As Ugly As Sin

[atouchofglass]

Mate at least you had a good time

And the rain was just the icing on the cake .... Yes?

The build will come along once the organising of all your bits and pieces is out of the way

Trust me it will happen
^{What are you Atog ...... a used car saleman???}

Keep at it and the next twelve months will fly by

I always buy more than I think is needed ..... surprising how the little extra bits of timber come in handy over time

Cheers
Atog

[getaway]

Big job ahead of you Bob. I admire your "courage"

I tend to agree with your wife re chasing spares.

The 2 wine glasses is a very good addition to any project.

Keep up the good work and good luck.

Mick.

[bobt]

Hi Mick

You have been quiet for awhile. I take it all is now well or as good as can be.

The only problem with the wine glasses is she insists on filling em, which is ok until she gets closer to the end of the first bottle. ;D She talks more and more and more and more then goes for the 2nd bottle.................... then we are all in trouble...
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. _{.......woopee I now have timber woopee.......}

[getaway]

Yeah Bob, good as gold now!

Been working "night shift" on the tomato harvest.

12 hour shifts started 1st Feb should be finished by 18 April then I can get some "normality" back in my life

Have a few little jobs to do on the Van.

Have bought a new (second hand) tow vehicle. Land rover Discovery.

Mick.

[bobt]

aaaah the joys of being a devoted caravaner.
Finally got the modern thing home from its summer parking spot at Blairgowrie... spent an entire weekend emptying out some of the contents and attempting to put away the bits I will not use during the year.
annex ......... check,
drink fridge ......... check,
kids camp beds .......... check,
unbelievable number of extra chairs in case of visitors ..... check

ants, ants, ants, ants. _{be warned when camping on the foreshore on the mornington peninsular you will pick up additional guests, ants.....................now it will take the rest of the year to get rid of the little blighters}.....

2 weekends at home gave me a chance to buy timber... yippee




Then along came easter.......... guess what we did.....

so in between away for caravan related things I get to spend a little time in evenings in "The Shed"

New sides are cut out and now I am starting to cut out the frame and the furniture. I am yet to work out in what order it will all be assembled

;D ;D


now all I need is more time............................

[Deleted]

Mmmmm............ Ugly as sin. What about Ugly Ass in?

You know , what herself sez to me when tea's ready-
"Oi, get yer ugly ass in!" ;D ;D ;D

Nasa62

[atouchofglass]

Come on Bobt you can do it

Use that box brownie of yours and post some photos of the progress
It'll give you a chance to assess what comes next and encourage you to get stuck in

With all that timber around you want to be glad it's ants you have problems with....... not termites.

Looking forward to some progress reports

Ass for that name........ perhaps Time Assassin.... cause it'll kill any spare time you have ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Cheers
Atog

[bobt]

hey nasa62

are you the one that lives next door?? "Oi, get yer ugly ass in" ere happens about 7 - 7.30 every bloooooody nite. guess I gotta keep the strength up............ ;D

atog

every night I get home, change and sneak out the back. Totally focused on what I am gunna do next, after absolutely no time at all I hear "Oi, get yer ugly ass in"... so like a good obediant slave to the master misteress, missus I go inside..... After I eat me vidals I sit behind the puter an log into see what antics you have been up to... Then I think ...doh ... forgot to take some photos...

So tomorrow if I remeber I will... take photos of varying lengths of wood carefully laid out on a strangely shaped bit of ply... ;D

[bobt]

Atog.

Just for you. I braved the dark with camera in hand...

Took this to show you where I head when I get home.......



I endeavour to prepare for all contingencies.... Have boat close by in case we get rain like you... ;D ;D

Then inside....


A pile of bits and bobs all being cut out. The challenges are still to come...

_{hmmm in what order do I join em, ooh bugga I will just cut out some more..}

[atouchofglass]

Knew you could do it ;D ;D ;D

That boat seems a little small for you the missus and the teardrop to fit into......
Gotta get your priorities right

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Good to see the progress Bob

I know it can be hard when working to get much done.....
Keep at it and I'll nagg you to do more ;D ;D

Cheers
Atog

[bobt]

whoa back............................. who said anything about the missus? ;D ;D

ooohhh hang on.. my thingie is wood.... water and wood is not always good.....

arrrr maybe I should get something fibreglass..... nar wait a minute should finish what I started.



