The Home Board

Haven't noticed anything yet.

I'd forgotten about that aspect of life in the PI...

I did a home equity loan for debt consolidation back in the mid or late 90's and I don't remember putting up with ANY of that bullshit. I was shocked when I read the disclosure forms and saw all the fees. Not to mention the 7-point-something interest rate... Oh, and this was Navy Federal Credit Unio...

Essentially, you're mortgaging your home which is okay, but by the time you pay appraisal costs, loan origination fees, closing costs etc. ad nauseum, you wind up borrowing money to pay for borrowing money. I need $13K to have my roof replaced. I started the paperwork for a home equity loan to cover...

Patbridges81 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:47 am Hey Grandpa, Is that a snowblower in the background?

Just a little one. For flurries...

I can’t quite make it out—is that a homemade string trimmer?? Amazing! Yup. String head off a walk-behind trimmer that blew the motor, frame out of stuff I had laying around, gearbox from Surplus Center, PTO shaft swaps between trimmer and my old Howard tiller. Piece of 1/2" shaft, 3 pulleys a...

Just marvy... :lol: I had two major project waiting on me to get a round tuit. Attempted both in the last few days and both went pear-shaped almost immediately. I have learned (far too late...) that when things turn to shit, the best thing to do is walk away and do something else or nothing at all. ...

Jim_in_RP wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 11:10 pm


Who was it that said sailors have the cleanest of bodies and the dirtiest of mines?

Not that it matters, but that was Eleanor Roosevelt and she said it about Marines during WW II.

Sounds like you did it right. Pix? I'm struggling with trying to TIG some 3/16ths stainless steel rod together. Main problem is not being able to see what I'm doing between old eyes and lens fogging up. Being a shaky old fart ain't helping either. Bought a new TIG torch in hopes that a different gas...

Jim_in_RP wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 8:34 am Paul,
You think I should post SANDPIG?

Sure! Frankly, from what little I know about you and your other stories, it was quite a surprise in terms of imagination and subject matter.