How's your day going?
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highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
Just got back from my drive to Georgia last night, so now doing more dump runs, and throwing more stuff away for more dump runs tomorrow.
I'm going to pick up a 26' box truck in the morning as well. We leave for good on Thursday or Friday.
I'm going to pick up a 26' box truck in the morning as well. We leave for good on Thursday or Friday.
I know, I feel cheated.
it's just now raining nice and hard with occasional lightning. We're allegedly supposed to dip down into the high 70s for a few hours which would be wonderful for my poor a/c unit.Anybody remember the first few UFC events, when it would be like: 6 foot 9, 375lb dude with a black belt in anger and bacon cheeseburgers versus the 130lb dude who took 7 months of taekwondo at the YMCA? That is what it is like matching up this heat against our central air-conditioning units. You root for the underdog, but grimly watch as nature takes its course.
@highsierrasmokin' best of luck on your move my friend. Try not to overdo the drive, can't think of anything worse then having to pick up all your stuff from the side of the interstate because you should have made a couple extra rest stops
@Texican what the devil we are looking at low to mid 90s with between a 45 and 55 percent chance of rain through the week. I could have been a great meterologist, "hot as hell and it may or may not rain" for the next 2 months!
@Texican what the devil we are looking at low to mid 90s with between a 45 and 55 percent chance of rain through the week. I could have been a great meterologist, "hot as hell and it may or may not rain" for the next 2 months!
The day got better at dinner.
My father-in-law is an over 70 year old former vaquero and farmer from Mexico. He still listens to stuff like Pedro Infante and what Americans would call classic Mariachi music. So, he decides to start playing Antonio Aguilar as everyone is getting ready for dinner.
My wife and daughter start bobbing to the music. FIL looks at my daughter and asks, " you know this song?" She responded, "yeah dad listens to this kind of stuff a lot."
He cut a face that looked like somebody told him aliens were landing on the lawn. For context, I give fish belly a race for whitest thing you've seen and I don't speak Spanish. I just like the music and the style. A lot of the stuff from the 1950s - 1970s is way more musically complex than people realize and some of the singers rival guys like Pavarotti.
Any way, the look on his face was worth a million dollars.
My father-in-law is an over 70 year old former vaquero and farmer from Mexico. He still listens to stuff like Pedro Infante and what Americans would call classic Mariachi music. So, he decides to start playing Antonio Aguilar as everyone is getting ready for dinner.
My wife and daughter start bobbing to the music. FIL looks at my daughter and asks, " you know this song?" She responded, "yeah dad listens to this kind of stuff a lot."
He cut a face that looked like somebody told him aliens were landing on the lawn. For context, I give fish belly a race for whitest thing you've seen and I don't speak Spanish. I just like the music and the style. A lot of the stuff from the 1950s - 1970s is way more musically complex than people realize and some of the singers rival guys like Pavarotti.
Any way, the look on his face was worth a million dollars.
highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
That's one of the first things I'm hoping to do is build an outdoor BBQ area thats covered with a built in stone Fireplace/BBQ.
Multiple roof pitches, fans, TV(So I can watch college football), power...the whole deal!
highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
This is basically what I'm going for, minus the stone columns, wood boxes, and bars/cabinets on the sides. Concrete slab, no tile or stone floor.
The Fireplace/bbq will be at typical BBQ height with a rim that holds a removable grill. My grandpa had one which is where the idea comes from.
I can do everything here but the stone, only because I don't have the tools. I might have to buy them though.
Bring that property value up a wee bit.
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This is basically what I'm going for, minus the stone columns, wood boxes, and bars/cabinets on the sides. Concrete slab, no tile or stone floor.
The Fireplace/bbq will be at typical BBQ height with a rim that holds a removable grill. My grandpa had one which is where the idea comes from.
I can do everything here but the stone, only because I don't have the tools. I might have to buy them though.
Bring that property value up a wee bit.
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Basically this design....enjoy!!
highsierrasmokin'
The battle's fought, the deed is done
You guys have no faith in me!
Basically this design....enjoy!
Fine, have it your way.This is the home I built with the help of my friend Vinny. The home I'm leaving to move to Georgia.
If two of us can build that, I can build this covered bbq area no prob! One man job except for lifting the beams. Easy money!
The barn and Goat shed I built alone. I did not do the stone work on the fireplace, but did the framing, barn wood and mantle on it.
Check it out...
http://chris-beck-photography.seehouseat.com/2095826?idx=1
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