On Friday, August 29, 2014 7:55:25 AM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 8/29/14 7:41 AM, Poco Loco wrote:


You'll have noticed that Krause got out of this thread pretty fast. His bull**** didn't float long.



Hehehe. What an anal-yst you aren't.

This obsession of your's with John isn't healthy. Seek help.

On 8/29/14 11:29 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:55:25 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Hehehe. What an anal-yst you aren't. The reality is that once again I
got bored by Greg's over-responding, especially when he is working extra
hard to justify his right-wing prejudices.

This from a guy who waxes on endlessly about his "higher education"
that ended during the Nixon administration.


You'd be wrong...again.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:29:05 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:55:25 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Hehehe. What an anal-yst you aren't. The reality is that once again I
got bored by Greg's over-responding, especially when he is working extra
hard to justify his right-wing prejudices.

This from a guy who waxes on endlessly about his "higher education"
that ended during the Nixon administration.

===

Heh, and it wasn't even all that relevant then. Too bad he wasn't
offered a good course in personal responsibility and civil behavior.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:00:35 -0400, wrote:

I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

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Damn, that shed is built like the proverbial brick sh*t house!

:-)

Nice.

The pavers was my wife's idea. Centex threw away 20 driveways worth at
Cedar Glen in the Brooks and I got a bunch of them.
We have them everywhere, except on the ground.

The first thing we built was this fireplace on the lanai. She couldn't
wait until it was finished to try it out
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/JUDYFIR2.jpg\

===

You need to delete the back slash after .jpg

We also did the back wall of the garage, where the tiki bar is.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/tikibar.jpg


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Nice signage. :-)

Speaking of technology changes, we're in the middle of Long Island
Sound right now doing about 10 knots westbound. The Manhattan
skyline is just emerging from the water in front of us and it's a
beautiful late summer day up here in the north country.

On 8/29/2014 10:22 AM, wrote:
On Friday, August 29, 2014 7:55:25 AM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 8/29/14 7:41 AM, Poco Loco wrote:


You'll have noticed that Krause got out of this thread pretty fast. His bull**** didn't float long.



Hehehe. What an anal-yst you aren't.

This obsession of your's with John isn't healthy. Seek help.

We've told him time and time again about his mental issues. You'd think
his wife would be at least caring enough to get him to a competent shrink.

On 8/29/2014 11:50 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:00:35 -0400, wrote:

I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg

===

Damn, that shed is built like the proverbial brick sh*t house!

:-)

Nice.

The pavers was my wife's idea. Centex threw away 20 driveways worth at
Cedar Glen in the Brooks and I got a bunch of them.
We have them everywhere, except on the ground.

The first thing we built was this fireplace on the lanai. She couldn't
wait until it was finished to try it out
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/JUDYFIR2.jpg\

===

You need to delete the back slash after .jpg

We also did the back wall of the garage, where the tiki bar is.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/tikibar.jpg


===

Nice signage. :-)

Speaking of technology changes, we're in the middle of Long Island
Sound right now doing about 10 knots westbound. The Manhattan
skyline is just emerging from the water in front of us and it's a
beautiful late summer day up here in the north country.


God bless you, I hope I get to see that someday... safe journey...

On 8/28/14 10:16 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:42:51 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:


I can testify to the fact that carrying concrete blocks all day does not require a lick of training
or specialized skill. Buying a bag of mortar and following the mixing directions doesn't take a lot
of skill either, although a little knowledge of the English language may be helpful.

I got a pretty good schooling on laying block when I was building my 3
additions in Maryland. My contractor (and a personal friend) was
teaching his boy the trade and I was just another student/helper on
that job. I mixed mortar, stacked block on the scaffolds and laid
block to the line in the field.
If you get the mortar right, not as easy as it would seem, and you
understand the process, you can learn to lay block to the line pretty
quickly. Laying the piers in the corners and getting everything
started is a trick. Actually going fast only comes with experience.
I still think that a reasonably intelligent person could be a pretty
decent block mason in a summer. Brick may take longer, particularly if
you want to go fast.
\
I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg



Once the footers were poured and inspected, a retiree bricklayer friend
of mine, an active bricklayer and I did all the block work, including
steel reinforcement, over a two day weekend. They probably could have
done it faster without my "expert help". I mostly mixed mortar and
carried the block. The rest of the place was finished and buttoned up
over the course of the summer, including the installation of a wood
stove. Now, we have 'lectricity, finished interior walls, strip heat and
an A/C unit. It's still just a storage building, but we have slept out
there in it...there's a regulation bed.

http://tinyurl.com/m56ahrj

On 8/29/2014 12:16 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 8/28/14 10:16 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:42:51 -0400, Poco Loco
wrote:


I can testify to the fact that carrying concrete blocks all day does
not require a lick of training
or specialized skill. Buying a bag of mortar and following the mixing
directions doesn't take a lot
of skill either, although a little knowledge of the English language
may be helpful.

I got a pretty good schooling on laying block when I was building my 3
additions in Maryland. My contractor (and a personal friend) was
teaching his boy the trade and I was just another student/helper on
that job. I mixed mortar, stacked block on the scaffolds and laid
block to the line in the field.
If you get the mortar right, not as easy as it would seem, and you
understand the process, you can learn to lay block to the line pretty
quickly. Laying the piers in the corners and getting everything
started is a trick. Actually going fast only comes with experience.
I still think that a reasonably intelligent person could be a pretty
decent block mason in a summer. Brick may take longer, particularly if
you want to go fast.
\
I built the back half of this
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/bric...ed%20house.jpg



Once the footers were poured and inspected, a retiree bricklayer friend
of mine, an active bricklayer and I did all the block work, including
steel reinforcement, over a two day weekend. They probably could have
done it faster without my "expert help". I mostly mixed mortar and
carried the block. The rest of the place was finished and buttoned up
over the course of the summer, including the installation of a wood
stove. Now, we have 'lectricity, finished interior walls, strip heat and
an A/C unit. It's still just a storage building, but we have slept out
there in it...there's a regulation bed.

http://tinyurl.com/m56ahrj

How many of youse guys sleep on that regulation bed on any given evening?

On Friday, August 29, 2014 9:50:08 AM UTC-4, Harrold wrote:

Is there something of interest, to the group, you'd like to share about

your life?



God...I hope not.

On Friday, August 29, 2014 1:16:24 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:

Once the footers were poured and inspected, a retiree bricklayer friend

of mine, an active bricklayer and I did all the block work, including

steel reinforcement, over a two day weekend.



Sure you did you ****ing LIAR.

**** OFF AND DIE.