Thanks guys,
I'm glad you guys don't have to raise bail for me. I didn't need the time off. I wonder if they have computers in jails now to read your forums? Otherwise it's no use getting arrested.
Don't forget this is only the beginning of the project so I'm sure there will be a few more stories to tell before it's over. I forgot who is going to do the trenching for all the water pipes. Probably me. With that in mind, there's a good chance I'll dig out my own electrical lines I buried! I made a sketch of where they went but heck, that was a year ago.
As far as the tree house, the kids have to climb up. (did you see the stairs?) But they rigged a bucket and pulley system to haul their stuff up. When I built that, you should have seen me hanging from the tree by ropes until I got the first corners screwed together. The ladder only went up so high. It was ten times harder to build than the camp decks.
And speaking of a spare Gradall lying around, when they bulldozed my road in, they left a 110,000 lb Cat D9 on the property. Except that operator took the keys with him. Man was I ever tempted to hot wire it and drive that thing. He pushed over some 2 and 3 foot diameter Oaks like they were match sticks. The ground trembled when it was operating. It was awesome.
But I'm glad the Gradall was there. It sure made it a lot easier. I thought about dragging the tank with the Kama and yanking it up with ropes. When I was a young man I was pretty beefy and strong. Maybe wrestled it into position? Now I'm a mere shadow of my former self.