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[Palf70Step]

You a wood workin genius in my world Rian. Nice fix on the shed and how all the pieces are blending together.

[Grizz1963]

Thanks Bill

I actually finished it yesterday afternoon by 3pm The updates are two days behind.

Tools were packed away and all the wood I still have was "repacked" on the other side of the drive, I do love like it tidy at the end of every day.

Still have to build all the shelves, hooks and storage space inside, hang the 6 foot double strip light Mickey brought around and then pack it all and clear my piles of stuff in the garage and on the drive so that I can get started on my truck.

But first the white paint on all the walls inside and wood preserver outside needs to dry and last job on the build is felting the roof of the new and old sheds, but Mickey will be helping on that as he weighs as much as a loaf of bread and can do the top section.

But today I think it's time to relax a bit.

Maybe take Katy to Whitstable in the little van.

Headed to a bootfair in 20 minutes.

[flashed]

Looks good .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Looks good .

Even had me smiling at this point.

I am a reasonably hard taskmaster on my own work.

It came together as well as I could have wished for.



Went to bed at midnight, and unfortunately up by 05.00 with a cat and a snorer.

So by 06.00 cuppa tea number two, thread updates and then out.

By 07.00 it was onto the brushes.....

I was using anything I had on the shelf in the garage, all solvent based wood paint/preservers. And liked the darkness of it.





As usual, my helper was around my feet all the time.

I am always amazed at how she loves he garage, tools and just being right there where people are.



Masking up the windows meant I could go faster with the brush.





Gloves had worn through by now, so a pair of rubber gloves kept my hands clean.



While I painted the side and front wall, plus my door on both sides, Katy had done my ironing (Thank you very much) and then came to offer more help......

So I stuck her in an overall, beanie hat and some safety glasses joined by rubber gloves and shoved a large brush in her hands, stool to stand on and stand for the bucket of paint......

She got into it and saved me a lot of time as well.



At some point she went to make us lunch, 4 boiled eggs and toast for me and somewhat less for herself.
At the same time Mickey came around to borrow my grinder with a diamond blade to finish a job, but he also ended up with half my lunch and a cuppa tea.

After lunch I had one more wall to do, the one on the garage side of the shed.

Saved the worst one for last.

Not that clever ehhh?

[Palf70Step]

That is looking good, especially being built from leftovers.

Good job Rian!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

That is looking good, especially being built from leftovers.

Good job Rian!

Thanks Bill.

That's what gives me a buzz, creating and using repurposed materials.


After lunch on Sunday, I really needed to push it as hard as I could, despite starting to feel how unfit I am.

This was the last wall to be done, with plants against it, and of course quite a lot higher than the rest of the shed.



After quite a bit of measure cut, fit it was done.



At this point the second coat on the front and one on the side went on, the door got coats number two and three.

I also then boxed in the sleeper on the side and put a shelf on top, followed by more paint, to get it all nice and reflectively white.



I had promised the twins, lodgers a good South African BBQ or Braai as we wanted to get some meat burned for dinner.
So finishing by 3pm was the target, and getting tools packed away, a shave and shower and then off to the shops to get meat......
Got there by 15.55 and of course they were closing as it was a long weekend.
So we popped over to Co-Op and got what we needed, plus a 10% staff discount. Perfect.

Back home it was action stations, fire, then sacrifice the animal products and dinner,

I popped out behind my garage to fetch some wood for the BBQ and saw that my Bootfair Fig tree planted last year or the year before, had four healthy figs. My apple and pear trees both have been yielding good volumes a few years now.

Figtree.



Then took some last photos of the shed for the day to post up.

The last job on the build to be done is the roof of the new shed, and a renewal of my 10 year old shed.

Then of course shelves etc and pack it full of stuff.



Happy with the end result.



Today was a slow day, I went to a small bootfair, bought two large boxes of 50mm and 80 mm woodscrews for £2.50 each. (Bargain) And some fruit and vegetables.

