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Gary O
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:30
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Quoting: ILFE Gary, Lord in Heaven! What do they feed the squirrels in your part of the country!?
pterodactyls
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creeky
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:44
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Quoting: ICC and don't fall off ladders
and understand Quoting: bobrok things like lift, balance, weight shift
I call it the lever principle.
Of course it doesn't hurt to have your pal Al available (Al is my tractor).
And on my farm, dance breaks are mandatory.
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ILFE
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:26
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Gary O
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2018 10:28
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Quoting: creeky I call it the lever principle.
Izzat half way up a fully extended ladder, with the left leg fully extended to the left while the right arm is reaching half past fulcrum to the right?
...or all the way to the top of the ladder?
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jtamlin
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# Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:43
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I have a question true to the thread. What is an "older folks"??? I have been creeping this site for a long time, and I am thinking this must be some mythical creature that haunts the woods around Gary's place! Obviously cabin owners have found a way to keep these creatures away! If I ever meet one of the "older folks" I am sure it will be a frightening and scary tale I will share with you all!
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ILFE
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# Posted: 17 Feb 2018 09:50
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Quoting: jtamlin Obviously cabin owners have found a way to keep these creatures away!
We pour Geritol around the perimeter of our place. Keeps 'em at bay.
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Rickant
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# Posted: 17 Feb 2018 10:07
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Well let's see what's on the list... The outhouse is full, the greywater system doesn't work, the water pump doesn't work. Need a couple new windows and a room to be finished. Then there's the stupid dock that someone thought needed to withstand a hurricane and would need 4 people to reassemble in the water. All with four very small helpers that eat like that crazy squirrel. One thing at a time. Our list gets prioritized by safety, then function, then nice-to-have. No need to be working all the time, that would defeat the purpose for us - trees, water, fresh air, nature. Of course we don't live at the cabin full time either, but maybe one day ... We'd love to be off grid, have a big chunk of land with a few animals and big organic garden....
Sounds like you guys are doin great and are inspirational to the newcomers. Keep it up!
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jtamlin
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# Posted: 17 Feb 2018 20:55
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Is that all??? You will have that done in the first weekend!! You had better plan a few more jobs! Enjoy this time with your "crew". I also have 4, all girls except for the 3 boys.... Not your typical crew as they all can build a deck, change oil, shoot the nuts off a squirrel and come home once in a while to remind me how coyotes eat! I long for those days back, when they were little and we were at the cabin, pretty quiet out there these days. I am hoping soon there might be some young ones around again showing me the wonder of a lady bug or earthworm, and cuddling up on my lap as the fire burns down. Sounds like your right on track.....keep on keeping on!
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Gary O
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# Posted: 18 Feb 2018 00:59
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Quoting: jtamlin I have a question true to the thread. What is an "older folks"???
hang here long enough, you'll be wunna us
ear hair is the first sign
the second sign is when you find articles writ aboutcha
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ILFE
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# Posted: 18 Feb 2018 02:11 - Edited by: ILFE
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Gary O, two thumbs up, sir!
Very funny!
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CabinBuilder
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:25
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Gary O,  
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Bret
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:58
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Dude:
Some of those articles look interesting.
My wife can't wait to see next months issue where they explore the subtle nuances of outhouse etiquette  .
Bret
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manny
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# Posted: 19 Feb 2018 19:11
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I almost bus ted a gut . Gary OOOO
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hootnholler
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# Posted: 5 Mar 2018 12:26
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We started building our place from the ground up 10 years ago. It's small and that has helped. My husband has braved THREE brain tumors and I'm a cancer survivor. My husband will be 60 next year and I'm close behind. We only have a few weekends in the cooler months that we work on our place as the summer weeks are dedicated to grass cutting of six acres on our 40 acre spread. We have found that good tools are essential. After breaking my arm from falling off a chair I wait my turn to use the good ladder too. We pray together every day thanking God for giving us our little place and we hope we will be able to retire there some day. If not, we are prepared for our home in heaven, built by the master carpenter. It does get harder as we get older but we also are a bit wiser and have learned from our mistakes. Another day, another year, is not promised to any of us. Live, love, toil with a will.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 6 Mar 2018 09:09
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When I was a kid and knew it all,I thought old age was all in your head.That if you think that you are always forever 40 years old,you'll be OK.,,,boy,was I an idiot.Fact is ,you get up every morning and fight through the aches and pain and keep going.Yah I climb the ladders,paint and stain,build projects but I keep on going!
