Lockdown Survival - what are you doing?

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Re: Lockdown Survival - what are you doing?

Post by BacoNoir » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:13 pm

gwells wrote:i made a bee hotel on Saturday (and a little bit Sunday morning). it was a gift for my mom, but i'm going to make another one for our house next weekend.
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Love it. Been thinking of doing one myself but haven’t researched it. I can see the lumber and logs that you drilled, but what are the small diameter pieces?
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Post by gwells » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:00 am

the other small pieces are bamboo. one big bamboo stick cut and a bunch of very small ones. you really just need something "reed-like." you can even use paper straws.

i made all of mine from scrap. blocks are from an old stair tread. log i just found in the yard. big bamboo came from a neighbor's yard waste pile. small bamboo was from an old broken bamboo fence sheet. exterior was an old shelf that was in the shed when we bought our house 20 years ago. and a leftover piece of wire mesh to cover it.

here's the site that has some basic instructions that i used.

https://findingseaturtles.com/build-bee-hotels/

for location:

In full sun, facing south or south east. Locate your bee hotel at least a metre off the ground, with no vegetation blocking the entrance. Keep it dry at all times, to prevent the contents going mouldy. Secure it firmly to a wall, fence or free-standing post while in use.

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Post by BacoNoir » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:04 am

Thanks!
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Post by YOHOHO » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:26 am

gwells wrote:
Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:46 pm
i made a bee hotel on Saturday (and a little bit Sunday morning). it was a gift for my mom, but i'm going to make another one for our house next weekend.

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Very cool!

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Post by poppydog » Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:11 pm

Selym wrote:
Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:22 pm
SoCal C4S wrote:
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Selym wrote:
poppydog wrote:
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Bought Oliver a plate carrier for his birthday; he know thinks he's Ross Edgley :lol:
Body armor? Is he in the military? :scratch:
Probably for CrossFit.
I learned something new today. Thanks! :thumbsup:
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Post by BacoNoir » Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:54 pm

7 1/2 miles at 9,900 to 10,900 ft amsl today for some fishing and hiking. Fish weren’t biting but it was fun anyway.
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Post by JDC222 » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:08 pm

^^^
Looks like a great day!!
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Lockdown Survival - what are you doing?

Post by JDC222 » Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:13 pm

Joeprez wrote:
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:10 am
Had a pretty cool weekend, starting with stand up paddling Saturday morning. I'm really enjoying kayaking and now this.

Question, anyone has any experience with inflatable stand up paddles? I dont have the space at home for a rigid one. I'll probably just keep renting for now ($15 for an hour for the paddleboard, or a membership of $50 monthly for 6 hours of paddle rides, so $8.34 per hour), but if we really get into it, I wanna know my options. Another option I have is get a used, rigid board and pay for storage space in the Marina ($65 per month).

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The rigid boards are better all around but if you don't have the space, just get a good quality inflatable. I paid $1400Cdn for 2 used (like new, rigid) boards, fins, 3 new life-jackets and 2 adjustable paddles. One is 11'6 and the other is 10'6. The brand is RipTIde.

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Post by mattcantwin » Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:56 am

I can always count on the house to give me something to do.


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Post by Joeprez » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:28 am

JDC222 wrote:
Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:13 pm
Joeprez wrote:
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:10 am
Had a pretty cool weekend, starting with stand up paddling Saturday morning. I'm really enjoying kayaking and now this.

Question, anyone has any experience with inflatable stand up paddles? I dont have the space at home for a rigid one. I'll probably just keep renting for now ($15 for an hour for the paddleboard, or a membership of $50 monthly for 6 hours of paddle rides, so $8.34 per hour), but if we really get into it, I wanna know my options. Another option I have is get a used, rigid board and pay for storage space in the Marina ($65 per month).

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The rigid boards are better all around but if you don't have the space, just get a good quality inflatable. I paid $1400Cdn for 2 used (like new, rigid) boards, fins, 3 new life-jackets and 2 adjustable paddles. One is 11'6 and the other is 10'6. The brand is RipTIde.

