Late night/early morning crew

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:47 pm

Went past there at about 9:30 this morning, took one look at the Q, and just drove past. Upon my return from gallivanting, I took a chance and drove past there again, as it is on the way home. Found parking three cars from the Entrance under the shade of a tree, walked right in and out again, in under 9 minutes. Could have been even quicker but there was an elderly couple before me and I waited patiently for them to hop along. So, go now and vote and grab a cuppa Wimopy coffee for free on the way home!

Remember, vote for the Family_Dog "I-Love-My_Dog" Party.

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-F_D
President of the "I-Love-My_Dog" Party.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:52 pm

Remember, vote for the Family_Dog "I-Love-My_Dog" Party

The question is .... Do you love thy neighbour's dog? :) (The noisy one/s I mean)

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:04 pm

Strangely enough, tehy never disturbed me at all last night - perhaps I was too tired t hear them.

Can't say the same thing about Tammy, she decided it's time to play and romped all over my bed early this morning. Early for me, at any rate

-F_D
President of the I-Love-My-Dog Party.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:11 pm

she decided it's time to play and romped all over my bed early this morning. Early for me, at any rate

Can't win them all, eh?!

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:48 am

Nee, maar dan loop ek maar, want niemand post iets om te lees nie

Post by **CasKru** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:15 am

ToyX4 wrote:Nee, maar dan loop ek maar, want niemand post iets om te lees nie

Sulke Varke

Post by **Mud Dog** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:23 pm

Sulke Varke

Cassie, if I look back at the posts, you appear prominently amongst them

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:45 pm

I am watching the Carte Blanche, viewers choic - Sannieshof and Ottosdal municipalities inabilaty to deliver services and I wonder how stupid the municipal manager is thinking he can BS his way out of it.........I would like to be involved in a dispute with these municipalities and really give them a run for their money :evil:

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:58 pm

Hey, wat praat jy. Daai knaap doen uitstekende werk! Hy kry elke kwartaal n vet prestasie bonus, ry n duur duitse kar, en bly in n upmarket huis.

Dis die Boere en CB wat die pot mis sit

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:06 am

Ok, me and the Bots .......only ....the rest must be sleeping.... :roll:

Post by **Mud Dog** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:44 am

....the rest must be sleeping....

You were right this time as far as I was concerned ..... I was really buggered ..... had a concrete project planned for yesterday afternoon & stood waiting for the mix to arrive from 1.30 (supposed to be there latest 2.00pm). Got a call to tell me there was a delay but it would be on the way shortly, 'cause there was a breakdown at their plant and they would be sourcing from a second plant further away. To cut a long story (and long wait) short, two trucks of mix arrived at 4.10 pm and we only finished after 7.00pm. Back breaking work for an 'ole toppie' like me.

Had a quick shower, attempted a few posts here ... warmed up & ate my dinner after which the lights mysteriously went out .... almost like as if Eskom was busy in my head

So! .... as they say, early to bed, early to rise, and here I am.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:04 am

Riaan, ek sien hier gaan nie veel aan nie.....

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:10 am

Nee wat. Die ander naguile slaap lyk my al. Ek klaar al die posts gelees, nou wag ek net dat dit ophou reen, dan gaan ek maar n draai buite loop!

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:15 am

Dit lyk my nou dat die stormers gewen het reen dit ooral behalwe in die Kaap

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:29 am

En nou is ek alleen

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:34 am

Ek sien Riaan het klaar sy draai geloop, jy moet nou n bietjie uithou vir daai eer

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:42 am

Ek sien Riaan het klaar sy draai geloop, jy moet nou n bietjie uithou vir daai eer

ja maar ek float rond op ander sites ook, kyk waar daar lewe is

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:44 am

self ook op 4x4community site

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:47 am

self ook op 4x4community site

ander plekke ook

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:51 am

moet ons vra watter ander plekke

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:59 am

ander plekke ook?

was eintlik my vraag aan jou

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:04 am

Superbru,
4x4comm,
avnic,
cruiserforum
dis maar dit

oppad om te gaan slaap

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:04 am

genoeg gehad, gaan nou slaap

Bartho · Post by **Bartho** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:13 am

het so 10 min gelede wakker geword en uit ondervinding weet ek dit nie help om verder te probeer slaap nie.

nou kyk ek maar wat het gebeur op my pc :D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:03 pm

Bartho wrote:het so 10 min gelede wakker geword en uit ondervinding weet ek dit nie help om verder te probeer slaap nie.

ou toppie

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:40 am

Lyk my in die laaste week het almal lekker geslaap? Wel ek het tot vanoggend toe. Ek was nogal moeg en het gisteraand 9 uur uitgeclutch net om van 1am weer wakker te wees : :x :x

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:32 am

Lyk my in die laaste week het almal lekker geslaap?

