The Good Bad & Ugly shops

19 & clear here in the land of treasures !
Flooring is all paid for & the counter top comes Wednesday at 8 a.m.
All coming together & to a end .
Then sit back & see how much money I lost on this brainfart !
With all the cv19 crap rules going on my income took another crap so ending some projects is really a good idea right now . Get out the wool socks & hunker down ...... looks like a tough winter & times ahead .
I plan to stay busy with projects inside & just be happy to wake up every day & see what I will get into next ! Fun to see what my brain can drag my butt into !

 

cloudy & 15 here with light wing . Will get up to around 40 today .
Kept busy yesterday .
2 truck loads of junk out of the house project taken to the burn pile at the west shops .
Mixed in a couple service calls .
Got insurance on the 250 ..... $800 a year !
Called the dealership about the title ..... will take a couple weeks to get it & my plates .
In a few hours the counter tops will be at the house .
After they are done I get to be a plumber for the day & clean more up there . Only 4 things to plum. & then check out the entire house .
Will probably need to run get small things at the store . Cleaning & striping the basement floor could be a pain but needs doing .
Would like a break Jim but this all needs to get done so I can sell it .
Then one more Liz load to shop 4 out of shop 1 . That would be a lot easier if I didn't have a load on Liz at shop 4 already !
Noticed 1 flat tire on the dump trailer yesterday
will need to get that off & fixed before the snow hits too . Good thing the snow has been late to hit here this year ! Who said when you get old ..... you have less to do ? My old butt seems to keep real busy .

 

Not a bad day at the house project .
New counter top is on .
2 toilets are back working .
New sink is bought & ready to install .
Another load of scrap wood is on the 1500 .
My brother while helping clean up dumped dirty water in the toilet & flushed it . Problem was the was a scouring pad in the bucket too . ...... yep that was the clog . Fun to work behind people that screw up a lot .
People are already asking me how much I want for the house . With it not done yet my answer is between 250 & 280 . As is . If no realtor then 5% less . May be a good sign it will sell quick .
In the mean time it will be find & fix the small stuff & have it ready for sale maybe Monday .
I asked a plumber today what they charge now ..... $100 a hr.
I paid the counter top guy cash today & got the job done for 1/2 the normal price .

 

Clear & 25 here now . Temps are running above normal & that's fine with me .
Getting my go buy list & to do list going this a.m.
Listening to radio & them saying time to stay inside again . Sounds good but how will people make money to pay there bills & the taxes they want too .
A bunch of none thinking people running things it seems .
Here in wonderland the work will keep going . If I listened to the egg heads I would still have a empty lot where shop 3- 4 is .
Instead I have a really big building full of treasures !
It's a good thing I like to keep busy !

 

Busy day yesterday at the house project .
Striped & moped the basement floor once .
Mounted sink in counter top .
Tore stool 3 apart & it still leaks.
Replaced light bulbs I had on hand .
New fan light shades .
Cleaned all kitchen cabinets .
Repaired overhang the vines was pulling down .
All new 1 1/2 drain pipe for new sink .
5 trips to the store for things .
I worked until 8:30 last night & said quits .
Went to burger king last night on my way home ...... yep they were closed
Can of soup & off to bed .
Up at 2 & couldn't stop thinking of what I still need to do so got up & am making a list & doing dishes too
Nights is a good time to work with no people around or phone calls or questions .
All small jobs but needed doing .
Still shooting for Monday the for sale sign goes up ....... if I get that damm toilet fixed !

 

Only have the faucet on the tub to fix & paint the garage wall . Then a truck load of tools & cleaners out & a done stamp will go on the project .
The last walk through inspection will tell me if I got all I wanted to do done or not .
Then off to shop 1 & get more out of there taken to shop 4 .
It will be nice to join PJ & others on projects !
The Remington 700 build is waiting for me to get at !

With a stack of other projects to do it will be a fun winter .
Finding or making parts always slows things down . There are a few that only need firing pins to finish them off ...... finding the right ones is the problem .
Still no luck on the Winchester 410 shoe .
Maybe this winters hunt will fair better than last years . That's the nice part about several all going at once ..... if I can't find parts ..... I work on a different one . As soon as they are done they get logged in & put away . I have a not started area ..... 50% done area ...... 90% done area & finished area . Brainfarts fill up the not started area fast ! I always stop to help a friend out when they need it with there projects too .
I had one friend that could only afford old guns with problems . He would tell me about them & of course I offered to help ....... fix the gun up for him & he was so happy ...... then he would sell it & buy another for me to do . ...... now I am to busy to work on his guns . People can be funny creatures .

