Re: What Projects / Tasks do you have going on / to do??

[Darth Geek]

First thing I tested the new sound system on was MST3K's 'Puma Man' on Pluto TV

You should have tested it with MST3K's The Creeping Terror.

I'll add that one to the list as well!

That's the one with this host segment:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/THbKEXBk8X0" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/THbKEXBk8X0</a>

[RVR II]

Just finished ID4 and man was that impressive!!
Christmas decorations and stuff shaking in the living room.. NICE!!

[RVR II]

Work has finally slowed down enough that I finally raked my leaves.. Well most of them..
OK the ones on my decks/porches, brick patios and concrete driveway, so I'd say 2/3rds of them have been raked up

[RVR II]

Work has finally slowed down enough that I finally raked my leaves.. Well most of them..
OK the ones on my decks/porches, brick patios and concrete driveway, so I'd say 2/3rds of them have been raked up

So I get a letter from the city that my 'yard debris' should be put in a yard cart.. They even had the nerve to send me a picture of said debris pile! They want me to purchase a yard cart for $65 dollars and for years I have refused to pay for that, so I just gathered up a bunch of downed branches in my lot next door and added to the pile making it 5 times bigger than it was so the city will have to bring a boom-truck to scoop it up and haul it away..
There's also a leaf pile I've had by my driveway and a leaf truck is supposed to come by but  hasn't come around in weeks so I emailed the city with pics of both the debris pile and leaf piles saying that they need to send the leaf truck and vacuum up the pile at their earliest convenience..
As much as I pay in monthly utility fees and annual property taxes, they can provide that for free or I will never get it (not that I'd ever use it anyway)

[RVR II]

Finally installed my Digital TV Converter Box..
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Lkrvi7x1RGI" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/Lkrvi7x1RGI</a>

[wihogfan]

Your city sounds like mine used to be only with recycling.
Last year they finally provided recycling containers and now we use them, but before that you had to purchase a special sticker to put on the trashcan you put your recyclables in or else they'd just dump them with regular trash. Stickers were $25 and were only sold at city hall from 2 to 4 PM every 3rd Tuesday. Tried to buy one a couple of times when we first moved but never went on the right day or times and after a couple attempts gave up despite being warned we would be fined if we didn't sort out recyclables (was never fined).

[RVR II]

Your city sounds like mine used to be only with recycling.
Last year they finally provided recycling containers and now we use them, but before that you had to purchase a special sticker to put on the trashcan you put your recyclables in or else they'd just dump them with regular trash. Stickers were $25 and were only sold at city hall from 2 to 4 PM every 3rd Tuesday. Tried to buy one a couple of times when we first moved but never went on the right day or times and after a couple attempts gave up despite being warned we would be fined if we didn't sort out recyclables (was never fined).

Our city will just tack their fee/fine onto the next months utility bill.
They did this once before a few years ago so now every time I get one of these stupid letters, I'll just add to the pile like I did today or put the 'small yard debris' into the curb for the next rainstorm to just wash it away  

[wihogfan]

Thought I was going to have to replace my garbage disposal next weekend and I was dreading it. Kind of simple to do as far as plumbing goes (and I replaced it last 10 years or so ago when the last one went out), but my plumbing projects always end up being a bigger pain in the ass than they should be. But I was able to fix it fairly simply and put off the need to replace it for at least awhile longer.

[Russoguru]

I constructed a new book case today to hold more... books... and DVD's. That being done I started switching around my DVD's. I usually keep the mainstream movies in alphabetical order in a book case on the left side of my TV. I started re-arranging like mad and now I'm finding that I am rapidly running out of room again. You know what? I found myself thinking something else... that maybe I have more than enough damn movies, TV shows and maybe at some point enough is enough? I see myself as something of a collector but even I have to admit that one of these days very soon I'm going to have to confine what I buy to be new releases only. I have four book cases full of DVD's/Blu-rays that I've amassed over the past 10-15 years. Maybe I should donate some of my stuff to the library.

[RVR II]

Bought these Mr Beams lights from Amazon and they arrived in 2 days
Got them installed before the rains arrived..
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/6XiGSjpprc8" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/6XiGSjpprc8</a>

[wihogfan]

Calling it a project is a bit much, but...just bought a front loading washing machine and matching dryer. Dryer was fine, but washer shook so much in the final spin cycle that it felt like an earthquake and I feared that it might damage my floor. Considered buying a big anti-vibration pad to put underneath it, but those big rubber pads are damned expensive.
Bought these off Amazon instead:
https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550809233&sr=8-3&keywords=anti+vibration+pad
Took just a bit of trial and error to get them situated just right, but made a huge difference. Washer is now much quieter and the floor doesn't shake. Bought 2 sets and put one set under the dryer. Despite dryer not having the same vibration/shake, I wanted them to remain at the same height.   

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Calling it a project is a bit much, but...just bought a front loading washing machine and matching dryer. Dryer was fine, but washer shook so much in the final spin cycle that it felt like an earthquake and I feared that it might damage my floor. Considered buying a big anti-vibration pad to put underneath it, but those big rubber pads are damned expensive.
Bought these off Amazon instead:
https://www.amazon.com/Diversitech-MP4-V-Anti-Vibration-Pack/dp/B00BVEMLR4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550809233&sr=8-3&keywords=anti+vibration+pad
Took just a bit of trial and error to get them situated just right, but made a huge difference. Washer is now much quieter and the floor doesn't shake. Bought 2 sets and put one set under the dryer. Despite dryer not having the same vibration/shake, I wanted them to remain at the same height.

Sounds like there might be something wrong with the washer.  Front loaders are supposed to have a few ways of reducing vibration, there is usually a ring filled with liquid that helps balance the tub, also there is usually a big cement block attached somewhere to dampen vibration. 

Did you do the install yourself?  There may be shipping restraints that have to be removed, does the tub bounce around if you push it by hand?  It should be on springs and have a half inch or so of movement.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Ceiling fan in my kitchen was getting loud, and I never liked the look of it, so replaced it with this one from Lowes:



Matches the decor of the house better than the old one.

[RVR II]

Finally getting the suspension fixed Monday morning on my 99 Dodge Ram truck. The upper and lower ball joints have been bad for years and never had the money to get them fixed until now .
Got brand new upper and lower control arms, idler arn, and Pittman arm from Moog parts on Amazon for over $600 dollars and the labor will be over $700 but they will finally be fixed once and for all

[Russoguru]

I've had this office chair for many, many years now. Finally it's starting to fall apart. I got some duct tape today to try and put the armrest back together and it seems to be working... for now.