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John H[_2_] April 18th 11 12:07 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
....today. The weather is beautiful, the lawn is mowed, the truck oil is changed,
and my wife's out of town so I can play.

What to do, what to do? I could stay here and join the fray, or...
....I could go play golf!!

YES! Golf wins.

So, you *girls* and guys that haven't done so, yet, go he

http://centralva.info-komen.org/goto/reneewinckler

Click on the 'Donate to Renee' button, and put me in the poorhouse!

John H[_2_] April 18th 11 07:34 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:07:08 -0400, John H wrote:

...today. The weather is beautiful, the lawn is mowed, the truck oil is changed,
and my wife's out of town so I can play.

What to do, what to do? I could stay here and join the fray, or...
...I could go play golf!!

YES! Golf wins.

So, you *girls* and guys that haven't done so, yet, go he

http://centralva.info-komen.org/goto/reneewinckler

Click on the 'Donate to Renee' button, and put me in the poorhouse!


Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!

Wayne B April 18th 11 08:03 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!


I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


Harryk April 18th 11 08:55 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:03:57 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!

I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


I was bricking up a wall, thinking about John out on the course and
being a little envious.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/bump%20out.jpg

Obviously the dragon's teeth on the far end means "watch this space".
We are not sure what's next on that end of the patio. It will probably
be another deck and covered area like the tiki bar on the other side.


I didn't look that closely, but...

I think I see mortar of some sort under the first course at the bottom,
but I don't see any in the joints in the other courses. Are you using
something other than mortar? Did you remember the brick ties?

For a moment or two, I thought maybe you were using ersatz lightweight
brick, but...you wouldn't do that! Would you?

Harryk April 18th 11 10:05 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:55:27 -0400,
wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:03:57 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!
I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.
I was bricking up a wall, thinking about John out on the course and
being a little envious.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/bump%20out.jpg

Obviously the dragon's teeth on the far end means "watch this space".
We are not sure what's next on that end of the patio. It will probably
be another deck and covered area like the tiki bar on the other side.

I didn't look that closely, but...

I think I see mortar of some sort under the first course at the bottom,
but I don't see any in the joints in the other courses. Are you using
something other than mortar? Did you remember the brick ties?

For a moment or two, I thought maybe you were using ersatz lightweight
brick, but...you wouldn't do that! Would you?


That is just shims to get the first course straight. I am going to
grout that when everything is set and pressure clean the brick.

Brick pavers, mortared to the block wall with flex thin set.

This is my wife setting the flag stones, you can see the wall behind
her.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addi...0them%20in.jpg

We have the paver wall motif going on all over..
My shed
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

The fireplace I thought would never work (it was the smiling lady's
idea). The pavers never exploded.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/JUDYFIR2.jpg

I finished it off after a few years of fires and no explosions.

This all started when Centex replaced all the driveways in a community
and they had one yard bags of these pavers going to the dump. I ended
up with thousands of pavers, looking for a use.


You're an ambitious guy!

I thought I was off the hook for a while, what with the deck and the
replacement of a slider with a double french door and the installation
of a storm door, but...a few weeks ago, I got talked into filling the
space between our fireplace mantle and the fireplace with green-black
ubatuba granite tiles.

John H[_2_] April 18th 11 10:09 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:03:57 -0400, Wayne B wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!


I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


Whatcha doin'?

John H[_2_] April 18th 11 10:10 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:46:35 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:03:57 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!


I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


I was bricking up a wall, thinking about John out on the course and
being a little envious.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/bump%20out.jpg

Obviously the dragon's teeth on the far end means "watch this space".
We are not sure what's next on that end of the patio. It will probably
be another deck and covered area like the tiki bar on the other side.


Looks very nice...but the golf was probably more enjoyable.

Harryk April 18th 11 10:12 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
John H wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:46:35 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:03:57 -0400, Wayne B
wrote:

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great time!
I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.

I was bricking up a wall, thinking about John out on the course and
being a little envious.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/bump%20out.jpg

Obviously the dragon's teeth on the far end means "watch this space".
We are not sure what's next on that end of the patio. It will probably
be another deck and covered area like the tiki bar on the other side.


Looks very nice...but the golf was probably more enjoyable.


Did you break 80?

Califbill April 18th 11 11:00 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
"Wayne B" wrote in message
...

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great
time!


I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


Reply:
I was going to bring the boat home and work on it, but the nice weather
changed. A little rain already. Need to weld up some old holes drilled for
removed stuff, and get it ready to repaint. Buddy wants to go kayak, but he
is fighting a cold.


I_am_Tosk April 18th 11 11:27 PM

A BIG choice to make...
 
In article ,
says...

"Wayne B" wrote in message
...

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:34:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

Sure am glad I chose golf. Looks like I'm the only one who had a great
time!


I've been working on the boats. That's always fun when it's
finished.


Reply:
I was going to bring the boat home and work on it, but the nice weather
changed. A little rain already. Need to weld up some old holes drilled for
removed stuff, and get it ready to repaint. Buddy wants to go kayak, but he
is fighting a cold.


I worked on setting up the pool today.. have a small model boat to put
in it when it gets warmer;)

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