YJ02
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if i had a hot house, i would not have to buy any peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage or spinach any longer
Grow your own food/ home, yard and garden DIY stuff/fixing your own home issues
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if i had a hot house, i would not have to buy any peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage or spinach any longer
I agree with this. I also do agree with you that capitalism is bullshit. It allows those without any merit to become extremely wealthy by using financial tools and inheritance.
YJ02
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when i get older and even more decrepit, i just may buy one of these things
the price is sure to come down, as have other cordless electric tools, and, unlike an electric car, it makes sense. no fouling your gas engine with gas with ethanol in it, no air filter changes, no oil changes or tune ups. and the machine is much much lighter
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https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/riding-lawn-mowers/electric-riding-mowers
the price is sure to come down, as have other cordless electric tools, and, unlike an electric car, it makes sense. no fouling your gas engine with gas with ethanol in it, no air filter changes, no oil changes or tune ups. and the machine is much much lighter
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https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/riding-lawn-mowers/electric-riding-mowers
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Lord Ba'al
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I suspect it may take quite a while. Especially since the pages are all still together. If you had torn out all the pages and mixed them up with the compost, I think they would deteriorate a lot faster.
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
well yeah!! But that is the standard procedure... so it wouldn't be an experiment if I did it that way
we have two large composting piles- this is the old one that we used all the compost from last year. thought it was a good time to put this stuff at the bottom and form a new pile of grass clippings and other items around it
the density of the paper, which will stay wet and even denser, is the challenge for the critters to work on
books like this wont even do a thorough burn in a extremely hot wood stove- i've tried, when cleaning out the ashes there is still a core center that is untouched by fire
Lord Ba'al
Well Known GateFan
Put some termites on it. Or bookworms
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
earthworms do an amazing job actuallyPut some termites on it. Or bookworms
you may be surprised at just what can be composted to usable and rich soil in a fairly short period of time
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
not the experiment, besides ash would contribute a entirely different component, especially paper ash
Lord Ba'al
Well Known GateFan
What's the project?
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
well, its bigger then a breadbox but smaller then a mausoleum....
it will be a deck
we had one there near the river before, but it was on the ground and closer to the river. it made it through many floods until one time it didn't
this one is over 8ft up on the river side... it will not wash away-at least not in my lifetime
have it framed, next step is to cut the stringers and build steps
Lord Ba'al
Well Known GateFan
Cool! I thought you were building a tree house. I'm assuming this deck is in your back yard? Keep me updated with pics please!well, its bigger then a breadbox but smaller then a mausoleum....
it will be a deck
we had one there near the river before, but it was on the ground and closer to the river. it made it through many floods until one time it didn't
this one is over 8ft up on the river side... it will not wash away-at least not in my lifetime
have it framed, next step is to cut the stringers and build steps
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
Cool! I thought you were building a tree house. I'm assuming this deck is in your back yard? Keep me updated with pics please!
i intend to... part of my "training" to become a self taught irritating vlogger
just didn't work on it today
yes in my back yard. you remember the pics up thread i put in last yr of the river area? same place
Lord Ba'al
Well Known GateFan
That's nice man. I wish I had a yard like that.i intend to... part of my "training" to become a self taught irritating vlogger
just didn't work on it today
yes in my back yard. you remember the pics up thread i put in last yr of the river area? same place
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
more progress.. got held up by weather and "toilet paper zombie dodging" shopping
anyhow
of course, right where i wanted the left side stair stringer to rest on the ground there had to be an unmovable rock!
tried to compensate with digging out all the soil and bridging with the 6x6 but even though the stairs are 2 direction- level, the left stringer had to be splayed out
you may notice the side frame 2x6's are canted and askew- but they are horizontally level! the cant comes from tacking them on to trees and of course the trees are not vertically level
i am going to shore up each corner tacked to a tree with a 4x4 put in vertically to carry the load into the ground, post and lintel style
then its just decking and rails and done
fortunately hardware and building supply stores are allowed to remain opened so i will be able to get more wood
5 yr old included for scale
anyhow
of course, right where i wanted the left side stair stringer to rest on the ground there had to be an unmovable rock!
tried to compensate with digging out all the soil and bridging with the 6x6 but even though the stairs are 2 direction- level, the left stringer had to be splayed out
you may notice the side frame 2x6's are canted and askew- but they are horizontally level! the cant comes from tacking them on to trees and of course the trees are not vertically level
i am going to shore up each corner tacked to a tree with a 4x4 put in vertically to carry the load into the ground, post and lintel style
then its just decking and rails and done
fortunately hardware and building supply stores are allowed to remain opened so i will be able to get more wood
5 yr old included for scale
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Lord Ba'al
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Looking good!
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
thanks... i should be able to true up all the visual imperfections (damned crooked trees!!) with the decking
YJ02
Well Known GateFan
it is done!!!
this is the first time i have made a video for public use,, it probably sucks and i know my voice sounds like shit... this broken tooth is giving me something like a lisp..
i think i may have over built, but that's a good thing, the joists and railings are tied in horizontally to the trees, and supported vertically by two "trusses" i made below as well as the one 6x6 in the front corner
this sucker is high enough and heavy enough, it isn't going to get washed away like the last one at ground level and lower down the bank was
it may look 'untrue' but all is vertically and horizontally level, can't do anything about the position of the trees, so it may look a bit askew
our 5 yr old daughter (adopted granddaughter) actually helped with this! she carried smaller pieces of 6x6 and 2x6's (all treated lumber = heavier), put in decking screws, helped to hold wood in position and i even taught her how to use a level
my apprentice
this is the first time i have made a video for public use,, it probably sucks and i know my voice sounds like shit... this broken tooth is giving me something like a lisp..
i think i may have over built, but that's a good thing, the joists and railings are tied in horizontally to the trees, and supported vertically by two "trusses" i made below as well as the one 6x6 in the front corner
this sucker is high enough and heavy enough, it isn't going to get washed away like the last one at ground level and lower down the bank was
it may look 'untrue' but all is vertically and horizontally level, can't do anything about the position of the trees, so it may look a bit askew
our 5 yr old daughter (adopted granddaughter) actually helped with this! she carried smaller pieces of 6x6 and 2x6's (all treated lumber = heavier), put in decking screws, helped to hold wood in position and i even taught her how to use a level
my apprentice
