Greetings from Eleuthera.
I hate to say it, but the charger for the camera is... gone. I'm cameraless. I'm gonna try to find another charger. Wish me big luck.
I just heard some people talking about the storm the other night: the winds were in the FIFTIES. Yup, on the Beaufort scale, they describe this as STRONG GALE- shingle blowing off weather, trees uprooting, waves 23-41 feet high (depending on low fifties to high fifties- I think this must have been on the low side. No wonder the damn truck was shaking. THat was the best- I mean craziest, storm I've ever seen. I think it's 90 mph where they say you can lean into the wind and actually touch the ground without bending your knees or back.
A hurricane is anything over 73.
I better not use that straw to build the place like I was planning. Maybe sticks'll be better. Okay, gotta go play my fiddle.
-J
Monday, March 1, 2010
3-1 10 update shmupdate- it's BIRTHDAY TIME!
Greetings from Eleuthera. Yo yo yo yo. Ah, where to begin? Well, let's just start with: IT"S THE BEST 3 days of the year, Ruth's birthday today!!And Mary Lee's two days ago!!!! So how about that? Everything else pales in comparison, except for one event: Ruth felt Jackson move yesterday! Hot dog and attaboy. I was at the side of the road helping some people who broke down and I got the text. I had to excuse myself and do a couple cartwheels. So, as they kinda say in Footloose: let's hear it for the girl. Yeah, I saw it. Leave me alone. Besides, the book was better. Above is a picture of the birthday girls. Make sure you girls don't let that thing eat my baby!!So, I moved off the extra bed of Kelvin and his mates, into the truck when it came in last friday. Getting a bank account is a trick and a half, so I can only use atm money, so I had to go every day to take out the max, watch my pennies, and then when I got the pallet that all the stuff that was in the truck was on (they make you separate it when you ship) I had 8 bucks left.
First I got the truck, and slept in that for a few days, but with no heat, it was pretty chilly, and I had to sleep sitting up in the driver's seat cuz the back was too hard and cold. Then the pallet came (and my blankets!) and that improved life considerably. It's hard to overestimate the need for a generator, a water jug (priceless), and a gas can are. ANd now I have a toolbox, a propane stove, a frying pan, and Cash's food dish which, since they turned the ole boy away at the airport and wouldn't let him keep me company, has made a splendid water pot. I made pasta last night, threw in a can of tuna, oil, seasoning, and I had me a regular hobo stew. I met a guy this morning that used to live in these caves around here, and I might go check those out still, but as of this moment, I"ve cleared a spot on the lot to camp on, set up my folding chair, and my little radio, and I'm bumping Ruth's tunes for everyone's benefit. Unfortunately, it's not NEARLY loud enough. Ah, island life.
I cleared a path from the foot of the lot to the water, which was a trick, since it's all prickers and palms and poisonwood. I got scratched up purty good, but not poisonwooded. I was purty careful. It goes out to the water, on some craggly ol' volcanic rock (prolly with lots a critters init) and then there's about a ten foot drop to the water. I don't know the depth yet, it looks deep, but as Greg Louganis can tell you, it's best to measure the depth before you jump. So the lot is further to the SOuth than I thought, according to the surveyor, but we found old markers in the brush that match his, so I reckon he's not making it up. He spray painted and orange dot on the neighbor's lot (it's a wall made out of rock) and she got all bent up about it. Didn't exactly have a conniption fit, but maybe about a third of that.
Dozers are 200 an hour, so I'm trying to plan really carefully before i get them involved. The lot is steeper than I remembered at the top, but about what I remembered on the rest, and then another drop off at the bottom. The setbacks are: no building within 15 feet of the top and bottom of the lot, but there's some contention that there's no building within 15 feet of the MARKER that's 15 feet from the lot edge. Big difference when you're on a steep hill. That would mean that to get the thing at the height we wanted, levele with the top of the property line, it would be hanging out in the air, about 30 feet high. I consider that unacceptable. I have to redraw this whole thing too, because for one thing, there's no way what I drew and put up here would work, cuz it's too long and would hang way out in the air, and two, people are saying about 150 bucks a square foot to build, and that place is way too big for anyone but that Nelson Rocker feller.
I'm scaling it down, and trying to keep all the brilliance of the original plan ina smaller space. We'll see. THe other issue I'm having is whether they'll allow the temporary buiding up before the final plans are approved. Those have to be reviewed by Governor's Harbour board, who only meet once a month. A, predicament. In the meantime, there's two guys with machetes over there clearing right now. It's getting better all the time. I'm going to look around these ruins around here to try to find some two by fours to nail together to make a right angle sticking out into the air so I can measure the rise and run of this hill in the different places. It's either that or a topographical survey ($950). I'll get my hammer. Then I can make a new plan.