Ek het dit self opgemerk Ben .... was so 'n paar keer genyg om die topic te 'revive' maar besluit toe om te 'let sleeping dogs lie' (no pun in 10 did) :)

Ek was nogal moeg en het gisteraand 9 uur uitgeclutch net om van 1am weer wakker te wees

looks like your body's joining the 'ou toppies' even if your mind is in d'nile.

hentey · Post by **hentey** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:38 am

Wat is dit met julle manne?Hoekom kan julle nie slaap nie?Lank gelede toe ek nog min skuld gehad het,het ek so rondgerol en kon ek ook nie slaap nie,maar toe gaan leen ek n hengse klomp geld by die bank,en nou le hulle wakker en ek slaap soos n babatjie.So what is the moral of the story? JULLE HET TE MIN SKULD!!!!!

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:39 am

Mud Dog wrote: looks like your body's joining the 'ou toppies' even if your mind is in d'nile.

Never nooit ek sal vir baaaaaie jare nog 'n laaitie bly.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:50 am

Ja boet, I can still remember (I'm not that bad yet) saying almost those exact words in what seems like only a few years ago.

But hey, keep up the attitude and mind-set ... it does help. :!:
If there's one thing only to do, it should be to enjoy your kids while they're stil real laaities, 'cause you only need to blink twice and wipe the shite from your eyes ... and they'll be saying the same thing to their mates.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:36 am

The dogs woke me up at 04:00 again, but this time I did not get out of bed. Watched some interesting articles on Discovery (might have been Nat Geog) and then some true-life rescue drama followed by real Cop chases in the USA, then a movie on M-Net and finally an hour's worth of news on one of the News channels before I eventually dragged myself out of bed. If I had my laptop with me, I would probably have logged in as well but didn't feel like the long walk to my study...

And I only went to sleep after 12:00, was watching a movie until then as well

-F_D

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:46 pm

Older models need less sleep

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:00 am

Mud Dog wrote: If there's one thing only to do, it should be to enjoy your kids while they're stil real laaities, 'cause you only need to blink twice and wipe the ga-ga from your eyes ... and they'll be saying the same thing to their mates.

That was luckily the one part of good advice I was given and took to heart when they were born. I have been enjoying every step of the way. I made an active decision whilst Eddie was a baby that I am not one day going to be the "cats in the cradle" dad.

My own dad died when I was 8 and even before then his work routine made relationship difficult. I luckily had a good relationship with my best friends dad since he was around for us (me and his 3 laaities) while growing up. He at the time was in the fortunate position that he could choose his working time so he went to work at 4 in the mornings so that he could be at home in the afternoons when we arrived back from school. Even today my friend and his dad is still very close, they are still always involved in some sort of project in the garage together (their latest is to renovate 2 old beach buggies his dad bought)

I changed my working habits/responsibilities to spend more time at home and much less travelling also less hours at the office ( I work from home whenever I get the chance). I make sure that I take time to invest in them and enjoy it thoroughly.

Yesterday I started preparing the boys room for its "makeover". I ripped out the carpet as we are going to install laminated flooring. Eddie for the first time (he is now 5) could really help me with something actually useful by assisting me in removing the old wooden strips around the edges of the room that used to keep the carpet in place (up to now they only helped me by banging stuff and playing with my tools) He even pulled out a few nails out of the concrete floor with a baby claw hammer

I can't wait for the day when I replace his set of plastic tools for a real set

Post by **CasKru** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:19 am

BenHur wrote:Yesterday I started preparing the boys room for its "makeover". I ripped out the carpet as we are going to install laminated flooring.

Jy het seker nie baie mooi oor die een gedink nie

Daai kamer gaan lekker koud wees in die winter. Gaan ook nie net so op die vloer kan sit en speel nie... ambeie enol :shifty:

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:27 am

Nee boet daai laminated floors is nie naby so koud soos teels nie dis mos maar engineered wood wat 'n isolator is en btw het jy al gehoor van los matte. Hulle kamer se mat was al so goor van die rooi grond vlekke dat hulle in elkgeval hulle "dorpie met paadjies" mat oor hom gehad het.

BTW het jy al ooit gehoor van underfloor heating. Dis hoekom ek ook eventually die koue teels in die sitkamer wil uitkap en vervang met laminated flooring.

