JUST KEEPING ON TRUCKING

HELLO TO EVERYONE,

WELL, THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL. THERE ARE SOME GUYS OUT CUTTING TREES THIS MORNING, SO THE WEEKEND WILL BE PICKING UP AND SPLITTING WOOD AGAIN. HAVE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL PROJECTS TO WORK ON AS WELL. THE WIFE ORDERED TWO NEW WOODEN SCREEN DOORS FOR THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. FOR SOME REASON THOSE THINGS TAKE A TERRIBLE BEATING AT MY HOUSE. SO, IT'LL BE FITTING AND SHIMMING AND ADJUSTING THEM ON ONE OF THE DAYS ALSO.

THE OLDER SON WHO IS DOING THE STRUCTURE FOR THE LIVING ROOM OUTSIDE IS MAKING SOME PROGRESS. WE SHOULD HAVE RAFTERS AND HOPEFULLY TIN ON THIS WEEKEND. I'M GOING TO PUT SOME ELECTRIC TO IT, NOT MUCH, JUST FOR A CEILING FAN AND SOME LIGHTS. I'LL PROBABLY DO THAT NEXT WEEKEND.

THIS WHOLE QUARANTINE THING IS WEARING ON MY PATIENCE, BUT AS AN OLDER GUY, I NEED TO KEEP WATCHING MYSELF. I'M STILL GOING TO WORK EVERYDAY BUT, MY JOB SORT OF KEEPS ME AWAY FROM PEOPLE ANYWAY.

I'M WORKING ON MY RETIREMENT PLAN, LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLY SOONER THAN I WAS THINKING. I HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON NEXT YEAR IN MAY, LOOKS LIKE MAYBE THIS YEAR BEFORE WINTER SETS IN. I'M PRETTY READY TO BE DONE WORKING FOR A LIVING, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON SOME PROJECTS I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET TO WHEN I HAD THE TIME. SO, WE'LL SEE.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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BEEN BUSY AND WORKING MY "ESSENTIAL JOB"!

HELLO EVERYONE,

HAVING TO DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK EVERYDAY HAS GOTTEN A LOT EASIER WITH THIS QUARANTINE THING, BEEN A BLESSING OF SORTS. I HATE DRIVING ON I65 EVERYDAY, SO LESS TRAFFIC MEANS LESS FOOLS TO DEAL WITH.

THE SHOP PROJECT HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS OUTDOOR PROJECTS HAVE ZOOMED TO THE FOREFRONT. ONE OF MY OLDER SONS HAS PRETTY MUCH COMMANDEERED THE SHOP AND KEPT ME FROM DOING ANYTHING IN THERE.

WE FINISHED THE ROOF ON THE WOOD SHED, HE PUT THE ROOF OVER THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN, AND IS NOW BUILDING THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM STRUCTURE.

THE NEW ROOF ON THE WOOD SHED.

 THE NEW ROOF ON THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM.

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD SOME TREES CUT DOWN AND SPENT SATURDAY SPLITTING AND STACKING FIREWOOD FOR NEXT WINTER. I CUT DOWN FIVE PINE TREES THAT GOT BAGWORMS IN THEM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WERE DYING A SLOW DEATH. STARTED A BURN PILE AND TOOK CARE OF SOME OTHER STUFF THAT WAS THE LEFTOVER RESULTS OF WINTER. 

AS USUAL, THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S CLEAN UP AND START OVER FROM WINTER TO SPRING. STILL MOVING THE GIANT PILE OF MULCH, SCRAPED SOME OF THE EXTRA PEA GRAVEL OFF THE DRIVEWAY TO THE BARN AND PUT IT IN PLACES IT WAS THIN.

WELL, WITH THE CORONA VIRUS THING AROUND AND ME HAVING TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY(SO FAR), IT'S SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS. STILL HAVE MUCH TO DO AROUND THE ESTATE(!). WITH A FEW BREAKS ALONG THE WAY.

BREAK TIME!

