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When I bought my place, one of my brothers helped me shop for a set of basic tools. Just the stuff that's handy to have around the house for normal type stuff.
I've kept them organized and looking like new for 20+ years because I was taught:
Treat your tools well and they'll treat you well

Thanks to the handyman most of my tools are now looking like they were rode hard and put away wet. There's even a few missing that he "found here at my place". Honestly!

At least I know where they are - now the trick is getting him to remember to bring them back here the next time he shows.*

Irritating part - Yes, I can find something to replace them. But this particular set is no longer sold. So there is no replacing the part of the set if he doesn't return it. It will be a hunt for "something similar that will still work" at best. :mad:

I cannot wait for the day when he finishes these last few items. Then I can be done and never call him again.

Sad thing - he does decent work for a decent price. But he ghosts like a MFer and communicates for :poop: which makes dealing with him stress-inducing and maddening. Never again - I'll need to try and find a different handyman for any future jobs... and I will never recommend him to any of my friends/family!

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. :ROFLMAO:

*He's ghosted me for almost 3 weeks again
This guys is as tillable as a rain dance.

And he’s fuckin w your tools?? He’s a fuckin handyman. He should be bringing his own shit!

Ghrrrrrr.
 
Took a quick peek at some of the trees. It's so hard to capture what they look like in real life. These ones in the sun turn much more red than the ones under cover of leaves.

They're about grapefruit size, but not ready yet.


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WOW! They look amazing. And grapefruit size. Damn. How do they taste??
 
Calypso and his bestest buddy, Telly (the red poodle). I think that this is my last picture of Calypso. He died about a month later, almost to the day.


Baby Poodle's ass is in the background.


The old off-white horse had died two months before.


Old horses die. So do old people . . . .


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Good boys and girls. 🫤
 
Long day of work. Meetings pretty much all day but I was focused on a strategy document I needed to finish. And a business deal I’ve been trying to place for a few weeks. Don’t this it will close tho.

Had dinner w my daughter and had a few laughs.

I’ve been thinking about building a solar kiln since my buddy passed away a few weeks ago. He made a kiln and I was gonna get my cherry dried there but it’s already been given to a grandson.

So I researched, found plans, maybe a bit of reverse engineering. Gonna build my own. Another wonderer hare brained scheme.
 
Long day of work. Meetings pretty much all day but I was focused on a strategy document I needed to finish. And a business deal I’ve been trying to place for a few weeks. Don’t this it will close tho.

Had dinner w my daughter and had a few laughs.

I’ve been thinking about building a solar kiln since my buddy passed away a few weeks ago. He made a kiln and I was gonna get my cherry dried there but it’s already been given to a grandson.

So I researched, found plans, maybe a bit of reverse engineering. Gonna build my own. Another wonderer hare brained scheme.
How big a kiln? What kind of temp can you reasonably expect to achieve?

I have a small Library to build soon and this would be helpful. I want to use wood from our farm.

Jim
 
How big a kiln? What kind of temp can you reasonably expect to achieve?

I have a small Library to build soon and this would be helpful. I want to use wood from our farm.

Jim
I was thinking about these plans but maybe going a bit bigger.

The one plan is Overall dimensions: 60 in. wide by 132 in. long by 105½ in. tall

 
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