Life in America - I made the move.

[Mr Zog]

US plugs always looks like a scared face to me 

I think they look more surprised... like "Ooh! You gonna stick THAT in me  "     

[TeeJay]

 

[Bikerboer1973]

Zog so what happens , seeing as you don't have a earth leakage, when you get a lightning strike? Here  on the farm if the weathers starts in Moz my earth leakage starts tripping thus protecting everything in the house.

[Mrs. Zog]

We are in the deep freeze! In the news this morning:

About 250 million people -- 77% of the continental US population -- face below-freezing temperatures this week. But this isn't just a typical January cold snap. These are some of the coldest temperatures we've seen in a generation, caused by the polar vortex paying us a visit. If you're 25 or younger, "you've never felt this cold before," CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said. In the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, temps will plunge to 20-40 degrees below zero. Wind chills will be even worse: 35-60 below. There will be blizzard conditions in some places, too. Snow is even forecast for Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. More than 3,400 flights have been cancelled. The weather has already killed two people, in Minnesota and Illinois.

Some places along the Canadian border will have -58 F (that's -50 C - stay warm and safe up there, Canadian Wild Dogs!).

Woke up a couple of hours ago and it was 3 degrees Celsius, and only getting slightly warmer today. In a couple of days we'll be back to beach weather, though.

[woody1]

It is only +35 deg C in Riversdale today.

[Fudmucker]

We are in the deep freeze! In the news this morning:

About 250 million people -- 77% of the continental US population -- face below-freezing temperatures this week. But this isn't just a typical January cold snap. These are some of the coldest temperatures we've seen in a generation, caused by the polar vortex paying us a visit. If you're 25 or younger, "you've never felt this cold before," CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said. In the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, temps will plunge to 20-40 degrees below zero. Wind chills will be even worse: 35-60 below. There will be blizzard conditions in some places, too. Snow is even forecast for Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. More than 3,400 flights have been cancelled. The weather has already killed two people, in Minnesota and Illinois.

Some places along the Canadian border will have -58 F (that's -50 C - stay warm and safe up there, Canadian Wild Dogs!).

Woke up a couple of hours ago and it was 3 degrees Celsius, and only getting slightly warmer today. In a couple of days we'll be back to beach weather, though.

Watch President Carrot Top claim that this is PROOF that global warming is a myth...! 

[Mrs. Zog]

He once said that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. Oh, don't get me started! 

[Mrs. Zog]

Just saved this little guy from the dogs.

[Oubones]

Just saved this little guy from the dogs.

Nice!
If you can appreciate the small things in live, you are a happy person!

[Mr Zog]

I went out in the 3 degrees Celcius temperature and worked.

I had a job at a local Brevard County camp ground, their water supply is from a well, and the pump kicked the bucket. I ended up re-plumbing the entire pump-house. The piping had been joined and repaired so many times that it was just a total mess.

On top of that the pressure tank was also FUBAR, so I called my boss to bring me a new one (the campsite is down on the beachside, and 45 minutes from the office). I started the job at 8am, and finally finished it off at 5pm. No lunch break. Then back to the office / shop to drop off all the scrap, clean out my van for tomorrow, and do the paperwork. The bill for the job, including parts, is just over $2 500.00. Maybe I should become a plumber   

Some pics of the completed job...

[Karel84]

Keep up the hard work Mr Z. It'll pay off! I'm curious to know though, have you ever heard from the old boss again?

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[Oubones]

You will do well due to your work ethic and that neat work of yours!

[Fudmucker]

I trust you are keeping a record of all this work you are doing for the boss to use in discussions on bonus and raises...
Also keep a record on the comebacks - or lack thereof.
Very neat work, Zog !

[Skaiidawg]

I ended up re-plumbing the entire pump-house. The piping had been joined and repaired so many times that it was just a total mess.

To the right of the brown tank is a vertical pipe. Why is there 2 valves in the same line and what is the copper thingymajob between the valves?

Neat work BTW.



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[Welsh]

Guessing an  NRV 

[CruiserBMW]

How long still before you can qualify as a plumber

[Mr Zog]

I ended up re-plumbing the entire pump-house. The piping had been joined and repaired so many times that it was just a total mess.

To the right of the brown tank is a vertical pipe. Why is there 2 valves in the same line and what is the copper thingymajob between the valves?

Neat work BTW.



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Thanks SD. The brown jobbie (brass) is a check valve / non return valve. The maintenance guys at the park wanted a ball valve either side of the check valve so that when the check valve "goes bad" (stops working properly) they can isolate it and replace it without issues.

Guessing an  NRV 

Good guess 

[Mr Zog]

How long still before you can qualify as a plumber

I still don't know. At least 3.5 years if I have to do the full 5 year "apprenticeship". But still trying to find out if I can get some time off that. I'm hoping to get 2 years off because of my age / experience and also because I have military experience (veterans get lots of perks in the USA) but not holding out too much hope for the latter because it wasn't in the US military.

[Fudmucker]

When you did your military service, you were probably on the same side as the US...
Now I am not so sure. 

[jaybiker]

Just saved this little guy from the dogs.

Sure you didn't save him from the COLD?