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Thanks for the information!
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Post by unsub073 » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:18 am

Joe,

I don't know if you have the space, but we have a kayak and SUP in our garage. Here is our set up.

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Post by amckiwi » Tue Jul 07, 2020 12:56 am

Heading back into lockdown here for the next six weeks!

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Post by sierra11b » Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:00 pm

After making bread the old fashioned way my entire life I caved and purchased a Zojirushi Virtuoso bread maker today. Gonna be fun and much easier! :mrgreen:

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Post by HapaHapa » Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:58 am

This kind of news is inevitable, but really sad.
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Post by Ryeguy » Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:06 pm

HapaHapa wrote:
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This kind of news is inevitable, but really sad.
Yeah, Brooks Brothers got hit with kind of a triple whammy. Obviously, the economic shut down was a revenue killer, but layered on top of that is the increasingly casual workplace wardrobe I've seen. The days of the daily suit are numbered except for a small number of professions.

Add to this the"new normal" of working from home, and you really cut down on the number of "professional" clothes people require.

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Shirt and Jacket? Sure. Pants? Nope, that is just too much to ask.

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Post by JBZ » Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:44 pm

^^It's sadly true. I am a loyal BB customer, but I haven't worn anything but tees, jeans, shorts, and sweatshirts since the shutdown began. Every now and then I'll pull out a polo shirt if I want to look fancy. They had actually gone through a period of absolute dreck in the 1990's when they were owned by Marks & Spencer, but they had rebounded pretty nicely from that under new ownership.

BB has been doing casual for awhile, but it's "smart" casual, so even that really isn't needed right now.

I hope they come out of this and survive. Unlike a lot of retailers going bankrupt these days, they haven't (yet) been acquired and then bled dry by a private equity firm, so they hopefully aren't over-leveraged. But if no one's buying your stuff, it's hard to stay in business.
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Post by gwells » Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:20 pm

i wore long pants for the second time in 2+ months yesterday for a few hours while i went into the office (the first time for more than an hour since mid march). and they were jeans.

but i've been wearing jeans/collared shirts to work for 2 years now, and khakis + collared shirts for 10+ years before that. i wear a suit for weddings, funerals, office holiday parties. that's it.

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Post by Joeprez » Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:59 pm

LOL same here. Usually wear long sleeve dress shirts and pants to the office (sometimes a polo and/or jeans on Fridays). But since March, I've worn jeans twice, both for doctor appointments. My "work clothes" are now shorts and tshirts... or a polo if I want to feel fancy.
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Post by gwells » Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:00 pm

i have one polo i keep in my home office just in case i have a video call that i actually care whether i'm wearing a tshirt. i put it on twice in 3 months.

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Post by 59yukon01 » Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:32 pm

I wore a suit for 30+ years until about 2015. Business casual since. Maybe had long pants on a few times since March with all this work from home BS.

The last 2 funerals and weddings I've been to I've chosen to wear casual. I certainly wasn't alone doing so.

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Re: Lockdown Survival - what are you doing?

Post by RALAustin » Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:35 pm

Have worn only shorts and short sleeves since late March. Longest stretch since 1997. Love it. Our office went to jeans last fall, but I still wore dress shirts.

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Post by SoCal C4S » Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:18 pm

I’ve literally been in a pair of gym shorts and a tee daily since mid March. Don’t see that changing this year.

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Post by JBZ » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:10 am

RALAustin wrote:
Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:35 pm
Have worn only shorts and short sleeves since late March. Longest stretch since 1997. Love it. Our office went to jeans last fall, but I still wore dress shirts.
It has been really nice and it will be hard to go back to more formal dress. I'm a government lawyer, so we still do wear suits or at least jackets and ties (though some more than others). But I'm definitely in the minority when it comes to work clothing - most everyone is business casual now.
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Post by 1954Selmer » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:03 am

Joeprez wrote:
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:10 am
Had a pretty cool weekend, starting with stand up paddling Saturday morning.
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Super fun times and special memories. You are a Super Daddy!
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