What did you do today?

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Beans are done as of 10:30 last night; finished with a head borrowed from a neighbor. Outside chance of having everything done before gaston's.
 
Yesterday... But was hard boiling eggs. Dad called and wanted me to bring him the Donaldson air filter I bought for his plane and the Bose a20 refurb kit for his headsets. Walked next door to his place. And proceeded to watch the news for 45 minutes.

The smoke detectors didn't start going off until AFTER everything was outside.
 
Spent most of the day moving pine needles and falling leaves. Now I am watching the lawn get covered up again. Fortunately, our property has a wooded area on the north end where we can blow the leaves. Unfortunately, the wind was 290 at 15G24 so blowing was challenging. When the mail arrived, I received and replaced my vanity license plate. The old one was peeling paint. My veteran's plate is "GOMBEY" which was the name of my T-38 training flight. It's a Chinese word that, loosely translated, means "bottoms up."
 
discovered that even with the blade not turning it is possible to slice a garden hose when riding over it. (yup, I forgot about the spinning pulley, sigh)
 
Spent the day at Simcom for initial on the 441. Unusual attitudes, engine failure modes, and four engine failures on rotation in the soup with a return to the airport to shoot an ILS to minimums. Been out of the flying game for a few years and it is exciting to jump back in.
 
Got the new plane in the hangar after a two day trip from Wisconsin. Too tired to get the wings back on after driving through rain most of the way today.


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Saw a Vashon Ranger parked on the ramp when I landed today. I was going to go back over and have a look, but decided I really didn't care that much.
 
DaleB said:
Saw a Vashon Ranger parked on the ramp when I landed today. I was going to go back over and have a look, but decided I really didn't care that much.
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I got a quick peek at one a couple months ago. Kinda neat plane, but I didn't have enough time to really explore it. Lot of space behind the seats, though.
 
asicer said:
I got a quick peek at one a couple months ago. Kinda neat plane, but I didn't have enough time to really explore it. Lot of space behind the seats, though.
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They are kind of cool. Useful load is tiny under old LSA rules, but mosaic will help that some.
 
Baited some rat traps in SWMBO's tack & feed room and in my shop. Also treated areas with peppermint spray. We've been fighting a rat problem for a while, and I've killed and buried a dozen or so over the last few months. This is the first time we've tried the peppermint spray and I'm really hoping it will have a deterrent effect.

The best way we've found to keep rats out of the barn is to have one or two feral barn cats in residence, but our Doberman chases and annoys them and they leave. I need something akin to a bobcat that won't be intimidated by him.

Also practiced some music for church on Sunday. Good excuse to crank up my Les Paul.
 
Half Fast said:
This is the first time we've tried the peppermint spray and I'm really hoping it will have a deterrent effect.
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I used to use a mixture of 67% peppermint and 33% spearmint. It really worked.!! Plus the pleasant smell.

But I have been having trouble finding spearmint lately.
 
I have used rags doused with peppermint oil in the combine cab in the past. Thankfully no mice in the cab, but I also haven't had any in the cab in the years I forgot to do it, so that's about as valid as saying it prevented hippopotamuses in my back yard. I am using the same strategy for completed RV parts. put some on a rag, stuff it in a lightening hole, tape over it to seal it in. We shall see. I also taped aluminum window screen over the holes, so they'd have to be pretty dedicated to get in there. They probably still will.
 
We had a problem with mice getting into stuff like the gas grill over the winter. These problems stopped when I started using a peppermint/spearmint/whatever spray. Last fall I bought some little mint-infused rodent repellent balls; they seem to work also as we had no rodent damage this spring.
 
Jim K said:
I have used rags doused with peppermint oil in the combine cab in the past. Thankfully no mice in the cab, but I also haven't had any in the cab in the years I forgot to do it, so that's about as valid as saying it prevented hippopotamuses in my back yard. I am using the same strategy for completed RV parts. put some on a rag, stuff it in a lightening hole, tape over it to seal it in. We shall see. I also taped aluminum window screen over the holes, so they'd have to be pretty dedicated to get in there. They probably still will.
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Maybe something to consider, as per ChatGPT:


Summary:

Peppermint or spearmint oil won’t immediately damage aluminum, but they’re not recommended on aircraft metal because they can attack paints and sealants, and leave residues that promote corrosion.
 
****ing pioneer called Monday and said they wanted seed beans wed/Thur. Yay. This is the day of the year I wish I had been a lawyer, or a pilot, or an engineer, or pretty much anything else. Oh well. Dropping everything and delivering on their schedule is why they pay a premium.

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eman1200 said:
Maybe something to consider, as per ChatGPT:


Summary:

Peppermint or spearmint oil won’t immediately damage aluminum, but they’re not recommended on aircraft metal because they can attack paints and sealants, and leave residues that promote corrosion.
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Oh good.

Actually I think I did some research before I did it and decided it was okay, but that was a free months ago. The rags weren't soaked enough to probably get any on the aluminum anyway.
 
Half Fast said:
The best way we've found to keep rats out of the barn is to have one or two feral barn cats in residence, but our Doberman chases and annoys them and they leave.
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Get yourself a couple of Jack Russell Terriers ... they really enjoy the thrill of the chase and the prize they win!
 
Half Fast said:
Baited some rat traps in SWMBO's tack & feed room and in my shop. Also treated areas with peppermint spray. We've been fighting a rat problem for a while, and I've killed and buried a dozen or so over the last few months. This is the first time we've tried the peppermint spray and I'm really hoping it will have a deterrent effect.

The best way we've found to keep rats out of the barn is to have one or two feral barn cats in residence, but our Doberman chases and annoys them and they leave. I need something akin to a bobcat that won't be intimidated by him.

Also practiced some music for church on Sunday. Good excuse to crank up my Les Paul.
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I'll send the GSP over. Tore the hell out of my lawn mower seat and digs holes after chipmunks. But she'd be happy to help. She even teaches the fox how to hunt. IMG_2242.jpegIMG_2057.jpeg
 
I got tired of seeing my ‘72 Cadillac limo having splotches of the original black paint showing through where the 38 year old weathered white paint has pealed off or worn through so broke out the belt sander, garden hose, alcohol, and acetone and proceeded to “go at it”… not with any intentions of a “pebble beach” finish, but a 50/50 paint job (50ft and 50 mph it’ll look nice). Brush and roller job with rust oleum mat white just finished up in the yard…using a head lamp to do the detail work around the headlight bezels. I’ll see how it turned out in daylight tomorrow, but I’m pretty confident (from past experience) that after a wet sanding, buffing and waxing it will come out looking like it was sprayed in a professional shop.
 
Half Fast said:
I’m thinking about getting rid of the Dobe and naming the rats. They’re less destructive than the dog and they eat less.
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Least the dog doesn't **** on everything and chew on wiring

Scratch that. I had to replace both cords on the recliners for my sectional and the cord on the vacuum cleaner when she was a pup.

Had to replace a wiring harness for a headlight on dad's Corvette after mice claimed it as home. IMG_2245.jpeg
 
Flatiowa said:
Differential ring gear?
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Yup. A part of unknown origin broke loose and made its way between the ring and pinion. It would have had to come off the posi, but Im not quite sure where yet. Not sure I care either.IMG_2257.jpeg
 
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