Summer At Home

" The Glass Post "

It's a summer thing!

I Stopped By Riley Creek Airport.....This is the end of the runway!

I know, it means nothing to anyone but me.
Lodde might take interest, cause he might be landing here on his way to Oshkosh Yearly Fly-In. It's a VERY big event for people who like planes a lot! By Gosh!
Here, is a good halfway stop for a small plane on an adventure from Florida to Wisconsin.

This Is Looking Toward The Buisness End

Not Much Going On Here Today.......

On a hot Wednesday morning [today] I a headed off ta work.

At About 2 miles I Make A Right Turn At This Intersection

That thar building on the right, is a friends Real Estate Busniess...."Sail Away Realty"...Like Right Dead Downtown Kingston . Things HAVE changed a little bit, there are lights and pavement.

Just About 2 More Miles South, Thars This Purty Farm On The River

Sure Glad I'd Stopped For A Spell

I'd be smiling to have Malihini in a pic like that..... It IS possible too!

Tennessee River......Roane County

Ehh Possem, Y'see Thet Thar River boat ?

It's a good thang !

Another Hot Day Hooray Hooray

Hot Water Heater Maintain its....

Tools needed....Screwdriver or pliers...maybe [you might be able to turn the nob by hand]
A garden hose that leads outside or to a drain that is lower than said water heater.
#1 Turn OFF cold water into heater
#2 OPEN a hot water faucet in house
#3 Attach hose to heater [ya can't miss that one]
#4 OPEN the drain and wait till all the goey white crap starts coming out[it will]
#5 Turn ON cold water to heater for a short time, Then OFF again
#6 Wait for more goey white stuff to come out
REPEAT step #5 and #6 till clean water comes out
There might be so much goey crap you have to lift the hose to backflush to keep it moving
Any problems...Call Mic, I'll talk you thru it!!!
What DO people pay to have a plumber come and replace a water heater that should last 10 years with a little TLC?
Oh ya, this pic is today, a good opportunity to drain, it's been 10 months, and my guess would be about 4 cups of solids came out!

First Thing Monday Morning ..........

Also, First Phone Call Monday Morning

WE HAVE NO HOT WATER !!!!!!!!

WARRANTY PLEASE

CAN I GET IT TODAY????

YES, IT'S THE CONTROL PANEL AND THERE IS NO WAY I BROKE IT!!!!!!!!

Sunday

Would You Buy A House That You Didn't OWN The Driveway?

The property that abuts our north boundary [a one acre home site] just had a survey done and puts that whole driveway you see on our land. Clic on pic and look in the lower right you can just see an orange mark on the pavement towards the right hand side of the driveway. From that mark straight up to that flower bed on the right is our property line. It goes right to a stake in the woods and on up to another stake on our property.
Now the deal is, is that apparently there is a recorded easment [a right to use, not own] of all those pretty trees and lawn to the left of the driveway. Look in the lower left corner of the pic for a pink marker, thats the line of said easment. This alleged easment did not show up on our waranty deed. I got wheels turning [title company, lawyer and the selling realtor] late on a friday afternoon to find out whats going on here.
This section of our land is the best suited to sub-divide but I was always concerned about how to access it. It seems I already have access.
No imediate thought as to what to do with this new info other than get ALL the cards on the table. Find out why this didn't show up on our deed.
They have been using this land [of ours] for over thirty years.
In the lower pic you can see at the bottom a pink marker, thats another easment point, but our property line is actually right next to that Safe-T sign.
Lousy for the buyers, that this is an excellent access to our property.

Has everyone noticed that you can't trust the comments number? If it says 2 there might be 4. It could say 0 but there is 2. I've seen it say 3 but there were none. So be untrusting, of that shady comment number!!!

A Little Bit Of A Before Pic, Of "Malihini"-----Click on Pic

In the barn that got built to house this boat while we were in FL, we had to do a little work to the cabin sides and ports etc. etc. I have a whole series of pics of the work we've done but not on digghy pics. "Malihini" is still in a, wanna be cruising boat catagory, working galley, working enclosed head, sleeping accomadations etc. etc.etc, are still lacking, but it's good enough for now!
It's been a slow process, bringing her to our level of the dream. We love her dearly!!!!!

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The below pic is of "Stormy Weather" when we were in Italy, she had just got sold and been thru a major refit in the boatyard at Porto Santo Stefano. I used to race on her in the Carribean

Finally... A Pic Of Malihini'n'We..Luca's In There Too.

Gobble de Goop Guppy

If You Wanted To Build A Floating Dock

You could build it in your yard not any wider than a trailor, leave a few key corner pieces out. Put it on a trailor, tow it to a boat ramp, tie your moter boat to it and float it to your pilings.

Something like that.

And The New Brick Starts Laying.....

While I Slowly Chip Away The Moulded Edge To Expose The # 5 + # 4....

It's kinda fun heading to work in the morning pushing my little tool cart down the docks in my shorts and deck shoes, flipping my shoes off when I get to the boat I'm working on, and proceed to make 25 to 45 per hour putzin in and around boats, in a professional manner of course, then get on home, pants and boots with a mini jackhammer and do manly work while having a couple of beers with many breaks. It's kinda fun, you know?

They Came To Tear Down Brick!!

Then I went to work on the edge.

Made some room for them to fix this corner too.

Cloudy Monday...Low Humidity...Lets Do Some Architectural Woofing

Park Of Page Update.........

Lets Get Started On....The Patio!!!!!

Stay posted on this, there will be big changes. Got some Masons hired to lay brick.
If they show up !!!!

Ready Set, Lets Get It Done........Huh Luca?

Backlighting Is The Key

Thats All Folks

Bitch of an Itch

Round Up kills everything.

Yes Yes Yes...I'd NEVER take this picture without sucking in my gut!!!

Look at me rash. I did a quick erand outside, while climbing some stairs I grabbed some weeds that were heading towards the house, a very normal thing that I do often around this house. I come in to the computer and start messing around and like instantly I'm getting itchy. P.I. don't do that, P.S. don't do that. While I type this Bic is out on the hunt for drugs to help end this misery.

For Sale 1967 Larson All American....Classic Glass.....90% Restored...Ready to Go...$3200 With ready to Go Trailor

Floors Me,.............

Have You Checked This Site Out?

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/37763?from=mycity_wx
Punch in your zip and away you go. the clarity is so good here that we can see the dormers on our house. I LOVE to watch weather coming to my house, oh and here it comes now.

Where In The World Is That Bondo Guy ???