Left at 3:30 to go get groceries and picked up some blocks from Home Depot. I saw that the deck pier blocks were $6.52 while the traditional "double square hole" blocks were $1.65 or some such. I figured I could use the double square blocks. Didn't think there'd be too much pressure on any one block, and I would assume these guys can take a bit of weight. I could easily stand and jump on it, anyway. I plan on using 4 foot centers.
Oh yes, that's what I mean, cinder blocks.
I don't think the house is going to be shifting that much on the blocks, lol.
If I were paranoid, though, I could make the corners traditional deck blocks.
And, absolutely no one knows about these termite prevention caps. It's weird that there's a home depot paper on the subject, but they don't offer it.
And, apparently the county thinks my property's value went up by 25%. Wow, the value of this property is skyrocketing if I were to believe the county. It was $2000 just 2 years ago, and now it's $5000. Something makes me think they're jacking up appraised values across the county to increase school funds. But, if they're doing it so they can extract more money from the neighborhood so they can justify paving the main road, then by all means - PAVE IT! lol. I have a feeling that's not going to be happening for a while, lol.
I have a feeling that there'd need to be a lot of large houses in the area to get enough tax revenue for paving. At least it seems like paved areas typically have large homes in the neighborhood.
With the expansion of in this general direction from the lake, increasing land values in this general direction doesn't seem really hard to believe.
And, I think I'm learning the secret of clay...
It needs to be sealed/covered off from the rain. So, paved surfaces would work great on a clay base with enough height. Otherwise, the rain will start washing away the clay, creating channels and seeping clay off the sides.
I'm not entirely sure if geotextile fabric will "seal it". I have the impression it's designed to let water pass through. Perhaps it prevents the creation of channels regardless.
And, I got a fortune cookie from Panda Express. It said, "You will find hidden treasure in the least expected places.".
What's funny is that just prior to paying for my Panda Express order, I was missing my local bank card, and I was worried about that because that has my building funds and whatnot in it. After getting out of the vehicle and locking up the van, I noticed a card sitting on the floor near the back seat and sure enough, that was it. Have no idea how it got there since the card is supposed to be in my wallet and it's hard to believe it fell out of my wallet.
So, apparently, this card was "the hidden treasure"(Much $$$ attached to it) and the back seat was, indeed, among the least expected of places.
Yeah, so while I don't believe this fortune was truly prescient, that sure was a coincidence how that played out, lol.
(A part of me wishes that was a red herring and the true treasure is yet to come, lol.)
Anyway, this clearing the back... for some reason, I'm getting a sense of wonder about the venture. Like, a hopes and dreams kind of feeling. It's been... a long time... heck, I don't even remember ever having a "hopes and dreams" kind of feeling, lol. I'm not sure if it's strictly because I'm seeing this coming to a satisfying conclusion fast (Maybe I underestimated how much I'd appreciate a house), or because of something else... maybe it's because it fits as part of a larger goal, this complex. Maybe that's the dream I'm sensing as I peer into the half cut down woods.
It's a very similar feeling(I think?) to being part of a group with a mission, 'the dream', that you believe in as do others.
Anyway, reading that heart attacks throw off PVCs more often...
Yeah, I was like... Uhhh... yeah, uh huh... whaaaaa...
Because I don't normally see PVCs but I was seeing them pretty often that morning. I'd say at the rate of 1 PVC every 30 seconds to a minute or two.
I'm just not sure if there was an ST elevation/depression I wasn't spotting. I was only focusing on the R wave, making sure that left ventricle was pumping, lol.
The next morning, kind of feeling lifeless... Kind of been feeling like that in recent mornings...
In the middle of the day, I feel so energetic that I'm thinking nothings wrong, then morning time... I'm like... why do I feel so unenergetic, even after eating all those carbs? lol. I want to believe nothing really happened and I'm just imagining monsters that aren't there.
