Those steel plate tabs sticking up on the right edge of the ramp are necessary and functional but they sure wouldn’t be fun to fall on. I’m really not trying to pick on Mr. Tedtam’s nice fabrication work. I am looking at it like a designer/contractor and anticipating what a building inspector would require for it to meet safety code… Read more »
mharper42
August 17, 2023 9:53 pm
Regarding the ramp: Is that intended for a wheelchair, as well as walking down from the porch? Well, maybe I just got that impression somewhere along the line while it was being discussed.
People of a certain age can be prone to momentary loss of balance, especially if your arms are full of stuff. It’s nice to have a handrail to lean on, bounce off of, or grab in an emergency.
I’d like to see a handrail on one side, at least. You may be surprised at how many times ice will want to form on it. It happens every year on my wheelchair ramp. Granted, I am 100 miles north of the beach and you are a lot closer and get less freezes. But I’ve seen ice on mine when… Read more »
Hubby actually designed it with a slight tilt so rain water will drain off the outside edge as it pours over the edge of the roof. I won’t have to slog through a river of water during downpours.
I was looking on Google Maps Street View at Chase Pecan Co. and Heart of Texas Propane on Hwy. 190 in San Saba. It sure looks like Chase Pecan is burning from that one photo at your link. That is not a grass fire. There is way too much dense black smoke.
Quick Drive-By; Fire crews battling massive fire in San Saba. SAN SABA, Texas (KWTX) – Firefighters are battling a massive fire along U.S. Highway 190 in San Saba. KWTX has learned the fire is burning in the area across the highway from the Chase Pecan company, and near the Heart of Texas Propane facility. No further information is available at… Read more »
Another commercial pilot dies suddenly and unexpectedly today: An IndiGo pilot collapsed at a boarding gate in Nagpur airport and died while being taken to hospital. The incident happened shortly before he was to operate a Nagpur-Pune flight (6E135). According to sources, the pilot was well-rested prior to his flight as mandated by guidelines of the Directorate General of Civil… Read more »
#19 Texpat, Spouse and I really do live north of Richmond (TX), so I shall have to play the song after we come back from lunch. Our Richmond is the third oldest city in Texas, right at the big bend in the Brazos. Lotsa Texas history here. The river is way down from our 40+ days lack of rain. A… Read more »
Hubby has installed the handicap ramp to the back front door. That thing is incredibly sturdy and with the adjustable legs, able to be used in times of drought and flood. There’s a space between part of the ramp and the house wall, and I suggested we make a drop box for deliveries to fit in there. Hubby thought that… Read more »
Got the last two trays of avocado slices bagged and on the shelf. Elsa is now going through her defrost cycle. Then I can figure out what the next load is going to be.
Quick Drive-By; GJT thanks for finding the Cavuto smackdown by Ramaswamy but if you do check it out the second video is the one to see. I made the mistake of hitting the first one that was edited and posted by Cavuto.
Wouldn’t you just love to slap that smirk off the Jackass Cavuto’s face.
I just got through giving my neighbor and her daughter a tour of Elsa’s room. We had a discussion about stashing food, including the story about the billionaire who’s betting a billion dollars on the economy crashing. Following was a discussion of farmers culling their herds, including a story of Hubby’s friend who has a small herd. He can’t get… Read more »
What the hell ?!! Lucrative Chinese illegal marijuana grow operations are popping up all over Maine, according to a federal memorandum distributed within Border Patrol that was obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Law enforcement in Maine identified 270 suspected properties used for Chinese illegal marijuana grow operations that could produce an estimated $4.37 billion in revenue, the… Read more »
RE: Tedtam’s #14 I want to repeat the link for the Benny Johnson Twitter post about Oliver Anthony and his Rich Men North of Richmond song. If you don’t think that song resonates with all kinds of people of all races everywhere and not just America, then think again. The song has people in tears the first time they hear… Read more »
RE: Super Dave’s #9 He was well educated and became proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, and Hebrew. His father, a Jewish Jamaican coffee grower and exporter, moved to Philadelphia, where he became president of Congregation Mikveh Israel in 1820. Jacob joined his father in Philadelphia, and there he married Rebecca Sterling about 1826 and learned the printing trade. His… Read more »
And the singing sensation? “Rich Man North of Richmond”? It’s jumped across the pond. Oliver Anthony, a name striking an ironically British chord, has in fact apparently tapped into a global right-wing counter revolution. If you somehow missed the Rich Men sensation, and God bless you if you did, you’re demonstrating phenomenal social media discipline, or apologies if you were on the ventilator or something, but… Read more »
Coming back from my walk to the pier I saw a young boy fighting a Bull Red in the surf. After a few minutes, with the help of his dad they landed him. What a fine Redfish and for you folks in Rio Linda he was too large to keep so they put him back. His dad said that he… Read more »
I saw this story yesterday: the Federal Government is telling workers in San Fran to stay home and work remotely. It’s too dangerous for them to report to the building for work. You can’t make this s**t up. Welcome to 2023, where satirical websites like the Babylon Bee are forced to compete with real-life headlines that that one. Earlier this month,… Read more »
LIVIN’ IN THE NEW WORLD ☙ Thursday, August 17, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS Roundup: Good morning, C&C! Once again, I’m running late, so your roundup recap is: first we catch up on SADS cases; then you won’t believe how bad it is getting in San Fransisco, and that’s saying a lot; Russian media does U.S. corporate media’s job; and an… Read more »
The $149K Map. The First Official Map of Texas – 1849. When a copy of Jacob De Cordova’s 1849 map of Texas was put on the auction block in 2015, bidding closed at $149,000. There are a number of reasons for the giant price. First and foremost is its rarity. The number of known copies can be counted on a… Read more »
It’s not finished yet. He has plans to put a low railing that would prevent impaling myself on those tabs. We’re talking about railing, too.