There wasa wicked storm two nights ago, it was so strong that it kept trying to blow the back truck hatch up, and I had to tie it down. A 28ish foot boat washed up on the shore at James Cistern a few miles south, trashed. Mast broken, sails ripped, hull split open, there's even a pair of pants that got stuck halfway out the split. Anyway, it was blowing the water in the cracks of the back of the truck and uphill every which way, and my stuff got a bit wet. It was quite exciting. Okay, gotta go talk to the GH (governor's harbour) magistrates and find out what's what. Talk to you soon.
Love to all you cool peoples. Jack
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
view from el lotto
this is why you don't drive explorers. They're making such a stink about Toyota right now over floormats (are you fucking kidding me?) when Ford knew, and everyone else knew, that these vehicles rolled over easy, were top heavy, lose their grip, etc. and are crazy dangerous, yet they kept selling 'em for years. But a recall? Hell no. Why the double standard, America? And don't even mention the Pinto... another car that was not recalled no matter how throrougly their peligrosity (yup, I just made that up) was proven. So anyway, this here's the car my new friends almost died in the other day.
Buy Toyota.
The latest:
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Aww, we miss you too! Your two other sons are veeerry aware you are missing. They are curled up at the end of our bed.
I remember the Takeaway! Mmmm
Glad Eleuthera is still beautiful.
(Just a reminder the truck was initially 3500) Guess the Bahamas is still as expensive...
-I know it was really that much. But still, from a number of 400 they're working from, that's 400% in duties and shipping. Yikesouch!
I remember the Takeaway! Mmmm
Glad Eleuthera is still beautiful.
(Just a reminder the truck was initially 3500) Guess the Bahamas is still as expensive...
-I know it was really that much. But still, from a number of 400 they're working from, that's 400% in duties and shipping. Yikesouch!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
I made it here. Time to get to work!
Got to Eleuthera last night. At the library now,looking out at the bluest water they make. 25 bucks for a cab to town, raining, looking for some ruins to sleep in, and got to G and G in the nick of time to ask if the truck was here yet. "what truck?" was the reply.
Ah, Bahamas.
Good thing they turned away Cash at the airport. It was a royal bitch lugging all my stuff around last night , but if I had a big dog and a cage, it mighta been harder, unless i strapped him to a pallet and had him pull me around. But if I said "Chow, Cash!" Or "Mush!" He'd probably thinkit was dinner time and eat me and the pallet thinking it was mush. Luckily, he doesn't care for cereals.
So, the "what truck?" guy offers me a ride to a "cheap hotel for 50 or 60 bucks", after I told him I was going to sleep under one of the semi trailers on Cupid's key,and when I got there it was full. The lady, Jean, calls the Cigatoo inn (120 but she can get me a room for 80). THe guy next to me offers to put me up in his extra bed, Jean gets pissed (the other hotel belonged to her sister)and I leave with him. Turns out later, he was here on a boat when we were, I think I met him and his buddy in the library here. THey had just gotten back from rolling a ford explorer picking up their friend from the airport. The vehicle was totalled, they hadn't dressed their gaping wounds yet, and he was putting me up.
Ah, Bahamas.
I bought them some groceries, and went to the bar to try to get them some rum, but ended up just buying myself 2 beers and some chicken wings. Stopped by Larry and Dan's, but they're not home.
I walked to G and G today to ask again, found out the truck was sent today, gets here tomorrow, and I can get it THursday. The truck was 400 to buy, the shipping is 600, and the 60percent duty on the truck, (a surprise to me) is on the truck AND the shipping. SO it's not 240, it's 600.
AH Bahamas.
I walk back to the library to buy some internet time, and literally half a block away, guys in a pickup flag me down and offer a ride. I tell 'em where I'm going and they still insist. I ride half a block. SHortest hitchhike EVER.
Ah Bahamas.
I spent my last $3 on a sandwich at the takeaway, and after finding out I can't opena bank account here without a letter of reference from my own bank, I was terrifed that my atm card wouldnt' work, as they often are seized because the banks think it's fraud when they appear over seas. Luckily, i got some loot from the atm.
I'm 2 days from the truck. The pallet of tools is here. The trailer is missing. (can't blame the Bahamians, it's a florida company) and I didn't even bother asking about the boat. Met some cheap cement workers already, and am going to be introduced to a local builder who might have some good ideas for me. I might hitchhike up to the lot (15 miles) to bask in the glory till I can start being productive. I might stop by the hardware and buy a hundred feet of string so I can measure where exactly it is. It's 474 feet and some change from the corner. WIsh me luck.
Sleeping outside on the beach, most likely tonight, since the rain appears to be over. There's tiki huts on the beach on Rainbow bay as i recall, so no biggie anyway. The sun is shining, the smell of the beach is blowing in, the bouganvillea are in full bloom,and people are already using my name on the street when I walk by.
I miss my people, my wife, my little boy.
Yes, this place is as beautiful as I remember.
Ah, Bahamas.
