tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42291728379112499332024-02-07T21:31:08.231-05:00Nails and SawdustBuilding things, fixing stuff, wrenching on cars . . . . . and some other stuff too.Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-7055461531784891742024-01-22T13:00:00.000-05:002024-01-22T13:00:37.014-05:00Shotshell Primers<p>Rarer than hen's teeth... </p><p>First time I've seen any on the shelf in six years</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgoQyg-MDdcmbznBKQwzadQlSjfWQMq0Hjzpd2RRZNx2rBJB45p_wr460twF3mCQPWivF-GGNaF8IyJHRBoYJ-mRWfAjTdLglscrNdU9p9BKR3tk_RDhIDN-N4SdEl4HFIHLSOcgwo2x1bqnZ1MW3qs2Z8ruWIwbJpV7d7tK7-zCA2dkg-E2ZMjP5wNAb/s701/IMG_6279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="701" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgoQyg-MDdcmbznBKQwzadQlSjfWQMq0Hjzpd2RRZNx2rBJB45p_wr460twF3mCQPWivF-GGNaF8IyJHRBoYJ-mRWfAjTdLglscrNdU9p9BKR3tk_RDhIDN-N4SdEl4HFIHLSOcgwo2x1bqnZ1MW3qs2Z8ruWIwbJpV7d7tK7-zCA2dkg-E2ZMjP5wNAb/w640-h470/IMG_6279.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>About three times as expensive as the last time I bought any .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-78299858195764325512024-01-11T13:13:00.000-05:002024-01-11T13:13:39.618-05:001920's Dashboard ? ? ?<p> Anybody have any idea what make and model this thing belongs to ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGVZN48WKpuWAMnnybb1nKaAbSwc_Dv8GrVMPwi6UxYXY3hVO5Yle31IHBPODd4Wt9AUXl7zC-kaJN9DGxRn57ZUotbNVfnxdLT_EIf_5CdDaPHdcNAZsQ7LXyTP4lrQMdEinmCEGGvSb-7C6wS5F-AJTXgfmUYYFrsv_92Q78ZiGTg5PMMGagVJr-WDp/s1008/A2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGVZN48WKpuWAMnnybb1nKaAbSwc_Dv8GrVMPwi6UxYXY3hVO5Yle31IHBPODd4Wt9AUXl7zC-kaJN9DGxRn57ZUotbNVfnxdLT_EIf_5CdDaPHdcNAZsQ7LXyTP4lrQMdEinmCEGGvSb-7C6wS5F-AJTXgfmUYYFrsv_92Q78ZiGTg5PMMGagVJr-WDp/w640-h480/A2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A friend gave it to me a few years back . He found it in the woods somewhere in Aroostook county and had no clue what it came from . I have been unable to match it to anything on the interwebs . From the styling I am thinking mid nineteen-twenties , perhaps a truck of some sort . If anyone has a clue please pipe up .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-15762656634615290402024-01-04T17:40:00.001-05:002024-01-04T17:41:13.169-05:00My Sentiments Exactly<p> As seen on the road yesterday</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Q7e_vZyx90eORdZodjYxqAJwz_Py0IuwXdWWDydEEegZxTBqpgJeD7HFmDiLtirb8dsnmcEIrySyXQya8ZANkOAYP-b1thyphenhyphen5-5zwfSGy0vdX7XlBg-RchL8ogM1SCFyOlU9of4FEhV0t7bT8_QoMWkbmdMuDWvP35VjmNoG7rsXP9O_ODPMxq0scixb/s1477/IMG_6211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1477" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Q7e_vZyx90eORdZodjYxqAJwz_Py0IuwXdWWDydEEegZxTBqpgJeD7HFmDiLtirb8dsnmcEIrySyXQya8ZANkOAYP-b1thyphenhyphen5-5zwfSGy0vdX7XlBg-RchL8ogM1SCFyOlU9of4FEhV0t7bT8_QoMWkbmdMuDWvP35VjmNoG7rsXP9O_ODPMxq0scixb/w640-h524/IMG_6211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Upper left corner of window reads : </p><p><i>IF YOU ARE WEARING A MASK IN YOUR CAR I AM GOING TO ASSUME ITS TO CONTROL THE DESIRE TO LICK THE WINDOWS</i><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-48184406508629109142023-10-04T16:24:00.006-04:002023-10-04T18:02:55.429-04:00Off to the Volvo Ball<p> Saturday September 30th was the long anticipated <b><a href="https://www.vcoamaine.com/" target="_blank"><i>Volvo Club of Maine</i></a> </b>gathering at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h_9BnNai8L8RmKxW66rYsZwuQygyF-nflKJKlNuiTJtymx5bd9oFvSihRZ_w3v8DS3GsD-2arcizSkMf6HXMbOqsCZGZmDrMXAC_6aTaeY47sUJtG4CYK9815rakyncUrAwycsScMpwBD5smdin71LVWAxm6Jhy55KTBeR_cd9s4qLjDvwtqk6HK1Esw/s1008/IMG_5841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h_9BnNai8L8RmKxW66rYsZwuQygyF-nflKJKlNuiTJtymx5bd9oFvSihRZ_w3v8DS3GsD-2arcizSkMf6HXMbOqsCZGZmDrMXAC_6aTaeY47sUJtG4CYK9815rakyncUrAwycsScMpwBD5smdin71LVWAxm6Jhy55KTBeR_cd9s4qLjDvwtqk6HK1Esw/w640-h480/IMG_5841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> After several weeks of working on the PV it was as ready as I would ever get it for the club's gala event of the year . Newly refinished wheels , new tires , new brakes and a rub down with an oily rag just to dazzle the gullible . <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bEaltkOwVjHiXTnaLVlZm-hb5QlyTs6hlrEn1GH2aiz1Xm46zvUv-8gBHTdlI6aAAHkQEHY-jqTptq7KbnkR9SnFcO6dv6QhbECvGUfu9pImPaWi452UmSc7Od-GyJdnqVsi9wnKzqM9UKszJO0HZXfeHsoCmZe-OYCHWX9rFbVwx7iDRiY3m8kHx0da/s935/IMG_5845.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="935" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bEaltkOwVjHiXTnaLVlZm-hb5QlyTs6hlrEn1GH2aiz1Xm46zvUv-8gBHTdlI6aAAHkQEHY-jqTptq7KbnkR9SnFcO6dv6QhbECvGUfu9pImPaWi452UmSc7Od-GyJdnqVsi9wnKzqM9UKszJO0HZXfeHsoCmZe-OYCHWX9rFbVwx7iDRiY3m8kHx0da/w640-h416/IMG_5845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Our friends Laura and Peter Gordon joined us for the two hour ride north to the museum with their 240. An hour into the ride we make a much needed "pit stop" just south of Wiscasset .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFn88liMzRhO79LeDBoQoX3T9TeFIl4AG6HFStPTifeJyeUf3kc2vRvwtOlCthQ-sd-OgNJOHgiOhqO2yh6B9YIlEbReKqWEv-g-UT6KIVLIgk5HrEbgoKEBjzuGn6QYBMi378k0vvRFQ7G0UvrR2ZTZ0ziuO7LPmdkrfjjodqlIIFMmexm_fw-bo46KW/s936/IMG_5847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="936" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFn88liMzRhO79LeDBoQoX3T9TeFIl4AG6HFStPTifeJyeUf3kc2vRvwtOlCthQ-sd-OgNJOHgiOhqO2yh6B9YIlEbReKqWEv-g-UT6KIVLIgk5HrEbgoKEBjzuGn6QYBMi378k0vvRFQ7G0UvrR2ZTZ0ziuO7LPmdkrfjjodqlIIFMmexm_fw-bo46KW/w640-h432/IMG_5847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A mile later as we roll through town the odometer turns over the hundred thousand mark before I notice it . It's OK , the car really has twenty nine thousand miles less than indicated as the odometer was a replacement with higher indicated miles as the original was making noise .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-1hnRR3_B6uvCx3npHOh5blPBRPceNCPbjB0TE2i5y5Nezd8Cng12XnmfsOEV5W1FZvPrNfKKs9WY_yn_MKV5rGCV8SHZF9KJmKceL03zdyOcQ5VR4oU2p3enhs8PpodeyjHxuTI4Rodf_ShDZk8UfwRvBUqR7BBCWL6lrzw8BtwjxTH2R6dwPh60naK/s1008/IMG_5849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-1hnRR3_B6uvCx3npHOh5blPBRPceNCPbjB0TE2i5y5Nezd8Cng12XnmfsOEV5W1FZvPrNfKKs9WY_yn_MKV5rGCV8SHZF9KJmKceL03zdyOcQ5VR4oU2p3enhs8PpodeyjHxuTI4Rodf_ShDZk8UfwRvBUqR7BBCWL6lrzw8BtwjxTH2R6dwPh60naK/w640-h480/IMG_5849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Got to the museum about a quarter past ten in the morning and parked next to one of Alan Prosser's beautifully restored 122s</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSrbMv1__xvs1U-bL0PWRxZjx0EytIX8CXcdo1ajKPMggEBNKi2yPP0fb-tDG7566IA7AB6Wu30z0xW4YbRybyZTKdqwUsP29zRqztIgNzGkyjfA47aG0Eo-6sQbwE0uAGeu2tanvknT_bykyEsqqPPihUAEmjJUfv-L3ejPipi1cvM3Zno7wpC5JAbrc/s1008/IMG_5848.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSrbMv1__xvs1U-bL0PWRxZjx0EytIX8CXcdo1ajKPMggEBNKi2yPP0fb-tDG7566IA7AB6Wu30z0xW4YbRybyZTKdqwUsP29zRqztIgNzGkyjfA47aG0Eo-6sQbwE0uAGeu2tanvknT_bykyEsqqPPihUAEmjJUfv-L3ejPipi1cvM3Zno7wpC5JAbrc/w640-h480/IMG_5848.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Alan does exquisite work </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdrjwQBxAW60D84HO6xuT1v7iBmcMBkYQ6CjNdxUQ15G8u6_UgG-5mp3exl0C6vm6JL-FLrfkTgULRPfVyks195TNAK2SW79ktBC-7cRqmnyf1maM7cQCKstd3-or5Z48yAD75IXdAu9RUcIWS799qvdPOeLQi2-zJmSfVuz7NwwmzY4_CVqNcasvhfjJ/s1008/IMG_5852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdrjwQBxAW60D84HO6xuT1v7iBmcMBkYQ6CjNdxUQ15G8u6_UgG-5mp3exl0C6vm6JL-FLrfkTgULRPfVyks195TNAK2SW79ktBC-7cRqmnyf1maM7cQCKstd3-or5Z48yAD75IXdAu9RUcIWS799qvdPOeLQi2-zJmSfVuz7NwwmzY4_CVqNcasvhfjJ/w640-h480/IMG_5852.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A few minutes later Alan drives in with his second mint 123S</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvFIrloCy0LEIPpA-Z4wWj-gGXPP1r4Jdqo444-a9Etoari062b2giFxGA_igOZhmFTAYPpMYI8q34PQec6rWJCKhpYaqB8Qj9cuzjyPB_-VWUz8otQ78QQEHrddyfYMCt2-zrj-m9gNuPJYXJ-E-l6nHirtcpfsNsvP6Lzw1gg5kigOrR7qk2bhRPpLS/s1008/IMG_5850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvFIrloCy0LEIPpA-Z4wWj-gGXPP1r4Jdqo444-a9Etoari062b2giFxGA_igOZhmFTAYPpMYI8q34PQec6rWJCKhpYaqB8Qj9cuzjyPB_-VWUz8otQ78QQEHrddyfYMCt2-zrj-m9gNuPJYXJ-E-l6nHirtcpfsNsvP6Lzw1gg5kigOrR7qk2bhRPpLS/w640-h480/IMG_5850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Looks just like it did when it left the assembly line sixty odd years ago .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1151" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_rtpBKIfv5WxWMttrkzUOCruaMavUIrv9COaKm7ADbS09dVuFTdn_G3pS5wpSkj67lZQQyQKyj6GXB4SEQIqkjJLq5XRu29kTuS4YVlo87SiFz7MT_kgfEKMNnJL9M9ynv8ft0FLkxwg8JTEmDsdY6s6Un3S3RPrBpDpSvW8Hk01oYZsjZgs7R2HogX1/w640-h428/IMG_5893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>More Volvos than you could shake a stick at</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6iRdPzrPXEZbIqv-YXqMygWxkE9KO60AN9iwLUk0K5Od0_GC0yVYZf6JYPedwaV9GuPCshyFq4D8N1umHLPYK31x9k64rckAzDzlQ0AoKzby_-KD7eMW7AyMhE2XAqiZWIJAcsSsYriW5ac8FmcwxCiBoE5PAiu6MXMtFB5eYYOf1V8JCofQ1EPVqT1D/s1008/IMG_5855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6iRdPzrPXEZbIqv-YXqMygWxkE9KO60AN9iwLUk0K5Od0_GC0yVYZf6JYPedwaV9GuPCshyFq4D8N1umHLPYK31x9k64rckAzDzlQ0AoKzby_-KD7eMW7AyMhE2XAqiZWIJAcsSsYriW5ac8FmcwxCiBoE5PAiu6MXMtFB5eYYOf1V8JCofQ1EPVqT1D/w640-h480/IMG_5855.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some even sporting art work</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEi-f0RDo_SOzYG8feaAswOAvyZbcHGkquY6T1Ymy5kOlfhEOeY9Y1H-kjSO9WkAX6OZGdrJIvcka-Bjx5sUB0qwBmbjOOr0ItRdtIEp0On5-AXaVhtRoNwEjCpgyRTfJ9leTjhW2a6QRwdt_2CXixCiZt8ox2agEY75S8LvlN3lvWCEMGLB1E1hlENenH/s804/IMG_5905%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="804" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEi-f0RDo_SOzYG8feaAswOAvyZbcHGkquY6T1Ymy5kOlfhEOeY9Y1H-kjSO9WkAX6OZGdrJIvcka-Bjx5sUB0qwBmbjOOr0ItRdtIEp0On5-AXaVhtRoNwEjCpgyRTfJ9leTjhW2a6QRwdt_2CXixCiZt8ox2agEY75S8LvlN3lvWCEMGLB1E1hlENenH/w640-h504/IMG_5905%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And a mint later 240 sedan I am told a recent "barn find"</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSzwKUWPz6oce3IbEdtrbTdMWhLz7PlIV4_GC73zqwX0OoeBTS0GUhLkQ6uh61GexqeyQABjM8WywZsqi7JtfouuF0p_TDfBWOZ11O8VM03S7NaCs3kgNmULSd4ZHs49LvolMUb44UkCSWBBPsWfL0EpaKbxzXDh0yjvzykioE7qaSxVW0tgzUNhKcVvE/s1008/IMG_5902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSzwKUWPz6oce3IbEdtrbTdMWhLz7PlIV4_GC73zqwX0OoeBTS0GUhLkQ6uh61GexqeyQABjM8WywZsqi7JtfouuF0p_TDfBWOZ11O8VM03S7NaCs3kgNmULSd4ZHs49LvolMUb44UkCSWBBPsWfL0EpaKbxzXDh0yjvzykioE7qaSxVW0tgzUNhKcVvE/w640-h480/IMG_5902.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Good times were had by all . <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OAZvdUOWjNGprb6F2fMeSredErgG-TkxCrlTDAiAuHPu1JCcXta900oR5zNRIqEgKitbrRwRM3SdWUFBNNRem3Q0R1EYyrs5i_sX8aNGQdORzw8RO32QVkYQ95iwYRrxvuuk0MaPXyCngUqJny-GVnpDPXgtaFHepQsVItyYMCH9uKP_bDHvs2v5v4l_/s1225/IMG_5906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OAZvdUOWjNGprb6F2fMeSredErgG-TkxCrlTDAiAuHPu1JCcXta900oR5zNRIqEgKitbrRwRM3SdWUFBNNRem3Q0R1EYyrs5i_sX8aNGQdORzw8RO32QVkYQ95iwYRrxvuuk0MaPXyCngUqJny-GVnpDPXgtaFHepQsVItyYMCH9uKP_bDHvs2v5v4l_/w370-h640/IMG_5906.JPG" width="370" /></a></div><br />Peter even managed to get a shot of me while stuffing my face with a mud bug .<br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-57614871888993331912023-09-22T11:53:00.000-04:002023-09-22T11:53:52.521-04:00Thursday Night Cruise-in at Cabelas<p> About three weeks ago we got invited to a cruise-in that has been taking place regularly on Thursday evenings between five and seven at the local Cabelas parking lot . As it's only a couple miles from home I had to check it out .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKELoS1aORlOMDCNPVlPUGcE7IKf3cuyJSldowWZUPr2gdCDdkI2tmLKxL8UxTNiYEhhSew0XR2rIJqYuKbyHXXgb7RUoesYlxr0uAIR0fNmmYUGczeJY0KIhKFEAhnYs-fabM8DXKxUsBiwflF0qXWqSzhTUxjbgxz_qLv6a0Use11tiAoE3NAsHccWQ/s1008/IMG_5598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKELoS1aORlOMDCNPVlPUGcE7IKf3cuyJSldowWZUPr2gdCDdkI2tmLKxL8UxTNiYEhhSew0XR2rIJqYuKbyHXXgb7RUoesYlxr0uAIR0fNmmYUGczeJY0KIhKFEAhnYs-fabM8DXKxUsBiwflF0qXWqSzhTUxjbgxz_qLv6a0Use11tiAoE3NAsHccWQ/w640-h480/IMG_5598.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Been there three weeks in a row now and it has not been disappointing at all.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpjAhmG4V0wkcPAXBM-bFg6AUKfFxyAsIK5Km8WspQeGZyejFiFghGtrdR_dQP3MO-CG-JICsnOHyprZ--szr6Gqk288a9vXHr6rd6u96BbFvm5WFgTxxLCyIwcsToOOgNR1qPPzHGJtOBpbs5VNgnmKVL-2HxBJ8CHeCCp4rfq1QwFj5gUbBM2z9ZXwt/s1008/IMG_5757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpjAhmG4V0wkcPAXBM-bFg6AUKfFxyAsIK5Km8WspQeGZyejFiFghGtrdR_dQP3MO-CG-JICsnOHyprZ--szr6Gqk288a9vXHr6rd6u96BbFvm5WFgTxxLCyIwcsToOOgNR1qPPzHGJtOBpbs5VNgnmKVL-2HxBJ8CHeCCp4rfq1QwFj5gUbBM2z9ZXwt/w640-h480/IMG_5757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Met some cool old duffers like these two rough looking cats Dan with the 64 Impala and Mike with the 64 Galaxie convertible.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmUOKp4Uq7XZr0ycjS4BxsfU_s-eTFhMHbQza8UKRDKLn4HU0dIq1qzFL7uvl7mdDadrna4nMTGE7HWKFNZbUQwNpHtHP-V1mfDcIzkqIEqUd1yyPbv1AfLn2fK3ysld_Yt9obhNMMnAW6DQMUQw1G2VOZCWHE4TDzy1JEik1-ea1uUGHqb1HlFH8kkji/s1008/IMG_5599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmUOKp4Uq7XZr0ycjS4BxsfU_s-eTFhMHbQza8UKRDKLn4HU0dIq1qzFL7uvl7mdDadrna4nMTGE7HWKFNZbUQwNpHtHP-V1mfDcIzkqIEqUd1yyPbv1AfLn2fK3ysld_Yt9obhNMMnAW6DQMUQw1G2VOZCWHE4TDzy1JEik1-ea1uUGHqb1HlFH8kkji/w640-h480/IMG_5599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The event was started this spring by car geek and all around good kid <b><i><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JapaneseMinitruck/videos" target="_blank">Derick Rabida</a></u></i></b> seen here in the "topless" shirt with the little purple Nissan truck.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Javelin</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxIHJ0UfjI9LWL3SVHgGyT1_1bzOhQ2fDs60EhPnRZP7xxRqcrv3UcCynvb-hwv3ZYrbkxJoB231slVrTk2PLf9B5S7vQU5boVVofksmkwEaUREo_I2HsWq3-h0ezlLKyTEfZcw2Wk1PorB_IROFBDkeWNyyY80vl-avfOaJfFB6lNOsBx63mIDART8DL/s1008/IMG_5727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxIHJ0UfjI9LWL3SVHgGyT1_1bzOhQ2fDs60EhPnRZP7xxRqcrv3UcCynvb-hwv3ZYrbkxJoB231slVrTk2PLf9B5S7vQU5boVVofksmkwEaUREo_I2HsWq3-h0ezlLKyTEfZcw2Wk1PorB_IROFBDkeWNyyY80vl-avfOaJfFB6lNOsBx63mIDART8DL/w640-h480/IMG_5727.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A 71 Celica</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgk9WDiarNTg-ACBl5jam5Zz3QwTSmWbjTQqfqCV6h1Nv_Fq4sfBdv7L3qE3HHkcGZLmTsLcuEGfwDygMzn8ClcMrjQwx3l1iuP7mDDYySTO6NRVhrNCdzVCHO79s3Rd5EUr9lUNQYi5pqAro9hkKaco53sBqGfzU_vdHkyG-ZXqfVWNhke8G2jdUGYZd/s1008/IMG_5727b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_2at-1COt6wxA8bkiAxt_Jf7HxSTsdAjjpi9MdpHbT3pgi8aGU-iEriiA1nnWlSDxhBfsb0yShO2lM2dRoW0IhrRKJzMplpC-_6Tc_l6m-jIup6ElNrQvdKAxbQPbUHB2KhENBB4fRjS6dDhWzYczHA6Xud2Yi9PlerIMXoTB8CSwJ2nHIwFXaCWqH7s/w640-h480/IMG_5745.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A superbly restored candy red 66 Charger</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_wfgLKLD_F7LAFmLXSOC6aqCTgSrMv3LEMgITF8lJAhVxsshH3g71R-aXkqNSmsSyj66hIMUH_iHuvU-HRuPdjhYN6L25N7rwwXhLs_ZUeND2q-eOYntABZNov44l5wgqldS-q6cm1WyVRNxTDKr7x2A7z4IpzBMxqBlaj6U9JFOtSHLtKLtq1k8wVGN/s1008/IMG_5747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_wfgLKLD_F7LAFmLXSOC6aqCTgSrMv3LEMgITF8lJAhVxsshH3g71R-aXkqNSmsSyj66hIMUH_iHuvU-HRuPdjhYN6L25N7rwwXhLs_ZUeND2q-eOYntABZNov44l5wgqldS-q6cm1WyVRNxTDKr7x2A7z4IpzBMxqBlaj6U9JFOtSHLtKLtq1k8wVGN/w640-h480/IMG_5747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>That tempts even the most non-Mopar schlep like me . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_KGp0fSd4r-ODiBMPmI9x26p0cZtmfa87_DZQfLToeJKN47CBQycIZh_cakv8JhVKSMHq2gCSD4OkR32v2YlQYb9HzbVGzu5RqNKDW1sXDBZWGiJ3hV-ynQwJC4jeGnLnDqKnc5kCsowu0y0GNyNvGHegz3kmVRUGOBqx7DdeLmOUoFlVg3COF_H0T6w/s1008/IMG_5748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_KGp0fSd4r-ODiBMPmI9x26p0cZtmfa87_DZQfLToeJKN47CBQycIZh_cakv8JhVKSMHq2gCSD4OkR32v2YlQYb9HzbVGzu5RqNKDW1sXDBZWGiJ3hV-ynQwJC4jeGnLnDqKnc5kCsowu0y0GNyNvGHegz3kmVRUGOBqx7DdeLmOUoFlVg3COF_H0T6w/w640-h480/IMG_5748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>. . . with its classic sweeping lines</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HupFV0_Z09scJFMQP0ikzp2o7H8ZiT5YUV4BKErtFFwOqntnGPLWZGAh1_owXJdSrZt-Bz8hUkJC97BER91X_mKFPJBa-f5NgDiwnJuEN7pKxa__NpUNfrIIodcC8T1RuYIehlwnSGl1FwvZ5Rma8f15S7reFCb2xspSI8baL75Yjd0tw2frwysUOc5D/s1008/IMG_5747a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Celica Supra with a recent buff job</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwv0rl6vwc0CfNvml2BY6oqAwBNEL24VUH_wW2OgmMJr7mVaDEKVQF3vbW5ZYfBFQpZ2_dMDkbLKcgq7JvIbBmnp2uvv5y17jgr3c7uWavRyR2Tbu9Mx1EWU6sX07BY8Pm8kyudQGS8ZTg7a98lM1gDy1LHd_p-kpkZCcfe2kmRyRhguEckQMUNJkcCHm/s1008/IMG_5755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwv0rl6vwc0CfNvml2BY6oqAwBNEL24VUH_wW2OgmMJr7mVaDEKVQF3vbW5ZYfBFQpZ2_dMDkbLKcgq7JvIbBmnp2uvv5y17jgr3c7uWavRyR2Tbu9Mx1EWU6sX07BY8Pm8kyudQGS8ZTg7a98lM1gDy1LHd_p-kpkZCcfe2kmRyRhguEckQMUNJkcCHm/w640-h480/IMG_5755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Even the Harley Drawn Hot-Dog cart was there to feed the hungry last night.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-47207770598017189782023-09-12T13:39:00.007-04:002023-09-12T17:23:16.468-04:00Digit Damage and an Oil Leak<p> It's summer time so the little Hibachi <a href="https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-hibachithe-old-one-is-getting-quite.html" target="_blank"><i><b>I built eleven years ago</b></i></a> gets a good workout .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBmnxez4K__KCBcipJ3DMz-TQxEecs6brMJ554MmWKRuUgjvG6fKlYJmj_QrYLX-_HwN9GL61LE3rZWP_VwSagtlMz8zfuHBIJ1eD3xw_Bb2ji4dNko3gpYHCFnu5EjRini9kdy0kgj2foxZzNLDnmRTZSUmBDaPuJ-nz3eRJZ0GtwkAQ-J3GXxwigytF/s1008/IMG_5356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBmnxez4K__KCBcipJ3DMz-TQxEecs6brMJ554MmWKRuUgjvG6fKlYJmj_QrYLX-_HwN9GL61LE3rZWP_VwSagtlMz8zfuHBIJ1eD3xw_Bb2ji4dNko3gpYHCFnu5EjRini9kdy0kgj2foxZzNLDnmRTZSUmBDaPuJ-nz3eRJZ0GtwkAQ-J3GXxwigytF/w640-h480/IMG_5356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Lamb Kabobs on this occasion .<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsmDKingbuKpUNkgxyD-6VcbD2WwgFXBj2z1Wk9WNfP0hmJUTGbqNRgjphkD6xkihn4UoNowhmGbAfa5-p6_U62k6pEOWsxJopb_aYAs27zXjYrSUdNSTxuYLrsdll7KevTg7V6oOD68qH5ZJYU4Fggzp0qERQ6wRtqzYmS0ERa6G-XfnKuXFx0DJEwQs/s1008/IMG_5427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsmDKingbuKpUNkgxyD-6VcbD2WwgFXBj2z1Wk9WNfP0hmJUTGbqNRgjphkD6xkihn4UoNowhmGbAfa5-p6_U62k6pEOWsxJopb_aYAs27zXjYrSUdNSTxuYLrsdll7KevTg7V6oOD68qH5ZJYU4Fggzp0qERQ6wRtqzYmS0ERa6G-XfnKuXFx0DJEwQs/w640-h480/IMG_5427.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After eleven years of hard use there is not much left to the old ashtray</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyn5aTLIoU_NA-QB0s27DEnrHO613Lo09TwLczS4lgBgJPqwUBQTKNeg_Y08moixVJTLPf2qp440pUvLl2pSLcJxGUBRnLA9enbxZ4oNDgd3QlZET4qndBGFzFPoJnuZPjlfHyWbR5dQglHD6SuLG5rCmCO6C1fIR-2mVsFoQ8tXZBktkFfNTYC_3CQN6/s1008/IMG_5429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyn5aTLIoU_NA-QB0s27DEnrHO613Lo09TwLczS4lgBgJPqwUBQTKNeg_Y08moixVJTLPf2qp440pUvLl2pSLcJxGUBRnLA9enbxZ4oNDgd3QlZET4qndBGFzFPoJnuZPjlfHyWbR5dQglHD6SuLG5rCmCO6C1fIR-2mVsFoQ8tXZBktkFfNTYC_3CQN6/w640-h480/IMG_5429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Then I remembered I had the old stainless steel casing from a microwave that had crapped out a few years ago , so why not build a new one out of that material . Should outlast the old galvanized one .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGL8k1y4qbpHIbsSv8GUjlROctCToJCqH0aMh0RJnuNCwZXZih-JUogKDL_Rula7spDpYObltgfrhkb9UTTb7fSm9ZoPV0cQ7kPdk0nJA_Ntm_uj7mEc14RxgojwWygYoUKj7tYWUclCRELMBftPvFDTqXWZxBk6ooJoZ5GOhCBpUBgUgy93iMZiDUmaA/s1008/IMG_5430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGL8k1y4qbpHIbsSv8GUjlROctCToJCqH0aMh0RJnuNCwZXZih-JUogKDL_Rula7spDpYObltgfrhkb9UTTb7fSm9ZoPV0cQ7kPdk0nJA_Ntm_uj7mEc14RxgojwWygYoUKj7tYWUclCRELMBftPvFDTqXWZxBk6ooJoZ5GOhCBpUBgUgy93iMZiDUmaA/w640-h480/IMG_5430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Scheming things out . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SOF3ug7WmWfPuqhcSTwsxqM5UPPHe_JpIwo9308xBLWunw34t-jpZCsrjnullNyiVY_G_1oWO8FqllopRr71czX-tIrJHwPnhvpKUiTCO13APLwdknPsXucjAenLV1XEeXt4giNDFtbfG-FqGwM8sBYFOqzSRkoPFTAU50TmMuUqJqO3nvJzU34qkZ9p/s640/IMG_5432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SOF3ug7WmWfPuqhcSTwsxqM5UPPHe_JpIwo9308xBLWunw34t-jpZCsrjnullNyiVY_G_1oWO8FqllopRr71czX-tIrJHwPnhvpKUiTCO13APLwdknPsXucjAenLV1XEeXt4giNDFtbfG-FqGwM8sBYFOqzSRkoPFTAU50TmMuUqJqO3nvJzU34qkZ9p/w640-h480/IMG_5432.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Cutting and bending , fat , dumb and happy thinking this may just work out .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqa-hPXridb0z60ZaI1ccNSHTQmjUizsMHLf9aw03rAnm_6kV1yILJWGiXRm7rV_OsTmt6MP5yl7eX1kYT0bAxP0ocV2RWw3whe4cIGANY6bfaThRl6og0NF2lpYuBkoIS0CAyM55_v8D9hq0qBTVo772b7emUZXoj7e1gkjbQtflThR79ZlVQwAIAQ6j/s1008/IMG_5433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqa-hPXridb0z60ZaI1ccNSHTQmjUizsMHLf9aw03rAnm_6kV1yILJWGiXRm7rV_OsTmt6MP5yl7eX1kYT0bAxP0ocV2RWw3whe4cIGANY6bfaThRl6og0NF2lpYuBkoIS0CAyM55_v8D9hq0qBTVo772b7emUZXoj7e1gkjbQtflThR79ZlVQwAIAQ6j/w640-h480/IMG_5433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> When the thing jumped out and bit me , reminding me to not get to smug , as nothing happens without some blood sacrifice .<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj538G0PL1sLq7eIC0kkCzH3bAlmMp5t-HV52mYLekaBI7UaXaw8kSfBA9k9_ewH-RHCc1rtjfVpzRMFroCP5Yb-Et8pjBoN33i-gtfufOWdKC9vj3v0Gdvic-ugss9vPGf0zbBy7JJtUUyjCnmmsd3ClEXuL8tJ-dg31vMYBOhqyMXwWHMy5oWglS8iAmF/s640/IMG_5435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj538G0PL1sLq7eIC0kkCzH3bAlmMp5t-HV52mYLekaBI7UaXaw8kSfBA9k9_ewH-RHCc1rtjfVpzRMFroCP5Yb-Et8pjBoN33i-gtfufOWdKC9vj3v0Gdvic-ugss9vPGf0zbBy7JJtUUyjCnmmsd3ClEXuL8tJ-dg31vMYBOhqyMXwWHMy5oWglS8iAmF/w480-h640/IMG_5435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>Seems a corner of the box sprung back while I was attempting to make a bend and stabbed me right on the top of the knuckle right down into the joint . It did not really hurt all that much but did start pouring blood quickly . After ripping off my gloves I realized this was going to take a bit more that a Band-Aid to patch up . I hosed it out with copious amounts of hydrogen peroxide and it was evident it really merited a couple stitches , but having gone through the routine several times before , the hassle of all the wasted time and insurance BS at the clinic convinced me to find my own solution . I applied some sulfa powder to stem the flow and some crazy glue to hold the split together and managed to carry on clumsily without an operating opposing thumb .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40MZnVn8AHtpiCRayWds03GgGOXq6UW7Jnvt3ddA-qiOUoL7XvxrMJJZZ_CE_OviUGivhmmxlxYSwBUxckvwxAK3R8Tbm-Sn2Gag-cbjeOS1g6JZ5OnaKPapvx7KkGt8YVD7YOasTgkpBqzNr9P49yfRsheNzFv6BPmwAsIDdqixQ37odIQhkCEHXkiu6/s640/IMG_5436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40MZnVn8AHtpiCRayWds03GgGOXq6UW7Jnvt3ddA-qiOUoL7XvxrMJJZZ_CE_OviUGivhmmxlxYSwBUxckvwxAK3R8Tbm-Sn2Gag-cbjeOS1g6JZ5OnaKPapvx7KkGt8YVD7YOasTgkpBqzNr9P49yfRsheNzFv6BPmwAsIDdqixQ37odIQhkCEHXkiu6/w640-h480/IMG_5436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And actually finished making the ash tray before the pain set in .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV18Jx_9rKslWDEbWrpQ_AiMgWF58GLACBFVld2vnyQ0J-lEVDeCBEok6dvn4TsllpVRmXXqqRYL9baVlwy8aIEGiU79OVlC6FFS8wK73Cd1rWhBFEirElBDILiLc2CD9xxL3aq8NvHPm7kCrOHbeqHOsf7XBwga-MP3Eaduz5yPvQb1dUqhvD2GUF-cg/w640-h480/IMG_5570.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After running the torch for about five minutes we have good hot coal and can remove the flue pipe</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxxc-0T69d7JR2FwIQC7y01pe2myEWDWz4Whe2JgnTps9TzEZaUQ-X7b3Uwg_LJ52-PWmI69VU_RDkIF8jF0fmzgY22ZfNzgtTFLX_tMSjxd0MrhMZ3w2NNl8XPDMe4MSk2zhSZLgRJifpwhYyBsn6Wm9f2GewWoUVpPKcINpSGtuQoVgAXojJLXIERE/s1008/IMG_5575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxxc-0T69d7JR2FwIQC7y01pe2myEWDWz4Whe2JgnTps9TzEZaUQ-X7b3Uwg_LJ52-PWmI69VU_RDkIF8jF0fmzgY22ZfNzgtTFLX_tMSjxd0MrhMZ3w2NNl8XPDMe4MSk2zhSZLgRJifpwhYyBsn6Wm9f2GewWoUVpPKcINpSGtuQoVgAXojJLXIERE/w640-h480/IMG_5575.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Give it another five minutes for the flames simmer down enough to cook on .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8idHtCOwjv9GXF6LDYQ7JZ-y2TU9aAa1aEZwLKsSo8Mle8m6N_HFlgW1vL17EfLHNe89fHdIj7g4vByhd7G1YWvWm9tK293egO1mGBJ0C6hMKT-7aRaxcEXq-EmV6QPlQuNmBbengxc8leDZQb6dEsb1uz7VQDCNtemDa9QeA_Kvbc1Hoikp1n_MPuK2b/s1008/IMG_5526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8idHtCOwjv9GXF6LDYQ7JZ-y2TU9aAa1aEZwLKsSo8Mle8m6N_HFlgW1vL17EfLHNe89fHdIj7g4vByhd7G1YWvWm9tK293egO1mGBJ0C6hMKT-7aRaxcEXq-EmV6QPlQuNmBbengxc8leDZQb6dEsb1uz7VQDCNtemDa9QeA_Kvbc1Hoikp1n_MPuK2b/w640-h480/IMG_5526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And managed to have a nice meal</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyreaeIt-9WVOp96AZmikHJdJ4n5dCxwLPXwI8Cz7J8irNlc9uTia_uelzZedORS3Mww-YDV-jU50aiO5vaiu8FQZIj6lL0HfM-EVfmbG5D7L7LrEleUySgJoXr3a0XJ8i9nVvtzDzs7szod4WUKi_1-B2bR7H-FvnA_MWtEoygfzQxKkTNVgr-SyUGeb/s2016/IMG_5439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDyreaeIt-9WVOp96AZmikHJdJ4n5dCxwLPXwI8Cz7J8irNlc9uTia_uelzZedORS3Mww-YDV-jU50aiO5vaiu8FQZIj6lL0HfM-EVfmbG5D7L7LrEleUySgJoXr3a0XJ8i9nVvtzDzs7szod4WUKi_1-B2bR7H-FvnA_MWtEoygfzQxKkTNVgr-SyUGeb/w640-h480/IMG_5439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After five days the thumb had improved enough to clean off the crust of sulfa powder and crazy glue , but not quite enough to be able to make enough force with it to hold a wrench .