 

Sunny & 29 here at this late hour .
Decided on a slow day today & get a few needed things done ....... like laundry & food shopping !
Plan to tackle that faucet again at some point but not in a rush . If it wasn't in the wall I would just buy a new one & be done with it .
Those LED light bulbs are really neat ...... had one in a trouble light under the sink next to my head & no heat off it ! Some changes are good !

 

Cloudy & 27 here .
The slow day was a big help to me so today I will hit it hard again .
Figured out the problem with the faucet leak yesterday & have the needed parts to fix it when I get to it .
Today will be a small run to shop 4 out of shop 1 .
I have a new ATM coming in next week & need the space to program it to take to a location .
Will take the beast to there today . This is the first chance I have had to drive it since I bought it .
Beast = 250 HD truck
While out there the plan is to get the load off Liz so I can bring her in to shop 1 for the final load of the year .
If not to beat up ..... may try to do some cleaning in shop 2 also . At least there I have room to sweep .

 

Good day at the shops !
Managed 10 boxes in the beast to shop 4 .
Empty Liz out of junk & off to the burn pile . Lit that puppy up so I had more room to fill it up again .
Swept up 2 & 4 a bit & called it a day .

 

31 & cloudy here in wonderland .
Storm on the way for the weekend . rain / snow
Seems like slower paced days are better for my small brain & old body .
Plan is to box more up at shop 1 ...... refinish the mantel to for the house project ..... take another load out of the HP ...... call a Realtor ( that should be interesting ) ...... may get a chance to look over that free snow blower & see what it needs .
Might need to bring Liz in town & put bigger things on her so I have more room to pack things in boxes . The new ATM doesn't take a lot of room to work on but the more the better . Then when I get it done I can load it along with treasures & deliver it & pick up the old one & off to shop 4 for storage for the winter . What could go wrong with this plan !

 

29 & cloudy here .
Yesterday went well ...... until the bank messed me all up ! I bounced a check ! I never have done that in my life ! The bank said I wrote the check on the wrong account that didn't have enough money in to cover the check . I took there word for it & apologized to them & the place I gave it to . Then ..... it bothered me so much I looked deeper into it . The bank seems to have changed one of my accounts to the same name as the other account
The only way to tell what account it is is by knowing the account # on the bottom of the check .
I will be having a meeting with the bank today & they will see me not so nice . If it was a small check it would have been bad but this was a really big check !
I can make myself look bad enough without the bank helping me along !
Just another reason I don't trust banks !
Sorry about the rant .

 

Happier note of the day .
Locks on the HP are all but one changed .
Mantel is looking a lot better for the fire place .
10 more boxes packed for the load to shop 4 .
Today will be a small load of junk to the burn pile .
Bring Liz back & start loading .
Deal with the bank .
Start putting finish coats of clear on the mantel .
A lot to do yet to be ready for winter & rescue projects .

 

Floor space is showing up all over the place here !

Lots of room to work on that ATM when it shows up now .
Liz is filling up faster than I thought it would . ...... may need a bigger truck !
Cleary called !
Yep they said they would be at shop 4 at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow . This could get interesting .
Called to see about my tracks for the mini ....... they forgot to process my order !
Doing a lot of different things is so much fun !

 

Cloudy & 28 here at 3 a.m.
Calling for snow this weekend .
The race for space is still on !
Had to get up early to get a few things done here before I go babysit Cleary . I have no idea how long this will take them to fix . Probably a day shot for me . As long as I have my cooler of pepsi I'm in good shape . At least they picked a good day to get at this ...... up in the 40s .
I may take a shot at cleaning out my car in shop 2 while they work on the building ....... needed to clean it out ....... 7 months ago !
Seems I have a problem with getting to some things quickly .

 

It ended up sunny & nice today .
Cleary showed up at 9 instead of 7:30
Brought the wrong equipment .
Had to go buy lumber
Still wasn't done when I left them at 3:30 p.m.
No word on the ATM.
A bar that needed money in there ATM makes up there open hours as they go .
I did manage to empty out the red Jimmy & clean out my car !
Really the day turned out about like expected .
The painter I had got cv19
He was just sick & tired . They said he had 2 more days to keep away from people .
Tomorrow has to go better !