Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Not to butt in on your real estate transaction, but I think you are being played. We have our cabin in the mountains on the market now as well, and you wouldn't believe the crazy requests we get to warrant reducing the price. Stick to your game plan and market value before you fire sale it. You most likely will get what you want in the end.

I concur.

Drew, I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. If the monthly amount of keeping the house up is draining the big bucket, then to take some off is OK. Just don't let them play you. You know all the hard work you put into it.

Whoops.... Sorry, just saw this. Best of luck, if it is right for you all the better.

Same here.

Edit: Grapped this for Kyle while I was down at Menards - it's the 1 x ___ section of lumber that's inside of Menards - the side which contains the longer boards, two levels ... and I'm on (the upper level) of the opposite side, which contains the shorter boards:

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Meant to get a pic of the outdoor yard ... but I was already at the gate/guard booth by the time I thought of it ...

You weren't kidding about a wide assortment of lumber/cut wood.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Wow, i only dream of a lumber / board supply like that out here... that's it, I'm moving somewhere in between a Menards and Rural King....

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Drew, know that you need to do what is right for you.... I think you made a fair compromise. To be able to move forward with one less thing to worry about will be tenfold better for you. Take care my friend!

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 78F for the start, overcast and windy. Windy again today 15-28, overcast thinned during day, and high temp was 91, feels like 102F. Cleaning lady prep to start, had meeting, then bike ride. After lunch nap then pick up tank vent for chainsaw, installed it in about 15 minutes. Took wife to Italian place that was pretty good.
Covid update: Cooke 43 confirmed cases, active cases 14, Montague 18 confirmed cases, 6 active cases, Grayson 572 confirmed cases, 26 active cases
Dennis had some pics like that in some of our stash of old pics
Drew sorry about buyer's behavior, something smells. Your Mom had a neat birthday.
Mike I hear you, lake surface temp was 81F last time I went fishing. You related to Samson?
Billy to do list just gets longer
Ron hope you can get the caulk, and door primed, nice pic, weeding is fun said no one ever
Don hopr you can get project done before attic really gets hot. facemask fine is steep!
Bill nice to hear from you, don't hit any moose
Bill my SIL lives in Ozark area lots of deer. Shen hit a deer, BIL puts deer whistle on car, starts hitting them almost every week, the deer when startled would jump in front of her. Whistle removed, problem solved
RS wont that leave the handle a bit slick?
PJ, I remember Imos, they were not my favorite. good to hear you are sticking with the biking
RNG How much does that chunk of steel weigh? Hope you get oil pan leak sorted out and track the cold start down.
Ted today's to do does not sound fun. Sorry about DIL Covid scare, today was bad day for Covid numbers
Drew sorry it comes to this, very glad you will get most of investment back out. praying for you.
Don glad attic went smooth, good to hear you are dodging Covid so far.
RS nice pic bet it was nice to have wife working with you.
prayers for all especially Drew and Jay and Country
stay healthy and safe you all.

 

[sodamo]

guys, I appreciate the support and united front here. My life is not so simple though, first am under enormous pressure from family to make the deal and get this behind me, particularly if cancer treatment is not successful. Second, my reality is I have a unique property, nothing like it in my area, a mini estate that most buyers aren't willing to pay for. And with Covid still fully active, real estate activity has been dead. I was told no other buyers interested in farm and could take up to two years to sell. Yes, totally self serving of realtors, easy to see through, they just want to get paid. So I split the difference and took 20 grand more off, totaling about a 8% reduction of original asking price.

Sure not where I thought I'd wind up, but then I'm stuck in an assisted living facility and real estate market locally is cold. It was the best deal I could make, but would have walked at full amount off they wanted. So I wind up being the nice guy getting beat up but I also really need to sell the place, and get liquid with my finances for the period ahead. So I signed the amendment form and realtor is driving over right now to pick it up. At least he is doing something...

When I sold my home in PA,I got asking price, and the realtor was absolutely superb. Hoped to have that repeat itself but times are different for sure. And I never thought my current realtor had much spine. Onward. Sometimes one has to know when to fold them...and I am getting almost all my investment out of the farm at final sale price.
Simply not going to let this final episode ruin what has been very very good memories and experiences.

Best of luck for you Drew and hoping this is your last hiccup for many many years. Get well and prosper my friend.