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVFN6qNI-5ug4hhvqwKaVB8Hz65o0bLB8uje7QMqk3UHZrNullByUMekA8EzbdQays84SyRdiqw4jWxL0WGBmFRPrVlLqf6QP1UUKGMvV7Ne_vwBw8VzP_0fv9yUBi1wr_aFSlqVZiODk3c5Bj1_EOcHHBFmtrLZSx3zz0nsAeQlcVe4uqgghJiJs0Vtc/s1008/IMG_5441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVFN6qNI-5ug4hhvqwKaVB8Hz65o0bLB8uje7QMqk3UHZrNullByUMekA8EzbdQays84SyRdiqw4jWxL0WGBmFRPrVlLqf6QP1UUKGMvV7Ne_vwBw8VzP_0fv9yUBi1wr_aFSlqVZiODk3c5Bj1_EOcHHBFmtrLZSx3zz0nsAeQlcVe4uqgghJiJs0Vtc/w640-h480/IMG_5441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> When the furnace service company sent over their junior mook to do the annual service on the furnace and he decided the flare fitting on the furnace oil line coming from the filter on the tank needed tightening . The next day I noticed it was dripping badly . Given that he had given me a bunch of BS about how my installation was not to code and I needed to install a new double walled five thousand dollar tank , I really did not feel like having him back for a repeat .<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-Dj0QSgyyS1U_kcmm9frWYjEaHEIhE-uvh4hX_jT3_XKRoOzuq-wajsEGZDStD6NOUBWm6VZpxI088F2E_TKKKErPUU079aBXJOe8mDgnBDMswUOv6lRqEMcJzPvhcJV81Yy_ihjtet7xeXelQzWTLPngtLJ91FyZyp1uOwONOKEV-ZBsv1DBNl8-pZP/s1008/IMG_5444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-Dj0QSgyyS1U_kcmm9frWYjEaHEIhE-uvh4hX_jT3_XKRoOzuq-wajsEGZDStD6NOUBWm6VZpxI088F2E_TKKKErPUU079aBXJOe8mDgnBDMswUOv6lRqEMcJzPvhcJV81Yy_ihjtet7xeXelQzWTLPngtLJ91FyZyp1uOwONOKEV-ZBsv1DBNl8-pZP/w640-h480/IMG_5444.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The drip was about a quarter cup in volume over twelve hours so I needed to do something more permanent than a catch can under it . Yet I did not have an operable opposing thumb to cut the line and remake a new flare .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPcBnB47sEU83zPF_BRGYh1F9bKL1aE-45UwaYhs7XLx9EGK_pXSGISLTthxzMa8q9sBlwBPhK5JYNA7cUzzljeifi_y60t5zo3IgtxHtrJvQgpMvPm7yWY0koU8c6PeL86g8KJeiv3w0jyikgd4Xci9z1TsLbYERiA0OB6ok5JV1RSPYiSfFfla0HeBv/s1782/IMG_5584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1782" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPcBnB47sEU83zPF_BRGYh1F9bKL1aE-45UwaYhs7XLx9EGK_pXSGISLTthxzMa8q9sBlwBPhK5JYNA7cUzzljeifi_y60t5zo3IgtxHtrJvQgpMvPm7yWY0koU8c6PeL86g8KJeiv3w0jyikgd4Xci9z1TsLbYERiA0OB6ok5JV1RSPYiSfFfla0HeBv/w640-h544/IMG_5584.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>When my good buddy Scott , a retired oil tanker chief engineer , came to the rescue .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87DkD_N2OwBV0HCFT9cVBQjhJV-uAiRSIaPzN3WbURbRqzRwxzoGQyab1EfPogFI-yMH253vT7vhQX-HsA4b2JPVncurMU3tDKlRcGwK31ty3R6ZBoqaxhlVbCCAtiZ-nIaNWZWuSgO3T1LD2LeFaM-3Pb1ApRuJFCNdMqRmvsrARUc9a8hSEWv72mPNz/s1008/IMG_5452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87DkD_N2OwBV0HCFT9cVBQjhJV-uAiRSIaPzN3WbURbRqzRwxzoGQyab1EfPogFI-yMH253vT7vhQX-HsA4b2JPVncurMU3tDKlRcGwK31ty3R6ZBoqaxhlVbCCAtiZ-nIaNWZWuSgO3T1LD2LeFaM-3Pb1ApRuJFCNdMqRmvsrARUc9a8hSEWv72mPNz/w640-h480/IMG_5452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>With one of these hot-shit twenty eight dollar , oil tanker approved , stainless steel double ring compression fittings .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3WG_tgzgXf3zKtLexJ1LJ4hGtXWq9UWeakH4HNGpyZeRFGhC5p12HDYV2drcDf70meV1o-ViFGIVZ78vf67Qxr78SNcfMxhwWIPfnrsc_ffWkFJBAAOb8wvPYvuZE9lffbUdW7zYwsm4qAGLwfRFu-275t2nfhbmNQUexdxmFuKYZ4YjuEgWrFfDzhcH/s2016/IMG_5458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3WG_tgzgXf3zKtLexJ1LJ4hGtXWq9UWeakH4HNGpyZeRFGhC5p12HDYV2drcDf70meV1o-ViFGIVZ78vf67Qxr78SNcfMxhwWIPfnrsc_ffWkFJBAAOb8wvPYvuZE9lffbUdW7zYwsm4qAGLwfRFu-275t2nfhbmNQUexdxmFuKYZ4YjuEgWrFfDzhcH/w640-h480/IMG_5458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And had us back in operation in about twenty minutes flat .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexmOvOlLc3K2WQ5JUuKE-d8M1hCq5FdiJGN0UBKU2Iuo9x1RGggWHpkuTTEkHbNcuHb-4r-__vm_2ldcw92h4HXhADaFq16OsnIC6EzJXwgHD4c-kEtqmZk0CABfCrAz_qgChIos-HwPksLKl7_WMnkjHhqZz57tG6ORkC9xeKVBmju4H2B0Hq_UCRXUK/s1331/IMG_5451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1331" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexmOvOlLc3K2WQ5JUuKE-d8M1hCq5FdiJGN0UBKU2Iuo9x1RGggWHpkuTTEkHbNcuHb-4r-__vm_2ldcw92h4HXhADaFq16OsnIC6EzJXwgHD4c-kEtqmZk0CABfCrAz_qgChIos-HwPksLKl7_WMnkjHhqZz57tG6ORkC9xeKVBmju4H2B0Hq_UCRXUK/w640-h462/IMG_5451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Postmortem examination of the old flare fitting we cut off showed a copper bur had crushed the shoulder on the brass fitting enough to allow it to leak .<br /> <p></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-78316548763443188462023-09-07T11:37:00.000-04:002023-09-07T11:37:02.350-04:00Volvo PV544 Wheels<p> The original four inch wide wheels on the Volvo limit us to six inch wide tires (165-80-15s) and really leave a lot to be desired . Anything over sixty MPH will induce major pucker factor that requires more adrenaline to drive than I can handle at this point in life . To remedy this requires wider tires but the old PV is limited by how much inset or offset you can have before you need to start modifying fenders for things to fit without interference . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHRYjNU-cqm01p4iCk90_FCTDJCSzO1-JuYq_7kZoiWoYrEn3oPPgEPS2DuPqRJeygwhJUACyXAdRrWQ65OpS2G1zN8DjnPshNKw5PlMZs3Pxy7i0zXA7th6rQqLp43QYmzPbGTmG5PRJixhn0bB2RFjfrJmIoTtfqLR6LhedLMAV73jRcCOH6dAgTpRK/s1074/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1074" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHRYjNU-cqm01p4iCk90_FCTDJCSzO1-JuYq_7kZoiWoYrEn3oPPgEPS2DuPqRJeygwhJUACyXAdRrWQ65OpS2G1zN8DjnPshNKw5PlMZs3Pxy7i0zXA7th6rQqLp43QYmzPbGTmG5PRJixhn0bB2RFjfrJmIoTtfqLR6LhedLMAV73jRcCOH6dAgTpRK/w640-h362/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>The classic Minilite wheels I'd really like are priced at a self-indulgence level I really can't justify . Fortunately the 5 X 4.5 inch bolt pattern matches some older cars and Pre-1989 Ford Ranger fifteen inch wheels are a known fit and correct off-set to allow the use of 185-65-15 tires giving us an effective road contact tread width of about seven and a half inches . <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte7EDbD0arnBQEh1GGLKuWw3QqxGlOdgKKLq_Zp3rFtmci2jS4izYcseRX8jWS5P4xm78-Lf-SI5ynvVCXoH7Kqa_Te6xde0d4e3u3jyPc8WTBQE1o-rX3_wg4CRbBhiEyfGyVtAV_tsY0CEL0bjl_vroPxcX5nnTDaM7PTFbwzY7Gt4C778RqZfDGd7N/s1008/IMG_5470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte7EDbD0arnBQEh1GGLKuWw3QqxGlOdgKKLq_Zp3rFtmci2jS4izYcseRX8jWS5P4xm78-Lf-SI5ynvVCXoH7Kqa_Te6xde0d4e3u3jyPc8WTBQE1o-rX3_wg4CRbBhiEyfGyVtAV_tsY0CEL0bjl_vroPxcX5nnTDaM7PTFbwzY7Gt4C778RqZfDGd7N/w640-h480/IMG_5470.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> A couple years after dad passed I found an old set of Ranger wheels behind his barn , and I ran them for a short spell before the tires were to old and rotted to trust . Having been rescued from the Allen Range road junkyard , the wheels were in rough shape with some serious rust along the bead and valve stem hole so they leaked air badly . <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDng5SDhhKxD-EnilfV2Xgb66_Gm7gcjUC4hA3zDgDyo4GKzciFYKXFY6L9eQk_oQnTu-2pd_uEERnamqH3qIDZXm01ZOhXWqsblW9w4JfCkTE-L7HNKFfEqvpfQBNnlbQ1yWXtnzu3RRsEXbjHc3OuZFmqSpKmpTGty2FTQzR9IjK29IO3HPveGjwMQu/s1008/IMG_5481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDng5SDhhKxD-EnilfV2Xgb66_Gm7gcjUC4hA3zDgDyo4GKzciFYKXFY6L9eQk_oQnTu-2pd_uEERnamqH3qIDZXm01ZOhXWqsblW9w4JfCkTE-L7HNKFfEqvpfQBNnlbQ1yWXtnzu3RRsEXbjHc3OuZFmqSpKmpTGty2FTQzR9IjK29IO3HPveGjwMQu/w640-h480/IMG_5481.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some were better than others , but before mounting new tires they required refinishing . I inquired about having them sandblasted and refinished but the price quotes I got were about six hundred and fifty dollars . About half of the price of the Minilites . And the shop looked to be run by a bunch of sketchy looking meth junkies . So that left only one option . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xoZvivgb3mr0rJSNqrnaxErR6NU-LyplCacHuzxzlbHwMbv2sTgTRQH_VZHo8d9LpNzqON6DwEWsk51uMIu1PASsbsnobjoJdgRoSPCkL3qORvaEXtKeGNC58IV5-pCvbyNGAph8KKgBw_jMDEP_mHW_qpcrBeurlRVHBIeI3UDXyJLzM4dzoE5QguYv/s640/IMG_3152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="640" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xoZvivgb3mr0rJSNqrnaxErR6NU-LyplCacHuzxzlbHwMbv2sTgTRQH_VZHo8d9LpNzqON6DwEWsk51uMIu1PASsbsnobjoJdgRoSPCkL3qORvaEXtKeGNC58IV5-pCvbyNGAph8KKgBw_jMDEP_mHW_qpcrBeurlRVHBIeI3UDXyJLzM4dzoE5QguYv/w640-h422/IMG_3152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> One I put off for a long time as the last time I used this combo I got bit badly .<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDjvMuh3cPzx_v3EAm3Un1X4P0HxFV50ZN5xt43Qbf66jskCPPTaE4BLfM1om2AuWgovQn3EmQrXQOtX-fv4WXLPPmAIi36JZpJkaBSZYoQxaPVWuANx5WzhoyW1GZmjzb0CN3B6RZKaF6EV1NnJiGhVn2Zm1PinkFu5wuPox73jh8Y0BsZyq1fuaTxdj/s1008/IMG_5472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDjvMuh3cPzx_v3EAm3Un1X4P0HxFV50ZN5xt43Qbf66jskCPPTaE4BLfM1om2AuWgovQn3EmQrXQOtX-fv4WXLPPmAIi36JZpJkaBSZYoQxaPVWuANx5WzhoyW1GZmjzb0CN3B6RZKaF6EV1NnJiGhVn2Zm1PinkFu5wuPox73jh8Y0BsZyq1fuaTxdj/w640-h480/IMG_5472.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Took me about eight ours per wheel to get them cleaned up<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2v6xrDNsdJyqzXXURKTG8cpJGK4YzaPhYWqPw3QMGc4XsGazS-E7Cyq7z28EfJT3PFGwqELb4sUsvTslAOKM53tbW4QKov_vyO28i2f4EdMOxWol4ahl-TtR-eUYfxyE78vpvLv-GimRs0U-pzdCpTwxXkL_RLXbxyEFw7PVE3k4QxVXouLy_o7k2kev/s1008/IMG_5484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2v6xrDNsdJyqzXXURKTG8cpJGK4YzaPhYWqPw3QMGc4XsGazS-E7Cyq7z28EfJT3PFGwqELb4sUsvTslAOKM53tbW4QKov_vyO28i2f4EdMOxWol4ahl-TtR-eUYfxyE78vpvLv-GimRs0U-pzdCpTwxXkL_RLXbxyEFw7PVE3k4QxVXouLy_o7k2kev/w640-h480/IMG_5484.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Used an assortment of carbide abrasive and wire wheels on an extension inside a half inch diameter aluminum tube allowing me to hold the extension and control the wire wheel better .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrxcyqB4Fr3t0nhwFABzkBwBsFVwvSFlKmyyTO1jBY0ogHXuaIS7jvSyYlAqmxdcQvYYFZPnCtPKU6kXzj5X0YIbpyKh5QhKz8ky-uXgdENkz2m_zlB8dVcWa7TTUzth3KH6T_L805pAr5EUq1vbjZ43bJ8qcv2yVSCqReTFyPKd8_eoDw4zRfz0SAKoF/s1008/IMG_5486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrxcyqB4Fr3t0nhwFABzkBwBsFVwvSFlKmyyTO1jBY0ogHXuaIS7jvSyYlAqmxdcQvYYFZPnCtPKU6kXzj5X0YIbpyKh5QhKz8ky-uXgdENkz2m_zlB8dVcWa7TTUzth3KH6T_L805pAr5EUq1vbjZ43bJ8qcv2yVSCqReTFyPKd8_eoDw4zRfz0SAKoF/w640-h480/IMG_5486.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Got them as clean as I could with the exception of that narrow joint where the inner part meets the actual rim .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGWUF6yMqOg81LVxgWmlq6wJUD-pQ7z4JOdrSl091Ryj6CebMHHH58kZRjSRaRk6nvDZOjo0rVD8GalIL6V-LCBVr5wGmCF-Ez7x00J2olL5x4AiTtNPhbXGyu38VR14SkZ6K5pk0TWzg_1Y52DnNpAMg7jQjYn-cnjSdT8Md6i_QR096oYNICei4b4OI/s1008/IMG_5473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGWUF6yMqOg81LVxgWmlq6wJUD-pQ7z4JOdrSl091Ryj6CebMHHH58kZRjSRaRk6nvDZOjo0rVD8GalIL6V-LCBVr5wGmCF-Ez7x00J2olL5x4AiTtNPhbXGyu38VR14SkZ6K5pk0TWzg_1Y52DnNpAMg7jQjYn-cnjSdT8Md6i_QR096oYNICei4b4OI/w480-h640/IMG_5473.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Then coated them with some rust converter </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCq-epJq8l5N5vJp5xCtbgyWEJRhtMa2NeBv-c94HGkJoiXAJok1EVvVieXZInWSwETJso03oFx36tJ4Fhvxip6LjLdoKE7_lI55MrltkQG4ubOzxt2oySZMZLSeXU5-8SFxFEoW1aYxhzct1U0tYT9jnCox-4ulJ45tmDtU7jX_s_klLM092v2xkcXK6/s1008/IMG_5474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCq-epJq8l5N5vJp5xCtbgyWEJRhtMa2NeBv-c94HGkJoiXAJok1EVvVieXZInWSwETJso03oFx36tJ4Fhvxip6LjLdoKE7_lI55MrltkQG4ubOzxt2oySZMZLSeXU5-8SFxFEoW1aYxhzct1U0tYT9jnCox-4ulJ45tmDtU7jX_s_klLM092v2xkcXK6/w640-h480/IMG_5474.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Let them dry overnight .<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiF1YrfJkNqdGUK9eHolU-9W_SARFe-HAWWtqhvV7M0nqAyoDOAtefE10e3y-uM464u2X-aHDFsGZ7ncFH5tTZFLMbS39OV8gsfL_61m6HUjmd1TOS6s1OnEdwhRlMHIginHSsBZIM1BQpQK9NK3EBvA5Fa6mzNWPYbWnkyPsKpKprLVLPzEJn5hpns56/s1008/IMG_5477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiF1YrfJkNqdGUK9eHolU-9W_SARFe-HAWWtqhvV7M0nqAyoDOAtefE10e3y-uM464u2X-aHDFsGZ7ncFH5tTZFLMbS39OV8gsfL_61m6HUjmd1TOS6s1OnEdwhRlMHIginHSsBZIM1BQpQK9NK3EBvA5Fa6mzNWPYbWnkyPsKpKprLVLPzEJn5hpns56/w640-h480/IMG_5477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And the results were pleasing enough .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwxHhHSpEcFyjvRUyY2roNGdcY1gFt3z4xt8ghkxc7DgCsiBYlPQPyrwOh72BHdNgHW-6tykvLlxnm5uWlSOOhRu0szAmY1vtFh1l9INDdVV1zRSHqjM5JBs6cTmLTCGll_yBVNhB04TM6iOPdJKx3ptoZ9c3l4L7GZ0lUHSCl-GqZw3AT6k3rcg2UtfX/s1008/IMG_5560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwxHhHSpEcFyjvRUyY2roNGdcY1gFt3z4xt8ghkxc7DgCsiBYlPQPyrwOh72BHdNgHW-6tykvLlxnm5uWlSOOhRu0szAmY1vtFh1l9INDdVV1zRSHqjM5JBs6cTmLTCGll_yBVNhB04TM6iOPdJKx3ptoZ9c3l4L7GZ0lUHSCl-GqZw3AT6k3rcg2UtfX/w640-h480/IMG_5560.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And while not the Minilites I'd like , they will have to do for my pedestrian budget and the new tires make for a much better ride and do allow me to reach seventy miles an hour on the highway without having to change my shorts .</p><p></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-85757067521719556802023-09-04T09:58:00.001-04:002023-09-04T09:59:33.888-04:00Volvos and Triumphs , must be a Theme . . .<p> . . . . they do share the same Laycock de Normanville overdrive<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIeYPLOlspVx34IAl46Lz_4KFTQiFWwDEfXgpDLcHsLC69ZbsNm0geVzLSkfT7y3XGFydFMDpwHF0L2VYJW-C7l9TOtVvxmscYjjLRVT-lhpXu_xP_49oOtO4BJbZKaJqhI7YqW1wEiGRm8s1r6qIMPSgorCJxKcqwV5RMzuw98YJGZAjk0tkJHlgIp_Q/s1008/IMG_5564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIeYPLOlspVx34IAl46Lz_4KFTQiFWwDEfXgpDLcHsLC69ZbsNm0geVzLSkfT7y3XGFydFMDpwHF0L2VYJW-C7l9TOtVvxmscYjjLRVT-lhpXu_xP_49oOtO4BJbZKaJqhI7YqW1wEiGRm8s1r6qIMPSgorCJxKcqwV5RMzuw98YJGZAjk0tkJHlgIp_Q/w640-h480/IMG_5564.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Had to go to Homedepot yesterday . Figured I might as well park in the Classic Cars section next to the nice TR4</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUlihO7AeMykqs9Caob3PXTvZ4njfaEiI4tXKnSN-nY2IQ2FBwmYeovAmc4loOKg5eELj8H0LiJWg_aaKZ0Qvrtz-FZYlwFcBF0uHZyqLqycUGSr1Y659Smr6xSsiIePNQ-A4_2bJ760ZZUjzlFZHeGyHVe3xcNMqrFP-I2mAayu5jtEOpoeNYHRqm_Bq/s1008/IMG_5562.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUlihO7AeMykqs9Caob3PXTvZ4njfaEiI4tXKnSN-nY2IQ2FBwmYeovAmc4loOKg5eELj8H0LiJWg_aaKZ0Qvrtz-FZYlwFcBF0uHZyqLqycUGSr1Y659Smr6xSsiIePNQ-A4_2bJ760ZZUjzlFZHeGyHVe3xcNMqrFP-I2mAayu5jtEOpoeNYHRqm_Bq/w640-h480/IMG_5562.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>They also share . . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNsPmCyuxJx29f4sYpfSf7kpK6wzSW9XG5iOSWGBK_MUpU7wfL-Y-w7Id9qln1F85iVoNfpI-g6qo4HRvmi5SdICPX0MOPqsFp8zFgBY8ti4PErezqUg-Tu-Q-1VQr0pq0FSKKnev83M5Q55hNdg5p2s-Kf3P7JzApYgRH_zW3bEthDSpI9qhvTTwHrjv/s1056/P1160550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeOC8a1OQdTgVaFAuWUTlUblo43UA7QzV6ZNU0im2OeoWI2OGWw2FoL-oaFBh-H7PstJ2F7rnEH6EY_SVKg6xL03SoSOIN6ZzRR0GQhrDhjJrlsrEN7uBMDPjAQmLgG7Ljb9Utnygv-ikQ183KAqmumVLxQT2t1KOgV5GdKprxD4qR8kxbZ3x1a-2RZC_/s1008/IMG_5287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeOC8a1OQdTgVaFAuWUTlUblo43UA7QzV6ZNU0im2OeoWI2OGWw2FoL-oaFBh-H7PstJ2F7rnEH6EY_SVKg6xL03SoSOIN6ZzRR0GQhrDhjJrlsrEN7uBMDPjAQmLgG7Ljb9Utnygv-ikQ183KAqmumVLxQT2t1KOgV5GdKprxD4qR8kxbZ3x1a-2RZC_/w480-h640/IMG_5287.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Even got a trophy out of it . . . not hard to do when there were only two of us in the foreign division</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUsHu7w07MkoSi-An6Gfi-vehnT06FNviQ8qyD8QLMOn-kHeXiALYUOcTQ3IpORBjhNuYUb2dlXxvzlRgT0N83z8Pf4-1M5aaVo1V7s7oxPAzUQXGJgUFaUSvyfCVr8GiUiUANKS0uTcClUptIOEoe8GPDbmDidppEZ0cYgf1Cu8hWaD_K6bgcUHCPcxS/s1008/IMG_5496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUsHu7w07MkoSi-An6Gfi-vehnT06FNviQ8qyD8QLMOn-kHeXiALYUOcTQ3IpORBjhNuYUb2dlXxvzlRgT0N83z8Pf4-1M5aaVo1V7s7oxPAzUQXGJgUFaUSvyfCVr8GiUiUANKS0uTcClUptIOEoe8GPDbmDidppEZ0cYgf1Cu8hWaD_K6bgcUHCPcxS/w640-h480/IMG_5496.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Our friend Al Wheeler's 1965 PV at the Livermore Falls Fly-in</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGrIzdb42waFj0OiIBpiKrBvBhGysO1q6-Re5md5ywWftpUSEdlnT6woxUp-QAD5oGZ2VuFpJKNV67qc_99gLajUbQMaWdU49Hm9Y12roKGPoeZ4ln3CJ0x1g6BqefwBV0_SMgUAxc9d03JJ0iXKoazQFtxKVXYWBDrz1msEIixUXhw_9HkhZg5l45sve/s1681/IMG_5130(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1681" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGrIzdb42waFj0OiIBpiKrBvBhGysO1q6-Re5md5ywWftpUSEdlnT6woxUp-QAD5oGZ2VuFpJKNV67qc_99gLajUbQMaWdU49Hm9Y12roKGPoeZ4ln3CJ0x1g6BqefwBV0_SMgUAxc9d03JJ0iXKoazQFtxKVXYWBDrz1msEIixUXhw_9HkhZg5l45sve/w640-h418/IMG_5130(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sadly we recently learned our friend Dave Ranta's white PV was totaled a couple weeks ago when it was rear-ended by a distracted driver in a big 4 X 4 truck .<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-90324010295347598282023-08-04T14:48:00.008-04:002023-08-04T18:04:29.609-04:00Oil Tank Chapter Two - the disposal <p> Last December <a href="https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2022/12/on-tree-rats-and-fuel-oil-tanks-diy.html" target="_blank"><i><b>I swapped out our old heating oil tank</b></i></a> as it had started to rust from the inside and developed some weeps . </p><p>That evening we got word mom went into the hospital with A-Fib . (Can you say Clot Shot?) </p><p>So we dropped everything and had to attend to that and pretty much been at that since . So I pushed the old and now mostly empty tank aside and left it in the basement to deal with some other day . Wednesday was the day. So I flipped the tank on its side , removed the legs and screwed the 2 X 4 skids on it and rolled it on pipes across the basement to the dog house stairs .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bxn-tE2d6XRUuj88Jfmt-FznOQdkuPjaDKGLcpX9rEczJDfV29Y-d_d7LxXSlq6rrlFca_S-CEaUTIXoqqbzRnKrM0n1uKdVNVhAQyw52BEbKyP8XljgzOg0KzLmdVvmtz7gzTChMKn17K78lcpWFHs-DeHDL3iALXc_sCmnnddkYES4aFmitY9BvZ_O/s1008/IMG_5340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bxn-tE2d6XRUuj88Jfmt-FznOQdkuPjaDKGLcpX9rEczJDfV29Y-d_d7LxXSlq6rrlFca_S-CEaUTIXoqqbzRnKrM0n1uKdVNVhAQyw52BEbKyP8XljgzOg0KzLmdVvmtz7gzTChMKn17K78lcpWFHs-DeHDL3iALXc_sCmnnddkYES4aFmitY9BvZ_O/w480-h640/IMG_5340.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Rigged up Come-Along hooked to the fence post outside and a piece of plywood on the stairs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFrwy5E2HYyCEp2pw3KLyIr5nAXt7ejTQlGoWLt_aRCCZhldxwKUtxHCzOtXKFJeJJEMtVNhxUCjg63DlLBaPQz-fCpQNRaJTETY8k6b2wkRJNIbCYXpHV47hSXqKLvzYPIQ3nPI3OeQoQM_7U0IkZoGatMN9sj0j16pNYp4JWHstzmSwSedCbHG4MQOP/s1008/IMG_5342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFrwy5E2HYyCEp2pw3KLyIr5nAXt7ejTQlGoWLt_aRCCZhldxwKUtxHCzOtXKFJeJJEMtVNhxUCjg63DlLBaPQz-fCpQNRaJTETY8k6b2wkRJNIbCYXpHV47hSXqKLvzYPIQ3nPI3OeQoQM_7U0IkZoGatMN9sj0j16pNYp4JWHstzmSwSedCbHG4MQOP/w480-h640/IMG_5342.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>After some grunting and a few choice expletives the pig started to come up the plywood</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp_zzXOxKYoDeq5Af_y_eTXlpn2hWUKdSfsIUXqHARfXE7pxk8rYxM9LGHeiMGStDfxIoljpfZm1cUsA6s4zKOM5PWTzeKQZNvSyDfLyWS9IqY0lP9G2jKm-u7sEPoq09CEo_TuU8cwGHcBONO_ALmTR7wBxup28An1avC7dhgU_nu2TJH6A4Mu4_AaLr/s1008/IMG_5343.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYp_zzXOxKYoDeq5Af_y_eTXlpn2hWUKdSfsIUXqHARfXE7pxk8rYxM9LGHeiMGStDfxIoljpfZm1cUsA6s4zKOM5PWTzeKQZNvSyDfLyWS9IqY0lP9G2jKm-u7sEPoq09CEo_TuU8cwGHcBONO_ALmTR7wBxup28An1avC7dhgU_nu2TJH6A4Mu4_AaLr/w640-h480/IMG_5343.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Some old floppy polyethylene cutting boards helped ease thing over the hangups</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrre0A6UnU1ag_o3yjyDXBdb0q5rop8qNhVYoac-qtfWZUL4-xDEWeLVEOdpHil9tRjLTSGhuA0c4tHydemf4FpIXaJKjXV_Wee75TrILl9-15zjV7DGiSYrufHurjkdr-TVaSXKVNH1PhjvKHkK0opbo-SO3M_s21n4reXaulfW1sKKVXeFHQkDlooUC/s1008/IMG_5346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrre0A6UnU1ag_o3yjyDXBdb0q5rop8qNhVYoac-qtfWZUL4-xDEWeLVEOdpHil9tRjLTSGhuA0c4tHydemf4FpIXaJKjXV_Wee75TrILl9-15zjV7DGiSYrufHurjkdr-TVaSXKVNH1PhjvKHkK0opbo-SO3M_s21n4reXaulfW1sKKVXeFHQkDlooUC/w640-h480/IMG_5346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Til it came over the threshold</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhmu3zQTCHjcXUz66FSEDfqQ7y_NgiPG9pt8p57Njt8_wlQFltdrrFbTik8SIf-seEJAbB22ivBRkii61I6wyQ-ALfqI01cLBNQlIwwUh06WFSntcsZ5ob9vlQryiEIfHNMVGxm2QDvAiba4vdR7_Bzvz_pslkaxe2xcfgHX2kTtKVnF5QYAePRbdKGoU/s1008/IMG_5348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhmu3zQTCHjcXUz66FSEDfqQ7y_NgiPG9pt8p57Njt8_wlQFltdrrFbTik8SIf-seEJAbB22ivBRkii61I6wyQ-ALfqI01cLBNQlIwwUh06WFSntcsZ5ob9vlQryiEIfHNMVGxm2QDvAiba4vdR7_Bzvz_pslkaxe2xcfgHX2kTtKVnF5QYAePRbdKGoU/w640-h480/IMG_5348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Easy going once we got it here</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaPM0U4x5VzVemrZXQxQCXkj1hzHVdVs6dH691C3KFEPAaDuJxdKHXtsbBrrAyMkZfa8gxm2OWXAv_DPWreB9kyPvMHsxs2FIDyVymHh1xWeVS_XiZoc8ALVlU-fKYCp_IHF4oGPeoEgLwoe-LATaZpFBBo0-P0SCdJBpBdUKjmVshMoE4Tbd17ptR-qM/s1008/IMG_5349.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaPM0U4x5VzVemrZXQxQCXkj1hzHVdVs6dH691C3KFEPAaDuJxdKHXtsbBrrAyMkZfa8gxm2OWXAv_DPWreB9kyPvMHsxs2FIDyVymHh1xWeVS_XiZoc8ALVlU-fKYCp_IHF4oGPeoEgLwoe-LATaZpFBBo0-P0SCdJBpBdUKjmVshMoE4Tbd17ptR-qM/w640-h480/IMG_5349.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>OK now what to do with this thing ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFsT_j8Jt7xfT4EPWJu8Lmf9brxrS6JscDXLW4SmWNaO1pBRGwbUmPK-p_RE-iZzcAOc9vTD2jRiL7LYziEwDBfhI4m5hTSQLionJitarHkjWi-4LoljnXUkzEkthLnE3FKdvisVCPPLTayvzdiT6qwEQzKhGhAXIRc78S2nvrADBAq0_W2Sg9Q8nP3u_/s632/IMG_5350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFsT_j8Jt7xfT4EPWJu8Lmf9brxrS6JscDXLW4SmWNaO1pBRGwbUmPK-p_RE-iZzcAOc9vTD2jRiL7LYziEwDBfhI4m5hTSQLionJitarHkjWi-4LoljnXUkzEkthLnE3FKdvisVCPPLTayvzdiT6qwEQzKhGhAXIRc78S2nvrADBAq0_W2Sg9Q8nP3u_/w632-h640/IMG_5350.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><p>For a moment I thought maybe turn it into some yard art just to piss off the neighbors . But that would be a royal pain in the ass to mow around . So I figured I'd sleep on the idea and sort out what to do about it in the morning .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkqer1lxZVwXNvssZyGJFHFu65E8XwY5HbGUp0R5NocARuFqH6Ecfo5APwgyzbvQGtTNKYb4W7HLOEnvWVITLvHFdz0T6jDrSz3kXOQFaH1jJsNkUamhCX35ulJhEdT_O6Hp_-wV77HYekI2cVXPecdV_67GwmndZF50aSHPOxj6Vovx-F3RjIKfwMiAI/s731/IMG_5359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="731" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkqer1lxZVwXNvssZyGJFHFu65E8XwY5HbGUp0R5NocARuFqH6Ecfo5APwgyzbvQGtTNKYb4W7HLOEnvWVITLvHFdz0T6jDrSz3kXOQFaH1jJsNkUamhCX35ulJhEdT_O6Hp_-wV77HYekI2cVXPecdV_67GwmndZF50aSHPOxj6Vovx-F3RjIKfwMiAI/w640-h588/IMG_5359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>So on Thursday I rolled it under the shade of the pine tree in the back yard and went at it with the Saws-All</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGgzpGXkrK44bEi51ZHrrGJPr5zE8acFVqkdQP6mlLW2bTRvTXJ6D0i8TtYKNb4lg7w0pproFHOWGDEeDwuTTn42JMrqSm2KyhDls-FqDV_KdXj0XgZdzh4gTv3UEozhA9nBqFRk2KT6D4wvNfOtcKxwgxem6xVClaWgLucRHPKWOLSqtu2owWK1fgSxt/s1008/IMG_5364.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGgzpGXkrK44bEi51ZHrrGJPr5zE8acFVqkdQP6mlLW2bTRvTXJ6D0i8TtYKNb4lg7w0pproFHOWGDEeDwuTTn42JMrqSm2KyhDls-FqDV_KdXj0XgZdzh4gTv3UEozhA9nBqFRk2KT6D4wvNfOtcKxwgxem6xVClaWgLucRHPKWOLSqtu2owWK1fgSxt/w640-h480/IMG_5364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Yes I wore earplugs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh1ashzUpoGq4rgZj5I2lzb0ZKr1aO2gxsgmJg_D9x-huwgJUvcQL7zU1Ihdoq1HA7wJDjp9YwOvMAc3vHe5G5qGVCuXmgidEsZ0mQdPVoSFD27WZGlid0TVG_dnhCVRTQV6BojEtne0RTldnaC9RB8nziOVnoIb01jT0VbTKzHv2LVjAsJhwxk3lKM2F/s1008/IMG_5366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh1ashzUpoGq4rgZj5I2lzb0ZKr1aO2gxsgmJg_D9x-huwgJUvcQL7zU1Ihdoq1HA7wJDjp9YwOvMAc3vHe5G5qGVCuXmgidEsZ0mQdPVoSFD27WZGlid0TVG_dnhCVRTQV6BojEtne0RTldnaC9RB8nziOVnoIb01jT0VbTKzHv2LVjAsJhwxk3lKM2F/w640-h480/IMG_5366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Too much like work for an old geezer</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEo8jrewaOMJU1b7G6wKwP9xbQbzWgcRBLaVGyctKg8zt1gCeML6oYVc1SQbtqTFOVRALLdDtQKQ7lT8VpP7qttHsoT8otQmPcHr72qpgdWgwW4ZnsjVjumuKAsEwwFmRLvbt1IP74uSnZQgG4PbC4zGhXhI_UTtkOe9B3pcfxAE8lw3dazjhoxnHL4LC/s1008/IMG_5369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEo8jrewaOMJU1b7G6wKwP9xbQbzWgcRBLaVGyctKg8zt1gCeML6oYVc1SQbtqTFOVRALLdDtQKQ7lT8VpP7qttHsoT8otQmPcHr72qpgdWgwW4ZnsjVjumuKAsEwwFmRLvbt1IP74uSnZQgG4PbC4zGhXhI_UTtkOe9B3pcfxAE8lw3dazjhoxnHL4LC/w640-h480/IMG_5369.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Took about a half hour to get all the way around the tank<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMirI8cIh8iGMobeNQf5-5RVOj34Rrqv3pjNFUUPXS3Tue9mSktSosyb51ChYatP-qlVG0O8Sf4RMsBKA2NYaNQsZfLFS8ZJ7HoU_pjj_mks581inqts7IvCC8nbrf3h3rLDDFGQDjo7EFAYcylTDlYScB-IUvu8QLpnzn0HtCQzJ8yLUeWmWAIN_gAvlR/s1008/IMG_5378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMirI8cIh8iGMobeNQf5-5RVOj34Rrqv3pjNFUUPXS3Tue9mSktSosyb51ChYatP-qlVG0O8Sf4RMsBKA2NYaNQsZfLFS8ZJ7HoU_pjj_mks581inqts7IvCC8nbrf3h3rLDDFGQDjo7EFAYcylTDlYScB-IUvu8QLpnzn0HtCQzJ8yLUeWmWAIN_gAvlR/w480-h640/IMG_5378.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>UFF ! What a mess ! Must be seventy five years of sludge in there .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JaEvx1AE6rQK5DiGGABXwV2ZiHcqTs54am61Y-yPsDFzVHX7xCRI3Q8Jr54aqq8GUBd5ge6_0oFy8ZbeEpMS15449Yp4rkrptwI5Z_NuiRi1FUwPCc_LuHjv18Gd5lZTI_SXjGa_rL1q6qkvPyxH7uIgzXsTDH9rWv6L-2OJ_oyVck8vlYIdI2_qkemI/s1008/IMG_5380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JaEvx1AE6rQK5DiGGABXwV2ZiHcqTs54am61Y-yPsDFzVHX7xCRI3Q8Jr54aqq8GUBd5ge6_0oFy8ZbeEpMS15449Yp4rkrptwI5Z_NuiRi1FUwPCc_LuHjv18Gd5lZTI_SXjGa_rL1q6qkvPyxH7uIgzXsTDH9rWv6L-2OJ_oyVck8vlYIdI2_qkemI/w640-h480/IMG_5380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Eat your heart out Gretta !