Ditch digging, an age old skill
My bride likes our pool to look as clean and inviting as a white trash, above ground, pool can look, at all times. During the winter, as short as it…
Preparation A through G failed so here we are at H.
Whether your project is rebuilding an engine or just installing a water softener. It is alway good to have a plan. Plans for projects can be as elaborate or simple…
8 valves installed
So after waiting for the correct valve seals to arrive, I headed down to the shop for some time with the metal and sludge. The first job I took on…
Plumbing, simple but not easy.
When I pulled the PEX to extend from the Cabana to the shop, I noticed a small leak. This is nothing new for the Cabana. I have had more leaks…
And Now Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Thursday was a bad day for me. I was on our normal developement department skype call and we were almost done when our product manager gave some feedback about people…
Head and valve work
I took a late lunch and headed down to the shop around 4. The parts washer has done its work and the gunk comes off the engine with minimal brushing.…
Engine ready for removal…. except for one damn bolt!
I finally did all the difficult and unsavory jobs and removed every plate, part, nut and bolt necessary to remove the engine. Except ONE. The torque converter connects to the…
It’s the wood that makes it good.
The db server crashed again last night. After rebooting it with new smaller memory config. I changed the Prometheus log rotation schedule from 15 to 90 days. Once I finished…
Projects to try
This is going to be a LONG list. I am very good at starting new projects. Finishing is an entirely different subject. I will continue to add to this list,…
Ridiculously cold
I’m ready for this 5 minutes of bad weather to be over. This morning we woke up to half an inch of ice encrusting every thing. While it’s true I…