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Raven 10-20-2009, 01:13 PM so i could go back in time to 1850 
 
and tell the guy who built my roof  to 
cut the boards square on the ends  
instead of on a 15' degree angle 
 
that "LAZY BASTARD"  :fury: 
 
 
[[[[   sockem  ]]]]]  ((((   KAPOW )))))  BAM slam KA-BAM !!!! 
 
and an Uppercut....a  >>>  left hook  
>>>>  Knock out punch XXXX (-) (-) XXXX  ............:uhuh:  
Backbeach Jake 10-20-2009, 05:10 PM Sheathing? Rafter ends?  
Raven 10-20-2009, 06:19 PM sheathing....    fixing the big hole that was covered with plywood  
Backbeach Jake 10-20-2009, 07:00 PM I have an old house that's late 1800s. I'm convinced that they built a still before they broke ground.. Everything is half assed and nutso no matter where I start... I replaced some windows a few years ago, I had to reframe the openings, there were no headers ... on a load bearing wall. I was so wicked happy....not.....  
justplugit 10-20-2009, 07:18 PM Ya Rav, you mighta had a betta roof, but no jacuzzi. :D  
spence 10-20-2009, 07:18 PM Our current understanding of physics doesn't allow for time travel into the past...the future is a different matter! 
 
-spence  
Raven 10-20-2009, 07:31 PM Ya Rav, you mighta had a betta roof, but no jacuzzi. :D 
 
i am sore from ripping off the temp roof and re-installing 3/4 inch boards similar to what was used originally  
 
tomorrow is the tough part because it involves a valley that's going to be tricky to fix  and it's flashed with copper no less. 
 
thankfully my fiend with the saw mill told me i can just take whatever materials i needed to make repairs. What a gift. 
 
they re-roofed the place and didn't even use tar paper...  :confused: 
 
luckily for  tomorrow it'll be 65 degrees. 
problem was, it triggered a whole infestation of lady bugs 
that like to land on your face and of course you have to make sure it isn't a hornet. 
 
just got out of the Jacuzzi in fact  because i was rather stiff.  
Raven 10-20-2009, 07:35 PM I have an old house that's late 1800s. I'm convinced that they built a still before they broke ground.. Everything is half assed and nutso no matter where I start... I replaced some windows a few years ago, I had to reframe the openings, there were no headers ... on a load bearing wall. I was so wicked happy....not..... 
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i was working at one place Fred that was really old 
and they insulated it with newspaper and farmers overalls  
and a woman's corsair.  
justplugit 10-20-2009, 09:18 PM Careful, no more injuries. :doh:  
Raven 10-21-2009, 04:36 AM Careful, no more injuries. :doh: 
 
2 weeks ago i go to air start the chain saw as i bucked up lengths of slab wood .....and i was doing this time and again as i worked the pile....and the cord jams spinning the saw a 180 degrees into  
my leg (not running) but with a new sharp chain,  i still  got a nasty cut right thru my new dungarees with just one tooth... :doh: 
 
so that was my latest (blunder) ie  :think: safety reminder   LOL  
justplugit 10-21-2009, 07:03 PM You need one of those Tin Man suits or at least a pair of chain chaps. :hihi:  
Raven 10-21-2009, 08:32 PM you funny  Dave......oil can - oil can !  :grins: 
 
well,  i got that son of a bitch roof rebuilt  finally 
 
had to rebuild the peak of the kitchen roof where it meets the main house as it was completely gone 
 
that way i could stand on it to reach the rest and re-board it 
 
it's all tar papered and secured for this weekends rain storm 
next up i'll get a bundle of Shingles and finish it up 
 
finally have a roof over my head for winter.  yay ! 
I am sore  as hell though and it's taken two jacuzzi's 
to get rid of the pains....    
 
but the worst thing was the friggan Lady bugs  (hundreds of them always  on your face...) 
had to wear a surgical mask...  brush one off and another one lands on ya....pain in the ASS  
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