jon72vega
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Nice car show pictures!
Above 1200 Sq/FT Cody's 33'x62' Garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
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madison069
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Would be nice to be able to sleep like this guy.
But as most of yall who follows the Texas barn thread knows, I’ve been busy over there and also with life.
This garage has become a dumping ground for building material for the other garage and so the place has become a mess. I plan to do some cleaning in this garage this weekend if possible.
But on a side note, I did add a new tool to the collection. I finally came across a dewalt planer that I thought was a good deal.
It’s the 734 instead of the 735, but as often as I planned to use it this should be good.
Other than that, I just been busy. Maybe I’ll get some pictures of some jobs done in this garage this weekend.
But as most of yall who follows the Texas barn thread knows, I’ve been busy over there and also with life.
This garage has become a dumping ground for building material for the other garage and so the place has become a mess. I plan to do some cleaning in this garage this weekend if possible.
But on a side note, I did add a new tool to the collection. I finally came across a dewalt planer that I thought was a good deal.
It’s the 734 instead of the 735, but as often as I planned to use it this should be good.
Other than that, I just been busy. Maybe I’ll get some pictures of some jobs done in this garage this weekend.
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madison069
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A few projects around the house.
The man doors on the garage was in rough shape, so I sanded them down and got a lot of the flaking paint off.
Then my wife painted them both with some fresh rustoleum brown paint.
Then I reskinned the cellar door since the old wood was rotten and in bad condition.
So I removed the junky wood, and put a new skin of T1-11 panel on it
It will get painted possibly tomorrow by the painter of the house.
Then I replaced the non-working night light on the corner of the house overlooking the driveway, steps to back porch, and parking area.
The old nonworking lights.
New lights in their place.
They seem to be pretty effective.
More on the next post.
The man doors on the garage was in rough shape, so I sanded them down and got a lot of the flaking paint off.
Then my wife painted them both with some fresh rustoleum brown paint.
Then I reskinned the cellar door since the old wood was rotten and in bad condition.
So I removed the junky wood, and put a new skin of T1-11 panel on it
It will get painted possibly tomorrow by the painter of the house.
Then I replaced the non-working night light on the corner of the house overlooking the driveway, steps to back porch, and parking area.
The old nonworking lights.
New lights in their place.
They seem to be pretty effective.
More on the next post.
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madison069
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Then as I mentioned, the garage became a catch all for everything from the Texas Barn.
The pile of materials.
Tools scattered everywhere.
So got the material sorted, and I wrapped all of the similar size panels together with Saran Wrap.
I will be using the vinyl for the shed when we move back to the other house.
I still got a lot of stuff to sort but atleast now I can get my truck in the garage to deal with the front brakes. Seems the front pulls to the driver side which to me means the passenger side brake isn’t working.
But here’s the progress of the garage.
Now to call it a day and enjoy the game. Come on Alabama! Roll Tide Roll!!
The pile of materials.
Tools scattered everywhere.
So got the material sorted, and I wrapped all of the similar size panels together with Saran Wrap.
I will be using the vinyl for the shed when we move back to the other house.
I still got a lot of stuff to sort but atleast now I can get my truck in the garage to deal with the front brakes. Seems the front pulls to the driver side which to me means the passenger side brake isn’t working.
But here’s the progress of the garage.
Now to call it a day and enjoy the game. Come on Alabama! Roll Tide Roll!!
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madison069
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As I suspected, the caliper floating pins were stuck in the caliper bracket.
One is not like the other.
Looks like I could do a brake job due to just the rust on this thing.
But, I just going to fix the stuck pin with new hardware and clean it all up for the new layer of that brake lube.
I put the right pins in, those new ones in the photo just donated their rubber seal.
I’ll most likely order the brake stuff and put them on the shelf and then when I get the time I’ll refurbish the front and rear brake. I know these brakes only have 10,000 miles at the most, but that rust don’t rest for nobody.
Test drove around the block and the brakes are back to normal.
