What did you buy today? - Page 4

glatt · 06-20-2010, 02:00 PM

Griftopia looks very nice, as usual.

Griff · 06-20-2010, 02:02 PM

Thanks boss, a lovely day doesn't hurt.

Cloud · 06-20-2010, 02:16 PM

splash zone?

Undertoad · 06-20-2010, 02:20 PM

Did you use a sprayer?

Griff · 06-20-2010, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

splash zone?

Snow piles up along that wall, which was wood to the ground due to a print reading error by my concrete guy (cousin). Now we have a rot proof "splash zone."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Did you use a sprayer?

Paintbrush per previous "What did you buy?" response.

Cloud · 06-20-2010, 02:39 PM

ah, I get it. don't usually think about snow around here.

I also bought a suet cake and put it out for birds this morning. . . only to realize that it's not for warm weather and will probably melt and drip all down the tree. duh.

Oh well, maybe the birds will eat it all up before it does that--they're certainly going to town on it now.

skysidhe · 06-20-2010, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Griftopia looks very nice, as usual.

yep.
Lovely, I like the wood and the uniqueness of it inside and out.

HungLikeJesus · 06-20-2010, 03:08 PM

You stained without getting any on the white window and door frames - that's pretty good.

Is that the solar collector/heater on the left?

Shawnee123 · 06-20-2010, 03:26 PM

Can we all come live at Griftopia? Something about it always seems so peaceful.

Undertoad · 06-20-2010, 03:29 PM

Man you must not mind being at the top of a ladder!

skysidhe · 06-20-2010, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I bought a charm bracelet from The Phantom of the Opera. It has a music sign, a charm that reads "The Phantom of the Opera" (natch), a rose, a charm that reads "Prima Donna", a phantom mask, and a heart that reads Think of Me.

It was a nice show.

I'm happy for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Salads for the lot of us
$20 labor out of the boy for landscaping work in the hot and humidity
$2.99 on-demand animated movie for the toddler

Good call(s) all around.

monster · 06-20-2010, 04:16 PM

Nothing again so far.

But I may require beer later.

Also have three books in my Amazon UK cart -may or may not happen today.

And I need to order a swim team tank top and one or two team hoodies -that has a good chance of happening this evening

Griff · 06-20-2010, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

You stained without getting any on the white window and door frames - that's pretty good.

Is that the solar collector/heater on the left?

No stain um... visible.
Yeah, that's the collector.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Can we all come live at Griftopia? Something about it always seems so peaceful.

Me and Merc and Redux doing our morning meditations together, serenity now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Man you must not mind being at the top of a ladder!

I've learned to be cool with heights, but today was just the lower story.

HungLikeJesus · 06-20-2010, 05:24 PM

How is the solar collector thing working out? One of my neighbors was considering getting one.

Griff · 06-20-2010, 06:20 PM

It is difficult to quantify. Nothing too dramatic in terms of the whole house since the passive solar face already does a lot for us on sunny days but it does take the edge off the basement room it is plumbed to. On a bright sunny day it will lift that small insulated room maybe 20 degrees F. When the ceiling and finish work is done it'll be interesting to see how it holds heat. I guess an insulated house with poor solar gain or tightly insulated workshop in an unheated building would be good applications. Since it draws from the floor it is heating the coldest air in the space, so that is pretty helpful. I wouldn't over sell it but it is a great feeling when you hear the blower come on knowing the sun is the only input post manufacture.

06-20-2010, 02:02 PM	#47
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks boss, a lovely day doesn't hurt. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-20-2010, 02:16 PM	#48
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	splash zone? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-20-2010, 02:39 PM	#51
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ah, I get it. don't usually think about snow around here. I also bought a suet cake and put it out for birds this morning. . . only to realize that it's not for warm weather and will probably melt and drip all down the tree. duh. Oh well, maybe the birds will eat it all up before it does that--they're certainly going to town on it now. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-20-2010, 03:08 PM	#53
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	You stained without getting any on the white window and door frames - that's pretty good. Is that the solar collector/heater on the left? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-20-2010, 03:26 PM	#54
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Can we all come live at Griftopia? Something about it always seems so peaceful. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-20-2010, 02:00 PM	#46
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Griftopia looks very nice, as usual.

06-20-2010, 02:20 PM	#49
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Did you use a sprayer?

06-20-2010, 03:29 PM	#55
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Man you must not mind being at the top of a ladder!

06-20-2010, 04:16 PM	#57
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Nothing again so far. But I may require beer later. Also have three books in my Amazon UK cart -may or may not happen today. And I need to order a swim team tank top and one or two team hoodies -that has a good chance of happening this evening __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-20-2010, 05:24 PM	#59
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	How is the solar collector thing working out? One of my neighbors was considering getting one. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-20-2010, 06:20 PM	#60
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It is difficult to quantify. Nothing too dramatic in terms of the whole house since the passive solar face already does a lot for us on sunny days but it does take the edge off the basement room it is plumbed to. On a bright sunny day it will lift that small insulated room maybe 20 degrees F. When the ceiling and finish work is done it'll be interesting to see how it holds heat. I guess an insulated house with poor solar gain or tightly insulated workshop in an unheated building would be good applications. Since it draws from the floor it is heating the coldest air in the space, so that is pretty helpful. I wouldn't over sell it but it is a great feeling when you hear the blower come on knowing the sun is the only input post manufacture. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 7 (0 members and 7 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode