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Posted on 07/13/2004 9:49:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
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Sheesh, that was a funkle-spam. Not the most common combination. But six posts loses a few points for artistry, if it had been five posts, you'd have had a real winner.
Dinnertime! Yay!
Next time I'll try a limmerick or two or maybe haiku. Enjoy dinner!
This site has an article of a man who built his basement using ICFs.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/pages/h00031.asp
This site has information regarding another option dependign on the building code and what you want to do. Straw Bale construction.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/EE/strawhouse/house-of-straw.html
I don't really have a clue what PE might advise, but I can say that we have talked about eventually buying some land and using strawbale construction to make a sorta hobbithole of our own.
I had to teach a year of environmental science and made a lesson out of alternative building materials, passive solar, etc. That's what started the rumors on campus that I was totally nuts.... came in handy when I later had to teach them chemistry.
Great report osage. Thanks fer sharin'.
Oh yeah. That's the plan anyway, cause he'll want to decide what goes up and what doesn't.
Best thing is that all of his stuff is now in his closet, and the closet isn't full. We got rid of a lot of crap.
Heh...when I built Jr's fort (for his 6th birthday) I built most of it while he and the Mrs. were away visiting relatives. When the Mrs. called I told her I'd have made a lot more progress if'n I hadn't hadta spend so much time at the library.
"Library?" she asked.
Yep, I says. I used up all the swear words I knew and had to go learn some more...
Even though most of it is new to me, I'm willing to try to tackle some smaller projects. Like I said, I fixed one...once. But after last year's disasterous leak, I told the Mrs. this mornin that there's no higher priority.
Most days I would. I was just too durn tired, and I think by the time I checked in most of ya was gone anyway.
Would a funkle shock ya?
Yeah, pretty much, ditto. Changing the subject of the thread is like turning the Titanic; takes time, effort, and might just make matters worse.
Gonna spend the next hour or so with family, then getting caught up on whatever and ready for Monday. Sigh, weekends are too short.
I'm gonna have to stay home tomorrow to finish Jr's room. I'm just about done with the first coat on the trim. But covering red with metallic silver ain't an easy job.
Oh, my... why red and silver?
RED=old trim
SILVER=new trim
Oh, I see. I thought you had a really exciting color scheme going.
Got to go. See ya later.
I'd sure use the stuff, given the chance. Sierra Vista by chance?
PE: Obviously a well educated gentleman with great intellegence and wit.
Thanks very much for posting. :-) OB
Glad you enjoyed it. Now to try to catch up a bit.
Or that he knows the person involved in the news story personally and I couldn't be more wrong ;~D
Heh...yesterday I was lamenting the fact that I have more time to freep from work...
Unlike our trip to Gettysburg last year, this trip will not include DVDs played on the laptop. Or electricity, other than batteries, and those only for lighting.
On review, honesty requires me to reveal that I have a bug zapper that runs on D cells, and my cousin is bringing GRMS radios. But other than that, all electricity is confined to flashlights. And cameras. And to start the car.
Geesh, we're spoiled.
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