RYou

14 days until sunset reverses itself

Weird, did it again. The system asked me to resign in which is not a big deal. I did and it reverted me to this alternate sign in which then sends me back to the menu of topics and asks me to sign in again. I did and it bumps me to this alternate sign in page again, which sends me back to the menu page. This time I opened Last Word but go back…[Read more]

Dream warmth. Frosty AMs 50’s PMs. Last day of spackling, a short punch list of fixes then primer.

I can’t stand being cold.

Froze my butt on the cement board, no better today with the wallboard. It’ll be fun trying to carry the board if it is windy.

Not breaking out of the 30’s until Thursday. Not fun cutting cement board in 35F + wind

Weather moving in from the south which will bump us into the 50’s for the day but it’s bringing a bunch of rain with it.

Still have some turkey salad and stuffing to eat. Hopefully we are done with that bird today.

The real meaning of turkey stuffing is overeating which I did once again.

Lucked out again. Snowstorm is skirting north of us. 1″ of rain and 60F. Go north 30 miles and its under 32 and a white out.

This is crazy. I have been able to post since my last. When I go to sign in it won’t acknowledge me. But if I back up a page, I can write and post.

May pop over 70 F today. 40’s next week. Thanksgiving touch football may be a short game this year.

Oh, good reminder. Our passports expire in April which under current rules they are already dead.

So we put in 10 miles plus every day.

No wonder you didn’t add any pasta pounds

I really can’t wait to get this place done and get back to some traveling. Our last was 18 months ago for few days in Bermuda. Wifey wants it done too so she hasn’t pressured me for time away. I get a bit jealous when you guys talk about your travels. I’ve been browsing for our trip to Italy. Maybe next August or September while it still warm.

Brrrrr…first freeze this AM

One of the big questions when you are thinking about retirement is…What the heck will I do ? The reno is what I decided “to do”. I could have stayed on the job a bit longer especially since COVID was underway, work was a cake walk, but I had been really really bored the last few years. The big motivator, a school buddy of mine, friends since…[Read more]

If it’s still 60s, jump on it.

So before I rented a demolition hammer (easier to handle than a jackhammer), I tried sliding a short handle garden spade under the cement. It seemed a flat edge spade would work since I was able to hammer a small pry bar under it It needed a little assistance with a 5 lb hammer but it slid under. I just stepped…[Read more]

Nah, this an older house. Original in 1946, then an addition in 82 and the second in 2000. That one was accommodate a son that was a quad from an auto accident. My wife liked the place because of the one floor living was heaven for her bum knees.

This bath is in the 2000 addition making it the second suite, bed and bath, which 9s greater for…[Read more]

4th bathroom gut due to age. Wifey wants new. Still trying to figure the fastest way to remove tiled cement board that was screwed down. I remove tile but the screws are filled with adhesive. Breaking the cement board is a ton of effort and messy but it looks like I have no other option. The floor is going to be a nightmare – 3/4″plwood then a…[Read more]

Been trying to siognin for 2 days

Another chilly morning in the neighborhood.

Finished garage opener No. 2. 2nd time around, halt the time.

Wifey will be visiting the daughter and fam next week while her husband travels. Home alone, I’ll probably gut the last bathroom without interruption. It going to be a bear for sure. 4 walls of tile and what appears to be a layer of…[Read more]