Wow thanks so much for taking the pictures! I pm-ed you my e-mail address.
Wonder what the heck it is doing in CA.
Dad still communicates with his lunatic Aussie buddies and it is a nut house when they come to visit him.
It will be interesting to figure out that B-57s history. The only ones the military has left are flying for NASA after the wing conversion.
Here is a picture that I scanned from a 35mm slide that he didnt know he had.


Dad is on the right. Dont know if you can see it but in this photo he has a Doom ***** patch on his shoulder. He also flew with the Aussies.
Thanks again kidrod, he will like the pics.

 

Very cool pic. I really wanted to take the cover off but of course it's not mine to mess with. 15? years ago it was ready to fly but it was sabotaged by the previous owner in the dark of night over a $ dispute. Too bad. Hope the pics put a big proud smile on his face

 

The truck





The puppy

 

Both are nice looking.
Wish I had a picture of the dash and seat on my daughters old truck after it met her new puppy.
Amazing what a dog can chew up in five minutes unattended.

 

my new baby, 1976 031AV bought it out of virginia, can't have more than 20hrs on it, it's a beautiful unrestored saw.

i have the one my dad bought in 1976 when i was 10 it just last year failed to fire off due to low compression, i have sawed with it form 15 years old till now, thats 32 years.

i figger i'm set for the duration now.

 

Two old dogs..





Then.....




Now....

 

NJT,
If that is your idea of a finished renovation, I will have to cancel my contract with you for my upcoming kitchen project....

 

Lol... Yeah, but I took all the guys money ! So I'm good to go.....


The house is my sparky's house. 27" aqua in the house, and it's a ranch. We finally got the house fully gutted, as he's a "P R O C R A S T I N A T O R".

I'm doing some of the work, but not all, as he's trying to save $$ as he didn't get much from his flood insurance. Mold guy is next, as his mortgage co. wants the house treated for mold, even though there's hardly any in there.

Once that's done, we need to get a tin knocker in there to fab up some new supplies, as I won't let him run them under the house again, as .... if it floods, he'll lose the supplies again. The house will eventually be raised 13-15 feet from it's current elevation, so another reason to go overhead with the supplies. Can't find anyone reasonable in $$ as they all want the world to do the work. Eventually, he'll have to pay up, but for now, it stands as is...

Lucky to get him back in there by May....

 

I was kinda worried she'd chew up my truck but so far so good - of course shes only been alone in the truck for a little over 5 minutes. Glad shes not a big chewer at this point.

 

Saturday AM @ Casa del Shovelhead.

 

Now that Disney has purchased the rights to Star Wars, there's talk of filming a new episode.
With the emphasis toward 'diversity', I wonder if we could see a few 'tweaks' in certain lead characters.........like maybe

 

Nice Sunrise ! did someone throw a bunch of bricks at your house ???? Looks like they stuck to the siding.....

 

It's a product that looks like brick, feels like brick, is as heavy as brick, lays like brick, made of the same stuff as brick, and costs as much as brick.
LOL

I like it because it's ZERO drafts, and I can close the doors, and I can't hear the neighbors dogs barking.

 

I like brick facades on homes, being a contractor of home repairs, I get to work in them from time to time...

Unfortunately, some folks think bricks are "maintenance free". Not exactly true, as the bricks need to be cleaned from time to time with an algecide, usually on the north facing side of the home.

Realty is that all brick coverings need a cleaning and sealing once in a while. A clear "brick sealer" works best that doesn't build up applying it every 10 years or so. I think it's some type of silicone based product, but I'm sure there are many variants of it out there on the market. I'd stay away from big box stores for it..... definitely...


Worst thing you can do to brick ??? Paint it.

Best thing you can do for a brick home ??? Check your penetrations yearly and replace cracked sealants where they exist.... (notice I didn't say "Caulk") Sealants and caulks are not the same, as caulk is used by painters, and sealants are used by carpenters. Much higher cost, and much more forgiving....

Biggest PITA with brick sided house? Replacing windows...... correctly. New construction "finned" windows are the right way of doing it, but it's extremely difficult as the surrounding brick gets removed, window gets replaced in the R.O. of the frame of the house, and the brick gets put back in..... Insanely expensive.... so always buy the best windows possible when building a brick house.

 

Sent to me from my son..........