WELL, THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF FOR NOW. STAY AS SAFE AS YOU CAN AND DON'T GET TOO STRESSED OUT.

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A QUICK NOTE

HELLO ALL,

AFTER A THOROUGH CLEANING AND A MICROPROCESSOR RESET I HAVE ACHIEVED 7.1 SURROUND SOUND! SO FAR IT HAS WORKED THROUGH A FULL MOVIE WITH NO ISSUES. I'M NOT THRILLED WITH THE BOSE SOUND BUT, IT'S WORKING LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

WE'LL SEE.........


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NOT MUCH GOING ON YET

HELL ALL,

WELL, WITH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY UP IN ARMS ABOUT THE CORONA VIRUS, NOT MUCH IS GOING ON ON THE HOME FRONT. PRETTY MUCH STAYED HOLED UP THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.

ONE OF MY OLDER BOYS PICKED UP AN OLD BOSE AM6 SPEAKER SYSTEM FROM A GARAGE SALE FOR $10. I SPENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON PLACING SPEAKERS AROUND THE SHOP AND RUNNING SPEAKER WIRE. GOT THAT ALL HOOKED UP AND THEN SPENT MOST OF THE EVENING TRYING TO GET IT ALL TO WORK.

IT APPEARS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE RECEIVER I BOUGHT THROUGH MY YOUNGEST SON. FINALLY GO IT TO WORK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES (AND IT SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD!), AND THEN A BUNCH OF STATIC, 2 MORE MINUTES OF GOOD AND THEN REALLY LOUD STATIC AND THEN......NOTHING.

LOOKED ON LINE AT ISSUES FOR THE PARTICULAR MODEL I HAVE AND PRETTY MUCH FOUND NOTHING, SO, I TOOK THE COVER OFF AND BLEW ALL THE DUST AND STUFF OUT OF IT, CLEANED ALL THE CONNECTIONS, AND TRIED IT AGAIN WITH JUST TWO SPEAKERS HOOKED TO IT(INSTEAD OF SEVEN!), AND THEN I DID A FACTORY RESET OF THE PROCESSOR AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TROUBLE FREE.

THAT WAS ABOUT THE TIME I DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR BED. SO, MY INTENTION IS TO GO HOME TONIGHT AND HOOK IT ALL BACK UP AGAIN AND DO ALL THE PROGRAMMING AGAIN AND SEE IF IT WILL WORK OR NOT. I MAY HAVE TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER RECEIVER AND STILL LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS AND A NEW TV.

I'LL USE THE BOSE SPEAKERS FOR NOW, UNTIL  I FIND EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. WHILE THEY WERE WORKING THEY SOUNDED FINE.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M JUST WORKING AND TRYING NOT TO CATCH ANYTHING. SO FOR NOW, WASH YOUR HANDS AND STAY HEALTHY FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN!

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PRETTY MUCH, ON TO OTHER THINGS

HELLO EVERYONE,

I SPENT SATURDAY IN THE SHOP FINISHING UP A FEW THINGS. MOSTLY PUTTING THINGS AWAY AND DOING SOME MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS. REPLACED THE THE WALL PLUG WHERE MY AIR COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN PLUGGED IN FOR YEARS, AND HAS WORN OUT FROM THE COMPRESSOR BOUNCING AROUND. I ALSO REPLACED THE PLUG ON THE CORD FOR THE COMPRESSOR.

ON SUNDAY, WE GOT A HUGE PILE OF CHIPS FOR THE PATHS IN THE WOODS, THERE IS A LOCAL TREE GUY WHO DROPS THEM OFF FOR FREE, AND WE STARTED SPREADING THEM OUT.

THIS IS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT WAS THERE.

THE PLACE IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A STATE PARK!

WE DIDN'T GET IT ALL SPREAD BUT, MADE A PRETTY GOOD DENT.

STARTED CONNECTING TRAILS WITH CHIPS, TIED IN TO WHAT WE PUT DOWN LAST YEAR.