Good thing they turned away Cash at the airport. It was a royal bitch lugging all my stuff around last night , but if I had a big dog and a cage, it mighta been harder, unless i strapped him to a pallet and had him pull me around. But if I said "Chow, Cash!" Or "Mush!" He'd probably thinkit was dinner time and eat me and the pallet thinking it was mush. Luckily, he doesn't care for cereals.
So, the "what truck?" guy offers me a ride to a "cheap hotel for 50 or 60 bucks", after I told him I was going to sleep under one of the semi trailers on Cupid's key,and when I got there it was full. The lady, Jean, calls the Cigatoo inn (120 but she can get me a room for 80). THe guy next to me offers to put me up in his extra bed, Jean gets pissed (the other hotel belonged to her sister)and I leave with him. Turns out later, he was here on a boat when we were, I think I met him and his buddy in the library here. THey had just gotten back from rolling a ford explorer picking up their friend from the airport. The vehicle was totalled, they hadn't dressed their gaping wounds yet, and he was putting me up.
Ah, Bahamas.
I bought them some groceries, and went to the bar to try to get them some rum, but ended up just buying myself 2 beers and some chicken wings. Stopped by Larry and Dan's, but they're not home.
I walked to G and G today to ask again, found out the truck was sent today, gets here tomorrow, and I can get it THursday. The truck was 400 to buy, the shipping is 600, and the 60percent duty on the truck, (a surprise to me) is on the truck AND the shipping. SO it's not 240, it's 600.
AH Bahamas.
I walk back to the library to buy some internet time, and literally half a block away, guys in a pickup flag me down and offer a ride. I tell 'em where I'm going and they still insist. I ride half a block. SHortest hitchhike EVER.
Ah Bahamas.
I spent my last $3 on a sandwich at the takeaway, and after finding out I can't opena bank account here without a letter of reference from my own bank, I was terrifed that my atm card wouldnt' work, as they often are seized because the banks think it's fraud when they appear over seas. Luckily, i got some loot from the atm.
I'm 2 days from the truck. The pallet of tools is here. The trailer is missing. (can't blame the Bahamians, it's a florida company) and I didn't even bother asking about the boat. Met some cheap cement workers already, and am going to be introduced to a local builder who might have some good ideas for me. I might hitchhike up to the lot (15 miles) to bask in the glory till I can start being productive. I might stop by the hardware and buy a hundred feet of string so I can measure where exactly it is. It's 474 feet and some change from the corner. WIsh me luck.
Sleeping outside on the beach, most likely tonight, since the rain appears to be over. There's tiki huts on the beach on Rainbow bay as i recall, so no biggie anyway. The sun is shining, the smell of the beach is blowing in, the bouganvillea are in full bloom,and people are already using my name on the street when I walk by.
I miss my people, my wife, my little boy.
Yes, this place is as beautiful as I remember.
Friday, February 19, 2010
saw the ultrasound
Either or little girl is gonna have a crank like my right arm or else we're having a boy.
Jack
Jack
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
mo' better butter
The latest:
Yo. Here's the latest. Sold the condo. Found out the baby's sex (wouldn't you like to know, hmmmm?) Spent yesterday palletizing a bunch of tools and junk, filling out forms, and shipping stuff out of the East side of the state for Governor's Harbour, a few miles south of the magical lot. Sent the truck too. The trailer was outrageous (a grand just to ship it over). Yikes. The boat is gonna cost 2100 to ship, that's almost 5 times what the boat cost to begin with. Ouchskers.
Due date, looking like late Julyish, beginning of August. And don't nobody get no big ideas. It ain't gettin borned on yer birthday. And no, we ain't namin' it after nobody. Except an album by a certain band, a general, a drink, a town, and some other stuff, but not anyone we know. Howz that for clues.
I fly out on Monday to get started on this here house thingy. I expect to be there between 6 and 8 weeks, and stuff. You'll get updates then.
Big hugs to all you people. Thanks for being part of this, thanks for being inspiration to have and share a plizace.
Jackl
Yo. Here's the latest. Sold the condo. Found out the baby's sex (wouldn't you like to know, hmmmm?) Spent yesterday palletizing a bunch of tools and junk, filling out forms, and shipping stuff out of the East side of the state for Governor's Harbour, a few miles south of the magical lot. Sent the truck too. The trailer was outrageous (a grand just to ship it over). Yikes. The boat is gonna cost 2100 to ship, that's almost 5 times what the boat cost to begin with. Ouchskers.
Due date, looking like late Julyish, beginning of August. And don't nobody get no big ideas. It ain't gettin borned on yer birthday. And no, we ain't namin' it after nobody. Except an album by a certain band, a general, a drink, a town, and some other stuff, but not anyone we know. Howz that for clues.
I fly out on Monday to get started on this here house thingy. I expect to be there between 6 and 8 weeks, and stuff. You'll get updates then.
Big hugs to all you people. Thanks for being part of this, thanks for being inspiration to have and share a plizace.