Post by **CasKru** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:30 am

BenHur wrote:Nee boet daai laminated floors is nie naby so koud soos teels nie dis mos maar engineered wood wat 'n isolator is en btw het jy al gehoor van los matte. Hulle kamer se mat was al so goor van die rooi grond vlekke dat hulle in elkgeval hulle "dorpie met paadjies" mat oor hom gehad het.

BTW het jy al ooit gehoor van underfloor heating. Dis hoekom ek ook eventually die koue teels in die sitkamer wil uitkap en vervang met laminated flooring.

Het jy al gehoor van baie siek kinders....

As jy nou jouself en gesin wil siek hou moet jy underfloor heating in sit. Ander vriende van ons het dit in gehad in 'n huis van hulle en hulle reken hulle was nog nooit so siek soos toe hulle daar gebly het en nog nie weer nadat hulle daar weg getrek het nie. m2cw

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:10 am

A friend of mine had underfloor heating installed in their TV/Family Room a few years back, but he has also since hurled it. Forget the reason but I do remember him saying it has to be switched on permanently throughout the Winter for it to have any real effect and it did not do wonderful things to his electricity bill. I should imagine that it would be a nice to have though, apart from this because it spreads the heat pretty evenly throughout the room, but is just too expensive to run full time. And then it does require a good few hours before its heating effects are really felt.

-F_D

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sun May 03, 2009 2:40 pm

And then it does require a good few hours before its heating effects are really felt.

Sometimes a day or two

I'm not in favour of it, neither laminated flooring, Ben. That stuff is mostly plastic, at least the stuff we get down here is. "Click, click, click" when you walk on it, but for a boy's room, with the dirt problem, it's a fair option (a damn site better than carpets for sure). If it's not genuine wood, I would rather opt for parquet flooring which is also easy to keep clean. (Floors must be absulutely moisture free though - damp sealed). Can also be re-coated anytime it starts to look tatty from scuffing.

Check it out and give it a thought, Benny.

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:40 pm

Andy

At the cost and ease to install it is really worth while. Where we stay the soil outside is read clay and it stains everything. Do yourself a favour and read up on laminated flooring. True the finishing layer is not real wood but its actually better as it does not damage that easy.

It comes with a 7 year guarantee for the cheaper versions and up to 20 years for the more expensive ones, with parquet flooring at 2-3 times + the cost I can easily change it again in a few years time its cheap enough. The sound is also not that bad if you use the proper sound proofing and damp proofing layer underneath, I think problems comes in when people cut corners and doing things the wrong way. I have spoken to a few people who has it installed and have watched a few places like the canteen at work where it is been installed for almost 5 years already with heavy traffic and they do last well. As far as I can ascertain the only negative is that they can be damaged by staying damp if not sealed from underneath or if you spill water and let it seep through by not drying it up quick enough.

At this point in time laminated flooring is the top seller of all floor coverings around the world so it can not be all that bad. And even if it is at less the R 10K for my complete house it will not be a train smash If I rip it all out again in a few years time when I do alterations and extensions to my house. I am going to pay off the final big chunk on my house in June when I get my bonus and then I am debt free, ( I will just keep about R10K outstanding which I can pay off in the remaining 15 years of the bond to keep it active) then in a year or two's time when I saved up some dough I want to extend the living room and build a new main bedroom and replace my whole roof with a high pitched one so I can later include a second story loft as well. At that stage I may decide to redo the whole floor in the living area again or simply add to the (by then) existing laminate. So yes I have done a lot of research on the subject and found that this is currently the best option that make the most sense for my situation.

Eric/Cassie

Again I did some research and checked out a few guys with under tile heating and will agree that under tile heating under ceramic tiles is a big waste of time. The only guy where the heating was really effective had his tiles starting to crack from the heat. But a friend of mine installed it, when he renovated a new house he bought, under the slate tiles in the living areas of his house and it works like a dream. They switch it on by 4 in the afternoon and off again by 6-7 pm and the floors maintain their "heat" the rest of the evening and the electric bill is not that horrendous. I thought that if I deem it necessary after this winter I will install the heating.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sun May 03, 2009 10:52 pm

Maybe I'm just too much "old-school", Ben.

I'm just personally "allergic" to plastics in certain areas of construction, having grown up and worked with wood / concrete / ceramics / bricks and fired clay.

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:03 pm

I have over time learned that old school is not always the way to go, if you do not embrace and move with new things you are going to be left behind at one stage or the other. Old school is sometimes a very good thing but be open minded as old school can become very limiting too.

If you look at the different aspects as I explained earlier anything other then laminated will be limiting ,tying me down, wat meen ek gaan myself in die voet skiet

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:15 pm

ek gaan myself in die voet skiet

:wth: Don't do it!

