No travel plans for summer, went on a cruise back in January. Mostly I'll be working on projects:
The '58 Buick needs a repaint (yeah, like thats gonna happen this year).
Yesterday I went to Houston and got the '53 Chevy truck back from my dad - I gave it to him several years ago but for the last two years he hasn't really had time to drive it, so he gave it back. The truck has a 235 straight six motor and dad had an A/C installed. My MPG with the A/C on was about 11.8 at a speed of about 63mph - which really had the engine revved up (original drive train, 411 rear end). I find that I'm not driving the classic cars to shows as much with the high gas prices. And, I haven't seen too many of the Hummers that I normally see on my drive to work.
I'm just finishing my 10 X 16 storage shed - to get the car junk out of the garage so I can park cars in there. It has an upper loft, so it is about 11 feet from floor to the top. I built the upper floor at 6 foot so I won't bump my head, but my friends might have to duck. Getting the truck is a big incentive for me to hurry up.
Today I hooked up the power: I had to run the main wire from the shed to the house, then connect it to the breaker box. Everything in the shed worked - no redo's needed. There are four lights, 14 outlets, and separate outlets for the A/C and the dehumidifier. Now all I have left is making the door and shelves, and moving the car parts into it of course.
I would like to start the deck and outdoor kitchen this summer, we'll see what happens. Surprisingly, some of the lumber I need has come down in price since last year. I have never seen lumber prices come down after going up before.
