Goddamn fucking fuck! somebody seriously made my day with the following youtube video. If anyone can inform my computer illiterate self how to download this vid to my computer before it's lost from my eyes forever, please do. Crime is beyond cool, there's really no words for how fucking awesome these guys were (ARE). The only bit missing here is their trademark flashing red lights. Baby, you're So Repulsive:
Ok, back to the previously scheduled journal. I didn't want to just post a new one because I'm not done showing off my fence to you yet:
I am a fence building fool.
this is most of the longest stretch. Diggin holes for the posts is easy, the soil is basically sand. But because of that, to make the hole deep it ends up huge (wide). So I used some round cardboard forms to pour the cement. cut my cement in half, probably more. Did you know there's now cement that you can pour in the the hole dry, add water & it's good to go. nice & neat. I did try to mix it a bit in the form as best I could. Beats mixing in something else then pouring in the hole though. I made the top of the fence one straight plane rather than making level sections and stepping down every 8 feet. The reason the fence is "inside out" is because the other side will be a walkway for me & the other houses to share a common path out to the alley. It's a funny set up, 4 houses on two lots and the property line goes through on of the houses. long story, boring. got the place for cheaps.
This is the front gate on the opposite side of the house from the long fence.
stepping inside that gate here's the view back to the alley. It's the only spot left to get secured before Norvin gets his whole yard to run around. The square frame you see leaning up against the shed is a gate frame, it's not quite wide enough for the opening I have so I'll either cut it and weld extensions or make another small gate and it'll hinge from both sides.
here's Norvin in his sad box. this is the reason for building the fences obviously. He spent the summer with my folks in CO and now that he's back he's with me inside or wherever when I'm not at work so he actually doesn't spend TOO much time out here. Mom takes him one day a week, I pay someone else who has dogs to let him come over & play 2 other days of the week, so basically he's in there for 10ish hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays and little bits here and there on other days. Sleeps inside the house in a crate that he likes just fine. The only thing he really cares about is hanging out with me (or anyone really) the only time I've ever heard him bark is if he's in the sad box and I am at home. Lawn is next on the agenda, I'll be setting some flat sandstone down to make a patio area for me where the sadbox now sits. Also, I'd love to have a koi pond somewhere, although I'd just go fetch some carp from the lake. I can only class up the joint so far before the neighbors will get the wrong idea about me. Which reminds me that I forgot to tell you how excited I am about this Christmas. My lights will be going up early this year, I got some new ones at Jax Farm Store in Fort Collins:
Unless he's eating, pissing or shitting he would like to be let out of the sad box please. As you can see from this, he's got "stay" idea down very well. such a good boy. You know how people talk (probably you, so don't laugh) to their animals using stupid voices, like baby talk or whatever? Well for some reason I've taken to talking to Norvin in the booming deep voice of George (Kingfish) from the Amos and Andy show. OOOOh, hullooo dare mistah norvin. say dare, hows dat daer hole you's diggin coming along tooday then? I'm a little paranoid that this will develop into a habit and I'll do it in public and get my ass kicked. Ever watch Amos and Andy? For obvious reasons it will never be shown on tv again, nor do I think it should. But, it is very funny, not as much as Say the Honeymooners or I love Lucy, but way better than today's sitcoms. Actually, I have to assume the last bit, cause I never watch new stuff. Degrading stereotypes? absofuckinglutely. But I think someone with half a head on their shoulders can appreciate the show's comedy with an understanding of it's historical context. Or maybe I'm actually a flaming racist who just thinks he treats and judges individuals as individuals. Wow, I'm way offtrack aren't I?
Anyhow, here's good old kingfish hisself, along with his right hand man Calhoon as usual trying a scheme to fool Andy about something.
Alright, now that I dug myself a decent size hole, I think I'll go lay down in it.
Ok, back to the previously scheduled journal. I didn't want to just post a new one because I'm not done showing off my fence to you yet:
I am a fence building fool.
this is most of the longest stretch. Diggin holes for the posts is easy, the soil is basically sand. But because of that, to make the hole deep it ends up huge (wide). So I used some round cardboard forms to pour the cement. cut my cement in half, probably more. Did you know there's now cement that you can pour in the the hole dry, add water & it's good to go. nice & neat. I did try to mix it a bit in the form as best I could. Beats mixing in something else then pouring in the hole though. I made the top of the fence one straight plane rather than making level sections and stepping down every 8 feet. The reason the fence is "inside out" is because the other side will be a walkway for me & the other houses to share a common path out to the alley. It's a funny set up, 4 houses on two lots and the property line goes through on of the houses. long story, boring. got the place for cheaps.
This is the front gate on the opposite side of the house from the long fence.
stepping inside that gate here's the view back to the alley. It's the only spot left to get secured before Norvin gets his whole yard to run around. The square frame you see leaning up against the shed is a gate frame, it's not quite wide enough for the opening I have so I'll either cut it and weld extensions or make another small gate and it'll hinge from both sides.
here's Norvin in his sad box. this is the reason for building the fences obviously. He spent the summer with my folks in CO and now that he's back he's with me inside or wherever when I'm not at work so he actually doesn't spend TOO much time out here. Mom takes him one day a week, I pay someone else who has dogs to let him come over & play 2 other days of the week, so basically he's in there for 10ish hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays and little bits here and there on other days. Sleeps inside the house in a crate that he likes just fine. The only thing he really cares about is hanging out with me (or anyone really) the only time I've ever heard him bark is if he's in the sad box and I am at home. Lawn is next on the agenda, I'll be setting some flat sandstone down to make a patio area for me where the sadbox now sits. Also, I'd love to have a koi pond somewhere, although I'd just go fetch some carp from the lake. I can only class up the joint so far before the neighbors will get the wrong idea about me. Which reminds me that I forgot to tell you how excited I am about this Christmas. My lights will be going up early this year, I got some new ones at Jax Farm Store in Fort Collins:
Unless he's eating, pissing or shitting he would like to be let out of the sad box please. As you can see from this, he's got "stay" idea down very well. such a good boy. You know how people talk (probably you, so don't laugh) to their animals using stupid voices, like baby talk or whatever? Well for some reason I've taken to talking to Norvin in the booming deep voice of George (Kingfish) from the Amos and Andy show. OOOOh, hullooo dare mistah norvin. say dare, hows dat daer hole you's diggin coming along tooday then? I'm a little paranoid that this will develop into a habit and I'll do it in public and get my ass kicked. Ever watch Amos and Andy? For obvious reasons it will never be shown on tv again, nor do I think it should. But, it is very funny, not as much as Say the Honeymooners or I love Lucy, but way better than today's sitcoms. Actually, I have to assume the last bit, cause I never watch new stuff. Degrading stereotypes? absofuckinglutely. But I think someone with half a head on their shoulders can appreciate the show's comedy with an understanding of it's historical context. Or maybe I'm actually a flaming racist who just thinks he treats and judges individuals as individuals. Wow, I'm way offtrack aren't I?
Anyhow, here's good old kingfish hisself, along with his right hand man Calhoon as usual trying a scheme to fool Andy about something.
Alright, now that I dug myself a decent size hole, I think I'll go lay down in it.
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