Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[babsbag]

They make fittings like that for PVC too, but even I can't be that lazy; besides I would miss the purple primer and blue glue all over my hands. Plumbers for hire must hate Shark Bites and I agree about the isometric moves that are required for working under sinks, I just don't bend in some of those required directions. Actually buying a few fittings wouldn't be that bad, an entire house would be another thing.

 

[Latestarter]

Oh yes! Absolutely. like having blukote spray all over your forearms! That purple primer stains very well! And the glue actually glues!

 

[Mini Horses]

When I built my house 17 yrs ago I had to insist on copper, every plumber wanted PVC. But found a good plumber who did know how to work copper & I have been very happy with it. Now, I do have PVC underground to barn & all the fields...gotta love that primer & glue! My best discovery this past year was that they make a cutter for the PVC pipes that works like scissors kind of -- it cuts , holds, you squeeze handles again, it holds, etc. Yes, I know about a saw but in some places they just don't fit!! Certain this thing wouldn't work for me (small hands, enough pressure, etc.) but it did and was amazingly easier than I had thought. It is in my little "winter ER kit" which I keep with all sizes of fittings, glue, a little propane heater, extra pipe insulation, etc., in the garage --- just in case!! We all know this crap happens at the worse times -- cold, dark midnight & stores closed.

Because I had to think about those darned steaks all night, I'm cooking a great beef roast right now! Yeah, not steak but I don't have time to do a grill tonight. This will work just fine as it is a nice beef taste anyway. I'll do a gravy & rice thing, slice some for lunches, soup with rest. I'll be eating it a couple days! Yum!!

 

[babsbag]

@Mini Horses I don't know which cutters you have but the bigger ones with the longer handles take less hand strength to use. When the pipe is cold and hard the longer handles are really nice.

PVC water lines aren't allowed inside of houses in CA. I'm not sure they even allow CPVC or PEX except in manufactured homes. PVC can and usually does go from the well or meter to the home.

 

[Devonviolet]

m-m-m . . . Nothing better than steak 'n eggs for breakfast! Unless it's freshly grilled Rib-eye off Latestarter's massive grill.

@Mini Horses, your pot roast with gravy & rice sounds good. However Latestarter gifted us with a couple of those leftover Rib-eye steaks, so we will be firing up our grill tonight.

 

[Latestarter]

Not sure where I mentioned it but my son and family are coming for Xmas and my D-in-law requested I do a roast beef for the big dinner, along with onion/mushroom gravy, mashed spuds... you know, the whole big dinner deal. I don't normally do roasts of beef as I've never really been able to "size down" and end up cooking 5 lb or larger roasts, and I'm sorry, but freezing/thawing already cooked beef just doesn't work for me and eating off a roast for 4-5 days gets "old"... Although I do have a habit of sharing my meat meals with Mel, and since I prefer to eat meat, he gets plenty of good meal additions.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I sure know what ya mean about the 'Cutting Down' the recipe....I still fix spaghetti or lasagna that'll feed 6...even though it is just the 2 of us........and we end up eating it days after too.....I'll eat bf roast at any 'Stage'....unless it is dried out and moldy........no Mel here so it is usually up to me to Finish those things off!!

 

[Latestarter]

OK, so I just spoke with @goatgurl up in Arklahoma and she has been breeding Lamanchas for a very long time. She's pretty busy over the next 2 weeks or so but after that will have a "free" period where we're planning that I can get up there to see & potentially get some goats!

I've also previously been in contact with @animalmom and hope to visit/meet her and meet some of her animals for potential kids next spring summer.

Time to go buy fencing and posts! How exciting is that?

 

[Hens and Roos]

that's great!

 

[NH homesteader]

Yay! It's really getting real now huh?