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Fixing the old place to sell = Pain !!

BigAl said:
Well ... I made a pretty good haul on boxes today !
We may have enough to finish packing . The shop is just about all cleaned out . I actually am going to get the whole shop loaded on this trip !!!!
All I'll have left to move is the Kristi KT3 , Model A pickup and the Boom Lift .
I'll start repainting the inside of the shop and doing a few more repairs to the house tomorrow.
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How about posting a few pictures of the last trip ?? :smile:
 
snow dog said:
How about posting a few pictures of the last trip ?? :smile:
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Don't have any pictures of the last trip but this is where we are moving too.
 

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What I cannot figure out Al, is what took you so long to move out to Idaho and leave that liberal pit of California?
 
One word ..... Dad .

I promised I would take care and look out for him . When Dad passed away we started making plans to make the move . It has taken a couple years .For a while I was not sure if it would be Idaho or just moving to Panama full time .

I am glad I bought the place 7 years ago as property values have really climbed in the area . up 200% . Still no where near as bad as what land in California sells for .
 
I understand that.

I do believe that once this economy recovers land values will continue to climb there and anyplace else that can offer some solitude and therefor unaffordable for the common man.
 
Al I thought you said there wasn't any cell service out there.

In the one picture is a cell tower right along side the tree?

tom
 

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tommu56 said:
Al I thought you said there wasn't any cell service out there.

In the one picture is a cell tower right along side the tree?

tom
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You are so full of it . It took me a minute .....You almost had me going there !!!
 
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Very nice Al, I've been by your new place. It was a couple of years ago, very nice area.
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Yes , We love the area . If your'e a outdoors type , It has lots to offer . The house is quite a downsize for us ,but its just Ma and me now . I think it will work out fine once we get use to the idea that it is 1/3 the size of the place in Calif . I plan to spent 90% of my awake hours in the barn anyway .
 
I plan to spent 90% of my awake hours in the barn anyway .

That is cause you "dutch oven " her too much!:whistling::yum::yum::yum:
 
BigAl said:
Moving Boxes !!!No matter how many you can find , you will still need more when moving ! I am on my 5th trip around to the stores to go through the cardboard bins out back . I bet I have gotten over 200 boxes . This morning I am going on yet another hunt to find more . My best source has been to drive around back of the shopping malls where the rear employee doors are . There is always a big stash of empty boxes there . :biggrin:
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Al got any office stores like office max they are always good for boxes
 
BigAl said:
Yes , We love the area . If your'e a outdoors type , It has lots to offer . The house is quite a downsize for us ,but its just Ma and me now . I think it will work out fine once we get use to the idea that it is 1/3 the size of the place in Calif . I plan to spent 90% of my awake hours in the barn anyway .
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unless the Barn has a good heater, you'll spend many winter hours in the house. The cold will invade those older bones. :brows:
 
BigAl said:
Moving Boxes !!!No matter how many you can find , you will still need more when moving ! I am on my 5th trip around to the stores to go through the cardboard bins out back . I bet I have gotten over 200 boxes . This morning I am going on yet another hunt to find more . My best source has been to drive around back of the shopping malls where the rear employee doors are . There is always a big stash of empty boxes there . :biggrin:
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This is confusing. You load up 200 Boxes, which fills the truck and trailer, drive to Idaho, unload the truck and trailer, unload the boxes, load the empties and return to sunny california with truck and trailer filled with empty boxes, ready to be filled with more valuable stuff. :ermm:
 
snow dog said:
unless the Barn has a good heater, you'll spend many winter hours in the house. The cold will invade those older bones. :brows:
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Actually the Insulated barn has it own force air heating system . The wifes hobby room also has her own heating system . I am adding Sat TV , internet and phone in there so when I get bored I can check on you guys . I actually use the internet so much on my restoration work it is handy to have it in the shop .
I do not plan to be cold !:biggrin:
 
snow dog said:
This is confusing. You load up 200 Boxes, which fills the truck and trailer, drive to Idaho, unload the truck and trailer, unload the boxes, load the empties and return to sunny california with truck and trailer filled with empty boxes, ready to be filled with more valuable stuff. :ermm:
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Nope ! I don't unpack em . I just get more boxes on this end . The whole barn is damn near filled up !!!!:biggrin:
 
You better pack some snowshoes in the cab of the pickup. Might be hiking in to get the tractor by the time you get there. Snow is really piling up out there.
 
BigAl said:
Nope ! I don't unpack em . I just get more boxes on this end . The whole barn is damn near filled up !!!!:biggrin:
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If the Barn is filled, Where will you work on the Kristi ? Where will you park the tractor ? be sure and put a recliner next to the Kristi so you have a place to recharge.
 
Tractor is parked in the garage at the house , as is the KT7 .
I'll leave the KT3 here until I have room in the shop . :w00t2:
 
muleman said:
You better pack some snowshoes in the cab of the pickup. Might be hiking in to get the tractor by the time you get there. Snow is really piling up out there.
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I have a great older nieghbor that has adopted my wife and I . I call before we leave california and the ranch road is plowed and a fire is burning in the wood stove . Life is tough !!!!:clap:
 
BigAl said:
I have a great older nieghbor that has adopted my wife and I . I call before we leave california and the ranch road is plowed and a fire is burning in the wood stove . Life is tough !!!!:clap:
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Fresh bread in the oven, Flowers on the table and Dr.pepper in the Ice box.

:brows::brows:
 
I have one going right now. Spent the day plowing snow up at the neighbors place. He's got a PB200 for snow movin !
 
Cleaned out the upstairs storage area in the shop today . I am beat . Its almost bed time . Everything is now out of the cabinets , I got a great start on fixing the shop and found two more busted water lines . Everything is now repaired and all I need to do is respray the cabinets and floors .
New owners are coming over tomorrow to inspect . I think they will be very happy :clap:.

I have lost a day somewhere .... I thought today was Tuesday ....Hmmmm:unsure::doh:
 
Took 2 huge loads to the dump and one to the recycle center . We finally got a party cloudy day so I installed the new skylite and also rescrewed the metal roof down , I believe the house is all repaired now .
Thank God for that Boom lift ! It saved a ton of work on a ladder !
I should load the KT3 on its trailer tomorrow and start cleaning out the shop of the last items . Mama is boxing up the kitchen . Made a hella good find today . The local store had a ton of empty liquor boxes out back . They are have the dividers in them , Great for glasses !!!!
 
If I had 4 days it would load itself ! The new tracks are laying inside the body .

The new owners asked if I would like another month to finish getting loaded . The wife told them we will be out next week .
Its been a long time since I have worked this hard . Its good for me .....I think . :unsure:
I have found stuff , I thought was lost for good and a few things I thought I threw out years ago .
I am going to make a trip over to Reno on Christmes day to see my SIL in the hospital and haul a load of crap to my FIL vacation home in Truckee . I am slowly getting it all done .

Today was a great day . The wife already has the little box trailer ready for another dump run !!!!
 
The closer to the end the easier it is to throw stuff out or give it away. We did the same thing when we first moved to the mountains into a much smaller place than where we are now. Problem is when we moved here she found she "needed" more stuff and it is slowly filling up again.:hammer:
 
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