Rapid City – Page 10

Sabres

The toothed cats, not the stabby things. Rapid City has a hockey team; two actually. We went to the Sabres vs Hawks game on Saturday evening. It was fun. I’d rate it more fun than an Avalanche game at Pepsi Center – although there was that one time… Glass tickets are certainly more affordable. IContinue reading “Sabres”

Barbie Vac is Back!

I found the Barbie Vac when we were packing and I just tossed it into the moving pile. I’m not a big fan of cleaning the cleaning equipment – vacuuming the vacuum or washing the washer; that sort of thing. We have a use for it, so I cleaned it out (and ordered bags). I’mContinue reading “Barbie Vac is Back!”

Postulated: Dark Shed

I do not see a shed, yet I see evidence of shed-like phenomenae. I shall call this Dark Shed.

No More 100 Watt Nostalgia

It’s about time! LEDs have finally broken the 100 watt light bulb nostalgia barrier. The lights over the workbench are, quite literally, brighter than the sun. You can see shadows in sunlight coming in the window. I said, “Blinding, brilliant, glossy, high-tech lab white”. Six gallons of Velspar Base 2 later, that has been achieved.Continue reading “No More 100 Watt Nostalgia”

Restoration

The garage project was patching the crumbling brick near the floor on one wall. It was half tuck-pointing, half stuccoing. Quickcrete sells (via Knecht Ace [corporate really needs to work on that site]) handy little buckets of mortar. Since I didn’t expect to be mortaring ever again, all my equipment is in the Denver landfill,Continue reading “Restoration”

Unit Alpha – Garage 1

The Laird decided upon the “Unit Alpha” terminology. I agree that it is much superior to “Apt. A” or “Unit A”. Due to the lack of contractor availability, I’m playing contractor, yet again. I decided to start with the garage – how hard can that be, right? Let’s start with the tennis ball. It’s importantContinue reading “Unit Alpha – Garage 1”

Size Matters

With all the useless documents involved in buying and selling real-estate, why isn’t a basic floor plan required? I spent the weekend measuring and drawing. I’ve realized that my orientation is very relative (e.g. left/right) not absolute (e.g. north/south). The lot plan is north-up by accident. I started with the back of the house, whichContinue reading “Size Matters”

Hot Tub Saga Begins

We got a hot tub, sort of. We put down a deposit on a hot tub. We have the size (84×84) so we can get a pad poured. We have the electrical requirements (220×60) so we can get that upgraded. Alek at Splash City (no link because they don’t seem to have a web presence,Continue reading “Hot Tub Saga Begins”

Kudos: Little Print Shop

This is a couple of days late, but a big “thank you” to The Little Print Shop for the “we’ve moved” cards. They turned out great. Most of them have been mailed, hence the Write The F’ing Manual post a couple of days ago. I always seem to drastically over-order. Hint for next time: It’sContinue reading “Kudos: Little Print Shop”

Kitchen Elevations

I drew these at twice (half?) the scale so I could get better precision. It didn’t really help; this is still definitely NOT a blueprint. I’ve reduced them to share here. The shapes are made for floor plans, not elevations; that’s why they look so strange. That and the exhaust fan is actually a CRTContinue reading “Kitchen Elevations”