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Kept feeling like I was being watched this morning on my walk...probably just me...

This is a "lifer" (first time seeing one) for me... Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant

I'm not a fan of installing flooring under stuff, but I don't see that it would hurt anything.

No, it's a 2.5mm glue-down LVT.

No. The point of a skimcoat is to remove unevenness. Most installers will just use a normal (rectangular) flat trowel, but one trick for leaving less ridges is to use a pool trowel which has rounded ends, so it doesn't tend to leave ridges behind. However, it is difficult to use a pool trowel...

Mannington added this to their Adura Flex installation instructions about a year ago, maybe a little more. To my knowledge, most manufacturers have two different trowel recommendations. One for porous and one for non-porous. I understand their (Mannington's) thinking - erring towards the side...

You're welcome! The other option you would have would be to grind it and open the pores. However, that's a mess and you need to make sure you're using a HEPA vac and the proper masks so you're not breathing silica dust. That stuff is no bueno! It's also not too easy to do in such a small...

You can use a 3rd party adhesive to install the product. However, even with a 3rd party adhesive, you must comply with the manufacturer's trowel recommendations and their installation instructions. The manufacturer of the flooring has the ultimate say, not the adhesive manufacturer for...

Thanks for your kind words. There are many here who are much more knowledgeable than me though. Sleepless nights and the stress of dealing with high dollar commercial claims will lead you to read and learn the oddest things. :) That and having to be the "answer" guy walking into a room full...

I love catching light rays like that! A little fog also helps. :)

Those are the DON'Ts... what I'm saying there is DO NOT cut the neutral off the cord. Many installers do this because they work in older homes without gfi (3 prong) sockets. Many older homes have just two prong sockets, at least here in the U.S. - The cord has 3 prongs - one is hot, one is...

Thanks for sharing! His work is amazing! Thanks for your kind words as well. It's pretty amazing that capturing light in a box could be so valuable, isn't it? Actually, I'm considering coming out with a collection that's a bit "niche". I figure with 29 years of claims photos as a back...

Looks like a Saanen Milk Goat. :D :D I had one as a pet when I was a kid. We had a cowbell on her and she'd follow you around like a dog when you were outside. Dad never had her de-horned so she could protect herself. My beagle would antagonize her and every now and then she'd catch him...

I had no idea you could even print with 10w-40! :D:D:D There's always something new it seems like. It's interesting to see the huge push to move from DSLR's to mirrorless cameras. I have both. In all honesty though, it still comes down to the exposure triangle and really the quality of the...

Both dye-based and pigment-based printer inks are water based. The main difference is in the particle size. Dye based inks are at the molecular level - i.e. much smaller particles while pigment- based inks are at the particle level, floating in the solution, i.e. much larger particles. As a...

Thanks for those kind words! You guys have been very supportive and encouraging and having positive feedback has been a large factor in overcoming my self-doubts that I was "good enough". I ended up buying a professional grade printer. I figured out I'm going to need that. If no other...

Well fellas, here's a little update... I'm working hard to get my site up and running. Whew, create, test, create, test....what a time hog. Business phone showed up about a day ago. Business cards are supposed to be here today. I haven't done a website in a while. I forgot how much...

I see you got visitors from the Canadian Air Force down your way. :)

Female Red Wing Blackbird from my walk a couple of days ago....

Most people are pretty shocked at how big they are when they finally see one up close. They can also be very frenetic after they land on a tree. They look like a meth head, they move so quickly trying to catch something to eat on a tree. They never sit still much.