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    looking at their tools while posting pictures of mine.
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    Now this is what I have to deal with replacing...[IMG][/IMG]

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    And a whole lot of this...

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    "Teach the children quietly
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    Will rise up and fight while we stood still"

    I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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    I'm starting to agree with some of the others...

    FIRE!
    Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
    Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!

    Cat's are food... not friends!

    If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.

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    i agree...but what would be the fun in that...besides, rotten wood burns so poorly.
    "Teach the children quietly
    For someday sons and daughters
    Will rise up and fight while we stood still"

    I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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    stark assed naked and butt to nut with no issues
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    wow... Domey, I got to admit, you are a hell of a better man than I am. I would have marched right back to the guy who sold it to me, got my money back, then burnt down his house just on the principle of selling me something with that much work needing to be done. I gotta admit man, my heart is sinking when I saw those last pictures, knowing how much of a road you have in front of you. Ive never had to refurbish something to this extent, so Im hoping for the best here man.
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    I'm looking at it this way...I'm fixing it up to use on the weekends in the Spring thru Fall months, local use only. I'm not going to be driving it to Alaska in the middle of Winter. It's just going to be used by my future wife and myself to take a break at the local scenery, and to take the grandkids to the lake on the weekends. It doesn't have to be pretty, just functional. We just need a place to sleep, cook, clean up, shelter from the elements, and indoor plumbing seems to be important to the women for some bizarre reason. I've got nothing better to do in my spare time but projects around the house, and this is just one of them. I was thinking of replacing the roof...but why? Just fix it so it doesn't fall in on itself for the next decade, and I'll be happy. It's resale value will be practically nothing no matter how much money and time I put into it anyway. I've never had the money my whole life to be able to take something to an expert and tell them to fix it, and then write them a check. Early in life I learned to do most everything myself due to necessity. This is why I built my own house, because I saved over $100,000 doing it myself. So is this a challenge, yes. Do I regret buying it now seeing it total damage, yes. If I am going to replace one board, I might as well replace 20. So today, I'm going to keep taking out the million screws some idiot put in the rotten wood, pry up the roof edges, and replace the rotten lumber to keep it from falling in on itself, and keep it from leaking. Anyone want to buy a slightly used RV?
    "Teach the children quietly
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    Will rise up and fight while we stood still"

    I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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    (heaving imprecations at the dead Chevy Astro, and cursing the wallet for not being full enough)

    This.

    An acre or two near the end of the utilities, a septic tank, enough of a pad to park the RV and a small garage, garage being for a truck and full truck dolly, and I'd be set.

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    Went to Lowe's today and bought 2- 3/4x4x8 sheets of MDF for the bed and bench, 1- 1/2x4x8 for the sides of the bed frame and bench, and 8- 1/4x4x8 for the walls and ceiling, 2 large rolls of pink insulation, and 17-2x4x8 for general framing. Also 6 tubes of silicone calking, and a new calking gun. Last week bought new air staple gun, staples, 2 inch and 3 inch screws, 18 ga water for DC lights, 3 AC boxes and plugs, and a few things I can't think of. Yesterday I took out over 100 screws from the top rear and along 4 feet on each side of the top. I put a tarp over the RV, as it might rain. I hade to put up temporary bracing up as the roof wanted to fall in with no support. Tomorrow I start cutting out the rotten top plates and wall joists, (2x2) and replace them, then replace the roof supports, (2x4) and 1/4 inch ply on top of that, then secure the roof down into new wood. Then calk the hell out of it. Oh, I almost forgot. While driving to Lowe's, some drunk pulled out of the turning lane right into me, and placed a nice crease all down the driver side of my truck. It starts at the front of the rear crew cab half door and goes all the way back to the rear. It buckled the rear panel enough that the tail gate won't open. The cop said he smelled alcohol on his breath, but I don't know if he tested him. Get this...he was driving a rental because he totaled his car last week!
    "Teach the children quietly
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    Will rise up and fight while we stood still"

    I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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    Whoa, dude... if it weren't for bad luck...


    shit, just glad you're okay!
    Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
    Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!

    Cat's are food... not friends!

    If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.

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    Domey is there anyway you could have used aluminum studs for some of your repair job ?
    And have you prostrated yourself before BWRR and his better half yet to ask for permission to get married again ?
    Just saying.

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    BWRR is going to do what to my prostate???
    "Teach the children quietly
    For someday sons and daughters
    Will rise up and fight while we stood still"

    I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.

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