Later Katy and I were headed out to the Sweeps Festival at Rochester, but nearing it, there was a downpour, so we carried on to B&Q to get some rolls of roofing felt and two tubs of shed and wood preserver.

Good help is hard to find.



Afterwards we came home, relaxed and I had dinner made for me.

Long weekend over.......

Few more tasks, but very happy with this shed.

It turned out even better than I had planned.

[flashed]

Those are cool .

[Palf70Step]

[Palf70Step]

Your fascia sorta looks like my stuff when I try and cut a straight line.

Really nice design there Rian.

[Bomp]

Nice work on the roof there Rian. Although the tree house roofing is the thing I dig.
Nonetheless if it keeps things dry and secure its a WIN

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Your fascia sorta looks like my stuff when I try and cut a straight line.

Really nice design there Rian.

I was going to go more complex but would not suit the style of the shed.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Nice work on the roof there Rian. Although the tree house roofing is the thing I dig.
Nonetheless if it keeps things dry and secure its a WIN

Ahhh yes, two nesting boxes.

One side has a regular family every year of Starlimgs.

I made it of pallet offcuts and some kindling


Needing roof work.

[Grizz1963]

Shed building aside, Prozac seems to continue to earn its keep.

Managed to return a roll of roofing felt early on Saturday morning dropping the sheds cost by £21.00 again.

Then off to Katy's place for the rest of the weekend to do some house work.

I have yet to add up the costs of the overflow shed but suspect it may still end up under £150.00 which is a bit of a bargain for a space designed to get me some space and back on track with restoring the C10 truck.



Speaking of C10 trucks, my friend NevEno (Paul) in Oklahoma found this amusement park coin in the truck he is restoring, under the carpet.



I did a load of shed painting at Katy's place over the weekend and a few other little jobs.

Then back home tonight I carried on with a few little jobs just before dark.


At Katy's place she has two sheds, one is a great outside utility room, used for tumble drier, freezer and storage space aas well as ironing room space. Small but perfect.
Except it had never had a coat of paint or wood preserver since being put up.
So it's bugged me since day one.
Last weekend I made her choose some wood preserver...... colour selected against my advice.

Turned out to be a bit David Dickerson (very fake orange suntan)



So a trip back to the hardware store (Wickes) and paid more than double what I paid for a 5 litre last weekend and get some brown, maybe an improvement?



My arms have been giving me hell the last few weeks, tendinitis and who knows what else goes on inside, but certainly not working as they should.

But today I gave the utility room shed a second coat and started on her garden shed and finished that as well. We also removed all the shed windows (plastic) and covered them in some application type film.

Second Shed needed attention too.



Finished.



Came home around 7pm and unpacked, fed Harley and gave her some attention, then back to the garage.

Made a finial for the new shed as Ronnie the one lodger insisted it needed one.

Gecko is a nod to my late mum, gone 20 years, but still makes me smile.



Facia done.







Next up, shelves and get it all full of excess stuff.

Back to work in the morning, weekend over.

[Grizz1963]

Shelves........

I said Shelves.

Seems I cannot even listen to my own advice.

Was going to do shelves tonight after work, ended up flooring the shed instead. One inch planks on one inch spacers.



Mickey came to do quality control and inspect.
He is always great company and often shares great advice and shortcuts.

So being the shed is odd shaped, he stepped on the last angled wedge shaped plank so I could cut it down.



Does not look like it, but the floor is actually very level.

Really pleased with the outcome.



I also fitted a twin 5 foot strip light that Mickey had brought around before as well.

Next time I get to the shed will be some time Saturday, hopefully to do the Shelves.

[Grizz1963]

New cat in the house, well he was a foster kitten originally, and Nicola took him when she left but of course he came back on Frida.

This morning, interestingly it was again Harley that woke me by 05.00 not Duke. So I fed them by 05.30 and had a mug of tea, surfed the web, then headed out to one of the two bootfairs I usually go to, except, halfway there a lot of rain, and I realised that turning back made more sense, so came home and went into the garage to retrieve some cans of paint that would never be used again and started to paint the Biltong cabinet, and the shelves and supports I fitted yesterday, making it look like a clowns boudoir.