No photos, but the oldest daughter came home for an oil change and general fluid and tire check. Check engine light was on for a failing O2 sensor. Probably failing due to the oil it’s burning. I got new sensors on order and they will be replaced when she gets home again.
One is not like the other.
Looks like I could do a brake job due to just the rust on this thing.
But, I just going to fix the stuck pin with new hardware and clean it all up for the new layer of that brake lube.
I put the right pins in, those new ones in the photo just donated their rubber seal.
I’ll most likely order the brake stuff and put them on the shelf and then when I get the time I’ll refurbish the front and rear brake. I know these brakes only have 10,000 miles at the most, but that rust don’t rest for nobody.
Test drove around the block and the brakes are back to normal.
No photos, but the oldest daughter came home for an oil change and general fluid and tire check. Check engine light was on for a failing O2 sensor. Probably failing due to the oil it’s burning. I got new sensors on order and they will be replaced when she gets home again.
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madison069
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One more thing checked off the list, I took care of the supply and wife did the painting.
Probably get a second coat on it later this week.
Probably get a second coat on it later this week.
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madison069
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My mother in law says I’m the type of guy who doesn’t know how to relax cause I’m working all the time. I can’t really argue with her either.
Sadly you’re not the only one. When I get the new brake parts in, I’ll be breaking down mine to do a paint job on all of the parts I can get painted. Basically a pointless task of slowing down the rust and cleaning it all up since it’s kinda visible through the rims.
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madison069
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Not much been going on in this garage, but I did get some time to work on the vehicles. First on the list is the Camaro. Due to the water temperature kept creeping up to 220f while on the highway I decided to put the thermal clutch fan assembly on the Camaro and see how it does.
Electric fan out,
New parts,
In the car it went,
Drove the Camaro around town and pushed it some, the temp never got over 185f which is Lower then it has been in the past. We will see how it does next summer. I also think the fan should be further inside the fan cover, but these are the factory parts and it should be right. I’ll have to see what other Camaro look like with the manual fan setup.
The 2018 Forester had an exhaust leak that I was able to find under the heat shield. This crossover pipe had a leak in the accordion.
I thought there was a leak as it did sound louder but it always passed emissions. With the recent colder weather I started using the defroster and the exhaust smell was strong through the defroster. So I needed to find it.
Called the dealership to get a ball park price for a replacement and the part guy said it’s $3,280 for this crossover pipe since the converter is on it also.
He then said Oh those are recalled so it’s covered under an extended warranty and it won’t cost you anything to have it replaced here at the dealership. So guess where the forester will be going in two weeks to have a crossover pipe replaced!
Other then an oil change and some cleanup, that’s been it in this garage.
Electric fan out,
New parts,
In the car it went,
Drove the Camaro around town and pushed it some, the temp never got over 185f which is Lower then it has been in the past. We will see how it does next summer. I also think the fan should be further inside the fan cover, but these are the factory parts and it should be right. I’ll have to see what other Camaro look like with the manual fan setup.
The 2018 Forester had an exhaust leak that I was able to find under the heat shield. This crossover pipe had a leak in the accordion.
I thought there was a leak as it did sound louder but it always passed emissions. With the recent colder weather I started using the defroster and the exhaust smell was strong through the defroster. So I needed to find it.
Called the dealership to get a ball park price for a replacement and the part guy said it’s $3,280 for this crossover pipe since the converter is on it also.
He then said Oh those are recalled so it’s covered under an extended warranty and it won’t cost you anything to have it replaced here at the dealership. So guess where the forester will be going in two weeks to have a crossover pipe replaced!
Other then an oil change and some cleanup, that’s been it in this garage.
I've got some little ones you can have for awhile which will at least keep you from sitting on your **** ...might not get much done in the basement shop but you will be tired at night while trying to figure out what got done!
OutlawDrifter
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Mechanical fan will pull way more air most of the time. F-bodies don't have much for grille openings.
