Show us what you see!!!

[GiddYupJoe]

Congrats, it looks great! I am still in the middle. The shower door goes in Thursday and I will start the main tile next weekend. A ways to go; but so nice when done. At least I got the new toilet in quickly.
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I’m loving that octagon tile and the way you accented an insert with the tile and crown. Never thought of that one before. Great way to save on some cost and still look custom.

 

[zipper]

A Peterbuilt on pontoons, pretty cool build if you like big trucks and boats.

 

[biglar155]

A Peterbuilt on pontoons, pretty cool build if you like big trucks and boats.

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I'm caught between abject horror at this monstrosity and the overwhelming desire to own one....

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Anyone familiar with Norris Lake... it’s normally 20-30’ jump from the jumping bridge at summer pool. Not today!

 

[Volffas]

Anyone familiar with Norris Lake... it’s normally 20-30’ jump from the jumping bridge at summer pool. Not today!

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Absolutely amazing. For reference, here is our daughter jumping off that bridge in 2014 .

 

[Seadeals]

I’m loving that octagon tile and the way you accented an insert with the tile and crown. Never thought of that one before. Great way to save on some cost and still look custom.

Thanks @GiddYupJoe ! We originally wanted to cut the insert out and increase the size; but decided not too since it is SO easy to keep clean, plus wifey loves steamy showers so the size is right for that. It was a very cost conscious decision that allowed higher end materials in the end. The door is in!

 

[Seadeals]

My parents are on Tellico (where the Yamahas are made). It doesn’t go up as much as Norris; but they were definitely above full pool!

 

[GiddYupJoe]

My parents are on Tellico (where the Yamahas are made). It doesn’t go up as much as Norris; but they were definitely above full pool!
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Man I love Tellico. Would love to retire in that direction. Our friends parents are in Coyatee shores and it is amazing.

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Thanks @GiddYupJoe ! We originally wanted to cut the insert out and increase the size; but decided not too since it is SO easy to keep clean, plus wifey loves steamy showers so the size is right for that. It was a very cost conscious decision that allowed higher end materials in the end. The door is in!
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Thanks @GiddYupJoe ! We originally wanted to cut the insert out and increase the size; but decided not too since it is SO easy to keep clean, plus wifey loves steamy showers so the size is right for that. It was a very cost conscious decision that allowed higher end materials in the end. The door is in!
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I was lazy and cheep as it was a guest bathroom for my remodel. Went 9 months without adding the shower door. Now that it is in I am thinking of redoing our master that I just did 5 yrs ago. The walk in is clutch.

 

[zipper]

The Lake has pretty much frozen over as viewed by satellite. Last time was 2015.Time lapse satellite photo here Lake Champlain likely to freeze over in the coming days, forecasters say Not the same view as NASA but all I see this morning is ice.


Need to kill some more trees on the left.

A view from the Marina web cam.

 

[biglar155]

Looking out Mom's kitchen window one week ago today.

Oh - these 7' high piles? My 81 year old mother hand-shoveled all of that. She has a guy she pays to shovel down in front of the garage (the real heavy stuff the plow leaves behind) but she won't let him do her backyard because she says "I need my exercise."

Here's a shot from upstairs looking out over the road. The garage roof was shoveled off 10 days prior to this photo. I tried to get her to let me send the boys out there to clean it off but she was worried about them falling off. (Never worried about ME falling off when I was 15... Hmmmm)


This was the parking lot of the Houghton Mcdonalds. We were stopping for breakfast at 5:45 a.m. Eastern time Sunday Morning on our way home. The storm had just barely started at this point:



The trip home (normally 5-1/2 - 6 hours but took 8) was a blast.

We started out with one "sorta" plowed lane (ours) and a two-track on the opposite side. It was dark, and snowing like all get-out.





As day dawned and we turned on to 141 south of Covington Junction, we encountered a 10 miles stretch of un-plowed road with about 12-18" of fresh snow on it. On the plus side, the snow let up a bit.

I had to run at about 30 mph along here. Any faster and things got too squirrely, any slower and you could feel her bogging down. Momentum is the key.
At one point the 11-year old woke up and looked out from his position in the 3rd row seat. He immediately yelled "DAD!! What the heck are you DOING?!?!?" I said "What do you mean?" He said "Why are we driving through the middle of a field?!?!?!?!"

