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Posted: 6/2/2020 7:28:10 PM EDT
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Living vicariously.
You might wanna reconsider the guy you hired, though. Seems prone to issues. 
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Posted: 6/2/2020 9:03:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Living vicariously. You might wanna reconsider the guy you hired, though. Seems prone to issues. Aint that the truth. Always has a danged excuse for everything too. 
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Posted: 6/3/2020 9:31:33 PM EDT
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That pond looks very clear! You should dive it to see if theres something in the bottom of it.
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Posted: 6/3/2020 9:34:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That pond looks very clear! You should dive it to see if theres something in the bottom of it. We have been told we will find many a golf ball... Wife found a 15ish foot flag pole last weekend. We will be diving. Wife is a PADI instructor. It will be were the kids learn... |
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Posted: 6/3/2020 9:57:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We have been told we will find many a golf ball... Wife found a 15ish foot flag pole last weekend. We will be diving. Wife is a PADI instructor. It will be were the kids learn... Ahhhh, man. That water, and divers on hand mean great training ground for SAR dogs. Wish y'all were closer. I would hit you up for certain. |
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Posted: 6/4/2020 7:58:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ahhhh, man. That water, and divers on hand mean great training ground for SAR dogs. Wish y'all were closer. I would hit you up for certain. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: We have been told we will find many a golf ball... Wife found a 15ish foot flag pole last weekend. We will be diving. Wife is a PADI instructor. It will be were the kids learn... Ahhhh, man. That water, and divers on hand mean great training ground for SAR dogs. Wish y'all were closer. I would hit you up for certain. SAR has always interested me. You would be welcome ti train anytime. |
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Posted: 6/4/2020 10:01:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We will be diving. Wife is a PADI instructor. It will be were the kids learn... Awesome! So you use your boat for diving? I've always wanted to dive the coast of NC. I'm currently in training to become a PADI divemaster. |
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Posted: 6/4/2020 4:02:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome! So you use your boat for diving? I've always wanted to dive the coast of NC. I'm currently in training to become a PADI divemaster. The boat was bought for diving. Then, we had kids...  Seriously, we have a few dives off it. Currently, I don't trust the motors to take us offshore. They are 20 years old and are not reliable. We both agree we need new motors, but dont have an extra $30K lying around at the moment. We were saving for them, then this property thing kinda happened and we had to prioritize. ETA:. Good luck with your Divemaster. All I had left was my 800 yard swim. I was getting it to assist in a yearly trip we used to chaperone 100+ HS students from Des Moines Iowa. Central School on a dive trip to Florida. Started up North and finished at Key Largo. |
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Posted: 6/11/2020 5:38:31 PM EDT
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Soooooo jelly... congrats.
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Posted: 6/12/2020 11:53:39 AM EDT
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Old house went "On the Market" today...
We have 4 showings already, today.... It's hitting home with Mrs. NCUrk. We may be homeless if we sell before we get the new house ready. She looked at me the other night and asked if I would be comfortable in a 5th wheel? Said we should buy one and put it on the property while renovations are going on... My response, "Well, you know a GMC 1500 wont pull a 5th wheel..." Mrs. NCUrk, "I know, we are gonna have to get you a 1 ton..." Folks, I am just here to tell you all. I married right!!!!! |
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Posted: 6/12/2020 1:30:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Old house went "On the Market" today... We have 4 showings already, today.... It's hitting home with Mrs. NCUrk. We may be homeless if we sell before we get the new house ready. She looked at me the other night and asked if I would be comfortable in a 5th wheel? Said we should buy one and put it on the property while renovations are going on... My response, "Well, you know a GMC 1500 wont pull a 5th wheel..." Mrs. NCUrk, "I know, we are gonna have to get you a 1 ton..." Folks, I am just here to tell you all. I married right!!!!! 
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Posted: 6/18/2020 8:48:52 PM EDT
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Doing a little yard work today, cleaned out a small section of brush and found something....
Has a little rust on the blade, but still does well enough to cut through a 1 inch limb in 1 hit...  Attached FileMade by Cold Steel. |
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Posted: 7/19/2020 1:42:26 PM EDT
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Not much to update on...
Been a busy time since I last posted. My father has been diagnosed with Dementia and I had to fly to California and deal with that. We put our current house on the market. Received an offer 3 weeks ago for full price, and a move out date for Aug 1st. The new place won't be ready, but we were ready to move in and live in a working project for up to 5 months... Realtor called last night and after we moved 80% of the stuff out of the selling house, buyers backed out. Good news- We can give contractor more time to do things right. Bad news- Double mortgage for a bit more and now we have to move stuff back so the house will "Show" better.... Lots of this still happening... Burning...  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 7/21/2020 8:00:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: SAR has always interested me. You would be welcome ti train anytime. If you've got a dog team near you, you might offer your back yard and lake and divers for a training. Disclaimer: I cannot vouch for the level of training, professionalism, or safety protocols of any team of which I am not a part. /Disclaimer 
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Posted: 7/22/2020 7:11:03 AM EDT
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Very nice OP, if I recall you aren't far from me. Looks great and I hope you can get some good sweat equity out of it quickly. Yes, it is considered a homestead.
