Work PET (sort of)

[Dinsdale]

Got a big job at the coast. While I believe the Underlings will be doing the bulk of the work here, and I'll be tending to pressing matters elsewhere, we at least had to go set things up. Rather than the hotel life, The Boss decided to just get everyone a house for a couple of months... which I'm OK with.

The view from the back deck (or the lowest of the 3 decks) looks something like this:













The job itself is relining this thing:





Maybe I'll update this thread... or not.

[Wolfman]

Are square head deck screws involved in any of this?

[Dinsdale]

Are square head deck screws involved in any of this?

Not as of yet... but I'll be erecting a mailbox this evening, so anything could happen (including getting whacked by a car on 101 while doing it, since I'll be plenty liquored by the time the saw shows up).

[Dinsdale]

Fishing about 3 weeks ago (no pics of dead animals to share this time). Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The boat launch is about 5 minutes from my buddy's(pictured) house... about 20 minutes for me.




One of the cars out on Meldrum Bar, probably the most popular bank fishing spot in the Portland area... ultra-rednecks can drive right on to the gravel bar in the river, and beat each other up across from multi-million dollar mansions (that's Lake Nonegro across the river). The next day, some dildo didn't understand the concept of "tidal influence," and converted his SUV into a rather ineffective boat.






Still doesn't suck to be me.

[BSmack]

Who crapped on the sky?

You needs to get your eyes checked. That's just a normal spring day in the most beautiful place in the multiverse, the motherfucking U&L.

~Dins

[Dinsdale]

Fuggit, back at the coast working.

From a few minutes ago:

Driving over the Yaquina Bay Bridge





From same deck at Casa de Dinsdale's Work Digs







Sand doing funky shit when it's dry and windy

[Dinsdale]

That's perty shit, Dins.

Was just sitting out there under the almost-full moon and clear skies, drinking the company-provided beer.

Doesn't suck too bad.

[Y2K]

damn, Looks like Dins may have to break out some sunscreen, Drinking on the company dime never sucks!

[Dinsdale]

Uhm... we're really far north, for those that think Buffalo is in Florida, et al (we're farther north than Buffalo, btw). During dead-of-winter, there isn't much sun even when there's no clouds.

If I can get out big game fishing a few minutes from home in the crappiest weather time of the year... I'll take some clouds.

[Python]

there isn't much sun even when there's no clouds.

Wait...what?

[Smackie Chan]

there isn't much sun even when there's no clouds.

Wait...what?

On the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, there are 24 hours of daylight south of the Antarctic Circle (66.5° south of the equator) and 24 hours of darkness north of the Arctic Circle (66.5° north of the equator). While the U&L is not north of the Arctic Circle, it's far enough north that there isn't much sun during the winter, irrespective of cloud cover.

[Python]

Wait...what?

[atomicdad]

Wait...what?

During the summer it is still light until 9 - 9:30 in the evening or so...

[Python]

Sounds like voodoo.

[Toddowen]

Not a whole lot of Pole- locks out there I'll bet. Must be nice.

But then again with my luck, I'd move out there and be stuck in a shop working 12 hours a day five feet away from the only one in the county.

[Dinsdale]

Wait...what?

During the summer it is still light until 9 - 9:30 in the evening or so...

Late June, gets dark about 10, light by about 4:15AM.

A little lighter yet in the only major US city north of here in latitude (that would be Seattle, for those who think Buffalo is in Florida).

The effect gets more pronounced once you head north of the 45th.

[Dr_Phibes]

It's big scenery, it would probably be interesting to stare at it for a week and think big thoughts. After that, desolate comes to mind, it becomes boring. The Sahara and tundra look nice as well, properly photographed.