What made your day today?

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Re: What made your day today?

#3341 Post by guysmiley » Tue Feb 24, 2015 2:03 pm

Perkana, that is one of the best pictures of you. You look bad-ass. Yes, western "looks" seem to influence a lot all over the world. In fact, it turns me off. Because, there is beauty in all people, and cultures I married a girl not from American and not from my culture, because I loved her, and because I hated how everyone in my college was striving to be the same if they were from my country. Race didn't matter, out-looks and culture made a bigger difference. People are ugly and beautiful everywhere. I swear love could solve the worlds problems. There are gorgeous people in this world, looking for love all over. We all, deep down want the same happiness. I'm glad I found some thousands of miles away. :banana: :rockon:

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#3342 Post by Warped » Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:07 am

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:0 win over Atletico Madrid with one awesome goal from Hakan Calhanoglu :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

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#3343 Post by mockbee » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:04 pm

My geotech, along with a principal geologist, did another walkthrough of the site I recently acquired, doing some additional hand-auger test pits and came back with much more encouraging news.

The long of the short is that (1) there is no landslide risk (only risk of boulders prying loose and careening into the house :lol: ), but that doesn't require an independent diversion retaining wall ($$$$$$), just some wire mesh retainage ($$) and (2) there are no lateral pressures in the soil that would require very expensive tie-backs for the foundation. Still haven't found bedrock after drilling 18', but that was expected.

Whoooo-hoooooooo! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

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#3344 Post by perkana » Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:51 pm

binaural sound recordings...I could listen to this to relax.

Another one I thought was pretty cool

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#3345 Post by perkana » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:40 am

I'm so glad Harrison Ford didn't die. Was watching this video from abc. I can't tell what's the reporterr's accent.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/har ... 434851&cid

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Re: What made your day today?

#3346 Post by Jasper » Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:27 pm

Boston finally broke its record for snowiest winter. There will probably be a bit more, but this is how it stands:

1. 2014-2015: 108.6 inches
2. 1995-1996: 107.6 inches
3. 1993-1994: 96.3 inches
4. 1947-1948: 89.2 inches
5. 2004-2005: 86.6 inches
6. 1977-1978: 85.1 inches
7. 1992-1993: 83.9 inches
8. 2010-2011: 81.0 inches
9. 1915-1916: 79.2 inches
10. 1919-1920: 73.4 inches

Several additional records were broken:
For perspective, the average seasonal snowfall at Logan Airport is 43.5 inches.

February has obliterated the previous snowiest month on record in Boston.

1. February 2015: 64.8 inches
2. January 2005: 43.3 inches
3. January 1945: 42.3 inches
4. February 2003: 41.6 inches
5. February 1969: 41.3 inches

Winter Storms Juno and Marcus each made the top 10 heaviest Boston snowstorms, all-time.

1. Feb. 17-18, 2003: 27.6 inches
2. Feb. 6-7, 1978: 27.1 inches
3. Feb. 24-26, 1969: 25.8 inches
4. Mar. 31 - Apr. 1, 1997: 25.4 inches
5. Feb. 8-9, 2013 (Nemo): 24.9 inches
6. Jan. 26-28, 2015 (Juno): 24.6 inches
7. Feb. 7-10, 2015 (Marcus): 23.8 inches

8. Jan. 22-23, 2005: 22.5 inches
9. Jan. 20-21, 1978: 21.4 inches
10. Mar. 3-5, 1960: 19.8 inches

In just over two years, we've had three of the top seven heaviest snowstorms in Boston.

Other records Boston has set during this stretch include:

- Record 30-day snowfall: 94.4 inches from Jan. 24- Feb. 22, 2015, inclusive (previous record: 58.8 inches from Jan. 9 - Feb. 7, 1978). Incredibly, this 30-day total would be the third snowiest season!

