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Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? #2766852
04/21/20 06:55 PM
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East Bay, N. Cal.
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I Live Here
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Is there anything you are doing now (non-car) as a hobby or project that you are doing because you are home all the time?

I finally tilled and amended this one area I've been meaning to plant for 10 years. I might even fix that door I busted when my 2 year old locked herself in the bathroom. She's 8 now.


Trying to enjoy life!
Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: calmopar] #2766857
04/21/20 07:04 PM
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Eagle, Idaho
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Just riding my bicycle around here and there. Can't stay inside too long + the sunshine feels nice.

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: calmopar] #2766861
04/21/20 07:08 PM
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It's a dry heat
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My wife has been working from home for about a month now.
Stir crazy doesn't begin to state how she feels

I work for the local airport. they've split the crew into 2 shifts to limit any cross contamination this virus MIGHT cause

otherwise no changes here.

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: gtx6970] #2766874
04/21/20 07:27 PM
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Banana Republic
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I was in rural Missouri a couple of weeks ago doing a road trip. I shot pictures of the car in a couple of state parks
that are open over there. Beautiful roads and scenery in Missouri. Picked up a copy of Lightroom and have been learning better post processing of the images I take.
Started going thru 50 years worth of car magazines I have saved over the years. Cherry picking the ones I want and pitching the rest. frowwn


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: FM3AAR] #2766882
04/21/20 07:42 PM
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in a cattle trailer down by th...
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We have been doing a lot of projects here at our 2nd home in the mountains. Lots of painting and cleaning up the property and my garage. I installed a gas heater in the garage, new water heater and plumbing in the house, (it's a 100+ year old farm house) built two gates for the front porch so we could sit out there with the dogs and not worry about them wondering off, replaced a couple boards on the steps and other various projects. It's winding down now though so thinking about when I'm going to go back to Florida and work. I'm not sure if I want to wait another month or not, just have to play it by ear.

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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: Guitar Jones] #2766888
04/21/20 07:51 PM
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Florida STAYcation
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Originally Posted by Guitar Jones
We have been doing a lot of projects here at our 2nd home in the mountains. Lots of painting and cleaning up the property and my garage. I installed a gas heater in the garage, new water heater and plumbing in the house, (it's a 100+ year old farm house) built two gates for the front porch so we could sit out there with the dogs and not worry about them wondering off, replaced a couple boards on the steps and other various projects. It's winding down now though so thinking about when I'm going to go back to Florida and work. I'm not sure if I want to wait another month or not, just have to play it by ear.


Ahhhhh ... words mean things tsk

So your FIRST HOME is in Florida...... and you CAN NOT WAIT to come back ? Are you sure they’ll allow you back ? shruggy

That TWO HOUR round trip to Home Depot and Wally World getting old .. wave

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: dOc !] #2766894
04/21/20 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc Fiberglass
Originally Posted by Guitar Jones
We have been doing a lot of projects here at our 2nd home in the mountains. Lots of painting and cleaning up the property and my garage. I installed a gas heater in the garage, new water heater and plumbing in the house, (it's a 100+ year old farm house) built two gates for the front porch so we could sit out there with the dogs and not worry about them wondering off, replaced a couple boards on the steps and other various projects. It's winding down now though so thinking about when I'm going to go back to Florida and work. I'm not sure if I want to wait another month or not, just have to play it by ear.


Ahhhhh ... words mean things tsk

So your FIRST HOME is in Florida...... and you CAN NOT WAIT to come back ? Are you sure they’ll allow you back ? shruggy

That TWO HOUR round trip to Home Depot and Wally World getting old .. wave


No, just that this home was the 2nd one bought. The trips are not bothering me at all, We both love it here. Not really wanting to go back to Florida but I would like to go back to work. I could work this out to just stay here but I'm not really ready to retire just yet...I think. I might change my mind when I go back.


"Follow me the wise man said, but he walked behind"


'92 D250 Club Cab CTD, 47RH conversion, pump tweaks, injectors, rear disc and hydroboost conversion.
'74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon!
2019 1500 Long Horn Crew Cab 4WD, 5.7 Hemi.
Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: dOc !] #2766928
04/21/20 09:46 PM
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I've been working from home for about four weeks now, my Wife has been home since the first week of March. School just got cancelled for the remainder of the school year, so her Summer break is in full swing already.