</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidolCePc-X5o0pIqJqf9NcSESd4OJybTMHN8omRZMLl-Gqd_8k35NSdSzwMmit__qlWLR6VYhhWyAPVN6T45-mrSM0VpW08cda98zElmH7tsCJqLCwndKNzy4iyQ5wDS4wTnoiOT7J1tkFhlyUkIx85x-2NIHSz3jAzNRwdHXCrCxpXy5XcGW2yT6QMF8c/s1008/IMG_5383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidolCePc-X5o0pIqJqf9NcSESd4OJybTMHN8omRZMLl-Gqd_8k35NSdSzwMmit__qlWLR6VYhhWyAPVN6T45-mrSM0VpW08cda98zElmH7tsCJqLCwndKNzy4iyQ5wDS4wTnoiOT7J1tkFhlyUkIx85x-2NIHSz3jAzNRwdHXCrCxpXy5XcGW2yT6QMF8c/w640-h480/IMG_5383.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Poured in a couple bags of Speedy-Dry absorbent (Diatomaceous Earth)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyE4WkqltWbIL6dh0N4FJE02IY6oLOuA7IcfdUqW9fZPVsVwb4apkOdQqrZMA53DpHM7dx79ahsefkrfBuEraHZb2GqLP-5gWd2ywPqMFOMJkL-4jxLuBDRmBUGq3OhSAGxS788VER0EqHoa8ETzvORqDDoyi517QgLQufFSEuI7TMEuBYOAnJGJ2Akg1N/s1008/IMG_5384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyE4WkqltWbIL6dh0N4FJE02IY6oLOuA7IcfdUqW9fZPVsVwb4apkOdQqrZMA53DpHM7dx79ahsefkrfBuEraHZb2GqLP-5gWd2ywPqMFOMJkL-4jxLuBDRmBUGq3OhSAGxS788VER0EqHoa8ETzvORqDDoyi517QgLQufFSEuI7TMEuBYOAnJGJ2Akg1N/w640-h480/IMG_5384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Mixed and scraped with a shovel</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09F7U-tLRWT70Dcv40X4_koSaFw4DY2yaQEGsGuvz45JtL_8Lttzz0n_1A18vDBQgu6Bi6Y8enPPrQlpx4SY2Vgi1tFazjS4A_zGzm1vLztlVMBC6hshofGnv_Y3Csv0Lto9smdO2SweprGWIh1FryA57_7MrpPFW0v-6NQTvREGcD9J3hn5ssaE40EiJ/s1008/IMG_5386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09F7U-tLRWT70Dcv40X4_koSaFw4DY2yaQEGsGuvz45JtL_8Lttzz0n_1A18vDBQgu6Bi6Y8enPPrQlpx4SY2Vgi1tFazjS4A_zGzm1vLztlVMBC6hshofGnv_Y3Csv0Lto9smdO2SweprGWIh1FryA57_7MrpPFW0v-6NQTvREGcD9J3hn5ssaE40EiJ/w640-h480/IMG_5386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Took three bags to get it cleaned out<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvuUVKcoBKC6Vp336483NWmSLEkYAAh7hBx5ptVy7RjZTneosvw4ZLzJ0tZ36DIV8HFCCTYIDyMlgDAqsHpqjMVCn_X0cNhCNdeKXiLNGSXh32hlVRotV61DU1sBllTrk-EGAD-J7OeLEruGDT5fGmpKmTdu63w2VzJBz4EaCEcCKALpixNn05TbSx_he/s1008/IMG_5387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvuUVKcoBKC6Vp336483NWmSLEkYAAh7hBx5ptVy7RjZTneosvw4ZLzJ0tZ36DIV8HFCCTYIDyMlgDAqsHpqjMVCn_X0cNhCNdeKXiLNGSXh32hlVRotV61DU1sBllTrk-EGAD-J7OeLEruGDT5fGmpKmTdu63w2VzJBz4EaCEcCKALpixNn05TbSx_he/w640-h480/IMG_5387.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Shoveled the stuff back into the bags for disposal<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-KJAK9yMn_TMPNzHjMhGTCWnF12QKiDy3bra3kUVN9Ua1K5ESSq2yCqQhh5FC0MeEKXFjN5iJ-xrDZuiw2Iu-CIQB7EjC0Nvn7bA4Ew0WCVOx8PEIiIQ_lwJ6cM-N7iKuWielkqwgys11p149HCRLhNsFe7AH-Ka6GlV1_Urgxi3KLrB21D7HaPE2p_/s1008/IMG_5388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w-KJAK9yMn_TMPNzHjMhGTCWnF12QKiDy3bra3kUVN9Ua1K5ESSq2yCqQhh5FC0MeEKXFjN5iJ-xrDZuiw2Iu-CIQB7EjC0Nvn7bA4Ew0WCVOx8PEIiIQ_lwJ6cM-N7iKuWielkqwgys11p149HCRLhNsFe7AH-Ka6GlV1_Urgxi3KLrB21D7HaPE2p_/w640-h480/IMG_5388.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Now to find someone who recycles scrap metal . 275 pounds of good steel right there . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="403" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6LmnAyGsGM" width="485" youtube-src-id="X6LmnAyGsGM"></iframe></div><p>Here is the live action shot of all the noise . </p><p>The direct YT link just in case google messes it up</p><p>https://youtu.be/X6LmnAyGsGM</p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-4888392220065280882023-04-08T12:18:00.002-04:002023-04-08T12:30:30.612-04:00So the libtards wanna prohibit gas stoves eh?<p><b>The self absorbed totalitarian jerks can scream and cry all they want . . . .</b><br /></p><p>Cause I got my sixty thousand BTU carbon footprint offender now .<br /></p><p>A Griswold 203 patent date 1833<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8zGgiUsPNEWoHExi24KsLMyf0IxljhGXTlV-Xs23nobxyHBsL7V2qEN9--hDR_Ass3DnEoXLod3O900NQSi2bhADoJWOjr0fa3-fS67U1SQwDH6uxR66UpCotRhsSkSJBy5etPJs2FmQ4gStHPKlaWKiPG-yiNCkuUQyUjwdJEB3C-hlalw2SRlEAA/s1858/IMG_4708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="1858" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8zGgiUsPNEWoHExi24KsLMyf0IxljhGXTlV-Xs23nobxyHBsL7V2qEN9--hDR_Ass3DnEoXLod3O900NQSi2bhADoJWOjr0fa3-fS67U1SQwDH6uxR66UpCotRhsSkSJBy5etPJs2FmQ4gStHPKlaWKiPG-yiNCkuUQyUjwdJEB3C-hlalw2SRlEAA/w640-h458/IMG_4708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Heck of a score for $65<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyMhTZEpfV-y7BVqkP5b-p89KT7UZz_ZD2n6vJIcK9BccDr9P414qNfgHFep87eRp6JozfcK9hqBdO1XqlLip_vwns32AgR-hAj6uH_UjFyOdYL_EUaZ895IO41IiDGjUsXxjdtnnYt7vD83r_A4xc9YRKfkzvONncH-edWyAiB6DaXQDi03fdvvtcw/s836/regulate%20this%20libturds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="836" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyMhTZEpfV-y7BVqkP5b-p89KT7UZz_ZD2n6vJIcK9BccDr9P414qNfgHFep87eRp6JozfcK9hqBdO1XqlLip_vwns32AgR-hAj6uH_UjFyOdYL_EUaZ895IO41IiDGjUsXxjdtnnYt7vD83r_A4xc9YRKfkzvONncH-edWyAiB6DaXQDi03fdvvtcw/w640-h366/regulate%20this%20libturds.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-44223634104557838232022-12-16T17:01:00.026-05:002022-12-18T12:21:17.307-05:00On tree rats and fuel oil tanks, a DIY tank replacement job.<p> Last July I went down in the basement and found this mess around the chimney clean-out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsm6Hz418cJNZAIUAISuXYmlUWfFEdeiY1BbPniRGFWm8yRF75I8rTde-NAdPi4Lpmx8Remnxbx49xonWENpSHaJXA242FqVqbGxjz-oE_lJP3HbMrUhV6rPb7KVuskqeiYjGHxL7BswOOaWO_8BqJGOvNUmavo3V6hCeZLAXzbEx7wYuvnQuWDg-CYQ/s1008/IMG_3263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsm6Hz418cJNZAIUAISuXYmlUWfFEdeiY1BbPniRGFWm8yRF75I8rTde-NAdPi4Lpmx8Remnxbx49xonWENpSHaJXA242FqVqbGxjz-oE_lJP3HbMrUhV6rPb7KVuskqeiYjGHxL7BswOOaWO_8BqJGOvNUmavo3V6hCeZLAXzbEx7wYuvnQuWDg-CYQ/w640-h480/IMG_3263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Yea WTF? see all those little back things in the red circles ????<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6Dn9s2Ry0-nHbO2tjXX7aSdQWCvzozpwnEkneGZHbFQqCgdozz8l4TTdA9wShatVsftuCyxPmHsT2DrbYz8WWwk259sQT1cIzrohhyrqjXTfiHKC3dXqkBYOBUMbYj8NF77traGXgk7BxqZWz3pOHeiuaFPFnwPupx7IabmIkk8gSl22xRKpTdg-lQ/s1008/IMG_3264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6Dn9s2Ry0-nHbO2tjXX7aSdQWCvzozpwnEkneGZHbFQqCgdozz8l4TTdA9wShatVsftuCyxPmHsT2DrbYz8WWwk259sQT1cIzrohhyrqjXTfiHKC3dXqkBYOBUMbYj8NF77traGXgk7BxqZWz3pOHeiuaFPFnwPupx7IabmIkk8gSl22xRKpTdg-lQ/w640-h480/IMG_3264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Opened the door and found . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFvHHFTcOG1R5iBCGKtfWTEu2WFSruxTj9vYfKtzAiWUV4w0Merz_NewXmiUPiR4ed4MxKHs--0hid1wjmya02VM0ggGrDDpWMBkSbScZNPSKVUwi0QHCOCYqFg6o8uvTLefkXMzx7D6T8NJEDz6jJiarRnHHeIwoymb1OGgMbYX50d6iiHZqcDWjKQ/s1008/IMG_3268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFvHHFTcOG1R5iBCGKtfWTEu2WFSruxTj9vYfKtzAiWUV4w0Merz_NewXmiUPiR4ed4MxKHs--0hid1wjmya02VM0ggGrDDpWMBkSbScZNPSKVUwi0QHCOCYqFg6o8uvTLefkXMzx7D6T8NJEDz6jJiarRnHHeIwoymb1OGgMbYX50d6iiHZqcDWjKQ/w640-h480/IMG_3268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>. . . one dead tree rat. Seems he got himself down the chimney and could not get back out. Probably met his demise when the furnace came on the first time. Oddly enough there was no smell. It must have all gone up the flue. He had been there long enough for the flies and maggots to do their thing. And what gave it away all the little black trails of the maggots crawling out of the gap in the door and finding places to hide in the basement floor cracks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz6Cb-DgYD2pnfCUyTKuoqdXgKE45wMApVEuslbX6xOa_I-ykZEc76OgCyMukqKekcN__KWJ4pmmgCx0hLUXVyGGvZ7DFMhvxkFsGnQG4w9OjkZDUxIdl_JZ2AlCwG7t6ZmKM7Q8OuoTeyiDE9lp2CmATKbJU1fjPWCKsNIutsoY-v8sx232_qIkTUQ/s691/IMG_3322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz6Cb-DgYD2pnfCUyTKuoqdXgKE45wMApVEuslbX6xOa_I-ykZEc76OgCyMukqKekcN__KWJ4pmmgCx0hLUXVyGGvZ7DFMhvxkFsGnQG4w9OjkZDUxIdl_JZ2AlCwG7t6ZmKM7Q8OuoTeyiDE9lp2CmATKbJU1fjPWCKsNIutsoY-v8sx232_qIkTUQ/w514-h640/IMG_3322.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><p>A massive week long basement clean out and disinfection ensued that led to me looking under my heating oil tank and seeing this . . . PANIC ensued.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEm6gUgARN5DjSbWQ8jx4JZIn0-Z_otsuKkRLwy8da87pZ_TOOpge3MEaPUMnT_52RnspWiAQVeRDrYBWif-rdNLelPnTOSLoSXWNlMEq60zH5g0aYiSG5rLRKL7cm6w0CImj-XCTfwEpazs0dLPlLx2zv3pKD1eljDKQXR1WZnu6oUMlraUbT8In2qg/s1008/IMG_3324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEm6gUgARN5DjSbWQ8jx4JZIn0-Z_otsuKkRLwy8da87pZ_TOOpge3MEaPUMnT_52RnspWiAQVeRDrYBWif-rdNLelPnTOSLoSXWNlMEq60zH5g0aYiSG5rLRKL7cm6w0CImj-XCTfwEpazs0dLPlLx2zv3pKD1eljDKQXR1WZnu6oUMlraUbT8In2qg/w640-h480/IMG_3324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>. . . followed by acetone to clean and JB Weld Steel putty to patch long enough to find a more permanent solution. Estimates of $4000 were obtained to replace the tank . . . yea screw that.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5p1LvQBq7bAvV6-_7lbH2DnZzjsue_JK0rl9BUMJi7JuvpT78dx9oskuwPnPqWSpJqMZ392g-vLvCziRoBYKsflpWs7Lz91B29CBAVAlfoKA-9WArOvNTZgzaBQ4LbdbsXhclKaTIF_f5oTpex_yeLGl2IgDxW16REQSXRbMoiPHnYt8BAk8LKucpw/s1008/IMG_3326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5p1LvQBq7bAvV6-_7lbH2DnZzjsue_JK0rl9BUMJi7JuvpT78dx9oskuwPnPqWSpJqMZ392g-vLvCziRoBYKsflpWs7Lz91B29CBAVAlfoKA-9WArOvNTZgzaBQ4LbdbsXhclKaTIF_f5oTpex_yeLGl2IgDxW16REQSXRbMoiPHnYt8BAk8LKucpw/w640-h480/IMG_3326.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So off to Lowes for an 850$ tank. Note how its stored out in the weather. That's a major issue. If you can at all help it, do not ever buy a fuel oil tank that has been stored outside.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMJl9J9zArvqxoI5rhPRMPIClyaxORjFwbQNTdCil2vQE4dyfvNaVzLmYqF_36WU_kihjn-JccMoIR_FwY8iPYBMbb9KJfe3UOjWYGIbGOdG9zUvER0pkuzRaqi_X6diDYrGxzVVQAD_zDQtN9gJF7Ag-Xj-u1I4NySHwprsELckdBQlALprhAMRfvg/s807/IMG_3327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="807" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMJl9J9zArvqxoI5rhPRMPIClyaxORjFwbQNTdCil2vQE4dyfvNaVzLmYqF_36WU_kihjn-JccMoIR_FwY8iPYBMbb9KJfe3UOjWYGIbGOdG9zUvER0pkuzRaqi_X6diDYrGxzVVQAD_zDQtN9gJF7Ag-Xj-u1I4NySHwprsELckdBQlALprhAMRfvg/w640-h480/IMG_3327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>One 280 lb POS $850 chineseum tank arrives at home.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AR_E_D8FXZI-ciqnA0_krSav3C7H_EJPQoxD9eo04KkcFGMUmkMtjLQaTYhd7HDLiyTJ41_D62yTtGPBWFLYqQ8atbI-1y5dTTrWTrOjCYPE4oCaOUOuw2u7ekM68bpsv6DSzHloWDR-MGh8CMK0PM82FRPrae24pAyBINEIbybUr0igGkCVvVVqCg/s1008/IMG_3441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AR_E_D8FXZI-ciqnA0_krSav3C7H_EJPQoxD9eo04KkcFGMUmkMtjLQaTYhd7HDLiyTJ41_D62yTtGPBWFLYqQ8atbI-1y5dTTrWTrOjCYPE4oCaOUOuw2u7ekM68bpsv6DSzHloWDR-MGh8CMK0PM82FRPrae24pAyBINEIbybUr0igGkCVvVVqCg/w640-h480/IMG_3441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> Meanwhile a cement mixing tub and some SpeedyDry oil absorbent at the ready should the JB Weld let go.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmzrieKLDEuQ99CyzIfyrvLVcBgCqcxN1MCYRoO47lFl1GfcA_78wwoKtKKT2aB_EuFvjG6kNidP5lHGqZKsp9PnyFfJbbhMs3DoMptkidmflofVw36G-QdUhLK6X8oVKOvzab77FL1Y_D5K1f174K2fRnoTENjjL-g94PAjZfHKuml9soUhOpdZU7Q/s1008/IMG_3457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmzrieKLDEuQ99CyzIfyrvLVcBgCqcxN1MCYRoO47lFl1GfcA_78wwoKtKKT2aB_EuFvjG6kNidP5lHGqZKsp9PnyFfJbbhMs3DoMptkidmflofVw36G-QdUhLK6X8oVKOvzab77FL1Y_D5K1f174K2fRnoTENjjL-g94PAjZfHKuml9soUhOpdZU7Q/w640-h480/IMG_3457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>So I can get all my ducks in a row in regards to needed parts and pieces.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEhWO08Dh-8gK5Y8w0KArj3UjVV8F4ab99l0Dkl6cI-b5DNKN17czY2oTG4O1tiaHeTew5p2fFcXnL_7XwYJNB_RF3MUq4fA_8aEvA-j1oySyhayDbF6pgwKTx-uEmql22lOcbKVqnbL1ek9hd6DrTcCtvN85E06iannTgAs2B0JJeIjSk-hnUVRAFg/s1008/IMG_3459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEhWO08Dh-8gK5Y8w0KArj3UjVV8F4ab99l0Dkl6cI-b5DNKN17czY2oTG4O1tiaHeTew5p2fFcXnL_7XwYJNB_RF3MUq4fA_8aEvA-j1oySyhayDbF6pgwKTx-uEmql22lOcbKVqnbL1ek9hd6DrTcCtvN85E06iannTgAs2B0JJeIjSk-hnUVRAFg/w640-h480/IMG_3459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>After some cogitating I figure I need to add some skids to make moving the 280 lbs easier once I get it on the ground.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYECZuUgX0rbbkqTT0DwH0ISHTecM0VHDqegzcc-ctR5f-rBTz-3ryddMOjuWkwxABWdjj3OEPMREMicOufTN1XxmosR3Fd-InISQSBBP0XhqdZZlUZbe1KnewIXG6w-OC8biM0PVpxsAQaVDQqLV3iu9ziR-h1cNikZYGj2jJVFCaSnOcMp2SmAK9Q/s1008/IMG_3461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYECZuUgX0rbbkqTT0DwH0ISHTecM0VHDqegzcc-ctR5f-rBTz-3ryddMOjuWkwxABWdjj3OEPMREMicOufTN1XxmosR3Fd-InISQSBBP0XhqdZZlUZbe1KnewIXG6w-OC8biM0PVpxsAQaVDQqLV3iu9ziR-h1cNikZYGj2jJVFCaSnOcMp2SmAK9Q/w640-h480/IMG_3461.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And after an opportune visit by my friend Peter we manage to unload it by the basement dog house onto some rollers.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7HZlQlvl0kzU-qjaGCOEoGaaeI6xkYmjyaFXWHoRpkJKOpbsFyQrIhjw8VKXkI7PVRPFybOSVY2O0UtujdjZ6AQEILv_8qXdt30PD3GGjqXucCcMe5v0DXNaiRmsApLBKtwUP2oJ4Eqa8p4n36OJhe-umddqbOGGocWOyN1gt_fsFIYKnGiz261O9g/s1008/IMG_3463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7HZlQlvl0kzU-qjaGCOEoGaaeI6xkYmjyaFXWHoRpkJKOpbsFyQrIhjw8VKXkI7PVRPFybOSVY2O0UtujdjZ6AQEILv_8qXdt30PD3GGjqXucCcMe5v0DXNaiRmsApLBKtwUP2oJ4Eqa8p4n36OJhe-umddqbOGGocWOyN1gt_fsFIYKnGiz261O9g/w640-h480/IMG_3463.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>As it has been sitting out in the weather out back behind Lowes and has some traces of rust, before sending it down the stairs I hit it with the grinder and clean it of in preparation for some fresh paint. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAc9WHJr0bBAJfbrXFSzEGSutNOhTrnkdFEQ4Hf8reXBHsd0EaXGs2nnKUWrwQohR0Bnw-Wnb6Q53iQm4wmBjTBC2FIMEbZMY0JhWHTtRrQmBMFkvT5jZ3pNdJimsnhGThoizmgiWG-72e0XtNZq06oT3RWMLf9izyiGYnK9aglJEFmJ__8T0rcNxV6g/s1008/IMG_3472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAc9WHJr0bBAJfbrXFSzEGSutNOhTrnkdFEQ4Hf8reXBHsd0EaXGs2nnKUWrwQohR0Bnw-Wnb6Q53iQm4wmBjTBC2FIMEbZMY0JhWHTtRrQmBMFkvT5jZ3pNdJimsnhGThoizmgiWG-72e0XtNZq06oT3RWMLf9izyiGYnK9aglJEFmJ__8T0rcNxV6g/w640-h480/IMG_3472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And I pull one of the caps to see what it looks like inside and see this mess on the bung hole threads.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuA7fU6GZWP1AxracMgpWEiDTjJwKjvYnowucDrCVinS6Yt6lN00UTfrLLt7Ez7eT65i9fVGbbwah7M7LewD-zF-GlvLCbsxl_JCV5AbYKwhJXMzglpRmgjH9LI_5JQ-f3PRHl0IvzNqvNUHMGAE-gMQMy-mH-w7xTidpNiuSJcMv5Mspqbr-7Gwgkg/s1008/IMG_3470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuA7fU6GZWP1AxracMgpWEiDTjJwKjvYnowucDrCVinS6Yt6lN00UTfrLLt7Ez7eT65i9fVGbbwah7M7LewD-zF-GlvLCbsxl_JCV5AbYKwhJXMzglpRmgjH9LI_5JQ-f3PRHl0IvzNqvNUHMGAE-gMQMy-mH-w7xTidpNiuSJcMv5Mspqbr-7Gwgkg/w640-h480/IMG_3470.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And find this mess inside . . . . yikes . So after sleeping on it overnight I touch up the bare spots I had cleaned off on the outside with some matching black paint and load it back in the truck, yea not easy, and take it back to Lowes to exchange for another one . But it was the last one they had. So OK gimme my money back then. But while helping the mook they sent to unload it from my truck I wrench my back good enough to be out of commission for a couple weeks.<br /></p><p>I then went off to FW Webb where the pros shop and asked to buy a tank $100 more spendy than the last but its stored inside . The guy gives me the F.U. look and tells me right off that if I am not a licensed installer he wont sell it to me. </p><p>Well F&%$# you too then.</p><p>So my only choice around here now is Home Depot at $950</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB_ipCrptIVVnDmUTmEcgv0ZLoR4l_JDJap0-2aSUMCSH0qX__j4iQ5Hi-M_ixSoEt52kTS5jbSo9M0pmbOzTkP66HUEVsnrP21g2ud61gEsGYDNQ-LbWYYsIR3zxyMIessrzjGgA-EKVdcj9C8q__57aeK_XxMh2I8vDupaDe3e0Qx53NnSnu3Y9HQ/s1008/IMG_3488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB_ipCrptIVVnDmUTmEcgv0ZLoR4l_JDJap0-2aSUMCSH0qX__j4iQ5Hi-M_ixSoEt52kTS5jbSo9M0pmbOzTkP66HUEVsnrP21g2ud61gEsGYDNQ-LbWYYsIR3zxyMIessrzjGgA-EKVdcj9C8q__57aeK_XxMh2I8vDupaDe3e0Qx53NnSnu3Y9HQ/w640-h480/IMG_3488.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And get another one . This one according to the label made in Canada . Ok I figure that has to be better than the one from china . Its been parked outside too, but only for a couple months according to the MFG date on the label, and they don't want me to pull the bungs to look inside . So we load it and get it home and when I pull the bungs on it before I take it out of the truck I find its also a rusted POS.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE2p9tEWVE-CMEJeDtMqwmqxEuHaHWL2-a-PFcXbLfEMHHAaqN70znWZ13oZHyPfDaHMuw1E5y31Nw_7J98XNDUQR-KWeqruDejIhtC4en78FaWrKOoTFM6nMQUtaNPj5xD9ntLq8GZ2UgvAxRPn5GYa99Q0X8NEfKUk1WExgC8S3a9f0wBr4F7_jfg/s1008/IMG_4213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE2p9tEWVE-CMEJeDtMqwmqxEuHaHWL2-a-PFcXbLfEMHHAaqN70znWZ13oZHyPfDaHMuw1E5y31Nw_7J98XNDUQR-KWeqruDejIhtC4en78FaWrKOoTFM6nMQUtaNPj5xD9ntLq8GZ2UgvAxRPn5GYa99Q0X8NEfKUk1WExgC8S3a9f0wBr4F7_jfg/w640-h480/IMG_4213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>So next day it goes back and I ask to get a third one, and tell them there is no way I am taking it without first looking inside. They already have my money anyhow. Yea its not perfect but not so bad as the first two. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknghUrIB4PaU9M9ZhDCw587Ko3PjJ48fWMxwlWCnqoeANarWKPIf33kvn8WDWmoEmZfBW6KRYV1jj2-voLshzq1WqlXTUgd-b1CrvdVQtamX04RkPfHnhqlrRyDI_kbO3gsqsRRLHW59KnMI2NxIqVVisR-QqvXACjiLTQcQGoVMa9YSlOPOmWpXlUg/s1008/IMG_3496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknghUrIB4PaU9M9ZhDCw587Ko3PjJ48fWMxwlWCnqoeANarWKPIf33kvn8WDWmoEmZfBW6KRYV1jj2-voLshzq1WqlXTUgd-b1CrvdVQtamX04RkPfHnhqlrRyDI_kbO3gsqsRRLHW59KnMI2NxIqVVisR-QqvXACjiLTQcQGoVMa9YSlOPOmWpXlUg/w640-h480/IMG_3496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>You'd think they'd fog the inside with oil at the factory but no. Instead they puncture the bunghole on the drain hole to keep them from crushing in due to temperature changes during shipping and that explains why they rust out inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iQtskDCM0PwZEs4kqwoERH-kPVwc0jnAVkrRvvvyDidU_tC1cMlp0swhLSTIIvd9tQvTFBXb0sWqm3ptaw0_ZSubE1SUIXS0bLdM3uZmeXxyMm5raxy-smaDkadFmtuh8hZzMBYWqbbztWBvMigPcVhJ8lA-kbxe-u_Mx6X5swv3yEsbj75PxO8e-A/s1008/IMG_4073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iQtskDCM0PwZEs4kqwoERH-kPVwc0jnAVkrRvvvyDidU_tC1cMlp0swhLSTIIvd9tQvTFBXb0sWqm3ptaw0_ZSubE1SUIXS0bLdM3uZmeXxyMm5raxy-smaDkadFmtuh8hZzMBYWqbbztWBvMigPcVhJ8lA-kbxe-u_Mx6X5swv3yEsbj75PxO8e-A/w640-h480/IMG_4073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The third tank sits in the back of my truck under cover for a few weeks while I tackle the cement work I showed in the previous post and I can gather my courage up to move it in to the basement.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyxkDDgzt2p7OJtNKlMyNsV2D2u8Iu4tsdB6e2C9ABwq0GFFR1fqysFLWlSycTlfDr3CXVy_-zzH5J4DoyBuKIXbwysGpTRaU23haTW6pghND39tzP1bF5vOfTmShSzzsIXXAlx0VmcCYdkEMLgxBRpHvAQA_5U7Q4ZbiTviys7Y_xwjnwMws4Q6fcg/s1008/IMG_4074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyxkDDgzt2p7OJtNKlMyNsV2D2u8Iu4tsdB6e2C9ABwq0GFFR1fqysFLWlSycTlfDr3CXVy_-zzH5J4DoyBuKIXbwysGpTRaU23haTW6pghND39tzP1bF5vOfTmShSzzsIXXAlx0VmcCYdkEMLgxBRpHvAQA_5U7Q4ZbiTviys7Y_xwjnwMws4Q6fcg/w640-h480/IMG_4074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>OK that's going better than I figured it would.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk9ZE5ojTEHVjlPHnJEGHW4s-E9JyNF3qJlP6rFPilimER3uokKFD8FqylWLpNgWuu68ycH9rwhYMeOFCKpGuQIM-xbqeQT2p_qoLBTlXZnc02q4fLTJHje5fNp0vgnHCPrMf_HgiVCrh6sM8_5SWAvULHyQv4kftQpvqQ4YgyTZGHQP6fY6Quiy9PA/s1008/IMG_4076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxkvoebPBaAqovSjUvprt4ElMNhMJ6NLRRE1wytUxzjCwjqoo8YAhMF_NATqaDgeDeDLppsIkKaYhl1ybYQBUHVgMT2VAICCaJxvcOHXTxZyVIT7-OIV3a8UrosJhkghxcBMWnB1foiL4sHDtZxcnJdUhqyx88_mLmANXPxcNwtibJR5yyKYGOdZ0g/s1008/IMG_3481.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxkvoebPBaAqovSjUvprt4ElMNhMJ6NLRRE1wytUxzjCwjqoo8YAhMF_NATqaDgeDeDLppsIkKaYhl1ybYQBUHVgMT2VAICCaJxvcOHXTxZyVIT7-OIV3a8UrosJhkghxcBMWnB1foiL4sHDtZxcnJdUhqyx88_mLmANXPxcNwtibJR5yyKYGOdZ0g/w640-h480/IMG_3481.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Turns out I wont really need those four 55 gallon vinegar drums I bought at $25 a pop from . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj32at50ikXA0tMbS14Sy0_rKmhaAJZRDAjWrYNWddm_HwHZtU5S8qHedmFVh8w4Cf9jbFRDKQd53QbaJv3feun_Ojztvd4I0SGJDD-CexHrop3AXxF1NdzWt0iLPSIZFySs-69U2we7zZCl1xmWx4WMKejigdYl9goDud9QlacQtLLtd0Fcyg8Dbkw/s2115/IMG_3476b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Its all good though... I'll find a use for them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIl0oZ4jwO-77q57YsFBoFMBVm_mkJaNuGzu27RFYVtjxBzX8tQWrLdwJWQzsy_2OM5vcU0YADn3xqUv36VcyvI2Cznrx2fzRY8V3vXfJd0-QHThLJ_xMeMNwUNcHYpzE3Df-OKBDEozhZa5MruCTn-ClzFX6CyAC219psHIucEx7Mzv_Oux8zfsgiw/s1008/IMG_4177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIl0oZ4jwO-77q57YsFBoFMBVm_mkJaNuGzu27RFYVtjxBzX8tQWrLdwJWQzsy_2OM5vcU0YADn3xqUv36VcyvI2Cznrx2fzRY8V3vXfJd0-QHThLJ_xMeMNwUNcHYpzE3Df-OKBDEozhZa5MruCTn-ClzFX6CyAC219psHIucEx7Mzv_Oux8zfsgiw/w480-h640/IMG_4177.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>By last Sunday I figured there had to be less than fifteen gallons left in the tank so on Tuesday the time finally came to do the deed I have been dreading for so long and hit the kill switch on the furnace. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpjcpdTbGkAI1uX9qgcbgq0i4pwI6PVfPkMUqchlHEBIDPPTDZj5At1hIjqKE1a-wI1Bzmjztoz7Kd_XyfV0QIDLUcplX8xDC1wLokcoBFkQyhYz2to7EfvOCWCG6aid7vVU7iXWvkOO0xxbAXqOUDA6Jd7sasGfUGdg4GLbLreg_KdJlfceYQ7J4Eg/s1008/IMG_4226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpjcpdTbGkAI1uX9qgcbgq0i4pwI6PVfPkMUqchlHEBIDPPTDZj5At1hIjqKE1a-wI1Bzmjztoz7Kd_XyfV0QIDLUcplX8xDC1wLokcoBFkQyhYz2to7EfvOCWCG6aid7vVU7iXWvkOO0xxbAXqOUDA6Jd7sasGfUGdg4GLbLreg_KdJlfceYQ7J4Eg/w640-h480/IMG_4226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Ran for a couple days on two of these rigs that barely kept the house at about 65 deg F. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SXO6hZaqGJ5nzdLtHGVi8iA6p8kc5t3yROSPpAthC5vIAiYwLs0D41QsFU9KMqgK0EZHBHn9Xq0GDLPvAZq_HDOQtWOO5FvXn5g6uckKAIVmhDGDS8yLVXEDWiq8_6iyCPZYTpwyCzcOrJTQeRtpY7XfPhWYNipv8npAUTQ4rZBMN4dh3XWdcVjgeQ/s1008/IMG_4181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SXO6hZaqGJ5nzdLtHGVi8iA6p8kc5t3yROSPpAthC5vIAiYwLs0D41QsFU9KMqgK0EZHBHn9Xq0GDLPvAZq_HDOQtWOO5FvXn5g6uckKAIVmhDGDS8yLVXEDWiq8_6iyCPZYTpwyCzcOrJTQeRtpY7XfPhWYNipv8npAUTQ4rZBMN4dh3XWdcVjgeQ/w640-h480/IMG_4181.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Got my ducks in a row again and did the final install on the shut-off valve, FireOmatic and filter with the right pipe dope on the new tank.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRquPa59K5iVdNsBznwRUomAWn1P7ZDQjjMiHefX1fpwxl2DMAznek7kWv09rEYXZtEaZ6y338OCYueyV9HHIDhzPTLK8a5WSCrKKLWq5_pZ9jIc1eI1YovgTgza1ADNhprM6obmGsviwjoy04eMv38QBV7pB0R0zgcR1FzV1m74HAEZ7ystmFhTrH5g/s1008/IMG_4188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRquPa59K5iVdNsBznwRUomAWn1P7ZDQjjMiHefX1fpwxl2DMAznek7kWv09rEYXZtEaZ6y338OCYueyV9HHIDhzPTLK8a5WSCrKKLWq5_pZ9jIc1eI1YovgTgza1ADNhprM6obmGsviwjoy04eMv38QBV7pB0R0zgcR1FzV1m74HAEZ7ystmFhTrH5g/w480-h640/IMG_4188.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>And went to it with the saws-all to free the fill line, vent line, and the legs on the old tank that were cemented in the basement slab back in 1937 some time.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PKnZ7BJ-D5XgwT4rWpCLXGTquAzEoxEDQwcGha21epANRDAb0FUxpgzebzaIMGgjWyXXlemNttRVy_6ePuKfd6wClh6dr-hoLnIjoHvDDwM_n-MVF7IdYn0Jrj_ddMVFBuub83q1HpP6yuhY8EiU88fCdN2p9cZGndhTBVgCRJA2_SUZHk4x4c2Z4g/s1008/IMG_4193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PKnZ7BJ-D5XgwT4rWpCLXGTquAzEoxEDQwcGha21epANRDAb0FUxpgzebzaIMGgjWyXXlemNttRVy_6ePuKfd6wClh6dr-hoLnIjoHvDDwM_n-MVF7IdYn0Jrj_ddMVFBuub83q1HpP6yuhY8EiU88fCdN2p9cZGndhTBVgCRJA2_SUZHk4x4c2Z4g/w640-h480/IMG_4193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Once I separated the yellow supply line to the furnace there was no going back.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPb-Xk3uMgGq74RsKPybkx88FNkYWagIvB5Fm9fBxwB7zBbvB17_bbgB1fUZPHByewQtBQr1q81R9h58XqivwrfaHSj_i-gVaQjB6s5IhPIPA3r6mlJVtFCovoo0S98lM4ccG-qnlnCNf3OHCLrfcTjQflUX_FwoSHD2ZiPLvq2Pe5mHa_hWgs-YGsA/s1008/IMG_4195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPb-Xk3uMgGq74RsKPybkx88FNkYWagIvB5Fm9fBxwB7zBbvB17_bbgB1fUZPHByewQtBQr1q81R9h58XqivwrfaHSj_i-gVaQjB6s5IhPIPA3r6mlJVtFCovoo0S98lM4ccG-qnlnCNf3OHCLrfcTjQflUX_FwoSHD2ZiPLvq2Pe5mHa_hWgs-YGsA/w480-h640/IMG_4195.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Moved the old tank out of the way.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_VehaFK9f0Hm2-Fybrm_xBImUo2aGIf3S2dpDOe5-e_EsTCo2alSniXH6IP0UWcd59BvlYqGWcQ7yJymQUwaW6Z8Gmqk8dfQM8Aq6zNoRFoLuvq7SHDT_afS9zWfoLj8HzYApkujxt3o9UYB6gGfS47PZk6H1CommUnm9Q1tgEsT1smRs_twNtQpw/s1008/IMG_4197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_VehaFK9f0Hm2-Fybrm_xBImUo2aGIf3S2dpDOe5-e_EsTCo2alSniXH6IP0UWcd59BvlYqGWcQ7yJymQUwaW6Z8Gmqk8dfQM8Aq6zNoRFoLuvq7SHDT_afS9zWfoLj8HzYApkujxt3o9UYB6gGfS47PZk6H1CommUnm9Q1tgEsT1smRs_twNtQpw/w640-h480/IMG_4197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And vacuumed seventy five years of grime and cobwebs out of the corner.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSb5xpL6yXhSnODZ_r_s8pVrLu4r9B_dA1kpMNl-q9ZHYqJznEfpu5rxUkelHPnNhjnxDcXobGzWBk8K2J7XqalimQwmH1-6gx9Pc66S99_NVD_PsFEyZTzMr0dwqLUcrTMm2EhJ_ykIF9QBTxgeY89efd2TvWKj9vEV1Y2ZzyY3U8lQBPImRtZMiRw/s1008/IMG_4200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSb5xpL6yXhSnODZ_r_s8pVrLu4r9B_dA1kpMNl-q9ZHYqJznEfpu5rxUkelHPnNhjnxDcXobGzWBk8K2J7XqalimQwmH1-6gx9Pc66S99_NVD_PsFEyZTzMr0dwqLUcrTMm2EhJ_ykIF9QBTxgeY89efd2TvWKj9vEV1Y2ZzyY3U8lQBPImRtZMiRw/w640-h480/IMG_4200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And got ready to move the new tank in place. The red things are pieces of one of those thin HDPE cutting boards to help slide the tanks on the slab.