Ha! I've had enough of that from fall break
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madison069
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Last week I took a trip I’ve been planning for 4-5 months and been looking forward to checking a few bucket list things off my list of life.
Me and a buddy flew down to Midland, Tx and get the rental car to drive around the state of Texas. First thing we did was picked up food for the week and then off to Guadalupe Mountain.
Mountain in the distance.
You can’t see the peak, but it’s there.
We got to the campground and got our tents setup for the night. It’s a nice campground overall, just the designated tent spots are nothing but stone.
The next day we got up before sunrise and was ready to hit the trail! The goal was to get to the highest elevation over Texas, the Guadalupe Mountain Peak.
Along the way we stopped to enjoy the view of the mountain and admired the beauty and roughness of the desert terrain.
The trail was a steady climb up, 3000ft in elevation rise over 4.4miles long to the top.
Overall the trail was a nice trail with a few really narrow spots with 300-400ft drop off.
Almost to the top you will get a view like this,
After 5hrs, yes we’re slow, we made it to the top!
It was a view to see,
On the way down I took this photo of the bridge that’s part of the trial as I thought it was cool.
After 11 hours on the trail, we finally made it back to camp. They say to give yourself 6-8hrs to complete the trail, some has done it in 4hrs, but we stopped often to enjoy the view. Plus the last mile up was kicking my tail as I was hit with altitude sickness, it was like someone pulled the plug on my energy level and I was drained. Going back down it was a breeze!
This concludes day 1 of the trip.
Me and a buddy flew down to Midland, Tx and get the rental car to drive around the state of Texas. First thing we did was picked up food for the week and then off to Guadalupe Mountain.
Mountain in the distance.
You can’t see the peak, but it’s there.
We got to the campground and got our tents setup for the night. It’s a nice campground overall, just the designated tent spots are nothing but stone.
The next day we got up before sunrise and was ready to hit the trail! The goal was to get to the highest elevation over Texas, the Guadalupe Mountain Peak.
Along the way we stopped to enjoy the view of the mountain and admired the beauty and roughness of the desert terrain.
The trail was a steady climb up, 3000ft in elevation rise over 4.4miles long to the top.
Overall the trail was a nice trail with a few really narrow spots with 300-400ft drop off.
Almost to the top you will get a view like this,
After 5hrs, yes we’re slow, we made it to the top!
It was a view to see,
On the way down I took this photo of the bridge that’s part of the trial as I thought it was cool.
After 11 hours on the trail, we finally made it back to camp. They say to give yourself 6-8hrs to complete the trail, some has done it in 4hrs, but we stopped often to enjoy the view. Plus the last mile up was kicking my tail as I was hit with altitude sickness, it was like someone pulled the plug on my energy level and I was drained. Going back down it was a breeze!
This concludes day 1 of the trip.
Nice trip! What is the elevation of that peak? We hit Thunderhead in the Smokies which is the second tallest peak I believe on a trip years ago. Over a half mile it gains over 500ft which is pretty steep. It was hot and I was gonna stuff my pack in the woods off the trail, my buddy refused to do that with his and struggled allbthe way to the top. His bag was way heavier than mine too. Almost felt bad but he acted like someone was gonna steal his bag. Nobodys looking to carry an extra 50lbs down the mountain.
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madison069
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Guadalupe Peak is 8,751ft elevation, the first mile was a 1,100ft elevation gain, then it tapered off to 700ft, 700ft, and then 600ft per miles.
gearhead1960
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When we were in Colorado, we drove up Mt Evans, the elevation at the top is 14k+. You definitely knew you were at a high elevation.
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madison069
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I thought the same thing, but my guess is the flatness of the electric fan shrouds were restricting the flow of air across the radiator fins and only really pulling air across the same area as the fans over the radiator. Also at high speed, the air was restricted due to the flatness of the electric fan shroud vs how the manual shroud sticks out and has a more cone shaped profile.
This is all theory, but I’m sure someone could draft the air flow profile with a computer program. Last time I did that kind of study was in college.