I also dropped some paint and then splashed some more on the floorboards. Watch this space.



While painting the shelves, I put the ladder I had used to get to the top of the cabinet outside.
Those who have noticed the bird houses in the trees saw the one above the shed, it has a family of starlings, same as last year, however, Harley is a hunter killer when it comes to wildlife.

This was this morning, while I was inside the shed, I noticed her on the stepladder.



When I got in tonight..........



Highly unlikely to be this brain surgeon.



After Katy got up and showered, I closed shop, shoe reread etc, then we were off to Whitstable for the rest of the day.

Got very lucky, got a parking space at the harbour, then went walking for 2 hrs in town.



Loads of little shops, and then loads of city style shops, unfortunately making their way into this seaside fishing village, and killing of its old character.

Still, there is some humour left in the old shopkeepers. As evidenced by this shop sign.



Some clever graffiti around town.

This made me chuckle



Katy was in heaven too, clear road signs ensured she never gets lost in town.



Once done shopping and walking around town we returned to the car, Katy went off to get us fish and chips which of course we had sitting in the rear of the Prozac-mobile.



A fully functional fishing harbour, this place is always buzzing, and a nice place to spend a day.



After this we went to look at a Skoda Fun for PedalcarJoe (Ernie) and then took a drive to a small seaside residential village called Seasalter.

Home by 18.00 and concluding a great weekend.

Back to work in the morning.

Thanks for checking in and your comments.

[Grizz1963]

Insomnia sucks. But sometimes its got its uses.

Awake and up by 05.00 and cats fed plus forums read by 06.00 the next thing was to go to the garage and kill some time as I had an ultrasound appointment at 10.00 in Dartford.

A few weeks ago when painting Katy's sheds she decided to throw out her Gas BBQ as it was grubby. Yes....... I did ask.

Anyway, she bought a new one at Wilko for £70.00 and had her dad assemble it.

I dismantled the old one and kept the frame.



So this morning as I had a couple of hours to kill before heading out, I thought that adding some solid oak floorboards Mickey had dropped off months ago to the top of it would make a neat side table.



Used the shortest piece at 700mm as guide.



Used a rubbish bin for radiusing.

Cut some corners.



Sanded it all and smoothed the edges.



Happy??



Not quite........

Wood needed some treatment on top and below.

Second coat later when dry.



I trust she will be happy to use the scrap.

Shed time when I get back home.

Well, Edit

Now sporting three coats on top and the sides and two below.

Good enough for the patio I guess.

[Grizz1963]

THE GERMANS ARE COMING...!!!

The Germans are coming .... !!!!


These words could mean a lot of things.

However in this context it's all good.

My home has always been an open house, as long as you respected the cat and carpets.

So when Thorsten, Michael and Ralf all messaged me one evening a few months ago to reserve a spot on the sofa, floor, spare beds or tent space on the lawn for the Classic Ford weekend at Santa Pod. I was chuffed to bits as we all get on really well, and it has been a few years since the last time they all slept over, then as a gang of five. Unfortunately the spare rooms were taken already by two contractors I have lodging here for a few weeks.
We all met about 10 years ago or more when I had my Taunus Transit. LINK: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...it-fk1250-sams

So last night Harley and Duke had visitors, and loved it, as all three guys are animal and cat lovers.

With military precision, they arrived at 7.00pm and all reversed down the drive with Harley watching from a safe distance.



Front to rear....... Thörsten with his Lotus Cortina replica (started life as a 4 Door Saloon CRAZY BUILD THREAD: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...-doors-youtube ) then Ralf with his 3.0 litre Granada Ghia and at the rear Michael with his 2.8 litre Ghia
These cars are all immaculate but used very regularly.





I just need to mention that these guys are all TALL and I am 1.83m but look at me next to Michael, it always feels so weird spending time with them all.