 

[sodamo]

A bit over 6 hours brushhogging today. Happy with progress.
Time for a cold one.

 

[rswyan]

You weren't kidding about a wide assortment of lumber/cut wood.

Kyle,

What I got today included two 2" x 8" x 12' SYP - which I had to pull from outside in the yard (I think all the 2" x and greater is outside) - I should have gotten a pic while I was in the shed.

The shed on one side is kinda like that aisle (the other side in the shed is just racking, with bunks of the popular lumber: studs, 4 x 4's, etc.) - two levels with a catwalk, although it's taller (25' ?) and longer than inside ... probably 350' to 400' long.

And there are actually two sheds ... plus additional racking under roof on the outside of the sheds.

Thinking about it, if I had to guess, in terms of total square footage, Menards is probably double the typical Lowes or Home Depot here ... and they're not what you would call small.

Gotta think they are going to give Lowes and the Depot a run for their money ...

 

[rswyan]

RS wont that leave the handle a bit slick?

I certainly hope so.

RS nice pic bet it was nice to have wife working with you.

It was - we had a good time - had some laughs, got some things done ...

BTW - gotta tell ya:

I'm blown away by the mileage you put in on your rides ... also impressed to find out that Don did the triathlon thing ... :thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Busy day.
Came home a little early from work.
Wife decided to get some black raspberries from orchard north of Gettysburg so I drove her. Got 6 pInts at $7 each (ouch), then paid for a bucket of pitted sour cherries for $70 we pick up Sunday. Got some free cider donuts out of the deal. Wife already made a batch of black raspberry jam.
After leaving orchard got milk shake at a country drive inn.

Don’t know if you can read the sign down the road, a Messicks kubota dealership.
Cleaning up more picture directories, adding dates to previously scanned pics.
Remembered I have diaries from 8th grade thru beginning of college, so found dates for events in there. Also stuck most of my HS report cards in there. Also, local radio station put out weekly top 40 chart, got a bunch of those from the 70s.
Here’s an example

$.65 for a pro baseball ticket.

In 1975 I logged my bike miles. I was up to 175 by august, lol.
That was riding around the farm.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

4 yrs today my mom died.

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-07-01, 0322

63 right now...high in the mid-70's today...

 

[daugen]

72 degrees going up to high 80's today in rain and thunderstorms.
got up a little early so I can get some food in me early, can't eat after 6am due to tests today.

Pitted sour cherries, oh my, sounds like a fabulous pie in the works, my absolute favorite. Sour cherry pie with vanilla ice cream on top.
Plus some cherry marmalade for the morning toast. Hard to find fresh, often getting them frozen from Michigan only option and that sure is expensive.

RS, thanks for pic of Menards, never saw that before, or an assortment/display that nice. Plus someone has to maintain it, wood tends to get picked through, the rejects need to be hauled off so that top piece is not cracked, warped or undesirable. Just like a grocer takes the bruised fruit out of the bin. I've been to Lowes where top three or four pieces were all bad, not a good sign.

July 1, middle of summer, time for cold iced tea and afternoon siestas.

 

[Buppies]

67 high of 90 today scattered storm possible but unlikely

Prayers for all

 

[Eric Salop]

The combination of blackfly and cold weather have let me defer my usual thistle topping until the supposidly perfect time of year. Only 2 fields now badly infested, just have to stop them seeding and then make a start next year with herbicide - unless for once the rhyme holds true.

Cut thistles in May, they will grow in a day.
Cut them in June, that is too soon.
Cut them in July, they might just die.


Bef, does your diary reveal what were your favourites out of the top 40 in the 70's ?

Simply not going to let this final episode ruin what has been very very good memories and experiences.

:thumbsup: The true market price is only what the highest bidder is prepared to pay. Without bids from other buyers, you didn't really sell it for a penny less than that.

House sales are much the same poker game in England too, with slightly different rules. Actually, strike that, we have no rules, no deposits, the buyer and seller can do what they like up until they exchange sale contracts. Many say it's more stressful than having a baby - those people never had a daughter like ours who for the first five years thought sleep was only for daylight hours

 

[riptides]

Ditto on buppies weather. It's warm outside. LOL. I am hoping to mow something today.

Mostly, no relationship to Sampson. But it's the thought that counts, right? LOL.

Hope all have a great day. Be safe.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 79˚F before sunrise, the clouds will make this the last day of the week we stay under 100˚F.

