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Originally Posted by rsrguy
The complexity of the task isn't what counts in this thread... it's the brotherhood of the wrench... it's about those of us that choose to have something to show for our time rather than hire it out. Today for instance I'm just a cleaner, as I'm a one man show. Next week I'll be plumbing in more air line to the hangar. For me it's the switch hitting that's hard, I'm task zeroed, I can do any task with laser focus but it's extremely difficult to jump to another task immediately after completing one type of trade, so reading all of your posts helps... bugs helps me get my head around garden work... as well as GA problem solving etc. Its a motivational thread, and I feel bummed when I haven't produced enough to post, but it helps to know other guys are off their cracks getting Schmidt done! 
You guys aren't posers... |
Well said and you could have not said it any better!! I know I appreciate the support everyone gives each other on this forum.
We all have something to contribute to the cause. RS helps keep me grounded in what I need to do on the VariEZ. I like to tackle misc jobs that I have before me, but recently I have wanted closure on many as well. This thread has helped me with that, as corny as that may seem. I’m tryin to complete one at a time, many have been pending and I hit the point where I want to get them done. Home, plane, cars.
I can say, my last four days off have allowed me to put the wall to bed. At least this wall…… final and 8th yard of gravel behind the wall is in place. Capstone are all glued down and secure, although the curves in the wall and small end pieces took longer to cut with the mighty skill saw and 7” concrete blade and fit than the entire 132’ of wall I think.
Mrs. Bugs wants me to drop 2-4” of top soil on the gravel so she can plant some low ground cover since I did stub water lines behind the wall for sprinklers. I did purchase a quality filtration cloth to go on top of the gravel and below the top soil if we go that route but I will defer to our resident horticulture expert, Baz on the forum for pointers on the best route to take.
Yesterday, I started cutting around the 12” culvert in preparation to form and pour concrete around the end. I did get a small (8 bags of 80# sack mix) in place at one section. I still need to dig out approximately 6” of dirt in the bottom of the culvert to aid water flow when we get those heavy rains. Before work today, I cleaned up the wall area and started building a block and started the beginning build in a form for when I pour mud at the end of the pipe. I repurposed some old wood pallets for the timber and have more to finish the job, so I don’t feel bad on using it once and tossing it. At todays lumber prices, every bit helps. Still need to work on shaping the area around the pipe’s end and lower form to get it completed prior to the pour. Mud will be going around the form, not in the center area and this is only a test fit of the block at the end of the pipe. I think the amount I will use will justify a trailer rather than buying 80# bags from our local big box store.
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