Weekend Thread 6/17-19

[deadheadskier]

What are folks up to?

Friday: Percy Hill Reunion show :beer:

For folks not familiar with them, they were a pretty popular regional band on the New England club circuit in the 90s and early 2000s. Similar to Steely Dan, but a bit more rocking. So, Psyched.



Saturday:

Instead of going to the parade, will probably be watching the Bruins parade on TV due to hangover from night before.

Going to swing over to the Beach for a Sand Sculpture competition

Sunday:

Hopefully some tennis with the wife. Then probably fire up the Orion. Unfortunately, won't be able to hang out with my pops for Father's Day.

 

[Terry]

Tonight the local happy hour party in the neighborhood. Tomorrow work around the house, and tomorrow night my granddaughter has a baton twirling competition. Sunday maybe a hike or bike ride and see the parents and inlaws for fathers day.

 

[Vortex]

silver nights baseball game tonight. Two day track meet Sat and sunday for my son. probably something for both father and father inlaw late Sunday.

 

[skidbump]

Having a Perennial plant and Ornamental grass sale.

 

[Glenn]

5 yards of topsoil to spread. I get to play with the ATV!

 

[gmcunni]

Fri - Softball, sure to be rained out
Sat - continue the quest for a new (to me) vehicle
Sun - Softball and hanging with the family

 

[drjeff]

Friday - likely dinner out with the Family

Saturday - AM a 50 mile road ride with my wife and the local bike club, cut the lawn, pack, watch the US Open on TV, the to a 40-something b-day party for one my friends

Sunday - Out to breakfast with the family, finish packing, head upto Boston, check in at the Hilton at Logan, take the kids around Boston (pick up new Bruins Stanley Cup Champions gear ), out to dinner with my family, parents and brother's family

Monday AM - Get on a plane headed for Bermuda

 

[thetrailboss]

Taking it easy. I put my back out last night moving stuff. Ouch.

 

[Nick]

Tonight, I'm just working on different crap. My wife is at a retirement party so I can get some work done around the house and online.

I'm actually not even sure on the rest of the weekend. I know I have plans, I just can't recall what they are

Watching hockey? Oh wait.....

 

[Hawkshot99]

Sat- Work till 5, then go to friends graduation party.
Sun- I am guessing wake up still drunk laying in a lawn...Then work from 12-5.
Mon- Mow as many of my lawns as possible in the AM, then up to Jiminy Peak for Winter Employee Appreciation Day.
Tues- Hopefully visit a friends lake house and do some water skiing. Then drive down to Laguadia to pick up a friend from their flight.

 

[gmcunni]

Fri - Softball, sure to be rained out
Sat - continue the quest for a new (to me) vehicle
Sun - Softball and hanging with the family

so far so good, rained out as expected

 

[bvibert]

Went for two nice MTB rides yesterday. One with friends, the other with my Kids and Dad. Really nice weather for once!

 

[Nick]

Yesterday was gorgeous. Will post up photos in a bit but I did some golfing. I'm a horrible golfer but I shot a 65 on the front nine (ouch... including on 10-stroke Par 5) but a record (for me) of 52 on the back 9.

 

[gmcunni]

weather was indeed great. i didn't get much done but i had super weekend.

 

[Glenn]

5 yards of topsoil is damn heavy. Thank God I had the ATV and trailer to help move that around. Doing that via the wheelbarrow would have been silly.

 

[Nick]

@ Glenn Yeah, it is a pain. I added to my backyard a few years ago... did it all witha wheelbarrow, added 3000 sq feet. I believe I spread ~25 yards of soil with a wheelbarrow. I wanted to keel over when it was done.

Photos:

Backyard with topsoil spread:

Prior to dirt:

More dirt & covering the french drain:

 

[Nick]

Oh an my favorite feature, my open fire pit in the backyard!

 

[Glenn]

Nice setup! Wow! That's a good amount of work to do with a wheelbarrow. I would have had it dumped closer, but the only way to access that part of the backyard is over the leachfield. That leachfield has gotten in the way a few times. Then again, they put it in before the house went on the market...and the laws changed in VT shortly after. We dodged a bullet. I'll take some workarounds.