My wife has made a bunch of masks but nowhere as many as you have.
My hat is off to you Willowleaf, but not my mask. 
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As I tell folks, when the need for daily masking subsides (and we can only hope that day will come) my masks can be repurposed. Since I make them with tunnels to replace the elastic, two could be connected to make a bikini top, and a single mask could function as a colorful codpiece, a hamster hammock or (as shown below) a pet hat.
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No projects, I tend to spend more of time hiking with the dog along the frozen rivers & lakes thinking I’d rather be paddling on them instead of walking on them lol.
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I think there is 
"something “fishy” about that PJC fellow…
Anybody know him?
BOB
Cheeseheads are OK. All of your favorite boats were designed and built by cheeseheads.
Lotsa’ folks know me. But I only hang with those who are smart enough not to admit it.
Well… maybe unless they’re interested in killifish. Or canoeing.
Yeah, I think we should do the Buffalo this spring. I’ll start packing soon as I’m through here…
Note to self: “Resist! Must Resist!”
Got two of my projects done this fall. Changed the larger overhead storage racks from rope to steel cables and built new work stands. Got tired of messing with saw horses. Next project will be a wall rack for my double blades and a new wooden paddle holder.
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Florida trip = Project? That’s vacation where I come from.
Anyway, I’ve started assembling materials for a Baidarka build. Which I expect will take me more than just this winter. Carving bits of found wood also distracts me.
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SLJ, I envy you that facility!
I don’t even have a garage… When I bought the place, almost 40 yrs ago now, I planned to build one into the hill where I live, but shortly thereafter the county passed regulations forbidding building on grades as steep as mine… And more rental storage is pricey.
But dang, that place of yours! You could hold a barn dance in there!
I just ended up burning the remains of a set of work stands almost like those (only painted & with 1X4 uprights) after they rotted at the bottom from sitting outside for 15 years. Next ones will have pressure treated 2X4 for the base. Which pristine Bell is that?
PJC: That’s a Bell wildfire I bought for my wife this Summer She didn’t like it. Then sold it and got her a Placid Spitfire which she loves.
Yea, having inside storage for all the vehicles and toys is great. Also have an old two car garage next to it I rebuilt into a shop. Cost a lot to build but it was worth it in the long run. Main goal was to get the motorhome out of the sun and snow. Everything lasts a lot longer.
This is the garage (now the shop) when we bought the place. My wife thought I was going to tear it down… fooled her.
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SJL…nice garage . I recently added a garage with big doors. But what I thought would be a roomy garage is now full. Just works that way I guess. I especially like tall doors. I can back the truck in with the kayaks on the roof racks.
I now regret that I did not choose to have my own new similar metal garage built with the taller height and 10’ door on the one bay like you have. At the time I did not know I was going to be buying a 9’ 10" tall motorhome shortly after it was built early last year.
So I am now paying $55 a month to store the camper at an indoor commercial garage 40 minutes away instead of 3 blocks up the road in my own garage.
I chose to have a vapor-barrier sealed concrete foundation for my metal garage/shop – that cost as much as the 32’ by 20’ building itself! But at least I am not tripping over canoe and kayaks in the basement any more.
Maybe it was crazy to pay $80,000 for a house and lot (now rented to tenants) and then another $20K to build a garage, just to have a place to stash my fleet. But I have the same geographic challenges that PJC suffers at my own house: lot too steep for a garage or even a driveway (one has to descend a flight of 6 steps to get from the sidewalk to my front yard and the back third of an acre could be an intermediate ski slope).
Overstreet: I learned that if you figure out how much space you’ll need, increase it by 50%. Everything is in there in the Winter but it’s tight. Having a 12’ ceiling is great to hang the boats from though. Slide them onto the platform and crank 'em up. Glad now I added a second floor for storage. Motorhome has about 6" to spare on the door. Left the second floor above the RV clear so I can work on the roof inside.
willowleaf: My floor is 6" re-enforced and cost about 12K for 40x30’ including the excavation and base. Cost a little more to chop into and slope the rise in the yard behind it so water wouldn’t poor into it. It was a project. Saved a couple grand though doing the electric myself and just having it inspected.
Garages are just like flat spots. They rapidly collect stuff. We just cleaned ours out and it immediately gained a kayak and a refrigerator.
I can’t remember when it had a car in it.
I would love to have an outbuilding like either of SLJ’s or willowleaf’s. We have enough space on our lot in the back but we aren’t allowed to build on it.
We all have lot limitations. I have a 60 ft wide lot. The garage with RV port sits 90 degrees to the 60 ft dimension. I have a 54ft rig (truck and trailer) Backing in could be interesting. But I use a two wheeled battery operated tugger. It takes 20 ft out of the problem.
On space, I learned in my years of working military and civilian that the “universal closet rule applies.” It doesn’t matter how many closets the new house has you’ll always find something to put in them.
SJL has a whole lot more driveway than I do.
Anyone else here have “big” boats besides the kayaks and canoes? Winter is boating season here in FL although the weather this season has been pretty bad. So far I have retapped then stanchion bases and replaced the 22 year old lifelines, rig inspection and tune, and am about to start the yearly varnish refresher coats. Then its rebedding some portlights and then hopefully calling it done (for now) and getting some good sailing in March thru May (best time of the year here for weather IMO)
