February 19, 2008
8:42 A.M.
Another prop, has occupied my time…
9:33 A.M.
Just got off the IM with one of my Blackwater buddies in Baghdad. He says it’s quiet as shit there, and frankly, they are trying to keep the BW patrols ( convoy escorts really, not patrols ) at a minimum, given, uh, recent events.
12:56 P.M.
Anybody know how to cover what is already a dry wall ceiling with concrete?
1:03 P.M.
Variation on yesterday’s theme. Marines (mostly), in Fallujah. I gotta get the fuck out of here. I’ve never really come back anyway. My reacquaintance with Hollywood has done nothing but delay YA and give me headaches. I know now how the next round will be distributed and distributed fast. Hey, Hollywood, you’re honorless scum. Almost every last one of you. Almost. ( Not that I’m a saint either ). I’m hooked up with some good people now at least.
2:03 P.M.
Megyn Kelly cites Hot Air to nail the bride of Frankenssein.
2:12 P.M.
Right Hand Girl and a friend or two will be modeling some of the new Jihadikiller gear for ads and the site.
Check out this classic half-psycho, no-sense leftist comment posted yesterday by a choad with obvious self-loathing issues
in response to her latest video, “Change”:
“Eric G
This is my first visit to this website and will be my last. You’re like a female Sean Hannity, and that could never be taken as a compliment by anyone so don’t make that mistake.
There is nothing wrong with someone running for president who wants to change the world. You say “there’s no substance to it.” but his policies are well documented for those who care to look. For example, Obama wants to provide tax relief for the middle class. Please do some research.
Do you really think democrats would be worse at protecting the American people? Get a grip. Oh wait, you don’t actually think the terrorist threat is real, do you?
Oh wait you do.”
4:07 P.M.
4:57 P.M.
According to exit polls in Wisconsin, 43% think that Hilary’s plagiarism charges against Hussein are a load of bullshit.
5:10 P.M.
As requested
6:31
Word is leaking from the Hillary camp that they are discreetly putting her on suicide watch…Bill was recently carried out of some ballroom by his feet and shoulders, passed out drunk, by four secret service agents. Chelsea was seen leaving the headquarters rolling a fatty in the back of a limo…
7:26 P.M.
Hussein is smashing Hillary by about 13 points in Wisconsin…
7:58 P.M.
Karl Rove: “It’s hard to see how Hillary gets back in the game after tonight”
8:44 P.M.
Somebody make us all a new reader video, pro favor. Half of you are as crazy as I am, so I know you can come up with some good shit. We are the most in-your-face, plain spoken, post-modern off-kilter Will Rogers and Ernie Pyle-like (Marine Corps Warrant Officer Michael Fay used to call me a wild-eyed Ernie Pyle on acid ) conservative site going, and the caliber of my readers reflects the best of the sharp edge of the blade of modern conservatism. We’re all the cool kids on the block, so the more you can all show off your own talents via video and the written word, the better for the site. I have studiously avoided joining Pajama’s media, so we can say and do whatever we like without worryin about the truly great and estimable Roger Simon and co. in any trouble. As one of the last true independents, our numbers are phenemonel, I’m fans of you all, and I’d love to see you write and vlog as much as you can. I know it’s not like we all have a lot free time on our hands, but if you can do it, you have my deepest appreciation.
Keep the torch lit.
Pat
9:14 P.M.
Hussein’s Wisconsin lead is inching up toward 20%
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February 19th, 2008 at 9:32 amyup. everyone thinks “The One I Love” is a sweet love song. but it’s an evil song about using women. the line “this one goes out to the one i love” is sarcastic, which is why he follows it up with the line “this one goes out to the one I left behind, another prop has occupied my time”, ie the chicks he’s going out with, banging, are just like props. I always liked that it was such a cynical dark view of relationships, but all these dumbass mooney-eyed couples would call it “their song” and shit.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:49 amWell, if it’s Stipe, it’s prolly not chicks. But yeah, the point stands. I wonder how many people realize how valuable BW is to our efforts.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:57 amNot nearly enough people realize how valuable BW is to our efforts. They make way too easy a cartoon villain for the anti-Bush/War/Right press, so all people get is a third-grade level storyline of villainy in the deluge of mainstream press.