Jackl
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
house in kzoo, delayed trip, best lyrics
The latest: from JL
Didn't leave to drop the truck off. A certain someone named Christina W. who shall remain nameless wrote me and told me and the Ruther about a house across the street (that's a foreclosure auction cheap )from her and the boss man. We're going to make a bid. That'll be done right after...
We just sold the condo. Took a beating, kinda, but hey, we knew we would and did it eyes open. We also sold the mercury engine on ebay, almost for what we paid, which was sweet. So that, thrown in with the condo loot (the first of which we should get tomorrow) would buy us that crib (if we get it) and get our Bahamas building money worries eased a great deal. So I'm probably flying out a week late, 2-16 or so.
In the meantime, to keep us all entertained, I'm gonna stick up some of my favorite song lyrics for you all. I think two of the best, and shortest songs ever.
Post your faves up here too, eh?
Okay, first. (This band has a name that might burn some eyes... ask me if you wanna know.) Anyway...
"I don't even know where it went
I left it in my pocket with the rent
it's not very often that this happens to me
this is very important though can't you see
Chorus:
I can't find my piece of paper
shoulda been more careful with my piece of paper
I think that's it.
Okay, and the Minutemen: "#1 Hit song"
On the back of a winged horse
through the sky pearly gray
love is leaflike
you and me baby
Twinkle twinkle
blah blah blah
E!
T!
C!
(guitar solo)
Best lyrics ever. Post your faves here.
Okay. Gotta go. Meet with lawyers and stuff now.
X!
JL
Didn't leave to drop the truck off. A certain someone named Christina W. who shall remain nameless wrote me and told me and the Ruther about a house across the street (that's a foreclosure auction cheap )from her and the boss man. We're going to make a bid. That'll be done right after...
We just sold the condo. Took a beating, kinda, but hey, we knew we would and did it eyes open. We also sold the mercury engine on ebay, almost for what we paid, which was sweet. So that, thrown in with the condo loot (the first of which we should get tomorrow) would buy us that crib (if we get it) and get our Bahamas building money worries eased a great deal. So I'm probably flying out a week late, 2-16 or so.
In the meantime, to keep us all entertained, I'm gonna stick up some of my favorite song lyrics for you all. I think two of the best, and shortest songs ever.
Post your faves up here too, eh?
Okay, first. (This band has a name that might burn some eyes... ask me if you wanna know.) Anyway...
"I don't even know where it went
I left it in my pocket with the rent
it's not very often that this happens to me
this is very important though can't you see
Chorus:
I can't find my piece of paper
shoulda been more careful with my piece of paper
I think that's it.
Okay, and the Minutemen: "#1 Hit song"
On the back of a winged horse
through the sky pearly gray
love is leaflike
you and me baby
Twinkle twinkle
blah blah blah
E!
T!
C!
(guitar solo)
Best lyrics ever. Post your faves here.
Okay. Gotta go. Meet with lawyers and stuff now.
X!
JL
Friday, January 29, 2010
Heading out Feb. 9th...
The latest:
Got my ticket tonight to go scope the situation. Have to drive across the state to drop the truck off on Groundhogs day, (february 2nd, of course), a week early so that they can look it over at customs. Then the 9th, Ruth will drive me back to fly out. I had a dream last night that the utilites were hooked up... sigh.
It's looking like I'll be taking the little black truck, and sleeping in that. Cash or Mickey will probably be coming with me for company, and to watch the place, since I'll have to keep everything outside, under a tarp at first, including tools and generator, etc. And of course, we're on a main road, so its gonna be a bit of a scramble getting something together. Depending on whether we have the money or not, I might try to get some things shipped there to build a temporary shelter. We'll see...
Been talking to a draftsman to try to get these plans drawn up. Kinda creeping along on that front.
Got my ticket tonight to go scope the situation. Have to drive across the state to drop the truck off on Groundhogs day, (february 2nd, of course), a week early so that they can look it over at customs. Then the 9th, Ruth will drive me back to fly out. I had a dream last night that the utilites were hooked up... sigh.
It's looking like I'll be taking the little black truck, and sleeping in that. Cash or Mickey will probably be coming with me for company, and to watch the place, since I'll have to keep everything outside, under a tarp at first, including tools and generator, etc. And of course, we're on a main road, so its gonna be a bit of a scramble getting something together. Depending on whether we have the money or not, I might try to get some things shipped there to build a temporary shelter. We'll see...
Been talking to a draftsman to try to get these plans drawn up. Kinda creeping along on that front.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Floridays
Jack
I love being in Florida with you and Ruth. My condo is the most beautiful place ever. I can just sit and drink in the colors, enjoy the breeze that runs through it, and celebrate the many things, such as palms, swimming pools, and just the loveliness of it all! how lucky we are! Glad to be able to read your blog, and it'll be fun to be with you and in touch with you and Ruth when I'm not.