As usual they all bring me treats and I would not be surprised if it was a little competition.

Dried sausage or salami from Michael and Ralf's home village butchers, and I have tried them both, just awesome and Thorsten is a bread buff, so some pretty special bread from him too. There are always various German beers to be sampled, and I made them drink all the cold Bud Lights in my fridge while their beers chilled in the freezer.These things are generous gifts and I guess many of us do stuff like that, but it always makes me smile.



The guys also brought me some of their German BBQ briquettes as we find that it is a better quality than what I can get here.

When I went to look in the shed this morning, I was honestly shocked as I never saw them unpack the bags last night.

45kg of pure heat..... Thanks Guys!!



After an extended BBQ and Beer session last night we all crashed after 11pm, keep in mind they had driven over 400 miles to get here last night.
Unfortunately I was awake at 04.10 and after keeping quiet for some time, went downstairs and closed the doors where they were sleeping and had a couple of mugs of tea, by 06.00 I was sweeping the garage driveway and the new shed, which was when I discovered all the BBQ coal stockpile.

I also had some time to really just enjoy looking at the three cars on the drive.

Thorsten' Cortina





Michael's Ford Granada.



Ralf's Ford Granada.



I then continued to clean the garage, assemble my new to me Engine stand, which I am very pleased with and move stuff around till 08.00 when the guys were up and getting ready to go to Santa Pod.
They will be back again on Sunday evening to sleep over before heading to their various homes in German.

Today it's out with Prozac again to do some collections and delivery of stuff.

[Grizz1963]

I was humbled by the first donation that was linked to my name. Made from America.

Those who have the least often give the most.

Thank you to Mr Zog for caring.

http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/inde...topic=190196.0

As he said, "Its for the little ones"



I did a screenshot this morning for guys in the USA who asked about dedicating any donations.
Only to realise this afternoon that my name was on there.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Craptain

Right on. Consider it done.

Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

And I continue to be surprised and humbled.



I appreciate every Pound, Dollar, ¥en, whatever currency anyone makes the effort to put toward this charity. Remember that they count their contributions from the smallest denomination, and a 50 cent contribution has as much value as a £5.00 or $20.00 contribution, as it all adds to the bottom line, and the bottom line is what makes the work with these families possible.

So if you want to donate the value of a McDonalds Burger, or a can of Bud Light or a Bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, please do.

In this modern day and age it seems anything is possible.

A donation from a research vessel off the coast of the USA.




Big thank you Craptain.





It promises to be a hot weekend and I will certainly be riding that bike...... though it may be slower as Katy wants to join me :dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno:

Still, I should just be thankful.

Currently waiting for Paul Y to collect the 2 ton pallet truck I found him this week for his garage. Massively useful tools they are.



While Dukey polishes his belly waiting in fear for an attack.



Later guys.

[Grizz1963]

Weekend is over..... again?

Spent it over at Katy's place.

It was a hot one, BBQ Saturday late and Sunday early bootfair at RSPCA charity boot fair with £1.00 Charitable donation entry fee.

Everything we got was 50p per item or £1.00 and then really good Bacon rolls with two large chunks of fried bacon and a large instant coffee, total £6.00



Glass hearts for Katy at £1.00 each made her happy, because though hating bootfairs, she knows her prices and likes a bit of a bargain.
These were bought for the garden, but found to be too nice, so after a wash, found their way into the house, dangling in front of the windows.




Katy did most of the driving this weekend so my view from the passenger seat was mostly this.....



After the bootfair we spent close to 5 hours helping her parents, who at age 73/75 have decided to sell their house and move to the coast, so it was furniture dismantling, ornament moving, furniture, and all the television sets etc.....
Then we moved some furniture about 15 miles away into a storage unit for her sister who is getting some tables, chairs etc.

Never been in one of these modern storage units, no idea on cost etc, but have to say it is a really great idea and the facilities were faultless.

Late lunch at 4.00pm then back to her place.

At 5.30 it was still hot as anything but we decided to go ride the bikes.