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Posted: 7/31/2020 8:31:44 PM EDT
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Little update.
Had a tree service come in and do some work on trees I was uncomfortable dropping (To close to the house for me to drop). Stump grind a section and chip my debris piles... Trailer parking.  Attached FileFront yard  Attached FileFront without trees or bushes up past the patio...  Attached File Attached FileView from driveway.  Attached FileSide yard.  Attached File Attached File Attached FileStill have lots to do. Garage is going from 3 car to 2 car. I get my man cave.  Upstairs is having a full bath added. 3 bedrooms completely updated and getting ready for move in. Then the downstairs gets started.... |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 9:53:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Own the while pond. Just over 3 acres of water, 25-30 feet deep. Trail runs all the way around it. Neighbors have been walking it, we have been getting some stern looks when we pull into our own property, ever sense we put up. O trespassing signs... beware of dogs. One neighbor, the good one, says folks have been walking it for years and consider it there own. We will be altering that thought process, out of sheer liability. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Neighbor sounds like a great asset! Do you own the pond? Looks like a trail runs all the way around it. Wondering if neighbors walk/run the trail. Own the while pond. Just over 3 acres of water, 25-30 feet deep. Trail runs all the way around it. Neighbors have been walking it, we have been getting some stern looks when we pull into our own property, ever sense we put up. O trespassing signs... beware of dogs. One neighbor, the good one, says folks have been walking it for years and consider it there own. We will be altering that thought process, out of sheer liability. If that's the neighbors on the far side of the pond, whose property looks like a junkyard on the satellite picture on the first page, that's likely the kind of person who's stupid/stubborn enough to really believe that their "we've done it that way for years" overrides your property rights... Good luck & good fences :) |
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Posted: 8/2/2020 9:00:04 AM EDT
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Property is looking amazing. One day I hope to be able to have something like that.
Any more offers on the old house? |
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Posted: 8/2/2020 11:27:48 AM EDT
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Just stumbled on this thread, congrats OP! Lots of great work.
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Posted: 8/2/2020 6:55:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Property is looking amazing. One day I hope to be able to have something like that. Any more offers on the old house? First contract fell through. Just signed contract to sell it again 3 days ago. Closing mid Sept. |
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Posted: 8/2/2020 9:27:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: First contract fell through. Just signed contract to sell it again 3 days ago. Closing mid Sept. Hope that all goes smooth for you. Close that chapter and concentrate on the next one. |
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Posted: 8/2/2020 10:57:04 PM EDT
[#22]
Looking good!
Enjoying the updates. It was not a mistake. Keep telling yourself that. You can do it! |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 7:07:23 PM EDT
[#23]
Just read the whole thread.....great place and I love the pond. Here's a bump to keep you out of the archives, OP.
Question. The house almost looks like it's in two "parts". Was it all built at the same time or is some of it a later addition? It has kind of that "dog-run" or "dog-trot" look to it, except that the center section is filled in instead of open air. |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 9:22:14 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just read the whole thread.....great place and I love the pond. Here's a bump to keep you out of the archives, OP. Question. The house almost looks like it's in two "parts". Was it all built at the same time or is some of it a later addition? It has kind of that "dog-run" or "dog-trot" look to it, except that the center section is filled in instead of open air. As we get more into renovation, the more see how the prior add ons were done. The wall the fireplace is on, that was the original rear exterior wall. Prior owner closed in the patio and made a large room extending the length of the house. They did a great job on that, but the way they tied the kitchen section into it, leaves a bit to he desired. They then added the new patio and another sun room. They look good at a casual glance, but the roof over the newest addition needs to be ripped off and completely redone. Parts that looked like tar patches are actually tar paper....  Attached FileNot sure if this picture shows it well, but that header on the right of the fire place? Its being held up by a 4 inch wide section of 1/2 inch plywood....  Some nights I sit in bed and wonder if this is my wife and I...  The Money Pit - Trailer |
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Posted: 8/22/2020 11:34:33 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/20200505_124759_resized_jpg-1403153_jpeg-1557986.JPG Not sure if this picture shows it well, but that header on the right of the fire place? Its being held up by a 4 inch wide section of 1/2 inch plywood.... Some nights I sit in bed and wonder if this is my wife and I...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ryb3YquJ4Holy crap.....I don't think I would have even seen that if you hadn't pointed it out. Looks like it's hanging in thin air. I remember The Money Pit but was kinda thinking of a different 80s movie....  Funny Farm - Trailer |
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Posted: 8/23/2020 3:27:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As we get more into renovation, the more see how the prior add ons were done. The wall the fireplace is on, that was the original rear exterior wall. Prior owner closed in the patio and made a large room extending the length of the house. They did a great job on that, but the way they tied the kitchen section into it, leaves a bit to he desired. They then added the new patio and another sun room. They look good at a casual glance, but the roof over the newest addition needs to be ripped off and completely redone. Parts that looked like tar patches are actually tar paper.... https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/20200505_124759_resized_jpg-1403153_jpeg-1557986.JPG Not sure if this picture shows it well, but that header on the right of the fire place? Its being held up by a 4 inch wide section of 1/2 inch plywood.... Some nights I sit in bed and wonder if this is my wife and I... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ryb3YquJ4What's a missing trim stud between friends?
