{"id":10545,"date":"2020-08-30T06:40:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2020-09-01T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T23:45:41","slug":"aug-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2020\/08\/30\/aug-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Aug 30 Decked Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Rayburn<\/strong><\/p>\n

That ain’t rain on the hood of the old truck in my driveway its Ice, in August.<\/p>\n

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\nUnobstructed views from my back deck. Next spring I can plant a garden again. Yes, one board got forgotten, I can live with that. The tarps will soon go. They were to help kill a thistle problem. It really didn’t work even after four years. Most of the thistles didn’t surface, but I am sure they will when I remove the tarps.<\/p>\n

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\n5 years under a black tarp with no moisture and it lives. Thistles The paws that’s cat-cat, looking skinnier. It means I have kittens somewhere.
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\nHalfway done, back is hurtin, I keep telling myself one more board and I will quit for the day. I am lying to myself.
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\nLots of sins to hide, but I soon will have a deck.
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\nYa the deck boards are almost done, there are two boards I need to cut on the table saw.
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\nLots to do yet, I am happy I got this much done today.
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\nYes I do know the window has to come out, warped osb removed , new osb installed, house wrap , flashing and then siding. Easy peasy. Huh? Oh and the roof done before winter, which is tomorrow.
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\nJust wouldn’t be me doing carpentry without my blood, sweat and tears.
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\nDeck boards done across 16 feet of deck.
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Having my second coffee of the day, everything hurts, I can hardly move. I plan to get the roof measured out tomorrow. Tonight I am just going to relax.<\/p>\n