Darren
@darns.bsky.social
Microbiologist, Cytotechnologist, Shodan in Wado-ryu Karate, Yang Taiji practitioner, avid reader and gamer.
I feel your pain. We had to put our little Ru to sleep last week… she would have been 17 in November… she went easy, it wasn’t so easy for me.
May 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I feel your pain. We had to put our little Ru to sleep last week… she would have been 17 in November… she went easy, it wasn’t so easy for me.
And here it is with the last window installed.
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
And here it is with the last window installed.
Ok… update on the constructioning. Framed in the sun room…
May 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Ok… update on the constructioning. Framed in the sun room…
I have alternative work opportunities in progress
April 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I have alternative work opportunities in progress
Nearest social security office is in Pampas, TX… a three hour drive. Can’t make an appointment, though… 8 hour phone wait.
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nearest social security office is in Pampas, TX… a three hour drive. Can’t make an appointment, though… 8 hour phone wait.
My mom ended up finishing the floors
March 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My mom ended up finishing the floors
Then I had surgery on my foot so construction slowed WAY down
March 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Then I had surgery on my foot so construction slowed WAY down
Then I installed laminate flooring… and hired out the cabinetry.
March 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Then I installed laminate flooring… and hired out the cabinetry.
…AND painted. We still aren’t done with the paint, but we will come back to it
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
…AND painted. We still aren’t done with the paint, but we will come back to it
Most importantly, someone else did the Sheetrock, tape, and texture.
March 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Most importantly, someone else did the Sheetrock, tape, and texture.
My advice should you choose to do something like this, free and worth every penny, is that you video ALL the pipes and wire runs BEFORE you insulate and cover.
We did not and have regretted it.
We did not and have regretted it.
March 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My advice should you choose to do something like this, free and worth every penny, is that you video ALL the pipes and wire runs BEFORE you insulate and cover.
We did not and have regretted it.
We did not and have regretted it.
Lori and I pulled wire and ran pipe
March 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lori and I pulled wire and ran pipe
The easier stuff he provided instructions and loaned us tools
March 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The easier stuff he provided instructions and loaned us tools
Like some of the more complicated framing
March 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Like some of the more complicated framing