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madison069
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The electric fan was set to turn on at 180f, and based on the gauges they were turning on at the right temperature.
It’s hard to say if it made a difference just yet since the ambient temperature was cooler than the summer temperatures. Will have to see next summer how it does.
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madison069
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I agree, not much grille opening for sure. I did go with a heavy duty fan which has 7 blades instead of 5 blades, so hopefully that helps. Another perk of the mechanical fan is it’s quieter then the electric fans, it doesn’t sound like a jet is taking off every time they turn on!
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madison069
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On the second day of the trip we packed up our gears and left Guadalupe Mountain to make a stop at Balmorhea State Park and Lake.
But on the way we found the Blue Origin launch site by Van Horn,Tx.
Van Horn is pretty obsessed with Jeff Bezo, no photos but they had his face on several walls and the capsule of the space shuttle was around the town.
Made it to Balmorhea State Park, home of the largest spring fed pool. Even has fishes in the pool that will nibble on you if you stay still long enough.
After eating lunch in Balmorhea, we kept going down to the Ghost Town
Wasn’t much to see there really, old deserted homes that’s fallen over. Seems it’s a popular place several times a year but it was just a stopping point for us.
Then it was onto Big Bend. Very nice views going to Rio Grande Valley Camp.
Got to the camp just before dark and got the tents setup.
Along with some visitors.
There was a warning about Javelins, and they didn’t have to warn me as I prefer not to cross path with them aggressive bastards.
That pretty much wrapped up day 2.
But on the way we found the Blue Origin launch site by Van Horn,Tx.
Van Horn is pretty obsessed with Jeff Bezo, no photos but they had his face on several walls and the capsule of the space shuttle was around the town.
Made it to Balmorhea State Park, home of the largest spring fed pool. Even has fishes in the pool that will nibble on you if you stay still long enough.
After eating lunch in Balmorhea, we kept going down to the Ghost Town
Wasn’t much to see there really, old deserted homes that’s fallen over. Seems it’s a popular place several times a year but it was just a stopping point for us.
Then it was onto Big Bend. Very nice views going to Rio Grande Valley Camp.
Got to the camp just before dark and got the tents setup.
Along with some visitors.
There was a warning about Javelins, and they didn’t have to warn me as I prefer not to cross path with them aggressive bastards.
That pretty much wrapped up day 2.
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We stayed at an RV park in Terlingua back in 2016 when we traveled with our RV group. I can't remember the name of it, but it was across the street from the resort also owned by the same group which was right on the Rio Grande River.
One day we took off and went into Big Bend NP and another day as a group we traveled into Boquillas del Carmen across the river and wandered around the town and ate lunch, then back across through customs. That was an interesting day trip to say the least.
Big Bend NP and Terlingua was not even on our radar of places to visit until our group suggested it, but they didn't think we'd go because it was so far for us. However, we loved it and will more than likely go back at some point we enjoyed it so much.
One day we took off and went into Big Bend NP and another day as a group we traveled into Boquillas del Carmen across the river and wandered around the town and ate lunch, then back across through customs. That was an interesting day trip to say the least.
Big Bend NP and Terlingua was not even on our radar of places to visit until our group suggested it, but they didn't think we'd go because it was so far for us. However, we loved it and will more than likely go back at some point we enjoyed it so much.
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I was looking forward to crossing over the river to Boquillas for some goat tacos, but due to the government shutdown they didn’t switch the days from summer days to winter days and so the crossing was closed during our stay. I’ve been to Mexico more then I can count on both hands, but I was looking forward to the tacos.
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The third day we went to the hot spring on the side of Rio Grande River.
The road was closed to vehicles but we were able to walk from the main road to the spring.
The closed road.
One of the house/shop that was built for the spring in the old days.
The above photo shows the old two story building that was built over the spring. All that’s left is the footer/stem wall basically. With a square hole in the ground that the 105f water comes up out of.
After we hiked back to the main road, we took off to Santa Elena and hiked that trail.
