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Post by NWBuilder » Tue. Jan. 28, 2014 8:22 pm

Beautiful dog there Fred, oh and the tile job ain't half bad either!! Good luck with all those achin knees back and joints my friend!! The end is in sight!


 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Jan. 28, 2014 8:28 pm

Indeed it is NWB, I'm thinkin tomorrow or Thurs at the latest:) I'll post some finished--except the grout--when she's done

 
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Post by samhill » Tue. Jan. 28, 2014 8:37 pm

FF do you use those plastic spacers or just a pencil with eraser behind the ear? I did one just by eye & fingertips but it took forever because I kept thinking there were problems that weren't there. Any way your doing good my friend, if I were to try that now it would have to be a closet, my knees wouldn't hold up for much more. :oops:

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Jan. 28, 2014 8:41 pm

Finger tips sh, after about 6 tiles ya get a rhythm-& a feel- :)

 
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Post by Freddy » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 6:46 am

I like the rhythm but I don't wanna feel. HA! Lookin' good Ffred. Tough on the knees & back, but it makes for a nice floor.

Greg... welcome home! Love to hear of the road trips. It's been a tough winter for solar power but looking like a few good days this week. Still darn cold. 8* this morning. They say next week it should warm up. If you call 32 days & 15 nights warm. We should have known a long cold winter was coming when last August was so darn chilly.

 
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Post by lsayre » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 9:20 am

Some trivia for those enjoying the cold:

Statistically on average the coldest day of the year comes one full month after the shortest daylight day of the year (which is December 21st). That makes January 21st the most likely day to be the coldest day of the year.

Also, statistcally on average the hottest day of the year comes one full month after the longest daylight day of the year (which is June 21st). That makes July 21st the most likely day to be the hottest day of the year.

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 11:09 am

And this is due to the heat retention of the Earth lagging vs length of daylight heating right??

Another interesting thing is that the shortest day won't have the latest sunrise and earliest sunset.. Also the longest day won't have the earliest sunrise and latest sunset either.. :? :lol:
lsayre wrote:Some trivia for those enjoying the cold:

Statistically on average the coldest day of the year comes one full month after the shortest daylight day of the year (which is December 21st). That makes January 21st the most likely day to be the coldest day of the year.

Also, statistcally on average the hottest day of the year comes one full month after the longest daylight day of the year (which is June 21st). That makes July 21st the most likely day to be the hottest day of the year.


 
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Post by Carbon12 » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 11:52 am

The earth is actually closest to the sun during our winters. The cold has to do with the axis of the earth being pointed away from the sun 23.5 degrees in the norther hemisphere during winter. Less concentrated sunlight reaching the northern hemisphere in winter. During the summer we point 23.5 Degrees toward the sun. More concentrated sunlight heat the norther hemisphere.

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 11:55 am

People look at me funny when I try to explain this too.. :lol:
Carbon12 wrote:The earth is actually closest to the sun during our winters. The cold has to do with the axis of the earth being pointed away from the sun 23.5 degrees in the norther hemisphere during winter. Less concentrated sunlight reaching the northern hemisphere in winter. During the summer we point 23.5 Degrees toward the sun. More concentrated sunlight heat the norther hemisphere.

 
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Post by Carbon12 » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 11:56 am

I know, right?!!?

 
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Post by titleist1 » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 12:45 pm

Lightning wrote:People look at me funny when I try to explain this too..
Duuuude.... They ain't lookin' at ya like that because of the explanation.......

It's because your neighbors been posting videos they have of ya running from the hot tub to the fridge and back in the winter......... :shock:

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 12:48 pm

titleist1 wrote:Duuuude.... They ain't lookin' at ya like that because of the explanation.......

It's because your neighbors been posting videos they have of ya running from the hot tub to the fridge and back in the winter.........
OMG Yer right!!! Why do I sometimes not see the obvious!!
:funny: :clap:

 
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Post by titleist1 » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 12:55 pm

It's time I changed my user id to....... drumroll please......

Cap'tObvious :verycool:

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 7:07 pm

titleist, I like it :) OK--finished those last cuts & my part of this tile job--the owner is going to clean & grout--now I have to go in tomorrow & show him how--ONCE-- :clap: toothy

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Post by titleist1 » Wed. Jan. 29, 2014 7:18 pm

NICE!!!!! That's a lot o' tile my man!!
And you said this started as a job to do two entryways??!! It kinda expanded didn't it!

When you are showing him how to grout tomorrow watch out for the ole'....
uh, Fred good buddy, could you show me that again, I just don't have it quite yet!!
over & over & over...


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