French frogs

[scflock]

morning WV  you too  BertS and of course you SC   early crew on deck I see . well lets hoist the main and get under way.  where to start . well Berts at my age the work tools are the only thing that are Rigid  tools around here   this whole place is falling apart including me.  I have the multi tool but find it a little lacking in some of the attachments jig saw has no miter adjustment so hard to get the tilt right so I have to hold my tool at just the right angle . the point sander head is the best one . great for TIGHTspots  easy change paper to get that FINE touch  . have the Rigid thirteen inch planner . used that on the box candler for Ravyn . hand held pipe threader  tubing cutter and flaring tool  and something else that escapes me right now .man has to take care of his tool or it stops working way to soon. keep it well lubed and properly stored.  storage is my problem right now . storage shed won't take any more tools. . now I know some of you are going to read dirty thoughts into to what I have said . it just goes to show what dirty minds you all have. wash them  . let me assure you my tool is clean well cared for and ready to work at all times should work arise  my tool is always ready   . I draw the line at one day for under ware don't like the thought of chasing them around the room. you know cause them little critters  move in    I like the number 13 see it as good luck most days cept for Friday . no offence Friday . don't like it when a black cat crosses my path . I might trip on it . and how you going to put up a tall ladder without walking under  It  it is bad luck when I break a mirror cause I have to fix it . and it cost me money . .I  scuff at superstition  knock on wood  and will be beside anyone that  doses the same. good day all WV honey hold strong and we won't tell him you are on at work   

I think I just had a seizure

 

[rossfam06]

Hi Ross....don't let then ruffle your feathers....
Bert you've already been up a long time bud...and your on Texas time...

Oh like to have fun. Hardly anything ruffles my feathers!

 

[BYC910]

no I'm not........it's my mom.

I'm not doing this for some stranger, or neighbor, she's kin!!

I used screws. works much better, plus they will allow for easier removal, if we ever need under the house to fix water pipes or run new electrical or water anywhere.

we don't see the extreme colds ya'll do......so hopefully no worries on it shattering.

only shatters with air guns my house is so old I haven't am clue how old it is . know it was disassembled in 29 and turned into a cape cod style story and a half. took two years to level and get crawl space. 28 piers all hand dug and mixed in a two bag mixer . hauled under in five gallon buckets on a wagon made from an old riding mower frame to get it low enough . set up for additions all around and really need to get busy on it again . but you know southern boys and their moms . wonder my poor wife hasn't shot me .I have plumbing pipes that are laying on the ground Half inch copper. foam wrap inside of inch and a half pvc to keep them from freezing . it works good they never have and we have been down to ten below . I will never have another old house again and didn't want this. one but it was here and the land was a real good deal make you sick house and 53 acres with a couple of barns fifty three thousand but that was in 86 another 54 acres behind us just land in 94 thirty five thousand had it all paid for by 02. good thing she lost her job and the bottom fell out of building . so no money to remodel and also Ben was and is a very expensive child . think we have enough money now to do it .

 

[BYC910]

Oh like to have fun. Hardly anything ruffles my feathers!

you ain't got no feathers Eskimo wear fur .

 

[Tumbling K]

my mom's house, the one I grew up in, was built late 1800's.

square iron nails, true dimensional lumber, and solid slats on all the walls.

11' ceilings, and double hung windows that start about 12" from the floor, and are over 7' high.

big bedrooms, but only one bathroom.

never had AC, not even a window unit growing up......but I did have a box fan in the window, with my bed right next to it.

 

[BYC910]

my mom's house, the one I grew up in, was built late 1800's.

square iron nails, true dimensional lumber, and solid slats on all the walls.

11' ceilings, and double hung windows that start about 12" from the floor, and are over 7' high.

big bedrooms, but only one bathroom.

never had AC, not even a window unit growing up......but I did have a box fan in the window, with my bed right next to it.

love those the house that burned on the other half of the farm was like that . bubbles in the glass in the windows no insulation in the walls . we tore down My brother in laws house like that . found letters his grand mother had written to family members about the Union troops coming through and taking all the live stock and grain parts of the house were built in the early eighteen hundreds. Anti Bellum they call those some are so beautiful it is a shame to see them lost and I have seen so many leave . but also have been involved in shaving a few . keep it up its a true treasure would second think using hardi on that

 

[BYC910]

well the heavy frost is about gone and I have out side stuff to do so guess I best get at it you'uns don't work to hard If I don't leave I won't get anything done .

 

[Tumbling K]

about 5 years ago, dad replaced all the old windows with newer modern double pane windows. still has similar look outside. I have done some minor repairs to the siding around some of them, and pulled the old window weights out.

but yes, the glass in all the old windows was like that. rippled in some places, and bubbled in others.

 

[WVduckchick]

well the heavy frost is about gone and I have out side stuff to do so guess I best get at it you'uns don't work to hard If I don't leave I won't get anything done .

 

[WalnutHill]

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We bought a house built in 1822 and expanded in 1840 and 1913 with original windows, siding, and foundation. Plumbing and electrical were installed when the house was 100 years old, and were 70 years old at that time. We bought it with a beautiful rolling acre with mature trees, and well under market. We doubled the cost of the house in 20 years...and love it.

Wish we had been able to snatch what was left of the 83 acres that used to be the farm.