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Post by cpdad on Aug 25, 2008 18:10:47 GMT -5
happy birthday mel....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 24, 2008 18:24:04 GMT -5
bob...i know where ya coming from....i almost lost my house to foreclosure a few months back....i know its not the same situation....but the feelings i had seem to be the same.
raised my only son{almost} in this little house...he is almost 15...had many arguments....good and bad....fought with the homeowners association over the years...raised our little kitty....many holiday dinners.
the same thing crossed my mind as yours....its just a commodity and the bank doesnt care....i reckon they shouldnt look at it as any thing else.
i was almost in a situation to sell immediatly to people that wanted my house....i sold all of my sports collectebles....all of my glass collection.....at least $15000 worth for $2000....and got my self out of the jam.
but anyway....i know where ya coming from....i consider this place our home....not a house we just hang out at...but i reckon when we need to let go....we gotta.....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 20, 2008 18:08:38 GMT -5
and its not the army....its the navy.
he hounded us all summer to enroll him in a school that offered the army....but the schools that did offer the army have a lot of problems...we just got him out of 1 of those problem schools....so that wasnt an option i was gonna let happen.
he refused to even talk to the navy guy....hoping to go to an army program next year......well i aint sure what changed....he got a few calls over the last week....i got an email from the jrotc teacher telling me how much they would like to have him....who they is i dont know.
he came home today...and told us that his schedule has been changed....and he starts in the navy jrotc tommorow.....they either did 1 heck of a recruiting job on him...or something...i aint sure.
we will see how it plays out....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 20, 2008 17:40:20 GMT -5
looking goofy....maybe after you mention it...it does a little ;D....but you can let her know....when a lot of us see uniforms on folks...whether mcdonalds....or a trash company....they get a small amount of respect immediately....even more so if they are in school also....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 20, 2008 17:30:53 GMT -5
well...she has gone to get it done now....i asked what she finally chose.....and she said it was way off from what she and i had originally talked about.....like the pics above . so she said i would have to wait and see...its smaller...has an eagle....no flag.....which i think sucks....but can be worked in later she said....not sure what he is going to do for 60 bucks....even though he told me he would hook her up. will get pics when its ready...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 17, 2008 15:03:08 GMT -5
no..no..no...that is not my tumble....thats dons (rollingstone} tumble.
just do a search for some of his tumbles....he and james have pretty much set the benchmark for some of us to try and obtain....when i say that ...i mean it as a whole......patience...correct shaping in coarse....not moving on until ready and so on....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 17, 2008 12:57:20 GMT -5
thanks for the ideas all....thats why i posted about it....just to get others input for things she hasnt thought about...after all its there forever right....i kinda want her to think this through for sure.
yep.... more than 1 sitting for sure...im lucky i dont have to pay much for it....i gave the artist a job a few years ago for about 10 months....he had the other artists run his shop while he worked for me during the day.....he needed somewhat affordable health insurance for a while...so i looked after him....now he is looking after me ;D....kev
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Post by cpdad on Aug 17, 2008 12:42:56 GMT -5
tom...i was going to try a batch of tourmaline but was told i would probably be wasting my time....in common grade tourmaline...its usually full of cracks ...even if you cant see them....and constantly chip during a tumble....not saying you cant do it....if you give them a tumble....dont keep trying to get the chips out...just be prepared to move on chipped pieces.....the areas that dont chip....will polish just fine. for yaws garnet questions.....i use those small babies for filler a lot....they tumble nicely.....see link below.....kev. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=Pictures&action=display&thread=13834
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Post by cpdad on Aug 15, 2008 21:07:55 GMT -5
in remembrance of her father.....this has been harder than we ever thought it would be. it has to be truly hardcore american...she wanted all of his medals included in the design....9 total.....besides his 2 purple hearts....we found out his bronze star for bravery was OLC also...we didnt even know that....the military provided documents of that just recently....we still have not found the OLC yet...but paper work says it was awarded...and he had possesion of it....some of his stuff was stolen a few years ago...maybe thats why. but anyway....its been a search for what she wants....she has looked at everything on the internet...looked at thousands of tattoos....she talked to the artist....she doesnt want any thing off the common list like you might see in the studio. she and the artist agreed that an eagle with his feet extended downward with medals hanging from them are a killer possibility....but he{the artist} says only 1 medal per foot would look correct....he doesnt want to try more than that....plus it would be hard to get in the design the text she wants. text in the way of.......in loving memory of...... served 1961 - 1990 blah blah blah. these are stolen from the internet....not sure if we can get in trouble for that ....she likes this eagle design possibly...with modifications of course to image to allow text. click then we found this by mistake...its actually a wall mirror....it will allow a lot of text right in the middle....and portrays america ....she really likes this also. click what yaw think...she is giving her whole back right shoulder for this....and she is gonna do something....if yaw wanna throw an idea out here....go ahead ;D....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 12, 2008 22:29:44 GMT -5
ya might wanna clean that post up a little for some of the women folk here that might read it . basicly it says you had a pain in your butt.....went to john....seen kiddy puke....made you puke also...you made a mess cause your stomach couldnt handle it. big hint......dont go to ryans on wednesday night....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 10, 2008 21:12:07 GMT -5
nansaidhi.....there is no need to open your barrel to check for gas build up....just take a peep at the bottom of the barrel after day 1....then again after day 2....if it is flat or sucked in slightly....you are good to go....if it is bulging out slightly....just burp it....keep an eye on it...burp as needed....it should go away shortly....shouldnt be a problem after first stage.
