HALLMARK 6X12 CONVERSION

[McDave]

Ya know, it gets a little warm in Big Sky country sometimes.




But at least its a "dry heat".....

McDave

I feel kinda funny, like a vampire on a day pass

[McDave]

Hey Tommy,
Just a taste of Montana for ya. My lovely wife is heading off about 100 miles for a "Ladies Old Fashioned Tea Party" in a town named Ingomar, at the "Jersey Lilly" address is 1 Main St, Ingomar, Mt. You gotta love it...
Here's Jewels...



And this is a taste of the Jersey Lilly,

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I know there are better places to be, but I can't think of any.....

McDave

PS. Couple more...

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[hankaye]

McDave, Howdy;

You catch that minner above the fireplace or get it at a yard sale???

The Jersey Lilly looks like a nice sociable place to have a cool one.

hank

[McDave]

Hey Hank,
No, I wish I could catch one of those. My wife's Dad caught that up in Canada about 30yrs ago. That's the biggest river trout I've ever seen. Remember, I grew up down where you are. Brookies and 12" rainbow were it other than bass out of the Butte. I have caught many walleye and sauger, a couple pike and the strangest fish ever called a paddlefish. You don't really catch them, you snag them with giant treble hooks on surf poles and reels. They make their way up the Mississippi to the Missouri, then to the Yellowstone to spawn. Damn things are prehistoric filter feeders but they average 5-6ft. They don't really fight as much as dig in. you just keep walking downstream and reeling and eventually they come to the bank. The caviar is really prized and the local fish an game guys process your fish for you and keep the roe to sell.
I did catch a 23 lb king salmon in lake Michigan about 8miles off Sheboygan years ago on a charter, but nothing worth mounting. There are two rivers less than a mile from me, and a small lake a couple miles away, but I really don't have the patience for that. Most of my friends have freezers full of walleye and we have a fry and do the oysters at the same time.
Now that Branding is almost done it's oyster season.
Anyways, I bet you would like the Jersey Lilly Hank. Always characters there, and a slower pace too. Don't you get up this way sometimes?

McDave

[hankaye]

McDave, Howdy;

Ya, I was up at West Yellowstone a few years ago. Caught a few
Rainbows 12-16 inchers from the Madison.
Reckon we ought to turn this back to Tommy B. it's his thread.
Hijack complete, returning y'all to your regular programming.

hank

[Tommy B]

wow did I see 119 degrees? Dry or not, thats friggin hot. So is your lovely wife McDave. Well done. Lived in Sierra Vista AZ. That place looks a little like Tombstone. That was 40 years ago. I really miss the Mountains. Too many people here now.

Anyway. Got this done over the weekend. Major impact on it all. No longer feels like a coffin.

Seems like the world is going to hell fast. Got a bug out Rig now just in case.

[hankaye]

Tommy B, Howdy;

Hangin' a door is a tricky bit, looks like you handled it extremely well.
Enough so that it looks like came from the factory thata way.

, !

hank

[Tommy B]

Yes indeed it was harder then I expected I will tell you. It did not go right the first time and I had to redrill/wallow the holes slightly and was not sure it would work out. But when looking at the original doors holes, it seemed they had to do the same thing. There is no way to adjust anything other than enlarge the holes slightly. Very tight seal now. MY caulking skills suck but there is nothing I can do about it.

I have one more problem to solve and that is what to do about the space under the counter top. I need to be able to access the plumbing and electrical stuff so a shelf doesn't seem like a good Idea and I'm not sure about doors either. I will post a pic in a minute of an Idea. Yey or ney would be helpful or any advice. Not sure about a slider either but I do need to figure this out before I seat the toilet.

[Tommy B]

I don't mind making the doors but they are heavy and will make it difficult to get under there to service things. I'm not sure if a curtain looks cheesy or not and then there's Mcdaves slider which I still have to work out depending on what I do next.
So, Curtains on the bottom and a slider for the bathroom I think.
Anybody?? What color curtain material if I go that way. Or just make the doors and use a curtain for the slider?

HELP!

[Tommy B]

Under here.

[Tommy B]

I dunno, curtains, gas stove, little buddy heater, What could go wrong?. Removable door sections I think. Two perhaps.
Fire scares me. Just the thought of being trapped in there. Serious.

[Tommy B]

Removable Panels. Yes. That will be it. Should be able to pull off the slider too. That's the plan.
Curtain over the new window should be ok.
Couple of drawers under the bed for storage of clothing.
A fold up table on the wall opposite the bed to use when the bed id folded up. Might put a window there too, but later. Got those ideas off this forum somewhere.

Just

[flboy]

Nice Job on the door! It looks nice.. Did I notice a Dive sticker on the window? You a SCUBA Diver also? It is one of my favorite things to do and ranks up there with dirt biking and camping!

[hankaye]

Tommy B. Howdy;

Curtain for the commode area, and a small one for the door. As for the base of your counter,
one large removable access panel. One chunk to remove and replace instead of fiddlin' with
two and trying to jiggle'em into place. Less fuss less muss. Keepin' it simple keeps life happier.

hank

[pchast]

They make door hinges you can just lift th e top half
and the door off when its open.