Friday Fotos: 7/31

Once again it is Friday and time for Friday Fotos. I hope you enjoy them...



If only...

courtesy of... pyzam.com




A great deterrent to tailgaters...

courtesy of... funnyjunk.com





courtesy of... icanhascheezburger.com

Building Steps in Your Berm

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Thanks to My Advertiser: 7/20-7/26

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Friday Fotos: 7/24

Hope you all have a terrific weekend...



This would be my luck...

courtesy of... funnyjunk.com




This is SO our weather forecast...

courtesy of... cringel.com




Entrecard at its finest...

courtesy of... icanhascheezburger.com

The Sprinkler Conspiracy

Although I haven't had a visit from the Men in Black, I have felt that something strange has been going on. You see, on Saturday I went to turn-on the sprinklers and when it hit the first station in the backyard, I noticed that the area by main line was gushing water. Okay, I changed the connection and everything was fine, right? Wrong! When the next station turned-on, I noticed the exact same thing was happening. Alright...I fixed that one as well. Today, When the last backyard station tuned-on, I noticed yet another break. So, what is the culprit behind these mysterious goings-on...a saddle tee. (A saddle tee, as shown in the picture below, is connected to the poly pipe and the screws or nuts are tightened down. You then take a reaming tool or just a drill and make a hole in the pipe. You can then add a riser and screw your sprinkler head onto that).



It was exactly ten years ago when I installed our backyard sprinkler system. Although in years past I had worked almost exclusively with PVC, I decided to go an easier route and use poly pipe. The connections were faster and it took next to no-time to lay the pipe. By using the saddle tees, I was able to be much more flexible in the positioning of my sprinkler heads and, I didn't have to cut-and-splice a compression tee in the line, which saved a great deal of time and aggravation.

Where is this all going? Well, I just wanted to advise any others out there that may have saddle tees that are getting-up there in age, to keep an eye out for this possible problem.

Now, I need to get cleaned-up just in case Agent Sculley decides to drop by.

Building Your Retaining Wall: Finishing the First Row

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Thank You to My Advertisers: 7/13-7/19

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Friday Fotos: 7/17

Once again, it's Friday and the end of a long, hot week. I hope that all of you had an enjoyable (yeah, right) week and are ready for a relaxing weekend. So, to help ease you through the rest of the day, I have found a few photos that you might enjoy...



When magic just ain't enough...

Had to include this, since my kids and I have been
watching this the past few nights
courtesy of... demotivatorsite.com




Driver License Question #7:
Who should have the right-of-way...

(notice the windscreen and steering wheel at bottom of photo)
courtesy of... lolhome.com




Of course, I'm innocent...

courtesy of... icanhascheezburger.com

Building the Retaining Wall Foundation

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My Easy Attic Fan Installation

Well, this past weekend, I completed the installation of our new attic fan and the fan's shutter. It is now completely installed and working like a charm. My original intent was to write a step-by-step instruction guide to installing an attic fan, but my stab at it became such a comedy of errors, that I think I'll forgo that article and just give you a few suggestions instead. Besides, the fan and shutter come with great instructions, so if you follow those, you should be okay.

Firstly, if you decide to tackle a project like this, be sure to have the RIGHT tools for the job. Unfortunately, I didn't and it made the job twice as hard and took much longer than necessary. Be sure you build yourself some sort of platform on which to work. I took some scrap pieces of board and attached them between the floor joists; this allowed me a place to sit and kneel (standing was out of the question). Also, it might be a good idea to take a yoga class to get used to contorting your body in unnatural positions. Next, be sure you have enough light up in the attic. I only had one light up there, so I figured I was fine...wrong! You need to be able to see clearly to make sure your measurements are accurate and you are cutting along the correct line. (Do you see a pattern developing)? If you are using safety glasses while sawing, be sure you can actually see out of them. Mine fogged-up and I was not able to see where to cut (I eventually threw them out the hole). Make sure you have a terrific mate (my wife stayed in the garage the entire time...she is the best), to get you through those times of desperation and despair. Finally, have plenty of cold water awaiting you when you come down (the fires of Hell just might reside in your attic, in the summer anyway!).

As I may have stated before, I am no carpenter and this debacle has just reinforced that claim. I figured that if everything went smoothly (yeah, right), it would only take me a one or two hours to install the thing and then I could relax in the glow of adoration from my loving wife. Instead, it took my 1 ½ hours just to cut the stupid hole. When I came down, it looked as if I had just climbed out of a swimming pool; my clothes and hair were soaked. Back up again, to tackle the framing portion; thankful that I at least have a cool breeze from the perfectly cut hole. Luckily, I had at least had the foresight to pre-cut all the studs, so that part went a little quicker. I just didn't have the foresight to re-check my measurements, because I was off by a maddening ½ inch. ( I swear, Murphy is haunting our attic). After 5 hours of this mess and countless trips across the attic and down the ladder, I decided to leave the shutter installation for the next day.

Since the person who designed our home decided to have a second roof jutting-out just below the place I had to work, I had to crawl on that and do the entire installation laying on my side on a narrow roof. Anyway, to skip my 2 hour stint on this tiny roof, all I have to say is: I'm glad they invented trim to cover my mistakes.

The actual connection of the wires went rather smoothly, but I do have to admit that fishing the wires was a little tricky at times. Lastly, apart from having to track down and repair a short, which happened to be in the fan's thermostat, the fan is working wonderfully. I can already feel a vast difference in how the house feels. Was it worth all the trouble? Yup! Would I do it again? Nope!

In case your wondering, here is a photo of the fan I installed...




Broan-NuTone 353 1140 Cfm Gable-Mounted Powered Attic Ventilators


Now, back to the berm...

Thank You to My Advertisers: 7/6-7/12

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Friday Fotos: 7/10

Well, it is Friday once again, so I will step aside from my normal drivel and give you something interesting to look at. I hope you enjoy your weekend...


I can see this...

courtesy of... inbetweenmeals.com



Dude...

courtesy of... icanhascheezburger




So, that's what happened...

courtesy of... picoodle.com

The Arrival of the Stones

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Trenching the Tiers

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Thank You to My Advertisers: 6/29-7/5

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Friday Photos: 7/3

I hope you all have a safe and fun Holiday weekend...




Swimming on the wrong side of Bikini Bottom...

courtesy of...wulffmorgenthaler.com (dead link removed)



I couldn't resist...

courtesy of... squidnews.com




courtesy of... icanhascheezburger.com

My Top Droppers for June 2009

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