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzadRoHIDdF3s3-P1ZiHntqoSO57AE3c4OtRLObD761RItEQIoQ_eOxR-yolmqHX4decm9G9Qo5FmXkVJZ44LNrM7mfNp6nSom1I96HLLfu61GygwwfSt2UVvRngBlRhBQS6klCYQEKkOjt1NoEOjEl4tvrZ4DcI29sZKnAzy9pLNSu6jM796727LRA/s1008/IMG_4203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzadRoHIDdF3s3-P1ZiHntqoSO57AE3c4OtRLObD761RItEQIoQ_eOxR-yolmqHX4decm9G9Qo5FmXkVJZ44LNrM7mfNp6nSom1I96HLLfu61GygwwfSt2UVvRngBlRhBQS6klCYQEKkOjt1NoEOjEl4tvrZ4DcI29sZKnAzy9pLNSu6jM796727LRA/w480-h640/IMG_4203.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Using my back to shift the tank over the uneven concrete slab in the corner.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgLlhxuq5b9xaRLjOVMmdgvjsrTTFIeigrTLEAXkJobz05JJW6WP6sWYY-W6ZY4c9c0vOwUwcmDbw-AtP2NVXEnZdnnMUdRfNEI0aO2HMJ59kddb0s_MxhJb_zSe3aP-sGX2c0aHaCrQjliNaYGUjsKlJTNEahq43Z8_Nv2U4GhXECxukoUG_mcOhyA/s1008/IMG_4204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgLlhxuq5b9xaRLjOVMmdgvjsrTTFIeigrTLEAXkJobz05JJW6WP6sWYY-W6ZY4c9c0vOwUwcmDbw-AtP2NVXEnZdnnMUdRfNEI0aO2HMJ59kddb0s_MxhJb_zSe3aP-sGX2c0aHaCrQjliNaYGUjsKlJTNEahq43Z8_Nv2U4GhXECxukoUG_mcOhyA/w640-h480/IMG_4204.JPG" width="640" /></a></p>There that's about right. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7WQChx9BzjUXGamJodFg0gTmpiUENaQROdUtoirD6NZf4gOtqK5VATmfpi66wjonUhSN-awYN3Sp7WxDZ9zFpITgdzJ4o80GAWGyaZfBTdNBD4xjko7QnpZvlojEpdqkk1k7d6WpLBUBRBsVaZE91DlHNyo_s37e656IFgAGIMZe06d3dZ8u4GN3FA/s1008/IMG_4206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7WQChx9BzjUXGamJodFg0gTmpiUENaQROdUtoirD6NZf4gOtqK5VATmfpi66wjonUhSN-awYN3Sp7WxDZ9zFpITgdzJ4o80GAWGyaZfBTdNBD4xjko7QnpZvlojEpdqkk1k7d6WpLBUBRBsVaZE91DlHNyo_s37e656IFgAGIMZe06d3dZ8u4GN3FA/w480-h640/IMG_4206.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>The hardest part was the one I had not really given any thought to. Removing the old rusted fill and vent lines from the sill and getting the new ones in place. I beat on that SOB stub with a maul for about five minutes and it would not budge. Had to bore holes around it with a drill to free it from the sill. The new fill line would be two inch thick as code now requires. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8Fhpf2BNQ1VL8S7Nz6rCkH0l5k_wHZg7aZbm0ZFNlyt-rCwvT20dXHeb4Ztp59WzW9-4RQFL4zsR4pNnkBIIdT8UN77gsTtm3Mes4yCtakX7fgVImm84xt4PE_fUSEbIeTxkODKPeFYOVXqR44Upm04UQ8eemGO_BqlsT77GTcBE413hLWBId3MS0w/s1008/IMG_4209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8Fhpf2BNQ1VL8S7Nz6rCkH0l5k_wHZg7aZbm0ZFNlyt-rCwvT20dXHeb4Ztp59WzW9-4RQFL4zsR4pNnkBIIdT8UN77gsTtm3Mes4yCtakX7fgVImm84xt4PE_fUSEbIeTxkODKPeFYOVXqR44Upm04UQ8eemGO_BqlsT77GTcBE413hLWBId3MS0w/w480-h640/IMG_4209.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>As I had to slip the new tank back out of place to work on the sill I also installed the new combo gauge and whistle vent device in the tank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-b6j-V2qV4tGJ2rm1X86WK2yp3kLUSxpuFqsIJEhIY_fUZYPFWukFyW-De4Rh9TCJCeQTt3JfekSp_VPOHXgJDAhaL45R5xmfsy0hhU2DTARZ9lbwHKWvXTPKGx2T2XVW2qaLvv6kn2suGR6DHTcBQ6WfyJiNFcxH3plgvU-spzzwcfL4-XKkM0feQ/s1008/IMG_4211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-b6j-V2qV4tGJ2rm1X86WK2yp3kLUSxpuFqsIJEhIY_fUZYPFWukFyW-De4Rh9TCJCeQTt3JfekSp_VPOHXgJDAhaL45R5xmfsy0hhU2DTARZ9lbwHKWvXTPKGx2T2XVW2qaLvv6kn2suGR6DHTcBQ6WfyJiNFcxH3plgvU-spzzwcfL4-XKkM0feQ/w640-h480/IMG_4211.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Got the new two inch fill line mocked up and the feed line from the tank to the furnace connected.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hlheFfQP3xGnYuw2GZAmztUdkZPeygwIyygvPpbVCHi392RKqf-5OAFmPb4GBAU1chJWSFd0fahF40dIZL3pplyyQSQ-VXJOT0xgQfYKq12NqBA429d8QsxLMV_pAedf69kUPIi9xNXmyT-ZdKGN639oJ0IAsBa7D-KebwCt6c2MrGmmGMWiGVyjTg/s1008/IMG_4210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hlheFfQP3xGnYuw2GZAmztUdkZPeygwIyygvPpbVCHi392RKqf-5OAFmPb4GBAU1chJWSFd0fahF40dIZL3pplyyQSQ-VXJOT0xgQfYKq12NqBA429d8QsxLMV_pAedf69kUPIi9xNXmyT-ZdKGN639oJ0IAsBa7D-KebwCt6c2MrGmmGMWiGVyjTg/w640-h480/IMG_4210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And started to drain what was the last fourteen gallons out of the old tank.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jzpOavjBtlgXxBBTjBl8dhx8u3ZHbnl2LoZ4Sraf2UAc4RwwsWTXG4pVscH2HnzYSvMMtDOUAMfAkMx3DWdjQqtYcDBkutXLS5bFR1iskpx0hexSRRignzg-fp1kjKH1sqH-8OoFDKzLhH9ETYul_cEjEaHO0QDFI5hsXi-M-7F-oYU53Qh7OcbE8w/s1008/IMG_4218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jzpOavjBtlgXxBBTjBl8dhx8u3ZHbnl2LoZ4Sraf2UAc4RwwsWTXG4pVscH2HnzYSvMMtDOUAMfAkMx3DWdjQqtYcDBkutXLS5bFR1iskpx0hexSRRignzg-fp1kjKH1sqH-8OoFDKzLhH9ETYul_cEjEaHO0QDFI5hsXi-M-7F-oYU53Qh7OcbE8w/w640-h480/IMG_4218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Using the watering can to transfer the fuel oil turned out to be much more convenient than the five gallon pail. Poured about seven gallons of filtered fuel oil in the new tank. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl1_s_QtnhTR37EINghVv1UmGL4dhoUQz0AvmTDZDrjsyHgSvyONvDc-0uXHp-0HIAgdg2XEBNBPJLUcItUmzPclVJ69T2aAqFgztiFKmsEEMGS2GQuCjUlUBu57WNozI5uViztQYN-C32_TiKqvJSZewWmtoTPHYQAQV3OTgvqkS2elI1hvSdC-4Kg/s1008/IMG_4219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl1_s_QtnhTR37EINghVv1UmGL4dhoUQz0AvmTDZDrjsyHgSvyONvDc-0uXHp-0HIAgdg2XEBNBPJLUcItUmzPclVJ69T2aAqFgztiFKmsEEMGS2GQuCjUlUBu57WNozI5uViztQYN-C32_TiKqvJSZewWmtoTPHYQAQV3OTgvqkS2elI1hvSdC-4Kg/w480-h640/IMG_4219.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Did the permanent install on the vent and fill pipes. Opened the new shut off and FireOmatic valves and purged the air out of the filter. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88hlBw7ImwdQ5mFei9pOpp6A4cXdkrEtuxXX9-GUbhRff8cCERP7W1nw7cTVsik4viirVOKikZ59fM6pHnNr7sBqiRB0DZoiGSR5aJmUdHSGCoNcawyVrY-EsUB8glWCFBpvOE1qYXU-EBI8kgQaiNBd72NdxHRzZA-9XMoDfZ1k_DR70ZOAxglmezg/s1008/IMG_4177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88hlBw7ImwdQ5mFei9pOpp6A4cXdkrEtuxXX9-GUbhRff8cCERP7W1nw7cTVsik4viirVOKikZ59fM6pHnNr7sBqiRB0DZoiGSR5aJmUdHSGCoNcawyVrY-EsUB8glWCFBpvOE1qYXU-EBI8kgQaiNBd72NdxHRzZA-9XMoDfZ1k_DR70ZOAxglmezg/w480-h640/IMG_4177.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Went over to the furnace and hit the switch with the red face place and she fired right up . . </p><p>SUCCESS! </p><p>God does occasionally smile on fools and blind dogs . I got lucky and did not have to bleed it on the furnace end to get it to fire up , a detail I was unnecessarily worried about.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fV3pDz901rkdvrk95Vp5oxfZ6ICgcfA3SPjaw-wvNRckyhaeAwmyGzU_HOpqNgCew6twDl0uHrzn8IMDSMObuRJ0KhB1BsBCQNdoWnDBX0Q-ZPHTq1u-HvS_UHeC7_GuzJ34Is8e0KnJEDFTOHFS1yryhlb-p1Usz-2OxLbXXfmLGo0og2AEdkGkqQ/s1008/IMG_4222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fV3pDz901rkdvrk95Vp5oxfZ6ICgcfA3SPjaw-wvNRckyhaeAwmyGzU_HOpqNgCew6twDl0uHrzn8IMDSMObuRJ0KhB1BsBCQNdoWnDBX0Q-ZPHTq1u-HvS_UHeC7_GuzJ34Is8e0KnJEDFTOHFS1yryhlb-p1Usz-2OxLbXXfmLGo0og2AEdkGkqQ/w640-h480/IMG_4222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Installed the vent line and cleaned things up a bit. Did wind up running back to Homedepot a couple more times that evening to get all the parts I needed to finish up the fill and vent lines outside.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL26P0OL-Xf1G06fhwrlsOPrRYa9uBy74W5HhJLOAU05Oojvb_wvMLK9mvB56xUiAlpCzWi76VcN1CqxbAN52QCwYzWeuLl7P8g0y0OeUAPg1TBXUZ5yiw90YMHWiOAAaD8ChEjSXmKwJ5S6RA0iXPMRYaL1U9RbG7zLsGkLiBbcxi_-BIdOpEq1xp3w/s1008/IMG_4223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL26P0OL-Xf1G06fhwrlsOPrRYa9uBy74W5HhJLOAU05Oojvb_wvMLK9mvB56xUiAlpCzWi76VcN1CqxbAN52QCwYzWeuLl7P8g0y0OeUAPg1TBXUZ5yiw90YMHWiOAAaD8ChEjSXmKwJ5S6RA0iXPMRYaL1U9RbG7zLsGkLiBbcxi_-BIdOpEq1xp3w/w640-h480/IMG_4223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>It was a two beer night and a well enjoyed hot shower.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvYH15npB2IFHw3V1hjx6VzZsosoL0aXwjAhkZVfl52gLdqVryTmcf7Vp4fsahjV6B3z_TTRm1WE2eXR6Gb8pilBHsH9FXsTI10UassPWahqOP1hPvAkLLUz8i_0OkMGr0XjWJ5pUpWsQgJ2_mbrg7ITp_OS9NZJF3H5gzc94IRWd7GBvJITtd3ipAg/s1008/IMG_4225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvYH15npB2IFHw3V1hjx6VzZsosoL0aXwjAhkZVfl52gLdqVryTmcf7Vp4fsahjV6B3z_TTRm1WE2eXR6Gb8pilBHsH9FXsTI10UassPWahqOP1hPvAkLLUz8i_0OkMGr0XjWJ5pUpWsQgJ2_mbrg7ITp_OS9NZJF3H5gzc94IRWd7GBvJITtd3ipAg/w640-h480/IMG_4225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Never was I so relieved to see the oil truck deliver six hundred fifty fifty dollars worth of oil as I was on Wednesday morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYPnkY0MXqRCovFwUcSpUf-YqFvf4ioZxMuyo8Ldl02xtPNxsKhCqc0n1Rfeivi4ddpeDxzjoSWObLdnsVUM39cR6XwKzaNpaMBnMM6EOe3r89lsIpOassikpmexni3vWmv43ub1Zx1SMnoJ7dDnMDXcYLq4ZvPad3d9sFlLy4R20eE15qtyNQYZyCQ/s1008/IMG_4232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYPnkY0MXqRCovFwUcSpUf-YqFvf4ioZxMuyo8Ldl02xtPNxsKhCqc0n1Rfeivi4ddpeDxzjoSWObLdnsVUM39cR6XwKzaNpaMBnMM6EOe3r89lsIpOassikpmexni3vWmv43ub1Zx1SMnoJ7dDnMDXcYLq4ZvPad3d9sFlLy4R20eE15qtyNQYZyCQ/w640-h480/IMG_4232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>On Thursday I reinstalled the modified skirt board trim to fit the slightly altered location of the fill and vent pipes. My elation tempered by the disquieting news that mom had been rushed to the hospital with A-Fib symptoms on Tuesday.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7N7uPR44EMokqbNVfyA14Jekd_3fo7a9TqxgXkhWfhakXCsODz3lhhoBhpte8k1d8d7H_mh4HECRzkedXnWeMzRkAvjresN3_Hxg3hPWRXd9q0YWEExCHtX19mASm69bohX45oEmRQKHpxf_U_iryOI7t-FfyujoU7JrDm0CHcWgQJPzolVi80XQMw/s1008/IMG_4228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7N7uPR44EMokqbNVfyA14Jekd_3fo7a9TqxgXkhWfhakXCsODz3lhhoBhpte8k1d8d7H_mh4HECRzkedXnWeMzRkAvjresN3_Hxg3hPWRXd9q0YWEExCHtX19mASm69bohX45oEmRQKHpxf_U_iryOI7t-FfyujoU7JrDm0CHcWgQJPzolVi80XQMw/w640-h480/IMG_4228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I drained the last five gallons of oil out of the old tank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALWNPw9WdJDpELEr7Qx23q7Qwy8v5XAG2daW2xFGKugyvxSOaLBA0rw2vWLhBNBubSNVqVY1W5F85etyBCmxD-EADr-v3JMK6te3tu3jdgfmXqyoFpgONL8-7KikTWiRBJJP6hHPi81wRRhlTrY1Giow7zvbLCNPcs9mzse0SwAn4gJjoUmcjHSG5og/s1008/IMG_4230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALWNPw9WdJDpELEr7Qx23q7Qwy8v5XAG2daW2xFGKugyvxSOaLBA0rw2vWLhBNBubSNVqVY1W5F85etyBCmxD-EADr-v3JMK6te3tu3jdgfmXqyoFpgONL8-7KikTWiRBJJP6hHPi81wRRhlTrY1Giow7zvbLCNPcs9mzse0SwAn4gJjoUmcjHSG5og/w640-h480/IMG_4230.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Screened the debris and sludge out though a shop towel and poured it in the new tank. Yea call me a cheap bastard but at today's prices that was $25 worth of oil right there. About three or four days worth of heat for us.</p><p>Haven't added up all the bills yet but I'm pretty sure we came in around $1500 which means I saved about $2500 by doing the job myself, though I am sure I added a few more gray hairs in the process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hoREdlgpjv6djGiQ2EFNrF3kelGPmo3H8wxGuwf5FHgUWLQmBuphYd-M4AShZC7kka6X15auQWKZ8twru9Zr0DcOMOVHmp2-t2_1ofeMzKGYryktrPami1o-8SPPuapj0nUbZWK6pU8utEvH9DQdZ68BlOcHwyJc4ormBS029Uqu1kRYTLTMxLNEmw/s360/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="360" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hoREdlgpjv6djGiQ2EFNrF3kelGPmo3H8wxGuwf5FHgUWLQmBuphYd-M4AShZC7kka6X15auQWKZ8twru9Zr0DcOMOVHmp2-t2_1ofeMzKGYryktrPami1o-8SPPuapj0nUbZWK6pU8utEvH9DQdZ68BlOcHwyJc4ormBS029Uqu1kRYTLTMxLNEmw/w400-h326/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-80601529825717524192022-10-08T11:26:00.012-04:002022-10-08T13:48:40.172-04:00Why is it . . .<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"> . . . that everything I do inevitably involves digging ditches and pain ?</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuOSdcIJVZA6_Ub3TzOYYa215Jct63Mrgo3RpJdKukC3D0yu63TY0u_699txjSLyXEPoO0Lols_AqTLlI_mYDxn3vJux9EEttezV1qbASnmXVhrWuEU2mDDjvvxwzhyinsPPny9AOb5TJHaC_xoEnwTcy07nDs45r0OiRhmulyiH0PnB2-yOFsHASsw/s1008/IMG_1640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuOSdcIJVZA6_Ub3TzOYYa215Jct63Mrgo3RpJdKukC3D0yu63TY0u_699txjSLyXEPoO0Lols_AqTLlI_mYDxn3vJux9EEttezV1qbASnmXVhrWuEU2mDDjvvxwzhyinsPPny9AOb5TJHaC_xoEnwTcy07nDs45r0OiRhmulyiH0PnB2-yOFsHASsw/w480-h640/IMG_1640.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Checking items off my <i>to-get-done-before-winter</i> list. . . <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9QAi0NQkL4DE5bKGppC4-SkNgOILuQP_uxQBbRvFdn1ajETdAo5Uiogv28lO-qW0KoHEHpxlZcmhWh8aJbjxWkE8RcQD0-mw8c5HexGbqWhakh9hllydCoiYP_djWg6aTFqedjJSR0BAKaprTrkSc28pmBB4HN6aZar4ddmwGp8pzAwU_aaXH5K-9Q/s1008/IMG_3760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9QAi0NQkL4DE5bKGppC4-SkNgOILuQP_uxQBbRvFdn1ajETdAo5Uiogv28lO-qW0KoHEHpxlZcmhWh8aJbjxWkE8RcQD0-mw8c5HexGbqWhakh9hllydCoiYP_djWg6aTFqedjJSR0BAKaprTrkSc28pmBB4HN6aZar4ddmwGp8pzAwU_aaXH5K-9Q/w640-h480/IMG_3760.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I sealed all the seams where the wall meets the slab in the Volvo shed with polyurethane caulking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CkVLv_fiVwHXJ4gWF6cRGZwMHfzFTmCFe8-VsjCE4nBt3pSTc73XzStwAoHqpRpjQtqxipA07O-M8uL9EcVYHEJQUK--7lMTxa7lLxPEvLVVU5l0MSMNRbQH8l0jWJLqoHeKnSFjg_BUIlzr8COgml7oA8RD2mg_JSQ9XYBuUt7bKUFudcOAGSDtgw/s1008/IMG_3761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CkVLv_fiVwHXJ4gWF6cRGZwMHfzFTmCFe8-VsjCE4nBt3pSTc73XzStwAoHqpRpjQtqxipA07O-M8uL9EcVYHEJQUK--7lMTxa7lLxPEvLVVU5l0MSMNRbQH8l0jWJLqoHeKnSFjg_BUIlzr8COgml7oA8RD2mg_JSQ9XYBuUt7bKUFudcOAGSDtgw/w640-h480/IMG_3761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then screwed down 2 X 4s over latex painters caulk as forms .<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOiYC9GNVSvd76kiyOV328Xduohrda97TP48ymfk75Y9GXrZHyWenb-1XdL3i5FQ2UzJ9xWF4YE8Jgy8tpsv1O5OEtlcFi_xJUN9xhYmcZ8Irt7T9cwoQvqjBsceIJW6-ZC9ZwtSB6aUzv7aP0QcQD6qtej8IZKb_Bj6AvqnSnNHIFe3uHyyctPrudA/s1008/IMG_3761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOiYC9GNVSvd76kiyOV328Xduohrda97TP48ymfk75Y9GXrZHyWenb-1XdL3i5FQ2UzJ9xWF4YE8Jgy8tpsv1O5OEtlcFi_xJUN9xhYmcZ8Irt7T9cwoQvqjBsceIJW6-ZC9ZwtSB6aUzv7aP0QcQD6qtej8IZKb_Bj6AvqnSnNHIFe3uHyyctPrudA/w480-h640/IMG_3761.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Mixed six bags of Concrete</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwVht6yaXGRhWUzdf8-u_fsxPKNmRxoS6s1FD3sbU_mIJAtPt3OufyjPJ0jM4a6NAYMDCgF9nxFXOZaQeB9jXx1hdOpddymwVZ7jlWNQvvXTRyGFuw2KJpK58cDjf288Z3LqnXDslHZWNSOjUooe9KJ19ZtF9wW0BZUr2JsZ72NkN_dYqh47yfPyqsg/w640-h480/IMG_3766.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">like so<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNX_9xvS75W7i2maHh8OaGGvozDNHo0veki5M5Jy8vDGTgayxe6EavV3c4pQSMFLBIhZ8iMWfuKz_XFLUZ5FunQt-5O6KrKGj4hIPRo8XvfCOAZyJF4tboPq6j7qh50U_YRcMOMhfPX3sTJV9jdtcEmwoiEegBZpK5Zk3XfWdZDbk2_VxE4yDN-Whrw/s1008/IMG_3767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNX_9xvS75W7i2maHh8OaGGvozDNHo0veki5M5Jy8vDGTgayxe6EavV3c4pQSMFLBIhZ8iMWfuKz_XFLUZ5FunQt-5O6KrKGj4hIPRo8XvfCOAZyJF4tboPq6j7qh50U_YRcMOMhfPX3sTJV9jdtcEmwoiEegBZpK5Zk3XfWdZDbk2_VxE4yDN-Whrw/w640-h480/IMG_3767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Next day I pulled the 2 X 4 forms off and got this . . . yea not perfect but it will have to do . </p><p style="text-align: center;">I will attend to those gaps with some Waterplug later.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeP6hxzcQ2BN4NJq3DD83mqFzY72IgHnh18JDhI3P_Fp0YaIrHsj1Z-4VpTShyGeBg8R3zl1zyWGE2irkJNynJG9idpoN48zVTz25tcTtjZ5KCEXYsLGiHSpWdHhdKZ0FX344P4I0I5jOu1MlOgATt8ZHt_M_3r2k_xVJRUHRnXecAU6f3NTqTMg7dg/s1008/IMG_3768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeP6hxzcQ2BN4NJq3DD83mqFzY72IgHnh18JDhI3P_Fp0YaIrHsj1Z-4VpTShyGeBg8R3zl1zyWGE2irkJNynJG9idpoN48zVTz25tcTtjZ5KCEXYsLGiHSpWdHhdKZ0FX344P4I0I5jOu1MlOgATt8ZHt_M_3r2k_xVJRUHRnXecAU6f3NTqTMg7dg/w640-h480/IMG_3768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A coffer dam , that when I put the Volvo away in December I will complete , by adding a 2 X 4 bedded in caulking across the entrance . </p><p style="text-align: center;">And why , you ask , all this fuss ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhQ6_usalPfYuey_CI0RiJzMiShUMyP-3Vr9N-YoBIFzaqPtVDr138_tV9fnhA7wroGZBiU3nKLjKkcRk9ALtszSw1c6KBDYdiC6VsRjjVDaZUqmK0hhPnN2OLicyGILlLmccKVQC2atfohR5Q2Ea1OFrMs9EoqEZu3oR-RcfvBu0-semOw5is-bRyA/s1056/P1150680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhQ6_usalPfYuey_CI0RiJzMiShUMyP-3Vr9N-YoBIFzaqPtVDr138_tV9fnhA7wroGZBiU3nKLjKkcRk9ALtszSw1c6KBDYdiC6VsRjjVDaZUqmK0hhPnN2OLicyGILlLmccKVQC2atfohR5Q2Ea1OFrMs9EoqEZu3oR-RcfvBu0-semOw5is-bRyA/w640-h426/P1150680.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">. . . cause the grade outside is higher than the garage slab and this is what winter does .<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGg1n8hmDfnGGauqiXTYo5KqE-IAdvAa5lQIssIBGhcA-2Q7Xec62dQ947ONOHZ2GxNOeWz_gbn9aT98n4x0LNnffgKXQueNm9xMejbrEvQU6LJkGml-O2NJFyrFSZAEi4VoiYl150ItOV_ELINKDG6_r45vxAsTS2zSL3SS8ZRRFCJjwXdtjrmLpGA/s1056/P1150681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGg1n8hmDfnGGauqiXTYo5KqE-IAdvAa5lQIssIBGhcA-2Q7Xec62dQ947ONOHZ2GxNOeWz_gbn9aT98n4x0LNnffgKXQueNm9xMejbrEvQU6LJkGml-O2NJFyrFSZAEi4VoiYl150ItOV_ELINKDG6_r45vxAsTS2zSL3SS8ZRRFCJjwXdtjrmLpGA/w640-h426/P1150681.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">. . . which creates more toil and pain . . . cause if I don't</div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E5_QtJJ8s74Ber__PY6g79x2w4hVEAB5Yt9dbA-SX8ozA9efshyFs8Mm4VAXCKRGjCA3Oa-HasqbUBIAaILWVTGhCzlCVvGaFX4V3RubzLkrJf8qSFV9ZWeEB6XaqpNyBSQ_X4Whg-su9mKzq12XC-oTD_bSSpEO6FV0tOZ-YbEyNzVKypIIZ2vMZg/s1056/P1160183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E5_QtJJ8s74Ber__PY6g79x2w4hVEAB5Yt9dbA-SX8ozA9efshyFs8Mm4VAXCKRGjCA3Oa-HasqbUBIAaILWVTGhCzlCVvGaFX4V3RubzLkrJf8qSFV9ZWeEB6XaqpNyBSQ_X4Whg-su9mKzq12XC-oTD_bSSpEO6FV0tOZ-YbEyNzVKypIIZ2vMZg/w640-h426/P1160183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">. . . when it rains this happens . . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjej6eihwr2MzCjuybldc1CoSTcDytLZwjqAy0cgfzjP9Rhfmt_Uxdfvk3IZmbdca3ak0A3a-pSe47-Kvrq8U80af2tILySHlwfuKQAX5r9b4SKjM0yZfRd6HmqIVGPPkiCuNMz81qgUYZFoeT_q3LY_TmUqcaJ3WJbrgsxIP6zbz_tQOXEIzH1GfOswQ/w640-h426/P1160180.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And then this also happens along the south side for the garage .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPx1eQIwZjRmVl9E43BAm8L7ITsOMGlkBFAAM1Q-Y-Q7OM-p0rhEjj-GyEa7yHDaDA3WU259Xs1HlInzo6pkAWb-zilzofVLVAN2yJeYfKhUnOKs87T49xKnfQppban7416wS77ALkMvI7rkk0KI2-ub1G7UrizqvflNcRjNOtC8yAH3YLXhf9G7_hw/s1008/IMG_3752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPx1eQIwZjRmVl9E43BAm8L7ITsOMGlkBFAAM1Q-Y-Q7OM-p0rhEjj-GyEa7yHDaDA3WU259Xs1HlInzo6pkAWb-zilzofVLVAN2yJeYfKhUnOKs87T49xKnfQppban7416wS77ALkMvI7rkk0KI2-ub1G7UrizqvflNcRjNOtC8yAH3YLXhf9G7_hw/w640-h480/IMG_3752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So . . . after much cogitating I pulled the vinyl siding off the wall and dug a ditch .</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9dBUnpzq4Cri2lhdIl9KBxXmjkPj0y4zc1FO75Wc9TVUkh7N_jI4EWnMbRxCnnwLuCfutHCXRJJOj_VUCMCgT0NoEx5X9zOM3wJgihoBEdAJGibZWR-W2U5g_cILWoMU-A8ZxW1C93mqQe02v2Fhsg3hqbiH9CsQw4NfPAY5KhCYcNUPI5GMDEOkxg/s1008/IMG_3750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9dBUnpzq4Cri2lhdIl9KBxXmjkPj0y4zc1FO75Wc9TVUkh7N_jI4EWnMbRxCnnwLuCfutHCXRJJOj_VUCMCgT0NoEx5X9zOM3wJgihoBEdAJGibZWR-W2U5g_cILWoMU-A8ZxW1C93mqQe02v2Fhsg3hqbiH9CsQw4NfPAY5KhCYcNUPI5GMDEOkxg/w640-h480/IMG_3750.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Annie took pity on my sorry ass and dug a good bit too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLKTd0v5os1vPHquWOM2qAWsex2Tz4CBs32w0Jmv-OeQuii3DyY-kI-D0aJd2Fw_KxCvak3Q-6Oqcok98cPWm6Th7hKbUiYwlZbo8FpzcPAWAEMYSE2O3zQ3I914qVPuubGGjOFekcUw1VI5cMTMpUL6HA_eQS3SovvJLC1gNhBYomnLVAz5haH3IA/s1008/IMG_3782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcLKTd0v5os1vPHquWOM2qAWsex2Tz4CBs32w0Jmv-OeQuii3DyY-kI-D0aJd2Fw_KxCvak3Q-6Oqcok98cPWm6Th7hKbUiYwlZbo8FpzcPAWAEMYSE2O3zQ3I914qVPuubGGjOFekcUw1VI5cMTMpUL6HA_eQS3SovvJLC1gNhBYomnLVAz5haH3IA/w480-h640/IMG_3782.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I pried that ten inch thick , five hundred pound concrete pad about eight inches away from the garage door . And then I found the 220 volt supply line from the house to the garage buried in the ground without a conduit . Yea I have found all sorts of real sketchy work on this house .<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISwycaj3YqzRE_Yh9duO45YU3Oytw-eXRfTfSAvWjo3Dp6y1FzJ9NV9-zvYKiJRMtul9OI1rP93iR0iwWgv3Nn7yBrGHR2bg9eBKPtDQau0Nwet1rgnfINkBISHoGWVydS9XkQv2GxMyZ9mZkBSH9RteGPunQB9uO0wZZl5Me55JWm-qalA1xCQeoJg/s1008/IMG_3783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISwycaj3YqzRE_Yh9duO45YU3Oytw-eXRfTfSAvWjo3Dp6y1FzJ9NV9-zvYKiJRMtul9OI1rP93iR0iwWgv3Nn7yBrGHR2bg9eBKPtDQau0Nwet1rgnfINkBISHoGWVydS9XkQv2GxMyZ9mZkBSH9RteGPunQB9uO0wZZl5Me55JWm-qalA1xCQeoJg/w640-h480/IMG_3783.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">So , flipped the breaker in the main panel , I dug the wire out and disconnected it , bought some one inch PVC conduit . . . .<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBV_yCkxjjO9oCulGMSnzEr7N_pIhrxNTdxOWSuLbHf0_g-PWNDxrRAa_M9JmvQkpPEi6qs3YexPGMnTL_TqmzeskUi8y25txqMFot2dNpIqpmVg2Y97tmxQRCO2A-x_DiUuwl8q_GACZt8MXrNXRFgXDE3RNyLZs9l4CcnQ8Jmui5786IqXGbzUj_A/w640-h480/IMG_3785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">After saturating the bottom of the plywood sheathing on the wall several times over with a mix every bit of old polyurethane I had , I coated the joint where the plywood meets the slab with roofing tar .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjronTyHSUxHsnKGbXiHcyMPHoAxcILCQrtOgkSyAOcmXov-5P-it6SgBDQL_yqe2aQuaTGvtiQsCbP6IiaLThP36lpXVQSMw2etZPTtV4uq6P_Rl-sdAmy212TuCqaayso9wa25PC4Yc5vyoXhrVxsROWfCGeLds57-QBqrSS3kI4J59VOLqz80xqHXQ/s1008/IMG_3787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjronTyHSUxHsnKGbXiHcyMPHoAxcILCQrtOgkSyAOcmXov-5P-it6SgBDQL_yqe2aQuaTGvtiQsCbP6IiaLThP36lpXVQSMw2etZPTtV4uq6P_Rl-sdAmy212TuCqaayso9wa25PC4Yc5vyoXhrVxsROWfCGeLds57-QBqrSS3kI4J59VOLqz80xqHXQ/w640-h480/IMG_3787.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">After that dried for a couple days , I covered the joint with Bituthane . . . .</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zZd41IMcm_g6G_AvbQm4fHRnmkkdiu-ugG0YIhv3eFl1_KGXuZ1bcqjljR9d_GQHZzXjNFT9JS3OvPJxVv5sUCBD27wCFNNUdts5woP9bMGhfa-O-HuGBoYI3cE1BqrtQdfMvDi7ajq2ApoIWHDouX53tB4CVYDbjxmJLmTRGYxItkkViAXqQ-Aqcg/s1008/IMG_3792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zZd41IMcm_g6G_AvbQm4fHRnmkkdiu-ugG0YIhv3eFl1_KGXuZ1bcqjljR9d_GQHZzXjNFT9JS3OvPJxVv5sUCBD27wCFNNUdts5woP9bMGhfa-O-HuGBoYI3cE1BqrtQdfMvDi7ajq2ApoIWHDouX53tB4CVYDbjxmJLmTRGYxItkkViAXqQ-Aqcg/w480-h640/IMG_3792.JPG" width="480" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">and built a form six inches out from the wall <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I don't have a clue what I'm doing . . . just making it up as I go along .<br /></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYIdhzD0SfBIXUOBrL9mkkOZSsVtCqaFT5ls3fUyXE8UjkkpnJpAwFbTUhXlNbs4fAtDPWfJw4I8OQ7pZVmETELB_uE6tueBOBg6eO9CNHI0uovvw9lAf9FlPA0YWGICe7ZO8GUh22jmKCq0yPSQHnXjMUCh2qEWu9fRF1K_84GrCEe-xJOhFtGEV0w/s1008/IMG_3798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYIdhzD0SfBIXUOBrL9mkkOZSsVtCqaFT5ls3fUyXE8UjkkpnJpAwFbTUhXlNbs4fAtDPWfJw4I8OQ7pZVmETELB_uE6tueBOBg6eO9CNHI0uovvw9lAf9FlPA0YWGICe7ZO8GUh22jmKCq0yPSQHnXjMUCh2qEWu9fRF1K_84GrCEe-xJOhFtGEV0w/w480-h640/IMG_3798.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Chucked a bunch of rocks in there to bulk things up and save on concrete .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCOELe-S488bjmcMQWe_ewsvqc2fo9P-P_jZK6nmoDmoLFD6IVW3YZ7bAN97kXgf40m4dF5WNuJnqLxS4hn60b_vaeiWrTbjDFM5seSYPx29_WvghZ8vQ_pUXL3Qm0Y_bgr7kYsRrbYcXnhFoZPCw1KxodIqOZ1t0limj4Q67SCT1D7ddaS6Z6uoNaw/s1008/IMG_3833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCOELe-S488bjmcMQWe_ewsvqc2fo9P-P_jZK6nmoDmoLFD6IVW3YZ7bAN97kXgf40m4dF5WNuJnqLxS4hn60b_vaeiWrTbjDFM5seSYPx29_WvghZ8vQ_pUXL3Qm0Y_bgr7kYsRrbYcXnhFoZPCw1KxodIqOZ1t0limj4Q67SCT1D7ddaS6Z6uoNaw/w640-h480/IMG_3833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">. . . . aaaaaaand mixed six more bags of concrete . . .</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbpi1DfCA6qnjoheWcKLWXTbTqhqKAqsKpg7DSm4Lo7yE4QflxwWUuenYCIxpR0ksVZO4dqNkQBw7YzY6bPCDXV-Hu1yxe4tkDRRrHOmCF5PVB-DAjRuit7NMXPAQWlyKKpTM0kocjAm5f0gUIFqR3zi5ioEuy7DWoUASlcuWRSaBELkQLh81l9ZvAw/s1008/IMG_3799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbpi1DfCA6qnjoheWcKLWXTbTqhqKAqsKpg7DSm4Lo7yE4QflxwWUuenYCIxpR0ksVZO4dqNkQBw7YzY6bPCDXV-Hu1yxe4tkDRRrHOmCF5PVB-DAjRuit7NMXPAQWlyKKpTM0kocjAm5f0gUIFqR3zi5ioEuy7DWoUASlcuWRSaBELkQLh81l9ZvAw/w640-h480/IMG_3799.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">and poured . . . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiBZGe7rQaQhKshExuUYaA2w6MmA_xNRVPB3Nncyb9vKsbVqHxJnSYWXV7s0BjFUNHspfIpxDnNGqa_jTfqRQkLsnSpQugae4rMZds9gy6wZi3Vscq34En_9zw2cBTwUsgdNr4rpJWVKZpKb7aieacEMCkaVQlnk3Ufst9LfMxKNuKxRMPDz0gpCQmQ/s1008/IMG_3806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiBZGe7rQaQhKshExuUYaA2w6MmA_xNRVPB3Nncyb9vKsbVqHxJnSYWXV7s0BjFUNHspfIpxDnNGqa_jTfqRQkLsnSpQugae4rMZds9gy6wZi3Vscq34En_9zw2cBTwUsgdNr4rpJWVKZpKb7aieacEMCkaVQlnk3Ufst9LfMxKNuKxRMPDz0gpCQmQ/w480-h640/IMG_3806.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Next day when I pulled off the forms it looked like this .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnCIvUHeA32PeKGH5cdXbhN4nF3qs2x67GRWquZSRFBQapPOvFoagN1fyidwk6U4pjuesfNj5EGyvSUO2vylU-2wrrm3QSOfviiMWxUrydQUW_6U-f1e_bQasVBAVJbaPx_HIjtnaLNQdanfKrmdSwYZkxpjTmrBxD9KMFtYBlmTL1lxrROg1fbrFVQ/w480-h640/IMG_3830.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Should be only three bags right ?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW9_kMOz10nnywQHCUp4eAidFateuV814hGEr7-9p92st1TCPFCI37fySwY5aL2KMkkKYPj9nlZeMXiKAaQM71u1RyWYrUAA2Euznsnd8NhIW8W5tjtyAtvMM4k88LlEsIdx-EFvPxI0vcrEeGfDu0N-g-rxPZdVhivaaqL4gvjroiI6W5CSiehyrqQ/s1008/IMG_3832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW9_kMOz10nnywQHCUp4eAidFateuV814hGEr7-9p92st1TCPFCI37fySwY5aL2KMkkKYPj9nlZeMXiKAaQM71u1RyWYrUAA2Euznsnd8NhIW8W5tjtyAtvMM4k88LlEsIdx-EFvPxI0vcrEeGfDu0N-g-rxPZdVhivaaqL4gvjroiI6W5CSiehyrqQ/w480-h640/IMG_3832.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">yea sure . . I need a new wheel barrow too . . five bags later . