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- Horseshoes that cost a saddle. My older brother is really into horses. Recently, he decided to make a saddle for his horse, so he bought some spare-parts here and there and started to assemble it. Given that a saddle must have a certain, precisely measured shape so as not to hurt the animal, he first prepared a horse-back-looking form to build the saddle on. To cut the long story short, he spent a whole lot of time making that saddle. So when it was ready, he put it on his horse and went to a guy who shoes horses. I guess now I should give some insight into the kind of a horse my brother has . He’s an alarmist. He starts to panic in no time, sometimes for reasons unknown. So anyway, the guy started shoeing Dukhan (the name of the horse) without taking the saddle off. That wasn’t a good idea obviously, as the alarmist ended up flopping over on its back and crumpling the saddle….Now, my brother’s busy with another saddle.December 24, 201600
- Could you please point out the numbers of the phrases that sound strange? 1. Sit on the fence – stay neutral 2. To have something on the brain – to be thinking about something constantly 3. To keep nose on the grindstone – to concentrate on working or studying hard 4. To hang in there – when you encourage someone to keep on doing something despite the difficulties 5. Pound the pavement – to go from company to company in search of a job 6. Pull all the stops out – to do all you can to make something successful 7. By the skin of your teeth - just barely 8. A no brainer 9. To catch some z’s 10. To cut a deal 11. Cut and dry - something that is very clear 12.DOA - a hopeless thingNovember 12, 201600
- Curtain rod installing. Thanks in advance Yesterday I had to install some curtain rods, so I sat in the car and went to a hardware store, where I bought something around 20 screw anchors. I had to go for 8x100 ones, because it was a drywall I had to install the curtain rod on so I thought the screws should be long enough to make it to the concrete behind the drywall. When I came home it took me a few minutes before I was ready to start the "installation". During that time, my father had kind of been indulging into the how-tos of the installation by “drumming” the drywall, trying to feel where the backers were. Eventually he found two symmetrical spots where the drywall was backed with wood. That made things much easier; even if there was a seam at where I was drilling, it wouldn’t be a problem as the wood made good enough a basis for the screws to sit in. So I picked up the hand drill and made some pilot holes. Then it was time for the hammer drill. I connected it to the socket through an extension cord and deepened the holes. Having done that, I secured the brackets and it was it. Curtain rod Installation* (can't edit the title)October 15, 201650
- Correct what sounds strange please. Not just grammar In the morning my brother told me that I'm to assist him in buying OATS for his stallion. I didn't have much options, I don't think, so by the afternoon we were at the needed place. It was a big HANGAR with one of its walls PROPPED UP with METAL CHANNELS fastened in the concrete. It was an old building obviously. The big gates were slid open so we left the car outside and entered the hangar. Once inside, the first thing to grab my attention were huge heaps of grains. Later on I picked up on pillars that supported the roof. They were made of metal tubes and some of them were actually bent. Probably when backing up with big cars. We'd approached one of heaps and started filling our bags with oats. My brother would take an empty bag, put its top to the oats and then simply drag them in with his palms till it was around half full. Then he'd pass it to another guy, who in his turn would keep its top open for me so that I could fill it to the top with a snow SHOVEL. The bags would be bound at the top with a TWINE and stocked. Eventually we came up with something like 100 bags filled, which made 3-4 tons in total. My brother's SHARE was 26 bags, and the rest was for our relatives' and acquaintances' horses. Now all these 26 bags are in the barn, ready to make “cereal” from.September 6, 201620

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