tuesday was a quite busy and productive day.

started with a trip to the folks house to get started moving the stuff from Edwina's house. They weren't home so after unloading the crates we headed to Marvin's to price gates, a sandblaster and a floor protector mat for a wood burning stove.

Found the mat with a quick question to a sales person. Went and looked at and quickly eliminated the ones they have as they state they aren't for use on flammable surfaces but just to protect the floor from scratches and dents.

Head to the yard to look at the gates. Get there and they only have one 16 foot gate. No 14's at all and plenty of 12's. The 16's were 70+ and the 12's were 54 so after a quick think and figure we decided on the 12's. This will give a base 24 foot opening and I can add a removable post in the middle or rig a sliding post to one gate to lock it in the middle and give something to tie the other one to.

So on to the air tools section and a DeVilbus (sp?) sandblaster for 19.99. Looks kinda like the other one I have had for many years so to the register and then the yard with Bertha and load the gates and back to the folks house.

We move the gates to one side and start loading the truck with books and the bedroom suite or as much of it as would fit. Got a load and brought it over and unloaded. Ate lunch and back for another load. Got the rest of the bedroom and most of the living room this trip. Filled it up and stacked the kitchen chairs on top of the couch and headed back over. Unloaded and started trying to arrange the mess.

Got it somewhat organized. Bedroom is almost finished. Cat has put most of the clothes up. Got to figure a closet somewhere.

Ok here it is! Got the 6 x 12 building which has almost the same siding as this trailer so if I remove the AC from the east end and place the building against the front wall it will be the same width as the trailer and with a door cut into the front trailer wall for entry the building can become a walkin closet and storage room. Needs insulating and paneling added inside but that will be a fairly quick job. Can change the roof style and do a tin shed roof from the front of the trailer to the far edge of the building. Cut the existing rafters flush with the side on the side against the building and remove the eves on that side. Add some uprights and a bit of siding and rafters and tin and permanate nonleak roof and looks done to me…

Gonna move the 14×66 over here and add it to the cluster. No sense in having it over there on its own. Get it over here where we can use it now. I am going to start looking at the trees that have go to go to move it in tomorrow (today wednesday). I am thinking about t-boning it into the west most door on the south side of the 12wide. that will give the most central connection. Still planing on building the 2 story section too but this is one of the things that needs to be done now for many reasons that I ain't gonna go into so addition will have to wait.

gonna try to attach the front steerable section of a transport dolly to the front of the trailer in place of the hitch. figure if i add a plate to the bottom edge of the dolly for the front of the trailer to rest on and then cut holes in the front for the toggle bolts to go through it may hold. or it may just be gas. gonna have to look at this. may be easier to use the john deere dozer. may not.

tis late and i am rambling. to bed, to sleep, perchance to dream of new and harder ways to move large semi-mobile objects…

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