I had anticipated a gentle saunter through some fields, maybe a mile or two, but it seems Katy is made of sterner stuff.
While riding was slow, I was able to explain to her the workings of gearchange, which till now was not part of her rides.
I had previously also raised her new gel saddle by about 100mm so that she could ride more efficiently and comfortably



In the end we did do 5km away from her home and then back, I did a bit of a hilly detour the last kilometre so that I could work a bit harder.

Happy to say, my legs were rubbery after the last kilometre.

So for those still watching to see me in Lycra for this Charity Bicycle Ride..........

It has happened, I bought some cycling shorts, for under my cargo pants, and it sucks, may be more comfy, but when you walk, it feels like you pooped yourself.





And the donations/support/sponsorships continue to come in.

Australia, England etc....


THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERY DOLLAR, POUND, RAND ETC....




I hope you all have a good week, it seems it will be hot in the UK.

[Grizz1963]

More contributions coming in since yesterday.

I am really thankful and optimistic that we will make a difference.

Unfortunately, here and there I do not recognise names as real and forum names differ, but you know who you are, as well as the anonymous contributors.



It was a bit windy yesterday afternoon, which is actually harder work head on, but nice to cool one down a bit.

I also pushed up to 13km and was very pleased with my time. Under 3min/km

I have no idea what the gym bodies do that sort of distance in, probably under 2min/km



Also found the tracking app I use has more functions, including elevation over the route. Not that it makes much sense.



And another donation later in the evening from Germany.



Looks like I will have to make you guys proud (without any Lycra visible though)

Almost the weekend, hope to do a more time in the saddle.

Work now.

Later guys.

[Grizz1963]

Weekend gone....!

Friday night Miss Katy came over to visit.

For a change I thought we could go out for dinner, not something I do very often as it's both costly and boring if you make a habit of it.

Katy chose Italian as she was in the mood for a lasagne.

We got to Simply Italian in Rochester at about 20.40 and were turned away.... for 20 minutes till a table became available, so we took a walk up to Rochester Castle. Sunset is a good time of day.



And Rochester Cathedral



Of course I had pizza and a couple of beers.



On Saturday morning early Katy and I had a few jobs to do and when I got back there was a letter from Florida from Mr Zog with a couple of very special stickers, suffice it to say that they are special and have a special place in my heart going back to cheildhood, as well as about 2kg of freshly picked cherries from Mickey next doors tree balanced in a bowl on the hedge between our homes.

Life is good.



In the evening we had a BBQ booked from 5.00pm over in Maidstone at friends Kevin and Theresa's place along with Dave and Helen from Essex.
All of this friendship based in a shared love of motorcycles.

Dinner and beer was awesome and we eventually got home and to bed after midnight.
At 3.00am I heard Katy coming in, she had been downstairs reading as insomnia had hit her.

By 06.00 Harley had me out of bed and ready to go to a bootfair...... Katy does not do more than one or two a year, under protest.

I found some little ornaments, though damaged, I loved them and for £1.00 for all three....... happy to pay.




Only did one bootfair in the end as I had to go collect 8 plastic pallets for craigrk

Got unopened 5 liter can of Black Hammerite for mate Martin £10.00
Three silver serving spoons for Katy 20p each
Rubberised Gloves 50p/paur
Bananas £1.00
New unused bicycle pump £2.00
Unused can of gloss white spraypaint 50p
Coffee mug for Katy 50p
Small "damaged" pewter ornaments £1.00 for the three.

Hammerite though for Martin makes it worthwhile.




Got home by 08.30 and got some bacon in the grill to make Miss Katy a bacon sandwich, she loves them and had done all my ironing yesterday and was going to help me dust and clean the house some time too.

After brekkie, I took Prozac and went off to collect 8 large plastic pallets for @CraigRK over in Strood, I will deliver them next weekend to where he lives.

Once again.......


Prozac impressed me with its ability to swallow a large load.



