Delighted to spot my absolute favorite titanium trim hammer in Mr Wadsworth’s tool belt! Great minds and all. Sure seemed expensive at the time, well over a hunnie, but I’d get another without even batting an eye if I could. Ruger made it. If you ever see one, get it, I doubt they are even made any more.
Different subject, just came thru the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon between Chiloquin or, and Lakeview Oregon, fires brutal,200;20 thousand acres, zero containment. At1700 I sat in on a meeting with the lake county Commissioner’s.
The fire bombers and helos in Lakeview have no JP4 fuel to fly suppression missions. Zero,ziltch, Alturas Ca has zero fuel, Modoc County,,, Cal Fire is supporting two large fires their, they can’t fly suppression missions with.
Bend has fuel but non to spare their battling huge fires outside of Sisters Or themselves.
If I understood it correctly, Oregon Air Guard Portland is heading south with 1 twin trailer. Which creates a different problem. Mil planes and these civy birds use a different style of fuel connection.
Watched the CET “single engine tankers” roll out each carrying 400 pounds/ retardant in the sump
tank. These look like crop dusters but sporting a turbo prop power plant. Appears USFS rules only allow JP “A “ Fuels,, not high octane small aircraft fuel now.
Very educational day for me, only went to help a friend redo a vacuum line in his C 185-
Ghost, I used to work in, but not for, The Home Depot. A merch company looked after all the products in a department; my department was hardware, which included Paslode nailers. Since I was in the store 40 hours a week, I had trained the returns folks to call me when someone brought in a big ticket item that seemed used.
That day, it was a Paslode nailer, which uses butane explosions to drive the hammer. Solid, reliable and fairly light, since there was no cord or hose. The customer had a receipt from the previous day, and said this nailer wasn’t working.
The first thing I noticed was that the Torx screw heads on the body were packed with sawdust. That doesn’t happen in one day. Next, the code on the body told me it had been manufactured three years earlier. And of course, I could see the carbonization on the drive mechanism. I told the customer that this was not the tool purchased the day before, and no refund would be given.
The customer promptly pitched a fit, demanding a manager. I waited for the manager to arrive, and pointed out all of the things I had seen. The customer said it was probably one that had been sitting in the overhead for three years. I told him, no, there were six there right now and all were no older than six months.
For once a retail manager had some courage, and told the guy to get the hell out, and we would be holding on to the unit and receipt (so he couldn’t pull this at another store).
You should have seen what horribly abused wet/dry vacs were returned.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Delighted to spot my absolute favorite titanium trim hammer in Mr Wadsworth’s tool belt! Great minds and all. Sure seemed expensive at the time, well over a hunnie, but I’d get another without even batting an eye if I could. Ruger made it. If you ever see one, get it, I doubt they are even made any more.
I use Paslode cordless angled finish nailers
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Paslode-16-Gauge-Cordless-Lithium-Ion-Angled-Finish-Nailer-902400/203410132
and Ryobi cordless brad nailers
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Cordless-AirStrike-18-Gauge-Brad-Nailer-Tool-Only-with-Sample-Nails-P320/203810823
cause I don’t have the luxury of taking all day to get stuff done.
Hammer: Stiletto FH10C
Different subject, just came thru the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon between Chiloquin or, and Lakeview Oregon, fires brutal,200;20 thousand acres, zero containment. At1700 I sat in on a meeting with the lake county Commissioner’s.
The fire bombers and helos in Lakeview have no JP4 fuel to fly suppression missions. Zero,ziltch, Alturas Ca has zero fuel, Modoc County,,, Cal Fire is supporting two large fires their, they can’t fly suppression missions with.
Bend has fuel but non to spare their battling huge fires outside of Sisters Or themselves.
If I understood it correctly, Oregon Air Guard Portland is heading south with 1 twin trailer. Which creates a different problem. Mil planes and these civy birds use a different style of fuel connection.
Watched the CET “single engine tankers” roll out each carrying 400 pounds/ retardant in the sump
tank. These look like crop dusters but sporting a turbo prop power plant. Appears USFS rules only allow JP “A “ Fuels,, not high octane small aircraft fuel now.
Very educational day for me, only went to help a friend redo a vacuum line in his C 185-
VI
The front entry needs leaded glass.
I want that guy to work on my house!!
Ghost, I used to work in, but not for, The Home Depot. A merch company looked after all the products in a department; my department was hardware, which included Paslode nailers. Since I was in the store 40 hours a week, I had trained the returns folks to call me when someone brought in a big ticket item that seemed used.
That day, it was a Paslode nailer, which uses butane explosions to drive the hammer. Solid, reliable and fairly light, since there was no cord or hose. The customer had a receipt from the previous day, and said this nailer wasn’t working.
The first thing I noticed was that the Torx screw heads on the body were packed with sawdust. That doesn’t happen in one day. Next, the code on the body told me it had been manufactured three years earlier. And of course, I could see the carbonization on the drive mechanism. I told the customer that this was not the tool purchased the day before, and no refund would be given.
The customer promptly pitched a fit, demanding a manager. I waited for the manager to arrive, and pointed out all of the things I had seen. The customer said it was probably one that had been sitting in the overhead for three years. I told him, no, there were six there right now and all were no older than six months.
For once a retail manager had some courage, and told the guy to get the hell out, and we would be holding on to the unit and receipt (so he couldn’t pull this at another store).
You should have seen what horribly abused wet/dry vacs were returned.