"It's not a field buddy. It's just another winter day in the U.P." (Truth be told, I used to drive on this type of stuff in a 4-cyl 1989 Mustang all the time. Snow-tires and a manual transmission made it just barely possible. A 4x4 Expedition makes it child's play.)


I-43 south of Green Bay treated us to a 60+ mph cross-wind. If we were in an area with some buildings or trees, then we had clear visibility and slightly wet roads. In the sections between such obstructions, we had anywhere from 1/4" to an inch of blown snow on the road and near white-out conditions.



At least I wasn't on 41 Southbound over near Appleton. They had a 130 car pileup. 70 people went to the hospital. One was killed. They brought in coach busses to get people to someplace safe while they sorted out the wrecks.

Here's the ice packed into my radiator when we got home:




The funny thing about all this was that I never felt unsure of my vehicle or being able to get where I was going. That early-morning stretch through the U.P. on barely-plowed roads was EASY compared to what waited for me the further south we got. What had me scared was the way OTHER people were driving.

The storm dumped a TON of snow on my Mom. Look at that picture of her yard again and then imagine the paths half as wide. That's what she's got now. (Mom still runs a flip phone so no pictures to exchange....)

There were actually people that had to climb out of there second-story windows to shovel out their front doors on Monday morning. That's an exceptional amount of snow at once - even for the U.P.

The good news is that they had sunny days on Monday and Tuesday (not warm, just sunny) so they were able to get enough roads open that they could re-open the schools by Wednesday. Mom's hoping they'll pick up garbage today or tomorrow.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Coasters Coming Soon!!

 

[natocamp55]

found this photo from 3 years ago cruising through annapolis maryland...Nice dinghy boat

 

[Seadeals]

Way cool and just a few bucks worth in outboards! I liked this matching tender in Charleston during our Hilton Head trip. It’s so cute the yacht just wants to eat it up!

 

[swatski]

Finally got to finishing the guest bath 9 months later. Shower door... check! Not too exciting but it sure is when I now have my own shower.

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Congrats, it looks great! I am still in the middle. The shower door goes in Thursday and I will start the main tile next weekend. A ways to go; but so nice when done. At least I got the new toilet in quickly.
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I’m loving that octagon tile and the way you accented an insert with the tile and crown. Never thought of that one before. Great way to save on some cost and still look custom.

Thanks @GiddYupJoe ! We originally wanted to cut the insert out and increase the size; but decided not too since it is SO easy to keep clean, plus wifey loves steamy showers so the size is right for that. It was a very cost conscious decision that allowed higher end materials in the end. The door is in!
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I was lazy and cheep as it was a guest bathroom for my remodel. Went 9 months without adding the shower door. Now that it is in I am thinking of redoing our master that I just did 5 yrs ago. The walk in is clutch.

Exactly what I needed!!! - you guys inspired me to remodel our basement bath!
It has been (an eyesore) on the to-do list for few years... with a cheap shower enclosure and vanitites falling apart, carpet on concrete floor etc.

Took me about two weeks of back-breaking "night shifts", but I'm almost done! So - thank you, guys!

Kate (wife) said something like: "Well... I didn't know you can do (useful) things like that!", lol. Too funny.
(yes, I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to build some political capital... before my boating season!!!)

Anyway, came out pretty good, I think, considering I did everything myself and i've been out of practice for years!



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[Dean P]

Love the color. White grout makes it pop. Nice job! Feels GOOD when it's done!!!

 

[zipper]

SQUIRREL!!! You go left, I go right.



Wait...which one are we are talking about?



Poor guys, they don't know which one to go after, security in numbers.

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Exactly what I needed!!! - you guys inspired me to remodel our basement bath!
It has been (an eyesore) on the to-do list for few years... with a cheap shower enclosure and vanitites falling apart, carpet on concrete floor etc.

Took me about two weeks of back-breaking "night shifts", but I'm almost done! So - thank you, guys!

Kate (wife) said something like: "Well... I didn't know you can do (useful) things like that!", lol. Too funny.
(yes, I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to build some political capital... before my boating season!!!)

Anyway, came out pretty good, I think, considering I did everything myself and i've been out of practice for years!
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Very nice @swatski, now you will have you own on suite when you are in the dog house for spending too much on mods!
How is that single price of glass instead of a door? I originally wanted to do that same kind of thing but figured water would end up everywhere.

 

[GiddYupJoe]

Went to check on the boat at the lake this morning. Ran into one of these for breakfast!

 

[Dean P]

You're killing me! Wow, never seen suck good topping like that? Did you get it spicy?