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-gpyMuid86RougfIgyTd2OokBL6I6qf0Yb07dml2Utwe19WWYv_r5Q9fTjVbDWsPXAUiog8j0LuBoX09-MFQwfJ0JtG-JHx4DLTdgr-Fkl9HZ64k0BZBBM432q0t_1WjfAzW9BOJJw67ULW3nlh8l-0702kcZG6SzywZevGsO80LZWeS_-6q2FcQFg/s1008/IMG_3836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-gpyMuid86RougfIgyTd2OokBL6I6qf0Yb07dml2Utwe19WWYv_r5Q9fTjVbDWsPXAUiog8j0LuBoX09-MFQwfJ0JtG-JHx4DLTdgr-Fkl9HZ64k0BZBBM432q0t_1WjfAzW9BOJJw67ULW3nlh8l-0702kcZG6SzywZevGsO80LZWeS_-6q2FcQFg/w480-h640/IMG_3836.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">. . . I'm back on my knees hurting myself again . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGWw4M40akVdzYMZMG4MmjbfOUgHlJPdrC8kxkQNOvyMmf4YovjFGVl58PA0plFEJOGNKFBa_r9e0KhqK_aMaivToUthO7XzeBLNAFTv0Cy8qJlgOxHN3ZNcBNTklY18qgiHP8FSbPB0aUDuvfxdbwstLzSwgyov55ooRtDRWlaaylEPMtORhL8yFEw/s1008/IMG_3837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGWw4M40akVdzYMZMG4MmjbfOUgHlJPdrC8kxkQNOvyMmf4YovjFGVl58PA0plFEJOGNKFBa_r9e0KhqK_aMaivToUthO7XzeBLNAFTv0Cy8qJlgOxHN3ZNcBNTklY18qgiHP8FSbPB0aUDuvfxdbwstLzSwgyov55ooRtDRWlaaylEPMtORhL8yFEw/w480-h640/IMG_3837.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">. . . doing penance for my sins .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDkCzvkMxWqkFjaBft57DSyj6yQfQ3EUwEx4OL3KjMxZFxgQhz060FsAGPztL02wQjKaXT6SH8Aj1FH2F5O0nLqRR0sMz_ofdVJN-c1NPeUgCDCstyHED_dGJ7pvmBy0IUjD3ICVbtaMfYxJc0RgfO4EZBTl7i10bBWrI_MRoc2uFhj5qy0Q0HMrLBw/s1008/IMG_3845.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDkCzvkMxWqkFjaBft57DSyj6yQfQ3EUwEx4OL3KjMxZFxgQhz060FsAGPztL02wQjKaXT6SH8Aj1FH2F5O0nLqRR0sMz_ofdVJN-c1NPeUgCDCstyHED_dGJ7pvmBy0IUjD3ICVbtaMfYxJc0RgfO4EZBTl7i10bBWrI_MRoc2uFhj5qy0Q0HMrLBw/w480-h640/IMG_3845.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Twenty bags later, eighty lbs each , got me this far .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCqZtCz9O4EFsFDBAqgr9GtQ3zTYX_5drsBJBD3CWS25s9PT5QkoIFmxLBD-936Uqnp6suAdFoSZE9zjF5dM_8xSZelajKm691l_vqQLHHx2iGkvud1xD5H9HhLOIJ64jNB9u6te4CfLZpYQ6NCbO91EikCf87AB1Wu971-U5i_h8MHdPoWFfaLlHsw/s1008/IMG_3758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCqZtCz9O4EFsFDBAqgr9GtQ3zTYX_5drsBJBD3CWS25s9PT5QkoIFmxLBD-936Uqnp6suAdFoSZE9zjF5dM_8xSZelajKm691l_vqQLHHx2iGkvud1xD5H9HhLOIJ64jNB9u6te4CfLZpYQ6NCbO91EikCf87AB1Wu971-U5i_h8MHdPoWFfaLlHsw/w640-h480/IMG_3758.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And I'm not done yet , I still need to extend the slab out from the doors a foot or so . And sort out the siding on the five inch gap on the garage wall .<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-29204300969050080452022-09-23T11:03:00.011-04:002022-09-25T10:02:26.548-04:00New carpet for the PV544<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYVKaHzpGXJHP0K2Z2GBsoPZXVrwQvhFbTYbqKYMy5OFNuVEr16aKitYt2cya-gxJ1E1E0pTOFrAqsUH9xZYa1-7M4CwiGpIfiie9PEHQas50SQMzZCytxnhtqBUdAxh6ez5E656acA8XYhwU3Sfm4n4IWxTwBS7DOb1f6ubgbGUH-uLR-EypvgDsOw/s1008/2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYVKaHzpGXJHP0K2Z2GBsoPZXVrwQvhFbTYbqKYMy5OFNuVEr16aKitYt2cya-gxJ1E1E0pTOFrAqsUH9xZYa1-7M4CwiGpIfiie9PEHQas50SQMzZCytxnhtqBUdAxh6ez5E656acA8XYhwU3Sfm4n4IWxTwBS7DOb1f6ubgbGUH-uLR-EypvgDsOw/w640-h480/2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> The rubber mats in the Volvo were looking a bit ratty after sixty years of abuse .</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEize_2o-fqfJP9DEzzcR93w9zc39eiwFlBm_lyl9FDbOLfqyLJidfNEHziGKN2YEo0FNGZ7R_kd57pbNBaNLaApFdnwMLIlREaByEm6C_1nKZqkOlBDcIEi0AHoR8LVj75G844K04ies5Ct5s3HPLBdENa6xdnxjshT0Ss3wPccMtfdc5XKPq0clihupA/s1311/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="1311" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEize_2o-fqfJP9DEzzcR93w9zc39eiwFlBm_lyl9FDbOLfqyLJidfNEHziGKN2YEo0FNGZ7R_kd57pbNBaNLaApFdnwMLIlREaByEm6C_1nKZqkOlBDcIEi0AHoR8LVj75G844K04ies5Ct5s3HPLBdENa6xdnxjshT0Ss3wPccMtfdc5XKPq0clihupA/w640-h256/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yea I could order a new set from VP Autoparts , but where's the fun in that when Marden's discount has all I need for about twenty five dollars .<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ61C3mFQ5gwLfDIctWm2RhIpecfLFjp5tGbBhZnA42R5shX1pNtiSTy094Jp69UOyw0WHuBQ758Y09y4S92P3kLWsyFZYcqsZ5h6XNTuebouTpePDACQm5mDffCtP15q_ZpMrOdw3YU2KGP82sPlLsuL3-fQryd7eA7bThKA1CPCTNIDFIrSwxJkYA/s1008/IMG_3163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ61C3mFQ5gwLfDIctWm2RhIpecfLFjp5tGbBhZnA42R5shX1pNtiSTy094Jp69UOyw0WHuBQ758Y09y4S92P3kLWsyFZYcqsZ5h6XNTuebouTpePDACQm5mDffCtP15q_ZpMrOdw3YU2KGP82sPlLsuL3-fQryd7eA7bThKA1CPCTNIDFIrSwxJkYA/w640-h480/IMG_3163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Got about eight square feet of nice soft black leather for twelve dollars and started tailoring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BCEKuByzkghKe619DAe9VLfqmAdY_2iME63mhMUp2QOQpSvgQVAvTGbITOBBWUe8ssg_lbFv20Q_9y1mxxSocOLe-1Vz-a7YIyZdJg-PXS24Ad-UP3XAV6r4aHvOqOql9yIalXMDEfHzdXGVse9py3GKfakjrjUTZYFzsRIwzV5NJqBBcKIytdy_Zw/s1008/IMG_3166.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BCEKuByzkghKe619DAe9VLfqmAdY_2iME63mhMUp2QOQpSvgQVAvTGbITOBBWUe8ssg_lbFv20Q_9y1mxxSocOLe-1Vz-a7YIyZdJg-PXS24Ad-UP3XAV6r4aHvOqOql9yIalXMDEfHzdXGVse9py3GKfakjrjUTZYFzsRIwzV5NJqBBcKIytdy_Zw/w640-h480/IMG_3166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Not bad for a first try .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNXuFK5pU5ULHTElMHlEzgjTEe2oni6N1pL7BOhoreSwy92iiM7Apj1KGW0nqxEII5MQxJ5LNfaUcPhO6tqwnanRPpv4nIQu9MV83rylC7nb8Mf6uygqizGCeO6txZGlAmnb_fpKFALPSyIt7rucTLAJaLdkcZOLhLcgcXf61LbQ5CFqrUH3m8yke7A/s1008/IMG_3167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNXuFK5pU5ULHTElMHlEzgjTEe2oni6N1pL7BOhoreSwy92iiM7Apj1KGW0nqxEII5MQxJ5LNfaUcPhO6tqwnanRPpv4nIQu9MV83rylC7nb8Mf6uygqizGCeO6txZGlAmnb_fpKFALPSyIt7rucTLAJaLdkcZOLhLcgcXf61LbQ5CFqrUH3m8yke7A/w640-h480/IMG_3167.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Took a couple tries before I got it to fit right</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEfAUwntIcAxYT347beUQQRNXhtshtjdVEWg_w4eqfLlfkwYzwL5JGogAY07-YP04vL5xzfF3rDSN-o4BcEvzBIHEv_pYeznT1NXYTOq0IbXxu_yGY9HoKghVRt2SfS2mhL5bGslGl9ZTYzzNpmXmqSrAMl9rlKMiiGrsAug8AA02NRB97MrEASutiQ/s1008/IMG_3170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEfAUwntIcAxYT347beUQQRNXhtshtjdVEWg_w4eqfLlfkwYzwL5JGogAY07-YP04vL5xzfF3rDSN-o4BcEvzBIHEv_pYeznT1NXYTOq0IbXxu_yGY9HoKghVRt2SfS2mhL5bGslGl9ZTYzzNpmXmqSrAMl9rlKMiiGrsAug8AA02NRB97MrEASutiQ/w640-h480/IMG_3170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A bit better the second time around</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr1GxqxjMecTBjdmGo5NouRfu18kik1am7PpTzQEocQ0VpJPCn_XpK_2b6PpvQffnZf6BJ6HZkv07vTfMFcCNwsLUm4rGXlJBCICXj44m3iC4aleffYqxNrwJol2lSOc9qzkvuX7BzdvU76n3ZVjqTn4b8SuWXO2Tt99PwpOfUL3zpIyGyfug_wSlMg/s1008/IMG_3172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr1GxqxjMecTBjdmGo5NouRfu18kik1am7PpTzQEocQ0VpJPCn_XpK_2b6PpvQffnZf6BJ6HZkv07vTfMFcCNwsLUm4rGXlJBCICXj44m3iC4aleffYqxNrwJol2lSOc9qzkvuX7BzdvU76n3ZVjqTn4b8SuWXO2Tt99PwpOfUL3zpIyGyfug_wSlMg/w640-h480/IMG_3172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Another twelve dollars of carpet was easy enough to cut to shape but looked a bit plain <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgnu5mKqICx4RPBtIuS9fw7yoE8BLci8G0L9rc5UHwvjURClkx-A5C1ImTILH12qZVsCJFgfYY9Zq95jmx9-UK6RMVXCPsHVqI6KzN7Xv5wM3HE7kp2gtnjYhxobHyZVMBM4C3DiZ5ClPGcplnr_--dxdB2YOI08ulDaKaE6vKZaP9ledQrgC25RA4g/s1008/IMG_3174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgnu5mKqICx4RPBtIuS9fw7yoE8BLci8G0L9rc5UHwvjURClkx-A5C1ImTILH12qZVsCJFgfYY9Zq95jmx9-UK6RMVXCPsHVqI6KzN7Xv5wM3HE7kp2gtnjYhxobHyZVMBM4C3DiZ5ClPGcplnr_--dxdB2YOI08ulDaKaE6vKZaP9ledQrgC25RA4g/w640-h480/IMG_3174.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Did manage to get a nice seam on the back of the gearshift boot .</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RF2VZIZmdRw0hZv4K4ENcErXEOHkG-gkugPH-S2iBRCkUWIg9x1-cO4X1puGhaQzFnPesrUKMvPN1J2voHNCYX5h5uek57gsMLRytI3T-7uFOZHGFwASVWG1O7RB09xmTcWEmxu0lb-mTRn0jueS8zFMrnumCyPUa7XiZMmifsNG8_WWbE593TR1jw/s1008/IMG_3197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RF2VZIZmdRw0hZv4K4ENcErXEOHkG-gkugPH-S2iBRCkUWIg9x1-cO4X1puGhaQzFnPesrUKMvPN1J2voHNCYX5h5uek57gsMLRytI3T-7uFOZHGFwASVWG1O7RB09xmTcWEmxu0lb-mTRn0jueS8zFMrnumCyPUa7XiZMmifsNG8_WWbE593TR1jw/w640-h480/IMG_3197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So I added some leather trim to spiff it up a bit</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj-FiuJZ7GOzF5cXXmOfL3FUrpyYcPahc_zzinqSfrsFPQuaBz15ddCCFkvb1fewrrBq13lQlNsYFI2dOMsjE8yXRBsUr1dvaDksixrLuxAvinFQ61bmCLFLypys6rrGyiDMaMdLBzze2j2SEKXmPKtpoQemsK9TfZCUEBJmFK1J2DekLT21b2h_J1w/w640-h480/IMG_3203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">The knob was something I made out of black walnut about forty years ago for my first Beetle and somehow managed to hang on to it all these years . Changed out the nut to fit the Volvo gear stick and added the shift pattern badge I found in the spares box .</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gFaPBvDErjFplvSMT8dvriaFer0dQRkgPTfX3W-j9g1NItROE36OvubTagtBeb6KnLEjf3cM0LV9nMNvOpwUj8TZkscZpJ1Qj6kqU6DS429dW8Ta-zAgD38LlwR2vL8cnQKU_yr-4fiLi5DNCG7GZvJJ0m1uojDpSnIpj2GKzbgEEdwNLs6fdugK4Q/s1008/IMG_3299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gFaPBvDErjFplvSMT8dvriaFer0dQRkgPTfX3W-j9g1NItROE36OvubTagtBeb6KnLEjf3cM0LV9nMNvOpwUj8TZkscZpJ1Qj6kqU6DS429dW8Ta-zAgD38LlwR2vL8cnQKU_yr-4fiLi5DNCG7GZvJJ0m1uojDpSnIpj2GKzbgEEdwNLs6fdugK4Q/w640-h480/IMG_3299.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I glued the carpet to some rubber door mats to add some more body and weight to them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qa9J72naHgYsRp2OsijiQW77DM0PkWqPdKPgpY8RH5yGX_kVqFA9EiZQ77wivShwXEPbqQmqcSPb2OajgyHcjTPmjVQSClsYpY29vUzidSUEYzdgklLYfTrw4bFYK1fhy0i7xsahHBXfU6XlSHRy5EVORESYhntxP5BwhljuSjFB1nb9Uc1yzs821Q/s1008/IMG_3208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qa9J72naHgYsRp2OsijiQW77DM0PkWqPdKPgpY8RH5yGX_kVqFA9EiZQ77wivShwXEPbqQmqcSPb2OajgyHcjTPmjVQSClsYpY29vUzidSUEYzdgklLYfTrw4bFYK1fhy0i7xsahHBXfU6XlSHRy5EVORESYhntxP5BwhljuSjFB1nb9Uc1yzs821Q/w640-h480/IMG_3208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Took the non functioning radio out and was lucky to find a cover plate in mint shape also in dad's junk pile .<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw4pqryHNCpq3atFJvDhOTxreAy1I45JCsOOhoj90qtAB08TISioTT5WdybnWlFeU_2o9yrvq4zrU1jxs4VrfwX_OOVuL4wMAV1Cwkke-AhG6-7a0Da66UDcewLp3X7zW-Y9eldSP0zR006ZpXUwBgCoCWY4uZOQeV3RL8jrU89j79dxXb_wVMTbTsg/s1008/IMG_3209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw4pqryHNCpq3atFJvDhOTxreAy1I45JCsOOhoj90qtAB08TISioTT5WdybnWlFeU_2o9yrvq4zrU1jxs4VrfwX_OOVuL4wMAV1Cwkke-AhG6-7a0Da66UDcewLp3X7zW-Y9eldSP0zR006ZpXUwBgCoCWY4uZOQeV3RL8jrU89j79dxXb_wVMTbTsg/w640-h480/IMG_3209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Managed to repair the old radio but since I got used to not having one I will leave it out for now . Not much for music I care to listen to these days and no sense in ruining a nice drive listening to the sewage mainstream media passes off as news these days .<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7NL1tcAETvnXK55JT4YNr7yf6t_02JH1g_isbA3I6AyfMEWNtK4Z6I3YDSQrkcWMUJIFD6Kt8Pul6bvb6wOApwzGwrSXsSCgkt03FOTp6pJ3Ttti0q2mfhOj24srJefbXAIJqBJer1sWJFUQTMBwSQuTane-QT4Ad4IC3VxfzQzRbXm-3R9Z4aq0Zw/s1008/IMG_3221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7NL1tcAETvnXK55JT4YNr7yf6t_02JH1g_isbA3I6AyfMEWNtK4Z6I3YDSQrkcWMUJIFD6Kt8Pul6bvb6wOApwzGwrSXsSCgkt03FOTp6pJ3Ttti0q2mfhOj24srJefbXAIJqBJer1sWJFUQTMBwSQuTane-QT4Ad4IC3VxfzQzRbXm-3R9Z4aq0Zw/w640-h480/IMG_3221.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Even made a "Art Deco" tray out of an old bakers cooling rack and some varnished dowels to park the phone on .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jYkEmhfq3H5CzSCczj_sG9expglGoUOq6s1eou6JWkpdnyUJal95BJ9x9JLzyDZzvWUeph37ekCnQZ2dHXemxBIEgqDm_gdPKMKMKnMUql_ZCGcUPHkrYzHTdpj2YbdCSx66deE7l386-VmaqEv-r2LyfuhEWdVWE92KzYIWw-jUbYPoKHX_CkIKVg/s1008/IMG_3179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jYkEmhfq3H5CzSCczj_sG9expglGoUOq6s1eou6JWkpdnyUJal95BJ9x9JLzyDZzvWUeph37ekCnQZ2dHXemxBIEgqDm_gdPKMKMKnMUql_ZCGcUPHkrYzHTdpj2YbdCSx66deE7l386-VmaqEv-r2LyfuhEWdVWE92KzYIWw-jUbYPoKHX_CkIKVg/w640-h480/IMG_3179.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Pearl approves .</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-14366116920334334622022-07-29T14:14:00.008-04:002022-07-29T15:16:09.735-04:00Cabin Air / Heat in the PV544<p> </p><p>A few years ago when the brake fluid <b><a href=" https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-brake-fluid-reservoir-for-pv544.html" target="_blank">reservoir sprung a leak </a></b>and I had to fix the resulting mess , I yanked out the heat and fresh air system in the Volvo . It was in the way and the heater core was giving off the sweet molasses smell telling us it was leaking . At that point trying to get things done I cut a plate and caped the firewall opening and called it good . This resulted in no fresh air in the cabin other than from the windows . And the firewall gives off a fair amount of heat too. I needed to do something about that .</p><p>Sooooo . . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3JZXJAbDVMfNECojuL0eh4OplTfQcCS7AWMKG3eSZuzyaCVxw6N40sPtrT7QLcBNUXIOxVn4YaUwwfsXlHrOc_ZpuLHIGJBRGvps7chCMv_FQp1mzUsXE9nTn0Zin7oD0J5VK_WVHTg5q3uUheoyEESax9Zf2-Dct035IWj8Ph0yh6LCgRanHZLYPg/s1008/IMG_3023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3JZXJAbDVMfNECojuL0eh4OplTfQcCS7AWMKG3eSZuzyaCVxw6N40sPtrT7QLcBNUXIOxVn4YaUwwfsXlHrOc_ZpuLHIGJBRGvps7chCMv_FQp1mzUsXE9nTn0Zin7oD0J5VK_WVHTg5q3uUheoyEESax9Zf2-Dct035IWj8Ph0yh6LCgRanHZLYPg/w640-h480/IMG_3023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A tin can . . . yes escargots . . . as in snails in a tin can </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF3eiJudI22x3fe1d-uSDv_8xvfbfbRu1iF5MBK_loZ0QA5GoLaVhjYa3U_F8v3fMU-_mxmq1VYE_IbBdXDxxF0KlXwPPozb3_lZ9hz1flPeLmtd8YlHryManvA5fc0NNiySfPUmcRKLvdwzkz97tIpUTTLZv_H4JVSlAx9kP4TgcNtnyTZ8ndo8Dzg/s1008/IMG_3022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF3eiJudI22x3fe1d-uSDv_8xvfbfbRu1iF5MBK_loZ0QA5GoLaVhjYa3U_F8v3fMU-_mxmq1VYE_IbBdXDxxF0KlXwPPozb3_lZ9hz1flPeLmtd8YlHryManvA5fc0NNiySfPUmcRKLvdwzkz97tIpUTTLZv_H4JVSlAx9kP4TgcNtnyTZ8ndo8Dzg/w640-h480/IMG_3022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> . . on an appropriately confectioned piece of aluminum</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKlxS1XCsCe7dhPQ3sZ2SwMu8JMAB47TKu1AW0QNpSaDLixpyFx4FuoK4Vpml_rr7QtxHCqAl93tMQ_1Ozr61c7uHpLzFTsDxLZDtNONpcHCOZ-Vewn1IllG3cv0Nu903Id-SevWSTHk4VUnltd6wp1Ww9heuRY5lLCDmGPz6qA-Gh1QQhhZqSl5JrA/s1008/IMG_3027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKlxS1XCsCe7dhPQ3sZ2SwMu8JMAB47TKu1AW0QNpSaDLixpyFx4FuoK4Vpml_rr7QtxHCqAl93tMQ_1Ozr61c7uHpLzFTsDxLZDtNONpcHCOZ-Vewn1IllG3cv0Nu903Id-SevWSTHk4VUnltd6wp1Ww9heuRY5lLCDmGPz6qA-Gh1QQhhZqSl5JrA/w640-h480/IMG_3027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Times two . The intake that goes to the left of radiator needs a bit of an angle to it .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLmbhWDVvh1ZsDFiGpS8OtIJw2OkJHA4N18H0cy53SRDtZfX9g5cAa01kNomc7-Q4lkcCnkFokzVr4j59XCEWYqWg6S-xCY7u11ts6Tbe10Ie0M1gx_Ajne1WsC4XpEjPSYx1ElfbfNfVyHytXRxzGaMTfF55vfEVDo3TeNttQv0abzG7lOQ1W1IeA/s1008/IMG_3032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLmbhWDVvh1ZsDFiGpS8OtIJw2OkJHA4N18H0cy53SRDtZfX9g5cAa01kNomc7-Q4lkcCnkFokzVr4j59XCEWYqWg6S-xCY7u11ts6Tbe10Ie0M1gx_Ajne1WsC4XpEjPSYx1ElfbfNfVyHytXRxzGaMTfF55vfEVDo3TeNttQv0abzG7lOQ1W1IeA/w640-h480/IMG_3032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There that will do the job . <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yea it only provides flow when you are moving , but heck its better than nothing .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindKEucP8UkReRfbh5tr6o59KMLHfpmMt9yDk4G7wKzNpobTKqpRQ7krsDp7Aa3G3rf8M7L8ZAQ-_sDVcwjQ6sd3JLb5wrPcUey62IEhDsHGDPVUwQAbqL7OwU1Goq1do2nwzVM-8Xkp4cgFxx2APXolczkD5BMJ78l4jsOy1ItL8wahs1gT5PQMhxTg/s1008/IMG_3014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindKEucP8UkReRfbh5tr6o59KMLHfpmMt9yDk4G7wKzNpobTKqpRQ7krsDp7Aa3G3rf8M7L8ZAQ-_sDVcwjQ6sd3JLb5wrPcUey62IEhDsHGDPVUwQAbqL7OwU1Goq1do2nwzVM-8Xkp4cgFxx2APXolczkD5BMJ78l4jsOy1ItL8wahs1gT5PQMhxTg/w640-h480/IMG_3014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Now about the Darth Vader heater box . . . yea that's one half of the mess .</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0nlVDLiuQ0RKHGiVRZ8H-WBYzmP5VRh9zQdPNhy9l83-KhH98KZBkSuohDq3pgoo861HfE8WKz3zonNWIpGWx4LAy5fg0RI3brz4-jnk8uA3pX7t7X8nUSAzIHRPSHBZoXuJ_ArtLl0ill4SM5T_ZI4pEmGaNUKG9YM6vEn3Fea1IAZDtCO86y_WA/s1008/IMG_3015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_0nlVDLiuQ0RKHGiVRZ8H-WBYzmP5VRh9zQdPNhy9l83-KhH98KZBkSuohDq3pgoo861HfE8WKz3zonNWIpGWx4LAy5fg0RI3brz4-jnk8uA3pX7t7X8nUSAzIHRPSHBZoXuJ_ArtLl0ill4SM5T_ZI4pEmGaNUKG9YM6vEn3Fea1IAZDtCO86y_WA/w640-h480/IMG_3015.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">A couple hours going at it with the drill and abrasive wheel gets us this far .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrrvN4LzecYiBzAhQUQnJL7oR_uZhXu5nHp4ExcHlC7GD5FzK5M_60zbtNqytVT2gEYI1fB0sdbilWIwOuARmy_eZZ73ZKNJWPnpzCqgRe7FkMwANvbSe7c2jqjzpmZ9aV4AaVbzva7BPyJiZsUsSWH-S1dotiFBSvkAXnKh4WLlmfHZGZ-SCwnPlSw/s1008/IMG_3079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrrvN4LzecYiBzAhQUQnJL7oR_uZhXu5nHp4ExcHlC7GD5FzK5M_60zbtNqytVT2gEYI1fB0sdbilWIwOuARmy_eZZ73ZKNJWPnpzCqgRe7FkMwANvbSe7c2jqjzpmZ9aV4AaVbzva7BPyJiZsUsSWH-S1dotiFBSvkAXnKh4WLlmfHZGZ-SCwnPlSw/w640-h480/IMG_3079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">lots of grinding later . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnnI-ahX2UbyAZGiNsihhdeSagO1exFiv3MqAmDx6R6AV8ziPK8F0UOkgiQjseXC6WJ3rtbImfa9GJB_8XApwQLHAeiXK6h5s_KwyOvybDU7iEOdpjVtTd5ypcCCzx8CIIAy7lxmNm8J4PdUUZPItTMdIZaeh1Vjp5VGFho7zFwV-DsvW-OaXm06r-g/s756/IMG_3276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnnI-ahX2UbyAZGiNsihhdeSagO1exFiv3MqAmDx6R6AV8ziPK8F0UOkgiQjseXC6WJ3rtbImfa9GJB_8XApwQLHAeiXK6h5s_KwyOvybDU7iEOdpjVtTd5ypcCCzx8CIIAy7lxmNm8J4PdUUZPItTMdIZaeh1Vjp5VGFho7zFwV-DsvW-OaXm06r-g/w480-h640/IMG_3276.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Coat with rust neutralizer to eliminate any pin hole rust I missed</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKxCcswe6C92T2EQAkLH_3vfIvbUWrk_NBfzDVHnRD7SErvXKncCKCWfRgdj4Zeiq_gC-tyuUJEu3eceC575rcPYAc80SJkeDEuNntU_Pq067562Gf4YRUxwe81gxE2TcnK5qLgg1cRsLBWPYY6yqOIzvBfaMvSjmG0A4yEIx8-LgF4arCvIxMmkCsQ/s706/IMG_3277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKxCcswe6C92T2EQAkLH_3vfIvbUWrk_NBfzDVHnRD7SErvXKncCKCWfRgdj4Zeiq_gC-tyuUJEu3eceC575rcPYAc80SJkeDEuNntU_Pq067562Gf4YRUxwe81gxE2TcnK5qLgg1cRsLBWPYY6yqOIzvBfaMvSjmG0A4yEIx8-LgF4arCvIxMmkCsQ/w480-h640/IMG_3277.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Good thing I snagged about half a dozen cans of this stuff when it was on clearance for $1.25 at Wallyworld .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZrhX8DP9X4Hev68IwA8Ug1z9WeyLTcnnKRabSbG-dsS2jPSWv95OTLYSe_xr_Usz46DQpKNQ8HFeurBA-ldYYXi7emwDrEWRIJMks36MYX72y8-KeiG0MizSUtIMQsj9dSA2fu__SatAUbqj3bHS9ZAVEJv5uMQpgBd9Pnl-Ui9TzYC9-BTEFaUWZQ/s1008/IMG_3084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZrhX8DP9X4Hev68IwA8Ug1z9WeyLTcnnKRabSbG-dsS2jPSWv95OTLYSe_xr_Usz46DQpKNQ8HFeurBA-ldYYXi7emwDrEWRIJMks36MYX72y8-KeiG0MizSUtIMQsj9dSA2fu__SatAUbqj3bHS9ZAVEJv5uMQpgBd9Pnl-Ui9TzYC9-BTEFaUWZQ/w640-h480/IMG_3084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yea good as new . . . don't look too close or you'll spot the runs I had to sand out and re spray .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fPMW5yY_CzVDD68VurR90M7bEfdcIuX_ReTB04XnS3Yucla67wsiMPIE94wn87c8NDH_xxxFqQSeliCNVUmY07UtXYfxHJbomMMRaK1OqsqHis85vhxI1BzUASRQQNcwEG6KDoiirJfrTIAksmwewwDBIRcbr-le1-_KPbnIBeyU89AODINKWhj1HQ/s1008/IMG_3017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fPMW5yY_CzVDD68VurR90M7bEfdcIuX_ReTB04XnS3Yucla67wsiMPIE94wn87c8NDH_xxxFqQSeliCNVUmY07UtXYfxHJbomMMRaK1OqsqHis85vhxI1BzUASRQQNcwEG6KDoiirJfrTIAksmwewwDBIRcbr-le1-_KPbnIBeyU89AODINKWhj1HQ/w640-h480/IMG_3017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Then there was the leaky heater core itself </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nvlZ3OuxHgNmtKxDheCFFr7HzFticz4b5kpz-1WOD_OdInvm9WTpm-mUDC_3EHDtG6NHjyL4O_XduvPBbcpo6sx9eySX4c7DafNI701t_uYe0er-sarboksRVvlo1kJ9enfghrJ_HGFJjbMeCp2u_yC18lqQp7DGYuAL6uqteL-z75a0kc6wVV6sgA/s1008/IMG_3090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nvlZ3OuxHgNmtKxDheCFFr7HzFticz4b5kpz-1WOD_OdInvm9WTpm-mUDC_3EHDtG6NHjyL4O_XduvPBbcpo6sx9eySX4c7DafNI701t_uYe0er-sarboksRVvlo1kJ9enfghrJ_HGFJjbMeCp2u_yC18lqQp7DGYuAL6uqteL-z75a0kc6wVV6sgA/w640-h480/IMG_3090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> That one took about two dozen tries before I got all the pin holes soldered up not just where the cap meets the top plate but were the individual tubes meet the top plate . I'd get one done and the next one down the line would start leaking too . Never took photos of that process .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTp4XS9p6apiDTkVPPd-TKwky-GA9z9krIfKcvE4z83ipwPKxGrHkM6D1CzqGlu4-GwzAJsaT6jvaWj15X4a6Yhvm7AlYxP5jhIHx4f1kcNNuHKTeBs37ubkBlqM0ugDygKhRunPQdz5HuPc-6bcx4zPLQtT-kXEFQgaDY0hQCSnUXUZ9awpKNcnjng/s1008/IMG_3132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTp4XS9p6apiDTkVPPd-TKwky-GA9z9krIfKcvE4z83ipwPKxGrHkM6D1CzqGlu4-GwzAJsaT6jvaWj15X4a6Yhvm7AlYxP5jhIHx4f1kcNNuHKTeBs37ubkBlqM0ugDygKhRunPQdz5HuPc-6bcx4zPLQtT-kXEFQgaDY0hQCSnUXUZ9awpKNcnjng/w480-h640/IMG_3132.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>The fresh air intake up front next to the radiator was all mangled up from sixty years of life . Yea I forgot to get the "before" photo . Mended the missing parts with JB Weld putty, filed sanded and painted with the same appliance epoxy paint . The hardware cloth screen on the front was a mess too . So I made a pattern out of cardboard .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVsK7CCyO76R6LInlv_SIyO7v6jTRyakcqcpruOHqh1zbmKjeiQXwVhT0SM86r0S62MemULoIrpqD_eWOldLlcvSu_wtDKsGLxkD1vm_Us4M0NIhvF7FWoI1wx0iet1viXvdZN88Fkr9OETHrnulPjIa7ThyTP-xQppC3zjJOMcYRP1qXnGPRryejEw/s1008/IMG_3134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVsK7CCyO76R6LInlv_SIyO7v6jTRyakcqcpruOHqh1zbmKjeiQXwVhT0SM86r0S62MemULoIrpqD_eWOldLlcvSu_wtDKsGLxkD1vm_Us4M0NIhvF7FWoI1wx0iet1viXvdZN88Fkr9OETHrnulPjIa7ThyTP-xQppC3zjJOMcYRP1qXnGPRryejEw/w480-h640/IMG_3134.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Copied it in aluminum </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7K1TrzmA92Af_-NOQMXylpNUQkb-3EpXket8z9w_WG5nl3efCuFZrTQY3CETKiVeYmipIMIu1b3RVT4dF8DtMQOovEsRjmMBgZXEFgIp5IN0iG7wDFmByBsGHlR9YTt0X6Cm1Yomq3hNvfeldRUqv94v2ky2K3z7-KDrCahbE1bf4-vlcK4k-NHmpA/s1008/IMG_3135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7K1TrzmA92Af_-NOQMXylpNUQkb-3EpXket8z9w_WG5nl3efCuFZrTQY3CETKiVeYmipIMIu1b3RVT4dF8DtMQOovEsRjmMBgZXEFgIp5IN0iG7wDFmByBsGHlR9YTt0X6Cm1Yomq3hNvfeldRUqv94v2ky2K3z7-KDrCahbE1bf4-vlcK4k-NHmpA/w480-h640/IMG_3135.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Hole sawed . . . .<p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHc2vw0Dm_zRy3gmo2uay-0OEz9u889v_xS5DJSNvEtTttKbWPhDeCColhmpRRhJXpv2RuD7c1HVrChwPxbuMPC-oeYCstwY5ryIwqbnbfr-zP98H9SnlCR6xjl1YVR3MHL7BVMoW5Ik3GbSzztYbcal6GRIatGSJ1VGb68IcEphZ3Y-SYpM-pXa5vA/s1008/IMG_3136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHc2vw0Dm_zRy3gmo2uay-0OEz9u889v_xS5DJSNvEtTttKbWPhDeCColhmpRRhJXpv2RuD7c1HVrChwPxbuMPC-oeYCstwY5ryIwqbnbfr-zP98H9SnlCR6xjl1YVR3MHL7BVMoW5Ik3GbSzztYbcal6GRIatGSJ1VGb68IcEphZ3Y-SYpM-pXa5vA/w640-h480/IMG_3136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />Hole-sawed some more . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1t5naakfTq7SFa8AZ13UQyUE12CJiUcQQAvjD_CmoN-2KoJ4oUc_rEpQ4Oxgd_MwSzIgntIAH0yUohikxpvkIXP9HoaeNtMvGZ96q24u2uPypPA0G8ZuxDhJ_nsyCwKwWXGY6KeK8ikQ1_pA_28eODO-FcRHi_oOSdCBoiWMM6TSqiT-L-xHl6ALdQ/s1008/IMG_3138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1t5naakfTq7SFa8AZ13UQyUE12CJiUcQQAvjD_CmoN-2KoJ4oUc_rEpQ4Oxgd_MwSzIgntIAH0yUohikxpvkIXP9HoaeNtMvGZ96q24u2uPypPA0G8ZuxDhJ_nsyCwKwWXGY6KeK8ikQ1_pA_28eODO-FcRHi_oOSdCBoiWMM6TSqiT-L-xHl6ALdQ/w640-h480/IMG_3138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>snipped . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZs8PU8tLMsM0j3KNoH1pNFLOCzXjMFl9pv2vYMJmtul40wQ8SYzpdjPkot5lhansS_L2iKrlkzOCo4uBmQiZcu90eOonWjrZail2oDGLBgr9TN5jepPnC01gmZMeERWCKlXS5T1orwbiFoq2xwZGBK8pwlywboXtEp6jbVy3fwxfpSegwW1jTGz81vQ/s1008/IMG_3140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZs8PU8tLMsM0j3KNoH1pNFLOCzXjMFl9pv2vYMJmtul40wQ8SYzpdjPkot5lhansS_L2iKrlkzOCo4uBmQiZcu90eOonWjrZail2oDGLBgr9TN5jepPnC01gmZMeERWCKlXS5T1orwbiFoq2xwZGBK8pwlywboXtEp6jbVy3fwxfpSegwW1jTGz81vQ/w640-h480/IMG_3140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Filed . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-kif7eiyEUU8i5Q3CwUjC-qvOCaxAj3btxVnYgYAHh9phTypEuMSi9LZDJywmiVuDlFhm2yBi0zXcnymDggscxT14j5qteWk5RCrjc4ApPugetOsgnRyPCuJo-D2U0T-c2xJEp9tU5Gb3z6ORiMJPmIQuhm7RHLXc2FJRxM10KE369uwEihQggyP1w/s1008/IMG_3147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-kif7eiyEUU8i5Q3CwUjC-qvOCaxAj3btxVnYgYAHh9phTypEuMSi9LZDJywmiVuDlFhm2yBi0zXcnymDggscxT14j5qteWk5RCrjc4ApPugetOsgnRyPCuJo-D2U0T-c2xJEp9tU5Gb3z6ORiMJPmIQuhm7RHLXc2FJRxM10KE369uwEihQggyP1w/w640-h480/IMG_3147.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Epoxied some new bronze hardware cloth . The yellow bits come off after a few minutes of curing. They are HDPE from an old kitchen cutting board to get the JB Weld to lay flat and embed in the hardware cloth .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblZ9yGDhX0A6E1ctkAuQ_jfe1yiLOxxHmtzPE-LwQ_z9I00CxL_71i2TSxQy-3q6_ga-7o-7qNfM711Kez3Qcot8VIEQpT6EnyzH5VWFAI85KOn5NwvSozTxfdDEbQjpmL0L1u-tBEZ5nGoGp-pl3z-IV5iKG-EL_M0yAMH40Pcg_NLJYuFJk1ZVqVw/s1008/IMG_3148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblZ9yGDhX0A6E1ctkAuQ_jfe1yiLOxxHmtzPE-LwQ_z9I00CxL_71i2TSxQy-3q6_ga-7o-7qNfM711Kez3Qcot8VIEQpT6EnyzH5VWFAI85KOn5NwvSozTxfdDEbQjpmL0L1u-tBEZ5nGoGp-pl3z-IV5iKG-EL_M0yAMH40Pcg_NLJYuFJk1ZVqVw/w640-h480/IMG_3148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>What it was and what is now . