Well one of my bucket list items is flying on a small helo- but if you’re ready to die, I’ll wait for the next one.
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Whew! Had me going there…
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You’ve been worse…? 
Sorry! Just had to pounce on that one…
Seriously, congratulations!
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Nice!
Congratulations! Awesome work!
I too enjoyed the DPE’s that were willing to educate during the checkride. On my commercial, stuffed into a 152 with an 80 year old man who said ‘boy’ a lot and was simultaneously sharp as a tack but also took brief naps between maneuvers.
After I demonstrated a lazy-8, he said “Boy, that was allright, but let me show you how it’s done.” And then proceeded to look my in the eyes, close both his eyes and perform a perfect lazy-8 with two fingers, without ever looking.
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Been a busy few months but i am finally getting there.
Man cave 75% complete. Waiting for new tv and stand
Pleased with my little display though. Ive had the star wars models since 1994 and always loved them. Love to know where i got them from
Living room done, bar 1 shelf and put door back on.
And breathe.
Next…
Got a plan involving a new van. More to follow.
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That Herc drop in blue is beautiful! (I get that not the focus, but it’s by far my favorite part.
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Subtle…
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Noice!
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so next time you will nail it in the middle of that helipad !?
congrats to you cert man, really praise your decision to go cpl !
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cool… err… I mean hot! 
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That’s a fine full day of labor that is 
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I’ve put in one fence post. Just one. And that was backbreaking to my scrawny, privileged white self. By brother lost a big toe to a hydraulic post hole digger. So…respect! @keets
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The artist himself, putting the final touches to a project. On a job like this, my role is very much to provide support: logistics1, business back end, etc.
Me in the back, trying my best on damage control (it’s a whole different story that!2) Pretty pavement tho!
Carefully selected and fit. I ordered 5 big bags (1m^3 bags of assorted old street bricks). In the end we had 3 of those bags full of refused bricks. Hugely labor intensive, this project took 3.5 days.
Client is very happy though. The grass is going to take back the terrain it lost, and this will be such a neat organic and rustic looking yard. It’s funny how re-using these old bricks is actually far more expensive than putting in straight tiles out of the factory.
1 : A couple weeks ago, I drove the trailer to the manufacturer, because I suspected the hydraulic ram that tips the thing needed some maintenance. They billed me 350 and the thing tipped once. The next time, it refused to tip (again!) and we got to pull off a full load of greenery. So on this job, I unloaded 800kg of bad sand, then loaded about a ton of white sand, drove it to the job and shoveled it all into a big bag. That was a sporty day! I ended that by lying below the trailer on a rug to have a look at the mechanism. And yeah, they didn’t tighten the bolts, leading the thing to not make proper electrical contact. I tightened them, and the tipper tips like a lonely rich guy at a tittybar!
2 : On the sidewalk, where the bricks were delivered, the boys had made a pile of refused stones. Big pile. Along the sidewalk was a neat wall of brickwork with those 80s glass bricks. One of those got damaged. As we were finishing up, the owner of that property comes out. He remarks on the hard work he’d seen us put in. They are about to disengage. Then Aeron goes “oh wait, there’s this” and he points out the damage to the glass brick. “I didn’t do that, just want you to know sir”. Oh bless his heart. The old guy blew up. I remained as calm as a well fed bear. When the old dude was done holding me responsible for the damage and left, I gave Aeron a hearty piece of my heart. He went to pieces, poor boy. So innocent, he had no idea what damage he was doing by pointing it out to the guy. It took a minute to get him to understand, but hours to get him to accept forgiveness for it 
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Talk about “pat on your back side” LOL! …
I just installed my 3rd Brondell Bidet on my morning bathroom …
I’ve been using these things for years … highly recommended.
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The thing is - that was an important lesson that he’ll remember. Not a pleasant one, but a good one to have had. 
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Poor kid, we have all been there.
I once jacked up a car next to another car but before I did, i pointed out some damage to the next door vehicle to the owner which he was grateful for me noticing. I also took a photo with a time and date stamp.
Fortunately the office phone was diverted to my mobile phone when that ■■■■■■■ called and tried to blame me for the damage, not realising that it was me he was talking to and i was parked 100m away having a cigarette.
That was a fun conversation when i walked back for a chat. Arsehole
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