This morning is Cedercide day at the park, our neighborhood trail maintenance group has logged close to 600 hours of brush clearing on our once a week volunteer outing.

The chain saw is ready to go but I'm still waiting on parts for the metal bladed weedeater. It was slowly leaking fuel at an unknown location so all the fuel lines, seals and the tank are being replaced. I was surprise to see the kit was only $25 and included air and fuel filters, tank and a carburetor, seals, fuel bulb, and spark plug and a few extra parts.

The sheetrock repair is slowly drying and should be ready to paint tomorrow. The builder and Sheetrock co. covered the repair under warranty even though it was 2 years out of warranty. They sure made a hard job look easy.

Covid cases still going up, hopefully we will see the top of the curve soon.

RS on one of the Bud Light series triathlons a Texas kid really beat me bad. He went on to specialize in just bicycle racing - Lance Armstrong.

 

[riptides]

...
Don't know if you can read the sign down the road, a Messicks kubota dealership.

Bendersville?

 

[wngsprd]

71 and cloudy overcast...feels pretty nice out. Getting to 88 later as the sun returns.

Eric, our thistle is just recently blooming. Funny how I avoid cutting some of them when mowing so they will reach full bloom and delight the butterflies, and later the finch. We're not overrun, and our fields aren't cut for hay any longer, so I let a lot of interesting weeds and wildflowers have a turn to feed the birds and deer. I am concerned about some...seems like the multiflora rose and the trumpet creeper vines are getting a foothold, so I have begun dealing with them like poison ivy...and of course there are some young trees that spring back after each bush hogging. We have a patch of milkweed about 60 yards from the house that is incredibly fragrant this year...smelled it first thing when walking outside this morning...and loaded with monarch butterflies and others. If the farmer who used to cut our fields for hay (he passed away about 10 years ago) saw their shape now, he's shake his head in disgust.

Menards looks like a paradise. Thanks for sharing. My first job (with an actual W-2 and paychecks - $1.60/hour - at 16 years old) was at a lumber yard. My first assignment was to restack and sort lumber and squares of roofing shingles. I graduated up to helping the fork lift driver pull orders and strap them with a steel banding machine and then load on delivery trucks. Hot and dusty, but will never forget that sweet aroma of fresh lumber.

 

[wngsprd]

Busy day.
Came home a little early from work.
Wife decided to get some black raspberries from orchard north of Gettysburg so I drove her. Got 6 pInts at $7 each (ouch), then paid for a bucket of pitted sour cherries for $70 we pick up Sunday. Got some free cider donuts out of the deal. Wife already made a batch of black raspberry jam.
After leaving orchard got milk shake at a country drive inn.
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Don稚 know if you can read the sign down the road, a Messicks kubota dealership.
Cleaning up more picture directories, adding dates to previously scanned pics.
Remembered I have diaries from 8th grade thru beginning of college, so found dates for events in there. Also stuck most of my HS report cards in there. Also, local radio station put out weekly top 40 chart, got a bunch of those from the 70s.
Here痴 an example
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$.65 for a pro baseball ticket.

In 1975 I logged my bike miles. I was up to 175 by august, lol.
That was riding around the farm.

Sounds like a wonderful day...must be great raspberries to go so far for them, although I guess you live almost in Penn. Sixty-five cents for a Cincy game, what a steal. (I'm sure you were a Reds fan rather than a Pirates)...I took my boys to see Cincy play in Riverfront Stadium the last year it was open...we stayed in Kentucky and walked across the bridge over the Ohio to the game before the gates opened so they could be first in to get autographs.

 

[Rich B1]

Good morning! 65 now, 85 and dry later. Yesterday was definitely warm.

Yea, when it comes to materials, Menards is da bomb. Plus they must not buy from the same crooked lumber mills that Lowe痴 and Home Depot seem to favor.

Spent yesterday building a new entry door for my big cargo trailer. Just amazes me how poorly built entry doors are made in a cargo trailer. I now have a window with screen and a conventional door latch. Progress! Now to add the final roof vent.

Need to pick up a BSA oil thank I had some weld repairs made and get a gas bottle refilled for the grill today. Then I might attack putting a new starter on the Triumph. Have to disassemble half the bike to remove 1 wire, 2 bolts, and slide the starter out....sounds fun. Maybe I will decide to do something else......

Everyone stay safe out there