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Posted: 8/23/2020 8:58:06 PM EDT
[#27]
I know you have a lot on your plate, keep this in mind about that wood you got stacked up.
If you are going to do something with it, do it quick ... like under a year. When I bought my house, had a lot of dead trees around it, oaks, hickory, poplar and maple. Oaks especially don’t like their roots driven over by heavy equipment. They died a lingering death. I stacked my hardwood like yours to season. When I finally got to it to bring it to a sawmill 2 years later, it was punky and infested with termites. I’m next door to you in Tennessee. |
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Posted: 8/24/2020 8:01:07 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not sure if this picture shows it well, but that header on the right of the fire place? Its being held up by a 4 inch wide section of 1/2 inch plywood.... Some nights I sit in bed and wonder if this is my wife and I... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ryb3YquJ4Before I read your last comment I looked at the pic and thought, shouldn't there be a "jack" under that header?? |
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Posted: 8/24/2020 3:12:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2020 11:57:35 PM EDT
[#30]
How about knock down the wall between carport and garage, then expand garage?
Or enclose the carport and use it as a shop or something? |
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Posted: 8/25/2020 12:23:52 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How about knock down the wall between carport and garage, then expand garage? Or enclose the carport and use it as a shop or something? Single garage at bottom of picture is in the process of being closed in. New windows, fully insulated walls, electrical upgrades. It will be my gun room and temp tool room. Tool room will move when I get my exterior garage built. That's a year or so out. Need something large enough to hold a shop, 28 foot gooseneck, 26 foot boat on trailer and future travel trailer.... Lots of plans..... |
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Posted: 8/26/2020 6:40:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/27/2020 12:54:22 PM EDT
[#33]
Drywall in garage going up...
How to upset your drywall crew. Ask if the insulation you paid for is in the wall. It wasn't. It is now.  Future NCUrk workshop  Attached File Attached File Attached FileReg garage  Attached FileOne of the things that sold this house. It has an actual furnace. A rarity in the south.  Attached File Attached FileSide note. Cutting grass today and found a rather large black snake in the grass. Roughly 5 feet long and as thick ad my wrist. It slithered off into the bushes.... Was quicker than I was, trying to get my camera. Also, ground hornets suck.... My neck is throbbing. |
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Posted: 8/28/2020 12:02:20 AM EDT
[#34]
Gas furnaces a rarity in the south huh...who woulda thunk it, we install them daily here in SW TN.
Pretty awesome looking spread y’all have there sir. I’m scheming on building a fishing pond on our farm, can’t get it done soon enough. |
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Posted: 9/6/2020 4:20:36 PM EDT
[#35]
Had a nice day at the house today. First time in a while we had temps in the low 80's and low humidity. Good day to clear out some dead limbs and let the kids enjoy the pond...
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Posted: 9/6/2020 4:37:13 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Gas furnaces a rarity in the south huh...who woulda thunk it, we install them daily here in SW TN. Pretty awesome looking spread y’all have there sir. I’m scheming on building a fishing pond on our farm, can’t get it done soon enough. My house came with a heat pump and I hated that thing. It broke down one time too many and I lost my temper and told my HVAC guy to rip that crap out and give me something reliable. They replaced it with an American Standard AC unit with a gas pack on the bottom. Electric bill went way down and reliability is there. Everyone touts heat pump energy savings, when those electric coils kick in during the middle of winter, the savings are totally blown away. I got a years worth of fuel underground and fill that tank up end of July early August when propane prices are at their lowest. |
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Posted: 9/6/2020 6:49:31 PM EDT
[#37]
Some time with the .22's also...
 Attached FileStill working on proper hold.  Attached FileMy redheaded tacticool kid 7PM, 82 degrees and enjoying the evening...  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 9/7/2020 1:31:47 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What's a missing trim stud between friends? 
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Posted: 9/7/2020 1:38:56 AM EDT
[#39]
Great to see your progress OP!
