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Quote from: Jim on March 28, 2020, 10:34:30 pm

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Haha, didn't fool me and I'm 30 

My great-grandma crocheted till she was just over 100, we have her work all around the house

LOL Nick

I finished the doors to the Garage yesterday. And one of my daughters and her boyfriend finished cleaning out the workshop attached to the garage. When we uncovered the muck on the tool bench we found that it was an early 1900s General Store Counter complete with the iron brackets for the paper roll holder. It’s still covered in a 100 years of dirt. The cleaning process on it will start later this week. I don’t know yet if it is salvageable. In any event, a neat find.

Here is a before picture of the Garage after clean out:

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And after finishing the doors. I upcycled some old corrugated metal roofing That I found in the bigger barn. . Total cost of the project was $250 for the materials plus a case of beer for my neighbor who is a great welder.

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Nice work on the swinging garage doors Charlie (& neighbor) that door frame ought to shore up the structure a good bit as well.

Nice work on the swinging garage doors Charlie (& neighbor) that door frame ought to shore up the structure a good bit as well.

The original door frame was out of square by more than 6”. The frame for the doors is actually square. It rained all day today. It will be interesting to see how bad the building leaked when I Check it tomorrow.

A great Sunrise this morning. Serenaded by the Rio Grande Turkeys.

Would make a nice backdrop for an engine picture or video 

Hey Nick.

My wife, youngest daughter and her fiancé arrived last night with a large Uhaul truck with the furniture for the Farm House and a month of provisions.

They finished their 14 day Quarantine period on Friday. I have been doing small projects the last couple days getting ready for the Boss to show up.

So, an exciting day today. Moving into the Farm House after 3 months of repair and remodeling.

Lots of projects still on the list.

Our plan is to stay here at least until the end of April.

I hope to have internet starting late next week. I have burned through my data plan keeping up with work. As a result, not much time online for Forums, eBay and YouTube. Signal seems strongest early in the morning.

Stay Safe, Calm and Steam On! 🤠

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