Florida Stay at Home Activites!

[Zeek 2,286]

So like most of you who have been at home, I have been catching up on a few things. For me the following:

 

I finally got to finish all the wiring/lights/water to the garage. I used 4' damp location LED direct-wire lights I got from 1000bulbs.com. Very happy with them. Snap in mounting brackets included. Garage doesn't get wet, but it's very humid in FL at times and things get damp. $35 or so each which was pretty reasonable. I used 8 (4 per side) that fit exactly on the 4' roof braces. Building 24' x 40'.

Posted for "intruders" 

 

Lights I used.

 

I FINALLY got the 1276 up and running and took her out for a spin.

 

And decided to put fatty red spark plug wires on my Harley.

 

Hope all is well. Fortunately, we don't know anyone (friends/family) with the Covid thing so far . . . . can't wait to get back to business 

 

 

 

 

 

[dclarke 4,076]

Love that 1276, Zeek and it looks like the lights really light up your shop. Nice job! 

 

[squonk 42,735]

I can't believe your not at the beach with all of those nuts ZEEKY! 

 

Couple of observations:

 

Tool boxes 2 far away from each other 

Fans too small

Ford wider than the door 

Aluminum ladder 

No Teckys in the pic

 

Nice shop. How hot is it going to get in there?  After Penndot pays a visit and reclaims their signs, you can put a big honking fan up where that turnpike sign is! 

 

Edited April 19, 2020 by squonk

[rmaynard 15,938]

You've come a long way since my visit last October. With temperatures here only in the 40's, I long for another visit,  but with this Covid thing, I'm not sure when that will happen. My brother in law who lives over in Leesburg, is ready to head north. He says he's ready for some cooler weather. Haha.

The lights look great. I'm gathering lights for my building but with electric not run yet, no sense in putting them up. I'm still sorting the old sheds. No one in my immediate circle of family or friends has the Covid thing, thank goodness.

Keep up the good work. That building will be filled in no time. However, Sue might want you to build a stall or two for her horses. 

Edited April 19, 2020 by rmaynard

[adsm08 2,745]

I'm getting sick of my governor's over-emotional over-reaction (he's been doing things lately that actually go against CDC guidance) and I'm about to attempt to turn armed protest in front of the governor's residence into a "stay at home" activity.

[WHNJ701 4,165]

what type of building kit was that?  looks nice 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,205]

Cool shop Zeek! 👍😎

[SPINJIM 1,984]

2 hours ago, adsm08 said:

I'm getting sick of my governor's over-emotional over-reaction

 

Yeh, I'm kind of sick of staying at home too, but I'd be more sick if I got Covid19.   I notice that the Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, and Cumberland County area is one of the high death rate hot-spots in PA.   Please be patient and stay well.  I see it as a good time to catch up on some of my WH projects and home repairs.

   Jim

[Zeek 2,286]

5 hours ago, squonk said:

I can't believe your not at the beach with all of those nuts ZEEKY! 

 

Couple of observations:

 

Tool boxes 2 far away from each other 

Fans too small

Ford wider than the door 

Aluminum ladder 

No Teckys in the pic

 

Nice shop. How hot is it going to get in there?  After Penndot pays a visit and reclaims their signs, you can put a big honking fan up where that turnpike sign is! 

 

 

 Believe it or not, none of those signs are stolen! I happened to be working when they decided to redo the PA RT 15 and E Winding Hill Rd. interchange years ago. They were laying in a pile and the PADOT foreman let me have them! It's going great, barring any unforeseen circumstances I''ll never live north of here. Although you do have to respect the sun, I just had to have a pencil eraser size skin cancer removed from my one forearm two week ago. Here's the Techy! One of these days I gotta mount the sickle bar I got from @AMC RULES !

 

3 hours ago, jabelman said:

what type of building kit was that?  looks nice 

 

It is a was a SBS building out of the Carolinas. Very happy with it. I talked some about it here.

 

5 hours ago, adsm08 said:

I'm getting sick of my governor's over-emotional over-reaction (he's been doing things lately that actually go against CDC guidance) and I'm about to attempt to turn armed protest in front of the governor's residence into a "stay at home" activity.

 

He's a [insert derogatory term] and I don't miss PA a bit. Of all the freaking things to close when people are supposed to stay home all day  Fortunately they kept them open here, plus you don't have to go a "beer distributor" to buy regular priced beer, everywhere has it here. There are no separate beer stores. All that did was give more money to Maryland if you know what I mean. . .