Lottamuchlove,
Phumpus
I love being in Florida with you and Ruth. My condo is the most beautiful place ever. I can just sit and drink in the colors, enjoy the breeze that runs through it, and celebrate the many things, such as palms, swimming pools, and just the loveliness of it all! how lucky we are! Glad to be able to read your blog, and it'll be fun to be with you and in touch with you and Ruth when I'm not.
Lottamuchlove,
Phumpus
Sunday, January 10, 2010
horror flicks
I asked Tom and Becky what movies they recommended. The COOP put this together. Thanks, Coop!
:-)
Let the Right One In
The Descent
Wolf Creek (kind of makes you angry in the "why are you dropping your only weapon?!" kind of way)
The Strangers and Funny Games (Basically, torture porn--made us angry! Chris Hefner says they are interesting BECAUSE they make us respond so strongly. Your call.)
The Thing
Alien (I and II)
Jaws
The Exorcist
Burnt Offerings (old school fun)
The Wicker Man (original, weird and fun)
28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later, but you have to watch it strictly as allegory as the logic is rather strained sometimes)
The Ruins
High Tension
Shrooms (better than the title would suggest)
The Orphanage
Jacob's Ladder (maybe more sad than scary, but then I go back to scary because it's sad...)
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead...etc. All good zombie stuff.
Dead Alive (Not scary, but gory and absurd)
A Tale of Two Sisters
Dario Argento films
Hellraiser (maybe not Tom, but it always kinda freaked me out)
The Serpent and the Rainbow and The Believers (I tend to conflate the two)
Angel Heart
Scanners
The Fury
Poltergeist
They Live (A long-time favorite, very campy)
The Unnamable (just for Matt O.)
The Shining
Carrie
The Dead Zone
The Hunger (David Bowie, 'nuff said)
The Amityville Horror
The Fly
Videodrome
Existenz (I liked it, Tom didn't)
Halloween
An American Werewolf in London
All Bruce Campbell Army of Darkness related stuff
Sleepaway Camp (classic)
The Children (another silly classic)
Shaun of the Dead (not scary, but really fun)
Quarantine (It was OK)
Paranormal Activity (As I don't believe in demon possession, not so scary, but this movie freaks some people out. There were a couple of good jumpy scenes.)
The Holy Mountain (I don't know if this counts, but it always disturbs me)
Altered States (for the same reason as Holy Mountain)
The Reflecting Skin (weird)
Session 9 (good indie flick)
30 Days of Night (Tom hated it, but I thought there was some good vampire killins)
The Mist (remake wasn't bad)
The Host (Tom thought it was silly, but I like Korean films)
Slither (gross and icky)
Vanished
Stir of Echoes
The Eye (Asian version is better)
Ringu (Again, I think the Asian version is scarier. Same with The Grudge.)
Willard
The Happiness of the Katakuris (just a really weird, unclassifiable Japanese zombie movie that makes fun of Japanese movie tropes, including musicals)
Old Boy (kind of horrified me, but I'm not sure it's considered horror)
Tetsuo, the Iron Man
The Omega Man (heh)
Blair Witch (this did scare me when I saw it)
:-)
Let the Right One In
The Descent
Wolf Creek (kind of makes you angry in the "why are you dropping your only weapon?!" kind of way)
The Strangers and Funny Games (Basically, torture porn--made us angry! Chris Hefner says they are interesting BECAUSE they make us respond so strongly. Your call.)
The Thing
Alien (I and II)
Jaws
The Exorcist
Burnt Offerings (old school fun)
The Wicker Man (original, weird and fun)
28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later, but you have to watch it strictly as allegory as the logic is rather strained sometimes)
The Ruins
High Tension
Shrooms (better than the title would suggest)
The Orphanage
Jacob's Ladder (maybe more sad than scary, but then I go back to scary because it's sad...)
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead...etc. All good zombie stuff.
Dead Alive (Not scary, but gory and absurd)
A Tale of Two Sisters
Dario Argento films
Hellraiser (maybe not Tom, but it always kinda freaked me out)
The Serpent and the Rainbow and The Believers (I tend to conflate the two)
Angel Heart
Scanners
The Fury
Poltergeist
They Live (A long-time favorite, very campy)
The Unnamable (just for Matt O.)
The Shining
Carrie
The Dead Zone
The Hunger (David Bowie, 'nuff said)
The Amityville Horror
The Fly
Videodrome
Existenz (I liked it, Tom didn't)
Halloween
An American Werewolf in London
All Bruce Campbell Army of Darkness related stuff
Sleepaway Camp (classic)
The Children (another silly classic)
Shaun of the Dead (not scary, but really fun)
Quarantine (It was OK)
Paranormal Activity (As I don't believe in demon possession, not so scary, but this movie freaks some people out. There were a couple of good jumpy scenes.)
