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[user 30781]

I've had scanners for years.  Love having the app on my phone.  Plus, it's kind of entertaining.  So happens there's something big going on about a mile from me, large police presence.  Didn't hear the original call so I have no idea what's going on though.

Yeah, I'm nosy.

 

[travelaround]

I used to have a scanner here in "the camp" but one day on Christmas morning three men were in a car that went over the cliff near Coon Creek... that was a hard way to start Christmas Day, for first responders and everyone else involved. Only one man survived. I haven't been listening to scanners since then . . . and that was at least fifteen years ago.

 

[maki2]

When I am waking up I usualy mentally review upcoming tasks.before I get out of bed.

This morning I realized that my screen room with the wind panels secured around it is going to be a huge help for putting the water based varnish finish on, the gravel road and wind gust kicks up a lot of dust but the panels can block most of that out plus keeping out the bugs. The fine screening collects a lot of the dust and restricts air movement, a disadvantage on hot days but a useful advantage for this task. With the panels up the inside of the shelter gets hot and that means the varnish will dry quickly. My trailer is much too small to do the varnish work inside of it plus I want the finish well cured before the doors get installed. No lingering odors.

 

[user 30781]

I'm charging up all my USB stuff and getting ready to go on another adventure.  It's supposed to rain where I'm going Saturday and Sunday but I don't care, I have a rain jacket.  Friday night will be my first time in the van sleeping and being able to listen to the rain and I can hardly wait.

This is going to be a rockhounding trip to the Snoqualmie Valley east of Seattle.  Maybe I'll find another big ol' piece of jade!




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[user 30781]

^^^ If I have time I'm going to hit up Larsen's Bakery in Ballard too. I thought I'd had enough smorkage this year but I was mistaken. A ham and cheese croissant sounds good for lunch too. The rain Friday night is supposed to lessen around noon Saturday, this will be a good way to kill a few hours before I hit the gravel bars and riverbanks again.

 

[travelaround]

I should spend more time exploring northern and eastern Washington. So much to see and do there!

RV repair person came here with catalogs for me today - to see what else I might want to add to my van build.

 

[user 30781]

And it just occurred to me, I can get some decent Chinese food!! We have none here, it's all awful.

Found a dim sum place in Issaquah with great Yelp reviews and they serve dim sum all day off the menu. So excite!!

 

[Sofisintown]

woohoo... 94 today in the LCV. The humidity was a real bear at 27%. If it's gonna be hot it HAS to be <20%

With all due respect, 27% humidity is for the birds.
It was 69 F today here, and the humidity was 55% earlier.
In the summer it can shoot up over 85% after a nice rain...

 

[maki2]

Have a treat for me at Larsens as well. Ballard is my home base neighborhood and of course Larsens is a favorite stop

But more than missing Larsens I miss all the stores for build supplies, that area of Seattle along the ship canal is a van builders supply paradise.

 

[user 30781]

Have a treat for me at Larsens as well. Ballard is my home base neighborhood and of course Larsens is a favorite stop

But more than missing Larsens I miss all the stores for build supplies, that area of Seattle along the ship canal is a van builders supply paradise.

I will buy a kringle and eat it in your honor.  Gladly.

There used to be a store in Georgetown not too far from the west slope of Beacon Hill, I think it was called  Woodworkers?  They had all kinds of exotic woods and tools and oh man.  That store was a Valu Mart when I was a child.  I think Fred Meyer may have absorbed that chain.

 

[maki2]

Slow start to the day, I just did not want to work so it was nearly noon before I got to work on cabinet door assembly. A very rouhh start as things did not go smoothly. But after a while I identified what was causing the issue and changed my methods of work and now all is going OK with drilling pocket holes for the screws and fastening the pieces together. I have 9 of the 17 doors assembled but game called on account of dark. My hands and back also had enough stress for the day so a short day was for the day.

My special order for Honda eu1000 generator high altude compatible jet for the carburetor is ready to pick up. I will go to town for that tomorrow. But before I install that part I will finsh assembling cabinet doors and cut pieces for drawer fronts.

