test answers!

ANSWERS

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom? BOTTOM
2. How many states are there in the USA ? (Don’t laugh, some people don’t know) 50
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty ’s torch? RIGHT
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell’s soup label? BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don’t have letters by them? 1, 0
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? RIGHT
7. How many matches are in a standard pack? 20
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white? RED
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial? 88
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise? CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
11. Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run? TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? 12 (no #1)
13. On which side of a women’s blouse are the buttons? LEFT
14. Which way do fans rotate? CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15. How many sides does a stop sign have? 8
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side? LEFT
17. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel? 5
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil? 6
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who’s missing? BASHFUL
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package? 8
21. On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark? ACE OF SPADES
22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats? LEFT
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits? * , #
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip? 3
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise? COUNTER

now wasn’t that fun?

The Chronicles of Plumbia: The End

At last, it’s done. Completely done. The final Pokes included trying to make the angles of the moulding in the corners fit together, and trying to make the angles of the moulding in the corners fit together. Yes, I know I put the same thing twice, but that’s how much of a pain it was to do without power tools.

We’re just cleaning up the debris and radioactive material now, and the field is ours! Check out the photo below to see the painted, moulded, tiled result.

how observant are you?

here’s a little test i borrowed from another blog, and i thought you might like to try it. have fun!

answers will be posted later.

The average person only gets 7 correct.This is based on U.S. info, so use all lobes of your brain. This can be more difficult than it looks – it just shows how little most of us really see! There are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. How many can you get right? These little simple questions are harder than you think ..Put your thinking caps on. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer! Can you beat 23?? (The average is 7) Write down your answers as you go. REMEMBER – NO CHEATING!!! BE HONEST!!! That means no looking at your phone or anything on your desk… LET’S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU RE ALLY ARE. Here we go!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA ? (Don’t laugh, some people don’t know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty ’s torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell ’s soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don’t have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (Don’t you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a “no smoking” sign’s slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women’s blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who’s missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker’s trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

The Chronicles of Plumbia, Part III

So, let’s see. Is this day 772 of this ordeal? Feels like it.

As you may guess, this hasn’t been the cakewalk we were hoping. More like a cake-while-still-in-the-425-degree-oven-and-for-some-reason-covered-in-broken-glass-and-we-actually-have-to-walk-on-it walk. The photo below is the second-to-last in our series. The tile is completely down, finally. Most of the last pieces weren’t too difficult, except around the toilet, which forces you to carve ceramic into bizarre three-dimensional swirly shapes to make it fit, only to find that one curve is off by a millimeter. Since we took the photo, we’ve put in the grout, which led to the next Poke, this one our fault. We waited too long to clean up the excess grout, and it dried. We then had to scrub and scrape until we got it all off. It’s OK now, but our arms were rubbery by the end of the night. Today I put a coat of sealant over the tiles and grout, making it shower-ready.

Next up: a fresh coat of paint. On the walls, not the tile. I’ll probably start tonight on that, and the next time I post I’ll probably be blinded by a random drop of paint that bounced off an unseen and mysterious force placed there by a tear in the space-time continuum.