Edited April 19, 2020 by Zeek

[adsm08 2,745]

4 hours ago, Zeek said:

He's a [insert derogatory term] and I don't miss PA a bit. Of all the freaking things to close when people are supposed to stay home all day  Fortunately they kept them open here, plus you don't have to go a "beer distributor" to buy regular priced beer, everywhere has it here. There are no separate beer stores. All that did was give more money to Maryland if you know what I mean. . .

 

I know exactly what you mean. One of the guys I work with lives in Newberry, 53 miles from his house to the nearest open liquor store across the Mason-Dixon. He organized a run for Saturday and is bringing an obscene amount of alcohol to work tomorrow.

 

As for Wolfy, I've been saying for a while now that the best thing about the man is that he is term limited.

[adsm08 2,745]

6 hours ago, SPINJIM said:

 

Yeh, I'm kind of sick of staying at home too, but I'd be more sick if I got Covid19.   I notice that the Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, and Cumberland County area is one of the high death rate hot-spots in PA.   Please be patient and stay well.  I see it as a good time to catch up on some of my WH projects and home repairs.

   Jim

 

My issue at the moment isn't the shut down of "non-essential" businesses or the "stay home" order, it's the masking order.

 

I might be OK with it, except it goes directly against the most recent CDC guidelines which say that by and large masking is likely to be at best ineffective and at worst could actually raise the infection rate as people not used to wearing them are likely to fiddle with them, making touch their face more. Further masks don't seem to be highly effective in reducing transmission. Of course this is all being done under the advice of the state Sec of Health, who has a tenuous relationship with reality, and using a set of numbers that is skewed to the high side to begin with and are constantly being revised downward.

Edited April 19, 2020 by adsm08

[tom2p 2,394]

11 hours ago, adsm08 said:

I'm getting sick of my governor's over-emotional over-reaction (he's been doing things lately that actually go against CDC guidance) and I'm about to attempt to turn armed protest in front of the governor's residence into a "stay at home" activity.

don't worry - be patient 

 

when 200 million people have been tested - activities and businesses can then resume 

 

lol

Edited April 20, 2020 by tom2p

[adsm08 2,745]

2 minutes ago, tom2p said:

don't worry - be patient 

 

when 200 million people have been tested - activities and businesses can then resume 

 

lol

 

Part of my issue is that I don't like being told what to do, to a certain extent, and being the type that considers myself a citizen and not a subject it grates on me even more when the government tries to tell me what to do.

 

Well right now they are telling me I am considered essential, that I have to go to work, and now that I have to wear a mask that another more medically oriented group (CDC) is telling me ain't gonna do nothing. Add all that to the fact that I have a thing about stuff over my face and the masking order is really chafing me.

 

I guarantee I'll get ticketed for not wearing one and then hauled off for fighting with the officer over it, but Peduto signs laws that blatantly violate the letter and spirit of state preemption laws, with Wolfy's blessing, and the DA declines to pick up the criminal complaints that were filed the next day.

[tom2p 2,394]

12 hours ago, squonk said:

I can't believe your not at the beach with all of those nuts ZEEKY! 

 

 

much rather be on a FL beach - than on a NYC subway 

 

for anyone not tracking the details :

NY :  18,000+ deaths 

 

FL:         770  deaths 

 

 

Edited April 20, 2020 by tom2p

[Zeek 2,286]

The Governor here has done a pretty good job of being reasonable yet careful given the changing circumstances. There is no "mask order," but having gone out today probably about 60% have them on and most people respect the distance at grocery stores/Walmart. Some small business like barber shops and and the motorcycle shop I was at (to get  tire mounted) are not ordered to close. I personally have just been whacking my own hair for now, just because I don't like being close to people. But at least the economy here hasn't been burned to the extent PA has. 

[tom2p 2,394]

PA is in a tough spot - figuratively and literally 

 

close to NY and NJ

 

[stevasaurus 23,104]

Good to hear from you Zeek.  Stay safe Mate.   Looks like you are enjoying Florida.  

[Zeek 2,286]

On 4/20/2020 at 2:19 PM, stevasaurus said:

Good to hear from you Zeek.  Stay safe Mate.   Looks like you are enjoying Florida.  

 

Missed seeing you at the shows. Hopefully I'll get back to one in the future 

[clueless 3,122]

Zeek, I can't seem to find those LED fixtures on the 1000bulb site. Any help would be appreciated.

Chris 

[Zeek 2,286]

On 4/22/2020 at 1:06 PM, clueless said:

Zeek, I can't seem to find those LED fixtures on the 1000bulb site. Any help would be appreciated.

Chris 

 

Try this link. I like them so much I'm going to order a few more for my other garage that has old fluorescents.