The Holy Mountain (I don't know if this counts, but it always disturbs me)
Altered States (for the same reason as Holy Mountain)
The Reflecting Skin (weird)
Session 9 (good indie flick)
30 Days of Night (Tom hated it, but I thought there was some good vampire killins)
The Mist (remake wasn't bad)
The Host (Tom thought it was silly, but I like Korean films)
Slither (gross and icky)
Vanished
Stir of Echoes
The Eye (Asian version is better)
Ringu (Again, I think the Asian version is scarier. Same with The Grudge.)
Willard
The Happiness of the Katakuris (just a really weird, unclassifiable Japanese zombie movie that makes fun of Japanese movie tropes, including musicals)
Old Boy (kind of horrified me, but I'm not sure it's considered horror)
Tetsuo, the Iron Man
The Omega Man (heh)
Blair Witch (this did scare me when I saw it)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Holy crap, getting close...
Welcome Tom and Becky, Brian and Orla, Chris and Tim and Eli and Ira and Honey. It's really awesome to have you all as authors now on here too. I miss all you peoples. Frilla. Honey, I hope I spelled your name right.
Regarding Eleuthera, I keep calling the electric, the permit people, and the water people, and man, they don't like callin' a brother back for nothin. I'd really like to get some utils hooked up when I'm there, to make it a little easier to get along, and a lot easier to build stuff. I'm bringing a handsaw just in case, let's hope it doesn't come to that. I'm gonna head over there in about 2 weeks, I think... I don't have a date for that yet, but i'm just so damned excited about it that I had to get on here and post my rough ideas. I just gotta get this painting and all this crap done and then I can get a ticket. I just checked, they're only about 150 dollars including taxes and everything. Somebody give me a kick in the ass so I can get going here... I'm thinking like January 26 or so, to leave enough time to get this bastard condo up for sale.
I guess that's it. I have the blueprints now for the steel building, I guess i mentioned that. i'd post 'em, but I'm too damned lazy to TAKE the picture, CONNECT the camera to the computer, and then POST it. I'm only one man, goddammit.
Only one man.
Regarding Eleuthera, I keep calling the electric, the permit people, and the water people, and man, they don't like callin' a brother back for nothin. I'd really like to get some utils hooked up when I'm there, to make it a little easier to get along, and a lot easier to build stuff. I'm bringing a handsaw just in case, let's hope it doesn't come to that. I'm gonna head over there in about 2 weeks, I think... I don't have a date for that yet, but i'm just so damned excited about it that I had to get on here and post my rough ideas. I just gotta get this painting and all this crap done and then I can get a ticket. I just checked, they're only about 150 dollars including taxes and everything. Somebody give me a kick in the ass so I can get going here... I'm thinking like January 26 or so, to leave enough time to get this bastard condo up for sale.
I guess that's it. I have the blueprints now for the steel building, I guess i mentioned that. i'd post 'em, but I'm too damned lazy to TAKE the picture, CONNECT the camera to the computer, and then POST it. I'm only one man, goddammit.
Only one man.
Friday, January 8, 2010
GROUP blog now...
Jackl here, January 6 or something. It's thursday. That's good enough for me.
Hey, what's up? So, big changes over here at blog central. A couple things happening, which should explain a little more why we changed the blog up. A, we realized we can make it so that other people can post too. This is important, since the idea was that the place we have, we share with our people. That's you. So, that said, we wanted to make sure that if you have any thoughts on things Bahamras, that there's a good spot to post 'em. Ideally, that'll be your pics after you come down there. In the meantime, post anything else that might be of interest to good people that might give a damn. In our perfect world, all these people we're so crazy about will get to know each other via this place, a little or a lot, and from their posts. We'll see. that part's up to you guys.
B: no, no one's chasing us, or trying to kill us or anything, that we know of anyway, but we figure it's best if we don't let the world know everything about our personal lives, we'll just blurt 'em out to our close friends, and you too, if you feel like it.
Moving on, the plans. I have our condo mostly cleaned out and still fixing it up for sale. This will be the funds for the building, or as much of it as it will fund, at least the shell anyway. So, we're hoping to sell that soon, and get the financial ball rolling. There's a deadline. What are you kidding me? We got us a baby on the way over here! I gots to get to cracking.
Conch that is. Har har.
No, so for real. We have a couple bucks saved here, and so besides going to doctors, that money will be going for the first wave of work, which I'm leaving to do by myself, while the little woman hangs back in Florida. I'll be taking the small truck, a lighter and some pruners and going to clear the lot, get the utilities hooked up, get it surveyed, and make sure our plans will gel with the elevations there. It's been two years since we've seen it, so better to double check before getting the plans etched in stone. Besides, that's heavy. (man, I'm really on fire tonight!)
I might build a shed to keep tools in too, or store stuff in the truck. We'll see. Probably.
