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Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread
The vertical columns in my basement were trees that got squared off with an adze, but most of the horizontal support beams appear to be sawn dimensional lumber. It's all true-dimension though (i.e. 2x6 is actually 2" x 6" instead of that 1.5" x 5.5" crap we get now.) I am DEFINITELY putting a welder outlet in the basement and another on the back porch.
Yeah, that axle was doomed.
Also, achmed the dead terrorist is awesome.
crap now I really need to weld that stupid 8.25 up and get that 8.25 from Ross.
I see what you are talking about now and I am going. I have another 1.5 months to procrastinate getting the thing welded, whew.
Took me 25 minutes to unload, carry, and restack the second pallet of shingles. Not too bad.
Mine was supposedly built in 1890. But then again the same person who told me that, told me I had 2 parking spaces in the driveway, so take it with a grain of saltI wanted to cryo-treat my brain after trying to make it through that thread...
Yep. Not sayin' I don't have friends who have made it work, and I'd certainly like to make it work someday too...but I barely have enough time & money to deal with my own crap right now.
What vintage is your house? Mine is late 1800's as far as I can tell...the main floor joists in the basement are trees...not just rough-hewn lumber, but actual trees laid across the foundation. Needless to say I have more than a handful of 'helper' poles down there now...
It'd actually be a nice basement to work in...big door to the outside, plenty of outlets everywhere, 230V plug already wired...but by my best guess, it was a dirt floor when the house was built, and somebody somewhere along the line poured a concrete floor without excavating at all. So what used to be a borderline ceiling height is now to the point where I (being all of 5' 6") have to duck underneath the floor joists.
The roof is less than 10 years old though, exterior recently painted, and carpet less than 3 years old when I moved in (although it's white :gag: and covering up a vintage, wide-plank wood floor), it's on about 1.25 acres, and I have no neighbors at all. I'm not doing anything besides basic maintenance though; it's adjacent to a commercial property that the landlord also owns, and said commercial property will likely be expanding in the next 2-3 years. Said landlord also being my father. So I'm renting the house "at cost" basically, still putting money away, while watching various sherriffs sales, foreclosures, and projects in the area.
Works out good for both of us because I keep the property maintained, and he doesn't have to deal with trying to rent something with a finite lifespan to a tenant who'd likely let it go to shit because of that.
Hell, driving my lawn tractor around mowin' the lawn with a cold beer in hand is actually a pleasant experience.
Maybe I'm weird, but unless I've been in dire straits in the woods, 'not wiping' after a poop has never crossed my mind.
The vertical columns in my basement were trees that got squared off with an adze, but most of the horizontal support beams appear to be sawn dimensional lumber. It's all true-dimension though (i.e. 2x6 is actually 2" x 6" instead of that 1.5" x 5.5" crap we get now.) I am DEFINITELY putting a welder outlet in the basement and another on the back porch.
Damn you, you got real lucky :thumbup:
... double damn you!I've gotten Kate to come wheeling multiple times. I even let her drive and she slammed the rev limiter first time out
She got the "go-fast" bug just as quickly as I did. After I landed that jump at Raush Creek her first reaction was "can we do that again?!"
That axle didn't stand a chance :laugh:
Yeah, that axle was doomed.
I would rather see someone misspell something the same way twice than misspell it once and spell it right a sentence later, or misspell it three times in different ways. Drives me crazy when I see that - at least you're consistent!So I spelled it wrong twice, what do you want?
Reruns on last night so this made me think of:
Haha. A few minutes woman to woman can change all that.
I won't do that to you though.
I've got some land to buy and a house to build first so you have time.
Also, achmed the dead terrorist is awesome.
on the tranny tunnel under the dash, above the gas pedal.
wait what? where? when? snow run?!
crap now I really need to weld that stupid 8.25 up and get that 8.25 from Ross.
I see what you are talking about now and I am going. I have another 1.5 months to procrastinate getting the thing welded, whew.
I haven't seen one yet. Consider it a fireside chat type thread but minus the fire and beer (well, most of the time.)
unless people decide to give you crap because it's more than 3 lines!!!!!!!!
Took me 25 minutes to unload, carry, and restack the second pallet of shingles. Not too bad.
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before pocketing my phone now :eyes:
