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Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:40 pm
by AArdvark
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Update: patio is moving along

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 3:57 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
It's mostly cooking oil in Afghanistan.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:48 pm
by AArdvark
I think thats a Ben and Jerry joke

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 4:21 pm
by AArdvark
A setback! Due to material supply problems our new siding will not be installed until late February/March. I'm in no hurry.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:54 pm
by AArdvark
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Almost done. Just have to run the tamper over the rocks to settle them into the sand and then put that stuff down. I forget the name, it sets like cement or something. My nephew is doimg most of the work, he knows what he's doing. I just write the check and appreciate his knowledge.

Gonna be hot tubbin' soon!

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 1:59 am
by odyssia76
I'm happy to say that the closing for the land in VT was on Friday. We are now the owners of 30 beautiful wooded acres. Yay. Now comes the task of trying to get a house built while simultaneously trying to pack, move, and sell the current place - all in the current insanity of the real estate sector. Whee. Gotta call the architect, surveyor, engineer, lawyer, contractor, modular dealer...

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:26 am
by AArdvark
Can you harvest maple syrup? I buy syrup from a place in Vermont and it's awesome!

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:44 am
by Flack
The only time I spent in Vermont was during our Niagara Falls / Maine vacation, which (I think) is when I met Aardvark and his wife in Rochester for a garbage plate and then went down to the beach for some ice cream. In Vermont we found a great shop that had lots of Vermont Maple Syrup and, surprisingly, a ton of hot sauce.

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Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:51 pm
by odyssia76
AArdvark wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 9:26 am Can you harvest maple syrup? I buy syrup from a place in Vermont and it's awesome!
Vermont maple syrup is the best. We probably don't have enough stands of maple on our property to make it worthwhile (or a sugaring shack), but we don't really need to because everyone else in the state does and you can't travel 100 meters without passing 3 place that have the local stuff for sale.

If you want the best treat ever, go to a sugaring shack that's in process, grab a ladle full of hot maple, step outside, and pour it on the snow. Consume. That is all.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm
by AArdvark
First hot tub dip.....

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Sitting in 101 degree water while sipping a martini and having snowflakes drift onto your head is bliss. Getting out, covering the hot tub and scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!

THE POLAR
AARDVARK

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:42 am
by Tdarcos
AArdvark wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!

THE POLAR
AARDVARK
I think you meant

THE POLAR BEAR CLUB
AARDVARK

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:45 pm
by Jizaboz
Tdarcos wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:42 am
AArdvark wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!

THE POLAR
AARDVARK
I think you meant

THE POLAR BEAR CLUB
AARDVARK
No, that would mean he was bathing in ice-cold water.

- THE TECHNICALLY CORRECT BUT UNFUNNY JIZABOZ

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:32 pm
by AArdvark
Painted the bathroom. Again. Third time in seven years.

Sigh....

It looks nice though

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:42 pm
by odyssia76
AArdvark wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!
LOL who wears a bathing suit in a hot tub?? Is your name Melvin or Poindexter by any chance? 🤣

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:46 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
odyssia76 wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:42 pm
AArdvark wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!
LOL who wears a bathing suit in a hot tub?? Is your name Melvin or Poindexter by any chance? 🤣
I am glad you returned.

I apologize for the way you've been treated in some threads. Know that I do NOT approve of that.

I will never say anything serious again, thank you for indulging me here. You are a valued member of this community, odyssia76 .

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:13 pm
by odyssia76
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:46 pm I am glad you returned.
It's awful sweet that you guys seem to think if I'm gone for a while that you have chased me away, but I say again it just has to do with how busy I am and how I feel like spending my time. Sometimes I will do computer interaction with people every day for a week. Sometimes I can go 3 weeks and not think about it.

I appreciate your good manners and Tdarcos' chivalry, but guys - I can handle a bar full of drunken bikers at a wet T-shirt contest, soon think I can handle an occasional peevish word in a forum. I have a thick skin and don't bruise easy.

Thank you for your kind words, sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar. I feel welcome and accepted.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:10 am
by Casual Observer
odyssia76 wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:42 pm
AArdvark wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 7:14 pm scampering up the stairs wet and naked in a bathing suit in mid December is fucking cold!
LOL who wears a bathing suit in a hot tub?? Is your name Melvin or Poindexter by any chance? 🤣
The wife and I agree with this.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:15 pm
by AArdvark
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We bought one of those assemble-it- yourself wine racks. It came with it's own assembly tools (a hex wrench). Unfortunately all the fasteners are philips head screws.

This makes me smile and smile

Edit: instructions were shit too

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:52 pm
by AArdvark
Update! New siding starts Tuesday. The contractor is already dropping off his scaffolding and accoutrements. Yay! He's doing most of the work himself as he has trouble finding a good/steady crew.

Re: The edit-able house thread

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:49 am
by odyssia76
Ohh, the CAD drawings for the pool at the new house came in and I can't stop looking at them. Hopefully the floor plans will be done next week! And soon the loggers will begin clearing the driveway and home site. And since they get to keep the lumber it defray the cost. Will need to come up with a long term logging rotation.