- Record snowfall for meteorological winter (December, January and February): 99.4 inches (previous record: 81.5 inches in 1993-94; of the 107.6 inches in 1995-96, only 79.4 inches came in December, January and February)

- Record snow depth*: 37 inches on Feb. 9 (previous record: 31 inches on Jan. 11, 1996; * gaps in this dataset exist)

- Fastest six-foot snowfall: 72.5 inches in 18 days from Jan. 24 - Feb. 10, 2015 (previous record: 73 inches in 45 days from Dec. 29, 1993 to Feb. 11, 1994)

- Fastest 90-inch snowfall: 23 days from Jan. 24 - Feb. 15, 2015 (previous record: 78 days from Dec. 30, 1993 to Mar. 17, 1994)

- Four calendar days with at least 12 inches of snow, a first for any snow season (previously, only two seasons had as many as two such days, in 1977-1978 and 1960-1961 seasons)

- At least 0.5 inch of snow had fallen 6 straight days through Feb. 12, topping the previous such record stretch of 5 days in 1943. The record stretch of measurable snow (at least 0.1 inch) was 9 straight days ending on Mar. 10, 1916.

- Most days with measurable snow in a month: 16 in February, topping the record of 14 days in March 1916, January 1923 and January 1994. It also breaks the record for the month of February, which was previously 13 days set in 1907 and 1967.

- Finally, the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts set an all-time snow depth record on the morning of February 15.

- While not a snow record per se, part of the difficulty Boston has faced in dealing with the snow is the persistent cold weather, which has prevented any meaningful snowmelt. The city recorded 28 consecutive days with lows 20 degrees or colder from Jan. 25 through Feb. 21 (inclusive), breaking the all-time record of 27 consecutive days set Jan. 12 through Feb. 7, 1881.

- Boston also failed to reach 40 degrees from January 20 through March 3, a record streak of 43 consecutive days. The previous such record streak of 42 straight days was set in the winter of 1968-1969.

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Re: What made your day today?

#3347 Post by Essence_Smith » Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:04 pm

This didn't make my day, but thinking about seeing it made the day go a lot easier... :lolol:


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Re: What made your day today?

#3348 Post by mockbee » Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:48 am

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day.............?! how about year, decade......lifetime?


That's it, that's all I need, my health, some earth and an imagination.


:aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa: :aoa:





(and maybe a couple bucks for some rice and beans and my outdoor gear....... :lol: :noclue: )
:wave:




oh yeah................ fuck the city.

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Re: What made your day today?

#3349 Post by Artemis » Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:21 am

Looks awesome! Is that your plot of land?


I, for one, am a city person. As much as being out the city for a short time, I prefer urban life.

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#3350 Post by Artemis » Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:40 pm

Hot water pipe replaced today. No more dripping hot water!
Next job is to fix the hole in my closet and the water damage. Right now I have a humidifier and a couple of big fans going to dry things out. I'm happy the floor in the closet isn;t as badly damaged as I thought.

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Something else that made my day was looking inside a stranger's apartment. I helped the superintendent of my building to check an apartment on the floor below mine for leaks and/or water damage. The person is away and a neighbour complained about a really strong musty smell. The super thought the water may have spread to this unit as well and asked if I could accompany her as a witness. When we went in it was super hot like the Amazon jungle, all steamy and clammy, and VERY musty smelling. The person had their rads cranked up high, windows closed, and the hot water tap in the bathroom was slowly running, which created condensation. Fortunately, this was not related to the problem I had. Anyway, the place was like a religious store. I spotted three different Last Supper paintings, several crucifixes of various sizes, and various other religious figurines all over the place. There were many photos of a woman and a girl at different ages. From baby to marriage, no man in any of the photos. There were also a lot of suitcases and carry on bags. I wonder if the person is a drug mule or something like that. The super says the woman is often away. Lots of cheap looking plastic flowers everywhere too. None of the dishes were put away either. They were washed but sitting in the drainer; I hate that! :mad:
I don't think I should have enjoyed being in a stranger's apartment, but I did. I think there's an interesting story there.

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#3351 Post by mockbee » Tue Apr 07, 2015 3:58 pm

Artemis wrote:Looks awesome! Is that your plot of land?


I, for one, am a city person. As much as being out the city for a short time, I prefer urban life.
That is my plot! All .395 acre of it! My 10 year old self is going wild, I sprint to the top and then back down 3 times first thing whenever I visit.

