What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2021]
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Yeah, those geriatrics can be really threatening...
GET HIM!
To support that claim I present the following:
Achieved a pretty major milestone working on the house after a long week off from work.
Completely redesigned and rebuilt/reset all the landscaping blocks for the main flowerbed, including levelling them and not just to the grade. Took 3 1/2 days, but I feel it was more than well worth it. Due to the grade, the blocks got tiered this time, as well as adding others up against the fence and steps so that the soil isn’t directly on the wood.
Once that was done, it was filled with fresh new soil, shrubs, perennials, and some flowers. Also bought and planted a new tree to replace the one I cut down. It’s a Swedish Aspen, looks pretty spindly and pathetic right now, but should grow quickly and fill out the area nicely. These trees don’t get very big around, but they do grow very tall, upwards of 30’.
The rest of the landscaping:
We had a couple of days with less than nice weather, I used one of those to also install some of Ding How’s finest LED string lights to provide a little light and ambiance after dark. Hey, it makes the better half happy, so who am I to argue?
It’s a major relief to have the landscaping blocks done on this side of the steps and the foliage planted, now I can continue on restoring the 6 pillars and getting fresh paint on those. Then I’ll tackle the other side. It’ll consist of more blocks, more fresh soil, and probably a nice row of cotonie astor shrubs for some privacy.
Getting there!!
Completely redesigned and rebuilt/reset all the landscaping blocks for the main flowerbed, including levelling them and not just to the grade. Took 3 1/2 days, but I feel it was more than well worth it. Due to the grade, the blocks got tiered this time, as well as adding others up against the fence and steps so that the soil isn’t directly on the wood.
Once that was done, it was filled with fresh new soil, shrubs, perennials, and some flowers. Also bought and planted a new tree to replace the one I cut down. It’s a Swedish Aspen, looks pretty spindly and pathetic right now, but should grow quickly and fill out the area nicely. These trees don’t get very big around, but they do grow very tall, upwards of 30’.
The rest of the landscaping:
We had a couple of days with less than nice weather, I used one of those to also install some of Ding How’s finest LED string lights to provide a little light and ambiance after dark. Hey, it makes the better half happy, so who am I to argue?
It’s a major relief to have the landscaping blocks done on this side of the steps and the foliage planted, now I can continue on restoring the 6 pillars and getting fresh paint on those. Then I’ll tackle the other side. It’ll consist of more blocks, more fresh soil, and probably a nice row of cotonie astor shrubs for some privacy.
Getting there!!
Well F me in the *ss running up a hill sideways. As I type this Is replicated the problem. What do we have here?
Appears to be an old beefed up 1500 with something on the order or 11,000# hitched up.
That's a fatty inside a 5500#ish empty trailer. Damned sure north of the ~6500# tow rating it came with. It performed better than I anticipated, no real white knuckle moments. Plenty of rear spring, it just bobbed the nose real good over the bigger bumps being such a light short truck. Here it is empty.
Not a huge difference. Blue Balls doesn't take any shjt. The Envoy threw a P1682 which means I need to snag schematics tomorrow. It died in the driveway while I was rocking the AC full send watching YouTube videos on the problem. I feel confident that, if I can recreate the issue tomorrow with the schematics, that I can at least half-*ss a fix until next week since I'm racing again this weekend. Worst case the wiff has to endure the near 400hp/500tq this beast makes at sea level with the wee-est of ones as I'll have the 2 older shjthe@ds with the dog at the track.
Appears to be an old beefed up 1500 with something on the order or 11,000# hitched up.
That's a fatty inside a 5500#ish empty trailer. Damned sure north of the ~6500# tow rating it came with. It performed better than I anticipated, no real white knuckle moments. Plenty of rear spring, it just bobbed the nose real good over the bigger bumps being such a light short truck. Here it is empty.
Not a huge difference. Blue Balls doesn't take any shjt. The Envoy threw a P1682 which means I need to snag schematics tomorrow. It died in the driveway while I was rocking the AC full send watching YouTube videos on the problem. I feel confident that, if I can recreate the issue tomorrow with the schematics, that I can at least half-*ss a fix until next week since I'm racing again this weekend. Worst case the wiff has to endure the near 400hp/500tq this beast makes at sea level with the wee-est of ones as I'll have the 2 older shjthe@ds with the dog at the track.
When my great grandfather was 70, he ran down a mugger and punched him hard enough to pop one of the mugger's eyeballs out of the socket.
When men were men!
So your insane attention to detail and perfection DOES extend outside of Oldsmobiles I see 😛
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