We met the most adorable puppy tonight. We went to the South Shore Plaza, a large local mall, after dinner tonight to get some exercise since it's too cold to walk anywhere outside. There is a pet store in the mall, and we often stop in to see the puppies. My wife really wants to get a dog - our new yard is perfect for it - and it's fun to see all the different breeds. They let you play with the dogs too, which is a lot of fun.
When we got there, another couple was playing with the cutest dog. He was a Dogue de Bordeaux, or French Mastiff. We went over and played with him too. He was about three months old, and so friendly and cute. He was already pretty big, and from what I read about the breed, he is going to get huge (110+ lbs). He slobbered all over us, and kept trying to eat the other woman's purse. Maybe we should look into getting one of these dogs. They are really cute, are supposed to be good with other animals (we have two cats), and are quite distinctive.
Feb 11, 2007
Setting up shop
So we recently moved, listed our old house, and sold it. The closing is coming up next week, and I've been busy moving things between the old and new places. I had gotten most everything out except my large power tools from my shop. Luckily, one of my friends loaned me his trailer, and another friend lent me a hand, and we were able to move the table saw and drill press over today. That pretty much does it for my large equipment - I still have a few odds and ends and some lumber to move out, but now I can focus on setting up my new shop space.
I do woodworking as a hobby, but having a nice shop makes it more fun, and the new house has a great space (pics coming soon) for a shop. Out behind the house is a three-story barn. The middle level is even with the house, with the old hay loft above, and a huge (10+ car) parking area below. Even better, the barn has its own furnace, so I can heat the shop and work without freezing to death in the winter. I decided to turn the middle level, which is about the equivalent of a 6 car garage, into my wood shop. That level has a wooden floor that's in questionable shape in some spots, so I'm not comfortable parking on it, but it's a great shop space.
I'm going to need to do some work to get the space usable. There is a new subpanel in the building, but the old light fixtures and wiring are in poor shape and need to be repaired or replaced. Once I get that done and can turn the power back on, I need to bring someone to get the heater working again. There are some water-damaged ceilings that need to come out (the roof was repaired, but the interior damage never fixed), and some of the floor boards need to be replaced, and the floor shimmed up in some spots. I think a couple of the posts on the corners of the barn probably need to be fixed too. It will be a lot of work, but should be fun, and I'll have a great space to work in when I'm done. I plan to share my progress on this site, in case anyone is interested, and could maybe learn from what I'm doing.
I do woodworking as a hobby, but having a nice shop makes it more fun, and the new house has a great space (pics coming soon) for a shop. Out behind the house is a three-story barn. The middle level is even with the house, with the old hay loft above, and a huge (10+ car) parking area below. Even better, the barn has its own furnace, so I can heat the shop and work without freezing to death in the winter. I decided to turn the middle level, which is about the equivalent of a 6 car garage, into my wood shop. That level has a wooden floor that's in questionable shape in some spots, so I'm not comfortable parking on it, but it's a great shop space.
I'm going to need to do some work to get the space usable. There is a new subpanel in the building, but the old light fixtures and wiring are in poor shape and need to be repaired or replaced. Once I get that done and can turn the power back on, I need to bring someone to get the heater working again. There are some water-damaged ceilings that need to come out (the roof was repaired, but the interior damage never fixed), and some of the floor boards need to be replaced, and the floor shimmed up in some spots. I think a couple of the posts on the corners of the barn probably need to be fixed too. It will be a lot of work, but should be fun, and I'll have a great space to work in when I'm done. I plan to share my progress on this site, in case anyone is interested, and could maybe learn from what I'm doing.
Morons on Ice
So we recently moved to a new house on Boston's south shore, and our backyard borders on a good sized lake. Really nice views. Anyway, for the last few weeks, it has been pretty cold here, and the lake has started to freeze over. Note the word started. There is still a big hole, probably 100 feet across, in the middle of the lake, and obvious spots where there is water above the ice.
Last weekend, we woke up, looked out the window, and saw a couple of guys walking around on the half frozen lake. We wondered what to do. Should we go tell them to leave? Should we call the cops? Ultimately, I called my friend and asked if he wanted to come over and make some popcorn and watch these fools fall into the cold water. After about an hour, they were gone - we didn't see them leave, but we didn't hear about it on the news either, so I guess Darwin lost.
Well, the hole in the ice is still there. This morning, my wife woke me up to "They built a shack." Sure enough, we looked out the window, and not only had the number of idiots multiplied, they had erected some sort of structure out on the ice. Not sure what it was, but they seemed pretty excited about it. Then one of them started wandering around with a power auger, drilling holes in the ice. Brilliant. The ice is already unstable - let's make it worse. No idea why they were doing this. They didn't seem to be fishing or doing anything else useful. Maybe they were laying traps for the hockey players who appeared later. Unfortunately, no one seems to have fallen through yet. Morons 2, Darwin 0. Maybe the zoo will loan us a polar bear...
Last weekend, we woke up, looked out the window, and saw a couple of guys walking around on the half frozen lake. We wondered what to do. Should we go tell them to leave? Should we call the cops? Ultimately, I called my friend and asked if he wanted to come over and make some popcorn and watch these fools fall into the cold water. After about an hour, they were gone - we didn't see them leave, but we didn't hear about it on the news either, so I guess Darwin lost.
Well, the hole in the ice is still there. This morning, my wife woke me up to "They built a shack." Sure enough, we looked out the window, and not only had the number of idiots multiplied, they had erected some sort of structure out on the ice. Not sure what it was, but they seemed pretty excited about it. Then one of them started wandering around with a power auger, drilling holes in the ice. Brilliant. The ice is already unstable - let's make it worse. No idea why they were doing this. They didn't seem to be fishing or doing anything else useful. Maybe they were laying traps for the hockey players who appeared later. Unfortunately, no one seems to have fallen through yet. Morons 2, Darwin 0. Maybe the zoo will loan us a polar bear...
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