Gary
Gary PowerDork
9/25/24 11:01 a.m.

"Big Bertha" has been living inside my composting bin all summer. (Great legs!) I don't know what the life cycle of these things is, but it's going to be getting cold soon, and I don't plan to bring her in the house.

lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter)
lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) Dork
9/25/24 4:40 p.m.

In reply to myf16n :

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Century-Drill-Tool-72833-Big-Blue-Tape-Measure-33-foot/28354308

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
9/25/24 6:19 p.m.
Gary said:

"Big Bertha" has been living inside my composting bin all summer. (Great legs!) I don't know what the life cycle of these things is, but it's going to be getting cold soon, and I don't plan to bring her in the house.

Here's Debbie Hairy.

They probably hibernate underground.

 

If they get that big, they're earning their rent by my estimation, and they mostly only come out at night.

 

(Mostly)

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
9/26/24 10:29 a.m.

myf16n
myf16n Reader
9/26/24 11:09 a.m.

Used a magazine to give an idea on how large this thing was. I fed it other bugs for a few weeks, then it made an egg sack and then vanished. My wife suggested I move the sack away from the house. A few days later there were hundereds or thousands of tiny spiders in the surrounding area.

Purple Frog
Purple Frog Dork
9/26/24 2:46 p.m.

Got to visit Minnesota last week.  Lots of impressive sights.

madmrak351
madmrak351 HalfDork
9/26/24 10:49 p.m.

madmrak351
madmrak351 HalfDork
9/26/24 10:52 p.m.

She is obviously not worried about Helene.

Apis Mellifera
Apis Mellifera Dork
9/27/24 11:19 a.m.

Just received this 1852 clock.  My GGG-Grandfather bought it new and it has been in the family running ever since.  Fortunately, my great uncle documented the various names and dates and put it the small drawer.  Somewhere in the last 170+ years, the weights were installed backward so it didn't run well and gonged too fast.  It runs perfectly now that the weights have been switched.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/27/24 12:54 p.m.

Gathering images for my 96 year old mother in law's service who passed last week.  They entertained  a lot, lived a very full life.

No Time
No Time UberDork
9/27/24 5:42 p.m.

Shopping for my mom and my family. Doing her shopping started during Covid and seems to have become "the way". 
 

11GTCS
11GTCS SuperDork
9/27/24 7:50 p.m.
Gary said:

"Big Bertha" has been living inside my composting bin all summer. (Great legs!) I don't know what the life cycle of these things is, but it's going to be getting cold soon, and I don't plan to bring her in the house.

Here's it's NH relative.  Caught this juicy unit hanging out under the deck railing snacking on a caterpillar this afternoon.  My wife is very disturbed that one of the "dock" spiders is this close to the house.  LOL.

Karacticus
Karacticus SuperDork
9/27/24 8:50 p.m.


took pictures this weekend of what the nose gear looks like tucked up against the engine while we had the nose bowl off.


Not much extra room!

JeffaOM1
JeffaOM1 None
9/27/24 8:58 p.m.

johndej
johndej UltraDork
9/28/24 11:56 a.m.

Dodged the storm but things starting to fall from the trees anyway. 

madmrak351
madmrak351 HalfDork
9/28/24 4:44 p.m.

This is what our pole barn looked like when I woke up Friday morning.

madmrak351
madmrak351 HalfDork
9/28/24 5:01 p.m.

Fortunately it didn't go any further, and the motor home is ok. So today we did this and concreted the posts in ( important detail the installer failed to do).

madmrak351
madmrak351 HalfDork
9/28/24 5:01 p.m.

Fortunately it didn't go any further, and the motor home is ok. So today we did this and concreted the posts in ( important detail the installer failed to do).

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle PowerDork
9/28/24 5:04 p.m.

way down yonder on the Chattahoochee...

Folgers
Folgers Reader
9/28/24 6:23 p.m.

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
9/28/24 7:18 p.m.

mechanicalmeanderings
mechanicalmeanderings Reader
9/28/24 7:25 p.m.

Coast of Oregon

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/29/24 9:31 a.m.

I met this fellow at Lake Placid, he's a photographer.  With the ship's open cockpit, light weight and great power, it's perfect for dropping into tiny Adirondack lakes.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/29/24 9:33 a.m.

BUT  this is what I would buy when the Prize Patrol finds my driveway.

Gary
Gary PowerDork
9/29/24 8:11 p.m.


Yes. It's hanging from the ceiling. It's a very cool vintage dragster.

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