Keep the updates coming. It inspires me to get back in the saddle. |
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Posted: 9/28/2020 3:09:30 PM EDT
[#40]
At long last... We are starting to move forward. We are about to close on our house we have been living in (For the 3rd time.... ) and our contractor that is doing the upstairs and garage for us called and said our windows finally showed up....
Great news (If you haven't realized, windows can be a pain with Covid.. Many of the MFG have slowed down.) Bad news. Found some rot under the window ledges in the garage. Hope the rest of the house is OK. It has to be able to house us on the 18th of next month. That's when we have to be out of the old house. Upstairs should be done, then downstairs gets started. Big plans fo down stairs.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/1/2020 7:53:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/2/2020 5:05:54 AM EDT
[#42]
Great news on the progress
We will be undertaking a similar project. Our's requires so much work but the trade-off we are getting it for a very good price and will have it paid off in 5 years. I almost walked away several times, but each time a better deal was cut. We signed the papers and wrote checks this week and our current home is closing next week. So we will be homeless until the repairs are made. The amount of work keeps me up @ night. However when we are done it will be awesome so I have to keep focused on the positive. I will hate to start writing those big repair checks.  We have had the contractors out and accepted the bids we just have to wait as they are all booked up due to the hurricane. Keep up the good work! |
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Posted: 10/2/2020 2:23:01 PM EDT
[#43]
No pics today (I'm at work), but spoke with Mrs. NCUrk and she informed me:
All the upstairs windows have been installed. Septic tank has been pumped (We also found a bad pump, but it was ordered today.) New septic lid was placed. I "Found" it while dropping trees....  New water softener will be installed today. Floor pan for daughters shower passed the leak test and hot and cold water lines should be installed in her shower today. Monday the drywall crew comes in to finish closing everything upstairs up. Then floor and paint to be finished soon.... We are scheduled to move in on the 15th of this month. Live out of the second story as the first floor is remodeled.... My wife gets shit done. |
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Posted: 10/5/2020 11:24:06 AM EDT
[#44]
Adding one more thing to the plate....
We are planning to move in on the 15th. Wife just told me she volunteered the walk around the lake as a haunted trail for our Church on the 23rd.... So it will be a busy week. Moving, trying to figure out the house and oh by the way, set up a haunted trail.... Need to find me a Freddie Kruger costume.... I'm to short to be Jason..... |
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Posted: 10/5/2020 11:14:08 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: At long last... We are starting to move forward. We are about to close on our house we have been living in (For the 3rd time.... ) and our contractor that is doing the upstairs and garage for us called and said our windows finally showed up.... Great news (If you haven't realized, windows can be a pain with Covid.. Many of the MFG have slowed down.) Bad news. Found some rot under the window ledges in the garage. Hope the rest of the house is OK. It has to be able to house us on the 18th of next month. That's when we have to be out of the old house. Upstairs should be done, then downstairs gets started. Big plans fo down stairs. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/vmacocss05_1187329550944-2-IMG_6647_jpg-1610880.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/vmacocss05_1187329550944-3-IMG_6646_1__j-1610881.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/269478/vmacocss05_1187329550944-1-IMG_6648_jpg-1610882.JPG Awwww, hate that for the rot. How far down does it go? I've been there, done that. And listen, you can box off a few rooms and live just fine. Ask the chick who washed her hair in a washing machine for six months. Yeah. You can do it. 
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Posted: 10/5/2020 11:16:05 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Adding one more thing to the plate.... We are planning to move in on the 15th. Wife just told me she volunteered the walk around the lake as a haunted trail for our Church on the 23rd.... So it will be a busy week. Moving, trying to figure out the house and oh by the way, set up a haunted trail.... Need to find me a Freddie Kruger costume.... I'm to short to be Jason..... Be a giant chainsaw. That would be pretty scary. |
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Posted: 10/12/2020 2:50:37 PM EDT
[#47]
Stuck at work today. Mrs. NCUrk sent me some pictures.
Apparently the painters showed up today. The garage is being painted today and hoping they will get in the house tomorrow....  Attached File Attached FileShe also found this little guy hanging from a tree, upside down, munching on something.  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/18/2020 3:18:58 PM EDT
[#48]
Moved in yesterday. Contractors are not done, house is not ready but... The current living arrangements...
Master  Attached FileFuture dining room  Attached FileFuture living room, now kids room  Attached FileOffice  Attached File |
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Posted: 10/22/2020 8:18:43 PM EDT
[#49]
Clearing some of the trail around the lake today. Had a Supervisor from hell....
Tractor is a rental. Hoping to convince the other half to get one soon. She knows we need one, its just doing it...  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 10/26/2020 6:18:31 PM EDT
[#50]
That is effing beautiful! We have been considering GTFO of this shithole state and would love something like that. I see you are well along the way to an amazing homestead.
Take care of that muscle before it gets worse. Best of luck, Bill |
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