CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

早上好 Marty

[dughlas]

22 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Morning, bro and Mum.    

 Mornin' 

[dughlas]

50 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Napa Ca. is shut down god I hope my mother and sister will be ok

I hope so too.

[Albert1434]

Aloha Dughlas

[dughlas]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Dughlas

Greetings Albert. Hope you and Steve are well.

[Albert1434]

Were ok thanks for asking

[Valkyrie]

22 hours ago, dughlas said:

She's well but today is difficult. We had a call early this morning that her youngest sister died. We've been expecting it as she'd been placed on 24 hour hospice care early this week. Still it's hard. The thing we are focusing on is the last nearly two years were difficult for my aunt. She had fallen and struck her head just after New Years 2018 and went from being a vital active woman who played tennis every day and taught Pilates to being mostly invalid. She and her husband, my uncle loved to dance. They danced at my son and dil's wedding. A few days later while still FL mum and I visited them at their home in Naples, FL. She and we spent an afternoon touring the Botanical Garden. I have pictures of she and mum admiring the thousands of orchids growing there. Whenever someone here mentions orchids I am reminded of that day. It was the last time we were able to do anything like that. I'm sorry that more answer than you expected but it's the first I've gotten to "talk" about my aunt. She was a bit more than 15 years younger than mum but looked so much alike that seeing her was like seeing my mum when I was younger.

I'm so sorry for your loss   

[Valkyrie]

18 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Me too.

That's the year your son was born?      

[Valkyrie]

17 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Its good I found a tea i havnt seen in years Iron Goddess of Mercy

OMG I need to get that tea!    

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Bonjour, Marty.  

Guten Tag, Gary!  

Hoffentlich geht es dir gut.

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

早上好 Marty

晚上好 Albert!

[Marty]

Here's my week 38 contribution in my attempt to take and upload a new monochrome photograph each week for 52 weeks:

Spoiler

Actually, it's not really a singe photograph, but a collage of two separate photographs that I took this week. 

And... week 38... Wow!! That means that next week I shall be three-quarters of the way through this challenge.  

 

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

I'm so sorry for your loss   

Thanks Val. Mum's having more difficulty today. Yesterday she switched into "nurse mode" and handled it at arms length, today she mourning the loss of her sister.  Mum has now lost the two youngest of her three siblings. As the oldest that hurts. She can clearly remember the day my aunt was born. It was the era when many births were home deliveries. My aunt was born at home on a lovely day in mid-May. The house is no longer but was less than a half mile from my current home.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

That's the year your son was born?      

Thanks sis. I wanted to make a smart comment but all I could think was ... damn I's gettin' old.

[dughlas]

23 minutes ago, Marty said:

Here's my week 38 contribution in my attempt to take and upload a new monochrome photograph each week for 52 weeks:

  Hide contents

Actually, it's not really a singe photograph, but a collage of two separate photographs that I took this week. 

And... week 38... Wow!! That means that next week I shall be three-quarters of the way through this challenge.  

 

Has anyone else noticed how level the new door makes the floor appear? Uhm, Marty, where's the door latch on the new door?

Just another thought ... now you have a new door to open to the new year.

Edited December 18, 2020 by dughlas

[Valkyrie]

28 minutes ago, Marty said:

Here's my week 38 contribution in my attempt to take and upload a new monochrome photograph each week for 52 weeks:

  Reveal hidden contents

Actually, it's not really a singe photograph, but a collage of two separate photographs that I took this week. 

And... week 38... Wow!! That means that next week I shall be three-quarters of the way through this challenge.  

 

Wow.. you posted it early today!  I didn't have to remind you it's Friday   I like it.  The new door looks great! 

[Marty]

58 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Uhm, Marty, where the door latch on the new door?

Not totally sure what you mean there, bro...

The latch is part of the lock on the new door.

If you're asking about the two handles that were on the old door, I had actually screwed those on myself, as the door would often stick in damp weather and be almost impossible to open.

Or if you're referring to the bolt that was on the old door, I had also added that myself. If you look carefully, you will see that the doorframe was damaged where the lock was on the door, meaning the lock just didn't work at all.

Edited December 18, 2020 by Marty
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[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Here's my week 38 contribution in my attempt to take and upload a new monochrome photograph each week for 52 weeks:

  Hide contents

Actually, it's not really a singe photograph, but a collage of two separate photographs that I took this week. 

And... week 38... Wow!! That means that next week I shall be three-quarters of the way through this challenge.  

 

Love it! The new door looks amazing. Is a door handle coming later? There's no transom, but the two lights sort of it takes it's place, and the solid wood door looks in keeping with the original. Well done!

[Headstall]

50 minutes ago, Marty said:

The latch is part of the lock on the new door.

But how do you open it if you are outside? That lock looks like a typical deadbolt that is locked for security from the inside, not as a way to operate the door??

[Marty]

13 minutes ago, Headstall said:

But how do you open it if you are outside? That lock looks like a typical deadbolt that is locked for security from the inside, not as a way to operate the door??

I would simply put the key in the lock and turn it from the outside to open it.

 

 

[EDIT]

How the lock is operated:

From outside, the lock is operated by the use of a standard cylinder key (in most cases).

From inside the lock is operated by a handle that you will with pull down or twist to open the door.

Most have a snib feature that allows you to lock the latch.   Either locked closed (you can’t open the door by key or handle) or to hold the latch in the open position so the door will not lock shut.

Useful for doing something like taking the bins out but the door won’t close behind you.

Snib – Most Important part of a Night Latch

The snib is one of the most essential parts of a night latch, as it stops you from being locked out.  A snib is a button or slider on the nightlatch, this prevents the door from “slamming shut” and allows for the latch to be held.

Edited December 18, 2020 by Marty
Expanation

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

If you're asking about the two handles that were on the old door, I had actually screwed those on myself, as the door would often stick in damp weather and be almost impossible to open.

Yes, I was referring to the handle. It's typical on this side of the pond to have a deadbolt similar to the one you have as an additional lock plus another door handle or doorknob to open the door.

 

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Is a door handle coming later?

 

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

But how do you open it if you are outside? That lock looks like a typical deadbolt that is locked for security from the inside, not as a way to operate the door??

I take comfort in knowing I'm not the only one wondering. Isn't the world a curious place

Edited December 18, 2020 by dughlas

[Marty]

 

Just now, dughlas said:

I comfort in knowing I'm not the only one wondering. Isn't the world a curious place

It is indeed, bro!

But that's one of the things that makes it so interesting.  

[Albert1434]

Tonight were having a cowboy pizza yum yum

[Page Scrawler]

22 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having a cowboy pizza yum yum

We had Mac and cheese burgers. Burgers with Mac and cheese on top. 

[Albert1434]

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