Marty_d Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Love it, OK. They are a special breed. We lived in County Cork & County Louth for 18 months, my wife working as a pharmacist there. The medical advice then was that men should try to limit their Guinness intake to 14 pints a week. Heard somewhere that due to Covid-19, pubs are now delivering freshly pulled pints in the local area - I have a mental image of a chap riding a bicycle holding the handlebars with one hand and a pint in the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Weren't pregnant women advised a pint of guiness a day as it was iron rich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Weren't pregnant women advised a pint of guiness a day as it was iron rich? Those who couldn't afford it put a few iron nails in a glass of water then drank the rusty water each day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Not just Guiness, but all Stout ale, Like stupid polies, free milk for children at school, and one cigarette aday for Bronchitis, or asthma. Nowdays NHS can give you a Free car, you only have to pay for the fuel. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Guinness for strength. Sugary soft drink for energy. RUM for ideas as to what to do with the strength and energy. You could also try a black widow. Guinness and Champagne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 My next "At home job " Refurbish my old lawnmower. Not a lot of paint left and no undercoat. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 Today I picked my wife up from hospital after she had her thyroid removed. We only found out last week that she had aggressive thyroid cancer. Then a phone consultation from my cardiologist, who advised that he is putting me on blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke since I have had a couple of episodes of atrial fibrillation. A busy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 My next "At home job " Refurbish my old lawnmower. I finished refurbishing mine just on lunchtime today. Next job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Today I picked my wife up from hospital after she had her thyroid removed. We only found out last week that she had aggressive thyroid cancer. Then a phone consultation from my cardiologist, who advised that he is putting me on blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke since I have had a couple of episodes of atrial fibrillation. A busy day. Jeepers.. Best wishes to your wife and yourslef and hope everything settles down nicely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Jeepers.. Best wishes to your wife and yourself and hope everything settles down nicely. My sentiments exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Forget the lawnmowers, it seems it's us that need refurbishing. All the best with the treatment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Look after your self & the missus. Hopping you live a long and happy life, just to keep us here happy. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Well, today I tidied my workbench and vacuumed the garage floor. Tomorrow I think I'll polish the Kingswood's dip stick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I painted the top of my dipstick yesterday. True. Are you taking the Mickey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Tomorrow I think I'll polish the Kingswood's dip stick. I painted the top of my dipstick yesterday. This isn't some kind of euphemism, is it? I guess whatever gets you through isolation... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) My dipsticks are all painted yellow.(really) I've trimmed the canary's toenails, vacuumed the dog and polished the cat...... Now I just can't think what to do next ..... Edited April 29, 2020 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I forgot that I'll have to dust the Kingswood's venetians, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_Atrick Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 This isn't some kind of euphemism, is it? I guess whatever gets you through isolation... Kingswood Country... You can watch the whole series on yootoob by the look of it... Here's an episode: Brings back some memories, does that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The first ever appearance of the Bullpits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Back to finding something to do. The Lawn Dart project has stalled due to the lack of a cheap ESC, so I decided to start something else. Something I have always wanted is a sand blasting cabinet. One like this from a tool shop is about $200. I'm too tight to pay out that much when I can make something that works for hardly anything. A search on the 'Net produced these plans I have sheets of plywood that I got for nothing, so the cabinet itself will cost me nothing. I spent this afternoon marking out the cut lines on a sheet of plywood. I jumped onto the Bunnings catalogue and got these prices: 1 x PVC air grill $5.25 2 x 100 mm waste tray flanges 3.10 2 x 105/127 mm jubilee clamps $7.70 1 x Ozito blow gun $ 9.95 1 pr long sleeved chemical gloves $4.10 Total cost: $30.10 I have to see if I can scrounge the lid from a storage bin for the 250 x 500 mm window. Perspex is too dear, and glass is also too expensive unless I go to a salvage yard. This is how I am going to convert the blow gun into a sand blasting gun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 ome, whatever material your viewing window is, you'll need clear stick on, replaceable protective film on the inside. Good idea building your own though. Where I volunteer, they bought a big one for a couple of grand. It's a heap of junk and only works about 10% of the time. For two years, they've constantly battled with something that would be more use as a boat anchor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Fitted a shop vac to the outlet filter. It made all the difference to visibility. Also suggest some strong LEDs internally. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 you'll need clear stick on, replaceable protective film on the inside. Yep. I have a roll of clear stick-on vinyl shop vac to the outlet filter. It made all the difference to visibility. Also suggest some strong LEDs internally. Got a shop vac, and Jaycar has the LEDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) I bought a complete Chinese one, new and unused, for $75 off a bloke who decided he had no use for it. I had to make four legs for it, to raise it to a decent working height. It works quite well, but visibility is always a problem with them. Mine has a sloped perspex lid, and I find if I use it in bright sunlight, it makes a big difference to seeing what you're doing. The long gloves are a costly item, and they wear out too fast. You also need a good ceramic nozzle, they wear out like crazy. Mine is identical to this one, but it came complete with the air regulator on the side, and a neon tube light inside (fitted with a protective cover). https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/craigieburn/power-tools/sand-blasting-cabinet/1229031004 Edited June 2, 2020 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 There are u-tube videos showing how to modify the base to inject a bit more air at that point and also have a quick drain so you can easily change media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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