The view as you enter the canyon valley.
This is the view from the furthest point you could go into the canyon.
On our drive back we stopped to check out Tuff Canyon, I was able to get this view from the observation point.
On the way back to camp I saw this little guy walking along the street.
Overall it was a good day and saw a lot of other view but none of the photos does them justice.
The road was closed to vehicles but we were able to walk from the main road to the spring.
The closed road.
One of the house/shop that was built for the spring in the old days.
The above photo shows the old two story building that was built over the spring. All that’s left is the footer/stem wall basically. With a square hole in the ground that the 105f water comes up out of.
After we hiked back to the main road, we took off to Santa Elena and hiked that trail.
The view as you enter the canyon valley.
This is the view from the furthest point you could go into the canyon.
On our drive back we stopped to check out Tuff Canyon, I was able to get this view from the observation point.
On the way back to camp I saw this little guy walking along the street.
Overall it was a good day and saw a lot of other view but none of the photos does them justice.
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madison069
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Forgot to add these moon shots from the third day.
SilverJimmy
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I too have been denied the goat….
No goat that day!
No goat that day!
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Forgot to take a before photo, but our past dog had scratched this door and trim up really bad when he was shut in the bathroom one day. I finally got around to fixing it as it was on my list of repair before selling.
Here we are after applying body filler in the wood.
Seems like a good choice to fill in the deep scratches that was in the trim and door. Yes I mixed too much, I **** at gauging how much I need to mix.
After sanding for awhile I cleaned up and applied a coat of paint. Thought it was a match, but guess the original paint has aged a good bit. Might be painting the trim and door in the future.
Atleast I can check that off my 6 pages of things to do….
Here we are after applying body filler in the wood.
Seems like a good choice to fill in the deep scratches that was in the trim and door. Yes I mixed too much, I **** at gauging how much I need to mix.
After sanding for awhile I cleaned up and applied a coat of paint. Thought it was a match, but guess the original paint has aged a good bit. Might be painting the trim and door in the future.
Atleast I can check that off my 6 pages of things to do….
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madison069
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Day 4 of the vacation started off with a moon shot over a mountain for the day.
Along with a sunrise between two mountain peaks.
Got to the Lost Mine Trail at sunrise and started hiking for the day.
Some view on the trail and on top. It was a site to see and photo just doesn’t do it justice.
At the top I came over the last edge and saw a lady dancing at the rock top. I stopped and let her enjoy the moment before I continued the hike to the same rock she was at, but she stopped soon as she saw me. So I continued my walk and when I got closer I asked if she was doing a TikTok video since I knew my daughters would have done one too! Lol. She said she just thought it was something to do as she’s been there since 3am to watch the sunrise on the top and it’s been an incredible view this morning. Can’t say I blame her since it was a beautiful view from the top of the trail.
After enjoying the site I started hiking back down and I finally encountered a rattler.
Look as the little baby! Don’t even have it’s rattler yet.
Once me and my buddy got down from the trail we went into Chiso basin and checked out the lodge and the store there. Also saw the Window view.
Then we went back toward camp and stopped at these trinket displays. They are stuff that the local across the border in Mexico makes to place on the US side of the border to sell to the tourist. It’s basically an honor system, it’s up to the tourist to be honest and pay for what they asking for them.
Seems the border patrol turns a blind eye to it as there was quite a bit of these displays along the river. Me personally I’m fine with it as I purchased a few gifts to give back home. I didn’t get a scorpion made out of wire cause I used to make those in junior school snd high school. I could make one with the scrap wires I have still from the garage wiring job.
After checking out some other short hikes and site seeing, it was time to go back to camp for the night. The horses also visited us again as they came back from across the border.
That concludes day 4.
Along with a sunrise between two mountain peaks.
Got to the Lost Mine Trail at sunrise and started hiking for the day.
Some view on the trail and on top. It was a site to see and photo just doesn’t do it justice.
