Snubbing the Coronavirus

[sheridany]

That’s called traveling in style. Nice rig you have!

 

[Jim]

I was hoping you did't go through the drive-through pick-up; overhead clearance might have been an issue.

TJ

Only the first time...

That’s called traveling in style. Nice rig you have!

Thank you, Sheridany.

 

[Jim]

Need to pick up some flowers on the next trip to town.


Before

After

And some flowers...

 

[RKins]

Nice job!

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Looks great...and...my back hurts!

TJ

 

[Jim]

With the rock wall behind me, and thinking that I was free to go play somewhere, Trish told me I needed to get working on that pond I promised to make. Apparently, I told her that when I had some time, I would build her a Koi pond. So yeah, kind of hard to say I don't have any free time when I'm quarantined here at the homestead, right?

So here we go again. I have the hole dug, the liner in, and I've been running the front loader up and down between here and the creek picking up (huge) rocks for the edges of the pond. Some of these rocks are so big it was all I could do to get them up the mountain without the tractor tipping over.

Anyhow, I got a good start and Monday I'll line the bottom and sides with stone so that the fish will have a place to hide.

EDIT: EDIT: EDIT: I added a couple of new pictures to show where I'm at with this project. I was going to build a new fire pit, but decided to use one that we've had around here for the last 10 years. We had it made special for our property, which we call Deer Springs. So I built a small ring out of bricks, set the fire pit in the ring, and added a few bags of lava rock. I also added a close up of the fire ball so the detail can be seen.

I'll plant grass in the area tomorrow and cover it with wheat straw. Then, on Sunday, we're taking the motor home for a short, 1 week ride down to GA, and hang out at one of the local RV sites.

 

[Neal]

@Jim , I sent you my address. When will you be arriving???

That looks like one cool piece of land. Makes me realize I don't make great decisions at times

 

[Buly]

And the best I can do is trim the palm tree infront of the house ?.

 

[Jim]

@Jim , I sent you my address. When will you be arriving???

lol, I'm on my way buddy!

Truth be known, I probably wouldn't be doing this if weren't for the Covid-19. But it's making my wife happy, and that's never a bad thing. And when the kids come by (a couple of times a year) it'll be a nice place to break out the corn hole, BBQ ribs, and spend some family time. I'm sure they'll be plenty of good times spent sitting around the fire pit and watching the fish swim in the pond.

What, you don't see the fire pit? lol, that's because it's next on Trish's list and I haven't gotten around to it yet. Probably next week.

 

[Neal]

The fire pit will be great, I can't wait to see those pics, who doesn't like a nice fire pit! Have any spare bedrooms??

My motto for anything bad is that something good will come of it. I say this anytime something breaks in/on the coach, at home, wherever. And it's usually the case, just like my LED lighting situation on my recent trip, it was messed up, in consultation with my electrical expert @Chuggs I made that situation so much better in the end.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

"It's an ill wind that blows no one any good!" - The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)

TJ

 

[Golfer Guy]

I really like the woodworking projects that are being done. With our woodshop being closed down for the past month here I am really jonesing for the opportunity to get back to working with wood. It is such a great hobby regardless what you are making. Hopefully we will get things opened up before to much longer.

All my maintenance issues have been fixed up for the moment, that will change as soon as I fire this baby up and roll a mile down the road that for sure. Time to take a look at the list of MODS people have done and think about some of those really cool ideas for my coach too.

 

[Tjdave]

I've only been working one day per week doing "essential" stuff at the gov jobsite.
We've managed to sand and re-stain the whole deck and pergola at the house.
Installed a usb/12v outlet in the bedroom of the motorhome.
Now what to do? We have been going on a daily bicycle rides.
Getting stir crazy, but I'll keep up the social distancing. Funny, I've been practicing social distancing for many years before this all went down!
When the wife and I were working 40+ hours a week, we just wanted to hang out at home, or at a campsite, and relax. It's not as fun now that we have to.?

 

[Jim]

While you guys are "playing House" I'm crawling on my knees on the roof of the DS and installing two SoftStart units on my #1 and #3 AC's.

Hey Buly, did you get those SoftStart units installed? And if so, what kind of report can you give us? I considering installing a couple as well in anticipation of being able to run at least 1 AC with my portable Honda EU2000i Inverter generators.

 

[Buly]

Hey Buly, did you get those SoftStart units installed? And if so, what kind of report can you give us? I considering installing a couple as well in anticipation of being able to run at least 1 AC with my portable Honda EU2000i Inverter generators.

Hi Jim,
I installed them, but we are stuck in the house. Don’t have any real life tests yet. Couple of my neighbors also installed them. Hoping to start our summer trip the end of May?
Neal had them for a while. Maybe he can report?