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Wendigolake
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# Posted: 25 Dec 2018 13:56 - Edited by: Wendigolake
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After I reached 50 yrs old, the warranty on my body lapsed, the aches and pains materialized. Severe arthritis is my constant friend. Having said that, I keep moving ahead on my cottage renovations that I am doing all myself. It is a complete remodel of the main cottage (windows, doors and T&G walls) and a 800sq ft 2 story addition.You got to keep at things and not let "older age" control what you want to get done in life. We should not put off projects no matter how big, just because we aren't classified as young anymore. I have lots of things on my bucket list to get done before the book is closed on my life.
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hueyjazz
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# Posted: 26 Dec 2018 13:59
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To be honest I was waiting to later life to start on my dream but two major events pushed me to start sooner than later. My eldest brother work long days and seven days a week as an investment banker. At 60 he retired and he was quite wealthy. He bought an old winery in France. A year into this he was found to have cancer. Two years later he was dead.
My best friend went had a minor growth cut off his neck in an out patient operation. Two days later he was dead due to a blood clot in the brain. Those warnings they always give you about surgery are quite true.
We figured both these people had a lot more time coming to them but that wasn't in their ability. It hit me hard. I decided not to put off what we had always planned to do. We started small and it just got bigger.
How does the work get done. Well my red head wife sits on porch and instructs me where, when and how to get it done. But I never quite make her time schedule.
I stick with those things I know how to do and hire out when necessary. I was fortunate that dad insisted I knew a lot of trades. Even if I don't do the work I do know when it's being done right.
I make a point of partnering up with the locals and do my best to treat them well. I have a lot of Amish around me. In my area it's either saw mills, construction, or cabinet making for their trades.
I'm 60 now and have a 5 year plan to retirement. We will be retiring to our land and will give city house to daughter. Every weekend I work on cabin. I create a list and don't cross it off until it's done but I have a plan for each thing on list.
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offgrididaho
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# Posted: 27 Dec 2018 11:54
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For the OP, are you still working now? The reason I ask is if you're still working it means you can somewhat control your cash flow, some big projects are easier when you still have control over the cash.
Why not have the really have stuff done for you, and you finish the cabin? Save some aches and pains, you still control all the fun little things that you want to customize for yourself.
My wife and I are new to us cabin owners, we still work and live in another state so didn't have the time to commit to try to build from scratch, we figure this way we've gotten "in" while we can still afford it while we're working. The cabin itself needs a LOT of work, but it's work we can handle one bite at a time, which doesn't seem like it would be the case when doing a build from the ground up.
My two cents, probably worth significantly less...
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beachman
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# Posted: 27 Dec 2018 15:09
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70 is around the corner for me. Still hauling out the motor to put on the boat (swear it gains a few horsepower every year) loading up the boat, landing and lots of lugging. I will die tired but happy.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 28 Dec 2018 01:17 - Edited by: Gary O
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Quoting: jtamlin I have a question true to the thread. What is an "older folks"??? I have been creeping this site for a long time, and I am thinking this must be some mythical creature that haunts the woods around Gary's place! Obviously cabin owners have found a way to keep these creatures away! If I ever meet one of the "older folks" I am sure it will be a frightening and scary tale I will share with you all!
Well now, I wouldn't know. Ever day, first thing I do after I wake up, is go outside to mark my territory, and they're gone
....not sure why
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bobrok
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# Posted: 29 Dec 2018 21:53
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Lookin' a li'l ragged there, my friend. That'll clear the territory.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 30 Dec 2018 12:01
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It's a life long dream that I just had to do.I had my doubt some times if I would ever get the chance but here I am.lots of ups and downs that came with building and going off grid but the end result, just amazing feelings of accomplishment and having pride in yourself.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 30 Dec 2018 12:29
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Quoting: rayyy It's a life long dream that I just had to do.
you got that, rayyy, yessir
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 30 Dec 2018 21:22
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Yes rayyy the dream has come true.
It just keeps getting better all the time as we spend more time at camp and come up with inventive ways to make living the off grid life easier in our old age.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 31 Dec 2018 06:49
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Quoting: silverwaterlady ....and come up with inventive ways to make living the off grid life easier in our old age.
yup, most ever day a bit o' knowledge is gained
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