O.C.G.D. Thread, part two

[CurSedVoyce]

When I grow up, I want one of those too

Very nice Mike

 

[mccauleytree]

Thanks everyone! I can't wait to try it out!

 

[arborworks1]

The new dogs are sweet. Might add those to mine.
Congrats on the best worker you will ever have!

 

[rangerdanger]

Got my Study Guide and Pinto Pulley in today from TreeStuff. I'm pretty much set now book wise for studying for the CA exam, the guide + all of Dad's books. My goal is to take it the first or second week of June, so that gives me a little over a month to study up!

 

[sotc]

Study hard. If you know the study guide inside out you will pass. Not with a hundred percent but enough to pass

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's encouraging!

 

[sotc]

Not everything on the test is in the study guide, but there is enough to pass

 

[squisher]

Bahhh. The test is easy. I felt uncomfortable finishing and leaving so quickly.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Butterfly festival means lots of sales in town. SO I scored a couple of goodies

Lilly got a new bed frame.
I got a nice outdoor burner set up..
Rob got a nice scale for his baking and some candle making.
I think my out door burner is also going to be melting some wax from time to time ....

 

[Paul B]

Nice!

 

[lumberjack]

In the last week I bought a Stihl HT131 (Extending Power Pruner), Motorola Xoom (Tablet), and upgraded my phone from a Milestone to a Galaxy S.

The power pruner is invaluable for storm work for sure. Hopefully the Xoom will become a useful marketing tool, and the Galaxy S has way better voice quality according to those I've talked to (Pun). The Milestone sucked in that regard.

 

[Paul B]

Cool LJ. I have been on an Ebay binge the last few weeks. ordered up another Camelbak rig and some surplus goretex outerwear today. I think I am done for a spell.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Cool looking bed frame, Stephen, just right for the little princess.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

She was very excited about it Jay... The boys were checking it out and she was dancing around them all sternly.." MINE MINE MINE "

 

[SkwerI]

I just placed another Wesspur order today. Nothing exciting but it adds up fast.
A new 1/2" rope, a few steel rigging carabiners, pole saw blades, etc. and I was at $400 before I knew it.

I also hit Sam's Club earlier and the most important item I bought there was a 2.5" memory foam mattress pad. I have a very nice mattress but it's too firm and I wake up with pinched nerves every morning in my arms and legs. Hopefully the foam pad will help reduce the pressure points.

 

[Bodean]

Gopro HD Hero, I'm stoked.

http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-motorsports-hero-camera/

It'll mount on the helmet too.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sweet!

 

[Paul B]

Skwerl, my wifey brought home one of those mattresses a few months back, took about uhm, 8 minutes to get used to the feel of it, after that, its GREAT. Made a huge difference for me in the joints and such as I tend to not move much overnight, I think it was money well spent.

 

[Paul B]

ps, I have been going a little spend happy on Ebay the last couple weeks, a friend from here is letting me get the stuff shipped his way and offered to bring it to a meeting place later this month. Saving me a bunch of shipping, duty and hassle getting stuff in to Canada from the US. Let me just say I have searched the heck out of the terms "BDU" and "surplus'

 

[Cobleskill]

Sprortsman Guide used to have really good deals on surplus. Not so much anymore. Occasional good deal. Their service is suspect at times also. Hard to get good help.

 

[MasterBlaster]

My back bothered me until I got a super firm mattress and then slapped a sheet of plywood under it. Back pain gone!

 

[woodworkingboy]

I've been waking up with some numbness in my arm and elbow, wonder if that would help me? I sleep on a relatively thin mat on a straw mat floor, it's pretty hard.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Then it doesn't sound like sleeping on a firm surface is the cure.

Do you sleep on your belly? That's a hand/arm number, for sure.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Often on my belly, especially in the morning. I'll try to flip over, see if it makes a difference. Thanks.

 

[brendonv]

I bought a new muffler and air filter for the little Honda on the log loader. WOO HOO!