SMALL Polebarn costs: $45,000+??? YIKES!!!!

Bob_Skurka · Mar 3, 2005

So, I'll put you in with the rest of people that dont wash thier afterwards.

Steve
Is it just coincidence when the auto flush urinals malfunction before the auto faucets do?


That reminds me of the old saying: There are 2 kinds of men in the world . . . those who PEE in the shower, and those who don't but are lying about it.

BB_TX · Mar 3, 2005

Frank - If you are into do-it-yourself, Mueller Steel Building is a good way to go. You can still get a 30x40 for under $10K. Add a concrete floor and you can probably get out for under $15K. Extras such as additional doors, windows, insulation, etc may drive the cost up toward $20K. Their pre-fab kits are just bolt together. I put one up myself with no prior experience. A lot of work but something I am really happy with. See attached.

Dargo · Mar 3, 2005

/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Now that's not nice! I happen to be one of those who are a sissy and wear gloves in the barn when working because cut up greasy hands don't go well with a suit the next day at work. I actually sort of like the orange smell of the orange hand cleaner stuff that I have in the dispenser. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif I even have the paper towel dispenser in there because I don't like the blower for drying hands. I always use the paper towel to open the door when I'm exiting; you never know if the person before you used proper hygene and washed before they grabbed the door knob! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Am I the only one who uses the paper towel to open the bathroom door from the inside when exiting a public bathroom? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Henro · Mar 3, 2005

Am I the only one who uses the paper towel to open the bathroom door from the inside when exiting a public bathroom? 

No, there are at least two of us... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Boy, reading this thread sure makes me feel good about my 24 x 26 shed I put up a couple years ago...no concrete floor though...but MUCH cheaper than what is being discussed here...some may remember that old thread... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

rdln · Mar 3, 2005

Well, thats where I was going with my tag line and you fell into it! I use my shoed foot to flush (yes even the urinal), dispense the paper first, wash hands, tear paper towel off, dry, shut off faucet (if needed) with paper towel and open door with it.
Pity the fool that does not provide a trash can within arms length of the door.

And while the flu is going around, I try to open all doors with my elbow or hand wrapped with shirt/coat sleeve.

There was a study done showing that phones of all things were the dirtiest surface in an office building.

The closest bathroom at work has eight stalls, eight urinals and 8 faucets. The stalls never had autoflush but all of the urinals have been converted to levers.
The sink sensors all work fine, maybe it is a coincidence.

Moon · Mar 3, 2005

Henro;
I do remember you putting up your building. That was a good thread.

I also feel lucky to already have my pole barn. Dirt floor and no electric but it still came in less than 1/3 of Bob's low bid. And that was a 28 x 70 w/ shingle roof. That's been about 6 years ago though. (electric coming this spring /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )

Good luck Bob; sounds like the building restrictions can really cost ya. Just like tractor dealers, go with the builder who you can trust and that will be around to take care of the problems which will come up after the initial build.

Moon of Ohio

Soundguy · Mar 3, 2005

( More pricy than the Rolex are the hand made watches, if you want to get into beautiful watches, with hand cut gears and hand wound springs, nothing can touch my Piaget )

My FIl ( passed 2000 ) was a retired watchmaker. He had tons of equipment when we finally settled his estate.. parts.. electroplaters.. everything. He did the hand gear hobbing to.. what an art. Wish I would have been around him for more than the few years I knew him befor ethe cancer got him.

And yes.. piaget are nice.. I have one of his. Feel strange wearing it though...

Soundguy

daedong · Mar 3, 2005

Am I the only one who uses the paper towel to open the bathroom door from the inside when exiting a public bathroom?

No, there are at least two of us

And I thought I was the only one with psychological problems
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

bczoom · Mar 3, 2005

( . . . but I digress. Now to bring all this back to tractoring I typically wear a Breitling or a CYMA when my hand may end up buried in mud or covered in grease.)

Since we've digressed to watches (I'm not going there on the potty habits of grown men...) but you wear a watch when working outside???? Don't you find that a little dangerous? The only thing I wear that's not inside a pocket is a cell phone. For me, all items (watches, wedding ring...) get left inside. I've seen too many incidents (primarily with rings) where fingers get ripped off or complete an electrical circuit.

Bob_Skurka · Mar 3, 2005

The wedding ring has been on my finger for nearly 20 years, it never comes off. Even when I work with electricity, and I have wired many of the fixtures in my house, even been known to do some of them at work when the sissies here want to call in a electrician to replace a simple switch. I am careful, lock the breaker box, etc.

As for watches, yup, wear them constantly too. I've snagged my arm a couple times, but never anything too serious. I actually find a loose shirt is more dangerous than just about anything else. Branches have grabbed more shirts than I can count and just about ripped me off a tractor a few times (the fact that I have Hawthorne trees probably accounts for some of that). And I rarely wear shorts when using a tractor because I've had the leg opening snag on a lever when jumping off the machine more than once . . . hanging from a lever just inches above the ground with all my weight suspened by my crotch has taught me that blue jeans and tractors work well together!

SOUNDGUY . . . sorry about the FIL, sounds like he was a good one. And you are right, a good watchmaker who can cut gears really is an artist to be admired. Heck my eyes are bad enough that I can barely see the teeth on the gears, I couldn't imagine actually cutting them.