Rogue dinosaur and wall-riding geezer...

[techno1]

thanks for all information

[Sidewinder]

Just an update: thumb is better now, but I don't think it'll ever be 100% again. No big deal, I've added it to the list of permanent injuries, lol.

Home rehab campaign is on temporary hold, due to excessive heat... record-breaking heat in some parts of New Mexico!

Meh, no big deal, I'm now on Social Insecurity so I have all the time in the world to complete the home rehab project... it'll get done soon enough.

With all the crazy weather lately, and folks losing their homes to fire, floods, etc, a short break in my home rehab campaign seems minor.

The cats & I are just riding out the heat, no worries... no A/C in our home, but I have fans, aye? And plenty of cold alcoholic beverages, lol.

Now that I've made it back to the site, I'll try to visit more often... CHEERS!

[Flowrider]

Super cool pics to start this! About a year now- how's it all working out for you?

[Sidewinder]

Oh, I'm getting along alright, no hurry now that I'm on Social Insecurity... I just posted more pics of the ongoing home rehab campaign at http://frugalvillage.com, just look for my "Silver City Home Rehab Thread" in the 'New Posts' column, lol. I'm currently building some elevated walkways and aerial bridges for my cats, I'm "closing the loop" in the living room so the cats can go all the way around the room, using the elevated walkways and two aerial bridges. Once I'm done painting everything this fall, it's gonna look heller cool, lol.

I'm hoping the thumb loosens up a bit more as I paint the interior & exterior of my home... wrapping the thumb around the extension handle for the paint roller may help, we'll see when I get around to it. Too darned hot right now, and the monsoon humidity isn't good for curing paint anyway, so no worries. I have a "master plan!" Lol. For those who don't recall my lonnnnng search for a home in this crazy real estate market, I wound up paying $67K for this place, and I've sunk an additional $10-12K into it, including new appliances.

It's not a bad home, just needs work... it's already comfortable, and that's the most important characteristic a home should have, aye? My cats love it, and they love the yard too, with the trees offering shade, exercise, etc. Some of the branches ascend at angles, you understand, so the cats can run right up the branches, lol. The stone wall is very well-made, I've never seen one better! And I've known some good masons in my time, but whoever built this wall did a great job! No cracks whatsoever in the masonry!

I expect to finish most of the rehab work this fall, once the temps cool down and the humidity goes away... the heat has been oppressive out West, I'll be glad when the "heat dome" breaks down and moves east, and good riddance! Next summer, I'll have A/C units installed, I'll put window units directly into the walls, yeah? Easy enough to do, no ghetto look, and no blockage of natural light through the windows, lol. Just didn't get around to it before this summer, with the broken thumb and all! Meh, better late than never, lol. CHEERS!!!

P.S. I do have several fans to get through this summer heat, including a nice ceiling fan in the TV Room that works beautifully... so the cats & I are surviving the heatwave, and the ice-cold alcoholic beverages don't suck either, lol. When I finish running errands today, I'll make a tall cold drink at the house! Whatever it takes to get through this oppressive heatwave! At least it cools down at night, here above 6000' elevation... the heat has broken records in many parts of New Mexico, but nights are relatively cool here in Silver City! Makes sleeping a bit easier!

[Sidewinder]

Forgot to mention that I had a birthday in June, so now I'm 64, lol... now I can truthfully sing the Beatles tune, "WHEN I'M 64!"

Gonna make some of my spicy hot homemade chicken burrito mix today, using green Hatch Chiles, WOOHOO!!!

Those hot Hatch Chiles are the bomb! Not stupid hot, but spicy hot with great texture & flavor! World-famous Hatch Chiles!

Life could be worse, heatwave or no heatwave! This area of SW New Mexico is a PARADISE for foodies, lol...