turbowoodworker
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What would keep it from rolling or sliding?
Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT The "Glendora Garage"
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Workspaces sized between 265 and 485 squarefeet.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Excellent point I hadn’t even thought of. Description of same item on Amazon says it has hard rubber wheels! Seems like they’d be ruined fast with car weight on them.
PugetDude
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Appendages.
Model A Fan
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I would think a scissor lift/jack thing would be safer and better. This looks like you'd need four of them and some wheel chocks to be as safe as it could be. Still doesn't look that safe.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Agreed it doesnt look like much thought has been given to Safety. Though it claims to be capable of supporting 4,000 lbs it doesn't seem like it's intended to support an entire vehicle, nor would I want it to. Ok, hard pass on this man killer!
M.Brane
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Agreed that thing looks sketchy. I've been thinking of getting an airbag jack to use with the RV, but that's strictly for lifting not support.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I had to go look up "air bag jack" as I'd never heard of them for ordinary use. Only the kind used by firemen in emergency situations.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Some heavy work in the front garden today. First ******** yard work since the shoulder surgery.
We'd gotten a ginormous Clivia from SWMBO's brother's house. It took three men (not me!) to put it in my truck. It was in one of those giant red plastic party buckets from Home Depot used to hold a LOT of ice & drinks.
I could barely move it with a hand truck. Split the tub with a saw then used a machete to divide it into 2 still giant clumps . This plant was so huge that the clumps could have easily been split into 4 or 5 very large clumps but we have no more room in a shady area.
Yeah, the shoulder aches but so do my legs and back. Leftover prescription ibuprofen to the rescue.
We'd gotten a ginormous Clivia from SWMBO's brother's house. It took three men (not me!) to put it in my truck. It was in one of those giant red plastic party buckets from Home Depot used to hold a LOT of ice & drinks.
I could barely move it with a hand truck. Split the tub with a saw then used a machete to divide it into 2 still giant clumps . This plant was so huge that the clumps could have easily been split into 4 or 5 very large clumps but we have no more room in a shady area.
Yeah, the shoulder aches but so do my legs and back. Leftover prescription ibuprofen to the rescue.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Walking my dogs this morning we rounded a curve and were face to face with a very big, very pretty Peacock. It was laying down in the ground cover and didn't bother getting up until the dog was right next to it. Fifi didn't bark or run toward it, she was so excited she trembled.
As we got a little closer it casually stood up and walked - did not run, did not fly. They're big *** birds and I don't think they're intimidated by much. We live in an area full of coyotes but I've not heard of one getting eaten.
As we got a little closer it casually stood up and walked - did not run, did not fly. They're big *** birds and I don't think they're intimidated by much. We live in an area full of coyotes but I've not heard of one getting eaten.
kaymccampbell
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Don't ever tangle with one, unless you've got a rake or something. They're tough n mean, like a turkey. They can beat you up.
larry4406
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Wild peacock or someone's loose pet?
turbowoodworker
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Peacocks! Dan, growing up in Arcadia, the thing to do as a delinquent in HS, was to climb the high fence at the Arboretum at night and chase peacocks. May have had some underage alcohol helping out too.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Yeah, I this guy had a significant spur or spike on his claw. Plus, the claws are really big. When we finally walked past him he stopped and kept an eye on us. Not like in fear but just being prudent knowing he can "handle himself" if he needed to I guess.
PS to Kay: I actually had the thought that they are the same size; possibly bigger? as what I assume a wild turkey is (city boy, I've never seen one). Like a turkey's "Hollywood movie star" brother looks like!
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Dan in Pasadena
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They're wild here. There are a lot of them and little ones every Spring. Pretty cute to see the hens and the little ones running along behind but they're very plain, not colorful like the males.
Their great grand parents came from the Arboretum in Arcadia which is a town about 15 miles west of Glendora, where I now live. The Arboretum a 127 acre garden/park 127 with a lagoon that was used for the opening in the old tv series, "Fantasy Island". Lot of all sorts of critters there both intentionally and unintentionally.
larry4406
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Peacocks were native species or they are now feral having escaped fantasy island?They're wild here. There are a lot of them and little ones every Spring. Pretty cute to see the hens and the little ones running along behind but they're very plain, not colorful like the males.
Their great grand parents came from the Arboretum in Arcadia which is a town about 15 miles west of Glendora, where I now live. The Arboretum a 127 acre garden/park 127 with a lagoon that was used for the opening in the old tv series, "Fantasy Island". Lot of all sorts of critters there both intentionally and unintentionally.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I'm not a zoologist (bird-ologist?) but I don't THINK peacocks were ever native to California. I'll do some research. Maybe(?) they were native to Central or South America?
EDIT: "The peacocks at Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden trace back to 1879. That’s when ranch owner Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin imported several pairs of Indian peafowl from India to his Santa Anita Ranch, part of which later became today’s Arboretum."
Apparently they're native to Asia and Africa.....but they seem to be doing just fine here for almost 150 years!
EDIT: "The peacocks at Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden trace back to 1879. That’s when ranch owner Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin imported several pairs of Indian peafowl from India to his Santa Anita Ranch, part of which later became today’s Arboretum."
