Got covid again. Maybe I can sort some brass.

[shoot4fun]

I used to deliver block to a block layer who told me his dad was a block layer. One day, his dad took him to work and showed him how to butter, place, and clean each thirty pound block, telling him, "I'm gonna pay you a nickel a block. Do it right".
The guy said he smarted off, "A measly nickel per block?!!"
Said his dad just looked at him and said, "you'll do it for a nickel, or nothing. But you're gonna do it, and do it right."

It used to be a different world. jd

My best friend's dad played was a brick/block mason and the two of us worked for him one summer.
He always got paid by the thousand bricks and could work us both into the ground. We had a difficult time keeping him in brick and mud. One day we both wound up at the mixer at the same time and his son said something about needing a break. I agreed just about the time his dad came around the corner and he yelled "You get a break every F**k'n time you push an empty wheelbarrow! Now get me more mud and brick!!!!"

 

[ebb]

That was my wife's job work as a tender for her dad. He did high end work in Plam Beach and 1000 bricks a day wasn't required. But he would some times have several masons working and when he got to yelling at her one of the other masons would help her. She and several of the masons were good friends, they were much older but really good guys. Never got hurt on the job till she went to work for the PBC school board. No discipline at all, its almost like the students are allowed to beat up a teacher.

 

[ebb]

Hows the brass coming?

 

[brokeasajoke]

A couple of things I don't understand by some of those posting.
Why, if you think you have got Covid do people not tests and maybe test a couple of days even if it shows negative . It's so easy.
If at any time, the test shows positive contact the doctor for Paxlovid immediately. It has proven to be very beneficial for so many.

I'm not being a smarty or anything when I say this but did test mainly because I had planned to go to tent revival. It was positive. I'm not taking chemicals for something that is just an annoyance as Im not going to down acetaminophen or ibuprofen for a mild headache. My main symptom is a fever that peaked at 100.4 but now a loss of taste/smell. As you can see from my post I'm fully functional and this is just annoying is all. Work gives me 24 paid hours so I'm out today anyway. Fever started getting me while I was commercial mowing a high end community (my 3rd job) Friday after I left my 1st job at about 10am. Seems to have broke last night and I slept 8hrs. Holy cow the day is done spent lol.

 

[brokeasajoke]

Hows the brass coming?

In the tumbler. 300BO done. Now I need to buy me a 300bo. Brakes done on wifes car. As a side note, I'm really impressed with Detroit Axle brand brakes so far. I've guinea pigged them 3 times now. For the price I'm tickled. All 4 rotors and pads for $170 and Ive worked part time at an auto parts store for 24 years now.

 

[Shooter13]

Sorry to hear, it sucks! Get well soon!

 

[brokeasajoke]

Good way to sort 9 and 40 is to tumble them together. Man they are like magnets to each other.

 

[CharlieNC]

Maybe I need to get COVID again, you are getting more done sick than I do when well!

 

[brokeasajoke]

Made some snow chains for my tractor this morning while more 9 is tumbling. Cut and pieces some old big truck chains together. Painted trim around my basement door. Changed battery in tractor too. Not used to doing my own stuff. Normally doing for someone else. I'm gonna have to find some thing for these kids to do I guess instead of watching short videos on their phones all day.

 

[brokeasajoke]

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Maybe I need to get COVID again, you are getting more done sick than I do when well!

I've got to be up piddling on something, it's just my nature. If I'm laying around watching TV I'm probably in bad shape. If I'm in the basement with a blanket on the couch watching TV I'm flat out bad sick like RSV done to me a while back.

 

[Jayplace]

I'm not being a smarty or anything when I say this but did test mainly because I had planned to go to tent revival. It was positive. I'm not taking chemicals for something that is just an annoyance as Im not going to down acetaminophen or ibuprofen for a mild headache. My main symptom is a fever that peaked at 100.4 but now a loss of taste/smell. As you can see from my post I'm fully functional and this is just annoying is all. Work gives me 24 paid hours so I'm out today anyway. Fever started getting me while I was commercial mowing a high end community (my 3rd job) Friday after I left my 1st job at about 10am. Seems to have broke last night and I slept 8hrs. Holy cow the day is done spent lol.

After posting, I was afraid you might take this as directed towards you.. I apologize and it wasn't
Certainly not being a smarty as you did what should have been done. That way you at least know and can do whatever you think is best for you and others.
Covid obviously affects you differently than it did me. That's a good thing.

Personally, if i'm not feeling good, i'll do whatever will help, but that's me.

 

[brokeasajoke]

After posting, I was afraid you might take this as directed towards you.. I apologize and it wasn't
Certainly not being a smarty as you did what should have been done. That way you at least know and can do whatever you think is best for you and others.
Covid obviously affects you differently than it did me. That's a good thing.

Personally, if i'm not feeling good, i'll do whatever will help, but that's me.

You good, didn't bother me at all and fully understand. The first time it whooped my hind end for 7 days also mentally too. I probably would have ate poo if I knew it would have helped.

 

[brokeasajoke]

9mm done. Now to sort the Norma headstamp out of it. 38 and LC 223 in now.

 

[brokeasajoke]

38 and 223 won't mate though they will slip into each other. 93 pieces 38spl. Didn't count LC 223.

 

[ebb]

Broke I was curious as to your local and looked Burnsville up on a map. You don't look to be very far from where I was born. Johnson City Tenn, Most of my kin is from Erwin or Jonesborough.

 

[brokeasajoke]

Broke I was curious as to your local and looked Burnsville up on a map. You don't look to be very far from where I was born. Johnson City Tenn, Most of my kin is from Erwin or Jonesborough.

I can be to Erwin pretty quickly, say 35min give or take. Usually go across Iron mtn though Unaka has better views. Johnson city is where I primarily go for a big city loafering day or when I can't get something locally. I've about quit Asheville.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

You cannot believe how much ammo I loaded during Ardern's house arrest (lockdown, in govspeak) )Without visiting family, eating out, window shopping etc. Not that I'm suggesting anything....

 

[RabbitSlayer]

Make good use of it, and go cough on commies instead...

 

[Squirrelhunter17]

Broke I was curious as to your local and looked Burnsville up on a map. You don't look to be very far from where I was born. Johnson City Tenn, Most of my kin is from Erwin or Jonesborough.

That’s where I was born and still live today ebb! Hope the Covid is resolving for our fellow members

 

[ebb]

When my parents left Johnson City my mother was expecting and the only reason I agreed to come with them was they promised to name him Jonesborough. Who would lie to a 3 year old about something so important? Dad was the principal of Cherokee elementary at that time.