At the top I came over the last edge and saw a lady dancing at the rock top. I stopped and let her enjoy the moment before I continued the hike to the same rock she was at, but she stopped soon as she saw me. So I continued my walk and when I got closer I asked if she was doing a TikTok video since I knew my daughters would have done one too! Lol. She said she just thought it was something to do as she’s been there since 3am to watch the sunrise on the top and it’s been an incredible view this morning. Can’t say I blame her since it was a beautiful view from the top of the trail.
After enjoying the site I started hiking back down and I finally encountered a rattler.
Look as the little baby! Don’t even have it’s rattler yet.
Once me and my buddy got down from the trail we went into Chiso basin and checked out the lodge and the store there. Also saw the Window view.
Then we went back toward camp and stopped at these trinket displays. They are stuff that the local across the border in Mexico makes to place on the US side of the border to sell to the tourist. It’s basically an honor system, it’s up to the tourist to be honest and pay for what they asking for them.
Seems the border patrol turns a blind eye to it as there was quite a bit of these displays along the river. Me personally I’m fine with it as I purchased a few gifts to give back home. I didn’t get a scorpion made out of wire cause I used to make those in junior school snd high school. I could make one with the scrap wires I have still from the garage wiring job.
After checking out some other short hikes and site seeing, it was time to go back to camp for the night. The horses also visited us again as they came back from across the border.
That concludes day 4.
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madison069
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The 5th day was the last day of the trip. We got up early to hike to the Boquillas Canyon which was a short 2 miles round hike.
The Rio Grande River
The craters that was used by Indians to grind up beans and seeds.
Another river view.
Some more items that the folks from Mexico brings over to sell. They were all along this trail.
The Canyon
The end of the canyon
Then we went back to camp to pack up and head back to Odessa,Tx to see some folks and get on the plane the next day.
But first we stopped in Fort Stockton, Tx and got some awesome Asado with bean and rice!
Just enough heat to enjoy but not too hot I couldn’t eat it. Can’t say other gringos can eat this but I was enjoying it!
That pretty much concludes the week trip! There was a few more spots at big bend I would have liked to see, but they were on the lower part of the list. If I went back I would go to the other spots, but overall I am satisfied with the trip and the time we had spent there.
The Rio Grande River
The craters that was used by Indians to grind up beans and seeds.
Another river view.
Some more items that the folks from Mexico brings over to sell. They were all along this trail.
The Canyon
The end of the canyon
Then we went back to camp to pack up and head back to Odessa,Tx to see some folks and get on the plane the next day.
But first we stopped in Fort Stockton, Tx and got some awesome Asado with bean and rice!
Just enough heat to enjoy but not too hot I couldn’t eat it. Can’t say other gringos can eat this but I was enjoying it!
That pretty much concludes the week trip! There was a few more spots at big bend I would have liked to see, but they were on the lower part of the list. If I went back I would go to the other spots, but overall I am satisfied with the trip and the time we had spent there.
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madison069
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Took the camaro to work on Friday, which means me and the youngest also sat in the Camaro while we waited for the school bus.
On one of my trips to Home Depot, I came upon this powered brush deal for shop vacs. Figured for $18 I could try it out.
With the 30% off coupon at harbor freight, I decided to pick up a mini toolbox to organize my pens and stuff on the bench. $10 and change isn’t bad for one of these little toolboxes.
With the other garage painted, it’s time to start cleaning this garage and start purging and packing. Also got my list of stuff to do still with the house and garage.
A lot of stuff to go though!
On one of my trips to Home Depot, I came upon this powered brush deal for shop vacs. Figured for $18 I could try it out.
With the 30% off coupon at harbor freight, I decided to pick up a mini toolbox to organize my pens and stuff on the bench. $10 and change isn’t bad for one of these little toolboxes.
With the other garage painted, it’s time to start cleaning this garage and start purging and packing. Also got my list of stuff to do still with the house and garage.
A lot of stuff to go though!
SilverJimmy
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Cody, for my move I‘m making 4 piles..