No, I am not against "cities". I am FOR cities for sure, (and the country) just against
The City, as in the place that charges you up the wazoo for doing ANYTHING that would improve the property and also restricts mist activities on the land, thiugh tgat is good because I dont want others to tear up their properties around me. Actually this "country" land is in the middle of a city!

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#3352 Post by clickie » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:53 am

Close to a half acre, thats a nice chunk of land. Is it all on a steep hill?

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#3353 Post by clickie » Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:48 am

Artemis wrote:Hot water pipe replaced today. No more dripping hot water!
Next job is to fix the hole in my closet and the water damage. Right now I have a humidifier and a couple of big fans going to dry things out. I'm happy the floor in the closet isn;t as badly damaged as I thought.

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Something else that made my day was looking inside a stranger's apartment. I helped the superintendent of my building to check an apartment on the floor below mine for leaks and/or water damage. The person is away and a neighbour complained about a really strong musty smell. The super thought the water may have spread to this unit as well and asked if I could accompany her as a witness. When we went in it was super hot like the Amazon jungle, all steamy and clammy, and VERY musty smelling. The person had their rads cranked up high, windows closed, and the hot water tap in the bathroom was slowly running, which created condensation. Fortunately, this was not related to the problem I had. Anyway, the place was like a religious store. I spotted three different Last Supper paintings, several crucifixes of various sizes, and various other religious figurines all over the place. There were many photos of a woman and a girl at different ages. From baby to marriage, no man in any of the photos. There were also a lot of suitcases and carry on bags. I wonder if the person is a drug mule or something like that. The super says the woman is often away. Lots of cheap looking plastic flowers everywhere too. None of the dishes were put away either. They were washed but sitting in the drainer; I hate that! :mad:
I don't think I should have enjoyed being in a stranger's apartment, but I did. I think there's an interesting story there.
Thats a great pic you took , it looks so creepy,

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#3354 Post by mockbee » Wed Apr 08, 2015 4:46 pm

clickie wrote:Close to a half acre, thats a nice chunk of land. Is it all on a steep hill?
It is a steep plot, there is a 30' deep flatish shelf at the foot of the property but then slopes up at 45-80%(!) grade above that for another 100' back. That's okay though, I am not a "yard" person and will just keep it all native up there. There is a knoll up top though where I will have some stairs up to a deck with bbq and clear views of Mt Hood, St Helens, Adams, and on real clear days Rainier and sometimes North Cascades. Also, I just thought of this, but in the winter it snows a couple times a year, and a quick ski run down would be AWESOME!

:rockon: :love:

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#3355 Post by perkana » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:12 pm

Three sisters from Monterrey (ages 10, 13 and 15) who want to go to Berklee's summer program
Metalhead Sisters from Mexico Want to Rock Berklee’s Summer Program
They’ve taken to GoFundMe to crowdsource tuition.
Three twisted sisters from Monterrey, Mexico, have set their sights on Boston and are trying to crowdsource enough cash to cover tuition and travel to one of Berklee College of Music’s prestigious summer programs.

Fifteen-year-old Daniela, 13-year-old Paulina, and 10-year-old Alejandra collectively make up the heavy-metal band “The Warning.” The sisters shred classic covers including Ozzy’s “Crazy Train,” AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” and Guns N’ Rose’s “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-ente ... d-berklee/

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#3356 Post by perkana » Wed Apr 08, 2015 10:43 pm

I know it's only April, but I had to buy my first SS gift. I just hope to get this person.

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#3357 Post by mockbee » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:58 am



I could seriously watch this, all day long.... :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

(except, the wife seems to get in trouble at 6:30 and 8:10.....AND he makes her do all the heavy lifting!!) :essence:

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#3358 Post by MYXYLPLYX » Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:54 pm

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Just back from a week camping in Yosemite, which included a spring snowstorm.

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#3359 Post by mockbee » Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:17 pm

MYXYLPLYX wrote:Image

Just back from a week camping in Yosemite, which included a spring snowstorm.

Ooooooooooooooooo..............

so jealous.


