Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Good morning Wrenchmen, henchmen, manly men, authorized associates, truck-less long walkers & conflicted adults.

Another fun filled and exciting day ahead -- working on that rot box GMC...

 

Good morning everyone, have a great, safe and blessed Monday.

 

What is the plan:

New truck?
Used truck?
Project truck?

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Prius???

 

Best of both worlds?...

 

We refinanced several years back to get the 2.62% and pulled money out then. We also converted it to a 15 year mortgage. We’ve been updating little by little. New windows, floors, bathrooms, and a fully remodeled 900 square foot mother in law apartment downstairs. We know if we stay we have to put laundry upstairs and a kitchenette down. As we get older the caretaker can live upstairs and we will be able to remain on the ground floor…with no stairs haha. That’s the current plan anyway.

 

How can I say this best...

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I've got it!

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Good Monday morning friends! Hope you all had a great weekend and have an awesome day

 

I've done a bunch of work around here, almost hate to start over on something else. Closed in the carport, added a 1/2 bath, installed new electrical panel, added an electric water heater, etc. I've done everything myself besides getting some help on the electrical panel by a local TW member who is a licensed master electrician.

If I stay here, the main bathroom will need a complete gut job besides the tub, which is a heavy beast still in good shape. Will be interesting taking a bath for a while, but do-able. That will only happen when we get grandma into an assisted living. There's various grants I could pursue to replace the septic; there's no hope of public coming through here so for now just yearly pumping.

I already have original wood floors, they just need re-finished. That will also be an interesting adventure

 

My house was $48.5 in '92. I'm certain its worth at least $48.7 by now.

 

Good morning everybody. I hope it was a good weekend for you all. Monday again, make the most of it.

 

You beat me to it.

 

If you guys can believe it- glad I took this weekend off, fueling this satellite has been a cluster Im on it now.
Nasa Jet propulsion Lab guys here
Nasa Goddard
Nasa Kennedy
SpaceX
My shop
Then the technicians doing the fueling,
Everybody wants this to be their show except when it's time to make a decision, then it's "I think that's xyz area of expertise"

its a miracle they get anything done

 

We had a meeting at church last night with the kitchen staff for youth, all of us are volunteers but some can't handle one person being in charge to make a decision of.......................the menu each week so the preacher sat us all down and said there won't be any behind the scenes chit-chat.

This all spawned from a person who responded to the group text that was meant for a specific individual. That person wasn't even at the meeting


So what I'm saying is, doesn't matter if you're getting paid or volunteering, people want to be in charge, until it's time to make a decision

 

Everyone wants to have "input" because it is so much easier than doing the actual work...


So thankful that nonsense is behind me now.

Spoiler: Well, almost....

There is one B-I-L who is a ...

 

Well luckily there was also a wedding on Friday, so I was able to drive my Aunt Shirley home in her van. Which I was reasonably impressed with, it's a newer (not sure of the year) Chrysler Pacifica. I traveled at or near the speed limit all the way and averaged 30.6mpg, not bad for a Chrysler. I wouldn't own one myself, but that's beside the point.

 

I'm not rich enough for a new truck.

Most likely something like a used 3/4ton or 1/2ton truck with a good tow package. I want something that will comfortably tow my tractor with all it's implements. So probably something with about a 10k+ tow rating.

There might also be a cheap project truck in the future for offroad fun.

For now I'll make due with dad's ole Caddy...

 

Just a little bit of growth..

Maybe leaving it in the pond all season isn't the best idea

 

Exciting day getting a big ass fan installed in the WHS just in time for fall.
More news coworker shot himself in the leg over the weekend, guessing he'll be out for a bit. Still waiting on the guy who threatened violence last week with sheriff deputies.
And we are building orders for pickup on the 20th.