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Floor finished, painted, and studs cut to length for 2nd floor. I'm 68 short, so we'll call tomorrow. Painted/sealed the top and was a bit short on a 5gal pail, so I'll go pick up some extra tomorrow.

I don't think I've ever painted in worse conditions. It was brutally hot. And it took 5 hours. Drywall is cake, pourous and imperfect surfaces like plywood sucks.

Court today via zoom, lawyer says it couldn't have gone better, they'll let me know a decision in 1-5 days. He says best case, i'll get everything I want. Worse case, I'll get half.

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   / New garage time! #662  
I just turned 37 and am in the best shape i've ever been in. Muscles all working, joints all working, and as long as i day a few 15min breaks during the day i can keep plowing on. I'm hoping to enjoy this garage for a long time.
Savor these days... once you start breaking down, it don't come back.
 
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Savor these days... once you start breaking down, it don't come back.

I'm utilizing those days to the best of my ability. I'm putting in 8hr of labor during the day, then 8hr of my day job at night. 10am-6pm, 6pm-2am.

This whole covid thing has been a blessing to me, it locked me down and my friend lost 2 jobs that were scheduled before me, so he was available immediately. I'm going to keep him on as long as I can afford or until jobs start popping up again.
 
   / New garage time! #665  
Savor these days... once you start breaking down, it don't come back.

I just hit 60, and I find myself needing many breaks, especially in the heat.

I'm enjoying watching the progress FJ. Don't get heat exhaustion. If you stop sweating, or get dizzy, or a headache, COOL OFF!!
 
   / New garage time! #666  
Hitting 60 in October and starting to feel it. I am yielding to younger guys now and not liking it. At least my brain is still smarter and wiser than the next generation. I got that to hang on to.... for now.
 
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Friend is 62 now, and it's alarming the stamina he has. Heat doesn't bother him, up and down the scaffolding all day, putting in 3 screws to my 2, lifting 3 studs to my 2. I'm in shape, and if you'd seen the two of us next to each other, you'd never guess it. He doesn't outpace me in strength, but rather endurance. Heat doesn't bother him, he shows up with 4 bottles of water and a nutrigrain or 2 slices of tomato on bread(no mayo) and an orange, works hard labor from 10-6 almost non-stop. Sure I could do it for a day or two, but he just keeps doing it again and again.
 
   / New garage time! #668  
Friend is 62 now, and it's alarming the stamina he has. Heat doesn't bother him, up and down the scaffolding all day, putting in 3 screws to my 2, lifting 3 studs to my 2. I'm in shape, and if you'd seen the two of us next to each other, you'd never guess it. He doesn't outpace me in strength, but rather endurance. Heat doesn't bother him, he shows up with 4 bottles of water and a nutrigrain or 2 slices of tomato on bread(no mayo) and an orange, works hard labor from 10-6 almost non-stop. Sure I could do it for a day or two, but he just keeps doing it again and again.
Hey... way to twist the knife. I had to reread your post. First read, the way the sentence wrapped on my browser, "he shows up with 4 bottles of water and a nutrigrain or 2 slices of endurance". Where do I get that? :laughing:
 
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Hey... way to twist the knife. I had to reread your post. First read, the way the sentence wrapped on my browser, "he shows up with 4 bottles of water and a nutrigrain or 2 slices of endurance". Where do I get that? :laughing:

I'd like a slice or two of endurance as well.
 
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Me too. At 73, I find myself short on endurance way too often.
We built our house 14 years ago. I hired labor. My workers put in 8 hours, 2 15 min breaks, lunch and of course my day started before and ended after theirs. My challenge to them, just keep up with me, and I would not expect them to do anything I couldn’t do.

At one point had 9 hollow columns of 16 in block, 8 and 9 ft tall that needed to be filled with grout. Me and 3 helpers, a 35 yo, his 18 yo son and another 18 yo. I would mix the grout in my 3 1/2 cuft mixer. Dump into wheel barrow and then bucket by bucket carried up the ladder and dumped into the column. Of course all mixing was hand loading. Each task had a bit of a breather built in. Pretty soon I hit a pace that kept the boys humping, meaning I had the next almost load ready by the time they were. But I do admit, it was kicking my butt and I’m sure I looked it. So as 18 yo #2 was waiting to fill the wheel barrow he volunteered that he could handle the mixer job. I did admire his willingness to take on a more complex task and his concern for my well being. I chuckled and thanked him, then I asked if he did my job who would do his? His expression showed he hadn’t thought that far. So I hesitated, then offered that I guess that would be me. So we had a bit of discussion as to how the process worked, how mixing the grout set the pace and did he really expect that if he could mix faster that I could wheelbarrow faster? Then I laughed. Told him, as the Boss I got to pick the easier job. Forget how many loads but it took us more than a day. Was very glad to get that task completed. I sure couldn’t do it today.
 

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