Author Topic: It's home. (Read 2002 times)

LeeB · « **on:** December 17, 2006, 06:53:49 pm »

It's home. It's home. My new to me mill is home. The sweet wife went and picked it up for me today. I just wish I was there to play with it. Ten more days. Cain't wate. LeeB

mike_van · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2006, 07:04:49 pm »

Boy, Lee - Like a kid at Christmas!

LeeB · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2006, 07:50:10 pm »

Yea Mike, but can you picture Christmas rolling around and your folks telling you that you gotta wait till after New Years to open your stuff

. LeeB

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2006, 08:09:56 pm »

I was just thinkin today, that, your getting close to being home.

Will you be home permanently ??

LeeB · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2006, 08:38:39 pm »

No Harold, just my regular scheduled days off. My work shedule is 28/28. I have to eat 4 days travel time out of my 28. It's really not a bad schedule once you get used to it. I guess I'll get used to some day

. Actually I've been working this kind of schedule for years. I really get more time at home than the 9 to 5 folks. LeeB

leweee · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2006, 11:19:45 pm »

Congrats on the new mill.

Sounds like you will have enough time off to wear the new off it.

LeeB · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2006, 02:07:45 am »

You would think I would have plenty of time but there never seems to be enough. Honey do list gets mighty long in 28 days. LeeB

TexasTimbers · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2006, 08:03:07 am »

Man do I know what you mean. I've been getting and average of 4 - 5 hours a night lately. I used to sit around about an hour each morning and take my coffee watching the dang TV. Many years ago when I had a real job I would wake an hour ealier than what i needed, just so I could have this time in the morning. I love it. Now I take my coffee while typing and reading.

I know it's an hour I could put to productivity, but I am being productive! Heck I visit the forums and do my ebay stuff all at once.

Can you remember when you were a kid and you'd hear your parents and other grown ups talk about time. My dad always said "Awd rather have one more arr in thu day thanna hunert dolla bill ."
Now I know what he was talking about! And back then when you had a "hunert" dollars you had something!

Can't wait til you get back and get hacking away at that honey-do list Lee! Godspeed!!!

Wilmar · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2006, 08:08:22 am »

Looks like it works both ways if your sweet wife went and picked up the mill
must be a story there ?

LeeB · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2006, 10:17:02 am »

She does it because she is good to me. She isn't able to work any more and some times she gets to feeling she's lettting me down somehow, so she tries to make me feel shes doing her part. Besides that the mill all plays in with the honey do list. Barn, master bed room addition, various assorted furniture,ect,ect. On top of all that she knows cutting wood is a passion for me. LeeB

leweee · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2006, 11:40:40 am »

Lee your a lucky man.

Now be passionate about wearing off the new.

" Honey I'm going to do me some lumber....can you tail for me?"

mike_van · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2006, 12:56:31 pm »

Lee, you must be out on a rig? Just saw on TV - 28 on 28 off -??

LeeB · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2006, 03:15:28 pm »

Leweee,
I don't recon getting her to tail is gonna happen. She doesn't want any part of that. Not too sure she could do it anyway.

Mike,
Yep I'm on a rig. Working off the coast of Egypt in the Mediteranian.

Wilmar · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:46:53 pm »

will the mill be for rent 28 on 28 off ?

LeeB · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2006, 08:09:43 pm »

Yessir, for the 28 days I'm home it's for rent, operator comes with it.

leweee · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2006, 10:53:48 pm »

good answer Lee

Norm · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:18:49 am »

Talk about anticipation. Now I can just picture it, Lee comes homes gives the wife and kids a peck on the check rushes out to the mill and gives it a big hug all misty eyed.

submarinesailor · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2006, 07:20:55 am »

And spend the next 28 days in the dog house. Don't ask me how I know.

Bruce

LeeB · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2006, 10:11:26 am »

Pretty much how I pictured it Norm. Shortly after that I'll set my bags down.

I bet you know all too well about anticipation Bruce. I don't know how you sailors do it. at least I get home on a regular schedule.

LeeB · « **Reply #19 on:** December 26, 2006, 04:00:31 pm »

Last night to work, then a night in Cairo, then winging it home. I'll finally get to meet my new mill Thursday night. Can't wait till Friday morning when we can play gether for the first time. LeeB

Chris Burchfield · « **Reply #20 on:** December 29, 2006, 06:32:29 am »

All right LeeB, you should have made it home last night, we hope safe and sound. We'll be expecting pictures. You know how we like pictures.

LeeB · « **Reply #21 on:** December 29, 2006, 11:42:04 pm »

Yep, made it home last night. Up early this morning looking and learning. This mill sure is different than the manual mill I been using the last 6 years. I managed to toast 2 blades this morning messing with the feed rate. Severely out ran them and shoved them right off the back

. I think I got it down now. Part of the problem was dull blades. I put on a sharp one and now it sings. I got two more logs to play with at home right now. Should be enough to get it all sorted out. The power up and down will take me a little getting used to but I recon I'm gonna like it. I'm pretty sure if I can operate a $25MM drilling rig ai can suely get the hang of this.
Lindy already has me set up with a custom job and I went to see Arky this afternoon. He knows about three more people needing custom work. Sounds like I'm gonna be busy already. That just breaks my heart.
I'll try the picture thing again. I never have been succesful at it. Maybe can do better with my new camera. LeeB

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