02 Liberty lift
#121
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Re: DIY
twaldron did pass the time by typing:
> I completely agree. Another advantage is you don't get po'd when you put
> a gouge in it. ;)
That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
with the hammer.
The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
--
DougW
> I completely agree. Another advantage is you don't get po'd when you put
> a gouge in it. ;)
That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
with the hammer.
The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
--
DougW
#122
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Re: DIY
That first dent is a biggie, it ruins many four drive trips until
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
#123
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Re: DIY
That first dent is a biggie, it ruins many four drive trips until
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
#124
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Re: DIY
That first dent is a biggie, it ruins many four drive trips until
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
it's done.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> That reminds me of the farmer that bought a brand new, fully loaded, 1 ton,
> pickup. Just prior to driving it off the lot he had to do something.
>
> Went over to his old pickup, and grabbed a large post digger, toolbox, and
> hammer. Hauled it all back to the new pickup, set the post digger and tool
> box in the back and then proceeded to put a big *** dent in the tailgate
> with the hammer.
>
> The dealer stood there, completely stunned. wh..wh..wHY! Why did you do that?
>
> farmer: simple. Now I don't have to worry about my first dent. Have a nice day y'all.
>
> --
> DougW
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Re: DIY
"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
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> :) No, you're not the only one. I'm sure once I was standing on the tile
> you couldn't tell, but while I was holding it in the store, it was most
> definitely blurred. I just assumed the silk screen ran. Problem is, they
> weren't all that way, so I had something to compare the blurred ones to.
> All I could envision is letting it go, then hating it once it was laid
> out. Arg!
Oh! I am SO like that! I laid it on the floor in the store then took a
couple of pieces home with me and put them out here in case it was the
lighting or something. I kept them for a week and walked around them looking
at them like a cat will do to a mouse that they've caught. I never got past
the blurred images on the 18" tiles and I didn't want the 12" tiles so I
took them all back. That afternoon I went to Home Depot and was just
wandering and found an AMAZING deal on the 18" travertine and bought a box
of tiles and took them home to look at. The price was comparable with the
porcelain so we decided to give it a go.
So far, since it's still out in the garage in crates LOL, I don't regret it
a bit.
> At the same time, I put down $12k worth of brand new real solid white oak
> thick plank hard woods. Once it was all nice and perfect, I had the guys
> take a bunch of hand scrapers and literally scrape off about 4 trash cans
> full of wood off the top. You couldn't do that much damage to a wood floor
> in 500 years of use. Talk about wondering if I'm doing the right thing!!!
Well, now you HAVE to send me a picture. It sounds beautiful!
Billy Ray has been through this too, he REALLY went through remodeler's
hell.
Our hardwood is solid 3/4" Maple plank. It's 3 1/2" wide and is cabin grade,
so it has loads of color and looks a lot like hickory. I love the character
of it. We drove all the way to Georgia to get it.
>
> I think they both look great!
I'll bet they do! I love the idea of hand scraped but the prefinished stuff
I have seen has been kind of - unimpressive. I'll bet your floors are
beautiful.
Ok, send me some photos now!
Kate
>
> tw
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
>
> Big Iron wrote:
>> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
>> news:gbymg.155515$F_3.116582@newssvr29.news.prodig y.net...
>>
>>>Sounds like it will be really nice. I ran into the same problem with the
>>>blurred patterns and found some in all of the tile brands. I had to pick
>>>single batches that had none. That also mixed up the patterns better. I
>>>love the natural stone look, too!
>>>
>>>tw
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the words of encouragement.
>> When I get the office stuff set up again I will start posting pictures.
>>
>> I'm actually relieved to hear that I am not the only goofball that can
>> see blurred patterns in things like that. I'm also glad to hear that it
>> bothers you too. There are times that my type A personality becomes more
>> of an OCD than anything else... I'm working on it though. Putting down
>> another wood floor has reminded me that everything canNOT be perfectly
>> aligned nor do all of the wood grains flow into single patterns along a
>> floor.
>>
>> Now, I will slink back into my corner.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Kate
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"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
news:6CSmg.155806$F_3.22332@newssvr29.news.prodigy .net...
> :) No, you're not the only one. I'm sure once I was standing on the tile
> you couldn't tell, but while I was holding it in the store, it was most
> definitely blurred. I just assumed the silk screen ran. Problem is, they
> weren't all that way, so I had something to compare the blurred ones to.
> All I could envision is letting it go, then hating it once it was laid
> out. Arg!
Oh! I am SO like that! I laid it on the floor in the store then took a
couple of pieces home with me and put them out here in case it was the
lighting or something. I kept them for a week and walked around them looking
at them like a cat will do to a mouse that they've caught. I never got past
the blurred images on the 18" tiles and I didn't want the 12" tiles so I
took them all back. That afternoon I went to Home Depot and was just
wandering and found an AMAZING deal on the 18" travertine and bought a box
of tiles and took them home to look at. The price was comparable with the
porcelain so we decided to give it a go.
So far, since it's still out in the garage in crates LOL, I don't regret it
a bit.
> At the same time, I put down $12k worth of brand new real solid white oak
> thick plank hard woods. Once it was all nice and perfect, I had the guys
> take a bunch of hand scrapers and literally scrape off about 4 trash cans
> full of wood off the top. You couldn't do that much damage to a wood floor
> in 500 years of use. Talk about wondering if I'm doing the right thing!!!
Well, now you HAVE to send me a picture. It sounds beautiful!
Billy Ray has been through this too, he REALLY went through remodeler's
hell.
