What made you feel good today?

[prktkljokr]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Had some basecoat mixed by code for a Euro on Thursday. Stirred it up, dabbed out a couple of samples onto masking tape and when dry, put them on different parts of the damaged vehicle. The match is refreshingly close and will blend nicely when required.

That's unusual, every time I get paint mixed its minimum 2 shades out every time, even if I get the self proclaimed Paint Legend at work to do it

[Citroënbender]

Precisely. I did the samples to see just how wrong it was; my expectations were similar to yours.

[tbro4123]

Just been smashed by a massive storm and I'm caught out in it .
Hail the size of say golf balls, arrived home and expected the worse, as in 1 very dented BT50 and worse my 651 Coromal parked in the back yard.




Waited until all done and went and had a gander. No damage that I can see in either the Mazda or the caravan.




After Chrissy I'll give both a good wash and reinspect but I think I've dodged a bullet.




Merry Christmas to me and all of you, and if ya offended by my religious greetings then all I can say is "pi**orf!!"




Terry aka Tbro.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

With a forecast 20 to 40mm rain today, we were expecting a wet Xmas day. Whilst it was overcast and windy, the rain held off until around 5pm.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

With a forecast 20 to 40mm rain today, we were expecting a wet Xmas day. Whilst it was overcast and windy, the rain held off until around 5pm.

You were indeed lucky, we had it on and off all day over here in the west, but it was light rain and still enjoyed our day of festivities.
Cheers all and enjoy your xmas break.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

With a forecast 20 to 40mm rain today, we were expecting a wet Xmas day. Whilst it was overcast and windy, the rain held off until around 5pm.

Originally Posted by Itsme

You were indeed lucky, we had it on and off all day over here in the west, but it was light rain and still enjoyed our day of festivities.
Cheers all and enjoy your xmas break.

Started raining and thundering just as the power went out at 8pm last night, fairly sure lines were brought down by a tree falling. Took out everything, landline/NBN and cellular. Didn't manage to get a hot meal, so I went to bed shortly after. Power was apparently reconnected at 1.15am this morning. The show didn't really stop from 8pm till about 12 pm today. And not gentle rain, rather a rolling thunderstorm that went on for about 14 hours.

It currently blue sky's and mild.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Started raining and thundering just as the power went out at 8pm last night, fairly sure lines were brought down by a tree falling. Took out everything, landline/NBN and cellular. Didn't manage to get a hot meal, so I went to bed shortly after. Power was apparently reconnected at 1.15am this morning. The show didn't really stop from 8pm till about 12 pm today. And not gentle rain, rather a rolling thunderstorm that went on for about 14 hours.

It currently blue sky's and mild.

My cousin and family live in Shep. They were very thankful that they are down here today and not at home.

I did see that Kerang had 94mm til 9am this morning!

[Tassie f100]

Beautiful semi clear day here around low - mid twenties

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

This is now in the wrong thread, but as it continues the theme, I'll put it in here anyway.

We had 40mm of rain in less than 50 minutes this morning. My yard looked like a swamp.

In excess of a dozen notices for flooding assistance requests coming through on the Vic emergency notifications for my watch area.

And more rain to come today.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

This is now in the wrong thread, but as it continues the theme, I'll put it in here anyway.

We had 40mm of rain in less than 50 minutes this morning. My yard looked like a swamp.

In excess of a dozen notices for flooding assistance requests coming through on the Vic emergency notifications for my watch area.

And more rain to come today.

I woke to heavy rain and thunder again this morning, and as I type, its thundering again. The town is a mess of broken branches, blocked drains and litter all over the roads. Crazy weather.

[Citroënbender]

I’m actually looking forward to some work this week, it’s the culmination of months in diverted activities and finally a few ducks are lining up properly. The freebies are falling back towards a healthy perspective, ute going well, weather not hostile.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I’m actually looking forward to some work this week, it’s the culmination of months in diverted activities and finally a few ducks are lining up properly. The freebies are falling back towards a healthy perspective, ute going well, weather not hostile.

Short week.

[Citroënbender]

That too.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

The tenant of my mum's rental had been talking about an old tree stump in the backyard being a trip hazard. Taking the hint as to where this was going, I decided to take advantage of the wet weather of late and dig the stump out today.

Expecting it to take me at least the day, I was pleasantly surprised to find I had the stump out and hole rehabilitated within 2 hours.

[Citroënbender]

Finished my cutting job (in the rain), returned my hire gear 15 minutes before closing, awesome counter bloke hammered the invoice into shape and I walked out for only $680. All this including a nasty bout of gastro overnight that saw me start much later this morning.

Had I sublet this work it was north of $2200 and not do-able before mid January. So I can pass on a saving (cost, time) to the customer, do nicely myself and feel generally happy. This time last year I could barely move with back pain.

[DFB FGXR6]

So, I have found a new rabbit hole..............home audio. I tend to watch/listen to music via Youtube, so I get both sight and sound into the mix. I've been running that through a basic Sony soundbar and wireless sub, before switching to an early 2000's Panasonic Hi-Fi system, both via an analog connection.

This sort of thing, oh how 2000's that thing looks today...............