Apparently they're native to Asia and Africa.....but they seem to be doing just fine here for almost 150 years!
turbowoodworker
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I liken them to the Liberace of turkeys.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Yeah, well that metaphor doesn't really work because I see lots of little chicks born to them each Spring...I liken them to the Liberace of turkeys.
.....and besides? I doubt they know what a candelabra is!
kaymccampbell
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Turkeys typically run about 2x-ish what peafowl do. But neither of them is a pushover. They'll bring the fight to you when necessary.
kaymccampbell
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They're no candy-***, believe you me. Just as much fight in peafowl as a turkey.I liken them to the Liberace of turkeys.
PugetDude
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Coyotes will generally steer clear of an adult peacock- those spurs are really nasty.
M.Brane
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We have quite a few around here, and they're always looking for Al. They never seem to find him.
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Dan in Pasadena
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No wonder I've never seen the remains of one on my miles long dog walks - not the colorful male feathers nor a hen and you know they'd defend their chicks to the death. Cats must be a lot easier pickings. Plus the coyotes have rabbits, oppossums, raccoons (maybe - are they too strong as fighters?) and skunks if they'e desperate enough.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Has anyone bought & used the leftover paint storage bags I am seeing online?
Have you found they keep the paint from drying out long term? I’d really like to free up some cabinet space.
Have you found they keep the paint from drying out long term? I’d really like to free up some cabinet space.
kaymccampbell
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Nope. I put clear box tape over the barcode when I first get my paint, then hang on to the remaining paint for a few years, just in case it peels or I need a touch-up or I find something else to paint that color. After that, I paint the inside of the lid with the color, file it for if I want more, then pour the rest into sand or kitty litter or sawdust and fling it in the sumac patch. The only paint I've ever preserved is my 5 gallon pail of shop paint. I did that by injecting argon from the welder into the can before putting the cap back on. Everything else gets a short lifecycle. Which reminds me to put paint day on the calendar.
M.Brane
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I buy small batches. If there are leftovers that don't get used up before they go off I pop the lids, and let 'em sit in the sun until dry. Then they go in the trash. This is perfectly legal.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Major UGH on my dog walk:
Same house where we saw animal guts a month ago. This time it included a chunk of tissue or an organ. I didn't get down close enough to tell. No idea what kind of animal but SEEMS big enough that they didn't come from a squirrel, rabbit or opossum. More likely a dog or cat, possibly an adult raccoon?
My dogs both sniffed the guts and immediately turned away/were repelled by whatever they detected. Maybe the waste inside the intestine, or they recognized the smell as death, or the smell of a serious predator?
I'm reminded never to let my dogs out in the backyard at night unless I go with them......(as if that would put off a starving coyote!)
Same house where we saw animal guts a month ago. This time it included a chunk of tissue or an organ. I didn't get down close enough to tell. No idea what kind of animal but SEEMS big enough that they didn't come from a squirrel, rabbit or opossum. More likely a dog or cat, possibly an adult raccoon?
My dogs both sniffed the guts and immediately turned away/were repelled by whatever they detected. Maybe the waste inside the intestine, or they recognized the smell as death, or the smell of a serious predator?
I'm reminded never to let my dogs out in the backyard at night unless I go with them......(as if that would put off a starving coyote!)
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Dan in Pasadena
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Hmmmm.....wasn't sure what you're referring to. A quick online search says, "Tommy
James stated it simply means working every day and living life on your own terms."
Ok, agreed but how does that relate to these guts?
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Dan in Pasadena
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The "Nextdoor" app for Glendora keeps sending notices about coyotes. Today a couple and dog were "stalked" by one so they seem to be aggressive right now. Guessing because they have new pups to feed?
Riffing on local fauna - we have coyotes, bobcats, peacocks, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, skunks, saw a duck & duckings once and yesterday we saw 3 white chickens wandering the neighborhood for the first time! Today's Nextdoor said a gray fox was encountered a block away from my place and barked at the person (is that what they do?). Geez - Every time I think I've seen them all.
Riffing on local fauna - we have coyotes, bobcats, peacocks, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, skunks, saw a duck & duckings once and yesterday we saw 3 white chickens wandering the neighborhood for the first time! Today's Nextdoor said a gray fox was encountered a block away from my place and barked at the person (is that what they do?). Geez - Every time I think I've seen them all.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Posted this on the SoCal Auto **** thread. It appeared to be a still daily driven Model A roadster pickup. Right front wheel was a bit wobbly as he pulled away - king pins in 1928-32? It was definitely NOT a garage queen but we all know they never came other than black and not with whitewalls. Still, cool to think there are a very few still out there being daily driven.
M.Brane
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We have lots of critters here as well. Mostly hear them as there are lots of fences between us, and the creek 1/4 MI away.
I went out for my early morning smoke once, and 2 huge skunks came strolling down the sidewalk. I just calmly walked back toward the house. They were very cute. Glad I didn't startle them.
I went out for my early morning smoke once, and 2 huge skunks came strolling down the sidewalk. I just calmly walked back toward the house. They were very cute. Glad I didn't startle them.
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Dan in Pasadena
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With a stream that close EVERY critter must come down for a drink.
When we moved in I had a very big bush in a border near the front door. I found out a skunk & babies were living in/under it. I removed that bush asap. I've got nothing against a mama skunk raising her little ones even in my yard but that close to our front door it would have been very likely we'd surprise her/scare her one day with predictable result.