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5dJhR_mSyYfhejf-MLSYOS-w9kEn72PVAn0rPDUOWxHodz9WxyqhfhXjRMTBhvSejnRcdmPkoaw3ZL1eIxXA98SdkGb0OaKzxNo1Tq_W1meDCbJQgyLv-zHYCfN_i6a0n480QWrCJGnWagrBcYpDeBi7IZQuIFRcn282TBtJFWYMaZHylsUlXXcpw/s1008/IMG_3149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5dJhR_mSyYfhejf-MLSYOS-w9kEn72PVAn0rPDUOWxHodz9WxyqhfhXjRMTBhvSejnRcdmPkoaw3ZL1eIxXA98SdkGb0OaKzxNo1Tq_W1meDCbJQgyLv-zHYCfN_i6a0n480QWrCJGnWagrBcYpDeBi7IZQuIFRcn282TBtJFWYMaZHylsUlXXcpw/w480-h640/IMG_3149.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>And once installed it wont even be visible . It never had a frame like that from the factory but it was the only way I could come up with to hold the otherwise floppy bug screen in place .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUdq87RRVfgs1DRvaM8PncL7DLT-UB1LlSW4qGlUIptruWYNBlgkztN96Tsb4R741XC2RwWDoosH-F6gGiyXcXzoAdecJ_EDcCgAIM7jmADTgf6YDbesmoBnz5dE6AtiIsASNVS_--NbuquBlp-_Ir-PbVqW7ZYLhxdQl7ADR2vM9soyU5pFyS5GXuQ/s1008/IMG_3035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUdq87RRVfgs1DRvaM8PncL7DLT-UB1LlSW4qGlUIptruWYNBlgkztN96Tsb4R741XC2RwWDoosH-F6gGiyXcXzoAdecJ_EDcCgAIM7jmADTgf6YDbesmoBnz5dE6AtiIsASNVS_--NbuquBlp-_Ir-PbVqW7ZYLhxdQl7ADR2vM9soyU5pFyS5GXuQ/w640-h480/IMG_3035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Then there was the blower motor too . See those arms that hold the carbon brushes ? Both are missing the top hook on the hinge point .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq0IgKtvCd4lEI4uaWlQdcXOcL5wwmxZqBvFeII8xsu4aRBqdDKl0LRHP4OyzT-YEbFBst3LTDr7d_HexzKatLHSqNvwSBpzJHf5mH001u__g_894FlOB-s2jANqU_9AtjVtGB9DR10cWc0MvjxT4CVTx7NSkbYgyIN-mLqUDoCdRlhQChAA4LX6YkQ/s1008/IMG_3048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq0IgKtvCd4lEI4uaWlQdcXOcL5wwmxZqBvFeII8xsu4aRBqdDKl0LRHP4OyzT-YEbFBst3LTDr7d_HexzKatLHSqNvwSBpzJHf5mH001u__g_894FlOB-s2jANqU_9AtjVtGB9DR10cWc0MvjxT4CVTx7NSkbYgyIN-mLqUDoCdRlhQChAA4LX6YkQ/w640-h480/IMG_3048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>JB Weld to the rescue again . Let it cure about four minutes til its just hard enough to hold together . Peel the tape off and start carving very carefully with an Exacto knife .</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyQcGaTf83xKKmYgjWazkncf9Mdf85gz7FJvoqLkk9r5Q9uWjsGUjNywYXzU1vWEJxhaYLQN2zDq4hQLTpPehfhF1SMdOmy-sDI1SGRyrI6t-aqPOD2fUQ43T77WxgnySYoD-MAGDo_VlfWY0gz69DdQ9zh8Q6Kh8sEEYAxn7lW4UYO0WpUmN0mZSg/s1008/IMG_3050.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyQcGaTf83xKKmYgjWazkncf9Mdf85gz7FJvoqLkk9r5Q9uWjsGUjNywYXzU1vWEJxhaYLQN2zDq4hQLTpPehfhF1SMdOmy-sDI1SGRyrI6t-aqPOD2fUQ43T77WxgnySYoD-MAGDo_VlfWY0gz69DdQ9zh8Q6Kh8sEEYAxn7lW4UYO0WpUmN0mZSg/w640-h480/IMG_3050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Not ideal but it will have to do till I source a new motor .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisV4k0CnxryG1qgCdFMJWbu5jcX4jOkNb0g5uYuTj2hbCQqbCnNEcxRUKWlzZ0SVnuR6BYRfYVPtbhFWN5zfaT1PEHNZBPlCOSNk0qrIaFYYyLAhFmzddj-MawZOL9vYLiTh95DPQXFCc1Obu3f1j0fOYZyzeEOko4Caq44DIpvNsdz0dNm95nZjNqnw/s1008/IMG_3054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisV4k0CnxryG1qgCdFMJWbu5jcX4jOkNb0g5uYuTj2hbCQqbCnNEcxRUKWlzZ0SVnuR6BYRfYVPtbhFWN5zfaT1PEHNZBPlCOSNk0qrIaFYYyLAhFmzddj-MawZOL9vYLiTh95DPQXFCc1Obu3f1j0fOYZyzeEOko4Caq44DIpvNsdz0dNm95nZjNqnw/w640-h480/IMG_3054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>New rubber bushings<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEctUQ4PqeLmALDMTznVz8pUuFIgYDrx-L22CNlFswq8XULay8n5mZ5MJkD69poVOsoK3whaLMXV2qhxdhtSWU5ZN53Wn3j4UN-ZBB20wzF8c4tX7ybwNmC2_Nf9IzHTcHfS6gQc8wAjWCCJhsNVMcXh5D3vzQmYFbxH0UVAIYc_Xcx6kp8NUwPyLDg/s1008/IMG_3055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEctUQ4PqeLmALDMTznVz8pUuFIgYDrx-L22CNlFswq8XULay8n5mZ5MJkD69poVOsoK3whaLMXV2qhxdhtSWU5ZN53Wn3j4UN-ZBB20wzF8c4tX7ybwNmC2_Nf9IzHTcHfS6gQc8wAjWCCJhsNVMcXh5D3vzQmYFbxH0UVAIYc_Xcx6kp8NUwPyLDg/w640-h480/IMG_3055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Almost like I knew WTF I was doing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3bIcKeEXO934RN-WF20aUDAJn549O9H8XT8sHxdPzuIt8s8_IgZwu5nTWkavSv_ekvv9w2mvzTPH_UfywhAAjtqaWpmNarQ7NO-4MPHMEWacvJTB-x6ywZ2lxxYKOooublvJhatGdH9MDoYhtc1dh5Xgm2RkWgPbBfsNWdp0F9SqV415Pu4vCX0Zow/s1008/IMG_3059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3bIcKeEXO934RN-WF20aUDAJn549O9H8XT8sHxdPzuIt8s8_IgZwu5nTWkavSv_ekvv9w2mvzTPH_UfywhAAjtqaWpmNarQ7NO-4MPHMEWacvJTB-x6ywZ2lxxYKOooublvJhatGdH9MDoYhtc1dh5Xgm2RkWgPbBfsNWdp0F9SqV415Pu4vCX0Zow/w640-h480/IMG_3059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Looks smart don't it ?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhv6iPZ0TnrMHsss80dBBgAwBcFxnC56k4-Q2fjMOExj6AAAx4XLniHqAeGgIP4k9QeCrQ5OrH-kdi_u1zcN--1WLHW6HEU6nghB_7DVFhgHg8YMgNY8JSv6H3zMI6G8Rn4hd8BRrpNantC-DHqeWmtfQv9JmrTWc8YYhEaLwk8Rf5g-9uS7kacsBD0w/s1008/IMG_3060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhv6iPZ0TnrMHsss80dBBgAwBcFxnC56k4-Q2fjMOExj6AAAx4XLniHqAeGgIP4k9QeCrQ5OrH-kdi_u1zcN--1WLHW6HEU6nghB_7DVFhgHg8YMgNY8JSv6H3zMI6G8Rn4hd8BRrpNantC-DHqeWmtfQv9JmrTWc8YYhEaLwk8Rf5g-9uS7kacsBD0w/w640-h480/IMG_3060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>There , not quite good as new but it will do for now</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWwHdhE7QCNAqNijuw8FmlbVDohSxqxkB7DbnQjqKyD8ukteU38As4G3eUiqwS-8LsY2BlBimjnJGcChp49-SsPBC7bk43hOi52XWF43GtIB3T7gBFEafFgwPUwCvG1cubagfdv5WW7EbCmHxP8iaU0eL3-hu_nnddmZ8hcL1AF1wqRpdLE9PKtx3Rw/s1008/IMG_3096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWwHdhE7QCNAqNijuw8FmlbVDohSxqxkB7DbnQjqKyD8ukteU38As4G3eUiqwS-8LsY2BlBimjnJGcChp49-SsPBC7bk43hOi52XWF43GtIB3T7gBFEafFgwPUwCvG1cubagfdv5WW7EbCmHxP8iaU0eL3-hu_nnddmZ8hcL1AF1wqRpdLE9PKtx3Rw/w640-h480/IMG_3096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Darth Vader's mask ready to go back in the Volvo .</p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-47240730889787543312022-07-17T17:33:00.001-04:002022-07-17T17:33:40.097-04:00Put on some gloves they said . . .<p>It will be safer that way they said . . .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dq2kS_PlUTSFdRwrlTYlgOuTIXglDECA0TkQQSWHM5AzzH5SUYak-LhmG8nOVBgAw4FeGTd482iPMUjTMgFy8RiKqQ6hmNdBftoSc8Sihd7zJ4lQTlCim_BqI1QGq2Tcy_DHiodFpqVLVdWmnxsq8YS8zo8EQxAbGNrOpcl8z0-0Xyu3GuyF94_TWA/s1008/IMG_3155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dq2kS_PlUTSFdRwrlTYlgOuTIXglDECA0TkQQSWHM5AzzH5SUYak-LhmG8nOVBgAw4FeGTd482iPMUjTMgFy8RiKqQ6hmNdBftoSc8Sihd7zJ4lQTlCim_BqI1QGq2Tcy_DHiodFpqVLVdWmnxsq8YS8zo8EQxAbGNrOpcl8z0-0Xyu3GuyF94_TWA/w640-h480/IMG_3155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Got mostly done cleaning the rust out of the old Volvo ashtray when I thought ; hmmmm ! I really ought to be wearing gloves . So I put the drill down , walked into the garage and put some gloves on . Not a minute later the wire wheel bounced and bit me . It ate the nylon on that glove and just kept going til it hit raw meat in a couple spots .<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaMTIfRTop68od7SjgE8gmy2FSZ9W9KGjJU18TH6uMhIghF2aQhSrKRXSxdbTRoDNtsToWoFQPdBrM03x7gpMyazGG-6fit5WRnm9mDfEvbO49pCFo_GtpxIj4rrFgYdzs3ECxEHOR3RhMPNRZBUloX7m6ekzCAdFRILGpPwJ15fb_Xod_7O2UwHJEQ/s1531/IMG_3152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1531" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaMTIfRTop68od7SjgE8gmy2FSZ9W9KGjJU18TH6uMhIghF2aQhSrKRXSxdbTRoDNtsToWoFQPdBrM03x7gpMyazGG-6fit5WRnm9mDfEvbO49pCFo_GtpxIj4rrFgYdzs3ECxEHOR3RhMPNRZBUloX7m6ekzCAdFRILGpPwJ15fb_Xod_7O2UwHJEQ/w640-h422/IMG_3152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And that's after washing it out with a quart of hydrogen peroxide . Burned good for about 48 hours .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-19894902163179295882022-06-28T14:17:00.001-04:002022-06-28T21:03:41.450-04:00Here we go again . . .<p> Yep. . . . there's digging involved in this one too .<br /></p><p>Back in April when the basement sump pump was going full-tilt-boogie we had some spray back issues around my blue foam collar where the sump pump pipe goes into the clay drain tile .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAhKJxlPpTl8YMIAj20Gre3FdO7mU998pDbzg1P7QpOVPMA8GkMNARzN7xICK1HO95eCIyu4Nb1f7PYn3ei_fY_luTeQPCq2urEPXktntTQPJ7PZ4HLUBnJTYEWW6ppdmIcHurG76HGTtSMINb3ZEFWxJVJndAd58b5UG531KR6C4cKXJapCY7h5rcw/s1008/IMG_2522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAhKJxlPpTl8YMIAj20Gre3FdO7mU998pDbzg1P7QpOVPMA8GkMNARzN7xICK1HO95eCIyu4Nb1f7PYn3ei_fY_luTeQPCq2urEPXktntTQPJ7PZ4HLUBnJTYEWW6ppdmIcHurG76HGTtSMINb3ZEFWxJVJndAd58b5UG531KR6C4cKXJapCY7h5rcw/w480-h640/IMG_2522.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Meaning that the clay drain tile was getting clogged with maple tree roots again . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCgUxNMSx9Bg68ECYl09IbQJMEbX1_EjuoSPs0IpkWizppugyGtU2h6RKHUGcpvhnDV18uLJVR2sxirUAOhmgSfzH1IbluabLEKglpOrcXEL-gusVPUDrrK-DdOPSPvc2plcOloczkYAzDI07KjfsChgfa4p0CbkHDiMG2P4V6irFPlBfgDV2kmI40g/s1008/IMG_2523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCgUxNMSx9Bg68ECYl09IbQJMEbX1_EjuoSPs0IpkWizppugyGtU2h6RKHUGcpvhnDV18uLJVR2sxirUAOhmgSfzH1IbluabLEKglpOrcXEL-gusVPUDrrK-DdOPSPvc2plcOloczkYAzDI07KjfsChgfa4p0CbkHDiMG2P4V6irFPlBfgDV2kmI40g/w480-h640/IMG_2523.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /> About twelve years ago we had the same problem , so I rented a rotor rooter and got about two wheel barrows full of roots out of it . Evidently it was time to ream it out again . </p><p>Called the local RotorRotter Service and they wanted six hundred fifty dollars just to send a camera down the pipe . Another six hundred to solve the problem . EEEgads . . . No thanks .</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRp8vyo-v-M3Om6shzsXXLj5utkNU_n4DWAYxl7SIOmaOnDNFzEin-l4XzFkbDGRCm9pLUZ8s2iEyLNc6YwZ8lL1EgQ_L7zkZi1jl7Etm8udiqOYCQLnE0LKzq9v7m4BCmidfIIXvo2zY38n5yFv6t0mgb1uct05YL4CCTJ9JEVpf-JFkWvIFolN0IQ/s1008/IMG_2526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRp8vyo-v-M3Om6shzsXXLj5utkNU_n4DWAYxl7SIOmaOnDNFzEin-l4XzFkbDGRCm9pLUZ8s2iEyLNc6YwZ8lL1EgQ_L7zkZi1jl7Etm8udiqOYCQLnE0LKzq9v7m4BCmidfIIXvo2zY38n5yFv6t0mgb1uct05YL4CCTJ9JEVpf-JFkWvIFolN0IQ/w640-h480/IMG_2526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Went to Big Orange and rented this rig for 75$ and went at the clay tile for about three hours<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytHtGaJpjmiEi26sbIoBumh8JTDmXzH1Lrve76gepwajzfFjpVz-BY4Egyu-StVaTdRTs8wcubmbow0RB5yGE-DWQlTzLPy63KqO-XoWyE08JfbIRbTUD57J7Cf-XTB5nrYj_2RrnoH5R_91KFrpmTeeIuG6kUF5VquBZoiVrjQXt709ytH5g1OTLyA/s872/IMG_2528.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="872" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytHtGaJpjmiEi26sbIoBumh8JTDmXzH1Lrve76gepwajzfFjpVz-BY4Egyu-StVaTdRTs8wcubmbow0RB5yGE-DWQlTzLPy63KqO-XoWyE08JfbIRbTUD57J7Cf-XTB5nrYj_2RrnoH5R_91KFrpmTeeIuG6kUF5VquBZoiVrjQXt709ytH5g1OTLyA/w640-h452/IMG_2528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And pulled this mess out of the pipe . </p><p>For a sense of scale that root on the lower right there is about 3/8ths of an inch thick<br /></p><p>Success . . . . it seemed to run clear when I put the garden hose down the pipe . . . </p><p>Yea . . . don't celebrate so quick . . . about a month later the problem reappeared .</p><p>So I looked around to rent a pipe camera . . . no one in town had one . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNRJJ1cOT3vgZJB5It6LyNV22bL50f7AKb6B2rgNJCVSW-CbyJRlwfczCCwyEvhGsk98SMxb1sxQmF6-D-liAKp0uQdtNyjnQM3RZu80foo6wvlXtjQ3V-RbsuskeTyFkmr_lapRL-ycdD9594y-37qAMc4qwz94O0klGEQdEdmUlQkXgZqvg7xsaQw/s1008/IMG_2733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNRJJ1cOT3vgZJB5It6LyNV22bL50f7AKb6B2rgNJCVSW-CbyJRlwfczCCwyEvhGsk98SMxb1sxQmF6-D-liAKp0uQdtNyjnQM3RZu80foo6wvlXtjQ3V-RbsuskeTyFkmr_lapRL-ycdD9594y-37qAMc4qwz94O0klGEQdEdmUlQkXgZqvg7xsaQw/w480-h640/IMG_2733.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Then I hit up my friend Dave , the man in charge down at the Waste Water Treatment plant , and within a couple days he showed up at my door with this rig . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oDS7n1bIASs7LnRSRuKg744OTPGQkCx9YSl4CznAHqmgX44KE8p41JN5qyd2Vn_iZdgF2Svocj_uEkbb510r0aXuSccnqibKDAgiVuIDUu3inDdX3354DDlu_22GcQzyEg3Zv3HJv28qbrdQpCMsQhZoSA9WzzlUYC85KDlW6Y-7Igckroz6_FQgkw/s919/IMG_2734.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="687" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oDS7n1bIASs7LnRSRuKg744OTPGQkCx9YSl4CznAHqmgX44KE8p41JN5qyd2Vn_iZdgF2Svocj_uEkbb510r0aXuSccnqibKDAgiVuIDUu3inDdX3354DDlu_22GcQzyEg3Zv3HJv28qbrdQpCMsQhZoSA9WzzlUYC85KDlW6Y-7Igckroz6_FQgkw/w478-h640/IMG_2734.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><p>A giant colonoscope for elephants .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ruuPxkkR0NCrylvX-MU0tT4XxbP_MBLhDQMCWtNsEvWjeiFKgpHUiU8mGsWKJm4ixod3p-DQDkidQFYMoCodJPRyPgRh5ey9wtpRbsaL_bfbTUUvDpyH2dmU1WMQsf_BqHGbKCx2CmxNcshHE1Gw1HhT7Yd_TTNEyURvMNOjeSEcH7rWNXqy-zeLAA/s869/IMG_2736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="869" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ruuPxkkR0NCrylvX-MU0tT4XxbP_MBLhDQMCWtNsEvWjeiFKgpHUiU8mGsWKJm4ixod3p-DQDkidQFYMoCodJPRyPgRh5ey9wtpRbsaL_bfbTUUvDpyH2dmU1WMQsf_BqHGbKCx2CmxNcshHE1Gw1HhT7Yd_TTNEyURvMNOjeSEcH7rWNXqy-zeLAA/w640-h492/IMG_2736.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Fancy rig even tells you how far it goes down the pipe and rings a bell when it hits standing water .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iTJa4IUyI0qGuaeXzWkBdMc-oWYQFuml2fVKbJTNwl9dqD9Ihg1_nYiO5LMfIVHqw9bqCl-Vl3GNvuiIf5CG7mZxVa_-s_DESom0e57dnXN0j0etQohKWChCZx70DyjgQAWvY6M5SpJv8spFmFOkXnP2BjihVoEHQlVCUhneC63wtXsv2BTm3YIb9Q/s1008/IMG_2741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iTJa4IUyI0qGuaeXzWkBdMc-oWYQFuml2fVKbJTNwl9dqD9Ihg1_nYiO5LMfIVHqw9bqCl-Vl3GNvuiIf5CG7mZxVa_-s_DESom0e57dnXN0j0etQohKWChCZx70DyjgQAWvY6M5SpJv8spFmFOkXnP2BjihVoEHQlVCUhneC63wtXsv2BTm3YIb9Q/w640-h480/IMG_2741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Measured it out from the corner of the house and to a point sighting down the side of the garage across the street . At least that was what I remembered it to be from when they laid the new storm drains ten years ago . Then went at it for a couple hours fighting roots and cursing til I was four feet down . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdgXjQaB2Xf_K1Q9D65n45KmXy3yhbE7X8Ar1bMNUszyAuA6yBPdl1ko-VegTR29NRCB2pzEQN-ATK0KRC5PGLSYOgiVPeIu3orxI-T7iZYeImq9fI54mGkBBmXuOmtOfx5oAnZfUJ5FnwXz6JERSpENyPi0vysX1tClH2sHPJqQ_neY4DsX-ZSc0_A/s1008/IMG_2742%20(5).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdgXjQaB2Xf_K1Q9D65n45KmXy3yhbE7X8Ar1bMNUszyAuA6yBPdl1ko-VegTR29NRCB2pzEQN-ATK0KRC5PGLSYOgiVPeIu3orxI-T7iZYeImq9fI54mGkBBmXuOmtOfx5oAnZfUJ5FnwXz6JERSpENyPi0vysX1tClH2sHPJqQ_neY4DsX-ZSc0_A/w640-h480/IMG_2742%20(5).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Yea , you should have stopped after two feet found ya nothing you retard . . . . aghhhhhh... </p><p>OK , time put the tools away and sleep on this one . </p><p>The next morning I thought to look at the photos I had taken back when they put the new storm drains in the street for some guidance locating my connection to the street .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38ZiTA9jOVSxa0-DoPNLcFi8nZ3cd5e5VPUpNjzZnd3pFZxFTtG9PrhR43FrMMKe9rQaY4OA8vZfm3uA2y5t4cCAwLmSHETS7WmFCjp8awTQ1eWXeJaChdjuGtWy_6xiGVjQ_2H4DDW8VaIgLc7p0rPI7OoG8nrE3sdxz7RHFFfmU6K4mSdUHQqvHKA/s764/IMG_2742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="764" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38ZiTA9jOVSxa0-DoPNLcFi8nZ3cd5e5VPUpNjzZnd3pFZxFTtG9PrhR43FrMMKe9rQaY4OA8vZfm3uA2y5t4cCAwLmSHETS7WmFCjp8awTQ1eWXeJaChdjuGtWy_6xiGVjQ_2H4DDW8VaIgLc7p0rPI7OoG8nrE3sdxz7RHFFfmU6K4mSdUHQqvHKA/w640-h480/IMG_2742.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> And sure enough , if you sight from the end of the fence where it meets the house right past the bricks around the maple tree , there it is . I had been digging on the wrong side of the mailbox post .<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiw1ncmM4jRb9US4g6HvbgAI-ZXkQYDK9tKBHcvfBAjqlkvR_wcV9Hr1ux5OQ5C_1kqc-HitZqbd4JWCkb0Nhyx1KEUXbUsXwgcrOlxculfsn3zj6-gA0tC3Z3xsoFJY3aDWid6EA8O0923OfDFc_SGWyMYr2Sdlv_OJ_itwpTI2lJwaeAmpfLVQ1Hw/s1008/IMG_2743.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiw1ncmM4jRb9US4g6HvbgAI-ZXkQYDK9tKBHcvfBAjqlkvR_wcV9Hr1ux5OQ5C_1kqc-HitZqbd4JWCkb0Nhyx1KEUXbUsXwgcrOlxculfsn3zj6-gA0tC3Z3xsoFJY3aDWid6EA8O0923OfDFc_SGWyMYr2Sdlv_OJ_itwpTI2lJwaeAmpfLVQ1Hw/w480-h640/IMG_2743.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Fifteen minutes of digging , and about two feet down I found it .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp42pY10VMZnprx1zO9_YsGz9wfy01216E941rOppK-QHa2dYG_xDSr5vQ1qkuETB-n3k2RljxB-t6wpFZSBPK_2yZ_Xpot8JKMIkyKeWZaDrMOG4zGPphaAbgX2xBLx-_q1j9uI7tFSVc7A42DVv20Azi57KiYmR1JAMjse-c8uc20gz5RxwyI21nkw/s1008/IMG_2748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp42pY10VMZnprx1zO9_YsGz9wfy01216E941rOppK-QHa2dYG_xDSr5vQ1qkuETB-n3k2RljxB-t6wpFZSBPK_2yZ_Xpot8JKMIkyKeWZaDrMOG4zGPphaAbgX2xBLx-_q1j9uI7tFSVc7A42DVv20Azi57KiYmR1JAMjse-c8uc20gz5RxwyI21nkw/w480-h640/IMG_2748.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>A couple more hours of . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05IveEuIkf_WfN7DaW_W10rMe0JpM022Pyi_BwO0hOFLegTAcnTzauwTt8Wn0t_wErHBPFN5Wmztqvf6MuGsFb3ve5j4LtNPqouO0a7RJOUzudEs_DkInLXZ0904aEwklgi-wbKmb04SZstVvcVjViQ5xdn4ID3PIbCsqCNZcx1GlEuaU88IjhtETHQ/s1008/IMG_2749.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05IveEuIkf_WfN7DaW_W10rMe0JpM022Pyi_BwO0hOFLegTAcnTzauwTt8Wn0t_wErHBPFN5Wmztqvf6MuGsFb3ve5j4LtNPqouO0a7RJOUzudEs_DkInLXZ0904aEwklgi-wbKmb04SZstVvcVjViQ5xdn4ID3PIbCsqCNZcx1GlEuaU88IjhtETHQ/w480-h640/IMG_2749.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Cursing the maple roots . . . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGSFkYVQdngRh03mZfL6cKOyumJ5zkVZ4yaTpPv5QN3dfKKBP_GXgpp8QcGyVCJfnHLfd6wDUK7kc8PG1MK3VwHUGuoB4h0w95KEhCgXdvfjeiEei6lJT-HtDlQcEckRjzZPsZ4uDt5VmsCslBuZeGmsWNZDVW7VtADP-er7DPhGyenUba1-oyFFFbA/w480-h640/IMG_2758.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>To find this mess and a bunch more of it up stream out of reach<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z4yamXqgBQzxmUpPiIUx6cK3S1BOg0BV0Co2D_ZgfwQBXB2ZI7Dh_G-8QSU7a0jpN5jTL0Y_SmvfFqgN4WO629dXwVSUOYwIdhLyHYDZy-8tYi2QKcisbDptVhtfzjDmKhYoNjDICppCSy022wLyIoFCz7AaXuik81gxz6RVYJfD5pszyXsUsa_DEQ/s1008/IMG_2760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z4yamXqgBQzxmUpPiIUx6cK3S1BOg0BV0Co2D_ZgfwQBXB2ZI7Dh_G-8QSU7a0jpN5jTL0Y_SmvfFqgN4WO629dXwVSUOYwIdhLyHYDZy-8tYi2QKcisbDptVhtfzjDmKhYoNjDICppCSy022wLyIoFCz7AaXuik81gxz6RVYJfD5pszyXsUsa_DEQ/w640-h480/IMG_2760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>So off to Big Orange again for a hundred feet of inch and a quarter polyethylene pipe . </p><p>Yea I only needed about forty five feet of it and they only sell hundred foot rolls .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBacq0sB8LYSbTPPX6d8YU4LlIuNUkZZjAL1IqZjWkPQHquhF4UecbLEzL_VCBui-f0QELlv--fr2SxlZ_TgCncwfDcYpf3rrLJugPUUXfgnw1xzJWm292hxyQ60yfy2oV1mQ83FIcxJVcjvoxlhGZNe8RW1yboh_rkOQ9JZFOOPYXLI1eOjviEaNe9g/s1008/IMG_2761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBacq0sB8LYSbTPPX6d8YU4LlIuNUkZZjAL1IqZjWkPQHquhF4UecbLEzL_VCBui-f0QELlv--fr2SxlZ_TgCncwfDcYpf3rrLJugPUUXfgnw1xzJWm292hxyQ60yfy2oV1mQ83FIcxJVcjvoxlhGZNe8RW1yboh_rkOQ9JZFOOPYXLI1eOjviEaNe9g/w640-h480/IMG_2761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A bunch of whittling on a piece of inch and a half thick dowel . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGq26k2WWvcdJuMX-tPHVZtk1a22VL4weHKZD1rFMFt7559ERgyqch3pHwyl36eb-HSMGG1lrok9wDn44IdiA8xQrXFTzDwsF3Sr6NPWjRCRV03H8cvQMN04xfUrmAzhJgCkQnGHPiAzdqJ5AGxTphv_sI4yZT43zYGjamURqV94Ha923rmW2TVqLsQ/s1008/IMG_2762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmVU9RXlls_J1-sk9tjR7hNLDAPumqDKgxouRrwuT1x7Pd0_Wz7dHTYso4LS4_3EmdAKsakWxdXJc1CJAdq3c2u806dPY5SFvRCsmq1j6pXoILNVjCl2F9Ms3alcB46rvrPgLG3K9grFv5UEZ_o6hwZZ3VqQ2MX9PFE1kYs6Mgl_N-jQSuwxCxdBE2A/s504/IMG_2772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmVU9RXlls_J1-sk9tjR7hNLDAPumqDKgxouRrwuT1x7Pd0_Wz7dHTYso4LS4_3EmdAKsakWxdXJc1CJAdq3c2u806dPY5SFvRCsmq1j6pXoILNVjCl2F9Ms3alcB46rvrPgLG3K9grFv5UEZ_o6hwZZ3VqQ2MX9PFE1kYs6Mgl_N-jQSuwxCxdBE2A/w480-h640/IMG_2772.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Then an hour more of colorful language to make that pipe stub I had saved from scraps they left on my lawn ten years ago fit in place of the broken clay tile I deleted .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3Ou3ap2KVuJM1S2KqzYPdHX4sQtR-cDsJCNn-BnbkKmjaag9QJNWBpqk4348PfHaco-nRK-PCsDkkJ7KX_lKw1oheVSu1m7xE7BR_-Y3s7lqCJTSdZyYVnlVHG4c-xtdc6_z2f0L2mlzIiaMLnDDdzsg_bII6e3gk1Gbh6OcrsJg7X_VVwCJdv9byg/s1008/IMG_2779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3Ou3ap2KVuJM1S2KqzYPdHX4sQtR-cDsJCNn-BnbkKmjaag9QJNWBpqk4348PfHaco-nRK-PCsDkkJ7KX_lKw1oheVSu1m7xE7BR_-Y3s7lqCJTSdZyYVnlVHG4c-xtdc6_z2f0L2mlzIiaMLnDDdzsg_bII6e3gk1Gbh6OcrsJg7X_VVwCJdv9byg/w480-h640/IMG_2779.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Cause things don't exactly line up , and the female end of the pipe stub has a big fat O-ring to seal it except it takes a bulldozer to push it on . </p><p>I manged to bend my six foot steel pry bar trying to lever that pig on .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNm-XFII9LOdxY4suvglCdB7mxN5M12t3Yk475K_TZTAsWgWvmfhpQKh0ldcytkihNoVVk9uMNC-2KHM0xYR6V7icggl--9Tcm-B09xQicGS9sBGHlF389IOQ6fmF-TnJLsqJvmUnOmvefNcXYzPHUPrc0MNCpcP-7G0xBvHrVtbd7HgyP_x4P3-jLw/s1008/IMG_2781b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNm-XFII9LOdxY4suvglCdB7mxN5M12t3Yk475K_TZTAsWgWvmfhpQKh0ldcytkihNoVVk9uMNC-2KHM0xYR6V7icggl--9Tcm-B09xQicGS9sBGHlF389IOQ6fmF-TnJLsqJvmUnOmvefNcXYzPHUPrc0MNCpcP-7G0xBvHrVtbd7HgyP_x4P3-jLw/w640-h480/IMG_2781b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>But I finally managed to get it all together and wrapped it with some Bituthane for good measure to make sure the roots can't find their way in that joint .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cqA1hxXylhUPmE2nSCp13j-9J1xwrcYaXGtgwV50X1O63G91rwOk_XxuwuIda9wDzMecLxF7eU0edWlNWuy6_ud8HDX0W-s0_jq6QU9v3K_GXvBeRJZxyMwvd_nDyDBkb2BD96_fvQmQImVrc_cVmtSiPRZEeyrGCpgNfOuLINOD7YEvv70FLxeuyQ/s1008/IMG_2785.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cqA1hxXylhUPmE2nSCp13j-9J1xwrcYaXGtgwV50X1O63G91rwOk_XxuwuIda9wDzMecLxF7eU0edWlNWuy6_ud8HDX0W-s0_jq6QU9v3K_GXvBeRJZxyMwvd_nDyDBkb2BD96_fvQmQImVrc_cVmtSiPRZEeyrGCpgNfOuLINOD7YEvv70FLxeuyQ/w640-h480/IMG_2785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Nothing left but to back fill </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jlPslaH95gAImzBJ1Iyy_zSZjYoJsnRIgEkldCyB-1O2fq9KjHeBkZja00MJW720tGt5WQo41DmrIvSO75XuC9qtJLdiqm1FF_LO5el5NXipjEarLT1VVf9cw0VlUyw3jrLswsH_rBq7mw80Py6mJ554ZsrcXLSKY9wBK5qNaFdZBUvx5TLSBe5sQA/w480-h640/IMG_2786.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> Now the maple tree roots can go in the clay tile all they want to but wont as there is no water in there , and we have an unobstructed run for the sump pump to push ground water out to the storm drains in the street . <br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-36550860971161862602022-06-27T19:07:00.001-04:002022-06-28T09:22:10.721-04:00Solving Problems<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOiIXHHXHUvDuBlpqXjaZN0edVeS2JkFMG1hldCqNUi1VidBnrZGfgjkhEgnWG_xFTHcYJSXLZhnoEZKFaoFjKkl5DU6DQg-NAI-6QaHsfuCZ6X6S7sX2nLPykHIj-Voq3YuqLqjkcXihY9kQ5eIp4uh751ASAFuKWA4rmeK7ixP2gUL1_QbXvsFUTw/s450/y.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOiIXHHXHUvDuBlpqXjaZN0edVeS2JkFMG1hldCqNUi1VidBnrZGfgjkhEgnWG_xFTHcYJSXLZhnoEZKFaoFjKkl5DU6DQg-NAI-6QaHsfuCZ6X6S7sX2nLPykHIj-Voq3YuqLqjkcXihY9kQ5eIp4uh751ASAFuKWA4rmeK7ixP2gUL1_QbXvsFUTw/w400-h400/y.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When one of these yellow spouts craps out . <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqWzjWimNqKLTDFHCpxBdSGaFXT9FZm0MY4HgvzIcVyZEukIC15qVeUbTjGM3zGiSFvTdqwXgR4Ny5bXCJJsBlkQURkFglSet3bgsbsbpoZeMW9XMROMkvuQ-LGxMKJa4a1RX5r5pPTW46MJ9cectTfjdYi7iVwdkaHVLeb3gSKBEnQvJNoATnZFQeQ/s1008/IMG_2934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqWzjWimNqKLTDFHCpxBdSGaFXT9FZm0MY4HgvzIcVyZEukIC15qVeUbTjGM3zGiSFvTdqwXgR4Ny5bXCJJsBlkQURkFglSet3bgsbsbpoZeMW9XMROMkvuQ-LGxMKJa4a1RX5r5pPTW46MJ9cectTfjdYi7iVwdkaHVLeb3gSKBEnQvJNoATnZFQeQ/w640-h480/IMG_2934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">3/4 inch schedule 40 PVC will slip right over the narrow stub that remains after you cut off the accordion part . A bead of Plumber's Goop before you slip them together seals the joint .<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFgHofoztQKg7cWLiikZWmgU92NumzyrrSuZ3w-SFMnlEthGdQXqus5TsO5iFS1u9r-s_7gkWsMKiqpMyt7EU8XRfGKkZCl1aB_WadSHkVLIjoPZUqoZzeYJRmMrVxhdm-iUEM2gqS84VjSRHfZUx_2ZDouPeATiqdPSbcUc9f34LBoqywHtEim7G1A/s795/z.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFgHofoztQKg7cWLiikZWmgU92NumzyrrSuZ3w-SFMnlEthGdQXqus5TsO5iFS1u9r-s_7gkWsMKiqpMyt7EU8XRfGKkZCl1aB_WadSHkVLIjoPZUqoZzeYJRmMrVxhdm-iUEM2gqS84VjSRHfZUx_2ZDouPeATiqdPSbcUc9f34LBoqywHtEim7G1A/w608-h640/z.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">As for the self absorbed Libturds that voted for this , I hope you choke on your own excrement . </p><p style="text-align: center;">You made this happen .<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-6984877077088456552022-02-17T17:34:00.002-05:002022-02-17T17:39:40.098-05:00Digging Ditches . . . . Again<div><p> The result of the ice we got last week is that outside grade level was about four inches above the garage slab . We then got a warm front from down south with a mess of rain and my garage flooded . </p><p>I had about an inch of slush throughout the whole thing . Took us most of last week to clean out the depressing mess . </p><p>Tonight they promise more rain. . . SO . . . