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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Oh, make another road trip, Walter, now that you know when to turn.Like I said. You have my Addy...
JWFilips
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A few of my old clients spent a fortune trying to revamp their homes for old age! The way I look at it If I get too old and steps become a problem...the stair will remedy the problem really quick!
smokeywolf
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Our house has a full walkout basement. Guest room, 4 pantries, garages and shop in basement. The gentleman who designed this house had an elevator installed in 2012. His wife had severe osteoporosis and he didn't want her using the stairs anymore.
I was exceedingly happy to see that. Figured in 5 or 10 years I would likely need that elevator. Turned out that 14 months after moving in, Mrs. smokeywolf was diagnosed with chronic heart failure and cardiologist said no stairs until further notice. She's back to using the stairs, but every time we use the elevator, both of us can't help but grin.
I was exceedingly happy to see that. Figured in 5 or 10 years I would likely need that elevator. Turned out that 14 months after moving in, Mrs. smokeywolf was diagnosed with chronic heart failure and cardiologist said no stairs until further notice. She's back to using the stairs, but every time we use the elevator, both of us can't help but grin.
Hey Walter
2 heaping full 5 gallon buckets and a heaping milk crate full. The bins under the bench are 14 gallon and both are full.
That is the bulk storage ingots, I have some others here and there of harder lead.
I have 5 more 5 gallon buckets of stuff to melt down along with a 5 gallon bucket of monotype still in single letter blocks.
2 heaping full 5 gallon buckets and a heaping milk crate full. The bins under the bench are 14 gallon and both are full.
That is the bulk storage ingots, I have some others here and there of harder lead.
I have 5 more 5 gallon buckets of stuff to melt down along with a 5 gallon bucket of monotype still in single letter blocks.
I don't have any of the cornbread molds, just use old rusty muffin tins for bulk storage. Melted down another 20 lbs net of range scrap this morning to add to the pile. Got an old heavy rubber feed tub that is piled up to where they are falling off, figure well over 500 lbs of muffins. With the various alloys I've got stacked around out of the angle iron molds and what I've already cast, I probably have more than needed the rest of the way. Doesn't stop me from scrounging though, picked up another big coffee can full at the range this afternoon when nobody was there.
smokeywolf
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I like clams, but have never been able to bring myself to eat geoducks.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
I picked up a cast iron 7 slot corn cob one in a flea market, when we first moved down here. I use two of the small vice grip pliers to dump it when filled with lead.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Sorry to hear that Mitty.
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Been around stairs all my life. Growing up, on rent, always lived in the upper flat. House in Detroit, had the master bedroom with full bath on second floor. Everywhere I've lived also had a basement. No getting around stairs.
When I worked for GM, part of my career was working at the GM Building. Sixteen floors with 20+ stairs, between floors. Yes, there were elevators. However, to keep in shape I use to climb the stairs, at the end of the day.
Moved to Arkansas and built this house with walkout basement. Land here is far from flat. Had an elevator shaft installed and prepped..................car can go in, whenever we deem its necessary. Hesitate to put it in for fear of becoming sedentary. Could see the writing on the wall, based on my mother's invalid condition, near the end.
When I worked for GM, part of my career was working at the GM Building. Sixteen floors with 20+ stairs, between floors. Yes, there were elevators. However, to keep in shape I use to climb the stairs, at the end of the day.
Moved to Arkansas and built this house with walkout basement. Land here is far from flat. Had an elevator shaft installed and prepped..................car can go in, whenever we deem its necessary. Hesitate to put it in for fear of becoming sedentary. Could see the writing on the wall, based on my mother's invalid condition, near the end.
CWLONGSHOT
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I was always told to seek a home without stairs. One level. Maybe not a large concern "now" but likely would be.
Well that was thirty years ago... My first house was a fixer upper and had stairs... Sold pretty quickly literally moved up/down the same street!! Still has stairs but was a split level. Then we nought this one over twenty years back. Ranch house one level with basement. So still stairs but only to access basement.
To my suprize its become sage advice for me as for the last year I have been battling knee triubles and "no" stairs help me immensely as I would have been sleepin on the couch ALLOT!
CW
Well that was thirty years ago... My first house was a fixer upper and had stairs... Sold pretty quickly literally moved up/down the same street!! Still has stairs but was a split level. Then we nought this one over twenty years back. Ranch house one level with basement. So still stairs but only to access basement.
To my suprize its become sage advice for me as for the last year I have been battling knee triubles and "no" stairs help me immensely as I would have been sleepin on the couch ALLOT!
CW
L Ross
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We have a walk out ranch. Could live on either floor if need be. Sue and I run up and down those stairs dozens of times a day without thinking about it. We have company and call folks up to the dining room at meal time and hear, plod, plod, plod.
Walking up the hill to the lower level from the lower driveway is about 100 ft. with a rise of maybe 10-12 feet. We do that many times a day also. When we can't do those anymore we'll down size and surrender to inevitability.
Walking up the hill to the lower level from the lower driveway is about 100 ft. with a rise of maybe 10-12 feet. We do that many times a day also. When we can't do those anymore we'll down size and surrender to inevitability.