The Log house Project begins........

[hawkeye08]

Dad had both his done (not at the same time).. Docs were amazed how fast he recovered, but he works out most days and is in good shape.. he had better range of motion right after surgery than most of the patients have before surgery..

 

[bindian]

My 90 year old mom says she regrets hers, but I wonder just how bad her real knee would have been 18 years later......

The key to knee replacement is to keep moving after surgery. Numerous coworkers have had it. One retired right after his. Another keeps walking everywhere and is in great shape. So it all depends how active you keep yourself. Hopefully my knee will hold out. 5 different relatives, including Dad, had knee replacements. So I might have to yet.
hugs, Brandi

 

[MotorSeven]

Good to hear from you. I致e been debating knee replacement for several years. Just too chicken to go for it.

Bo, if you are going to do it, find a Dr that is using robotics...it gets the 'oops' factor down to under 1%. The robot/computer controls the operating parameters, sets the angles and stops the cutting blade if it gets out of the 'envelope'. Being a Neanderthal carpenter myself, I can appreciate a skilled carpenter/surgeon fixing my knees. It really is pretty straight forward.....like replacing a rotten log. Cut out and remove rotten log above foundation. Insert an exact replica of old removed log to take the place of the damaged one....same length, thickness and scribing the notch to match perfectly.

 

[MotorSeven]

The key to knee replacement is to keep moving after surgery. Numerous coworkers have had it. One retired right after his. Another keeps walking everywhere and is in great shape. So it all depends how active you keep yourself. Hopefully my knee will hold out. 5 different relatives, including Dad, had knee replacements. So I might have to yet.
hugs, Brandi

Agree 100%. Sitting around hurts way worse that walking. Even now, 5 months out, went to a concert in Nashville and sat trapped in those seat made for Lilliputians. That was 2 days ago and my knees still hurts.

 

[AndyBees]

Hello Rick! I hope all is going well with you and yours!

Andy

 

[MotorSeven]

^just PM'd you .... tad late on the response

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Liver eating Johnson style.

 

[MotorSeven]

Liver eating Johnson style.

...ya lost me on that one?

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

...ya lost me on that one?

Robert Redford was in the movie.

 

[bindian]

Rick,
How is the house doing? Did your fixes to the roof cure everything?
hugs, Brandi

 

[MotorSeven]

Hey Brandi.......the house is great. That "leak" turned out to be condensation forming under the tin.

Big addition coming.....already have (18) - 310 watt solar panels and just ordered roof racking and all components to hook everything up less the batteries.... I think I am going AGM for now.

I am putting in another 200amp panel and splitting off the important stuff that will be totally off grid:

upstairs fridge
basement freezers(2)
240v well pump
Yukon Eagle furnace blower
selected lighting circuits
selected ceiling fans

I will have to cut down half a dozen trees to prevent partial shading...kinda sucks, but we have 90ac of forest so these will get cut and split for the wood rack.

 

[MotorSeven]

Robert Redford was in the movie.

Ah ha...!

 

[bindian]

I thought about solar, but went with this Kohler whole home generator and a 1000 gallon propane tank. The panels would have gone on the barn and lots of trees would have come down. I will wait for the house to be built.

hugs, Brandi

 

[AndyBees]

Bindian, I've been planning to getting a generator! My cousin has one and loves it.

 

[AndyBees]

Hey Brandi.......the house is great. That "leak" turned out to be condensation forming under the tin.

Big addition coming.....already have (18) - 310 watt solar panels and just ordered roof racking and all components to hook everything up less the batteries.... I think I am going AGM for now.

I am putting in another 200amp panel and splitting off the important stuff that will be totally off grid:

upstairs fridge
basement freezers(2)
240v well pump
Yukon Eagle furnace blower
selected lighting circuits
selected ceiling fans

I will have to cut down half a dozen trees to prevent partial shading...kinda sucks, but we have 90ac of forest so these will get cut and split for the wood rack.

Solar panels will produce some electricity from indirect light ... But, I'm sure you are aware! We have big oaks around our house. I have one area that would work pretty good for Solar, especially from about noon until Sunset.

 

[Boss 302]

Keep us posted with pictures and I agree that's a nice building site. The road work looks like it was done by an experience operator.