 

[user 30781]

A friend just posted a pic of her garden on FB and she has some pretty purple columbines. I was telling her about the alpine meadow we came across years ago when we were exploring the forest road up in the mountains out of Salmon La Sac campground near Roslyn, WA. It was loaded with trilliums, white and purple, and wild columbine. I just found a page of photos of it and I didn't realize there was a campground up there! Now I want to go!

http://www.campeverycountywa.com/ph...M2ul2npK67sY3B74KhW2XWNNbau5oHS7IMzyLWD5shus0

Edit: Another time a girlfriend and I drove up to Salmon La Sac one weekend before it opened, there was still some snow. We were wandering around and all of I sudden I heard this deep snuffling noise. It had to be a bear. We took off like a shot, practically levitated over a creek and made it to our car. It was quite the distance too. That bear never stood a chance of getting us. lol

 

[maki2]

That store is callled Woodcraft. It is still there, i used to be a "valued" customer.

 

[maki2]

If snow was on the ground. it was more likely an elk or moose rather than a bear. They also make snuffling noises when they eat.

 

[travelaround]

Just met with the RV man again. I may be able to have my washer and dryer in the build. I put the dryer in the van so the woodworker can see the size. Also put my Iceco refrigerator in there.. hopefully they'll find a way to include them in the build.

The man who will do the floor (new linoleum) and woodwork is ready to work but they haven't ordered all the things I'll have installed. These things take time, I guess. New hand grips will be installed next to the doors that don't have them.

I checked on the sales prices of similar vans and saw mine hasn't lost much value in the last couple years. I wonder if it will go up in value with all the RV type improvements.

 

[maki2]

Photo time
All the doors are assembled but not sanded and the edges are not yet rounded over with a router. Still that is major progress!

For those wondering what material fills in the center panel of the door it is Pfifertex woven mesh. Very strong stuff, they use it for high end outdoor lawn furniture. The mesh will allow some air ventilation movement through the cabinet doors but the weave is tight enough to obscure the contents of the cabinet. Thrift store find for a fraction of the cost.

Now that the fun is over it is cleanup time and I sure did make a big mess with scraps of wood, sawdust and lots of tools to cleanup and put away. That will take a while to get done.

Tomorrow is try to fix my generator time. I picked up the new high altitude jet this morning. Unfortunately I am not all that hopeful about getting it to run smoothly but of course I absolutely hope my skepticism is not justified.

 

[nature lover]

Nice work Maki2. My cabinet doors Are Fancy concaved doors When the humidity is up and flat straight ones when the humidity is down. My DIY cabinets in my build would make a carpenter laugh and a cabinet maker cry. What can I say, they work for me. I envy your skills.

I have returned to the Tuscarora Forest. (Perry County PA) I Was by the pond in Lancaster County for a few days. I posted a picture of that pond last year. I am at a different forestry site for the next seven days and last week. much lower elevation but still secluded quiet and beautiful. it’s less than 2 miles to an Amish bake shop, from this camp. I Don’t know how that happened

God bless Every nomad those with skills and those without. And God bless Mrs. king who owns the bake shop.

 

[WILD@HEART]

Hot temps bumping 100 - shade/ac & keeping hydrated are a must.
Early mornings, evenings and overnite are still nice.
Hang'n in there... cause there's ice cream and ice cubes

 

[maki2]

The skills required to make those doors are not all that high end. Carefull measuring is of course important. But the sawing is very easy as the hand saw is guided for making accurate cuts. A drill motor is required but the drilling is also done with a guided fixture. So pretty easy for a beginning woodworker to get good results by purchasing a couple of jigs, the Japanese miter saw set and the basic Keg jig set. The right tools can turn a beginner into a competent cabinet builder. Even better for beginners, no scary or super noisy power tools, just a basic drill- driver motor.

 

[Ravella and X]

This one is for the dreamers and planners, a little dose of reality...

100 degrees and thunder and lightening and dirty, dirty sideways rain in a walmart parking lot. With a semi15 yards from me that has been running for hours. Can't open the windows on one side to let the wind through, because it brings in too much dirt and rain.

Oh the joys of getting from one nice camp to another!

Roses do have thorns! Heh.