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Lights!
The shed was given electricity last week and, shortly thereafter, acquired lights as well – two shop lights which gave off a surprising amount of illumination. We will have plenty of light by which to do laundry, even at night. The electricity was provided by an electrician, all properly permitted and inspected. I installed the … Continue reading
More steps!
Yes, the shed now has steps. It wasn’t a huge project, but it was done in sweltering heat so I invested a lot of “sweat equity.” I am pretty happy with how they turned out because (1) I didn’t screw up any cuts and waste some material and (2) they are solid. Stepping on them … Continue reading
Consistently inconsistent
That would be a good description of my softball team. We scored 17 runs in our first game of the season, then won several low-scoring games to get to 4 wins, 2 losses. Then we lost 5 straight, scoring no more than 7 runs in any of those games. That is less than 1 run … Continue reading
Railing!
Now that we have fiberglass steps it seemed like a good idea to attach a railing. Jett has vertigo occasionally (where the “occasion” is “every day”) and her older sister Sybil, who is none too steady on her pins, is coming for a visit. So a railing seemed like a REALLY good idea. I could … Continue reading
Taco in a bag
Jett and I volunteered to serve at a “taco in a bag” patio party recently. We had no idea what we had signed up for, but felt that we were due for some volunteer work. I guess I was expecting to hand out bag lunches from Taco Bell. But the reality was quite different. To … Continue reading
Bonefish Grill
We haven’t dined out much lately, but we couldn’t let my 70th birthday pass without some kind of celebration. So we decided to blow a few bucks on a nice dinner. My first choice was Bahama Breeze – dining al fresco on the patio with a steel drum band playing and a signature margarita in … Continue reading
Mobstah Lobstah
Our RV park invites food trucks onto the premises twice a week – Wednesday and Friday. We have sampled several of them and weren’t greatly impressed with either the quality or the value. That all changed on the past Friday when we sampled the fare at the Mobstah Lobstah food truck (byline: “seafood to die … Continue reading
Doggone cold
The last 2 weeks have been very cold here in Fort Myers. By “cold” I mean highs in the 60s. Meanwhile, the folks up north have been shivering through sub-zero temps. While I expect no sympathy from my northern friends, I just wanted you to know that the chilliness here has taken a toll on … Continue reading
Shed!
The day after we acquired our fiberglass steps, our shed was delivered. Getting it onto the site was a bit of an adventure which started with me having second thoughts about the precise location. The proposed location had been approved via a drawing on the site plan, but the problem was that the site plan … Continue reading
Steps!
We had fiberglass steps last year at Paradise Pointe, but had to sell them at the end of the season. We wanted to get similar steps for use in Cypress Trail and, with the imminent arrival of the shed, would be able to store them for multi-year use. However, we couldn’t find any suitable used … Continue reading