We have a deposit on the steel part of the building, and need to take delivery there within 6 months. That means this train is rollin, sucka. Speaking of trains rolling, theres actually a sunken train at the north end of the island. Not much left, but still, it's a train. But back to the plan: so that means that steel building, utilities, truck, boat, trailer, and all will be there pretty shortly.
Holy crap, I'm excited. Stay tuned. Lots of love to all of you people. There's some more I can't reach cuz i don't have their emails to invite them, so please spread the word if there's anyone you know that should be subscribing that isn't on here. That's pretty much going for anyone who is our people. Pass the word to 'em. A few that need notifying: andi sise, sarah mclaughlin, lara hiller and family, fake cousin scott, claire, mtliang, and if anyone knows who cort sener is, email me. we don't want any strangers on here, just the best peeps. And if you think there's anyone that's been neglected, please let us know, because i'm sure there are, and know we did a half-ass job of getting keys out, and invites, etc.
Damn lucky to have you all.
Jack
Hey, what's up? So, big changes over here at blog central. A couple things happening, which should explain a little more why we changed the blog up. A, we realized we can make it so that other people can post too. This is important, since the idea was that the place we have, we share with our people. That's you. So, that said, we wanted to make sure that if you have any thoughts on things Bahamras, that there's a good spot to post 'em. Ideally, that'll be your pics after you come down there. In the meantime, post anything else that might be of interest to good people that might give a damn. In our perfect world, all these people we're so crazy about will get to know each other via this place, a little or a lot, and from their posts. We'll see. that part's up to you guys.
B: no, no one's chasing us, or trying to kill us or anything, that we know of anyway, but we figure it's best if we don't let the world know everything about our personal lives, we'll just blurt 'em out to our close friends, and you too, if you feel like it.
Moving on, the plans. I have our condo mostly cleaned out and still fixing it up for sale. This will be the funds for the building, or as much of it as it will fund, at least the shell anyway. So, we're hoping to sell that soon, and get the financial ball rolling. There's a deadline. What are you kidding me? We got us a baby on the way over here! I gots to get to cracking.
Conch that is. Har har.
No, so for real. We have a couple bucks saved here, and so besides going to doctors, that money will be going for the first wave of work, which I'm leaving to do by myself, while the little woman hangs back in Florida. I'll be taking the small truck, a lighter and some pruners and going to clear the lot, get the utilities hooked up, get it surveyed, and make sure our plans will gel with the elevations there. It's been two years since we've seen it, so better to double check before getting the plans etched in stone. Besides, that's heavy. (man, I'm really on fire tonight!)
I might build a shed to keep tools in too, or store stuff in the truck. We'll see. Probably.
We have a deposit on the steel part of the building, and need to take delivery there within 6 months. That means this train is rollin, sucka. Speaking of trains rolling, theres actually a sunken train at the north end of the island. Not much left, but still, it's a train. But back to the plan: so that means that steel building, utilities, truck, boat, trailer, and all will be there pretty shortly.
Holy crap, I'm excited. Stay tuned. Lots of love to all of you people. There's some more I can't reach cuz i don't have their emails to invite them, so please spread the word if there's anyone you know that should be subscribing that isn't on here. That's pretty much going for anyone who is our people. Pass the word to 'em. A few that need notifying: andi sise, sarah mclaughlin, lara hiller and family, fake cousin scott, claire, mtliang, and if anyone knows who cort sener is, email me. we don't want any strangers on here, just the best peeps. And if you think there's anyone that's been neglected, please let us know, because i'm sure there are, and know we did a half-ass job of getting keys out, and invites, etc.
Damn lucky to have you all.
Jack
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Hey y'all. You probably already know the good news, but if you don't, Ruth is in a rather motherly way. Pretty awesome, eh?
With that news, I'm going to make a changes on here. I'm going to make this a private blog soon, because of all the personal info that goes on here, both about our family and our plans that have been discussed already. That means anyone viewing will know a lot about our lives, so I would appreciate it if you still want to be able to view it, that you shoot me an email at livingstonebuilding@yahoo.com, and I'll make a list of all the people involved, and you'll be able to sign in and check it out. Do this a.s.a.p., and i'll make sure it's taken care of.
Another change: you all will be able to post stuff too, if you're in the mood, since the plizace was meant to be shared to begin with. We should have done this long ago... starting as soon as you send your email. You subscribers, I'll put yours in there, don't worry about it. And you other people we know (immediate family and people we talk to every couple days) don't worry about emailing us. If you think you might get left out in the cold though, shoot ol' ruth or me an email at livingstonebuilding@yahoo.com and let me know who you are if it's not obvious, and we'll take care of ya.
jack
With that news, I'm going to make a changes on here. I'm going to make this a private blog soon, because of all the personal info that goes on here, both about our family and our plans that have been discussed already. That means anyone viewing will know a lot about our lives, so I would appreciate it if you still want to be able to view it, that you shoot me an email at livingstonebuilding@yahoo.com, and I'll make a list of all the people involved, and you'll be able to sign in and check it out. Do this a.s.a.p., and i'll make sure it's taken care of.
