Wife hit on a barn sale today and picked up an mid 1960s brand new never used chief metal ware hot dipped in zinc #1 wash tub (label still like new as shown in the picture) (11gal) made here in Kent Washington for $3.50
This weeks preps check-in
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Nice find and by pure coincidence we are off to Beamish open air Museum to do two things, view a load of classic cars and to have a look at the victorian family houses COPPER set up. COPPERS are what Laundry was done with back then its a large copper vessel bricked into a structure like a oven used to boil the water to help wash the clothes and of course though they did not know it COPPERS were anti bacterial.
I love antiques and old stuff. If my wife let me get away with it I'd hang old stuff all around the house! I call my design style 'early American cracker barrel'. It's a country style restraurant chain here that has antiques hanging on the walls, ceilings, pretty much everywhere they can put stuff they find.
Well I did pick some more grapes last night. Almost another five gallons. I still have a few vines that aren't ripe yet, but am about ready to start making this years batches. I want my freezer back as it's completely full of bags of grapes! These are three different types of muscadines. I've got about ten different types of vines now.
It's good to mix it up occasionally. I'm due for a fun weekend very soon!
I seriously need to start walking again. It's been a while since I had any regimented exercise. I work plenty, but don't get my cardio going enough.
It's a month away, but planning something fun for my wife's birthday.
First, we're big geeks...so keep that in mind.
We're also huge Harry Potter fans, and even have our own house robes, wands, the whole deal.
So, first, I'm going to be printing up Hogwarts acceptance letters, then taking them to Universal Orlando, and sending them from Hogsmeade to the house. (so they'll arrive via mail, from Hogsmeade). I'm talking parchment, wax seal, the whole deal.
Then, we're going to be in the Universal parks during the day, then Halloween Horror Nights that evening (then hotel after, as it will be 2am, and I am NOT driving home then, lol). Should be a lot of fun.
First, we're big geeks...so keep that in mind.
We're also huge Harry Potter fans, and even have our own house robes, wands, the whole deal.
So, first, I'm going to be printing up Hogwarts acceptance letters, then taking them to Universal Orlando, and sending them from Hogsmeade to the house. (so they'll arrive via mail, from Hogsmeade). I'm talking parchment, wax seal, the whole deal.
Then, we're going to be in the Universal parks during the day, then Halloween Horror Nights that evening (then hotel after, as it will be 2am, and I am NOT driving home then, lol). Should be a lot of fun.
I was on the real Hogwarts Express just the other week as its often stabled only a few miles from here, actually a fair bit of movies from Harry Potter to Dracula were filmed here.
Gaz, How does this grab you for atmosphere this is where I live close too.
I really miss living near all the parks in Orlando. It's all pricey, but you could never be bored! I never saw any of the Harry Potter stuff as it was built after I moved. (Yet anyways)
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Picked up the new trailer on Monday afternoon, drove all night to get home yesterday morning. This morning I picked up the new 10,000 watt generator and a load of lumber. Got everything hooked up and running just before dark. The lumber is for the new pig pen and stalls in the barn and a deck for the trailer.
Packing, packing and a bit more packing, but very happy to do so.
Looks like your almost there allready!Packing, packing and a bit more packing, but very happy to do so.
Good luck with your new home may it be safe and happy.
Nice!
In true prepper fashion, been trying to reverse engineer my own interactive wand. We'll see if it works next time I go.
Well, this weekend, we're gearing up for whatever Hurricane Matthew may send our way. It may miss us, may not. Time will tell, but we'll be getting things as ready as we can this weekend. We may even get some new boarders on Sun, so that will be a boon to the bottom line.
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They've been hauling rock up for our road for about a week now. Got almost half the road covered and graded with another mile or so to go. It'll be nice driving on a rock surface when we get some rain again. Last Spring it was impassable in several places due to the mud and the only access was by ATV.
Well it was a bittersweet day today. I listed my motorcycle on Craigslist and sold it today. I really wasn't using it much anymore, and letting anything with a carboureator sit for extended periods of time isn't good, so I decided to let it go. My wife says she's glad I'm acting my age finally.... I figure it's smart to put the money towards a more tangible/practicle asset.
Don't tempt me!like a new wife
I wish I liked scotch. I've tried it several times but can't enjoy it. I really don't like the taste of liquor of any kind, but beer and wine are another story. I will get a little more ammo, but have about enough for protection.
I said to my wife " Darling if I could give you anything in the world to make you happy, what would it be? "
She replied " A widows pension !!!!!!!!!!!"
I know some of us here ain't so fond of tech,but I added sports tracker on my phone,this will enable me to keep an eye of my progress both in running and walking.
have as goal to do 2500m in my next 12 min test,helluwa lot less than my record,but alot in my age group,this will perhaps open the door to a reserve unit here focused on defence of this county.
have as goal to do 2500m in my next 12 min test,helluwa lot less than my record,but alot in my age group,this will perhaps open the door to a reserve unit here focused on defence of this county.
That hurricane sure is meandering about for a bit. We got most of the yard work done around the ranch this weekend. The new border prospect is promising, and would mean 3 more horses boarding there...so good for the bottom line.
The next few days, just making sure we have all the water, batteries, etc. we need in case we lose power. For the humans, this is easy, but ensuring you have water near the horses, is a bit more work, hehe.... They need a lot more than we do. So that involves a bit of moving resources around.
The next few days, just making sure we have all the water, batteries, etc. we need in case we lose power. For the humans, this is easy, but ensuring you have water near the horses, is a bit more work, hehe.... They need a lot more than we do. So that involves a bit of moving resources around.
Got a new (used) work truck today! It's a Chevy van with a box built to the cab, and storage bins on both sides. We've been working out of a nice pickup truck with tool boxes and ladder rack for a while, but this thing has 4 times the carrying capacity. Ok, not much to do with prepping, but I'm psyched anyways!
