davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2024

[davidd]

25 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Constructing additional deck framing

[davidd]

26 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Yup, There's Naw Business Like Saw Business!

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[Alliecat]

Hahaha, that's a big saw for those lil girls. Love the perspective on the last photo.
Looks like at least your understructure was OK. That made redecking mine easier too. Yours is coming along there.

Maaannn, that scenery.....

[davidd]

Looks like at least your understructure was OK.  That made redecking mine easier too. 

Most of the original substructure was functional, allowing it to be used, with some shimming and jiggering and reinforcement, as a platform for a new substructure which will bring the new deck level with the adjoining deck, eliminating a somewhat dangerous change in elevation between the sections.

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27 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Figurin' and Calculatin' and Cuttin' and Fittin'

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The original deck included a pergola supported by four "natural" posts set in concrete. One option would have been to remove the largely pointless pergola. The other option is to frame around the posts -- which is what Janie is working on here.

[Alliecat]

The scale with Janie makes the posts look enormous. The pergola would be a nice place to sit and look at that scenery. Do you still have tourists?

[davidd]

The scale with Janie makes the posts look enormous. The pergola would be a nice place to sit and look at that scenery. Do you still have tourists?

Mighty redwood trunks serving as posts! 

What is the point of a pergola? I mean, it doesn't provide any shade. It doesn't offer protection from rain or wind. It's just there. I might try adding some lattice panels to the roof so it offers at least a little bit of protection from the elements.

Yes, the holiday rental until will be open until the end of October. There are 8 nights still available between now and the end of October. Usually October is completely full. There's a lot more competition in the area now -- like, a lot more competition. "Glamping resorts" are opening up all over the place, offering yurts, domes, and tents, complete with a/c, heat, and resort amenities like pools. Plus, despite what "the media" reports, the economy is tanking for middle class people, which is the primary economic demographic for my units. As the end of the season nears, my temper is becoming similarly short; I'm getting tired of potential guests asking if the $60 tipi has air conditioning or a shower. No, I'm sorry, if you want an air-conditioned tent with a full bath you'll have to spend $300 a night at a glamping resort, so you'll have to get a better job which will put you in to the Top Ten Percent income bracket.

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28 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Janie (Smart Doll Harmony) surveys the completed support framing

for the deck replacement project.

[Alliecat]

Yay, progress. Looks like it’s coming along.
Maybe people like the idea of sitting in a structure, even if it doesn’t provide any shade. I thought the point was, you are supposed to grow things over them. Trailing plants and stuff. That’s what I would do if I had one.

[davidd]

I thought the point was, you are supposed to grow things over them. Trailing plants and stuff. That’s what I would do if I had one.

Yes, I've read that, and seen pictures of pergolas serving as a trellis for climbing vines. Unfortunately, the climate here is too harsh for climbing vines to survive.

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29 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Janie and Triv unload lumber for their deck repair project.

[davidd]

30 September - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Planking: as in, wooden boards, not the online photo-fad of a dozen or so years ago.

[Alliecat]

These are all so good. They're posed so well -- the girls look totally capable of unloading that pile of wood

[davidd]

1 October - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Skipper Mike checks the inspection dates on the dive tanks.

[Alliecat]

Is there an ex-pedition in the offing?
Did you dive in Hawaii?

[davidd]

Is there an ex-pedition in the offing? 
Did you dive in Hawaii?

At the moment the crew is still working on rebuilding the dive shop diorama.

I received my SCUBA certification when I lived in Oregon; cold murky water diving, good times! I only dived a few times while living in Hawaii. Simple snorkeling was so much easier and less gear-intensive.

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2 October - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Four Planks Short of a Full Deck

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Reinforcing the sub-frame required more lumber than anticipated.

[Alliecat]

Oopsie. Well, another trip into town then?
I need to add "a few planks short of a full deck" to my other similar ex-pressions

[davidd]

3 October - A Doll A Day 2024:

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Carrying In the Sales Counter

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1/6-scale action figure surf & dive shop diorama.