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Thanks Greg. Have I mention yet how peeved I am about these bats....?

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Anyway, a step closer to bat proof. East gable end is done. And the bat guy will be here next week to seal up all the little gaps.

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Boy, do you have a nice shop!
Lots of work gone into it, I can see that.
I have seen your “old” shop in pics, but didn’t know this was behind it. Its doubled the space now?
I live in the middle of a small city and have to drive 3 miles to get at my shed, when I take the bicycle it is half of that....
So, I’m jealous!

But not of your bats...
We have them here too, I see them flying around, don’t know where they come from. I think from the nearby park (I hope).
Hope you get rid of them and keep your things clean.

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Working on organizing my shop better. Building an office space, closing in my area to climate control a smaller area. Trying to make it easier on myself.
Instagram: hot_rod_shop

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Organization is hard for me to do. Office space and climate control will be really handy. Good luck with your project!

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Thanks Kees! Yes, the back half was there and with the upgrades it is like space has been doubled since it is so much more usable. We are very fortunate and I just walk across the road to get to the shop. Three miles would be tough, though I watched you build a very cool truck in a friends carport. Can’t beat skill and determination!

We are having fun with it too. Boys were bowling with lawn mower tires and water bottles.

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the boys are a handsome pair! before you know it -they will be doing project cars/trucks ?? you do need the extra space for them ?? see ya mike

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You bet Mike. We will have some good times on projects over the next several years!

The bat guy was here today sealing up all the gaps the old fashioned way...with a ladder. Heat index warnings out today and kept checking on him to make sure he was OK. Nice hardworking young guy. He only has about 20 feet to finish up tomorrow.

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He put in two, one-way bat valves. One of the valves is at the top of the clear plastic tube.

Bats can check out and they can’t check back in....hopefully. Keeping fingers crossed.

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http://speedsociety.com/removing-a-t...&source=c10c10

Here is a video of the cattle hornets I mentioned earlier. The hive in this car is about half the size of the one in my neighbors garage

Richard

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Holy cow! Your friend may have to burn the building down!

In other news, I am not noticing any new patterns of guano so hopefully this has worked! Will do a good cleaning up this week end and continue to monitor.

Happy Labor Day!

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Dang ..that's a big ol nest...reminds me of one I got into a couple yrs ago at the hunting club....dang things built a nest in a ground level shooting house...I went by on my tractor and they covered me up..they got me 7 times before I could get away.....I slipped back in there a couple days later and stuck 2lbs of tannerite in the window...a shot from my 25.06 sent em to hornet hell...the 4x4 house was about 1/3full of nest...

Fingers crossed here for you Doug...maybe that'll be the last of em....

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Thanks Greg.

It rained pretty heavy and with the back door open a low spot channeled a good amount of water in.

All good for scrubbing out some guano. Hopefully there won’t be any more!

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Haven’t been seeing any bat droppings so I think that problem is solved. Yay!:smoke:

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Those hood pins on the suburban seem a bit obstructive. :lol:

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Yep...my first project on that one is hood pins that look like quarts of engine oil. :)

I think I can put away that plastic sheet now that was protecting the faded paint.

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Shame you had to go thru so much extra work but glad it appears to be solved

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Thanks Richard. Had some help cleaning up from this power sweeper too.

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Boy looks like he's got a future in street sweeping...haha...glad your bat problem is behind you...

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Me too Greg. Still no guano so I think that problem is solved.

And this simple 4’ dust mop with a long handle is the best for cleaning the space of dust and dirt. Really quick to clean the entire floor.

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Wished my concrete was a slick finish. The idiots that did mine did a broom finish...IN THE SHOP!!! I hate it.

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Ugh...what where they thinking? Mine is decent though not as smooth as I would have liked.

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I actually requested broom finish in mine. Gives me better grip when I am working -leaning over something especially if there is liquids on the floor. I had it all patterned specific directions to make sweeping easy. I guess it is all personal preference

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Good to hear you dont have bats in your bellfry....anymore....
What happened to your little street sweeper Doug?

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Good points Richard....all whatever works for a guy.

Greg, still have it and it works good on loose dirt, less so on dust. And is is less than half as wide as the push mop. Push mop is way faster.