We just came in from a day of work on the H.H. Our floor was shot so taking it out was more a matter of sweeping up rot, pulling nails, sweeping rat crap, and figuring out how the thing was put together. Unlike other trailers we have worked on where the entire floor is built and finished, and the walls built on top of that floor the HH is different. The floor is independent of the walls. The whole system is different. Directly on top of the angle iron and channel iron frame is a flat…

I was waiting for it to warm a bit before we went out to work on the Holiday House and I saw this invitation to start a blog. At 62, computers in general, and "new media" in particular are as foreign to me as a foreign language. I have never blogged, or journaled and anything that took time or effort on the computer. As a general contractor by trade, I feel much more comfortable doing the work than talking about it. But what the heck, why not give it a try? 

The story of the Holiday…

The reason the rest of the country is covered in snow is because a high pressure ridge is sending all the west coast moisture up to the arctic, freezing it,  and dumping it back down on the mid-west and east coast. So, the best place to store a RV right now is outside, where nothing changes day after day.

The problem is there will be no water in the lakes or rivers we camp at, fires will burn our forests, and increased water rates will use up our camping money.

Other than that,…