Anyway, I can see why trailers are shaped the way they are. Length has more functionality than "area".People tend to put things against the wall, so something lengthy is more usable than something boxy. Anyway, this fits well with the complex's intended design. It's essentially like one big snake, creating one section at a time. Nothing really complex about it, other than possibly the corners. Even then, I'd think the complexity would mostly be in the roof.
Oh yes, that's what I mean, cinder blocks.
I don't think the house is going to be shifting that much on the blocks, lol.
If I were paranoid, though, I could make the corners traditional deck blocks.
And, absolutely no one knows about these termite prevention caps. It's weird that there's a home depot paper on the subject, but they don't offer it.
And, apparently the county thinks my property's value went up by 25%. Wow, the value of this property is skyrocketing if I were to believe the county. It was $2000 just 2 years ago, and now it's $5000. Something makes me think they're jacking up appraised values across the county to increase school funds. But, if they're doing it so they can extract more money from the neighborhood so they can justify paving the main road, then by all means - PAVE IT! lol. I have a feeling that's not going to be happening for a while, lol.
I have a feeling that there'd need to be a lot of large houses in the area to get enough tax revenue for paving. At least it seems like paved areas typically have large homes in the neighborhood.
With the expansion of in this general direction from the lake, increasing land values in this general direction doesn't seem really hard to believe.
And, I think I'm learning the secret of clay...
It needs to be sealed/covered off from the rain. So, paved surfaces would work great on a clay base with enough height. Otherwise, the rain will start washing away the clay, creating channels and seeping clay off the sides.
I'm not entirely sure if geotextile fabric will "seal it". I have the impression it's designed to let water pass through. Perhaps it prevents the creation of channels regardless.
And, I got a fortune cookie from Panda Express. It said, "You will find hidden treasure in the least expected places.".
What's funny is that just prior to paying for my Panda Express order, I was missing my local bank card, and I was worried about that because that has my building funds and whatnot in it. After getting out of the vehicle and locking up the van, I noticed a card sitting on the floor near the back seat and sure enough, that was it. Have no idea how it got there since the card is supposed to be in my wallet and it's hard to believe it fell out of my wallet.
So, apparently, this card was "the hidden treasure"(Much $$$ attached to it) and the back seat was, indeed, among the least expected of places.
Yeah, so while I don't believe this fortune was truly prescient, that sure was a coincidence how that played out, lol.
(A part of me wishes that was a red herring and the true treasure is yet to come, lol.)
Anyway, this clearing the back... for some reason, I'm getting a sense of wonder about the venture. Like, a hopes and dreams kind of feeling. It's been... a long time... heck, I don't even remember ever having a "hopes and dreams" kind of feeling, lol. I'm not sure if it's strictly because I'm seeing this coming to a satisfying conclusion fast (Maybe I underestimated how much I'd appreciate a house), or because of something else... maybe it's because it fits as part of a larger goal, this complex. Maybe that's the dream I'm sensing as I peer into the half cut down woods.
It's a very similar feeling(I think?) to being part of a group with a mission, 'the dream', that you believe in as do others.
Anyway, reading that heart attacks throw off PVCs more often...
Yeah, I was like... Uhhh... yeah, uh huh... whaaaaa...
Because I don't normally see PVCs but I was seeing them pretty often that morning. I'd say at the rate of 1 PVC every 30 seconds to a minute or two.
I'm just not sure if there was an ST elevation/depression I wasn't spotting. I was only focusing on the R wave, making sure that left ventricle was pumping, lol.
The next morning, kind of feeling lifeless... Kind of been feeling like that in recent mornings...
In the middle of the day, I feel so energetic that I'm thinking nothings wrong, then morning time... I'm like... why do I feel so unenergetic, even after eating all those carbs? lol. I want to believe nothing really happened and I'm just imagining monsters that aren't there.
Anyway, I can see why trailers are shaped the way they are. Length has more functionality than "area".People tend to put things against the wall, so something lengthy is more usable than something boxy. Anyway, this fits well with the complex's intended design. It's essentially like one big snake, creating one section at a time. Nothing really complex about it, other than possibly the corners. Even then, I'd think the complexity would mostly be in the roof.