your full barrel of slurry is a good thing....as long as the bottom of the barrel is flat or sucked in a little and not bulging any....a full barrel of slurry is moving grit around.
randy......i have only had slurry stuck to the bottom of my barrel once....it was from not having a good enough mix of stone sizes in the barrel...make sure you have a good range of stones in the barrel.
im sure others will pop in with other possibilities.....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 10, 2008 20:57:17 GMT -5
cool...im back at it also ;D...for about 3 weeks now....even though im doing rotary....i know what youre saying about the sound ;D...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 10, 2008 17:34:30 GMT -5
hahahahahaha....we wont even take the pictures ;D....hahahahahahaah...now thats funny...hahaha..kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 5, 2008 21:51:21 GMT -5
i kinda figured you would show up there....wish i was there to see it....or at least have your back if things didnt go well...i would have loved to be there,
you the man......traveling to get your shit back.....and following him in the house....you are better than i am dave.....i would have knocked his other teeth out....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 5, 2008 21:27:12 GMT -5
thanks all.....i dont have a lot of time to do much....so its 1 shot....whatever happens...happens ;D....i got lucky on this one.
tony....i am using my homemade machine.....but in a stupid way....it is not finished....i am splashing water on the wheels as i go....but it got throwed out of the house {wife}....figured i better use it for something ;D.
jim....this is the first blue i have found in a piece cuttable....my son cut a piece that had a fortification band in it around a druzy pocket...that piece belongs to snowdog....he is waiting to find a piece similiar to send to joe.....but that blue is cool ;D...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 4, 2008 16:40:52 GMT -5
mel and steve touched on what i was thinking....im pretty sure its savannah river chert....since that is my back yard material...i have cut and tumbled a lot of it...it has the typical rust coloring in white and maroonish pinkish details i see all the time....i usually throw the rust colored stuff back in the pile...only cut some of it to look for fossils.
but like mel said.... it could very well be just a really similar piece....i say definitely chert....and 98 percent sure its savannah river material....kev.
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Post by cpdad on Aug 2, 2008 18:58:59 GMT -5
i will whack up 20 lbs of this savannah river stuff.....and only get 3 or 4 lbs worth saving for later...if that.....but i noticed this little section that held promise.....and sure enough it had some blue agate inclusions in it. i aint no cabber yet....but thought i would mess around with it....and this came of it....it aint much.....but its going to jeremy for his state rock thing......kev. clickable
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Post by cpdad on Aug 2, 2008 18:47:00 GMT -5
any idea where it came from?...kev.
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Post by cpdad on Jul 29, 2008 20:47:02 GMT -5
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Post by cpdad on Jul 29, 2008 19:52:49 GMT -5
daniel...it wasnt anyone from here in my neighborhood....the only foot traffic thru here is 3 or 4 folks walking there dogs....or walking with there small children....all live here.....there is 1 way in....1 way out....and they all know im crazy....dont let the dogs poop in my yard....but the little kids can if they gotta ;D...or your dog chase my cat on my own porch...last time that happened i ended up breaking my hand on a neighbors head...they know im crazy.
jeremy....im sure the cab is ok....it was in a nice jewelry box....i didnt open the box to check it...it was still taped as i taped it.....im just gonna send it....actually i thought it was mailed already....if the post office is busy when donna gets a hankering to go by it....she just goes on home....and wont fight a crowd....shes crazy also ;D....kev.
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