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    Insulation finally done

    We are building our new retirement home. Finally got the sheetrock installed last week and this last weekend we got the attic insulated. R-70 using blown in cellulose fiber insulation. 200 bags worth. We now have the cieling and the walls have r 21 rockwool fire n sound insulation. I will be...
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    Thanks Pearl

    I just received a message from Pearl asking how I'm doing. Great as always. This is a really nice gesture. And kinda makes me feel more welcome. Been working on our new home every day. I did take time to build a new snow plow truck. We have had the bunch of snow this year. Over 100" so...
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    Paint n cold weather

    We got the trim up around the windows n such. I wanted to paint them to look better. We use acrylic latex from Sherwin Williams. We painted a week ago, high temperatures in the low 40s low to 25 at night. Paint was dry to the touch in less than 30 minutes. Every looks great. I am asking because...
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    Ol iron

    I like older cars n trucks. We have a 41 Farmall H, runs perfectly. 59 international B800 old lineman truck made for installing power poles n winching in power lines. I have the 24" auger to. Runs good. 59 case backhoe. 72 ford 800 series boom truck. My 76 ford 250. Beautiful wife 79 El Camino...
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    Raising meat rabbits

    With the price and availability of meat for the family rising again. I can say I am proud that my beautiful wife n daughter got interested in raising meat rabbits again. Our daughter is engaged and he n his 2 boys do also. And until we get our new home ready to move to. Anyhows my beautiful wife...
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    Fiber cement lap siding

    We are getting ready to install new fiber cement lap siding on our new home. I've got the corner boards done n hopefully finish trimming out the windows today. Starting on siding tomorrow. I've never worked with this product and been 45 years since I did lap siding. Any suggestions would be...
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    A new friend

    So a few months ago I did what I do. Took a chance n send an invite to go out to our cabin to Jordan Jonnas from the tv show alone. He harvested a moose with an arrow. My beautiful wife wants me to go out with someone instead of myself for moose hunting. I kinda liked this guy n looked him up...
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    Moose hunting season

    Moose season is coming quickly. I'll be flying out to our remote cabin a couple of times . Start of season on 19th-26 again at beginning of September. Maybe end of September if needed. Or if I get a chance to sneak out there with my squeeze. Been a while since I've been out there. Couple...
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    Hey you ol schoolers

    For us folks that like to walk around in the woods. Probably one of the best things in my life. I'm on some other places n they don't think much about me going out without a GPS n phone, gun. I guess maybe because I never had one growing up, used a compass and there wasn't cell phones...
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    Our cabin

    Hello folks. Just thought I'd show you all another one of our projects. A remote log cabin at the foothills of Mt Denali. 16x24 with 10 foot walls. 12/12 roof pitch so lots of headroom on top floor. Fly out in the summer to an uninhabited lake. Walk 2 miles north. Winter is snogo time...
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    Time to start breeding the rabbits

    The sun has started making its way up. And we can now see the sun rise n set as our days grow longer. With a 4 weeks for justation, 6 weeks before weaning . It's the middle of April before we can sell the kits. And right when folks want to buy rabbits. It also works into our calendar...
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    Great morning folks

    Man life is great ain't it. After my beautiful wife of 40 some years takes me to the rheumatologist n then the surgeon that's going to fix my broken neck and maybe even within the next 4-6 weeks. Nothing much except my head isn't hooked up to my body anymore in a couple spots. Darn near killed...
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    Just goofing off

    Having coffee n wanted to stop in n say Merry Christmas! Things have been kinda chilly. 20-25 below for a while. 4' of snow. I started clearing snow on the roof of our new house. Have to install a chimney. The snow will reach the roof before I get 10' up. 9' of snow under the eve. Could ride my...
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    Toyota suv

    My beautiful wife needs a new car. She's been looking at the Toyota stuff. A 7 or 9 seater as we now have 2 more grandkids. Found one with everything for 21 grand. 98,000 miles on it. Is this a good deal. I will need new studded tires so thinking a grand off.
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    House siding question

    Hello folks. I need to get the siding for our new home. I'm currently thinking TnG pine boards. I have lowes that sells what they call whitewood #2 grade. And HD sells pine not specifying grade. What are your experiences between the two ? And I admit I am partial to wood. And know very...
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    Teaching grandson to hunt moose

    A few days ago we had a cow moose n this years calf come through the yard. Obvious by their tracks. Then the night before last it looked like a possible legal bull came through. I grabbed up our 5 year old grandson, hung some binoculars on him n off we went. We found the moose tracks n...
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    Insulating a house

    We're building a new house. I'm following a process developed by the cold weather research center, university facility. Since we're doing a slab. Hydronic in floor heating. We don't have natural gas so fuel oil fired. The boiler will do hot water also. We have frequent power outages so we will...
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    How deep do ground compactors penitrate ?

    Hello all. Building our retirement home. I have 3' of gravel on one corner of the pad that I will pour the monolithic floor cement over. I will be using a 170 pound huskavarna plate compactor. It has a 24x24 pad under it. For the ground engineers or knowledge folks who do concrete. How far...
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    Peas

    My beautiful wife got the peas beans planted. Peas sustained the kids on snacks. We had an ever bearing variety. Squash n tomatoes in for a month or so. We said we weren't going to garden this year with building a new house n all. She was cleaning her perennials last night till 9. Guess...
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    Moose proof rhubarb

    Beautiful wife dug up some huge rhubarb plants last fall so we could get them out to our cabin. And they are still at our house. We did make a few freight/fun rides but rhubarb didn't make the list. But, I will be flying out to get the 200 TnG pine boards on the ceiling upstairs and a few other...
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