When I met Maliki, Talibani, Casey, Khalilzad, they had all come to the meeting escorted by Blackwater from Baghdad to Anbar.
February 19th, 2008 at 10:13 amI do so love that video..and the end where it shows the Marine focusing on his call…way cool indeed
February 19th, 2008 at 11:37 amIt’s unbelievably quiet around here. I was never in Baghdad before, but we rolled through Fallujah and Ramadi not to long ago, through routes that I used to take fire from literally everday. Not a damn thing happened. It’s amazing how much we’ve improved recently.
Only hope it stays that way after Sadr’s Cease Fire expires.
BW is not the company to work for anymore. As you said pat, with recent events, they’ve been SEVERELY hamstrung by the State Department.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm“Anybody know how to cover what is already a dry wall ceiling with concrete?”
If you just want to spread a thin layer of concrete (like a stucco finish) on the ceiling I would hang concreteboard (preferably) or greenboard over the surface of the existing drywall with either a plastic or 15# felt barrier in-between the existing drywall and concreteboard or greenboard. Then apply the concrete on the concreteboard or greenboard.
Greenboard is cheaper and much easier to work with/cut than concreteboard but I’ve heard that a lot of folks have had trouble with greenboard behind tile applications in bathrooms when exposed to water seeping through grout joints like in a tub/shower over an extended period of use — (Greenboard is just gypsum board/drywall with a wax coating). I’m just not sure if the water in the concrete you are going to apply would cause structural problems with the greenboard before the concrete hardened up. I kind of doubt it but your call.
I wouldn’t worry about mudding the joints of whichever board you decide to go with because the felt/plastic behind will give enough of a waterproof barrier until the concrete hardens up (particularly when using concreteboard) and the concrete application should double as a joint mud anyway.
Now, if you are interested in some kind of thick concrete ceiling that will stop a stray round from wounding fido lounging upstairs, I don’t have a clue.
BTW — I’m not a mud guy. I only play one on blogs.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pmThanks, Phil, excellent.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:39 pmThe problem was, I got a lot of the concrete up fine, pretty thin layer, then it started slamming down after a day and a half.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:40 pmGotcha Pat - If the concrete wasn’t screwing up the existing drywall and just flaking off of it, then hell, I would mount some hardware cloth (wire mesh) flush over the existing drywall using galvanized screws screwed through the mesh/existing drywall into the ceiling joists about every 16 inches (or enough where the mesh wouln’t sag) and apply the cement over the hardware cloth. The wire mesh would act as a support to keep gravity from doing its thing on the cement. Kind of like the concept of mounting stone veneer on a wall. I still think the cement would dry before the water in it could screw up the drywall but once again, I ain’t no mud guy. That wire mesh would definitely alleviate your falling concrete problem though. Let me know how that works out for ya.
BTW - What in the hell you doing throwing mud on a ceiling with a bad eye anyway dude? Ha, you’re a trip…
February 19th, 2008 at 3:15 pmI hope you got that eye covered working above your head with that shit … BOTH eyes … Safety glasses, Mr. Man!
February 19th, 2008 at 3:35 pmDrill-
I have local college cheerleaders doing all the work. I just keep my eyes up and supervise.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:02 pmEric G
F*CK YOU.
LEFTY
February 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pmPat-
Can you post some Pictures of the Cheerleaders? Pref on tall ladders!
February 19th, 2008 at 4:45 pm:03 P.M.
“”Variation on yesterday’s theme. Marines (mostly), in Fallujah. I gotta get the fuck out of here. I’ve never really come back anyway. My reacquaintance with Hollywood has done nothing but delay YA and give me headaches. I know now how the next round will be distributed and distributed fast. Hey, Hollywood, you’re honorless scum. Almost every last one of you. Almost. ( Not that I’m a saint either ). I’m hooked up with some good people now at least.”"
