Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on September 20, 2024, 08:48:52 AMDoug, Nice Ride!  I'd like those wheels on mine. 

Jeff

They are Steeda 19x10 Trident wheels (with Continental Extreme Contact Sport Max Performance summer tires). I kept the original Ford OEM 20" wheels/all season tires to use as 'winter' tires.  Supposedly the max performance summer tires are not supposed to be used below 40 degrees and will be destroyed if used below 30 degrees.  I also upgraded the brakes to the Brembo 6 piston caliper kit with 15" rotors from the Mach 1.  Next step is the get the suspension tightened up with a full Steeda suspension kit.

Morning all,

Painter got the first coat of color done yesterday. He said he would do the 2nd coat today.  After that I will install baseboard in the garage space. Next week I plan to drive down to Dalton GA to purchase 1400 sq ft of 'random' 2ft carpet tiles.  Same stuff I used in the previous layout space.

Jeff, My Mustang is a 2023 Ecoboost Convertible with manual transmission.  I promised myself a 'fun' car after I relocated from FL to TN. In the past I was a Porsche/BMW guy, but divorced guy could only afford a Mustang.    These days a new 6 cyl Porsche or BMW convertible with a manual transmission is $80K (BMW) $100+K (Porsche). I ordered my 2023 on the last day a 2023 could be ordered but when we got the factory build date it was about 2 months AFTER the factory was supposed to have transitioned to the next generation 2024 models. I was advised there was a good chance my car was not going to be built.  So I started looking for alternatives and I found a great deal on a 2022 Mustang GT Premium Coupe with manual transmission.  The dealer kept my 2023 order and it was eventually built and delivered.  After 4 months with the GT coupe I decided I really wanted the convertible so I went down to the dealer to see if we could agree on a deal. I assumed there was no way they could make the numbers work, but their first offer was better than my required differential. And then I got them to knock another $2500 off.  I love the convertible and I don't miss the obnoxious noise from the 5.0 V8 at all. 

Doug

Good afternoon all,

We are having a fire drill at work today. The plan was to RTM our latest product release today, but QA team in India identified an issue that must be fixed so it's been "all hands on deck".  Fun!

I had a dermatologist appt today for an excision of "very abnormal" mole. Ended up with a 4.7cm excision and the numbing shots are wearing off.

Good News: The painter got the first coat of color done in the basement today.

Doug

PS: Yesterday evening I took my Moostang for a fun drive down to Tellico Plains and then up the Cherohala Skyway to Santeetlah Overlook in North Carolina.  There were no vehicles in front of me for the entire time on the Skyway.  Nice!

Good morning,

I thought I would get things going early today.

Still waiting for the painters to start.

I did get the window casements in the train layout room trimmed yesterday.  There will be no casing trim around the outside edge of the window because the two levels of the layout benchwork will pass across the windows. 

Doug

Otis is watching his girlfriend Daisy (A Boxer the same age as Otis). 

I really hope we don't end up with a litter of Boxer/Corgi cross puppies.   

My Vet recommends waiting until 1 year before Otis gets 'snipped'.

Good morning,

It's the start of a work week. 

The drywall guys finished last week, the paint was delivered on Saturday, and hopefully the painters do their thing thing this week. If the painters finish this week I plan to drive down to Dalton GA next week to pick up 1400 sq ft of 2ft random carpet tiles.  And install about 250 linear feet of baseboard.

Doug

Morning all,

Another regular work day for me. Yesterday my manager informed us we should all take a couple days off by the end of September as 'comp' time for all the extra hours we put in during June/July/August.  So that was nice.

Drywall finishing crew made another pass. I think all they have left is to sand.  And then the priming/painting will be done.

Doug

Quote from: Vietnam Seabee on September 12, 2024, 08:19:13 AMDoug...your neighbor probably says a similar thing about a guy who fills his basement up with model trains
;-))
terry

What happens in the basement stays in the basement.   

Morning all,

Yet another regular work day here.  Drywall guys have not been here since Monday. Hopefully they show up and complete the drywall finishing by the end of the week.

My neighbors tiered raised garden bed project continues.  They've (contractor) been working on it since the beginning of April. I imagine it's costing them a lot $$$$.

Doug

Mornin' all,

Another regular work day for me. My dad headed back to PA around 5:30 AM (trying to avoid Knoxville traffic).

This morning I had the first sustained power outage since I moved into the house in mid May.  It lasted for about 2 hours.  Since the local electric utility does not appear to have an outage reporting phone number nor a website link I decided to go out and see if I could tell how large an area was affected. It was a decent sized area (200+ homes?).  It was caused by a car that knocked down a utility pole so they shut down power to the whole area. I may have to revisit/reprioritize my power outage plan. I have a couple inverter generators (2000 and 3500 watt) but I have not yet installed a whole house transfer switch for generator input. I guess I will get going with that soon.

The drywall guys were back out yesterday afternoon. I would guess the finish guys have one more session before it's ready for a very light texture and then painting.

Doug

Mornin'

Regular work day.  Hopefully the drywall guys come back today for round 2 of sanding/mudding.  Should be a beautiful sunny day. Low of 52, high of 80.

Doug

Mornin' all,

This morning my dad and I installed the cat door I had bought before the house was complete in the laundry room door. This was done in order to keep my new puppy out of the laundry room where the cat box lives.  In the last week Otis has decided the cat box is a wonderful pantry stocked with poopsicles.   

Apparently Otis is designed specifically to penetrate this sort of barrier because it took him about 1.3 seconds to figure out he could squeeze right thru the cat door.

Cat door 0 - Otis 1

Good morning,

My dad and his companion are visiting for several days so I took the day off from 'real' work.  Beautiful day weather wise so I will probably go collect some rocks in the yard.

Drywall finishing crew is here today.  They work FAST.  Only been here for 1.5 hours and they have made substantial progress.

Doug

Photo of dad on the back deck drinking coffee waiting for the sunrise.

Good morning,

Regular work day for me. My father and his companion are supposed to arrive today for a 4 day visit from Pennsylvania (Womelsdorf). He is bringing his two doggies so Otis will have a lot of playtime.

The drywall hangers finished yesterday and they are supposed to start on the finishing (smoooth) today or tomorrow.

Doug

The drywall guys finished hanging the drywall in the train layout room in about 2.5 hours.

Next they will bang out the basement garage space (just 2 walls) and then start on finishing the drywall.