Where you in the valley?

Was the fall running wild (probably a trickle........if anything. :scared: )

Should be looking like this:

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#3360 Post by MYXYLPLYX » Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:25 pm

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Here's my pic from Wednesday, granted enhanced by all the snow from the day/night before.

Stayed at Lower Pines campground. Originally were going to be in our tent but with the snow in the forecast rented an RV for the first time.

I would have been fine in the tent, but not so sure about the two and six year olds... :noclue:

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#3361 Post by mockbee » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:19 am




For the last three months I have been submitting appeals to the city of portland to allow me to build a small house without improving the road in front of my property. They were requiring the whole nine yards (paving, curbs, planting swales, storm sewer, all utilities upgraded (water and sewer already there), sidewalks, taking out 20+ huge trees, Systems Development Charges, etc)


After weeks of requesting a decision, getting no response, last night I finally got an email detailing their decision. I was approved. I can keep it a gravel road and don't need to spend +100k (that I don't have) on a road. I can build my house. I bought the property thinking I had to build a road. I can't believe it. I screamed at the top of my lungs in my office yesterday when I saw the verdict, luckily no one was there. :scared:



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I fought the law; and uh......... I WON! :rockon:

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#3362 Post by MYXYLPLYX » Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:26 pm

:rockon:

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#3363 Post by mockbee » Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:33 pm

MYXYLPLYX wrote: :rockon:
:rockon:






Hey, sometimes the law and the process can work for you.........


Who knew...........? Not me. :noclue:


Never take 'no' for an answer, fellow agitators................ :thumb:

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#3364 Post by mockbee » Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:50 pm

Being vain and beating a dead horse here...........................but what is this thread for anyways.......? :noclue:

This place is awesome...................... :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:


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My last weekend would be ranked in the top two or three of my whole life, in just being perfect and awesome and amazing......not enough superlatives.......... It linked past, present and future for me and included everything in spades that is required in a happy life..........

*something to do, *something to love, and *something to dream/work for...........

I spent all week at a Tiny House Conference. (thank god I don't have to do one of those.......they are cool, but too small for long term living) But there were alternate building speakers and demo houses there that were awesome.
Spent hours hounding them after their lectures and just shooting the shit about the latest building techniques and technologies

.......learned so much and came away with some crazy, badass ideas. :banana:

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When not at the conference I was planted at my site in the woods.
(just steps from the City, through an industrial area -----soooooooooooooooooooo many resources for discarded materials here, metal/wood/rejects/seconds----)

.......I have no idea how I managed that.......................... :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

Running from top to bottom, tracking the sun on the site, clearing ivy and invasives, measuring a couple trees (maples) that will be felled and milled on site for interior siding and finishes/furniture over the years, some cedars are already downed and will be milled for outdoor decks. And cord wood left over from the milling will be, and this is the best part, used to create an Accessory Building Unit (see below) next to the future house, possibly built first so that I don't have to pay rent when building the "Small House" (eventually three houses on the third acre)


Off grid living initially, composting toilet, solar/ battery assist for lights/power, gas cooking/heat (always keep tank and connections outdoors) What about the city you say for the ADU??? (can't do an Accessory Dwelling before a Primary Dwelling)

Well, just flip down the hatches and viola!! just a woodpile.......! :lolol:

Probably I will just wind up doing a cord-wood structure as a storage shed, but, it was fun to dream over the weekend anyways.........................

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Oh, yeah.................. I went to a great show too....... :tiphat:



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To bring this a little back from smuggville, I would just like to say.

If you have a dream, go for it.

Maybe it doesn't happen right away, and maybe it doesn't work out the way you planned (probably won't), but it's worth it.

People love to say stuffs impossible....................because well, they doubt themselves.............be creative and make it happen....................otherwise..............what's this all for? :noclue:

It's all process, life is process, I'm never going to get there, but that is okay.

And I've been down low and up high and in between and each place was necessary to make today happen.




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Re: What made your day today?

#3365 Post by Artemis » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:30 pm

your post made my day, mockbee! i love your enthusiasm! :rockon:

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