Stop in for a cup of coffee

[memike]

So, one of the curious things about Vietnam is when you go to Cafe or any outdoor space, you will see people bringing outside purchased food and eating. The owners of the Cafe's don't care if you bring food in or even your own drinks. Now, I do not think they allow that at the actual restaurants, but anywhere else is fair game. The other thing, I'm trying to teach them at the cafes, especially the younger people is that when you see a guy smoking a cigar and he asks for an ashtray, bring him an ashtray without water or ice in it. They always put water or ice in the ashtray for the Vietnamese guys that smoke cigarettes, and by the way they all smoke cigarettes .They put it in the ashtray and it goes out quickly with the water there. A guy smoking a cigar does not want water in his ashtray so that when he sets down his cigar it doesn't go out. Most of the restaurants or cafes I go to now already know me and I have schooled them... LOL. Kkkkkkk
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Updating your area makes for a happy, humble location to enjoy the view and people there, thanks for sharing

Out to the street side eatery for dinner with the family. Always a fun time. The girl with the maroon shirt is a helper of the Spa. The girl with the black shirt is the helper for Lynda and the girlfriend of her son Thang.
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Is it me or do they all look the same age ? Beautiful bunch Mitch, when will you be returning to the US ?

 

[toolmanmike]

And the painting begins.

 

[Frodee]

And the painting begins.

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I would end up with more paint on me then the walls.

 

[ProjectBazza]

And the painting begins.

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Now that my wife does all of the masking and clean-up, I really don't mind painting.

Don't forget to post "after" pics!

 

[DartGT55]

Tax Prep Tuesday too
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already got our taxes back

 

[pauly]

already got our taxes back

Same here.

 

[dr dodge]

we finally sent ours in

took forever to get the 1099

(late feb...)

 

[Unconventional]

<~~~~ has refunds coming! almost half of a Blue Print 408 204" 4cyl should be good for 230 horse

 

[Sublime one]

Here ya go gang...

High School Hockey Championship Crowd Tops Every NHL Game

Amazing

Like High School football in Texas

And I watched every single minute of it. Great games!

 

[Sublime one]

From the link (wish I could bold and/or highlight with my phone but I don’t know how):

“People always ask why Minnesota is called the State of Hockey when the Minnesota Wild haven’t won a Stanley Cup.

This is why.”

Couldn’t have said it any better myself.

And thank you for posting that!

Well said

 

[toolmanmike]

And the painting begins.

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First coat.

 

[Mr. Wolfie]

First coat.

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Stop over and do mine!
Corner of
Bumpy Road and School Bus lane.

 

[toolmanmike]

Stop over and do mine!
Corner of
Bumpy Road and School Bus lane.

I'm retiring from the painting business when this project is done.

 

[toolmanmike]

These are so cool.

 

[Frodee]

First coat.

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Looks good Mike. Haven't put your foot in the paint tray yet I'm guessing.

 

[toolmanmike]

Looks good Mike. Haven't put your foot in the paint tray yet I'm guessing.

Not yet.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Yikes

Everyone on here needs traction cleats

My walkway to truck was bad. Sunday i backbladed with the loader bucket, angled towards tractor on float. Bucket would hop and chop the ice. Maybe a little hard on tractor but it wasnt much. Worked really well.

 

[Mr. Wolfie]

My walkway to truck was bad. Sunday i backbladed with the loader bucket, angled towards tractor on float. Bucket would hop and chop the ice. Maybe a little hard on tractor but it wasnt much. Worked really well.

Hit 80 here today. I tripped over a sunbeam if that counts.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Almost lost the shop. Was welding in trunk, guess a spark hit the back of the seat. Thought i smelled something. Couldnt see anything. Almost went for coffee but decided to check car again. Brought a blow gun. I found the glowing area and sprayed it with water.
Disaster averted. Rechecked and all is good.

 

[Frodee]

Hit 80 here today. I tripped over a sunbeam if that counts.

Ho! my! that sounds great.

 

[WV64Signet]

Hit 80 here today. I tripped over a sunbeam if that counts.

We are being gifted another warm day tomorrow... with rain as the cold front moves in

 

[WV64Signet]

Almost lost the shop. Was welding in trunk, guess a spark hit the back of the seat. Thought i smelled something. Couldnt see anything. Almost went for coffee but decided to check car again. Brought a blow gun. I found the glowing area and sprayed it with water.
Disaster averted. Rechecked and all is good.

Yikes yikes yikes

 

[Frodee]

Almost lost the shop. Was welding in trunk, guess a spark hit the back of the seat. Thought i smelled something. Couldnt see anything. Almost went for coffee but decided to check car again. Brought a blow gun. I found the glowing area and sprayed it with water.
Disaster averted. Rechecked and all is good.

Been there done that.

 

[Mr. Wolfie]

We are being gifted another warm day tomorrow... with rain as the cold front moves in

Same Forcast for here.

 

[Frodee]

Yikes yikes yikes

Welding on a 1/4 panel on the gas cap side of the car at the body shop and was to the back of the 1/4 welding and all of a sudden the gas cap blew off the car and shot across the shop. Just about **** myself.