How'd it go today?

Channellock pliers are excellent. Nice that there’s still a few affordable tools that are made in US. I’m waiting for the day they send operations to Taiwan too.
 
The trades, aka as a fitter. We are required to show up to work with a pair of channellocks, 6 foot rule or tape measure, and a torpedo level, welders bring a hood.
 
Got two beat up saws to add to my trucks. Easy fixes. Rim sprockets, bearings, bars and chains. Better on my bottom line of my crews oporateing cost.
 

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I'm expected to showup with pants on :^D

To get specific, long pants and boots. I buy a lot of my personal gear, but customarily, it's supplied by the employer. Hell, I supply the boss with stuff to use. If I didn't, he'd use my stuff and screw it up. He's already tried losing my axe a couple times, and he's left gloves I lent him on a jobsite :^/
 
Tree09 said:
The trades, aka as a fitter. We are required to show up to work with a pair of channellocks, 6 foot rule or tape measure, and a torpedo level, welders bring a hood.
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That's kinda cool basic requirements.
 
Playing anti-HVAC tech today. They sure use a lot of self tapping screws and some nasty caulk on these things. I'm gonna get the excavator if it fights me any more. It's a huge air handler in my new shop in what is going to be my storage room. Anyone need one? It's free to a good, or bad, home. :/:

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Just had a day chipping some brash at one of my neighbours and removal of three small trees plus clear up. I have a small oak to prune but will do that another day when the weather is better.

Had Haakon out with me today helping to feed the chipper. Supervised of course. He now has a few extra monies towards the new boxing gloves he is after.

Now to relax for Christmas. Just making sure all the boarding gear is up to this years task. Off up the mountain tomorrow to sort out our season passes and hopefully get a few hours in. Then off to a cabin on the 27th for three days. Luckily our season passes now cover a couple of other resorts, one being 30 mins from the rental cabin so more riding between Chrimbo and new year.

Feels nice to be finished till the new year. What a year 2020 has been.

Merry Christmas, and hoping every one has a Covid free 2021.
 
Took Otis to the vet this morning for checkup, & a couple shots that were due...today the little fart made up for all the times he's behaved so well...

Left alone on leash for a bit while Doc explained his knee issue options to me on the phone, he decided to chew through the leash and swallow two feet worth of it with a D ring attached... :|:

45mins, x-rays, and some induced vomiting later, he managed to puke it all up.

Would have been done quicker, but of course the x-ray machine was getting maintenance done, so they had to wait for that to proceed with the dog...

Vet wasn't having a good morning...:lol:

Neither did Otis, but he's resting on the couch now after all the excitement & can't have anything to eat until about 5 tonight 'cause of what they gave him...
He has some new pills to take for inflammation.

Hoping this isn't a precursor for how my visit to the doc goes in two days...
 
I really hope the best for you.
What is their take on his knee issue, so far?
 
Stig, the issue is a weakening of the soft tissue (including a tendon that keeps it in place) around the knee of the rear leg. It has gotten worse in the last couple years...there is some play & swelling in the knee now.
He can still get around on it, but is pretty gimpy when fist getting up to walk, or may use just three legs, and will stop & look at me for help sometimes to get up or down steps.
We are going to see if the inflammation being kept down helps him be more comfortable & forego surgery as long as possible.

It's a fairly common surgery on this breed, but runs about 3K per knee...It's also common to have the other knee get surgery about two years after the first one
 
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Guessing he can’t afford to lose any weight either? If ever an option it does wonders for the joints but the pics I’ve seen of him always looked like a pretty healthy weight. What’s the anti inflammatory drug? There’s a couple really effective OTC ones but they’d all probably wreck a pooch’s stomach if used daily.

Today I found a neat little warm air shutter on my 034 cylinder cover for winter time, and now I’m wondering if all my other saws got them.
I feel like I probably should’ve known about this much sooner lol.
 
I used my 362 for about a year before I knew there was a cold start procedure. I'd just grab it, and yank the cord til it started. I had surprisingly good luck with that procedure. My old crappy dealer didn't even give me an owners manual with the saw, so my thinking was 'computer controlled means it's taken care of'. Turns out that wasn't quite right.
 
Fiddler said:
Stig, the issue is a weakening of the soft tissue (including a tendon that keeps it in place) around the knee of the rear leg. It has gotten worse in the last couple years...there is some play & swelling in the knee now.
He can still get around on it, but is pretty gimpy when fist getting up to walk, or may use just three legs, and will stop & look at me for help sometimes to get up or down steps.
We are going to see if the inflammation being kept down helps him be more comfortable & forego surgery as long as possible.

It's a fairly common surgery on this breed, but runs about 3K per knee...It's also common to have the other knee get surgery about two years after the first one
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Nasty, but way better than what what I feared.

I've lost 2 really good dogs, in my top 4, to breaking the crucial ligament.
First one because the anesthetic stopped his heart and second one because the titanium insert they use now, broke.

At least Otis is treatable.

Vet prices are horrible, glad I'm buddies with one.

If you need help with the price when it get's surgery time.

I'll help out with what I can.

Having had dogs most of my life, I know how far one will go for them.
 
stig said:
Nasty, but way better than what what I feared.

I've lost 2 really good dogs, in my top 4, to breaking the crucial ligament.
First one because the anesthetic stopped his heart and second one because the titanium insert they use now, broke.

At least Otis is treatable.

Vet prices are horrible, glad I'm buddies with one.

If you need help with the price when it get's surgery time.

I'll help out with what I can.

Having had dogs most of my life, I know how far one will go for them.
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If possible, avoid city vets that usually handle dogs and cats for the bulk of their work. Around here, the costs are significantly better if we go to a country vet that mostly handles livestock and horses. So far we’ve found the guy to be just as knowledgeable and experienced.
Might reconsider and go with the more specialized doc for surgery, but for diagnostic and drug prescriptions, a horse doctor is fine.
 
My Vet is both large & small animal...they run at least three mobile trucks I've seen and an office. There's most always a goat or horse around when I'm there.

Surgery would be a referral to a specialist...

lxskllr said:
Don't eat your leash
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:lol: My teeth aren't tough enough for that, but as the two of us keep getting put on more meds as we age I'm hoping to not get our pills mixed up... :/:


Stig, thank you, that is a mighty nice offer, but I've already been offered help from my vet on working out a payment plan if surgery becomes a necessity.
 
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