What did you accomplish today?

InigoMontoya

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More patio, at least more people are opting for flagstone this year rather than pavers. I like paver patios, but flagstone is just so awesomely unique. Here's some more pics of that big patio I've been doing, about 90% cut in finally. IMG_1649.JPGIMG_1652.JPG Hard to get a good full angle on it, I'll just get a lift on the machine to get a birds eye. But another little one I did as well. IMG_1656.JPGand one of the new guys couldn't get a ride home so I gave him a ride home. Past the few police blocks that were like "why are you going this way, unless you live here you need to get gone."
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This is my far away picture, we ended up so close to the fire line it was hard to see driving through the smoke. Evacuations were just starting so we'll see how quickly it can be contained. Location wise it's sitting in the middle of a state covered in kindling.
 

charface

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Had my buddies bobcat here for the day. Finished the island and mixed in 18yds of crusher dust and compacted it in. Just got done. Stoked to finally be done. Time to plant some shit finally!
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More patio, at least more people are opting for flagstone this year rather than pavers. I like paver patios, but flagstone is just so awesomely unique. Here's some more pics of that big patio I've been doing, about 90% cut in finally. View attachment 4158171View attachment 4158172 Hard to get a good full angle on it, I'll just get a lift on the machine to get a birds eye. But another little one I did as well. View attachment 4158174and one of the new guys couldn't get a ride home so I gave him a ride home. Past the few police blocks that were like "why are you going this way, unless you live here you need to get gone."
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This is my far away picture, we ended up so close to the fire line it was hard to see driving through the smoke. Evacuations were just starting so we'll see how quickly it can be contained. Location wise it's sitting in the middle of a state covered in kindling.
Very nice,
 

Bareback

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More patio, at least more people are opting for flagstone this year rather than pavers. I like paver patios, but flagstone is just so awesomely unique. Here's some more pics of that big patio I've been doing, about 90% cut in finally. View attachment 4158171View attachment 4158172 Hard to get a good full angle on it, I'll just get a lift on the machine to get a birds eye. But another little one I did as well. View attachment 4158174and one of the new guys couldn't get a ride home so I gave him a ride home. Past the few police blocks that were like "why are you going this way, unless you live here you need to get gone."
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This is my far away picture, we ended up so close to the fire line it was hard to see driving through the smoke. Evacuations were just starting so we'll see how quickly it can be contained. Location wise it's sitting in the middle of a state covered in kindling.
Nice work, is that stone over concrete or packed granite or ???





My grandkids are coming to visit next week and the wife has a to do list that is a mile long, so as I was accomplishing cutting the grass I spy this tree that was struck by lightning on Thursday, less than a hundred yards from the house.

Ohh and here's a pic of the new granddaughter born on 3-15-18
 

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InigoMontoya

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Nice work, is that stone over concrete or packed granite or ???





My grandkids are coming to visit next week and the wife has a to do list that is a mile long, so as I was accomplishing cutting the grass I spy this tree that was struck by lightning on Thursday, less than a hundred yards from the house.

Ohh and here's a pic of the new granddaughter born on 3-15-18
Few inches of pea gravel make up the base the flagstone sits on, best way to avoid breaks and stuff in the patio after time
 

Mrs. MedGrower

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More patio, at least more people are opting for flagstone this year rather than pavers. I like paver patios, but flagstone is just so awesomely unique. Here's some more pics of that big patio I've been doing, about 90% cut in finally. View attachment 4158171View attachment 4158172 Hard to get a good full angle on it, I'll just get a lift on the machine to get a birds eye. But another little one I did as well. View attachment 4158174and one of the new guys couldn't get a ride home so I gave him a ride home. Past the few police blocks that were like "why are you going this way, unless you live here you need to get gone."
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This is my far away picture, we ended up so close to the fire line it was hard to see driving through the smoke. Evacuations were just starting so we'll see how quickly it can be contained. Location wise it's sitting in the middle of a state covered in kindling.
Beautiful job! I would love to do something like that in our backyard.
 

WeedFreak78

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I got up late and didn't do shit till noon, then I cut my hair and trimmed my beard. Shortly after I mowed, well scalped, my lawn to the lowest setting , just in time for the peak highs in the low 90Fs, then it's supposed to be 95-100F the next week and no rain. BURN,GRASS BURN! Hopefully, I won't have to mow again for a couple months. :hump: Then i watered my figs. Went and visited friends for a couple hours. Came home, napped, then ate, poorly, with a large ice coffee to keep me going and started working with the ladies. Mixing dirt, transplanting, training, watering and later some trimming. I'm leaving for a few days after tomorrow and I still got a shitload of work to do to make sure the ones in flower survive without anyone here and get the ones harvested that are ready. Going to be a fun 48 hours
 

tangerinegreen555

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So here I am, a bit out of my element try to de-gum a stuck float and gummed carb on a 2016 pressure washer.

All the gas leaked out through carb, had it running since but don't trust it.

I hope that guy on YT knows his shit. Actually, the float doesn't seem stuck at all.

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I pushed out a little dent on the bowl where I wacked it with a wrench. Didn't work. Lol.

Fortunately, it's still new and everything comes apart easy. Wish me luck!
 

WeedFreak78

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Up at 8, got about 4 hours sleep. Wasn't early enough to beat the sun so I could just turn the sprinkler on, I had to hand water all my veggies, so i gave them a heavy feeding. My sunflowers are getting fucking huge and I have random tomato and squash, melon, or cucumbers popping up all over the yard. Just sat down for breakfast and a smoke. Day's just getting started.
 

WeedFreak78

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Buy a straw bale and mulch all around your veggies. It keeps water in like a motherfucker.
I use the first couple cuts of my lawn as mulch, same effect. It's one of the few things the damned grass is good for. I've also started cultivating clover as a living mulch around my garden beds, its spreading fast and seems to really be helping, the ground under those patches stays moist almost to the surface, where the grass mulched only areas are dry a good inch plus down. Next year each bed is getting a couple squash/ melon plants, they are great for shading the ground and keeping it cool.
 
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