Never thought retirement would be like this

Thanks for all the information, folks!:) You made my day. (I didn't get to check here until now.)

Email last night from Engineer saying his surveyor would be out at the lake at 8:30am. Had to get up early.:p He loaded all his stuff in the golf cart and we took off (1/2 mile through the woods). When we got there he realized he forgot a tripod. I bet he was embarrassed---only girls do stuff like that.;) He didn't get finished whatever he was doing until 12:30.

It almost seemed like the grass in the lawn had grown since morning, so I raked pine cones and sticks down from storm winds, and went ahead and mowed, then trimmed around the house.

This dam project is evidently more complicated than I thought. I guess that might be the case with a siphon drain. You'd have to get everything just right or it wouldn't work. Maybe lucky the local guys I tried to hire didn't follow through? Maybe that's why they didn't?

Maybe there is an end in sight after all. Good thing I'm not in a hurry.
 
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Nancy, forget those guys.......that's water over the dam!:)
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Yes I will try to move on from the past ... Ha!

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Moving on to my second favorite thing (after maps): Diagrams! :yeah:

This is how the drainage system is going to work. Cross-section of dam. Neat, huh? [Now I'm moving on too far into the future. :playful:]

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Seeing this diagram reminds of my underground watering system. Water is taken from the canal out back, and piped to the lawn outlets. However, my inside water pump has pooped out on me. Notice my pet tilapia fish, Henry, posed for this photo.
Just noticed the upside down trees. It's either a reflection or I'm standing on my head.:rolleyes:
 

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... Water is taken from the canal out back, and piped to the lawn outlets. However, my inside water pump has pooped out on me. Notice my pet tilapia fish, Henry, posed for this photo.
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Oh Henry! He's cute. Is this in New York?

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I looked into stocking tilapia, but in Georgia they are considered an exotic fish and you are not supposed to stock them except in secure enclosed facilities. I guess they take over ponds & streams, in warm climates. Depends on water temp in winter I think.
 
We must be getting the remnants of the awful storms in Louisiana. Three days of scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, heavy rains and strong winds, but could be bone dry 5 miles down the road. Power, satellite, and DSL going off and on in town.

Last night I was down at the barn, and it was one of those special times when you can hear the rain approaching through the woods. Took off running to the house, but it outran me. A real gulley washer that lasted maybe 20 minutes.

Glad I got the lawn mowed out there Tuesday. Should have learned by now not to put things off, waiting 'til conditions are "just right." Weather is trying hard lately to force me to become a morning person. {sigh}

Day 4: 5:30pm on Friday and it's starting again. Satellite already going on and off. It stopped by 7pm. :)
 
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I've worked 18,369 puzzles in 3 years as a member of a puzzle forum, but only created 31, and none lately. I'm starting to feel guilty. Just a handful of members actually volunteer to create puzzles, and they are getting tired I think. Most members are just arm chair critics, and imagine one can create a perfect picture using only 400 pixels. I've noticed less criticism as the number of volunteers dwindles. ;)

It's a lot of work because the picture has to look decent and they have to also be solvable, but not too solvable. There is an algorithm that checks solvability for you. I've got to start making a few again. Here are some that came out pretty good. The rest are :p. The caboose uses triangles, as well as squares, so it is easier to make a decent picture. I prefer solving and creating 2 colors (black & whites without triangles), but many members prefer color.

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Just realized I should at least try to explain why these are puzzles.:rolleyes: They are called nonograms. You are given the pattern of squares only in each row and column, and you have to fill in the positions of the individual squares to make the picture.
 
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I like honest! Some members only like difficult ones; some prefer easy and only care about the final picture.

The picture matters very little to me, the solving part is what I like. Sometimes even a well constructed 20x20 can take an hour (median time for all solvers) to finish. I should just start all over and see if I've gotten any better (faster).;)
 
Nancy, maybe I am just dense....not much for the "games" section, but what are the mechanics involved in solving these pixel puzzles ? Do you convert numbers into pictures or values of some kind?:confused:
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Meanderer said:
...what are the mechanics involved in solving these pixel puzzles ? Do you convert numbers into pictures or values of some kind?:confused:
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You don't really want to know, do you? .. IIf you want to kill 8 minutes... here's a simple one being solved ever so slowly. :rolleyes:


It's one of the few things I can now do and think about something totally different at the same time (multi-puzzling?), unless it's a tough one. Otherwise I might doodle, pace the floor, or nibble snacks.

Just remember, you need lots of pixels (a huge grid) to make a nice picture. The bigger the puzzle, the easier it is to make a pretty picture.

Not for everyone. To each his/her own.;)
 
Kinda like Minesweeper game. Thanks for the example. I did see a faucet, but got lost in the rules, half way through. But it was not boring...and not for me.:) Thanks!
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Nancy, I just remembered how I found Mr Jesse Thompson,and his wonderful singing and performing of songs. I may have shared the song "Bill Grogan's Goat"with you,I can't remember. It was a song my Dad sang and when I googled it, I found Mr Thompson's version. He has a You Tube channel, but all his songs end around 2011, so he may have died or gone into a home. Here is the song. Forgive me if it is a repeat post....and yes it has a happy ending!:)

 

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