Gear Acres
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Ran out of rocks and energy
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- Published on Saturday, 26 May 2012
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....at just about the same time. You just can't plan it any better than that.Retaining wall installed
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- Published on Friday, 25 May 2012
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We finished up the retaining installation. But of course the project is not yet completed.The main blocks are just stacked on top of one another and back filled with gravel for drainage. The caps are glued on with Loctite adhesive for stone and granite. The adhesive takes at least 24 hours to cure so check your weather...
Rocking the new mailbox
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- Published on Friday, 25 May 2012
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We knew that something was needed to keep the dirt from washing away every time it rains. We also knew that we wanted something that was fairly permanent, would stay put during rain and snow storms, and was inexpensive.In the past I have purchased my rocks at a local company and was always satisfied with the rocks I received...
Finishing this project is taking too long
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- Published on Monday, 21 May 2012
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Several days ago we ran out of cap pieces for the retaining wall along the driveway and behind the mailbox. We went back to the Home Depot where we originally purchased the blocks and caps. Only 7 remained and we purchased those pieces.We then continued with the project and soon came to a stop when we needed more caps. ...
We're exhausted but progress was made
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- Published on Friday, 18 May 2012
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I feel like someone ran over me with a truck. We installed about 2/3 of the blocks. I need to purchased more plus the cap pieces. Thank goodness we don't do this for a living. It is probably easier with big equipment and soft soil to shovel but this little bit was a nightmare.
Of course , we still need to back...
Mailbox in place
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- Published on Friday, 18 May 2012
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We finished up the mailbox installation today. The numbers that I bought for the post all needed to be trimmed down on each side so that they fit in the recessed area of the post. R used aviation shears to cut the aluminum plates that I purchased the other day. They are made of aluminum so that should make them...New Mail Box Post
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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We were finally able to get around to continuing the new mail box post installation.
The 4 X 4 post has had plenty of time to set up so we were ready to move on and slide the molded black plastic mailbox post over the 4 X 4. It went on nicely and fits snug. So far..so good.
Next we attached the arm that will hold the...
Camera Woes
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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This camera fiasco is starting to seriously crimp my photo taking. I can't seem to send a photo in an email nor insert one into a Craigslist listing BUT I can insert them into my blog. I'm beginning to think that it might be the size of the photo that is keeping me from inserting into an email.I even tried my cell phone...
Let the new mail box installation begin
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012
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We started digging for the new mail box installation since we are in small short project mode until the weather stabilizes.The winter of 2011 was not kind to our mail box post. The mail box survives the snow plow but the post did not. Heavy wet snow being flung from a plow doing 50mph+ can kill even the best of mailbox...
Flood Update
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- Published on Monday, 07 May 2012
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The creek water had retreated back to it's bank within two days but it left in it's wake a mess. It will be weeks before we can walk on the lawn to pick up the twigs and branches.Missy the peacock was gone for 2 days following the intense rain. I have no idea where she was hunkered down at but when she showed up at her feed...