I actually decided to try this for TV audio after being underwhelmed with the Sony soundbar. After realizing how much I value good audio and the amount of music I listen to, I decided to spend a bit of money on an upgrade.

But in doing so, I needed to buy the correct cable. My TV has a combined 3.5mm aux jack/optical output, something I only discovered the other night. So, I ordered the cable in anticipation of the new gear. That cable arrived today and out of interest, I connected it to the Sony soundbar..............

Wow, what a difference an optical cable can make to the sound output of a sound system!

Of course, I naturally wonder why I spent so much on upgrades when the single cable probably would have been sufficient. But............I have another use for the sound bar, the old Panasonic not so much.

As much as anything, this bloody cable has made me super pumped for the new stuff coming!

[MITCHAY]

I took my old 3 disc rotary sound system to revolve the other day but they only kept the the speakers as the motor for the disc I suspect is blown. Radio and tape were fine.

I have mums old Panasonic 5 disc stacker 2.1 with a tape player but also has a USB and music port but plenty enough power for a townhouse. I'm going to buy an enclosure for one of my spare SATA drives to hook it up. Always good to have CDs though although my burned ones are getting long in the tooth and USB random on this is slow as ****

[MITCHAY]

My cheap 5.1 Voxson surround from Dick Smith has an optical input and worked well nearly 20 years ago but my laptop does not have one.

I use my cars RCA leads to 2.5mm adapter that is well worn out for my laptop to run 2.1

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Finally had a day warm enough this summer to warrant a zooper dooper.

My daughters been chugging through them but it just hasn't been warm enough for me. First day around 30 in ages.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Finally had a day warm enough this summer to warrant a zooper dooper.

My daughters been chugging through them but it just hasn't been warm enough for me. First day around 30 in ages.

Been chomping those things down at work since December, then again, I work in a steel mill where it gets awfully hot at times.
Cheers

[DFB FGXR6]

We've had two days of severe weather warnings for heavy rainfall in my area, with today expected to be the worst. With four large lawn jobs scheduled for today, the forecast didn't impress me much.

Instead of swapping my day off from Tuesday to Monday, and after checking the radar, I decided to roll the dice and press on. Worst case, I would have less jobs to do tomorrow.

Halfway through the first job, it started to rain and I was ready to throw in the towel, actually I needed a towel after getting wet. But it eased off again and I got to my second job with pitch black sky and thunder rumbling from the north. I got through that job and then rolled the dice again for my final two jobs, which are two adjoining properties. Thankfully, the rain held back and I got through it all. JOBS DONE!

Now I can enjoy a full day off tomorrow.

[BENT_8]

Just (2.24pm) became a Grandfather for the 1st time, a beautiful baby Girl to my eldest Daughter.

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Just (2.24pm) became a Grandfather for the 1st time, a beautiful baby Girl to my eldest Daughter.

within 2 years she will have you wrapped around her little finger, kid you not. My eldest is 20 this year and my heart still melts when I see her and I blush with the love and affection she gives me

[ToryMikey]

Originally Posted by BENT_8

Just (2.24pm) became a Grandfather for the 1st time, a beautiful baby Girl to my eldest Daughter.

Congratulations!!

[ToryMikey]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

We've had two days of severe weather warnings for heavy rainfall in my area, with today expected to be the worst. With four large lawn jobs scheduled for today, the forecast didn't impress me much.

Instead of swapping my day off from Tuesday to Monday, and after checking the radar, I decided to roll the dice and press on. Worst case, I would have less jobs to do tomorrow.

Halfway through the first job, it started to rain and I was ready to throw in the towel, actually I needed a towel after getting wet. But it eased off again and I got to my second job with pitch black sky and thunder rumbling from the north. I got through that job and then rolled the dice again for my final two jobs, which are two adjoining properties. Thankfully, the rain held back and I got through it all. JOBS DONE!

Now I can enjoy a full day off tomorrow.

You must live near me then. Weather is insane!

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by ToryMikey

You must live near me then. Weather is insane!

Northern Vic?

Yep, its been rough.

Massive thunderstorm that rolled through at 8pm Christmas, took out power till 1am. It upended the nursery, which meant the guys had to go in on Christmas day to stand everything back up so it could be watered properly via the overhead irrigation.

Then, rolling thunderstorms that continued on both Christmas and Boxing day.

A week later, Jan 2nd, another huge storm tore through, massive hail stones, strong wind and 80ml of rain in 15 minutes. We had water gushing into the shop, the nursery boundary fences blew down and almost all of the shade sails ripped or damaged.

The last two days were predicted to be severe, with 100ml of rain expected.

And yet we were told it was going to be a dry summer.

[FTE217]

good on ya granpa, congrats to the fam.
No chev gear for her ok

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by FTE217

good on ya granpa, congrats to the fam.
No chev gear for her ok

I promise..

[Citroënbender]

Hopefully fixed the (30 year old) electric oven - control board had dry joints from spade connectors losing tension over time and heating excessively.

Being a tightwad in ways like this, is how I squeeze more dollars for my projects.

P.S. Unlike BENT_8, no buns in this one.

[ford71V8]

Ha successful identification, it can be so irritating.
I got done by the rear seatbelt last year, drove me nuts and it wasn't even my car, wife unphased wtf?!