ALL SYSTEMS GO

ALL SYSTEMS ARE “GO” FOR THE NEW PORCH!  WE MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR THE OTHER DAY, AND MADE THE FINAL DECISIONS AND PAID THE DEPOSIT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PORCH.

I USE THE OLE FASHION TERM “PORCH”, BUT TODAY IT’S CALLED AN ARIZONA ROOM. THE ROOM IS ENCLOSED WITH A SOLAR FABRIC INSTEAD OF SCREEN.  THE FABRIC ALLOWS THE HEAT TO ESCAPE AND KEEPS THE ROOM COOLER.  THE PORCH IS ON THE EAST SIDE TO PREVENT THE HEAT BUILD UP IN THE MORNING, AND ON THE SHADEY SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON.

HERE IS THE BEFORE PICTURE.

 

THE NEW PORCH WILL BE 10 FEET WIDE BY 30 FEET LONG, ACTUALLY DOUBLEING OUR LIVING SPACE. A SIDE DOOR, BACK DOOR, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE  BLUE OR GRAY.  MARY IS A LITTLE CONCERN AS CONSTRUCTION WILL BE WRAPPING UP ABOUT THE TIME SHE LEAVES FOR HER WISCONSIN TRIP, AND SHE FEARS I’LL TURN THE NEW AREA INTO A MAN CAVE WHILE SHE’S GONE.

DOESN’T THIS PREVENT YOU FROM HITTING THE ROAD WITH THE CAMPER? THE SAD ANSWER IS “YES”.  THE CAMPER WILL BE JACKED UP AND SET ON A TOTAL OF 12 JACK STANDS TO MAKE IT MORE STABLE AND THE ALUMINUM ROOF ATTACHED TO THE CAMPER.  WE’VE BEEN MAKING OUR WISCONSIN TRIPS HOME IN THE HONDA THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ANYWAY, AND THE SLOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE CASINO BUSNINESS HAS HAD US STAYING IN LAUGHLIN THE LAST COUPLE OF SUMMERS.  THE LOSS OF OUR SUMMER CAMP AT WATERFALL MOUNTAIN LAST WEEK WAS JUST THE FINAL ITEM TO DECIDE TO JACK IT UP AND LET IT SIT.

BUT, BUT REX, YOU’VE BEEN A CAMPER YOUR WHOLE LIFE? THAT’S TRUE, AND DAY DREAMS OF A WINNEBAGO CLASS C AND A DETONATOR YELLOW JEEP ARE ALREADY DANCING IN MY HEAD. WHOA, PUT THE DAY DREAMS ON THE BACK BURNER, AND GET READY FOR PORCH CONSTUCTION TO START!!!

“SUNNY & 80”