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSOsBzrNgE0RGZAwsatmYMtC8Zxnjk_6q8jOwn6vzEd9bHNIJi8aNJ220v6oj6SOK4IkuGfQq2H4pESG7oRjriRNlLRdtWD_V7Bkcv1uu0ysHoEV-gDypp1oTgOOuMKQdRdnyanuNhVyTwjlpyhsgy5Qwuz2-edWeMiD9sFi0M_d3DlSbM7HwaqAcJHw=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSOsBzrNgE0RGZAwsatmYMtC8Zxnjk_6q8jOwn6vzEd9bHNIJi8aNJ220v6oj6SOK4IkuGfQq2H4pESG7oRjriRNlLRdtWD_V7Bkcv1uu0ysHoEV-gDypp1oTgOOuMKQdRdnyanuNhVyTwjlpyhsgy5Qwuz2-edWeMiD9sFi0M_d3DlSbM7HwaqAcJHw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I spent three hours yesterday smashing the ice and frozen ground outside with an axe to create some ditches to give the water a place to go . <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqhtILFLXdJGkJ7GY1EwaKxAnZyB44PHyYQQG7QhNjIwgJYe3jGLN5hFrvZdO_sThaS6Q27WYOit-bN1ODo-AY2YfEGUKXG0A6DIW_MyN91t2_yeH_PlNA12aVnjilG8q-a62A_hv8E594lgQOvj_Ym0qkMjRc_n5PEtRvkY4Tf6YEvI0RuPUhDiVM5g=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDIcvTLwOfsDDpTz5LpYxv5zSp-1xSN56p9-wXCiPSiXhvOqZE5RuOWdDEj7SyMf4tM4qMX5q6xfbDwz8hDUZw_QGrl-JvqmKrGdsSnILKaIcogxOQkDSO93De9dhWneOmsS6lbyqWI8TIHhNU4qAGTqoUVLeLL1EZQHMVeSmlRryV_bWlfV3DR8GL3g=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDIcvTLwOfsDDpTz5LpYxv5zSp-1xSN56p9-wXCiPSiXhvOqZE5RuOWdDEj7SyMf4tM4qMX5q6xfbDwz8hDUZw_QGrl-JvqmKrGdsSnILKaIcogxOQkDSO93De9dhWneOmsS6lbyqWI8TIHhNU4qAGTqoUVLeLL1EZQHMVeSmlRryV_bWlfV3DR8GL3g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And the result is an ugly mess</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwz-DSun9-mAoHfn3ZZd7yfZX6pedzzgZFfcg9rDw_aj3WcFgf1r7zkvUramehLlRms0KJsPZ3zqKnll0Yj3t19hIEFn3ldj-LNqItZUmEBftyM6o5jAN7vF0eYLJbr1687V0Fc78Y2SdtdHFC724rgVb1HW6N8u1y9yAW-QeUKHJBpJqbSgWvlD3Stw=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwz-DSun9-mAoHfn3ZZd7yfZX6pedzzgZFfcg9rDw_aj3WcFgf1r7zkvUramehLlRms0KJsPZ3zqKnll0Yj3t19hIEFn3ldj-LNqItZUmEBftyM6o5jAN7vF0eYLJbr1687V0Fc78Y2SdtdHFC724rgVb1HW6N8u1y9yAW-QeUKHJBpJqbSgWvlD3Stw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Three more hours of toil and pain today to divert more flow around the back of the garage .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="398" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g882KcasNbs" width="478" youtube-src-id="g882KcasNbs"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;">Water seems to be flowing briskly</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="style-scope ytcp-video-share-dialog" href="https://youtu.be/g882KcasNbs" id="share-url" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/g882KcasNbs </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJbl9jw2orkPKPOgy0-7qmLOqHHfvviTZ49ls8mYreaxd7EbMGG8mtgnZY5KRGokJ-yC7WN2z60Yl8sIFKTItuGt0fihue36qEhtCnEU6OyF3WEg9snnU0DHv62pLAB1KGfxerenJZY_bWRgPQaRSAaTcAjWfBeWB2ArC-En2357O3GBWo_qIStfmViQ=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJbl9jw2orkPKPOgy0-7qmLOqHHfvviTZ49ls8mYreaxd7EbMGG8mtgnZY5KRGokJ-yC7WN2z60Yl8sIFKTItuGt0fihue36qEhtCnEU6OyF3WEg9snnU0DHv62pLAB1KGfxerenJZY_bWRgPQaRSAaTcAjWfBeWB2ArC-En2357O3GBWo_qIStfmViQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have I mentioned how much I disdain winter ?<br /></div><div><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-26876327918517704732022-02-06T13:01:00.003-05:002022-02-06T13:36:24.475-05:00Sometimes You Need To Call In The Big Guns<p style="text-align: center;"> On Friday we got a day long load of Globular-Warmining . </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0Fc866LOiX5-qKNXXHc0QAgD2bX2HPoR5SEV4DqYPnMSM4lWayRnKkShcYzs3WvRP5eeH3rreZ0HlpPi2nhxGHr5QQk18ZMhN5LDgesRzru-BCyapbZqtnLc2jUqejk-4b28E16BYzq38Ye5G5sqqceNyDJQ28pVaNSvV9mm9NLAlcADy9HU7N8aT6A=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0Fc866LOiX5-qKNXXHc0QAgD2bX2HPoR5SEV4DqYPnMSM4lWayRnKkShcYzs3WvRP5eeH3rreZ0HlpPi2nhxGHr5QQk18ZMhN5LDgesRzru-BCyapbZqtnLc2jUqejk-4b28E16BYzq38Ye5G5sqqceNyDJQ28pVaNSvV9mm9NLAlcADy9HU7N8aT6A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">God awful wretched stuff. Came down like sugar but set like concrete . </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQvAFubUINWxP0jOdJFgZBDopttYS-sv-WDR3sGbN2JgRIpM4nWfuWK31dMH_1yfKdbUomw4PEIG2-vZuii9Mj3UASUkY1tRNyQk4pTqKuFRN9yGM_kVrsewjlrB0wsd7EYEwdei7WZBWYYjZo2c3fAN6ceYfJuOdsJjr7yrSI4G_dZawyNizEwp757g=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQvAFubUINWxP0jOdJFgZBDopttYS-sv-WDR3sGbN2JgRIpM4nWfuWK31dMH_1yfKdbUomw4PEIG2-vZuii9Mj3UASUkY1tRNyQk4pTqKuFRN9yGM_kVrsewjlrB0wsd7EYEwdei7WZBWYYjZo2c3fAN6ceYfJuOdsJjr7yrSI4G_dZawyNizEwp757g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Now I know many that don't have to shovel the crap will say that looks beautiful . . . . </p><p style="text-align: center;">. . . yea about as appealing as sticking your hand in a running blender .<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgps-ryDwAJuQyjwOv0QY1ODTgu6SOcxTOBFPp-QfRy60UMyrEaxEmslx1li7gToflAAbugaF0hM7HfpMKMW2yS0kIOZX6kmd2zYSM45AnY9USZTk-TUo-Nl1OidvWYZcvFsluFcd6fSY-r_bAWSQ185gJbO5a89pz6x26VE22HcbEKHRb_dt6Z6OiSUA=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgps-ryDwAJuQyjwOv0QY1ODTgu6SOcxTOBFPp-QfRy60UMyrEaxEmslx1li7gToflAAbugaF0hM7HfpMKMW2yS0kIOZX6kmd2zYSM45AnY9USZTk-TUo-Nl1OidvWYZcvFsluFcd6fSY-r_bAWSQ185gJbO5a89pz6x26VE22HcbEKHRb_dt6Z6OiSUA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />Normally the town public works department runs these rigs around here . Sometimes a smaller F-450 with a dump body . <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDqArkpAE7QZua3BonLNFdGVy2uo-3J0IBPjMcugGQsC7B8Z04QAzYoMOE0cdBO4BTfeFn0MzNTXLjbx3Q3Saz7PJ78US9r0US3t2GsFPdozmuIXaOpgfEZEnuiZFuu6HNJ1FgYQEhkf7rZ0jWfsEBh0ajgyRLhnNL0urg-k0HzwdPTf-O9vUzQKxkDw=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDqArkpAE7QZua3BonLNFdGVy2uo-3J0IBPjMcugGQsC7B8Z04QAzYoMOE0cdBO4BTfeFn0MzNTXLjbx3Q3Saz7PJ78US9r0US3t2GsFPdozmuIXaOpgfEZEnuiZFuu6HNJ1FgYQEhkf7rZ0jWfsEBh0ajgyRLhnNL0urg-k0HzwdPTf-O9vUzQKxkDw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">On this occasion it required something a bit more serious .</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Sunday morning we screwed our courage together and were hacking away at the berm left by the plow truck in front of the driveway . Could not touch it with a shovel and required an ice chisel to break it up. Then my neighbor Jeff came by with his plow truck and he knocked the berm down in about three passes saving us about four hours of back breaking labor. We managed to scrape off a light layer of snow from the top of the driveway with the shovels but the hard stuff was impossible to remove by manual means. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXgQo97QTOJK-llHGwPoOcBp3mU75RXcswzyxbfJm4_5y0uGbHu_b7cc7cZ9QFi2rieCY1mwQIqMxNvwuFUPLYSuhjQlN0rsgy0rKp-89HNLVod1BGPEEgeJmszWO_VUjHzhaHwiTN-6lY9-NRqkt56EISIllOjZXwI1Q8oh5IBPrtfcQ0KE5i0ZtHHg=s637" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXgQo97QTOJK-llHGwPoOcBp3mU75RXcswzyxbfJm4_5y0uGbHu_b7cc7cZ9QFi2rieCY1mwQIqMxNvwuFUPLYSuhjQlN0rsgy0rKp-89HNLVod1BGPEEgeJmszWO_VUjHzhaHwiTN-6lY9-NRqkt56EISIllOjZXwI1Q8oh5IBPrtfcQ0KE5i0ZtHHg=w384-h640" width="384" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b> WTF???</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Someone's fricking dryer and stove connected to the internet<b> ?<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>I CANT GET AWAY FROM ALL YOU DEPRAVED FREAKS SOON ENOUGH</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-19285050857806724212022-01-16T15:14:00.001-05:002022-01-16T15:30:58.874-05:00Feeding Welfare Bums Again<p> Given that my efforts to provide <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2022/01/bluebirds.html" target="_blank">improved housing</a></b></i></span> for the Bluebirds was an exercise in futility and it actually scared them away from their ledge , I splurged for a fifteen dollar bag of meal worms to see if I could make amends and they would come back .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLv-PeU9IwSYAwBFYHtlPgtWgInLvkzIVblpJsbszeMhHNzZcFrAxDkNrUKf6I0lacow9Y1Z3GX5vIkwybohNoNiIJovgCovLbdGn07-3U_oepZ9Y9lHDe3Fjm4ocNf0G7WaMyOgR4TylxTFhT3POZqfHojco54s4nasJlB2I1s3NqMjAOd-j0EpKHZQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>No gender identity issues in nature .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6onda7wlu8QNPCCvqN4dEreLVB_j6P6FKlSJUE60oVnhQNW6HCZFdelofN1xJAC-YuavTRZXrxMUhN7pakTClD--I1eeOgMeVTrzeS0ySMIi8vec_BVFlYUoZbr1knigPtD9uoAkQ7YZqunjfvHVk6UB8QqJw4HcPUpf52EGSUJgzL_NBap__bbNE7w=s1056" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6onda7wlu8QNPCCvqN4dEreLVB_j6P6FKlSJUE60oVnhQNW6HCZFdelofN1xJAC-YuavTRZXrxMUhN7pakTClD--I1eeOgMeVTrzeS0ySMIi8vec_BVFlYUoZbr1knigPtD9uoAkQ7YZqunjfvHVk6UB8QqJw4HcPUpf52EGSUJgzL_NBap__bbNE7w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The females have a bit more gray on them than the males .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1056" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbBbA0xUq1xW7GGP_6VLh8nqvfT2NvcAmCIsIfaJk1rBij2Li8yl4kuWCnhc7K8UdfSLMq1U0rUQl7o3dF5kZLFLmDgI6N0SMC0J_eXluZ2ZX6h3XRFupA2mGw14lDQmYeevRRXtfho3pmVDZFdrZOuzEsTrSz5yuee4Gob8mlOSpeaZN89KrwvgWB4A=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>Then the Red Bellied Woodpecker spooked them all away .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkr4mlDPAvGsV9zAzT-ExHsTAEaJI7kaCHdNoXn5PWfR0b41D4kCFtPA00LY1xl39xs4dM5hzDGCHj91iI7EmrvVo1dihEaCHRlgJEqiBP3brn5rshN2RKU5U7_ZwMEtHBHYyo8Dy5Zoenj3SxSEYu-RvkqxyAcCzniShvCF-RncEILefRMA0Qpwp6CA=s951" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="951" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkr4mlDPAvGsV9zAzT-ExHsTAEaJI7kaCHdNoXn5PWfR0b41D4kCFtPA00LY1xl39xs4dM5hzDGCHj91iI7EmrvVo1dihEaCHRlgJEqiBP3brn5rshN2RKU5U7_ZwMEtHBHYyo8Dy5Zoenj3SxSEYu-RvkqxyAcCzniShvCF-RncEILefRMA0Qpwp6CA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p>The other one that' been hanging around here lately is the Peliated Woodpecker .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="342" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JMpCVo2L28A" width="411" youtube-src-id="JMpCVo2L28A"></iframe></div><p>That sucker is huge , he has to be about sixteen inches from head to tail . Seems the Bluebirds are quite happy to bed down in the holes he makes in the maple tree in the front yard .<br /></p><p>Here is the link straight to Oy-tube in case it don't play<br /></p><p><a class="style-scope ytcp-video-share-dialog" href="https://youtu.be/JMpCVo2L28A" id="watch-url" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/JMpCVo2L28A </a></p><p> </p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-70805578062256624452022-01-11T14:21:00.001-05:002022-01-11T22:51:09.987-05:00Bluebirds ? ?<p> Yesterday evening when I pulled in the driveway in the VW as it was getting dark I looked up to the right at the corner of the house and noticed a gray spot on the lower end of the freeze board where it meets the gable end soffit return . Hmmmm ? Do I have some rot going on there ?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL8WeUA9U291j4dPx8EobGKY7ngHN72_8CvM11pS4JBmN0hpEX2z8cxmFeHcz178ItB675PIkd9oKF-iL5Y4Suty9tAHOOl4cQXasYnZXfwxLHQHaOv7jNOpbjv28y5P8q3FWk--y4n3aaeK0JfGbuE18NiG5jFje1iJUunYbgVu5MJXBde4ehY-2LfA=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL8WeUA9U291j4dPx8EobGKY7ngHN72_8CvM11pS4JBmN0hpEX2z8cxmFeHcz178ItB675PIkd9oKF-iL5Y4Suty9tAHOOl4cQXasYnZXfwxLHQHaOv7jNOpbjv28y5P8q3FWk--y4n3aaeK0JfGbuE18NiG5jFje1iJUunYbgVu5MJXBde4ehY-2LfA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Jumped up on the basement dog-house to get a closer look , and as soon as I had my head level with cap on the return , a gray flutter flew past my face . Startled me a bit but I guess that why we call those returns " Bird Coops " . <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjYtlKd-d8VrotBYCcHQrrI6VlCTqwsEGILOVEFY_3sf4tJH5A3JTPR8VBvK7HvNLByAJ9AlH3Lq0qq0OVXKqsOtYndyQgGMVuj7o8LP6vaSe42-aIBAyrGg-kNudh4L2v8SEA7LzqnSuC802JdgAjffJ1kckO39uf2K-PLYg0cKu1izNUAEYKGBegBQ=s2112" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2112" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjYtlKd-d8VrotBYCcHQrrI6VlCTqwsEGILOVEFY_3sf4tJH5A3JTPR8VBvK7HvNLByAJ9AlH3Lq0qq0OVXKqsOtYndyQgGMVuj7o8LP6vaSe42-aIBAyrGg-kNudh4L2v8SEA7LzqnSuC802JdgAjffJ1kckO39uf2K-PLYg0cKu1izNUAEYKGBegBQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p> Could not figure out what kind of bird it was , so later I poked
my head out the upstairs window and spotted one very cold looking female Bluebird bedded down on the lead flashing of the cap . Given the pile of droppings it was evident it has been making it home
for some time . Checked the other " bird coops " on the house and there were as much droppings there too . Annie mentioned she had seen a pair hanging around the front of the house lately . . . <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoDTPe-1VcfEj026HdujpV4jBnuGnlsQGyyfqgXQs36TzYFLiNQC9WQ1FknQwHxP2cxQeyiIOtP6LrwGV_XOBJ_DcyHCzeoiygWp8cBcBAhOngkOtI3AJT1TovD_sPLJke5-NI2v7874tQSdLf3pGtiUnEmY6kkHUp6SynTYXCKAtyGPT0ah41rsMd6Q=s821" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="655" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoDTPe-1VcfEj026HdujpV4jBnuGnlsQGyyfqgXQs36TzYFLiNQC9WQ1FknQwHxP2cxQeyiIOtP6LrwGV_XOBJ_DcyHCzeoiygWp8cBcBAhOngkOtI3AJT1TovD_sPLJke5-NI2v7874tQSdLf3pGtiUnEmY6kkHUp6SynTYXCKAtyGPT0ah41rsMd6Q=w510-h640" width="510" /></a></div><p>. . . so I checked the soffit return on the front foyer and sure enough there was the male of the pair .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkdV6BE5vNYhUgACmgTygo8zgVMJuLMJ4JaBDkP5TpEflQqv6VaIFmJPW_I8G2_fbocd4h628ds5KbQxax3K70-amtKB1yIq5nRE3PKhx4vgvGP9yy0I34xPgZfCJN3ueqiZXTbxwgeUSfnqcmZXxJHizQoccOC-fBkI_f63h_XD3mLAKMKBR4SD2gkg=s802" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkdV6BE5vNYhUgACmgTygo8zgVMJuLMJ4JaBDkP5TpEflQqv6VaIFmJPW_I8G2_fbocd4h628ds5KbQxax3K70-amtKB1yIq5nRE3PKhx4vgvGP9yy0I34xPgZfCJN3ueqiZXTbxwgeUSfnqcmZXxJHizQoccOC-fBkI_f63h_XD3mLAKMKBR4SD2gkg=w418-h640" width="418" /></a></div><p>Given that it was rather cold outside we were baffled as to how they were still hanging around here and had not headed south with the rest of their kind . That there is about eighteen below zero Celsius for yous confounded metric canukiestanians .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFum3ncSppbXZxV2u7YP8ZLGZqSd-VEj7p8QyfYwUMGv5SnfyTuAFqOiVeLwCoPaUscyUWX07mNXGd6jrpxhszDq17iV7bcRNBql93SMThBknwkWQtgg6g1Qe21ROjcquT0noayc1dN1AP1ko7fkqAcA2VttDSp0HjDzX7G17BhMaEr1hAeh64ZUQ8gg=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFum3ncSppbXZxV2u7YP8ZLGZqSd-VEj7p8QyfYwUMGv5SnfyTuAFqOiVeLwCoPaUscyUWX07mNXGd6jrpxhszDq17iV7bcRNBql93SMThBknwkWQtgg6g1Qe21ROjcquT0noayc1dN1AP1ko7fkqAcA2VttDSp0HjDzX7G17BhMaEr1hAeh64ZUQ8gg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>So this afternoon I cut some one-by wooden triangles , added a front fence and wrapped all sides with Reflectex bubble foil wrap . . . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCGl9K6DhmpEfVRi3P-pp8LioJ62etWvw69_ofImKDXz9IRXwujFChK-j2ss8lvp4Ge-7ZgHGhdHinUydGV3900Vi2Wy3yjS-nLFS-h0J5XXwkOKGxas6QBLLYBNxiFZ9DNlzbL_mCHIji3OI9i4C3o-1RM5NTcAJuyZe0tAC_m4sBzuyapazVvmejfg=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCGl9K6DhmpEfVRi3P-pp8LioJ62etWvw69_ofImKDXz9IRXwujFChK-j2ss8lvp4Ge-7ZgHGhdHinUydGV3900Vi2Wy3yjS-nLFS-h0J5XXwkOKGxas6QBLLYBNxiFZ9DNlzbL_mCHIji3OI9i4C3o-1RM5NTcAJuyZe0tAC_m4sBzuyapazVvmejfg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>. . . and filled them with wood shavings inside . Put three of these up . Book
says Bluebirds do use birdhouses so we shall see if this meets their
approval .</p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-44316876763719192522021-11-12T13:55:00.001-05:002021-11-12T13:56:09.025-05:00Bookshelves and Barn Doors<p> The next step after enclosing the lolly column in last chapter was to add a low set of book shelves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd3G-izNbXc8v0XlRL78W5fUTrfDXOq8JwW1gKeeahUKdc89kMhsDCPdfdR-ELEsqzqC7cjMgHSGiimScNsFc_4Ev6A-wy4QZpSabp08ru9J5aAeC1DEuxBX2VGxY1jpfYslVSlf4jScq/s1008/IMG_1734.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd3G-izNbXc8v0XlRL78W5fUTrfDXOq8JwW1gKeeahUKdc89kMhsDCPdfdR-ELEsqzqC7cjMgHSGiimScNsFc_4Ev6A-wy4QZpSabp08ru9J5aAeC1DEuxBX2VGxY1jpfYslVSlf4jScq/w480-h640/IMG_1734.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>This is the part where my knees remind me they are most unhappy<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlKd0qghmf0o9bRlEGqYyrRzTmaAV0WPn0J0oxzLUlPMXxCn3pfLMlAHIDgZA_1nXJJ3riTZ3w3LA6XHNzxGjqbpiufofiKhH_imU8S__AfmW6Z1YdZP9RDayuW_jU8ZaUlAzX5Q_oYMQ/s1008/IMG_1736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlKd0qghmf0o9bRlEGqYyrRzTmaAV0WPn0J0oxzLUlPMXxCn3pfLMlAHIDgZA_1nXJJ3riTZ3w3LA6XHNzxGjqbpiufofiKhH_imU8S__AfmW6Z1YdZP9RDayuW_jU8ZaUlAzX5Q_oYMQ/w480-h640/IMG_1736.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>But the results are pleasing to the customer and builder alike</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhqnbj1DMkstW_AadmKOf6I_rnHoNs7dL3921HTRyffJucP2V1ymZZVl03Ey9pdJ-iwcudM5bEL6cx3Cmhao5uvo9nuYimP3bUqA3z4cEGDA1V-5VLC3ZuqmC3Qao2K8NFbX63MrCloZK/s1008/IMG_1740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhqnbj1DMkstW_AadmKOf6I_rnHoNs7dL3921HTRyffJucP2V1ymZZVl03Ey9pdJ-iwcudM5bEL6cx3Cmhao5uvo9nuYimP3bUqA3z4cEGDA1V-5VLC3ZuqmC3Qao2K8NFbX63MrCloZK/w480-h640/IMG_1740.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>The view from the back hall </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQnrgRH2kNdKD-rMwvkqnhLYyYCSKouFbnFsmi1zrSyZO5t8XP291dD6Ok3CKLHZQxUE17hH63OnA-bxjTcqG5nPGykC_atODW5c_bQouzz1HNxruumYP9at4sMCsFfaBDpQ-5lXE6_FU/s1008/IMG_1744.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQnrgRH2kNdKD-rMwvkqnhLYyYCSKouFbnFsmi1zrSyZO5t8XP291dD6Ok3CKLHZQxUE17hH63OnA-bxjTcqG5nPGykC_atODW5c_bQouzz1HNxruumYP9at4sMCsFfaBDpQ-5lXE6_FU/w480-h640/IMG_1744.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>As I need to mill a bunch of round nosings on the shelves I actually remember to bring my router .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJCuCDKL-1jbXGUTCubtAl3FTMlfTHTAsxFI67LEhF1iEuKQ6q4fpDi9MTEyZfK5L0D7M_1fUqaBHGuKrdzFGGYwjJsz8irc5G0WSO7a3gFQgLNxQOttAIPVJYPBvZSIon3wqWEfd6555/s1008/IMG_1751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJCuCDKL-1jbXGUTCubtAl3FTMlfTHTAsxFI67LEhF1iEuKQ6q4fpDi9MTEyZfK5L0D7M_1fUqaBHGuKrdzFGGYwjJsz8irc5G0WSO7a3gFQgLNxQOttAIPVJYPBvZSIon3wqWEfd6555/w640-h480/IMG_1751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Shelve extensions are added to the unit and nosings for the shelves carry over to help support them .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I3UhYfFfwz6Z_QFkh88tNc8-LFLVa5_rvV9iqKPJ_zycBJZCh_zIdHW757djYzKrJDUyZ8X6L5ydvV3rbKP3_IIurYSdmezsMFq2uZnLgwTz0Pt3tZx0PnX6A40hmHcH3XAOGvucCTcz/s1008/IMG_1768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I3UhYfFfwz6Z_QFkh88tNc8-LFLVa5_rvV9iqKPJ_zycBJZCh_zIdHW757djYzKrJDUyZ8X6L5ydvV3rbKP3_IIurYSdmezsMFq2uZnLgwTz0Pt3tZx0PnX6A40hmHcH3XAOGvucCTcz/w640-h480/IMG_1768.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Once again the results are promising .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmpp1EoGIFznHeBw_O4GLauLxdRSR6OrxU-EVFiMXN28WiVwAjMjtTx1U7BJ0rgipG3XKpz2wioYAKmWj4kZEWB3ABrQr-JUqykn1ddaMhU6flKfXRbQyCWxgdAnbekhXRUaYgvH2VZgM/s1008/IMG_1781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmpp1EoGIFznHeBw_O4GLauLxdRSR6OrxU-EVFiMXN28WiVwAjMjtTx1U7BJ0rgipG3XKpz2wioYAKmWj4kZEWB3ABrQr-JUqykn1ddaMhU6flKfXRbQyCWxgdAnbekhXRUaYgvH2VZgM/w640-h480/IMG_1781.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Ties things in together nicely .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcf0ClPz431VTtN44UuwIf4mrs2O2fFts9F-PbLW737Z-w2-PULNqYuOGnwIJE_zC0hQ0OHA9l_P4yDAi9RipTM8Yci20rzYP89FE-7GU_6okiZInktlMDtKcVg9OCBr7uXK7jqZtBBIY/s1008/IMG_1784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcf0ClPz431VTtN44UuwIf4mrs2O2fFts9F-PbLW737Z-w2-PULNqYuOGnwIJE_zC0hQ0OHA9l_P4yDAi9RipTM8Yci20rzYP89FE-7GU_6okiZInktlMDtKcVg9OCBr7uXK7jqZtBBIY/w640-h480/IMG_1784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Next on the list are barn doors . So I biscuit joint and edge glue a mess of 1 X 8 into three foot wide boards and let them set over the weekend .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBER7mgsuKvEm5TK7HfKhFyJUGiL9phOsoTm2qretE5MQyvYk0K2Fs3klWQxpRKmiWECoHOSiaq7az-henLt1FXuPz2kvlhEhLb4R-qsJHHt4NPLwCv_vQYYroYHYieo8bWa3Q-XY0Gp2j/s1008/IMG_1796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBER7mgsuKvEm5TK7HfKhFyJUGiL9phOsoTm2qretE5MQyvYk0K2Fs3klWQxpRKmiWECoHOSiaq7az-henLt1FXuPz2kvlhEhLb4R-qsJHHt4NPLwCv_vQYYroYHYieo8bWa3Q-XY0Gp2j/w640-h480/IMG_1796.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The general idea comes together .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wpx_V8lXDiDM6-wEr0e95INdk5_-Z0g01SYtRdE7qUXkBIF-dSqoZdv664b2ZhJVMyEPXtdE7UOFMyZbEBqlMg9w6aGArDuaMc10Wq1ICqVj7Vr5ZNyGltL3RpBDFmnwTEXYQOp5Ig_Y/s1008/IMG_1797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wpx_V8lXDiDM6-wEr0e95INdk5_-Z0g01SYtRdE7qUXkBIF-dSqoZdv664b2ZhJVMyEPXtdE7UOFMyZbEBqlMg9w6aGArDuaMc10Wq1ICqVj7Vr5ZNyGltL3RpBDFmnwTEXYQOp5Ig_Y/w640-h480/IMG_1797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Install the rail for the doors .<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIodv9ykaTVYL60x0Pn7S93piqoDZ3kvfPITOertP91Bm2tQ1Uc4yGH60Dt3gZVl7FfJTS0X7vNYR2GwAfr0YRoyt2c0qpkjJXeos9hxoEvEodybt7ppJEj5JIdsOcYrD-FDhCWHSzkBpA/s1008/IMG_1816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIodv9ykaTVYL60x0Pn7S93piqoDZ3kvfPITOertP91Bm2tQ1Uc4yGH60Dt3gZVl7FfJTS0X7vNYR2GwAfr0YRoyt2c0qpkjJXeos9hxoEvEodybt7ppJEj5JIdsOcYrD-FDhCWHSzkBpA/w640-h480/IMG_1816.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> And do a preliminary hang of the doors now with the cross bracing installed .<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmemhWpuFLBRiTJxcPRZdtaa9CyZu6HKhCVq0MgQ0ojaBsyx7QNccNN-y-uC4YN5LYMu3xdz5vvpdOvxGdbBKFFaslToC92ety2i5hU43knPOir2bnBwW4d4PJlj996k5DmPfYonvl2UK/s1008/IMG_1821.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmemhWpuFLBRiTJxcPRZdtaa9CyZu6HKhCVq0MgQ0ojaBsyx7QNccNN-y-uC4YN5LYMu3xdz5vvpdOvxGdbBKFFaslToC92ety2i5hU43knPOir2bnBwW4d4PJlj996k5DmPfYonvl2UK/w640-h480/IMG_1821.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Not half bad for a hack .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XbjmlFyyUxR-KsTdmOgtCi8Kfx8gJ4Bv27slDBGo5FZAyJuvG2eD1q40S9vQLifpH-cx706TrlmSOA8IMim9cSX4AsAwXdbLTSKFF_CAWlsLtMYEdigXCrLoSX0LuSO7qz3sMrDPieIr/s1008/IMG_1823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XbjmlFyyUxR-KsTdmOgtCi8Kfx8gJ4Bv27slDBGo5FZAyJuvG2eD1q40S9vQLifpH-cx706TrlmSOA8IMim9cSX4AsAwXdbLTSKFF_CAWlsLtMYEdigXCrLoSX0LuSO7qz3sMrDPieIr/w640-h480/IMG_1823.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Make about a hundred and fifty plugs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjGcSI3KTx_5xhVxVu4nrN91ZmjfUrpz0twmnwqITwdbgpDSUSbiiuvSHwzcwDJsa6WDc6hiivSI_pSDjCMJ5BxwaTj-vPVR9-LARfYyF8WRkfIOMo_XZm2kPb9O8QVx37GroR2mo1t5z/w480-h640/IMG_1832.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Looking a bit stubbly there .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7lLaChLCSjG7T2wHkr3eCzG0ko6AS2ibYlnundslYta4otvOOFdc_A53YIKXxNpBEQYoMLKMW00jmymzURYbIPkQzvvc_tpdNNwffqQSbrP_lGdI88FSb4y090yqgPL_pR2xCzN7DwvW/s1008/IMG_1857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7lLaChLCSjG7T2wHkr3eCzG0ko6AS2ibYlnundslYta4otvOOFdc_A53YIKXxNpBEQYoMLKMW00jmymzURYbIPkQzvvc_tpdNNwffqQSbrP_lGdI88FSb4y090yqgPL_pR2xCzN7DwvW/w640-h480/IMG_1857.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Shave all the plugs flush , sand and poly . One coat of sealer and three of polyurethane .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WU_LKSGirq2lnh0pshqtjow8bkml-ZS6ZTYcaCOCjhkK5zWFJ3yAhjKdEzECTGeQYGVdyS-XxnvuGFZDwESmIYFLB8aDTuezJGNFdlBI8lC_VDnIWNY3ZSqxrpJYFozIoaaDxXz_cjog/s1008/IMG_1867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WU_LKSGirq2lnh0pshqtjow8bkml-ZS6ZTYcaCOCjhkK5zWFJ3yAhjKdEzECTGeQYGVdyS-XxnvuGFZDwESmIYFLB8aDTuezJGNFdlBI8lC_VDnIWNY3ZSqxrpJYFozIoaaDxXz_cjog/w640-h480/IMG_1867.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After most of the week spent sanding and polyurethaning in the garage the doors come back inside .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7_KS_YfgwtongsO0vkgqqzm2YjHZLT4L8tluxbyuOi8Egkfi0qNnEHYhHyQIhjncetGBjMZ_iQURdkR1_tuNGVz52sPtF5aoUgqyOsB5lqHFdoSaYmA_-IV8dDqlzMYS-W9twIPOJ5po/s1008/IMG_1878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7_KS_YfgwtongsO0vkgqqzm2YjHZLT4L8tluxbyuOi8Egkfi0qNnEHYhHyQIhjncetGBjMZ_iQURdkR1_tuNGVz52sPtF5aoUgqyOsB5lqHFdoSaYmA_-IV8dDqlzMYS-W9twIPOJ5po/w640-h480/IMG_1878.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Everyone is pleased with the results</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgeZfEHFQEqNFl9q2T56yTrFuG9lDYKV8SLKSK6A_iuriNyKcasWkhnLLMy-nBCC3Rx5joDTiQpSdTpUVrXzXfOYEq_rUGSuiVwcB_uVqLyGp4HyR6mG4qUHsVZChfJTD6WA9K5WKDKcZ/s1008/IMG_1874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgeZfEHFQEqNFl9q2T56yTrFuG9lDYKV8SLKSK6A_iuriNyKcasWkhnLLMy-nBCC3Rx5joDTiQpSdTpUVrXzXfOYEq_rUGSuiVwcB_uVqLyGp4HyR6mG4qUHsVZChfJTD6WA9K5WKDKcZ/w640-h480/IMG_1874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Still needs some tweaking and assorted hardware to keep the doors on track at the bottom .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhO5J9u76wBv3LmFe7Cv6KhzQI6ERMkWpSWoyfWTLNo1ck08L10g92521J1swl4aVeYfymlr_dF5Q9fxkhNGPGu-X0obAAzsqJP5vbcAsLi2HErVoCON2zJolBvoksWXmcBTgQGnYqbyu/s1008/IMG_1882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhO5J9u76wBv3LmFe7Cv6KhzQI6ERMkWpSWoyfWTLNo1ck08L10g92521J1swl4aVeYfymlr_dF5Q9fxkhNGPGu-X0obAAzsqJP5vbcAsLi2HErVoCON2zJolBvoksWXmcBTgQGnYqbyu/w480-h640/IMG_1882.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Most of the time it will live on the open position . The bookshelves will be painted white to match the rest of the trim in the space .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQay3v7Xj0mPffeRyJ2yXfYGv_fY-8-Wd56v24cfI9d9dORBnj7ZkkkpRH9gzHD6hlEXVRUzFpHENs7U-eXuVuv06rSrh6wQD2tb7JMLJsFfMxVxrqQHDuUd7YXSLUCEtdDWMnq2W79la/s1008/A+%252875%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQay3v7Xj0mPffeRyJ2yXfYGv_fY-8-Wd56v24cfI9d9dORBnj7ZkkkpRH9gzHD6hlEXVRUzFpHENs7U-eXuVuv06rSrh6wQD2tb7JMLJsFfMxVxrqQHDuUd7YXSLUCEtdDWMnq2W79la/w640-h480/A+%252875%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Considering that this was the starting point . . .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYiOv9gcmBcRbFQjG0KZamg8GMvgNS_MlphPSH7Pd_zC9BtmEZ4m-1GhmB4GGYCQYVKgNfIJrVUAxF-_RWJY4TlAnCoASnEcMhVxyc3nqdRmAsOBgH_d_2zWy4PPH1V3PNPCYYh4KoDee/s1008/IMG_1870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYiOv9gcmBcRbFQjG0KZamg8GMvgNS_MlphPSH7Pd_zC9BtmEZ4m-1GhmB4GGYCQYVKgNfIJrVUAxF-_RWJY4TlAnCoASnEcMhVxyc3nqdRmAsOBgH_d_2zWy4PPH1V3PNPCYYh4KoDee/w640-h480/IMG_1870.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I'd say it looks a whole lot more civilized .</p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-41238368885070346782021-10-27T17:15:00.005-04:002021-10-27T20:52:47.221-04:00Onwards . . . <p> OK where were we? Last post covered the project that got put on hold last December .</p><p>October 2020 we had installed the little special order transom window that took for ever to arrive because the first time around it was lost somewhere at Home-depot and they could not find it despite confirming to us they had received it .