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I just want to say:

for the GPs Anonymous

I'm almost done framing in the back of the camper. The plan is to finish it up tomorrow. That's the plan.

The plan for today was to finish it, but then one of the neighbors came to visit right when I was getting ready to start working. Then another showed up, and there went the afternoon.
I got a good start on framing in the back.
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Looking better and better!
Looking good
It's getting late, 9:30 here, and I should find something to eat... I got busy today and forgot to eat anything. Oh well, it's not like I'm skin and bone. On the brighter side, I drank a lot of water today along with my daily supply of coffee.

We just had a whopper of a thunderstorm pass over, it rained so hard I couldn't see the neighbor's house, about 100 yards away. The wind blew branches and debris, there was some quarter size hail, the sky was strobing with lightning, and the thunder shook the house. The lights flickered a few times, but we did not lose power, surprisingly. After half an hour of this fierce onslaught, the storm weakened and eventually passed. Shortly after, I received the alert on my phone to seek shelter from a severe storm with winds reaching 80 mph, heavy rain, and quarter-sized hail!

Nice to get the warning after the storm.
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Better late than never, I suppose.
That's a lot of help! *Laugh*
intuey - I know, right. I suppose the people at the National Weather Service were all in the basement under a sturdy table until after the storm passed, and then they went back upstairs and sent out the alert. *Headbang*
I put the header and bottom rail in the one damaged wall today, That part is about done except for paneling (or what ever we decide on for inside decor.

Tomorrow, I hope to start on the back wall.
Yesterday's "Question of the Day!"  asked, "How can you ruin mealtime in just four words?"

Today, while picking up some items for the HiLo project, I was thinking about where to get something for lunch. The question was answered not in four words but in one image.

As I approached the checkout, a woman in tight yoga pants was in line before me. Down the seat of her pants was a dark and rather large skidmark! To make it worse, three flies were buzzing around the stain and landing on it! *Sick*

I'll skip lunch and hopefully have the vile image removed from my cognizance by dinner time.
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Annette - Okay... more cultural differences, I guess.

McDonalds. (In Sydney they call it Maccy-D's; the rest of Australia calls the place Macca's. Fun fact: the McCafe started in Australia.)
s - Although I haven't seen or experienced anything outright nasty at McDonald's, I haven't been there since I watched Supersize Me   in 2005.
I tried Burger King about ten years ago because my kids wanted a specific toy that came in the kids meal. I can honestly say that the product that they push over the counter as "food" is not likely recognized as "generally safe" in every country in the world except the USA.
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Annette - When Supersize Me came out, people decried it because they said no-one would eat just McDonald's for breakfast, lunch and tea. Sort of right. My sister would have McDonalds for breakfast and lunch and go from Macca's to Burger King to KFC for tea.

Every day & night.

For 18 months.

Thing is, her (then) husband was a great cook! For our family, it was a sad documentary.
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Well... it means "you're back". Me? I'm here regardless... going nowhere at the moment.
I have most of the side wall completed except for paneling. Tomorrow I hope to get a good start on the back wall.
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Excellent progress. Were I foolish enough to attempt such a thing - and I'm not 'cuz, as they say, "My mama didn't raise no fool" - I'd still be staring at the outside wondering how to remove... anything.
Writer_Mike - I know the feeling. It's been a challenge figuring out how to tear out the bad stuff as well as how to put it back together. I'm learning as I go.
Writer_Mike - As I said, it's a learning process. Today, while showing my progress to my wife, I realized it would be nice to have a light switch by the door, so I'll be pulling the panel out, running the wires, installing the switch, and then I can move on to the next part of the project.
I've been plugging away on the HiLo. I finished cutting the braces and installed them on one section of wall. I still need to brace it and insulate, but it was slow going today.

On a side note, this is the third day without rain!

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It looks good.
Elycia Lee ☮ - Thank you.
There has been some mention of procrastination in the Newsfeed today so I want to make a statement. As many of you know, I've recently purchased a HiLo camper in need of some work. In case you didn't know, let me explain; I recently purchased a HiLo camper in need of some work,

Now, what was I saying?

Oh, I was going to say that in a couple of weeks, my wife has five days off in a row. We were thinking about going on a road trip, but then the HiLo project started and she suggested that we should take that time to work on the camper. But, yesterday while she was enjoying a day out and about with her son, they came upon a cozy little campground in southern Minnesota by Walnut Grove.

After she told me about it, I went online and reserved a campsite for us to enjoy during her time off; so yes, another camping outing in about two weeks. I think it will be a nice break from working on the HiLo, and it will be over our anniversary.

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That's soooo romantic! *Heart* Hardly procrastination at all. *Laugh* Love the gif.
Another busy day. My wife assisted with removing the awning off of the HiLo before she had to go to work so I could repair the track that holds it. The track is fine but it was partially coming loose and therefore leaking water inside when it rains; and may I say, that's almost a daily ordeal this year.

I did get it secured again and sealed it up, but most of the sealing and caulking is temporary until I get to recoating the roof; I'm thinking about a couple of coats of Flex Seal over it. For the time being, however, it's just a matter of stopping any leaks to prevent further damage so I can start framing up the back wall and part of one side wall. Hopefully, I can get the materials to start on that tomorrow.

It's been slow going because of the weather; it's been very hot and extremely humid and it's parked out in the full sun, so lots of breaks and lots of water.
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Sounds like hard going. I hope you are able to drink enough water and remember to replace the electrolytes you loose through sweat.
Scarypotato - definitely losing a lot of water and electrolytes, but I'm drinking plenty of water. Also, I'm drinking coffee, which is water infused with the key electrolyte caffeine. Seriously, I have electrolyte powder to add to my water. otherwise I find I get cramps when I sweat a lot.
That's a lot of hard work. I hope the weather cooperates, as far as rain or dangerously hot are concerned. The humidity is probably a given.
I have the second round of caulking complete and know how a cat feels on a hot tin roof. But, I'm taking a break, rehydrating, and then it's time to raise it up and do some stuff inside with the A/C going.

I had a thought. Yes, I know, this may spell trouble. But anyhow, I was thinking that since it's a HiLo camper and it needs to be painted, instead of going with white, like it is now, maybe we should paint it silver.

That way, whenever we are raising it up or lowering it down, we can cry out, "HiLo Silver, away!"

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Do it! Do it!
You'll have to have the name put on the camper (along with a horse decal, of course!) And then wear a mask when you're towing it! *Laugh*
*Music2* And it's HiLo silver lining...*Music2*
It was nice to have a bit of time to spend here this morning, but I must get outside to finish caulking on the HiLo camper so it has time to set before more rain this afternoon. After that, it's time to raise it up and get some measurements inside so I can determine guess what I'll need to get for lumber to start framing in the damaged walls.

Thankfully, I can work inside even if it's raining, and the A/C works, so it will be comfortable. It's almost time to pretend I'm a carpenter...

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I had no idea you looked like that. Impressive carpentry skills however... *Wink*
Beholden - Thanks. It may be a result of spending too much time at the Banana Bar and hanging around with Andre.
In case you're wondering what the heck a HiLo camper is, I found a short video that shows one. Ours however is a bit different, being a fifth wheel and different model. So it's the same only different...

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Our HiLo sustained a lot of water damage to the upper back wall and the upper section behind the door. Most of the rest is in good condition. Oh, and I discovered that as well as playing carpenter, I'll also be playing plumber and replacing some burst water lines.
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