Sunday, August 9, 2009

Moving the Monolithic Steps

We finally got the heavy concrete steps out of the front yard. They have been sitting out there since the porch guys dragged them out of the way. We couldn't lift them and didn't have anything big enough to move them by brute force. With some leverage we got them up onto some fence posts and were able to roll them using the four-wheeler. Once we got them to the top of the hill we made a travois like sled and dragged them across the back yard. Andy had to snatch them pretty hard to break the coefficient of friction but once they started moving he was able to make it all the way to their final destination.





We also got the rest of the boards for the parking area fence. I got the cover boards cut but Lisa is going to paint the fence black before we hang them.

The girls had to bark at me when I walked in carrying the camera. I don't know why that sets them off but it always does.


I got my birthday knife in the mail and made this video. AS you can see it is a Smith & Wesson M&P A/O Knife SWMP2.

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5 comments:

  1. MarianneAugust 10, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    wow good job moving the steps. i know that must have been hard work!!! so i updated my blog and i would like everyone to go here

    http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=A8FC8F1103308FE13ABF70A646D1C1EE

    and vote for gracie. (the photo takes a few seconds to load so just wait on it)

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  2. KathyAugust 10, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    What are you going to do with the steps? Put potted plants on them?

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  3. JimAugust 10, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    I voted for Gracie! Kathy, Lisa was thinking of using the steps as a mounting block to get up on Heidi. We need to decide because we don't want to move them around much. In the mean time we'll be breeding spiders under them.

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  4. HeatherAugust 12, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    breeding spiders? what kind? hopefully daddy-long-legs, the other kind are kinda gross and creepy. that'll be a heck of a mounting block for ya! it'll be easy to get on bareback that way! we should try it out- you ready aunt lisa?

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  5. Mary Ann LewisAugust 12, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Thank you for updating this blog. You really have no idea how much it means to me.

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