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Gerontius

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  • Gerontius
    Apparently I'm absolutely crushing it at work. I've applied Gilbreth motion studies to improve my speed at assembling vehicle parts...
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Funny thing is the pallets I'm supposedly filling come out with layers and layers of parts. Basically I am doing the work of two men because I decided to experiment with a 1911 ergonomics concept.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    And people think factory work is "mindless." Bull crap. I get to build things and plan on the rest of my day, not talk to people, and play with power tools. Not bad!
    Gerontius
    Hurricane coming, got to make sure I have everything squared away. Should be a lot of rain but otherwise no worries.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I should have gotten some kerosene for the lamps but instead I can use the battery headlight from the bicycle...water should be ok and I still have a gas stove so I ought to be fine.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    The plan is to catch up on some housekeeping this afternoon and see about papers for college.
    Gerontius
    Cooking dinner, sewing napkins, preparing for guests and building an absolutely terrifying electric experiment in the living room. This is the life for me.
    Gerontius
    Driving today the brakes failed on my car. Two hours later and I had a temporary fix enough to get home on. I think tomorrow is the day I buy a caliper rebuild kit.
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    elgat0verde
    elgat0verde
    That's why manual transmission vehicles are amazing, if I ever get a new vehicle it'll be a stick, screw automatics lol
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I was driving an automatic but it's a very old one where 2nd and low gear are still on the selector. Just got to know how to make it do its thing.
    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    I hope you're alright.
    Gerontius
    Worked a full shift. Spent a few hours in the barn and rode. Now at church. It's a good day!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Cooking up a few hands on projects and planning on getting college finished finally. My life is not so bad really. It really isn't.
    Gerontius
    Entertaining guests today. Cooked a pot of beans and ham, will throw some cornbread and coffee on after church, digging out a nice playlist for the windup victrola. If that doesn't suit them, I don't know what will.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    It went well. Cornbread came off the fire superb. Beans were filling and savory. Guest threw himself at the pump organ and started playing professional jazz music. The record collection was a hit, and everything was pretty good. I actually feel recharged afterwards, which is wild for having just had people over. Now to wash a few dishes.
    Gerontius
    I have guests coming over next week and am pretty excited! My buddy from the Phonograph Society is visiting and so is his friend from work.
    Gerontius
    Waking up -- first the alarm starts to beep and then all the clocks in the house start to strike, one after another, 5 AM. I like waking up to a special interest.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    (have been into clocks since I was a toddler. The Sessions "Halifax" banjo clock in the living room has a bim-bam strike on two chime rods, the Sessions and Seth Thomas mantel clocks use a coil gong. Beautiful sounds to wake up to.
    oregano
    oregano
    Unfortunately mechanical clocks are too much for me, I simply can't stand the ticking noise they make. I love clocks too, but all the clocks I have are electric or electronic because the ticking of mechanical clocks drives me bonkers. I have my grandfather's old mantel clock but am too scared of the noise to have it fixed.
    oregano
    oregano
    Old clocks are so wonderful too, I have had to pass on several opportunities to buy a real Victorian clock over the years because of the noise. It really saddens me.
    Gerontius
    Saw a crop duster biplane flying today, still carrying the spray rig and a large radial engine. Sounded great!
    Gerontius
    Have marked one year of being in love with the same autistic lady - and I like this. She does too. It's nice.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    We are probably getting married once we get further along in our careers.
    Gerontius
    "Excellent argument: however, yo mama"
    Raggamuffin
    Raggamuffin
    My favourite is from a Russell Peters stand up. He does a Chinese accent and goes:
    "Your momma is soo fat...that when she jump for joy...she get stuck."
    Gerontius
    8 hour shifts plus long commute equals about 10 or 11 hours of the day turned for just work. Pay is ok tho.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @tree you bet I am, and soon I can afford to do it, too! It's a good situation.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    @tripleU it's not "easy" but figuring out how to fit right in has been actually kind of neat. My car broke down and I have to spend a lot of time fixing it this evening. But it works out in the end.
    tripleU
    tripleU
    Get an elephant that won't break down, lol
    Gerontius
    I caught a mockingbird!
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    The mockingbird is an insectivore which makes this somewhat complicated but they do thrive on cat food and other things. Usually I had seed eating birds.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Good luck to you and the birdie. I hope she/he is flying again soon!
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Girlfriend and I gave it some water and we have it waiting and resting in a produce crate on one of my old shirts.
    Her sister already named it "Peanut." We do not know if it's a boy or a girl.
    Gerontius
    Shabby chic furniture does, and always will, look like seagull crap.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I just bought a quartered oak gramophone from England. English oak is the stuff of poetry and fable... and it's buried under a shade between "seagull squirt" and "white woman's Instagram."
    oregano
    oregano
    Sad. I hope the acetone needed to strip the paint doesn't do too much harm to the oak.
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    I use citrus base removers and will probably strip afterwards with denatured alcohol and then refinish in orange shellac. It should turn out all right!
    My girlfriend hates "modern farmhouse."
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