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2012
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People: |
Kerrs and Blakemans at Christmas |
"My thoughts and sayings ... |
"Seeds through the air" |
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"My life in a barn" by Eileen Blakeman |
Coyote camouflage |
Wrens on a Joshua Tree |
Fauna: |
Birdnest in a Pencil Cholla cactus |
A scorpion in my Dewalt drill bit kit |
Bobcat at our pond |
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Three roaming coyotes |
Desert tortoise |
Teddybear Cholla |
Flora: |
Apricot Mallow flower |
Vacuuming dry brush from under deck |
Puddle on a rock |
Scenery: |
Sunrise over Palm Springs from Interstate 10 |
A January sky in the high desert |
Walmart supercenter Joshua Tree, CA |
Area: |
Marienne Uy of the Country Kitchen |
Handstand on Laguna's main beach |
Checking dog into United cargo BOS |
Travel: |
United waiting to depart BOS |
United Airlines cargo LAX |
The high Desert car wash, Yucca Valley |
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1998 Dodge Sportsvan |
Las Caseuelas Terraza in Palm Springs |
Big Bear snowfall December 26, 2013 |
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The Hotel Laguna |
Checking dog into United cargo LAX |
The 29 Palms Inn restaurant |
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United flightdeck before departure |
Catalina Island from Laguna Beach |
Cleaning the solar panels with snow |
Power: |
Four Sharp ND-216U2 solar panels |
48V banks of Deka B-DK-8A27 batteries |
Attaching heat cable with silicone tape |
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Installed carriage lamp on the carport |
A new lamp on our utility house |
battery will not hold a full charge |
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battery rack castor broke off |
trailer rack with electric and plumbing |
With a GFCI outlet |
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Installing a heat tape |
Pulling a heat tape with molding |
Preparing to install heat tape |
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Securing heat tape with silicone tape |
Heat tape plugged into GFCI outlets |
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sixteen new Deka batteries |
The Outback MATE 3 screen |
voltmeter readings of Deka batteries |
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Unpacking a new Deka 8G27 MH17218 |
Hanover cast wall lantern on carport |
Electrical outlet with heat tapes |
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controller, 63A breaker, inverter |
Switch under the Exeltech inverter |
Sharp ND-216U2 solar panels and specs |
Water: |
Ice pushed this valve off its pipe |
2007: ice shattered this PVC pipe |
Easyheat freeze protection cables |
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The Rheem RTG64XLP has arrived |
Rheem water heater hangs on fence panel |
Laundry in a Danby DTT420 twin tub |
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Detergent suds over our pond |
Cleaning the pond pump filters |
Duckweed in the mail |
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Duckweed on the pond |
A neighbors hose is filling the pond |
The Wonder Water II truck hose |
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Ice sprung a leak in this Rheem WH |
Water tank PVC shutoff |
Removing the old tankless water heater |
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Clamping shutoff valve over its pipe |
Spray from an ice split in the pipe |
Stretch and seal silicone tape |
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Covering the hole with a stick-on pad |
Securing heat tape with silicone tape |
Trying out a clear silicone tape |
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The clear silicone needs extra wrap |
Attaching trellis with clear tape |
Heat tapes lead to GFCI outlets |
Deck: |
Gluing split redwood deck board |
SketchUp replication of rear deck |
Gluing broken deck board |
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Reasssembling deck |
Measuring for a raised shed platform |
Lumber for building a shed platform |
Structural: |
Framing our raised shed platform |
SketchUp of shed platform and steps |
SketchUp of shed platform and steps |
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Our Lifetime shed on a raised platform |
Storing LP tanks in shed |
Our homesite with the new Lifetime shed |
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future shed platform between boulders |
future shed platform between boulders |
April 2002 after the stone wall |
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A 4x6 gets the height of the platform |
4x4s carry the platform temporarily |
One corner cut to overlap a boulder |
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Temporary 2x4 legs carry one corner |
Determining where post will meet pier |
Digging-chiseling the first post hole |
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Pouring concrete into a Sonotube |
this corner is way off center |
The pipe should go up the center |
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The southwest post is attached |
plywood attached with 2" screws |
Waterproofing the plywood decking |
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coated with bear cedar waterproofing |
Marking the first stringer |
Verifying new stringer will fit |
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first stringer to mark the others |
3 stringers 2 skirts 2 risers |
Stringers loosely assembled |
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aluminum footings protect the wood |
stringer frame to platform frame |
concrete is poured into Sonotube form |
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The middle stringer gets a hanger |
shim puts skirt even with stringer |
Topping skirt even with plywood |
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Adding top step, extension and riser |
Trimming plywood overhang to fit riser |
SketchUp of proposed shed platform |
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SketchUp of proposed shed platform |
SketchUp of proposed shed platform |
SketchUp of the proposed shed platform |
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SketchUp of the proposed shed platform |
SketchUp of proposed shed platform |
Cutting posts from 4x4s |
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Getting height and slope of railing |
Bolting with flush barbed tee nut |
8" bolts through post-skirt-stringer |
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Pre-drilling the redwood railings |
Treating the railings with Thompson's |
top posts will support deck railings |
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The Lifetime shed label |
Unpacking the Lifetime shed |
The Lifetime shed 6405 PDF manual |
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Assembling the Lifetime shed floor |
Unpacking the Lifetime shed |
Assembling the Lifetime shed walls |
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Assembling the Lifetime shed doors |
Wind flipped this corner out |
Installing Lifetime shed end roof cap |
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Under the Lifetime shed roof |
The Lifetime shed from above |
The Lifetime shed window |
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The shed rafter is 82 inches plus |
The Lifetime shed interior |
Adding ladder hangers to Lifetime shed |
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Adding ladder hangers to Lifetime shed |
Adding ladder hangers to Lifetime shed |
The Lifetime shed interior |
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The shed doors are level |
Lifetime support sent a new channel |
Testing that rain water will drain out |
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Carport, trailer, Lifetime shed |
Solar house, carport, trailer |
The solar utility house and the trailer |
Renovation: |
Measuring for a SketchUp CAD drawing |
Bracing a shed platform post |
Creating a post base in SketchUp |
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2003 photo of deck frame |
Sketching deck for SketchUp |
Sketching the deck frame in SketchUp |
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Measuring deck for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
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Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
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Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
Measuring the pipes for SketchUp |
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SketchUp replication of deck framing |
Of the deck framing, plumbing, electric |
Framing, plumbing, electric and tapes |
Interior: |
Home Depot Christmas |
Filling a Zen water 8 gallon purifier |
Mr Heater Buddy |
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All liquids into fridge for the summer |
Hauling rock with a 2007 Prius |
Our dog's arthritic xray |
Other: |
The able table |
Luxottica italian glasses fell apart |
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