MainelyWheelhorse 1,457 #8451 Posted July 5 (edited) Hey, speaking of computers, I’m old enough to have played computer games that needed a C prompt RUN command in DOS. The Manhole was one of them. It didn’t move much. mostly still images that swapped when you did something like move to another room, or opened a drawer. I was a junior in high school when the internet took off. As far as what I did today, I was supposed to work but they were over staffed so I came home. I then worked on the C-141 and hung out with family to 6. I might have the starting issue figured out. I don’t have to go in tomorrow until 1. so maybe I’ll try to start it tomorrow morning. UPDATE: As of 7:30 pm I got it to turn the engine over from the key. Tomorrow I’m going to button things up before work and maybe take it for a spin. Edited July 6 by MainelyWheelhorse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,120 #8452 Posted July 5 Put the boat in the water, first time this year. Took a sloooow ride around the local lake with my wife. Taking it up to Maine next week and need to be sure it’s “OK”..you know how boats can be Nice restaurant that you can pull up to.. maybe next time. Note: I’m wearing a Wheel Horse shirt, always representing! 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,457 #8453 Posted July 6 @Sparky if you don’t mind me asking where in Maine are you headed with it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,382 #8454 Posted July 6 Incredibly busy day today!! I was so tired from hiking yesterday I was in bed and out cold by 7:30 PM. This morning I was outside in the barn by 5 AM. After the shelf moving project I built this wall for the new workshop space AC. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,120 #8455 Posted July 6 5 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said: @Sparky if you don’t mind me asking where in Maine are you headed with it? Don’t mind ya asking…Long Lake in Somerville 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,772 #8456 Posted July 6 24 minutes ago, Sparky said: ..you know how boats can be Yup. We put our pontoon a week ago. Didn't run long enough to get from the boat launch to our dock. Water pump was working fine when we took it out last fall. Somehow it managed to fail while it was in winter storage. I found a rebuild kit, but have not had time to install it yet. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,311 #8457 Posted July 6 6 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: workshop space AC. Thought Maine got to around 50 sunny with flies on a good summer day and then went back to normal -5 with flies on a good day... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,457 #8458 Posted July 6 6 minutes ago, Sparky said: Don’t mind ya asking…Long Lake in Somerville Oh, ok you might be thinking of Long Pond. Somerville is pretty close to where I live. Cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,120 #8459 Posted July 6 Just now, MainelyWheelhorse said: Ok, if it’s in Somerville you might be thinking of Long Pond. Thats very close to where I live.Cool! Yep, your right! Long Pond. Is the Hannifords you work at close to where I’ll be? We’re renting a house so I’m sure there will be a grocery run made at some point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 1,457 #8460 Posted July 6 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Sparky said: Yep, your right! Long Pond. Is the Hannifords you work at close to where I’ll be? We’re renting a house so I’m sure there will be a grocery run made at some point. Pretty close, everything is a drive up here. if you’re coming through Augusta, there’s a few there. Mine is in China, it’s roughly 15 -20 minutes away from Somerville. Edited July 6 by MainelyWheelhorse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,382 #8461 Posted July 6 25 minutes ago, Sparky said: Don’t mind ya asking…Long Lake in Somerville If you need good coffee feel free to stop by... 20 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Thought Maine got to around 50 sunny with flies on a good summer day and then went back to normal -5 with flies on a good day... Man you got the flies part right!! Tomorrow's high temp forecast is some over 90⁰ with a heat index of a nice even 100⁰ 🔥 🥵 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,382 #8462 Posted July 6 Rearranged the battery operated tools and charging station. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 1,163 #8463 Posted July 6 (edited) 13 hours ago, Sparky said: Don’t mind ya asking…Long Lake in Somerville Long Lake is beautiful! oops, replied too soon! Should have read further! Edited July 6 by Wayne0 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,141 #8464 Posted July 6 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Rearranged the battery operated tools and charging station. How will you ever find anything with it all like that? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,311 #8465 Posted July 6 9 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Rearranged the battery operated tools and charging station. Very nice... Uhm... the left most open end wrench is facing left... Please have BBT flip it to correspond with its neighbors... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,772 #8466 Posted July 6 54 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Very nice... Uhm... the left most open end wrench is facing left... Please have BBT flip it to correspond with its neighbors... That reminds me. I'll have to pick up another 10mm combo wrench. Going to neet it when I get around to working on the outboard. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,382 #8467 Posted July 6 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Very nice... Uhm... the left most open end wrench is facing left... Please have BBT flip it to correspond with its neighbors... The mouth may be facing wrong but the label faces out. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 9,968 #8468 Posted July 7 Not today, but I’m just getting around to what I did in the fourth. Drove our FD tanker on the local parade. 1996 Pete with a 425 hp Cat, 9-Speed coupled to a 1973 Trailmobile 6200 gallon tank trailer. We are one of only two departments to have tractor trailer tankers on all of Long Island. I was on the purchasing committee for tractor and am very proud of it. I have supplied countless thousands of gallons of water for all kinds of fires. 5 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HyperPete 868 #8469 Posted July 8 Replaced the lid to the septic tank I hit with the tractor Thank goodness for 4WD. Left front wheel was in the tank riser. (Thank goodness for tank risers, too!) 😩👃💩 Today I also spread a couple of yards of topsoil, evening out the lawn, and smoothing over exposed roots. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,141 #8470 Posted July 8 On 7/5/2025 at 1:29 PM, Ed Kennell said: After 4 years of using a 20" table mounted slide rule to calculate the water HP, brake HP, and efficiency of model turbine test data, I entered the computer world in 1968 with a WANG programmable calculator. It used a cassette tape. Hehe, you said "wang". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,390 #8471 Posted July 9 Returned home this afternoon after two nights camping with the 11 and 10 year old grandkids. We ate a lot of hot dogs and mac & cheese. All cooking was done outside over firepit or Coleman camp stove. No video games but we did watch a movie each night. We rode a few miles on bicycles. We fished, waded in the lake, skipped stones in the lake, took walks and engaged in conversation. Discussions included the need for flies (and the maggot's place in medical use). Wasps (these two have unusual fear of wasps) and what they are good for? They were in awe when one came inside the camper, and I was able to allow it to land and walk around on my hand before it flew outside without stinging me. Once question raised was "Will it sting me if I try to pet it?" Why does the "leaves of three--leave them be" plant (poison ivy) make us itch and a host of other question surrounding this plant. "How can that snake swim?" "Can we go camping again and stay five nights next time pawpaw? Not likely to stay five nights but we will go again before they out grow pawpaw. The cab of the pickup was mighty quiet coming home with heavy eyes and their heads bobbing with each curve. I think I wore them out--I was! If you zoom in, you should be able to see the rather large stone skipping. We settled for catching three inch long bluegill--might as well be record keepers. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,624 #8472 Posted July 9 (edited) Trying to get some shade going around here. Will be 14’x36’ when finished. Can’t wait. I am trying to hopefully have an Eastern NC meet and greet next year. 🤞 Edited July 9 by 19richie66 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,382 #8473 Posted July 10 Had to go to the dentist. A piece of a filling fell off the side of a tooth. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,972 #8474 Posted July 10 On 7/9/2025 at 11:36 AM, 19richie66 said: Trying to get some shade going around here. Will be 14’x36’ when finished. Can’t wait. Those WHs look like they are just sitting around waiting for someone else to come along and do the work! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,141 #8475 Posted July 11 I did a lot of spuddle today. It would help if I had all the parts for any one of the 5 jobs I'm sitting on at work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
