Kwasaki Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 43 minutes ago, Will B Good said: Arrrggghhh....got to tell me!!! Sounds like you live like a Pharoah laying down all the time while slaves work. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itsari Posted September 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2021 I have been busy with extending a roof to obtain shade to the house and weather a basement entrance .Been on the project for 4 weeks working alone . I expect to be finished in 10 days. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, itsari said: I have been busy with extending a roof to obtain shade to the house and weather a basement entrance .Been on the project for 4 weeks working alone . I expect to be finished in 10 days. Thank you Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, itsari said: I have been busy with extending a roof to obtain shade to the house and weather a basement entrance .Been on the project for 4 weeks working alone . I expect to be finished in 10 days. Looks a good job ???? I certainly wouldn't take on a job like that alone, I have a very good family member who can turn his hand to steel and concrete work, I'm effectively his labourer although I'm also the structural engineer. Nice to see I'm not the only one who has a proper scaffolding tower ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, tifino said: shhh dit dit shhh dit dit shhh diit dit shhh... More my style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Crossy said: Looks a good job ???? I certainly wouldn't take on a job like that alone, I have a very good family member who can turn his hand to steel and concrete work, I'm effectively his labourer although I'm also the structural engineer. Nice to see I'm not the only one who has a proper scaffolding tower ???? Passable scaffold only , but beats bamboo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted September 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Kwasaki said: Sounds like you live like a Pharoah laying down all the time while slaves work. ???? Got it! It is a bit like that for the moment. Doing a house sit: poolboy, gardener, maid, cleaner, pest control, water delivery......they are all keeping the wife busy...555 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Will B Good said: Got it! It is a bit like that for the moment. Doing a house sit: poolboy, gardener, maid, cleaner, pest control, water delivery......they are all keeping the wife busy...555 with a precis in picture form: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 53 minutes ago, Will B Good said: Got it! It is a bit like that for the moment. Doing a house sit: poolboy, gardener, maid, cleaner, pest control, water delivery......they are all keeping the wife busy...555 Yeah, if you don't keep the wife busy, someone will....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I asked my dear Ann all by myself to paint my new toolboard She did! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p414 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 8:19 AM, tifino said: .plus there's only one more day of paralympics... didn't know that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Well. I did my and the wife's 2020 US taxes, and showed my boy how to do his. AND got half the new grounded wiring we installed in the "Penthouse" last week tied in. A little paint to be touched-up but it came out well. Second half tomorrow if all goes well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 4:38 PM, Crossy said: Replaced the front bearing on the pool pump which became noisy 1 month outside warranty and a week later went quiet because it seized! New bearing 90 Baht from the farm shop, replacement a couple of hours of farang swearing (I really must buy a puller - like I said I would last time a pump went belly-up). I had cause to replace another pump bearing today. This time I went and bought a puller!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 41 minutes ago, Crossy said: I had cause to replace another pump bearing today. This time I went and bought a puller!! How'd it work? So much junk around it's hard to get a decent one anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 11 hours ago, Yellowtail said: How'd it work? So much junk around it's hard to get a decent one anymore.... It did the job just fine, the bearing had an overnight soak with penetrating oil. "Pro-Best" brand 4" three-jaw, hardly Snap-On quality but for occasional use just fine. And at 219 Baht from Mega-Home definitely not Snap-On price either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Not a weekend, but a Public Holiday counts. I finally got fed up with pumping up the pressure tank on our Grundfoss pump (it had a slow leak in the liner). Not being enamoured with the price of a genuine Grundfoss tank I got one on Lazada, 1,400 Baht https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i2332955878-s7893630468.html It very conveniently arrived yesterday, I had already soaked the old one's threads with penetrating oil so it only needed relatively mild application of the lump hammer/spanner combination to get it moving. Amerkem "Type 51" pipe compound on the threads of the new one and it screwed on easy. Amazing how smooth the water flow is now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) I thought about changing the oil and filter on my Honda CB300F. Did manage to fit a new battery, as it wouldn't start. Had the tools, 1.6l oil, filter ......... Then drove along to the old m/c repair guy along the road and handed him all the parts. Including oiling the chain and pumping the tires he wanted 70bht ........ so I gave him 100bht. Not worth getting my hands dirty. Next week I will think about changing the battery on my Honda Click 125i (doesn't start either). Already ordered it from Lazada. Edited October 13, 2021 by BritManToo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, Crossy said: Not a weekend, but a Public Holiday counts. I finally got fed up with pumping up the pressure tank on our Grundfoss pump. Not being enamoured with the price of a genuine Grundfoss tank I got one on Lazada, 1,400 Baht https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i2332955878-s7893630468.html It very conveniently arrived yesterday, I had already soaked the old one's threads with penetrating oil so it only needed relatively mild application of the lump hammer/spanner combination to get it moving. Amerkem "Type 51" pipe compound on the threads of the new one and it screwed on easy. Amazing how smooth the water flow is now. You should of been a scientist buddy great stuff. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Saturday: Eat, play music, drink beer, play with children and chill. Sunday: more playing with my children and a couple of beers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: ... and a couple of beers! Only a "couple"?? We have the grandkids staying for the covid duration, I need a case per day!! They are going back to school, "soon"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, Crossy said: Only a "couple"?? We have the grandkids staying for the covid duration, I need a case per day!! They are going back to school, "soon"! Hey, you know they will quit in a couple of weeks for end of term right? It will be more cases for a while on..... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: Hey, you know they will quit in a couple of weeks for end of term right? It will be more cases for a while on..... ???? Noooooooo!!!!! Love them both to bits really of course. But two Thai teens consume food and electricity (A/C in two bedrooms, I think they have pet penguins) like there's no tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Crossy said: Noooooooo!!!!! Love them both to bits really of course. But two Thai teens consume food and electricity (A/C in two bedrooms, I think they have pet penguins) like there's no tomorrow Haha, I know how it is. Only have a 9 year old, but loves air of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 4:21 PM, itsari said: I have been busy with extending a roof to obtain shade to the house and weather a basement entrance .Been on the project for 4 weeks working alone . I expect to be finished in 10 days. Now the roof and steps are complete . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Washed/vacuumed the pick up then polished it, jet washed 150 metres of my road, found why the water in my well stopped working, ( staff pulled the plug out) duh Washed all my bed clothes, cleaned the house, stripped the jet wash handle as it went very sloppy on the trigger pull, then stripped out the spray head and polished it to get a spray without lines, concreted the road outside the land about 200 metres a s full of holes and doubt anything will be done about that by the jokeals. Although that was thrusday Friday only 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Today's Tiny Task! After changing the water pump pressure tank the shower became weak and the water heater shut off on overheat which worried me somewhat. Of course it was coincidence, the shower filter screen was bunged up. I de-scaled the shower head too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Adding a few receptacles and wiring for a couple ceiling fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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