Weekend update

Friday: Made it home from work after a scare at nearby JSC with a contractor killing his boss and then taking his own life. K and I loaded up the truck with the various things we've been holding onto until the city had its Spring Sparkle. At Spring Sparkle the city takes refrigerators, lumber, and yard waste at a city park. Saturday was Spring Sparkle. We also watched "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift."

Saturday: Up early to place geocaches for the library's Geocaching Ramble that was a part of the FIG (Friendswood is Great) Festival. Then in line at the Spring Sparkle to get rid of the load in the truck. Off to the library to get ready for the Geocaching Ramble.

The library opened and we had about 24 people show up over the day for the ramble. Most folks seemed to have a good time. Turnout was lower than last year, though. Probably because so much was happening around the Houston area (MS 150, International Festival, etc.). The weather was absolutely gorgeous!

After the hour-long meet-and-greet, I went off to my company's picnic at JSC. Hung around for a bit, had a hot dog and zoomed back home.

Then went to "The Cutting Edge", a woodworking store. I wanted to take a look at the various pieces of equipment and try to come up with preferences for the items I'll be purchasing.

Sliding Compound Miter Saw:
1. Makita L81214FL - I think I like the grip and the fact that sliding mechanism is in the base instead of the blade area.
2. Bosch 5412L

Jointer:
Powermatic 1791229DXK - I probably meant the 1791279DXK. This is a 6"

Planer:
Makita 2012NB - They didn't have one. They had Powermatic stand planers, though.

Bandsaw:
Jet 708749 JWBS - 16" They didn't have one on the floor, so I couldn't check it out.

Table saw:
1. Delta 36-L31X-BC50 X5 - better location of tilt/elevation wheels, better on/off, better mobile base
2. Jet 708715PK JTAS-10X50-W1

Got home from that, after a near-accident at 70mph on the Beltway, and then went to pick up the caches from the Ramble. We then went out to eat with K and S who used to work out with us at the dojo. 3 hours of food and trying to solve the world's problems. A very good evening.

Sunday: A meeting for the Houston Open judo tournament. 2.5 hours at a local iHOP.

A very busy weekend.