Another change: you all will be able to post stuff too, if you're in the mood, since the plizace was meant to be shared to begin with. We should have done this long ago... starting as soon as you send your email. You subscribers, I'll put yours in there, don't worry about it. And you other people we know (immediate family and people we talk to every couple days) don't worry about emailing us. If you think you might get left out in the cold though, shoot ol' ruth or me an email at livingstonebuilding@yahoo.com and let me know who you are if it's not obvious, and we'll take care of ya.
jack
Thursday, December 24, 2009
January plans/first wave
The latest:
So, we put a deposit on a steel building. then were sent the contract to complete, and read some really screwy bullshit in there. They had the right to raise the price before delivery, and make us pay it, charge our card that they used for the deposit to pay that difference, deliver at their convenience, and call it a breach of contract if we didn't like that timing, etc. etc. So, I told 'em to get bent. But they never did charge the card. Then I went with a second company, and after giving them my info, they told me our card declined, and it turns out, that the first school of jackassery had, in the interim, charged our card. Bastards. So we're fighting that out.
We will take delivery in Governor's Harbour within 6 months. It will be 30 wide, by 35 long, with a 10x16 door on the oceanside end, as well as regular doors and windows. This will serve as the second floor, and possibly a temporary shelter until the first floor (cinder block and concrete) is built. That will be more like 50 x 35. I'm working with an architect there, who is also the building inspector. I've also applied for the water service, and am still asking the electric company to come and tell me what's needed for a temporary pole. If they don't answer, I'll be there in January, I think. I've been packing again, getting all of our shite organized. We're selling the condo to finance the thing, so we'll list that in January. Since we're doing that, that means I have to pick up the pace to get it ready and finish stuff I never finished before, as well as remediating (read: getting rid of) the mold that greeted us on our return. So, I got a storage unit for all our junk, and just finished moving our two trailers there, the boat and the storage trailer, so that I can get the first wave of stuff ready to go, so we can get something started before we have the loot to move it all. We'll start with the little black truck, a tent, some pruners, water jugs, gas cans, generator, canned food, toilet paper, a shovel, and some pencils and paper, and some tools to build a shed, and the materials to do it. It'll start with a shed, a la Shady Rest, and like all good things do.
So, we'll see. I'll be writing soon, but after January, sometime, I'll be writing while sleeping in the tent or the back of the truck, and sending the posts after I drive into town from the library.
Getting there, homies. Getting there.
Jack out.
So, we put a deposit on a steel building. then were sent the contract to complete, and read some really screwy bullshit in there. They had the right to raise the price before delivery, and make us pay it, charge our card that they used for the deposit to pay that difference, deliver at their convenience, and call it a breach of contract if we didn't like that timing, etc. etc. So, I told 'em to get bent. But they never did charge the card. Then I went with a second company, and after giving them my info, they told me our card declined, and it turns out, that the first school of jackassery had, in the interim, charged our card. Bastards. So we're fighting that out.
We will take delivery in Governor's Harbour within 6 months. It will be 30 wide, by 35 long, with a 10x16 door on the oceanside end, as well as regular doors and windows. This will serve as the second floor, and possibly a temporary shelter until the first floor (cinder block and concrete) is built. That will be more like 50 x 35. I'm working with an architect there, who is also the building inspector. I've also applied for the water service, and am still asking the electric company to come and tell me what's needed for a temporary pole. If they don't answer, I'll be there in January, I think. I've been packing again, getting all of our shite organized. We're selling the condo to finance the thing, so we'll list that in January. Since we're doing that, that means I have to pick up the pace to get it ready and finish stuff I never finished before, as well as remediating (read: getting rid of) the mold that greeted us on our return. So, I got a storage unit for all our junk, and just finished moving our two trailers there, the boat and the storage trailer, so that I can get the first wave of stuff ready to go, so we can get something started before we have the loot to move it all. We'll start with the little black truck, a tent, some pruners, water jugs, gas cans, generator, canned food, toilet paper, a shovel, and some pencils and paper, and some tools to build a shed, and the materials to do it. It'll start with a shed, a la Shady Rest, and like all good things do.
So, we'll see. I'll be writing soon, but after January, sometime, I'll be writing while sleeping in the tent or the back of the truck, and sending the posts after I drive into town from the library.
Getting there, homies. Getting there.
Jack out.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Osweiczim, Poland, and Auschwitz
Birch trees and barbed wire
weeping willow and guard tower
This is rebar that was in the structure of the gas chamber at Birkenau-Auschwitz. When the allies were approaching, the Nazis blew it up, and then burned it to destroy the evidence. The fire was so hot, this rebar wilted.
Train track to unload, and only unload, people.
I hope I spelled that right above. the German version of the town name is what the concentration camp got its name after.
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