No, seriously, I do understand where you're coming from and it may well be the best route for you at this time (I'm familiar with red clay). Enjoy the project

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:58 am

Ja well in anycase I bought the boards for the bedrooms already. I am just now busy reading a 55 page ebook instalation manual that I downloaded from http://www.findanyfloor.com/pub/pdf/Ins ... lGuide.pdf.

One thing that I have read at different places is that they recommend you not install your boards in a H-end joint pastern but rather a staggered end joint pastern.

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To me doing the staggered thing just feels wrong. As if you did not plan your installation properly beforehand. I remember as a kid I always used to watch knotty pine ceilings wherever we went and a staggered set-up used to irritate the living daylights out of me. If I do wiring all wires must run uniform and at right angles etc, if a face brick wall has its vertical pips staggered I can catch a fit, my wife has one of these hanging sets of cutlery and if I unpack the dishwasher I will first make sure all the already hanging knifes have their sharp ends facing the same way and all items are in their correct places before adding the rest of the stuff .... and I am no way in hell going to install my laminated flooring with staggered joints.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:12 pm

It's called OCD Bennie

Joking, I'm like that too, but did you find out their reasoning behind the suggestion? It does seem odd!

Post by **Family_Dog** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:16 pm

Eric/Cassie

Again I did some research and checked out a few guys with under tile heating and will agree that under tile heating under ceramic tiles is a big waste of time. The only guy where the heating was really effective had his tiles starting to crack from the heat. But a friend of mine installed it, when he renovated a new house he bought, under the slate tiles in the living areas of his house and it works like a dream. They switch it on by 4 in the afternoon and off again by 6-7 pm and the floors maintain their "heat" the rest of the evening and the electric bill is not that horrendous. I thought that if I deem it necessary after this winter I will install the heating.

Bennie, Ted had ceramic tiles, so you raise a good point. I know he was happy at first and it did work, but had to be permanently on for it to be effective. Your suggestion of slate tiles sounds interesting, I should think this is a huge improvement over ceramic tiles. For some reason, plastic laminated floors are not that popular in my area, unless they use these for the new housing complexes that are popping up all over. I have never yet even seen these installed in a house here in Klerksdorp, guess I will have to make chommies with someone in one of the newer areas and go and visit. The only plastic laminated flooring tiles I have seen are those for sale in the shops. So, go for it and let us know the results.

-F_D

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:58 pm

A few new faces on the Night Shift nê

Welkom Snip

A much better class of Oke is on board in the evening hey

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:15 pm

Huuuuuu... leave me alone... i'm trying to get some sleep... and do some work at the same time...

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:45 pm

Andy

They say the staggered arrangement look more natural but to me it looks like it was not of properly planned.

Eric

But you know Klerkies is 20 years behind the rest of us when it comes to popular trends. You can always come visit me to check out my flooring

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 pm

Seems like "the regulars" have turned in

Catching up on Beauty Sleep Andy, Neil

:roll:

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:23 pm

I'm watching Hull City get relegated while enjoy a nice cuppa tea... in true english tradition!

B

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:55 am

Nah Rich, just clocking in .... been watching some stuff on Nat. Geographic about the Hawaiian volcanoes.
Say, I like the new powerplant and loadbody mods in your avatar

They say the staggered arrangement looks more natural but to me it looks like a lack of proper planning.

LOL ... could'nt resist, sorry.

Ben I would tend to agree with you ... or a planned gemors. A symetrical outlay looks better overall, I think.

bosjakkals · Post by **bosjakkals** » Tue May 05, 2009 4:17 am

Het julle gaan slaap ?

CJ

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:33 am

Mud Dog wrote: LOL ... couldn't resist, sorry.

Mmm Sorry was real tired and sniffed to much paint fumes

Mud Dog wrote: Ben I would tend to agree with you ... or a planned gemors. A symmetrical outlay looks better overall, I think.

Not me but the spell checker :shifty: :shifty:

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:24 am

Not me but the spell checker

touche', but is that the Queen's English spell checker, or the Yankie doodle version?

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:16 pm

Eric

But you know Klerkies is 20 years behind the rest of us when it comes to popular trends. You can always come visit me to check out my flooring

Bennie, pne of these days.... promise!

-F_D

Zandyl · Post by **Zandyl** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:21 pm

Bennie, pne of these days.... promise!

Spell checker?

bosjakkals · Post by **bosjakkals** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:39 pm

Dis nog vroeg julle is nog skerp

CJ

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:43 pm

I think Eric just forgot what he did with his spectacles

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 8:05 pm

I blame thekeuboard...

See what I mean?

-F_D

Post by **Mud Dog** » Tue May 05, 2009 8:14 pm

It haapens t me too!