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12-06-2025 01:18 PM |
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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
(Post 12574505)
I like the nameplate. "True". Will the broken molding be enough to trigger more repair work?
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I could work for 10 years and not repair all the broken wood in this barn. Even my OCD has limits. From what I can figure out, this place was converted from a dairy farm to a horse stable about 28 years ago. Maybe a little less. They built a small arena, then joined the arena to the main barn with a building that holds 8 stalls. Then they build a larger arena, and it is lettered like a dressage arena. But I think all the repairs stopped 5 - 10 years ago. There's a light bulb out in the small arena, and that does bug me. But it's 15 - 16 feet in the air. I think there's also a high bay lamp out in the main arena. That should probably be converted to LED, but maybe they don't have enough boarded horses to have much revenue left over for repairs and upgrades.
I will admit I have 12 knives, 12 forks, 12 teaspoons and 12 tablespoons. If one gets misplaced I freak out a little until it is replaced. It's a discontinued pattern, so I might pay $5 for a single fork to complete the set, rather than spending the same money to buy more of a different pattern. Same with the plates and bowls. The wife managed to break a Corelle dinner plate, but there's a old guy nearby with a pole barn full of discontinued Corelle patterns. Right now there's only 3 small whiskey glasses that we use for juice, I haven't been able to find a 4th one, and believe me I'm scoured the local second hand shops. The thing is, if you watch most any old western, it's the same glass they use in most every bar, so it must be a common one. Just haven't hit upon a used one. I might have to buy a different set of 4 and hide these 3 from myself.
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