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAp6pXgPw8pjUPTMVcd9cRXvJx7A0MRTF-qJcPJ1tcbrJdeDVbhuuSDTN8tJyKwZp2yT_s5xK04oZ3DvL6uZDM91_4N3zm2xybR1Xcy6zcaa3tfYodXv4Tc2iqrdwt1NyUs9sPv0mGU6If/s1008/IMG_1655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAp6pXgPw8pjUPTMVcd9cRXvJx7A0MRTF-qJcPJ1tcbrJdeDVbhuuSDTN8tJyKwZp2yT_s5xK04oZ3DvL6uZDM91_4N3zm2xybR1Xcy6zcaa3tfYodXv4Tc2iqrdwt1NyUs9sPv0mGU6If/w640-h480/IMG_1655.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>By this October when I got the call that all the subs had done their bit with electrics , heat , plumb-<i>ering</i> drywall and flooring and I was able to come back and finish the job , it had been decided that the little transom would not do and we needed a bigger window .</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZsS5fhB4R4h8o7IeqhQWTxc5uyTWdAwX0pRqKCNLRez1M0qPGVkBcQAjaQMS3-OSjoMqU9pbv3EIaUjbjDIxseWecTu_P_HQNctT6bpm3OprOI7hxreNifwPIBSv3nFeoK7yxYpbjcIh/s1008/IMG_1654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZsS5fhB4R4h8o7IeqhQWTxc5uyTWdAwX0pRqKCNLRez1M0qPGVkBcQAjaQMS3-OSjoMqU9pbv3EIaUjbjDIxseWecTu_P_HQNctT6bpm3OprOI7hxreNifwPIBSv3nFeoK7yxYpbjcIh/w640-h480/IMG_1654.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> So I set up an abbreviated "office" and got busy .<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSvtLYXUmln69WKd_l3HzAQSdj1a8zya6hx5fD-85TleV97d2J-UXQ0qSTKR4UtMS_gVDwcHhh7-UxyATpaCN-5iFFzcBJv6NV6of6aFVzqU_CSyQjATGSsnhLCB3BSP_H1TMy_BGpq_1/s1008/IMG_1656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSvtLYXUmln69WKd_l3HzAQSdj1a8zya6hx5fD-85TleV97d2J-UXQ0qSTKR4UtMS_gVDwcHhh7-UxyATpaCN-5iFFzcBJv6NV6of6aFVzqU_CSyQjATGSsnhLCB3BSP_H1TMy_BGpq_1/w640-h480/IMG_1656.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yanked the little transom window and installed one twice as tall .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFqI-oSDvXAZkXZK_WFpTMSCqgA8n5nkWsIh9W2gS46QtfGtO7c3F9JD3h5Wv1I-WdHDet3SyG3iLoynbtKJ8FSkPkauWm6sb4lE6IdwGPE4-rxrD_AxP-9efd_X1reX48VpFdsxEH4l8/s1008/IMG_1661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFqI-oSDvXAZkXZK_WFpTMSCqgA8n5nkWsIh9W2gS46QtfGtO7c3F9JD3h5Wv1I-WdHDet3SyG3iLoynbtKJ8FSkPkauWm6sb4lE6IdwGPE4-rxrD_AxP-9efd_X1reX48VpFdsxEH4l8/w640-h480/IMG_1661.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And made it all pretty again .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhi_SFfzJlJM8rXJeUvAAE7413vLvev6EVZ0HZglLVOcarhUWnsDOg-8vSrnlLBIgwZCvmp2RSO3WvOXFYDM9JIinqdYei6U2Fq1cR61uPLOBIGEkCj8uWN5QoJ5YfQqL1uMIX949QH33/s1008/IMG_1674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhi_SFfzJlJM8rXJeUvAAE7413vLvev6EVZ0HZglLVOcarhUWnsDOg-8vSrnlLBIgwZCvmp2RSO3WvOXFYDM9JIinqdYei6U2Fq1cR61uPLOBIGEkCj8uWN5QoJ5YfQqL1uMIX949QH33/w640-h480/IMG_1674.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So now we can move on to the inside and get to play with the trim .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4ywM23xLcJrnIcu9PWjFRBmagqZ0yk86FHmb9kzTCMtqpZAWhvQGkegxwFYGe7pWn_h12Z1yDJhZDDjTBkGHoTFsjYr17ziboPqrGu7dWgMtsj_MyxMNEHgzXa5jeMqKpPKQeqgODgzk/s1008/IMG_1676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4ywM23xLcJrnIcu9PWjFRBmagqZ0yk86FHmb9kzTCMtqpZAWhvQGkegxwFYGe7pWn_h12Z1yDJhZDDjTBkGHoTFsjYr17ziboPqrGu7dWgMtsj_MyxMNEHgzXa5jeMqKpPKQeqgODgzk/w640-h480/IMG_1676.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Atrium door also needs trim .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJv9eBx8sfVVTFKSeRjyRHE-9tRA_q7NCV20DrgSwkdO4FFizoksqcsZ1dUPIGgoHQFBdGXRfPGVmGfl6K4VguruUZpjy9hAOAxkqvVL-Rjt06favvPI8TXYgx7GYdb8L6eqy5frkPHF2Y/s1008/IMG_1677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJv9eBx8sfVVTFKSeRjyRHE-9tRA_q7NCV20DrgSwkdO4FFizoksqcsZ1dUPIGgoHQFBdGXRfPGVmGfl6K4VguruUZpjy9hAOAxkqvVL-Rjt06favvPI8TXYgx7GYdb8L6eqy5frkPHF2Y/w640-h480/IMG_1677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And the new fire rated entry from the garage also needs dressing up</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tQ8VnO-cScOCuxeVFDDOp9Mvq4zDdDU-QWpeNB3d8xlK2eP8jOpR8NWBIJubOckqbrzeKA3MGgsxjbh2C0gJN4hf1qNqpT5v9py6_XzPNo11Vtlv_ji4I3J2fPkdmVmoBiXuf-ko_ynY/s1008/IMG_1676b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tQ8VnO-cScOCuxeVFDDOp9Mvq4zDdDU-QWpeNB3d8xlK2eP8jOpR8NWBIJubOckqbrzeKA3MGgsxjbh2C0gJN4hf1qNqpT5v9py6_XzPNo11Vtlv_ji4I3J2fPkdmVmoBiXuf-ko_ynY/w640-h480/IMG_1676b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So this time with the full "office" set up we go to task</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONzorKYXf0OMIgGcZ7EnjEGhrDlNC1dWrOP9h9Gm2W3lBdLzEUFTOXU2sB7lbC5KMjgzzLw_ughYKy0GkD0qwHrUoKJ6OHRBbz36dZ-4qczMRk70ARZi6HBVWfI2u8Ep0FRbEH-wuSKEa/s1008/IMG_1678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONzorKYXf0OMIgGcZ7EnjEGhrDlNC1dWrOP9h9Gm2W3lBdLzEUFTOXU2sB7lbC5KMjgzzLw_ughYKy0GkD0qwHrUoKJ6OHRBbz36dZ-4qczMRk70ARZi6HBVWfI2u8Ep0FRbEH-wuSKEa/w640-h480/IMG_1678.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Garage door gets trimmed out</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6ZVSuX1Pp7jCJqpNB3UL_w8xpU6JvXxvNoMOHn081jWuM63zGI7hpl-i2aymDjnFjaWvh1_4FGz83VxnKon9F_E04AB5uUWKYkuMxhbAD5e4ckzmYVuxX_NMZthMtCr8EPUqMtkVevRY/s1008/IMG_1681.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6ZVSuX1Pp7jCJqpNB3UL_w8xpU6JvXxvNoMOHn081jWuM63zGI7hpl-i2aymDjnFjaWvh1_4FGz83VxnKon9F_E04AB5uUWKYkuMxhbAD5e4ckzmYVuxX_NMZthMtCr8EPUqMtkVevRY/w640-h480/IMG_1681.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">As well as the new window I just put in</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GUEwU50Dd6PaLJa7KBmsg39YT5RZv3BMr5OQcSkEHwPTqFlyiehTAyeUqDRrEZNhZcfc54hyphenhyphenSDalmJcYSXpRVP21KPvfmjXosgfZeSaif5RAy2eJvDYfAEvwggv0WSxukJ0kIqKgnEcO/s1008/IMG_1683b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GUEwU50Dd6PaLJa7KBmsg39YT5RZv3BMr5OQcSkEHwPTqFlyiehTAyeUqDRrEZNhZcfc54hyphenhyphenSDalmJcYSXpRVP21KPvfmjXosgfZeSaif5RAy2eJvDYfAEvwggv0WSxukJ0kIqKgnEcO/w640-h480/IMG_1683b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">As does the little box for the the transformer to the under counter lights for the kitchen upstairs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDx-feMnijCr21mezzsWeVgRUH3mLorpj55MDWZob1cwxXSzBbs165-TerU9sqJSZs9Kca-AH86vLsRQFzqv83dJGZYMikzJ5dmUkILx15KL_mkW6Cdk4qqz_SCF0IVGaVFQofZ4YOXIR/s1008/IMG_1683c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kpo4_OOGhrqiPV1IG62EoqrfHkuZcdXs2XWiOD7Y49R1wDe9UXsMj1ObxQkCAIx7g825yxVd5fygG85C5ty8KWUstgS47zzNiD7v0pvTvzetInOsMXl9EQm9O9wqStLh6cm5fvcLM3Q2/s1008/IMG_1712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kpo4_OOGhrqiPV1IG62EoqrfHkuZcdXs2XWiOD7Y49R1wDe9UXsMj1ObxQkCAIx7g825yxVd5fygG85C5ty8KWUstgS47zzNiD7v0pvTvzetInOsMXl9EQm9O9wqStLh6cm5fvcLM3Q2/w480-h640/IMG_1712.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">As well as the little utility closet .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiy7yDJzFxE7Him-Hj6qbYqEMy_-41CDYJWDh0XGJHXbYN50B9ALqqZRJ_CFEoR_r3FX6sGomM3EzAy0ET7FnS6ZNT_xmGbZxMk9n9vghzn1meQZ0mc_tb3QCXTMDawuss52xAG0_3T3E/s1008/IMG_1718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiy7yDJzFxE7Him-Hj6qbYqEMy_-41CDYJWDh0XGJHXbYN50B9ALqqZRJ_CFEoR_r3FX6sGomM3EzAy0ET7FnS6ZNT_xmGbZxMk9n9vghzn1meQZ0mc_tb3QCXTMDawuss52xAG0_3T3E/w480-h640/IMG_1718.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>And then there is this ugly Lolly column holding up the steel beam . Need to dress that up some how .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJj-qfk7_p6l44m_K7guIR20iEopGpsQ_sfI_GGigaMjY3Jclx3Izk0uRJqSqOzTRpkxYt3TEuYqK7ipTFYCowMDd6RTfjuEv5GOp6SBx4Km0j4i6bw6eYhKQpnjzCBFA_Na_8d18Y9gz/s1008/IMG_1719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJj-qfk7_p6l44m_K7guIR20iEopGpsQ_sfI_GGigaMjY3Jclx3Izk0uRJqSqOzTRpkxYt3TEuYqK7ipTFYCowMDd6RTfjuEv5GOp6SBx4Km0j4i6bw6eYhKQpnjzCBFA_Na_8d18Y9gz/w480-h640/IMG_1719.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So I built some structure around it to be able to attach things to </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8utKqc4Q5u_7Lu8OPsLhg_SP15b2Ezfa68aVu6eYY2m7TLMAVhgHrc5_NVM6EIl6NErvC_QujpjSKFyVtsSL8Hw4un4VOjAI-AWYHpj55iTqGsldzUw6mkvMP4hAdOXapzZi-m2AckizU/s1008/IMG_1721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8utKqc4Q5u_7Lu8OPsLhg_SP15b2Ezfa68aVu6eYY2m7TLMAVhgHrc5_NVM6EIl6NErvC_QujpjSKFyVtsSL8Hw4un4VOjAI-AWYHpj55iTqGsldzUw6mkvMP4hAdOXapzZi-m2AckizU/w480-h640/IMG_1721.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And encase it in 1 X 8 pine</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOaArESdD4XFwRj-jCJwWsT-Y0BeHr_VecR_RSaFzxnJkgcAEHwPcYVrzyhKZ-ciMtN_R5seOzBrCTFZDqCu6Zyk6qb2D-OIpCuc-uMU4N6AaxI3-cZePnwIz-U4FiEVcTnvs7_UyPWPS/s1008/IMG_1723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOaArESdD4XFwRj-jCJwWsT-Y0BeHr_VecR_RSaFzxnJkgcAEHwPcYVrzyhKZ-ciMtN_R5seOzBrCTFZDqCu6Zyk6qb2D-OIpCuc-uMU4N6AaxI3-cZePnwIz-U4FiEVcTnvs7_UyPWPS/w480-h640/IMG_1723.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">There that don't look so bad now</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_ry0OAcWBgcHac_LEe2k5RtghuTgfugcc9FeG90L8i-_ADAEXAv57CsLjk-D_S5Z6vAlsG9emYCADx5360VqT0P87qSIAn5_LA_Z9YIA-6sUPZfsbbb2s_Km3OB5LjPyyDdUK1NhpIHZ/s1008/IMG_1724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_ry0OAcWBgcHac_LEe2k5RtghuTgfugcc9FeG90L8i-_ADAEXAv57CsLjk-D_S5Z6vAlsG9emYCADx5360VqT0P87qSIAn5_LA_Z9YIA-6sUPZfsbbb2s_Km3OB5LjPyyDdUK1NhpIHZ/w480-h640/IMG_1724.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The steel beam to remain "au-natural" looks like it dies into the post now</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6NYEen-4sH8er4iQVUEZ6ei2OP3Nf8ZDcBvdusIEPTZgiul0R7aYMlhFG3T61TAkqiWGjb9X8QZNgxy1atZnNXWA-XUXM042sWciTyFOHU4-rP7tUJwOYi_iwzIaUpzWTlSN99gz6kF4/s1008/IMG_1776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6NYEen-4sH8er4iQVUEZ6ei2OP3Nf8ZDcBvdusIEPTZgiul0R7aYMlhFG3T61TAkqiWGjb9X8QZNgxy1atZnNXWA-XUXM042sWciTyFOHU4-rP7tUJwOYi_iwzIaUpzWTlSN99gz6kF4/w640-h480/IMG_1776.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> The toy storage cubby I built four years ago gets trimmed out to match the rest of the space</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9ucUlzbWd2iTkFxmu1UZujglFE1y8rP2rBBN79wv5fOkc9uUJxbylUSGNQ5vL8Rp5O0t5FVzOie-KIY4ZypHkvujRun6Dw4nYqKLp3wspTS5JDgnZhw2PdRq8NLHCMxA7Ck5FHlOJO5t/s1008/IMG_1780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9ucUlzbWd2iTkFxmu1UZujglFE1y8rP2rBBN79wv5fOkc9uUJxbylUSGNQ5vL8Rp5O0t5FVzOie-KIY4ZypHkvujRun6Dw4nYqKLp3wspTS5JDgnZhw2PdRq8NLHCMxA7Ck5FHlOJO5t/w640-h480/IMG_1780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Along with baseboard all the way around .</p><p>Stay tuned for the next chapter in the saga when we build barn doors and book cases . For now my back decided to start acting up again so I need to give it a couple days rest .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-36351848394029677772021-10-17T18:28:00.005-04:002021-10-17T18:45:38.318-04:00A Paying Project Long In The Works<p> Fall of 2020 a <u><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><a href="https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2016/10/thirteen-hundred.html" target="_blank">repeat customer</a></i></b> </span></u>called to put in a couple windows and an atrium door.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOzeTelWx2Dx_I8k8KHYLGuRh37oGwUUSI-v38LGGk9xtUEpsrR_cZKUAzFWISaEgFeA2XzxaMCdPaHWKK7a0TFwTGkEaWgpHbNwQTqDC2Q_IUHFw4sL5jU8l1xlbgl8tVSeo7jXMHHvj/s1224/A+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOzeTelWx2Dx_I8k8KHYLGuRh37oGwUUSI-v38LGGk9xtUEpsrR_cZKUAzFWISaEgFeA2XzxaMCdPaHWKK7a0TFwTGkEaWgpHbNwQTqDC2Q_IUHFw4sL5jU8l1xlbgl8tVSeo7jXMHHvj/w480-h640/A+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>High up on a ladder on the second floor too . . . . oh my aching knees <b>. . .</b> and the inspector had to inspect<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-SqGJRw86NeqvAIJGEq3ESmrRy2be71CqcD5UuLHctojVdNeuWelLdBckV3mF_Zy68O5uhXZQ1jSxuQGdH0HhDoZolBwxhucbcNnTgeG9rLyNMksrsS4xVDoR8m-n-pp5EmsG33kpK28/s1632/A+%25284%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-SqGJRw86NeqvAIJGEq3ESmrRy2be71CqcD5UuLHctojVdNeuWelLdBckV3mF_Zy68O5uhXZQ1jSxuQGdH0HhDoZolBwxhucbcNnTgeG9rLyNMksrsS4xVDoR8m-n-pp5EmsG33kpK28/w480-h640/A+%25284%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Thankfully only one window was on the second story</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9IIw0vO3QAf0s8ndALCiyAu7LyrJzVDd8jzA_d_8213xwnvh_mTSutXwwyh5mKWfzm8vKFsVj-_CcTNsXFvIXOc-OwnUDdLp4fp7gH2jHbtGIYrzgxr5_oxDwXdEdMRJSszM8Jgi5C3M/s816/A+%25288%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="816" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9IIw0vO3QAf0s8ndALCiyAu7LyrJzVDd8jzA_d_8213xwnvh_mTSutXwwyh5mKWfzm8vKFsVj-_CcTNsXFvIXOc-OwnUDdLp4fp7gH2jHbtGIYrzgxr5_oxDwXdEdMRJSszM8Jgi5C3M/w640-h480/A+%25288%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>That's the south face of the house I was working on . New upstairs window is in yet to be trimmed .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmWEm2k1F0xi6aKImqlGtaM-cW3cDIYOrtm-yVEnOaDh_dR_0LhFAAe9bNycXOnmaJKtzUSxaKiLjwURK_vWx3gJF5MMvMq3Pgrey-Ym4x-4cw4ddKAGhIcEU5GMX8dS4KJLPrMpGZoZ3/s816/A+%25289%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="816" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmWEm2k1F0xi6aKImqlGtaM-cW3cDIYOrtm-yVEnOaDh_dR_0LhFAAe9bNycXOnmaJKtzUSxaKiLjwURK_vWx3gJF5MMvMq3Pgrey-Ym4x-4cw4ddKAGhIcEU5GMX8dS4KJLPrMpGZoZ3/w640-h480/A+%25289%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And that's what it looked like on the inside when I started . New atrium door to go where that window is .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EAuR5ZQFUrnsmHMDORHsVd37d1dJJHhfY9hSqW8ODwkKbaMYZZjSsJHi7Mo49z84xHp2mcuG57GxAncVNEDeaTFIiFvB5PSi63nr5pe-hz03jRYE3jjcD4McNXI37SpKqDliLs7_OqW7/s816/A+%252811%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="816" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EAuR5ZQFUrnsmHMDORHsVd37d1dJJHhfY9hSqW8ODwkKbaMYZZjSsJHi7Mo49z84xHp2mcuG57GxAncVNEDeaTFIiFvB5PSi63nr5pe-hz03jRYE3jjcD4McNXI37SpKqDliLs7_OqW7/w640-h480/A+%252811%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Strip the drywall and insulation , build a temporary support for the upstairs .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDHcMwoo6NjbPOtPXRhAwJOT_i8PFS_v7tEnWuqHCT5Br8iNSws9c6bcU1lLiqX8I-ztW00p1GGUSjk0FwBcF4fy0HijXV2LlpZV_jw7E4_oOhxopu4ndauqjezn_TFZBI2X5ru11wpLh/s684/A+%252815%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDHcMwoo6NjbPOtPXRhAwJOT_i8PFS_v7tEnWuqHCT5Br8iNSws9c6bcU1lLiqX8I-ztW00p1GGUSjk0FwBcF4fy0HijXV2LlpZV_jw7E4_oOhxopu4ndauqjezn_TFZBI2X5ru11wpLh/w640-h640/A+%252815%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Cut a big hole in the wall , install a six foot header, and remove the temporary support .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpACY0GYvHkqOBEUpj5RleJFpQWikXFUPlx1scaibv8tU9SC4isxIUL8krzCMX4iZwE8Q1AVarYbIPNanfLWHWfytI_TXJjzIAQIDi6eaNbJ_h1OPF1isE2wauajKwSPiLuLvJw_mZsHjR/s684/A+%252816%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpACY0GYvHkqOBEUpj5RleJFpQWikXFUPlx1scaibv8tU9SC4isxIUL8krzCMX4iZwE8Q1AVarYbIPNanfLWHWfytI_TXJjzIAQIDi6eaNbJ_h1OPF1isE2wauajKwSPiLuLvJw_mZsHjR/w640-h640/A+%252816%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>inspector pays a visit</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXWIlii2L27N9Q0o9dmwPk-126MOrR3XkZQOrEVakA2mIkyWd-edh1Lyk6fyf1Mf39BydA-u4nSJTxa2R-2cW_jIIs6noeR4GK3quQNki3IJnmbSLUhy1Y4WZWy8x63Ld4erliieAzSR9/s684/A+%252817%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXWIlii2L27N9Q0o9dmwPk-126MOrR3XkZQOrEVakA2mIkyWd-edh1Lyk6fyf1Mf39BydA-u4nSJTxa2R-2cW_jIIs6noeR4GK3quQNki3IJnmbSLUhy1Y4WZWy8x63Ld4erliieAzSR9/w640-h640/A+%252817%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>He's cool with the progress so far</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTvBF49VAWamZ7y_IaFMs5L8pCwfTfwBego_SXOI1W3l9YPKdRmm_jEi7h-teT2U3rrllTWs7RD5Fay_zqa_dIyhIKKWEhMLPlBAIofKhtwcN29trUpREcALjTV4ZUvktXfUS5tsCDTdC/s684/A+%252819%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="956" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6GHuOppnmR5_VD85gJ-SBt1jakNdGgSeLvRNUz-alPNwqLqWIa0CR3Z115mS04oRf6igKjZPEerm_eAx8arCISofOB_S-09-S21ep0p2Ch8AIn2_xJEVilX4TJ8QdC269QruziMLluHC/w640-h480/A+%252837%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>. . . . and find this mess in the sill</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN05u1CIOtVma39PHCeL-ybR3hNDy6YjtVS14Mkxr8W18bq081vZSCya3AGIHICTl2YW9h8hj81-CCBAEo0dosfIjSFQMbWyEeRiGi5r13VR7Y955YsZsgIvEuBfBVNfqdvRz9ORbyE1m/s1280/A+%252840%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN05u1CIOtVma39PHCeL-ybR3hNDy6YjtVS14Mkxr8W18bq081vZSCya3AGIHICTl2YW9h8hj81-CCBAEo0dosfIjSFQMbWyEeRiGi5r13VR7Y955YsZsgIvEuBfBVNfqdvRz9ORbyE1m/w480-h640/A+%252840%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Repair and replace the sill , frame in the old door for a new small transom window and sheathe over .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicN_9bDG0yA-Wm5uEFGGjRT2zM7BPotwSRi1GhnI2NyrFbsCHyzVBUxDJ8ig8HH7xBTWaUKhSb3Kww8Qo3189z5RuAKfEVFCpLUpX5mJNkI6WS77cz5YqzUWe9sRdllgnbBwizuBGznenD/w640-h480/A+%252863%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Go back up the ladder and trim out the first window I installed</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lD3E5x_QBv2dRJ3VEFsrD5dxFUfLOYG68TS_czPnVelIdnKdJC4yD8HcG9F1RUSNfEv_YxOaQ2ERyFylr9TUUKHmFuESjzGlWqCevpOtmdg4j4PV5WeQyNe9B3YB6dAKuoy3Gub0Zt2W/s1008/A+%252865%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lD3E5x_QBv2dRJ3VEFsrD5dxFUfLOYG68TS_czPnVelIdnKdJC4yD8HcG9F1RUSNfEv_YxOaQ2ERyFylr9TUUKHmFuESjzGlWqCevpOtmdg4j4PV5WeQyNe9B3YB6dAKuoy3Gub0Zt2W/w640-h480/A+%252865%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Glad the ladder part is over with .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvWixuGSabMqVKuGL7hKXQBW0gLVyq250CeriItN7WMR67QQR_A0_T7aVyEV2hcOWVWau7kmrpmYQnYcnOnrZiWs4hPyxGdYGU1yElFnuS1f-AVsBpMQxolFy3Qo-x-IEQA7E178ESUxZ/w640-h480/A+%252874%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Got most of it done and left the space for the small transom window yet to arrive as it is a special order</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqBoxOczyWepcR-LMFiWVb1n9Bhu_IMXgccPHiOsfD2_2h-f7Coeob5x7bNuaz6zmmv6TNos6y6JEw0MdPMeIEXuokz3tTkb3UP1QxMV2D0VWf-ap2qP8hCDCu9t7MApUe9PLqqnn8Un2/s772/A+%252871%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqBoxOczyWepcR-LMFiWVb1n9Bhu_IMXgccPHiOsfD2_2h-f7Coeob5x7bNuaz6zmmv6TNos6y6JEw0MdPMeIEXuokz3tTkb3UP1QxMV2D0VWf-ap2qP8hCDCu9t7MApUe9PLqqnn8Un2/w480-h640/A+%252871%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p> By this point I am feeling a bit worn out and this is where the original scope of the project was supposed to be done . . . . but as things often are its an evolving process . . . so . . . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkKIHIXBOfQ3ChsCaxjU_fgvdcwZCOVe8fVveq3UfVz7mIeIcjpQHNB8yi64R0KSs9-7NDUaNTXJTV4QhcDZI8j7JB72Y771mwx5Q_SdvZYbSu8YDDULbDzfD_civLMVnObBf86lE9dxa/s1008/A+%252875%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkKIHIXBOfQ3ChsCaxjU_fgvdcwZCOVe8fVveq3UfVz7mIeIcjpQHNB8yi64R0KSs9-7NDUaNTXJTV4QhcDZI8j7JB72Y771mwx5Q_SdvZYbSu8YDDULbDzfD_civLMVnObBf86lE9dxa/w640-h480/A+%252875%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>. . . we move on to the interior work . Those nasty ass barn boards are coming off .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kG2UOoMwFJSqlba7YLxJGduHCAVHDNNAxsfFOorxmu3xljIxvYq-994gMEPcssNEFkMR80WUyLDsqxqBhKR-X0z3c5lcmUbhyHqkwSlfgyY76Q8-9_4Eb6AGm1HTwu6LtrSN6z7guvF9/s1008/IMG_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kG2UOoMwFJSqlba7YLxJGduHCAVHDNNAxsfFOorxmu3xljIxvYq-994gMEPcssNEFkMR80WUyLDsqxqBhKR-X0z3c5lcmUbhyHqkwSlfgyY76Q8-9_4Eb6AGm1HTwu6LtrSN6z7guvF9/w640-h480/IMG_0329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Pepsi can time capsule found behind boards . The pull tab and graphics style dates it to 1973</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju77pCa47SDr0-lyH5CPq-S8_E8cXeBAMDt4Pl12Bi67nBFVM7kgI3tOWn9F5bqJeXu-V6D_dXHrmEgL6Vb_jq1Yrtpw7GYQ64ZsihLNRBs0TuOpHStFOahyphenhyphenlU3VZ53k57WUu_ZvAdEvwh/s1008/A+%252879%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju77pCa47SDr0-lyH5CPq-S8_E8cXeBAMDt4Pl12Bi67nBFVM7kgI3tOWn9F5bqJeXu-V6D_dXHrmEgL6Vb_jq1Yrtpw7GYQ64ZsihLNRBs0TuOpHStFOahyphenhyphenlU3VZ53k57WUu_ZvAdEvwh/w640-h480/A+%252879%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I frame in a new six foot opening to the small side room with blocking provisions for the installation of an overhead rail for two three foot wide sliding <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><i><a href="https://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-barn-door.html" target="_blank">barn doors</a></i></b></span> .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6S8_tjkg_2qSqeoIYa2lc2J9X6F93tVFc9OHpWypEf9zlsBcKpEO05q2fx7eZuNmYXVpoNfbIEa5Vuya5ISq3MgDvD7k6OOzFKlxY8Jl3UYKhucg8UTJsTcVClJSE0P2gdA450nVuiL8/w640-h480/A+%252885%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Barn boards also removed to be replaced by drywall .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_drSyDfHYJ-SKN0MpKGn9YsMjC87eL218MaxIlZ9pN4uN82uSED8jsX5ic-fd27U_8YBl1A6eBXSTCJsomkAJ4rRKnnkVtfEvDWd92eneH2y4ssdc9iCUvPMDivllr_3fZbu6vc2VLd6w/s1008/A+%252884%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_drSyDfHYJ-SKN0MpKGn9YsMjC87eL218MaxIlZ9pN4uN82uSED8jsX5ic-fd27U_8YBl1A6eBXSTCJsomkAJ4rRKnnkVtfEvDWd92eneH2y4ssdc9iCUvPMDivllr_3fZbu6vc2VLd6w/w480-h640/A+%252884%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> Inspector seems to be impressed by my geriatric fumbling .<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfa1W1PKyrq6U60XPek7nLLtxSsbas-s1nlfTSdahPZYymzBrEJSQVP3nfO_2TyIA_MM1Bhsza8pjS3SW4uvJRGZZxYzAe2KfM0-7fnCc56TZBaxng3hT4LwC3KEQk6aTAoiNg6hISbC3/w640-h480/IMG_0444.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And trim it out</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySL3nIvzdqt_788n2-dRHnfCYaKW1uH2Aj1pWYrEmIURoJ1NLbmh3hukjpfy__Mo5D3cAdBT8Eig0FW5MTPkHGtNvPGv1u4nSk___apNbizWnLrO4UtvctrG8m_Q2EERF_jAs27ltirLb/s1008/IMG_0498.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySL3nIvzdqt_788n2-dRHnfCYaKW1uH2Aj1pWYrEmIURoJ1NLbmh3hukjpfy__Mo5D3cAdBT8Eig0FW5MTPkHGtNvPGv1u4nSk___apNbizWnLrO4UtvctrG8m_Q2EERF_jAs27ltirLb/w640-h480/IMG_0498.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> Back wall in the small side room to be moved back a couple feet only as far as the water supply line allows .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He turns out to he a total mook and cuts my new wall to shreds . He is promptly told to leave and never come back and loses contract to install new heat pumps .<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54PB-5kgzProLS0-rNP-fzbMpraKMwJgfGTlH4xlJ3wXyzqwNr-aNvNOmeF7aucfKCzmeHxoq1qMPbmrfP7F4dUicZux2NzvKveeMA1Lsoeyaxqs9yYWrml732a53eCF6dCZhYzZ5ucCS/s1008/IMG_0591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54PB-5kgzProLS0-rNP-fzbMpraKMwJgfGTlH4xlJ3wXyzqwNr-aNvNOmeF7aucfKCzmeHxoq1qMPbmrfP7F4dUicZux2NzvKveeMA1Lsoeyaxqs9yYWrml732a53eCF6dCZhYzZ5ucCS/w640-h480/IMG_0591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I repair the wall , frame in old bedroom door and frame out a chase to hide the upstairs sewer pipes .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3bWmgo9hg1Xy6th6XsJh3mSA_UxTZpcP_G4WYx40pY71gmZd79Drf-XnPOOBGJsNo5iT5hHujtXZ12ed1ud5eL591c4Da-dvPsISui5hSCPn-id2X_EFYZ3t6saZiY2j_8GdGvx9EYEx/s1008/IMG_0440.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3bWmgo9hg1Xy6th6XsJh3mSA_UxTZpcP_G4WYx40pY71gmZd79Drf-XnPOOBGJsNo5iT5hHujtXZ12ed1ud5eL591c4Da-dvPsISui5hSCPn-id2X_EFYZ3t6saZiY2j_8GdGvx9EYEx/w480-h640/IMG_0440.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>Once the electrician does his thing the rock wool insulation goes in .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAOCe7ctA8kG54-3zgHNddijkjUwFn4Ztsz9ABS7jX0xJ_dIEa_fktQ3hmvRgPDUdijPDuBlu0oR6JBy8PlGkySK17sBDhBL3pDDOCbNOVPyBzP40rps-mszJ5KXsdoMUvSXRFLkm1bSA/s1008/IMG_0615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAOCe7ctA8kG54-3zgHNddijkjUwFn4Ztsz9ABS7jX0xJ_dIEa_fktQ3hmvRgPDUdijPDuBlu0oR6JBy8PlGkySK17sBDhBL3pDDOCbNOVPyBzP40rps-mszJ5KXsdoMUvSXRFLkm1bSA/w640-h480/IMG_0615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Windows get framing extended by two inches for two inch thick foam insulation to be added .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlypPEMOzi5SJqgiKHaUfHDYBwyPbwxCUqL8ISa7mnHXOMWFt9hyphenhyphenM8-pRWQC_jaOtrGdYTQBziavPji2tkAEsVwEVumNkZyOCPuR2Qym_0OF_qG_yoUhCx4XhxASViINu2NUEo6j57IDSd/s1008/IMG_0616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlypPEMOzi5SJqgiKHaUfHDYBwyPbwxCUqL8ISa7mnHXOMWFt9hyphenhyphenM8-pRWQC_jaOtrGdYTQBziavPji2tkAEsVwEVumNkZyOCPuR2Qym_0OF_qG_yoUhCx4XhxASViINu2NUEo6j57IDSd/w640-h480/IMG_0616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Doors get the same treatment .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pmfm1FL6kijGYk-f0mXzOywSdv_3bmIW8nHIVOU93RY0p7DdxCUmY7jVSxHd1SDR2YYlvsPgTj9eSEFvlub_l6yFKlHBBLC9OAr7_YO15WwzuOOhnRaJ6X9WGKVV30lTrhOpiD7Xmejv/s1008/IMG_0640.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkounG5hp4MttzaGPHLCxVFMvY5qlmudG-a0PQ8DSGLPAr_H_KTvhvJ7gxB9NylIPNM5xlZmBIn4aJi2mT44GWQ3N2x6C8cglIXJmCueNlAHQLZFm6ymnjWOH6nRxnaHhJ9ZBRFEVHTRRh/s1008/IMG_0659.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkounG5hp4MttzaGPHLCxVFMvY5qlmudG-a0PQ8DSGLPAr_H_KTvhvJ7gxB9NylIPNM5xlZmBIn4aJi2mT44GWQ3N2x6C8cglIXJmCueNlAHQLZFm6ymnjWOH6nRxnaHhJ9ZBRFEVHTRRh/w640-h480/IMG_0659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And strapping goes over that .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq6LZ8LmZdXDlJUDD0FRLoF0XPuWozxD5ZOQ9-6LxaInAGYLHwjcapbQiSVDtzegyRehEHbF5VCgRVWbVNc4ricA2_gfV0G6xGFp8V-iaHwcN9MHsUk9tC_Pug8NaFLXGp4D7x2shcZ8s/s1008/IMG_0642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq6LZ8LmZdXDlJUDD0FRLoF0XPuWozxD5ZOQ9-6LxaInAGYLHwjcapbQiSVDtzegyRehEHbF5VCgRVWbVNc4ricA2_gfV0G6xGFp8V-iaHwcN9MHsUk9tC_Pug8NaFLXGp4D7x2shcZ8s/w640-h480/IMG_0642.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Note that by now we are into early December 2020 and we have snow on the ground.</p><p>After a one year hiatus waiting for others to do plumbing , heat pumps , drywall and flooring in early October 2021 I finally got to go back and start on the interior trim work . . . next post will be the show and tell on that .<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com8