduced through no fault of your own. Quitting is your doing. Fired is usually denied as well and hard to prove it was an unjust firing and have UC ruling over turned.
i've seen the opposite as far as being fired. it is typically difficult for them to deny (well, most employers deny automatically) as the state comes in an investigates the circumstances. i was fired back in 2010 for completely bullshit reasons and the HR dept fucked themselves be keeping typed records that were my "write ups" with handwritten notes in the margins that were future reasons to write me up and how to bullshit it lol. that turned into a lawsuit and i got A TON of work done around the house lol. it was definitely a shitty thing to go through, losing your means to support yourself.
 

neosapien

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Quit my job. They are moving production out of state. Had been sticking it out but two days of over 95f in a truck with no ac, VERY fucked up brakes, broken door and rotting cab is enough.
Now time to start going through all the files I have been saving for last few years in case unemployment is denied. Feels weird.
Haven't been unemployed since I was a kid.
Guess I'll get some shit done around the house, lol.
We
Every state has different laws but in my state you will absolutely be denied if YOU quit. Unemployment is usually just for if you get laid off or your hours reduced through no fault of your own. Quitting is your doing. Fired is usually denied as well and hard to prove it was an unjust firing and have UC ruling over turned.
As your lawyer, after further review, I advise you to apply for benefits and see what happens.
 

tangerinegreen555

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New AC unit arrived today at noon. Not on line yet (fucking 92° too) because of the extensive new duct work required inside...
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New unit appears massive...over twice as big as the 28 yr. old one it replaces, but if you look down inside the internal compressor looks tiny and it's mostly empty space surrounded by a huge coil. That's modern energy efficiency, so I'm told.
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It's an 8 hr. hook up job as extensive duct work to inside unit...I bought a tankless water heater that was installed under duct work on the wall...raising that up for easier future service which requires fabricating new ducts. Tankless heaters are 3X the price, but I've had flooded cellars at 2 locations when tanks blew. Never again...and tankless water heaters never run out of hot water even if both showers and washing machine run at the same time.
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Should be on line by 1PM tomorrow...around the time temps. go over 90. My daughter and her long time boyfriend/roommate should be happy campers by tomorrow night.
 

neosapien

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New AC unit arrived today at noon. Not on line yet (fucking 92° too) because of the extensive new duct work required inside...
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New unit appears massive...over twice as big as the 28 yr. old one it replaces, but if you look down inside the internal compressor looks tiny and it's mostly empty space surrounded by a huge coil. That's modern energy efficiency, so I'm told.
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It's an 8 hr. hook up job as extensive duct work to inside unit...I bought a tankless water heater that was installed under duct work on the wall...raising that up for easier future service which requires fabricating new ducts. Tankless heaters are 3X the price, but I've had flooded cellars at 2 locations when tanks blew. Never again...and tankless water heaters never run out of hot water even if both showers and washing machine run at the same time.
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Should be on line by 1PM tomorrow...around the time temps. go over 90. My daughter and her long time boyfriend/roommate should be happy campers by tomorrow night.
Dude, you're going all out. You're totally allowed to adopt me. Jus sayin.
 

srh88

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New AC unit arrived today at noon. Not on line yet (fucking 92° too) because of the extensive new duct work required inside...
View attachment 3730843
New unit appears massive...over twice as big as the 28 yr. old one it replaces, but if you look down inside the internal compressor looks tiny and it's mostly empty space surrounded by a huge coil. That's modern energy efficiency, so I'm told.
View attachment 3730847
It's an 8 hr. hook up job as extensive duct work to inside unit...I bought a tankless water heater that was installed under duct work on the wall...raising that up for easier future service which requires fabricating new ducts. Tankless heaters are 3X the price, but I've had flooded cellars at 2 locations when tanks blew. Never again...and tankless water heaters never run out of hot water even if both showers and washing machine run at the same time.
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Should be on line by 1PM tomorrow...around the time temps. go over 90. My daughter and her long time boyfriend/roommate should be happy campers by tomorrow night.
you got a game room? lol
 
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