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February 19th, 2008 at 5:28 pmI am sorry for this. I really am.
Eric G
If THAT’s your REAL name … You sound a bit over-confident in the whole neo-socialist/neo-communist thaang being successful in a country that the majority of people would actually like to KEEP the fucking money they worked hard for, instead of having the government steal it from their paychecks and divvy it up for shit slobs that would rather not work but suck off the government tit …
Here’s a “change” for ya … Pack a bag, buy a ticket, and move to Hugo-ville.
And NOOOOO! The democrats cannot keep us safe from the TERRORISTS … Never did. Never will. If they could/did there would have been no attacks in the 1990s or 9-11.
Yeah, terrorists. There IS actually a hell of a lot more fucking proof there ARE terrorists than there are aliens, you foil-head …
Maybe your first visit here should be your last because you could/might learn something … and that would just throw off your entire bio-systems and you’ll start pissing yourself every time you think outside your “gimmie-gimmie-think-for-me” box.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:37 pmPat-
The life of a rock star! If you need a hand watching the Concrete dry? Give me a ring PLEASE!! P.S. SHHHH Dont let my wife in on it.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:55 pmIs there any update on the Hussein Homo? The MSM isn’t reporting it…
February 19th, 2008 at 5:59 pmI gotta check that homo shit out. I’ll track it..
February 19th, 2008 at 6:16 pmYou attach chicken wire mesh to the studs, and then spray stucco to the chicken wire. I would suggest massive goggles to protect your good eye!
February 19th, 2008 at 7:24 pmPat, you’ll want to make some calculations as to how much material it will take to cover the necessary square footage and then hire Pedro to take care of it whilst you try to find the bottom of a jug of Jack Daniels. Always worked for me…
February 19th, 2008 at 8:14 pmYeh Pat brand names for the board are Durock or Hardyboard.
Use some good screws to secure them to the structure above the drywall (sheetrock) first, to handle the extra weight. Expanded metal mesh (it is stronger than the chicken wire) would be a good idea to strengthen the coats of the “mud”. Kinda like that used in exterior stucco walls.
Now I have never done this, but the products mentioned are used to put up ceramic tiles on walls and floors.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:24 pmThanks again, y’all. I thought that if the coat was thin enough, the cement would stick fine to the ceiling’s drywall. Another thought is to just plaster it and color the plaster with grey concrete paint. Think that might look like actual cement then.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:38 pmGreenboard is made of paper, if condensate accumulates between the masonry product and the greenboard in time the paper will succomb to the forces of nature. Mold likes paper, so Greenboard is a mold maganet as well.
Concrete board i.e. Hardibacker, Wonderboard, etc. only requires a vapor barrier (#15 Felt)in wet areas or on exterior applications.
If you use backerboard would suggest DenSheild backerboard it requires no vapor barrier, it won’t mold and it is easier to work with that concrete board. In addition you might need to attach metal lath to the backer board or drywall to assure the masonry product will stay put. Stucco and plaster application is pretty much the same, first coat n(Brown Coat)is 3/8″ thk over the lathe, the finish coat (white coat) is 1/8″.
February 19th, 2008 at 8:48 pmIs concrete application about the same as stucco or plaster? or are there weight and adhesive differences?
February 19th, 2008 at 9:14 pmPhil, your idea on the wire is sounding pretty good, I ain’t doing any of this myself, have a buddy doing it for cos I’ve maintained my desicision to get my vision back.
February 19th, 2008 at 9:17 pmProduct search-Drivit
February 20th, 2008 at 7:51 ampoly-mesh (lightweight)
You are constructing a veneer.
Keep it thin, light.
Staple on poly screed to strapping thru drywall, trowel on stucco, thin, thin, thin!!!
Drywall mud can be colored also.