Those steel plate tabs sticking up on the right edge of the ramp are necessary and functional but they sure wouldn’t be fun to fall on. I’m really not trying to pick on Mr. Tedtam’s nice fabrication work. I am looking at it like a designer/contractor and anticipating what a building inspector would require for it to meet safety code… Read more »
Regarding the ramp: Is that intended for a wheelchair, as well as walking down from the porch? Well, maybe I just got that impression somewhere along the line while it was being discussed.
People of a certain age can be prone to momentary loss of balance, especially if your arms are full of stuff. It’s nice to have a handrail to lean on, bounce off of, or grab in an emergency.
Diamond plate carbon steel elevated so it is exposed above and below. You may get ice there when there won’t be any on the rest of the property.
I’d like to see a handrail on one side, at least. You may be surprised at how many times ice will want to form on it. It happens every year on my wheelchair ramp. Granted, I am 100 miles north of the beach and you are a lot closer and get less freezes. But I’ve seen ice on mine when… Read more »
If we ever get one of those.
On the one day a year we get ice, I sure will.
Hubby actually designed it with a slight tilt so rain water will drain off the outside edge as it pours over the edge of the roof. I won’t have to slog through a river of water during downpours.
Beware of ice on that ramp.
Some day.
Ah, finally got it to work.
It’s in the media library
I’m trying to post the ramp pic on my computer but it’s refusing to post. If someone with more knowledge than I could set it free…
San Saba Fire
According to KXAN, the San Saba Fire Department declared the fire out at 5:04 PM CDT.
It was a storage container full of plastic material so it’s going to be a messy hazmat cleanup project.
Got another “Friend” request, this time from Linda, what y’all think? 😉
#32
TT, I can’t visualize what change y’all have made at your back front door — If that is where the change is — So how about a photo?
#33 #36 El Gordo lives a half a mile east of the pecan and propane places. Here’s the picture he posted.
Looking west.
#30
EG has a photo of the fire seemingly very close to his haciendo.
#35 Dr phil Good, thanks for find that link, I mentioned that yesterday in my #47 but was going from memory.
Reminds me my inspection is due this month. I fergot.
Oh the joys of a DPS visit. Pic made me check my TDL date though. Safe until October 2025.
ELG posted a pic from his backyard, not very far from him at all.
Neil Cavuto is a (f)clucking idiot.
he was one back then and he’s still one now and always will be.
a partisan dish rag used to wipe deep state spittle.
Warning: viewing the corporate mocking bird media can be hazardous to your health.
33 cont’d
This location is still outside of town, west of downtown, away from residential areas.
30 Super Dave
I was looking on Google Maps Street View at Chase Pecan Co. and Heart of Texas Propane on Hwy. 190 in San Saba. It sure looks like Chase Pecan is burning from that one photo at your link. That is not a grass fire. There is way too much dense black smoke.
It sure is different to step out of my door and not have to stop and check my footing.
A nice different.
Dang, I hope EG is safe. A fire near a propane facility is no bueno, and especially if it takes out pecan trees.