Our hardwood is solid 3/4" Maple plank. It's 3 1/2" wide and is cabin grade,
so it has loads of color and looks a lot like hickory. I love the character
of it. We drove all the way to Georgia to get it.
>
> I think they both look great!
I'll bet they do! I love the idea of hand scraped but the prefinished stuff
I have seen has been kind of - unimpressive. I'll bet your floors are
beautiful.
Ok, send me some photos now!
Kate
>
> tw
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
>
> Big Iron wrote:
>> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
>> news:gbymg.155515$F_3.116582@newssvr29.news.prodig y.net...
>>
>>>Sounds like it will be really nice. I ran into the same problem with the
>>>blurred patterns and found some in all of the tile brands. I had to pick
>>>single batches that had none. That also mixed up the patterns better. I
>>>love the natural stone look, too!
>>>
>>>tw
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the words of encouragement.
>> When I get the office stuff set up again I will start posting pictures.
>>
>> I'm actually relieved to hear that I am not the only goofball that can
>> see blurred patterns in things like that. I'm also glad to hear that it
>> bothers you too. There are times that my type A personality becomes more
>> of an OCD than anything else... I'm working on it though. Putting down
>> another wood floor has reminded me that everything canNOT be perfectly
>> aligned nor do all of the wood grains flow into single patterns along a
>> floor.
>>
>> Now, I will slink back into my corner.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Kate
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Re: DIY
"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
news:6CSmg.155806$F_3.22332@newssvr29.news.prodigy .net...
> :) No, you're not the only one. I'm sure once I was standing on the tile
> you couldn't tell, but while I was holding it in the store, it was most
> definitely blurred. I just assumed the silk screen ran. Problem is, they
> weren't all that way, so I had something to compare the blurred ones to.
> All I could envision is letting it go, then hating it once it was laid
> out. Arg!
Oh! I am SO like that! I laid it on the floor in the store then took a
couple of pieces home with me and put them out here in case it was the
lighting or something. I kept them for a week and walked around them looking
at them like a cat will do to a mouse that they've caught. I never got past
the blurred images on the 18" tiles and I didn't want the 12" tiles so I
took them all back. That afternoon I went to Home Depot and was just
wandering and found an AMAZING deal on the 18" travertine and bought a box
of tiles and took them home to look at. The price was comparable with the
porcelain so we decided to give it a go.
So far, since it's still out in the garage in crates LOL, I don't regret it
a bit.
> At the same time, I put down $12k worth of brand new real solid white oak
> thick plank hard woods. Once it was all nice and perfect, I had the guys
> take a bunch of hand scrapers and literally scrape off about 4 trash cans
> full of wood off the top. You couldn't do that much damage to a wood floor
> in 500 years of use. Talk about wondering if I'm doing the right thing!!!
Well, now you HAVE to send me a picture. It sounds beautiful!
Billy Ray has been through this too, he REALLY went through remodeler's
hell.
Our hardwood is solid 3/4" Maple plank. It's 3 1/2" wide and is cabin grade,
so it has loads of color and looks a lot like hickory. I love the character
of it. We drove all the way to Georgia to get it.
>
> I think they both look great!
I'll bet they do! I love the idea of hand scraped but the prefinished stuff
I have seen has been kind of - unimpressive. I'll bet your floors are
beautiful.
Ok, send me some photos now!
Kate
>
> tw
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
> 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
>
> "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
> capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
> __________________________________________________ ___________________
>
> Big Iron wrote:
>> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
>> news:gbymg.155515$F_3.116582@newssvr29.news.prodig y.net...
>>
>>>Sounds like it will be really nice. I ran into the same problem with the
>>>blurred patterns and found some in all of the tile brands. I had to pick
>>>single batches that had none. That also mixed up the patterns better. I
>>>love the natural stone look, too!
>>>
>>>tw
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the words of encouragement.
>> When I get the office stuff set up again I will start posting pictures.
>>
>> I'm actually relieved to hear that I am not the only goofball that can
>> see blurred patterns in things like that. I'm also glad to hear that it
>> bothers you too. There are times that my type A personality becomes more
>> of an OCD than anything else... I'm working on it though. Putting down
>> another wood floor has reminded me that everything canNOT be perfectly
>> aligned nor do all of the wood grains flow into single patterns along a
>> floor.
>>
>> Now, I will slink back into my corner.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Kate
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Re: DIY
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> There is nothing odder looking than an existing house with a brand new
> 'perfect' floor. The lack of character seem so out of place.
>
There is a LOT of character in this house, Dickie and ME
Our house is only about 8 yearsold so it shouldn't be a big clash. I
couldnt handle it if it were flawless, it would drive me insane keeping it
that way.
Kate
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Re: DIY
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:508cf$449c06a8$48311525$23684@FUSE.NET...
> There is nothing odder looking than an existing house with a brand new
> 'perfect' floor. The lack of character seem so out of place.
>
There is a LOT of character in this house, Dickie and ME
Our house is only about 8 yearsold so it shouldn't be a big clash. I
couldnt handle it if it were flawless, it would drive me insane keeping it
that way.
Kate
#130
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Re: DIY
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:508cf$449c06a8$48311525$23684@FUSE.NET...
> There is nothing odder looking than an existing house with a brand new
> 'perfect' floor. The lack of character seem so out of place.
>
There is a LOT of character in this house, Dickie and ME
Our house is only about 8 yearsold so it shouldn't be a big clash. I
couldnt handle it if it were flawless, it would drive me insane keeping it
that way.
Kate