1) Move to new place
2) Sell to fund new place
3) Give away/donate to someone who needs it
4) Throw away
2-4 are ascending, if I can’t sell it, I’ll try to give it away, if that doesn’t work, I’ll toss it!
And this might not work very well. I tried to give one of my old Snap-On trucks to a friend that wanted to build a food truck. After unsuccessfully trying to give it to him for nearly a year I finally sold it for 8k!
Good luck with your move, mine is looming large!
1) Move to new place
2) Sell to fund new place
3) Give away/donate to someone who needs it
4) Throw away
2-4 are ascending, if I can’t sell it, I’ll try to give it away, if that doesn’t work, I’ll toss it!
And this might not work very well. I tried to give one of my old Snap-On trucks to a friend that wanted to build a food truck. After unsuccessfully trying to give it to him for nearly a year I finally sold it for 8k!
Good luck with your move, mine is looming large!
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madison069
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I’m hoping I reduce a lot before the move so I’m not moving there. So I’ll start at step 2 and then hopefully come back to step 1 after my attempt at selling or tossing the stuff I decide I don’t need.
Pretty sure I’ll toss something that I’ll end up buying after moving, but we will see.
I know I have held onto things for years that ended up getting tossed or sold only to need within a month of getting rid of said item. Not condoning being a packrat, but for me thats how it always shakes out.
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madison069
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I've had this happen too when i moved in the past. I guess my process will be if it's easy to obtain from the local store and I'm not going to use it in the next 4 months, then I need to toss it. Tools generally don't get tossed or sold, but I do put together duplicates to place around the house. So at the other house I got 3 locations that will get a set of basic tools, one location will get the wood working related tools, and the new garage will get all of the automotive related tools. The bigger less used tools will go in the bunker at the other house which will help with the clutter of the big garage.
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Seems to be a nice unit, but I think its limitation is flat surface. I believe it was made for vacuuming carpets in the house such as working on hvac or plumbing and you get the carpet dirty. I pulled it out of the box and it had a strong brush and light
Maybe I’ll get to try it when I work on the houses doing touch ups and such. I wonder if they made a spot to attach this on their Milwaukee shop vac?
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With all of this snow talk, I figured I’d pull the snow blower out.
I haven’t ran it in 3 years when I first bought it, I know I paid only a couple of hundred for it as it didn’t run when I got it. Was missing the kill key and the carb was gummed up. After I fixed it then, it just put it in the cellar and never used it. Fast forward to today and it fired up on the second pull.
While I was in the cellar I cleaned it out, chunked a bunch of **** that I was basically hoarding and also put the storage totes I have in the garage. Still go a bunch of stuff down in the cellar but most of it will go in the bunker at the other house. Anyone need some pool chemicals and filters?
Cement mixer will go in the bunker,
Bunch of stuff I need to decide if I’m keeping or selling off. (Or tossing)
Extra trash cans I’ve kept.
I haven’t ran it in 3 years when I first bought it, I know I paid only a couple of hundred for it as it didn’t run when I got it. Was missing the kill key and the carb was gummed up. After I fixed it then, it just put it in the cellar and never used it. Fast forward to today and it fired up on the second pull.
While I was in the cellar I cleaned it out, chunked a bunch of **** that I was basically hoarding and also put the storage totes I have in the garage. Still go a bunch of stuff down in the cellar but most of it will go in the bunker at the other house. Anyone need some pool chemicals and filters?
Cement mixer will go in the bunker,
Bunch of stuff I need to decide if I’m keeping or selling off. (Or tossing)
Extra trash cans I’ve kept.
Seems to be a nice unit, but I think its limitation is flat surface. I believe it was made for vacuuming carpets in the house such as working on hvac or plumbing and you get the carpet dirty. I pulled it out of the box and it had a strong brush and light
Maybe I’ll get to try it when I work on the houses doing touch ups and such. I wonder if they made a spot to attach this on their Milwaukee shop vac?
Im thinking ideal for carpet and floor mats in the vehicle