Garage and road project

[Hatchdog]

My neighbor lady called me yesterday for help to unload a pot from her car. She has quite a few pots in a cool area where she has several sheds. After reading Sir Henrys info about Vietnam and China being the best locations for making quality pots as I was unloading it I looked at the label. Made in China! Now emboldened I mentioned to her about China and Vietnam pots and she told me the rest of her pots were all made in Vietnam.

Small world for sure.

[Sir Henry]

I’m having boulders delivered this morning. I’ll have five or six loads.

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[BigAl52]

You got your work cut out for you now Gene. Those look like they might be a challenge to move with the tractor

[Sir Henry]

Those pots look heavy. How are you moving them around without damage?

I bought a hand truck that was designed to lift full 55 gallon drums. The platform is huge and so are the tires.

My neighbor lady called me yesterday for help to unload a pot from her car. She has quite a few pots in a cool area where she has several sheds. After reading Sir Henrys info about Vietnam and China being the best locations for making quality pots as I was unloading it I looked at the label. Made in China! Now emboldened I mentioned to her about China and Vietnam pots and she told me the rest of her pots were all made in Vietnam.

Small world for sure.

You can easily spend $2K on just one pot. That’s why getting them 50% off was so important. I have a doctors appointment in Madison to remove another 10% of a kidney so I can afford more pots. Just kidding although I do have my first year checkup on Monday.

[dave77]

How much for a load of boulders?

Awhile ago I was looking at some basalt columns but the large ones are crazy expensive.

https://cascadestoneworks.com/basalt-co ... 8ouUPNlBXB

[Ernie]

I am somewhat surprised that you didn’t bring home one of the dinosaurs.

Those dinosaurs aren't at your place???

Those dinosaurs run $12K each.

You did ask about them to get the price.

[Sir Henry]

I am somewhat surprised that you didn’t bring home one of the dinosaurs.

Those dinosaurs aren't at your place???

Those dinosaurs run $12K each.

You did ask about them to get the price.

Yes I did.

[Sir Henry]

How much for a load of boulders?

Awhile ago I was looking at some basalt columns but the large ones are crazy expensive.

https://cascadestoneworks.com/basalt-co ... 8ouUPNlBXB

A lot of those come from Grant County. I paid $3K for these rocks with one more load of the very biggest coming.

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[The Wiz]

Wow! Those are some big boulders.

[Sir Henry]

Wow! Those are some big boulders.

He couldn’t lift two of the very biggest. They were the size of a Volkswagen so I got an extra full load of these size that he rounded up. I bought a specific pile. Neither one of us knew the big ones were in the pile. I could have pressed him to deliver however I chose to accept his offer of a full load.

This is a small community and word gets around. The man, actually entire family are well liked in the community. I ask around before I do business with someone as a lot of these deals are done on a handshake. I’m told not to do business with certain people.

[Sir Henry]

I picked up four of the custom countertops for the Craftsman tool boxes. I only installed two of the four.

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I will be ordering another top for these four chests.

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[Mags]

Those are nice!

[Hatchdog]

Really nice looking countertops Gene. I always grin with I see you have updated your Garage and Road Project post. Thanks for taking us along to enjoy your designs and efforts.

[daytime dave]

It sure looks like you are having fun there Gene. Great use of the tool cabinets too!!!









You certainly deserve it!

[GFK]

All that seems like is missing is a restroom? Looks nice!

[Sir Henry]

Really nice looking countertops Gene. I always grin with I see you have updated your Garage and Road Project post. Thanks for taking us along to enjoy your designs and efforts.

It sure looks like you are having fun there Gene. Great use of the tool cabinets too!!!


You certainly deserve it!

Thanks. It’s a labor of love. This morning I found some great stuff at an estate sale. These three hay hooks.

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The table on the right matches a tulip chair I bought a few months ago.

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And I got a concrete skull.

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I moved these three rocks down to the lower garage apron.

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And I’m thinking of digging the blocks out and replacing them with big boulders.

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I have a lot of projects going at the same time so the place doesn’t look finished. I figure I can wrap everything up in two summers so in a little over a year it will be looking completed even though I’ll always be making improvements.

[dave77]

You need more parking meters, would help finance all your projects.

[Sir Henry]

All that seems like is missing is a restroom? Looks nice!

The women have requested a restroom and I tell them to just piss off the berm. They fail to see it as funny.

[Mags]

All that seems like is missing is a restroom? Looks nice!

The women have requested a restroom and I tell them to just piss off the berm. They fail to see it as funny.

Maybe get a chamber pot chair?

[Sir Henry]

I received four more loads of gravel today. I think this makes 121 loads.

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There’s a third truck between the RvPort and the lead truck.

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