Quick Drive-By; Fire crews battling massive fire in San Saba. SAN SABA, Texas (KWTX) – Firefighters are battling a massive fire along U.S. Highway 190 in San Saba. KWTX has learned the fire is burning in the area across the highway from the Chase Pecan company, and near the Heart of Texas Propane facility. No further information is available at… Read more »
Another commercial pilot dies suddenly and unexpectedly today: An IndiGo pilot collapsed at a boarding gate in Nagpur airport and died while being taken to hospital. The incident happened shortly before he was to operate a Nagpur-Pune flight (6E135). According to sources, the pilot was well-rested prior to his flight as mandated by guidelines of the Directorate General of Civil… Read more »
wagonburner @2:13 PM
What is that place ?
Last day of 2023 will be 123123.
The Great Equalizer
#19 Texpat, Spouse and I really do live north of Richmond (TX), so I shall have to play the song after we come back from lunch. Our Richmond is the third oldest city in Texas, right at the big bend in the Brazos. Lotsa Texas history here. The river is way down from our 40+ days lack of rain. A… Read more »
Hubby has installed the handicap ramp to the back front door. That thing is incredibly sturdy and with the adjustable legs, able to be used in times of drought and flood. There’s a space between part of the ramp and the house wall, and I suggested we make a drop box for deliveries to fit in there. Hubby thought that… Read more »
Got the last two trays of avocado slices bagged and on the shelf. Elsa is now going through her defrost cycle. Then I can figure out what the next load is going to be.
Quick Drive-By; GJT thanks for finding the Cavuto smackdown by Ramaswamy but if you do check it out the second video is the one to see. I made the mistake of hitting the first one that was edited and posted by Cavuto.
Wouldn’t you just love to slap that smirk off the Jackass Cavuto’s face.
This made me smile: Driverless car gets stuck in wet concrete
I just got through giving my neighbor and her daughter a tour of Elsa’s room. We had a discussion about stashing food, including the story about the billionaire who’s betting a billion dollars on the economy crashing. Following was a discussion of farmers culling their herds, including a story of Hubby’s friend who has a small herd. He can’t get… Read more »
What the hell ?!! Lucrative Chinese illegal marijuana grow operations are popping up all over Maine, according to a federal memorandum distributed within Border Patrol that was obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Law enforcement in Maine identified 270 suspected properties used for Chinese illegal marijuana grow operations that could produce an estimated $4.37 billion in revenue, the… Read more »
RE: Tedtam’s #14 I want to repeat the link for the Benny Johnson Twitter post about Oliver Anthony and his Rich Men North of Richmond song. If you don’t think that song resonates with all kinds of people of all races everywhere and not just America, then think again. The song has people in tears the first time they hear… Read more »
16 GJT
Good job, GJT !
RE: Super Dave’s #9 He was well educated and became proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, and Hebrew. His father, a Jewish Jamaican coffee grower and exporter, moved to Philadelphia, where he became president of Congregation Mikveh Israel in 1820. Jacob joined his father in Philadelphia, and there he married Rebecca Sterling about 1826 and learned the printing trade. His… Read more »
Found the Neil Cavuto takedown by Vivek Ramaswamy Texpat mentioned.
https://ijr.com/vivek-ramaswamy-infuriates-fox-news-host-trump/
Morning, chickadees!
And the singing sensation? “Rich Man North of Richmond”? It’s jumped across the pond. Oliver Anthony, a name striking an ironically British chord, has in fact apparently tapped into a global right-wing counter revolution. If you somehow missed the Rich Men sensation, and God bless you if you did, you’re demonstrating phenomenal social media discipline, or apologies if you were on the ventilator or something, but… Read more »
World’s most accurate Pie-Chart 😀
Coming back from my walk to the pier I saw a young boy fighting a Bull Red in the surf. After a few minutes, with the help of his dad they landed him. What a fine Redfish and for you folks in Rio Linda he was too large to keep so they put him back. His dad said that he… Read more »
I saw this story yesterday: the Federal Government is telling workers in San Fran to stay home and work remotely. It’s too dangerous for them to report to the building for work. You can’t make this s**t up. Welcome to 2023, where satirical websites like the Babylon Bee are forced to compete with real-life headlines that that one. Earlier this month,… Read more »
LIVIN’ IN THE NEW WORLD ☙ Thursday, August 17, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS Roundup: Good morning, C&C! Once again, I’m running late, so your roundup recap is: first we catch up on SADS cases; then you won’t believe how bad it is getting in San Fransisco, and that’s saying a lot; Russian media does U.S. corporate media’s job; and an… Read more »
The $149K Map. The First Official Map of Texas – 1849. When a copy of Jacob De Cordova’s 1849 map of Texas was put on the auction block in 2015, bidding closed at $149,000. There are a number of reasons for the giant price. First and foremost is its rarity. The number of known copies can be counted on a… Read more »