Recent content by Big A1

Hi, has this continued to work? I've been looking at this. When my slab was poured, I wasn't home, and they didn't put down a vapor barrier. My shop is spray foamed, so it's sealed up tight and I have tons of humidity in there. Thx, Andy

Hey Paco! Glad to see you're feeling better! Geez, you are the man! El Hombre!!!! Brother, I'd be struggling just to keep up for a quarter of those hikes! Pictures look amazing! I'm with the others and looking forward to seeing some more of your work! Take it easy! Andy

Holy cow brother!!! You da man!!! I haven't hiked that much in many yrs! The terrain looks similar to where I used to hike when I was younger. My grandparents lived south of Albuquerque. Those were fun days! I love the mountains of northern New Mexico, but the hiking is hard on me because of the...

Good morning Mike! Brother, I enjoyed reading through the thread :) So, the Jeep... I love diesels, always have. I suppose it's because my dad always had diesels when I was growing up. He worked in the oil field and was able to fill up for free on location. I remember him working on them...

That makes sense. I've gotten so used to having part stores, Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe's being so close, that I've forgotten what it's like to have to stock up and plan ahead. This will change in the next few yrs as I'm planning on moving farther out, but I still won't be more than 15-20...

Oh man Paco, you win! That's super nice!!!! Brother, I'm organized because I HATE looking for stuff. There's few things as frustrating as needing a tool, having to stop because you can't find it and then, looking everywhere....:mad::mad::mad: The property was a huge mess when we moved in. It...

Good morning Mike! I've made it through this thread and enjoying living vicariously through all your other threads. I enjoyed your Jeep build as well! Really cool reading about your progressions in life to your new home and bigger shop and sea of concrete! I've moved from a 2 car garage to a...

Thx Paco! I couldn't agree more. The conversations are fun! Well, he's still a teenager, :headshake but I realize he's as confused as I am trying to navigate these tough yrs. Brother, it's been a dream in the making! Funny thing is, I'm not even finished with the house remodel and I'm...

HA! Truth be told, I picked the pics with the best welds :pimpflash I don't have a build thread anywhere. I probably need to start one, but it'll be later in the summer before I get a chance to get back to it. I'm neck deep in remodeling our home. I ripped out ceilings, moved drains and...

One of these days I'll get around to starting my own thread. I'm sure you can't wait to get back to work :( Get well soon! -Andy

I guess I'm just right behind you guys. My son is 14 and we're getting lots of opportunities to spend time together. With respect to work ethic and personal pride in work I had a conversation with my son the other day. I was lecturing him pretty hard, and I asked if he knew why I have him...

Good morning Paco, I hope you are recovering well! I've really enjoyed your thread and reading your story. I'm amazed at your work ethic throughout your life as well as your fight and "no quit" attitude pertaining to those lawyers. I've dealt with lawyers, both in a custody battle with my...

The saddest thing just happened... I made it to the end of this thread :( This has been a great and fun read! Made me miss my days in the Army working on hmmwvs, lmtvs, old 5 tons, generators, trailers and such. I miss some of my friends from way back then. Anyway, thx for sharing the shop...

I just read all the way through this thread. You've done a great job! Looks like it's been a fun project, and it looks really great!!! -Andy

Thomas, Thank you for sharing all this! This is just one neat thread!!!! It's taken me a cpl wks to read through, rather skim through :) -Andy