Once I got back and parked the little van that can down by the garage, we went back to Rochester, charity shops and Costa coffee and cake thanks to Katy.
Then to a Retro Festival.
Nothing bought, but lovely stuff to look at.

Back home by 2.30pm....

Weekend not yet over.

[Grizz1963]

[quote author="@grumpynorthener" source="/post/2331671/thread" timestamp="1498677233"]Rian - I think you will also find that 'George Bryden' is a certain forum friend in Manila [/quote]


Thanks Chris

Funny you mention it. I was kind of baffled as it did not have a note to say it was supporting me.
I suspect there are other anonymous and undedicated contributions made on my behalf that we do not know of.
I just continue to be so thankful for all the support coming on.

So you from the North
George in Manila, Philipines
Fredrik from Sweden
Bus Stop Jim from out there somewhere.

This has become a real international effort.
And it is reinforcing my belief in us all as humans.




Bed time now as its up at 5.30'and off to London at 07.00

[Grizz1963]

Hopefully this time next week I will be rehidrating and rubbing cream on my butt.

In the mean time today was another day to say thank you for the continued support from all of you out there.

I have spoken to a couple of colleagues and they have not been able to generate the support you have all given me.




Long day in London tomorrow.

Hope to get a ride in in the evening when I get in.

[Grizz1963]

Sunday....
Bootfair day.
Rubbish night, little sleep for me, but of course not for the returned prodigal cat.

He seems oblivious to pretty much anything happening around him, except the sound of a tin opener and Tuna.



So yesterday was an early day, to go to work in London at the Royal College of Physicians.

Up at 04.30 to get the right train and tube so that I could be there before 08.00 to start setting up.

Out the house with only a mug of tea, and no Overpriced coffee along the way, meant that was the first thing I asked for when I got to the venue.

Being one of the organisers, I was taken to the member's restaurant and and waited on hand and foot.........

Scrambled egg on the plate was the second best I have ever had, and I have traveled a lot.



Even a very nice Café Latté to bolster my mood.

Yup, that is my happy food face.



The rest of the day was long and hard, with loads of lectures by incredibly capable medics.
Eventually finishing at 4.00 pm.

Tubes and train back home saw me indoors 13 hours after leaving.

My one lodger, Gary had also brought me some prezzies.....

Stainless steel welding brushes, rubberised gloves and two pairs of Tig Welding gloves to add to my garage supplies.



He then also gave me rent for the next week and added a £20.00 note, saying that it was "For the children, they need all the help we can give them"

After which we did the donation from my PayPal account while he posted his message. Which made me smile.




Seems it has started raining outside, which usually means the bootfairs get cancelled.....

But I will go out anyway and look to see if there is anything happening.

Then later over to Craig's place to deliver the 8 plastic pallets I collected in Prozac last weekend. Plus a BBQ with his family.

And finally when I get back, hopefully a ride on the bike, as this week is filled with long days of training and meetings before Fridays Charity Ride.

Later guys.

[Grizz1963]

[quote author="@grizz" source="/post/2333028/thread" timestamp="1499118208"][quote author="@delux" timestamp="1499115763" source="/post/2333019/thread"]Love it dude! Happy riding.[/quote]
Thanks mate.

Funny how I started off not being too bothered.

However, it has now become a matter of pride.

I would love to kick this thing over the goal line by Friday.

I had a personal goal of £250.00 when I started, however we smashed it through the 300, 400 and this weekend..... £500.00 Mark.

By my optimistic wishes and dreams we as a collective may just hit £600.00 by Friday, especially if we get a few small donations.

Thank you also for your contribution.[/quote]


Overnight it seems we have crept even closer to the £600.00 mark.


Of course that poses the question.........

DO WE KEEP GOING AND TRY FOR THE NEXT GOAL.....??

And what will it be.

Thank you Disasterbus for the contribution.

As you are a very keen cyclist, I guess the 20km ride I will be doing is small change for someone like you.
But your change will make a big change for these kids.

This is a good thing.




Have a good day everyone.

I am stuck in training all day