_{hate to admit it but saw impala's fibreglass thingie in the flesh.....now I am in love}

[atouchofglass]

Mate..... who's gunna do the cookin and cleanin ;D ;D ;D
Take care of the missus and you'll be as fat as I am
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

As my Mother-outlaw use to say
"All men think of is their stomach and what hangs......" you know the rest

Your what is wood

OK .....
Now about that teardrop of yours
Would be nice in glass...... but close to original is best
I love the smell of glass in the morning ;D ;D ;D ;D
But paint and or lacquer comes a close second ;D ;D ;D

Keep goin Bob..... unless....... you like the black hose of encouragement?

I'm blind as a bat .....
You need larger photos
^{Where are my d@mned glasses?}

Cheers
Atog

[bobt]

hi there atog..

thanks for reminding me I need someone to row..... ;D ;D ;D ;D

_{hey darling gotta minute?}

Small pics because it is only a small little "thingie me bob" ;D ;D ;D

still trying to get a grip on what looks right and rong with the photo thing... guess practice makes peeerfeect

Arrree the black rubber hose trick.... use to enjoy that once.... ;) . but no more... bruises take to long to go away... ;D

there will be more progress in "The Shed" during the week. Can not wait till after work Monday night... not sure what I will do yet ... but I can work that bit out while I am staring out the window over looking port phillip bay...

[getaway]

Come on Bob!

We are "all" waiting and hanging out for the next installment.

Mick.

[bobt]

Hello there fellow enthusiastic caravan nuts.... _{(well I think I am one)}

Yep progress is a happening. At a much slower pace than our friend atog.

So far I have cut and partially assembled the frame and furniture for the "starboard" side. I have now started on the other side of the "thingie me bob"

SWMBO does comes outside occasionally to inspect the progress and makes statements like "Did ya cut it short again" "Why ya doing it like that" "I want room for a washing machine" "Can we tow this behind the A7" "Is it finished yet" "You wanna buy more wot??"

The plan at this point in time is to manufacture as much as I can without completing the assembly. I am using the old as the template. once I have all the necessary bits cut and where I can, assembled I will dismantle the old, renovate the chassis.

Why would I do it like that you say....
I am a little pressed for space inside the shed... So I can not assemble it all until I have made some more room.....

I opened the garage door so you can take a look at the amount of internal space I have.

[getaway]

Yeah Bob,

Not a lot of room in there!

Is that one of those "thetford" thingies?

Needs a paint job.

Mick.

[Deleted]

Looks like a twin. S**t with a friend?

[bobt]

Hey Mick

I like the all el natura look...

Hey wahroonga

I don;t get any complaints about leaving the seat up ;D ;D

[kiwijim]

Hey there Bobt,

Have you got a count of the Red-backs in your shed yet ;D ;D ;D

kiwijim ;D

[atouchofglass]

Hey Bob
Mate you missed a perfect opportunity there
Push the shed over and put a chassis under it.......
New old TD ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Make sure the point is at the front though ;D ;D ;D ;D

At least the door will be big enough

Cheers
Atog

[bobt]

nope




nothing has changed

[atouchofglass]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate
Gunna have ta bring out the black gas hose of encouragement soon


I'll put my Missus on a plane to your place......
You'll soon want to finish the van ......
Just so you can hide
_{OOOhhhhh I'm gunna get shot for that one}

Cheers
Atog

_{4 days to go}

[bobt]

ooooooh man send her down.... even have a spare bed now that the sun has moved out...

just tell her she has ta feed the dog once a day and the rubbish bins go out on wednesday.......

and the heating will get fixed sooon

[bobt]

aaaaah Monday!!!

I sat back in the family room sipping on a coffee, planning my day while SWMBO mumbled things about taking retirement...b*&^ work.. Why do I do it... She shouted out orders to me about house cleaning, clothes washing, dog do pickups, food shopping and other mundane domestic chores that are clearly womans work.... After awhile she walked out the front door still mumbling detrimental things about where she was off too. I waited for her to drive out the gate and watched to make sure she turned out of our street.... I counted to ten then raced out to my car hooked up the trailer and off to the timber man I went...

Wood loverly wood..... I loaded a pile on the trailer.. figured this should get me to the next stage of progress.... Damm this traffic roadworks everywhere.... I will never get home at this rate...

but I did........

I unload my new acquistion and stacked it in the garage........ Damm bobt just exactly where are you going to put this stuff once you have made it... Lad ... Ya gotta re think your strategy.. there just is not the room to do what I was planning.....

I know.... ....bite the bullet....

So I did.....

I started with this....



then this happened....



Now I have this.... ;D ;D


hey the floor was 3 mil ply no wonder it felt spongy............

Tomorrow it will be clean out the waste so I can get around the chassis. Roll the chassis out and clean it up... ;D ;D

[Deleted]

Gidday bobt,

Geez mate looks like ya stripped it down with a hand grenade

Nice work there - she will come up a treat I bet !!!