AND THE REWARD FOR ALL THIS WORK,

FIRE PIT IN ACTION!

HOMEMADE HAM AND BEAN SOUP OVER AN OPEN FIRE! LIFE IS GOOD.

WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE AT THE MOMENT.

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GETTING A FEW MORE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.....

HELLO EVERYONE,

I GUESS I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW TO PUT A VIDEO IN THE POST, SO WE'LL TRY IT AGAIN!

FRIDAY NIGHT THE WIFE AND I SAW THE GUESS WHO PERFORM. SADLY ONLY ONE GUY FROM THE ORIGINAL BAND, THE DRUMMER,  WAS WITH THEM,BUT SEVERAL OF THE OTHER GUYS HAD BEEN WITH THEM FOR TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS. THE MUSIC WAS VERY GOOD AND THE SHOW WAS EXCEPTIONAL. NEXT UP THREE DOG NIGHT!

I DROPPED THE WIFE OFF WITH SOME GIRLFRIENDS, FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND CAME HOME SATURDAY EVENING. GOT UP SUNDAY MORNING AND STARTED BUILDING A LARGE ROLLING FRAME FOR A WORKBENCH TOP FROM AN OLD HIGH SCHOOL THAT "SHOP TEACHER BOB" WORKED AT PROBABLY TWENTY OR MORE YEARS AGO. I GOT THE FRAME, THE CASTERS AND THE TOP SETTING ON IT AND HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK I CAN MOUNT THE TOP DOWN AND START FIGURING OUT WHAT I'M GOING  STORE UNDERNEATH IT. I'VE GOT A FEW IDEAS THAT I'M TOYING WITH PLUS JUST SOME GENERAL STORAGE. 

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR NOW, STILL LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS AND A TV, AM NOT HAVING A LOT OF LUCK ON THAT FRONT, BUT I AIN'T GIVING UP!

SO, 

TALK TO YOU SOON,

TVI

DONE......FOR NOW!

HELLO EVERYONE,

I FINALLY HAVE ALL THE WALLS PAINTED! TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD, THE PLACE IS MUCH BRIGHTER, AND MUCH CLEANER LOOKING. STILL HAVE MUCH SORTING TO DO. AS I'VE BEEN MOVING THINGS AND SORTING STUFF, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE OLD HARLEY. I NEED TO COME TO SOME KIND OF DECISION ON WHAT TO DO WITH IT. IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT PARTING WAYS WITH IT, BUT IT'S BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE FOR ALMOST FORTY THREE YEARS. IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND A  LOT OF TIME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. I'M GOING TO HAVE TIME, MONEY IS ALWAYS A QUESTION.

I SPOKE WITH "SHOP TEACHER BOB" AND ASKED HIM TO STOP BY AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ON THE FRAME AND REPAIR, I'LL MAKE MY DECISION AFTER THAT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS OFFERED TO BUY IT, AND IF I SELL IT, I WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT TO SOME ONE I KNOW AND WOULD PUT IT TOGETHER.

THE MONEY I WOULD MAKE WOULD GO TO SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS I'D LIKE TO DO, BUT THEY ARE NOT AS COOL AS THE HARLEY PROJECT WOULD BE.

NORTH WALL

NORTH WALL

JUST A LITTLE VIDEO

  

HERE IS SOME PICS AND A LITTLE VIDEO OF THE, FOR NOW, FINISHED PROJECT. THERE IS STILL SOME TRIM FOR THE CABINETS, SOME OTHER PAINTING, A REWORK OF ONE OF THE WORK BENCHES, AND A WHOLE NEW PORTABLE WORK STATION. I HOPE TO START ON THE NEW WORK STATION IN THE COMING DAYS, WE'LL SEE.

NEXT WEEKEND IS ANOTHER MUSIC CONCERT, THE GUESS WHO, SO THAT WILL KILL MOST OF NEXT WEEKEND. STILL LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS, THAT'S BECOME A PART TIME JOB.I'LL FIND SOMETHING.  

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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