Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[littlespark]

That’s even closer. I’m just down the A1

 

[Moley]

Be afraid, be VERY afraid ??

 

[littlespark]

Be afraid, be VERY afraid ??

We’ll be at Dunbar Maccy’s in a couple of hours. We’ll be the ones flying the “no taffy tourists” flags.

 

[Moley]

My sat navs says about 9.30 tonight so looks like you are safe

 

[Moley]

Littlespark, it's safe to go home now, I've left. Why would you have ' no taffy tourists'? I'm not a tourist I'm just doing a job that you Scott's can't do ;-)
BTW, do you think they could put a few more speed cameras on the A1?

 

[telectrix]

Littlespark, it's safe to go home now, I've left. Why would you have ' no taffy tourists'? I'm not a tourist I'm just doing a job that you Scott's can't do ;-)
BTW, do you think they could put a few more speed cameras on the A1?

they not got no spares. all are in stoke-on-trent. i'e. on a 3 mile stretch trentham to longton, there are 8. stafford to newcastle ( 15 miles) there are 16.

 

[Moley]

they not got no spares. all are in stoke-on-trent. i'e. on a 3 mile stretch trentham to longton, there are 8. stafford to newcastle ( 15 miles) there are 16.

It's not quite that bad on the A1. It seemed to be one every 3 miles once you get north of the border.

 

[Megawatt]

Just come to say good day all not been on in a while RL gets in the way. :-(

Had a great but busy day wiring a barn with 1 LED security light,installing and wiring two 8 foot LED 2 bulb strip lights, one GFCI receptacle with bubble cover outside and 2 receptacles on the inside with 1 switch for the lights and 1 switch for a ceiling fan which I’m saving it for last because I hate messing with ceiling fans. Busy day and going back tomorrow hopefully to finish up. I only work from 8:00 am till 1 pm. That’s the great thing about working for yourself, you get to pick your own hours. Everyone have a great weekend ??

 

[Megawatt]

Had a great but busy day wiring a barn with 1 LED security light,installing and wiring two 8 foot LED 2 bulb strip lights, one GFCI receptacle with bubble cover outside and 2 receptacles on the inside with 1 switch for the lights and 1 switch for a ceiling fan which I’m saving it for last because I hate messing with ceiling fans. Busy day and going back tomorrow hopefully to finish up. I only work from 8:00 am till 1 pm. That’s the great thing about working for yourself, you get to pick your own hours. Everyone have a great weekend ??

I forgot to say I’m running a 30 amp 120 vac service with # 10 wire on a 30 amp GFCI breaker from the main panel

 

[pirate]

A wee job fitting some lights in a newish house. Customer has bought the fittings...he sent me some pictures, and of course there are no labels on any of them. The pendant shades are metal, and the supplied cable looks odd...
Never mind, I'm sure it will go well!
On a different point, there is a current thread about back boxes within 300mm of a hob, to which I can't contribute. I agree with the responses from those who say not to bury electrical connections behind a blank faceplate and tile over, however since another question was raised about faceplates that fit inside a back box, I can confirm that such things DO exist, and if you wanted to tile over, say, an empty back box, the solution is out there.
Thus, another task today is for me to prove this by taking a picture, if anyone really cares!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Diversity is the order of the day , last week involving taking down fitted wardrobes for a customer and next week is painting & decorating ...

 

[DPG]

Re-terminating some dodgy earths on my Armstrong. They've looked ropey for ages, and when I starting loosening the bolt, one of the wires fell straight out of the ring terminal.

All done now:

 

[littlespark]

do you think they could put a few more speed cameras on the A1?

What speed cameras? They’re just empty boxes up on poles.

Up the A9, HGVs have to do 50mph.... which means EVERYONE has to do 50... in between the scarce dual carriageway bits.

Glad you enjoyed your trip to the best country in the world, @Moley

 

[telectrix]

Re-terminating some dodgy earths on my Armstrong. They've looked ropey for ages, and when I starting loosening the bolt, one of the wires fell straight out of the ring terminal.

All done now:

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a wire brush and a bit of paint might come in useful also.

 

[DPG]

a wire brush and a bit of paint might come in useful also.

It's patina that.