Bob's caboose build

[bobhenry]

HEY WHIT ! I am headed your way in about ten days hope to stop by if time permits. I just finished watching your brilliant production on dutch oven cooking and am still so damn proud of our effort , thanks again !

[bobhenry]

WELL THE 10 HOURS OF PAINTING WITH TWO OF US PAID OFF WITH A NEW LOOK. I WAS TIRED OF THE PEELING PAINT SCHEME SO HERE IS THE NEW LOOK .......









OOPS WE MISSED A SPOT



REMOVED THE TUB TEMPORARILY TO TILE THE SHOWER AREA.

[bobhenry]

ANYONE REMEMBER FAR ENOGHT BACK WHEN I WAS FINED AND RAN OUT OF FRANKFORT, IN FOR PLACING MY TINY CABOOSE ON MY PROPERTY ????


Well last week I had to visit my lockbox at the bank so I passed by the property.

Seems that while I can not live on my own property and care for it it is OK to make it into a hobo camp. Junk tires and crap all over. I was really pissed when I found my now 10" maple trees were cut down for campfire wood.

[godskid]

Yeah, I remember that. Grrrrr!

PS newly painted little house looks GREAT!

[Philip]

ANYONE REMEMBER FAR ENOGHT BACK WHEN I WAS FINED AND RAN OUT OF FRANKFORT, IN FOR PLACING MY TINY CABOOSE ON MY PROPERTY ????


Well last week I had to visit my lockbox at the bank so I passed by the property.

Seems that while I can not live on my own property and care for it it is OK to make it into a hobo camp. Junk tires and crap all over. I was really pissed when I found my now 10" maple trees were cut down for campfire wood.

I remember that.

I would have loaded up all resellable items item in that mess. Then burnt the rest. Then posted no trespassing sign's.

[bobhenry]

Two out of 3 done. I now have a nice axe, shovel,hoe,garden rake, leaf rake and mallet added to my tool collection and the signs are up and the driveway chained.



Ass holes !

[Philip]

Two out of 3 done. I now have a nice axe, shovel,hoe,garden rake, leaf rake and mallet added to my tool collection and the signs are up and the driveway chained.



Ass holes !

To bad all those items lead into work instead of play.

[rjgimp]

I "remember" inasmuch as I read your tale a couple years after the fact when I started lurking around here. It was like reading a horror novel! I could hardly believe the words in front of me. Some folks (particularly those in positions of authority) just have so much stupid packed into their skulls there is little they can do to prevent it from coming out and making a horrible mess.

So, is that a Coleman stove I see sticking out of the junk pile?

[bobhenry]

Good eye Rob. Yep it was one of the old pump up white gas ones. I passed it up and left it behind. I think I have 4 or 5 right now and most are propane.

Yep almost 6 years have passed I have had to call the county sheriff 3 times to defend the property from invasion. It has been used as the city dump annex, an overnight auto motel, and now a hobo camp. Sure would have been nice to have it all sweet with my new setup. The nose high weeds would by now be a very nice lawn and as the property was just annexed to the city that action promised sewer and city water tap in at NO cost to the property owner. I am quite happy where I am but the fact I was not allowed to utilize the property I fought so hard to get still frosts me !

[Gold5one]

The Caboose paint job looks good.
Can I put up a sign at the hobo camp- that reads- warning, Biohazard, Zombie contagion zone?
Buggers be gone!

[rjgimp]

[bobhenry]

I think it was the 2012 fall gathering Verna gave me this little fold up table. I am happy to announce that yesterday 11/27/2020 I actually got it mounted to the wall of the caboose as a lift up and drop down wall mounted table. I mounted it in the office right in front of the garden window. It will make a great extra prep counter as well as a dinning table. A 3 foot section of oak and a piano hinge were the answer. Took me all of 45 minutes to design and install it. This is the 2012 picture and exactly where it wound up. I will snap a new one today.

[bobhenry]

the new oak support board and piano hinge



up ready for use !



folded against the wall out of the way !



As you can see the mounting board also act as support when in the upright position.

A special thanks once again to Verna !

[NevadaBlue]

Happy Thanksgiving Bob! I always enjoy your posts and this is no exception. Nice work!

[bobhenry]

WELL ANOTHER MINOR TWEEK...... My vent hood seemed to be a bit weak in my opinion. My first thought was a decorative chain on the nose that ran back to the wall at an angle to support the nose. Well I thought that would be a wasted space that might just prove to be a great place for a nice little shelf. So I went thru the scrap pile of un-loved un-purposed lumber scraps and found two triangular cuts that I had been toying with using for supports for the table when in the up position but didn't like the idea. They found a new home as inverted shelf brackets for the shelf. A couple short screws thru the nose of the vent hood and now it is rock solid. I had this little spice shelf for ever. I think it was a $3.00 find at a yard sale in the late 1980's. Well I decided to see if I just might get lucky and it may fit. Had to drive it in place with my fist but it JUST fit. Let me find my camera and I will be right back with a