Posted on/at 12:45 PM by Sparky
We have been riding bike a lot on the C&O canal the last few weeks, we have never really spent a lot of time there before. There is so much history and things to see, not to mention it’s a lot of fun.
The first two pictures are from the Paw Paw tunnel, and the second is from near 4 locks area west of Williamsport MD.
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Posted on/at 8:20 PM by Sparky
I have been so busy the last few months I have forgotten about this blog, I have changed jobs and took a few classes, I have just been too busy to take time to post anything. Needless to say I am going to try and get back to regular posts on here.
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Posted on/at 6:40 AM by Sparky
We just spent a few days in upstate NY here are a few pictures
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Posted on/at 9:17 AM by Sparky
I have been working around the house a lot the last few weeks, I have reverted back to cabinet making as a hobby I suppose, I get a lot of fulfillment from it and I just enjoy doing it, Most of what I have been doing is for myself and had to be country in nature, I had a good bit of distressed oak laying around that i used for some things. My wife is very artistic and has mastered the art of the distressed paint look, so all in all it has become a joint hobby between me and my wife.
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Posted on/at 1:13 PM by Sparky
Sorry I have not posted in a while I have been busy with work and all. I have not had any time to do much with my blogs the last few months. Since todays a rainy day with not much else to do I decided to spend a little time working on the computer. My wife and I went hiking at local park the other day this is an overlook facing the Potomac river.
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Posted on/at 5:38 PM by Sparky
saw this a few weeks ago and snapped a picture of it, it reminded my of a saying my Dad or Grandfather used to say "HOGWASH",
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Posted on/at 7:37 PM by Sparky
The simplest thing provides hours of amusement !
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Posted on/at 5:37 PM by Sparky
Today while outside I spotted something in one of the shrubs on the side of my house and noticed it was a praying mantis, we have always had a lot of them around here, I just thought this was neat watching him for a moment. Hope everyone had a good weekend.
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Posted on/at 3:29 PM by Sparky
Today our cat Cocoa had to be put to sleep , she had cancer and it had spread to far for them to do anything with, she was a mere 8 years old but she had the best life since she was so spoiled. she will be dearly missed by us. hope everyone else had a better day.
Helping me at the computer
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Posted on/at 7:52 PM by Sparky
We spent the day at Gettysburg yesterday, we have been there before but this time we took some time to walk through the town some, We had a pretty good time looking at all the things we missed the last time we had been there.
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Posted on/at 7:42 AM by Sparky
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Posted on/at 5:22 PM by Sparky
Here is a shot of what I found recently on a job I am doing where someone in the past had taken and secured their wires and conduits to the sprinkler system and bottom of the HVAC equipment. What a nightmare we had repairing and re-routing all the wire and conduit.
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Posted on/at 5:04 PM by Sparky
Well actually I was working out of town but I am home once again, Thats one of the perks of my job , getting to go to some unusual places or just places I have never thought about going to. I just spent a few days in Chincoteague VA. I have never been before nor have I ever thought about going. I can say I will be returning for some R&R this summer when its warmer. It was nice to see this time of year just the same.
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Posted on/at 9:55 PM by Sparky
I am tired of cold weather this year, normally winter doesn't bother me a whole lot but I guess as the years roll by my tolerance for the cold has gone away along with my youth. I was looking for a picture today and I found this from this past summer and I recall how hot it was on the day we took them.I cant wait until spring.
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Posted on/at 5:28 PM by Sparky
There is nothing I enjoy more than being in the woods on a quiet peaceful day.
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Posted on/at 1:24 PM by Sparky
Since I had the day off and my boys were stills sleeping I headed up the road to a nearby nature preserve to try out my new camera. I didn't see much wildlife in the woods but I enjoyed a peaceful walk in the quiet since not another person was in sight,
Thats probably about as exciting as my day will get for the last day of 2010, other than eating later on. Be safe if you are out tonight.
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Posted on/at 9:21 AM by Sparky
Just playing around with new camera hope everyone had a good Christmas, My cat seems to think this is a great place to sleep.
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Posted on/at 4:19 PM by Sparky
Cat rescued after stuck in tree for days: "CNYcentral.com's story on a local cat's predicament brought help, and a rescue from a volunteer whose sister called him after reading the article."
I just thought this was nice this cat was saved out of kindness, something this world needs more of.
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Posted on/at 7:48 PM by Sparky
Every time I see something like this I think it can't get any worse, It never ceases to amaze me at how many times I see something that could have caught fire or electrocuted someone because the person who did the work had no clue what they were doing. This one here really surprised me that it didn't go up in flames. For those who don't know in the NEC # 10 wire is suitable for 30 amps, im not going into d rating wire size or anything just a general rule of thumb sort of thing here, anyhow this person had # 10 wire between a 100 amp meter and a 100 amp panel, now when said panel gets a load on it and this one had a lot it draws more and more current through the # 10 wire and the 100 amp main breaker sure isn't going to trip since its rated for that much current, so what happens? well that small wire acts like a match.
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Posted on/at 12:32 PM by Sparky
I would like to apologize to any fellow Entre-card droppers I missed over the last few days. We took a small getaway to
Williamsburg VA and the motel we stayed at said (high speed internet) however their idea of high speed VS mine is somewhat different. I was able to do some drops but the time it took was way too long and I was there to have fun. We had a great time its a beautiful place and I think we are going back next year and spending a week then. Its so big 2 days doesn't allow you to experience half of it.
We did one of the ghost tours it was fun but just walking around the place at night is a true experience being that it really gives you the old world experience and makes you feel as though you stepped back in time.
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