I hate talking politics as people go crazy. I mean it's the hardest job in the world. Isn't it possible that 2 people could be bad at it?
Anyway, I cracked a floor tile the other day and when I lifted it up I found my subfloor had rotted. Started pulling it apart and found a poorly sealed threshold on the patio door.
Removing some oddly unnecessary plywood showed that it has been going on for a while.
I am handy but not a builder so I've been procrastinating cutting out that rot but I got the replacement section assembled.
When I was just a pup I often visited the Chicago Temple.
The view from the very top was amazing. On a good day a paper airplane would fly forever between buildings, going higher and farther and then out of sight.
My Grandfather would frown on that behavior though.
It was one of the tallest buildings in the windy city.
I went back a few years ago to see the Temple again.
Today, sadly, it's a just footnote in the tallest buildings in Chicago.
Thanks for the memory.
Chicago is an amazing city - I've been there many times.
I've visited the top of Sears Tower on one occasion and I'm embarrassed to say that I could hardly pry myself away from the elevators.
The view from that height is breath taking and a little frightening at the same time.
One of my main reasons for coming here was to have a steak at Gibson's. 22 ounces cooked at 1800 degrees F to a perfect medium rare. Went last night and geeked out a little. Comes pretty naturally to me, hence the toy cars. The food here has all been amazing.
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"The world looks so much better through beer goggles: Enjoy today, you never know what tomorrow may bring." Ken
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:44 pm
One of my main reasons for coming here was to have a steak at Gibson's. 22 ounces cooked at 1800 degrees F to a perfect medium rare. Went last night and geeked out a little. Comes pretty naturally to me, hence the toy cars. The food here has all been amazing.
What are those green things obscuring the view of the steak?
Frankensteined RC10T3 / Franky Jr RC10GT-e (x2) / A+ stamp / Toy Story RC / Graphite replica / B1.5 BFG 5LTi / Clonewald / Hyper Hornet
"I love the effort, but it sure looks like you took the long way around to a tub again"
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:44 pm
One of my main reasons for coming here was to have a steak at Gibson's. 22 ounces cooked at 1800 degrees F to a perfect medium rare. Went last night and geeked out a little. Comes pretty naturally to me, hence the toy cars. The food here has all been amazing.
Now that 'stairs' pic is cardworthy....... yep, we can work with that. Very "grand entrance".... kind of a cross between the Prom, the Miss America pageant, and something from Kindig Customs.....
Osiris is the key.
"The world looks so much better through beer goggles... except Farmer in his underwear" - Ken
Look out for Todd K. - he's a convicted serial killer!!!
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:44 pm
One of my main reasons for coming here was to have a steak at Gibson's. 22 ounces cooked at 1800 degrees F to a perfect medium rare. Went last night and geeked out a little. Comes pretty naturally to me, hence the toy cars. The food here has all been amazing.
I'm so confused! I see you have two thumbs.
I build RCs like people would have done back in the '90s ..................................... if they had 3D printers.
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:27 pm
Here ya go Chuck. This was yesterday. Cloudy today.
Thanks so much
The circled area is the Chicago Temple.
When I went there it was the 3rd tallest building in Chicago!
It had the tallest spire in the world!
I could see all of Chicago.
Thick glass front doors with polished brass handles, elevator operators with white gloves and lots of leaded stained glass.
What a change. It looks so small.
Looks like you're enjoying some good grub, downtown Chicago can be a lot a fun for sure. Right before meeting the wife, I had a lady friend who lived in Bucktown and we'd often frequent downtown. Was some good times.
I've made CAD drawings for a few of those hi-rises downtown, all the concrete construction drawings that is. Trump tower was the first skyscraper I worked on.
THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:44 pm
One of my main reasons for coming here was to have a steak at Gibson's. 22 ounces cooked at 1800 degrees F to a perfect medium rare. Went last night and geeked out a little. Comes pretty naturally to me, hence the toy cars. The food here has all been amazing.
I'm so confused! I see you have two thumbs.
The thing is, thumbs are special. They're the one finger that is detachable. His thumb may have been given back to him for the photo.
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"I love the effort, but it sure looks like you took the long way around to a tub again"
This guy is a school teacher from Pontiac and he was on a field trip to Springfield a couple years ago when this picture was taken. His name is Paul Aplington.
I don't care who you are, that's funny.
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Speaking of The Kang:
When I was little, we lived in Tupelo, Elvis' Hometown, I went to Elvis Presley Day Care Center while the Folks worked. It was the Building that the Museum/Gift Shop is now, right behind the TWO ROOM House his family lived in....
Hey I've noticed that my resized pictures just don't have the clarity I would like. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to improve them? I am taking them at a fairly high resolution and they show every speck at full size.
Thanks!
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Does your camera have a macro setting if so use it for close ups? Just a suggestion.
So I opened a sealed package of a3005 transmission parts to find this. I do mean sealed, I had to cut the bag open. My luck is terrible. If only I could go back in time and find who packaged these.
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I have plenty of the correct parts if you need them for a build just get hold of me.
The food here has all been amazing.