I've taken up fishing quite a bit more, we have several ponds in the neighborhood that have bass in them. Fishing isn't that great, but it's an easy way for me to kill a LOT of time for very little $$. We've cleaned closets out, the garage, done some small car projects. We really haven't left the house other than stopping at the store of grocery pickup, it sure is different.

We went from constantly having things to do and people to see with the kids to -nothing-. Sure is weird, but we're pretty well adapted now.


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: GoodysGotaCuda] #2766941
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I started working from home a couple weeks ago. I'd love some spare time to actually do some stuff but still making money is probably better and I can't do much anyway because all the hardware stores have gone to curbside pickup so you can't even go in to browse and find what you need any more. And it's still too cold outside to do anything anyway. We actually got snow again tonight.

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: 5thAve] #2766950
04/21/20 10:34 PM
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I've been working from home since 2013. So no big change for me, other than less work and more home time for me since we are only rolling out for emergency repairs and new unit start ups for the most part.

the yard has gotten a major clean up, the garage has gotten a major clean up.

Who knows, I might actually get all the roundtuits done.

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: calmopar] #2766955
04/21/20 10:50 PM
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I'm trying to figure out how all the work from home people have all this time to do stuff. I swear I'm busier working from home than when I was in the office. I think there is this mental push to be productive that everyone is scheduling teleconferences that fill in my time I can't get my work completed. But I can say, I am picking up an hour and a half on not commuting.


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: RoadRunner] #2766961
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Maybe it's more accurate to say I work out of my home. Other than admin nonsense and shipping stuff I am on the road at the customer's site.

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: RoadRunner] #2766964
04/21/20 11:18 PM
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I suspect there will be a lot of people that will have a very hard time adjusting to going back to work when this is all over. I know both my adult children with families are working from home right now and they are adapting quite well. They will both be pretty unhappy when they have to return to the office job, especially if the return to work happens about the time the weather gets real nice.

My wife and I are both retired, so other then being home bound, not much has changed. Gene

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: poorboy] #2767031
04/22/20 09:21 AM
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i have been retired for a long time, so staying at home is nothing new.
but since this was about non car related things, i have been digging out 17 forsythia bushes at the corner of the garage for the last couple of weeks. they have been there for years, and were allowed to get WAY out of control. i finally finished the stump and root ball removal last saturday, and finished sifting the dirt for left over root pieces monday.
next, i get to dig up 8 or 10 more of those things, plus 4 or 5 black walnut trees between the side of the garage and the fence, so i can put up a yard shack/storage shed.
i'm plum tuckered out and my old bonze hurt !
beer

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: poorboy] #2767038
04/22/20 09:32 AM
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Western Md.
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I've been working from home for several years so the whole Covid-19 thing has changed much there...

Outside of a few trips to Lowe's and the market today is 42 days at home...

Been knocking projects down left and right but the cold weather isn't helping very much...

Picked up about 30 new perennials for planting but as of now they're still in the house...

All the planting beds are edged...cleaned and waiting on warmer temps to plant and then mulch everything...

All the power washing is done...

I've cut the grass 3 times...

I most recently tore out an old half-a$$ed set of steps and replaced them...

Also added a hose reel instead of it laying on the ground...

I got a load of dead fall I need to haul off and add some topsoil in a few areas...

When the temperature comes up I have some staining I can do...

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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: skicker] #2767054
04/22/20 10:49 AM
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Eagle, Idaho
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Hose reel is pretty creative. Good job!

Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: skicker] #2767055
04/22/20 10:53 AM
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Puttin' on the foil in Charles...
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You are one talented guy, sir.


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: calmopar] #2767064
04/22/20 11:39 AM
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I cast over a half ,ton of lead flying weights ranging from under 1/8 an Oz. (95 grains) to over half oz. (250 Grains)
Worked on the car.
Sanded and polished some stuff and made a few things we can not talk about here.


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: 340SIX] #2767114
04/22/20 02:14 PM
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Michigan
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Weather has been absolute crap here. Ordered a video card off of eBay and got back into PC gaming. Currently playing through Fallout 4 for a second time since the quarantine started. Decided on a Brotherhood of Steel play through for the second time - did Minutemen the first time. War never changes.


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Re: Working from home now, thanks to Covid-19? [Re: MarkZ] #2767118
04/22/20 02:22 PM
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Looks great, Skicker.

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