mgwin
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OK, Would "attempted progress on cleaning up my basement so I can get to work on my cubs" be considered as things that kill my cub time?
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Hummmm. 'Attempted' progress...
I've been trying to clean my basement too...except with 'negative' progress.
But I guess your situation still counts.
I've been trying to clean my basement too...except with 'negative' progress.
But I guess your situation still counts.
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I have to keep in mind the ancient chinese proverb:
"The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones one at a time."
I got one load of rocks hauled away yesterday.
"The man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones one at a time."
I got one load of rocks hauled away yesterday.
Hey guys, that cleaning bug hit you too?
I'm available for hire with cleaning, and I can travel but would have to bring assistants Annie and Stinker. Annie is excellent with organizational skills and Stinker is great at sweeping up messes .
when I started in on the 3 season porch, I could only stand in one spot and look at the mountain of stuff around me and surely your projects can't be as bad as the porch was?? right? So I had to pick up what was right in front of me and work my way out..lol and yep, it was like moving that mountain, one teeny tiny stone at a time. When I started, I thought, I am NEVER gonna get this done. It was quite overwhelming, but after making a tiny bit of progress it really motivated me, although hotter then hades and dirtier then all get out..lol. Ummm, Allen, negative thoughts don't help. Put a smile on your face and fake it till you make it,ok? works for me. No one can tell I am fuming behind the smile. Fools everyone, even me at times.
Goooood Luck
Angel and the Kitties
when I started in on the 3 season porch, I could only stand in one spot and look at the mountain of stuff around me and surely your projects can't be as bad as the porch was?? right? So I had to pick up what was right in front of me and work my way out..lol and yep, it was like moving that mountain, one teeny tiny stone at a time. When I started, I thought, I am NEVER gonna get this done. It was quite overwhelming, but after making a tiny bit of progress it really motivated me, although hotter then hades and dirtier then all get out..lol. Ummm, Allen, negative thoughts don't help. Put a smile on your face and fake it till you make it,ok? works for me. No one can tell I am fuming behind the smile. Fools everyone, even me at times.
Goooood Luck
Angel and the Kitties
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I have a new project I need to complete soon, I need to biuld side and a back door for my pickup truck.
I need to transport goats to and from the fair so I need to box in my bed with stake sides and a door on the back.
And then strech a tarp over the top maybe.
Does anyone have photos of something like this so I can get some ideas on how to do it?
I need to transport goats to and from the fair so I need to box in my bed with stake sides and a door on the back.
And then strech a tarp over the top maybe.
Does anyone have photos of something like this so I can get some ideas on how to do it?
Building a new outhouse at the cabin has been stealing a bunch of my Cub time. As did performing repairs to the cabin after the break in... Perhaps we got a little bit carried away with the design. It will be built in two stages. The first stage is nearly complete. Next spring we will be adding a covered entry deck, a facade with a big sign and a full height window facing into the woods.
The old outhouse is about ready to fall down so it's time to replace it. We began work the last weekend of August by moving the old outhouse and filling in the hole and digging a new hole nearby. The new outhouse will cover both. We got the main structure up but not roofed.
My younger brother (by 8 years) Kory (he's the one on the left with the beard) and I resting while pondering our next next move this past weekend. We built most of the outhouse that weekend in August. We were up at the cabin during the Labor Day weekend but all we did was add the roof sheathing. This past weekend we finished the roof. Then we finished up the wiring and started on the interior finish. The one wall that will get the window, the wall to the left when you go in the entry door, we left unfinished until next year. I have literately hundreds of photos of the ground up construction thanks to my daughter taking photos, but I'll only post a few.
We used an old carriage style light for the entry light.
Here's some other detail photos.
There's no gable overhang on the front because we are adding a facade next year. The photo below is the inspiration and the general look we are aiming for. We also intend to add a display window next to the door that will not be open to the interior, it will be tacked on the exterior and will be for display of a few old but not valuable items.
Oh, and we have named it the Full Moon Saloon.
The old outhouse is about ready to fall down so it's time to replace it. We began work the last weekend of August by moving the old outhouse and filling in the hole and digging a new hole nearby. The new outhouse will cover both. We got the main structure up but not roofed.
My younger brother (by 8 years) Kory (he's the one on the left with the beard) and I resting while pondering our next next move this past weekend. We built most of the outhouse that weekend in August. We were up at the cabin during the Labor Day weekend but all we did was add the roof sheathing. This past weekend we finished the roof. Then we finished up the wiring and started on the interior finish. The one wall that will get the window, the wall to the left when you go in the entry door, we left unfinished until next year. I have literately hundreds of photos of the ground up construction thanks to my daughter taking photos, but I'll only post a few.
We used an old carriage style light for the entry light.
Here's some other detail photos.
There's no gable overhang on the front because we are adding a facade next year. The photo below is the inspiration and the general look we are aiming for. We also intend to add a display window next to the door that will not be open to the interior, it will be tacked on the exterior and will be for display of a few old but not valuable items.
Oh, and we have named it the Full Moon Saloon.
Kraig!!!!!!
I gotta ask.
How long had you HAD the beard?
You look 20 years younger now, LOL
Damn!
Art and Bryan loose TONS of weight and now you shave the beard!
Under Edit,
And yes I see the black thumbnail on the left hand.
I gotta ask.
How long had you HAD the beard?
You look 20 years younger now, LOL
Damn!
Art and Bryan loose TONS of weight and now you shave the beard!
Under Edit,
And yes I see the black thumbnail on the left hand.
Charlie, Brenda said it had to go because it was getting grey, so I shaved it. I first grew it the week after I graduated from High School (Spring 1980). I had to shave it in 1992 when I started a job at an environmental services company because I was part of an emergency response team for chemical spills and would have to wear a respirator so no facial hair except for a mustache. When I left that company in 1997 I grew it back. I shaved it off in late 2009. Yep, I smacked my thumb the first weekend we worked on the outhouse.
Cathleen, thank you.
Cathleen, thank you.
Nice Full Moon Saloon - I will NOT be showing up for any drinks there though...not drinkin what you're servin!
Vince, my brother came up with the name...
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That's QUITE the crapper! As usual, your construction skills are second to none, nice work.
As far as "things that take up my cub-time", I've been busy welding other peoples crap together. More on that later...
That's QUITE the crapper! As usual, your construction skills are second to none, nice work.
As far as "things that take up my cub-time", I've been busy welding other peoples crap together. More on that later...
Art, thanks.
BTW, I bet I can come up with a few things for you to weld...
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Art - I hate to ask what kind of filler rod for welding "crap" (the guy that taught me to gas weld used coat hangers and called it "s**t rod") and if it requires any ASW certifications....... and what special equipment besides a clothespin for the nose and reallllly good gloves and shirt. And why?
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