the heat in the kitchen.

amadeus

or lack there of got you down?

renovate it.

this is going to be my photojournalistic docudrama reality show expose essay of my current renovation project of my house.

I'll tell it like it is. No holds barred. I'll give you the inside scoop. the straight skinny. the real deal. the bottom line. the untold story. the behind the scenes look into just what is going on in Orange County New York thats REALLY interesting. You want to watch somebody build a chopper and be bored to tears in the process go turn on the TV. the guys I know who used to build choppers weren't above winging a wrench at somebodies head but I guess Orange County ain't what is used to be.

this is digital photography like you've never seen it. you'll soon lose interest of events happening in the rest of the world as you find yourself drawn into the fascinating things you'll see here. don't thank me later. thank me now.

where do we begin? as the immortal words of Ian Hunter's "theres a crisis in the kitchen, but that don't stop you bitching" fill the air with Mick Ronsons great guitar work cutting thru the studs and floorboards like a sawzall from heaven we'll start at the beginning.

does anybody know if IKEA does 0% financing?

Andy

amadeus wrote:

don't thank me later. thank me now.

:lurk

Thank you, Flug!

gus

Thankyou flug.

amadeus

and for the sake of historical posterity and for the benefit of students and researchers who will one day read my writings and do god knows what with them, we'll call the beginning November 14, 1914.

Thusie

This is going to be good Thug! Can't wait for the old house mushroom factor to raise its ugly head. FWI I share your pain.

JimM

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Just plan on it taking 5 times as long and costing 5 times as much as you plan and you'll be happy with the results.

Good luck to you and I look forward to seeing the progress (and night being the one aching at night).

wxwax

You're going to have to show me the goodies before I thank you.

And you're wearing that hoodie on a warm day. Show us what you have to wear inside that house on a cold day.

amadeus

I really want to stay with this thing. I've been wasting so much time on Medal of Honor shooting people and I just can't seem to get anything else done.

But maybe if I do a little each day.

heres a picture of my basement entrance. a seemingly boring picture but maybe someone might pick something out.

DoctorIt

amadeus wrote:

heres a picture of my basement entrance. a seemingly boring picture but maybe someone might pick something out.

that slider lock is about an 1" too high. do i win some of what yer smokin?

amadeus

DoctorIt wrote:

that slider lock is about an 1" too high. do i win some of what yer smokin?

if you want a JR Cigar buy all means. You have a sharpei there doctor but I still question T's eyesight...

just kidding. you hit the nail right on the head mate. time took its toll on the basement door jamb. jam? who cares.

the floor joists that run the width of nachthaus on the first floor did not quite run to the center support beam in the framework that is the basement and upstairs stair..whatever.

there was no support. over time the whole deal sagged. the picture you so astutely deciphered was post posting. in other words steve jacked the whole mess up, and this caused the misalignment in the slide lock. there was quite a gap at the top of the door which is now gone. should have taken a picture..

so steve successfully, with help from bill and probably an 18 pack of Bud, in the can only no bottles for these boys, jacked the joint up.

all the treated lumber you see here is part of the support he added along with the jackpoles.

amadeus

everything starts with a firm foundation.

amadeus

I'd wondered where that gas tank had gotten to.

anyone want to buy a slightly used gas tank for an 1150GS?

own a piece of history.

amadeus

and aren't you due for a house warming party?

gus

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DoctorIt

amadeus wrote:

and aren't you due for a house warming party?

that depends. what are you bringing us?


do me a favor and never let me in your basement. I just spent the better part of the day having an OCD attack on the garage. My washers are all seperated by size, screws divided into wood/machine/miscellaneous, and I vacuumed out my toolbox... drawer by drawer.

Andy

Humungus wrote:

. pic of jodi foster in silence of the lambs

GUS! I was thinking the *exact* same thing...

gus

Andy wrote:

GUS! I was thinking the *exact* same thing...

I was actally looking for a pic of buffalo bill but i dont know if anyone would have worked it out.

amadeus

DoctorIt wrote:

that depends. what are you bringing us?


.

that depends. whats for dinner?

Andy

amadeus wrote:

that depends. whats for dinner?

Liver. Fava beans.

photocat

What is that brown thing in the back? Intriguing series... Keep shooting!