Moving Today

[Iowa 409 Guy]

The guy that built the house I'm leaving in 1978 was very proud of the fact he built it 2 feet higher than the all time flood record of 1961. The house was not in the flood plain. The top ten floods since then varied by just a few tenths. Fast forward to 2008 when the 61 record was eclipsed by 5.5 feet. Now I'm in a flood plain. It's global warming.....polar ice caps melting, bull$hit flowing downstream........ setting in the new place typing this I'm 60 feet higher.

 

[Fathead Racing]

So you stick built this new place?

 

[Phil Reed]

Dave is donating the old property to the Iowa State Navy so they can conduct their drills there!!!!!!!

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

So you stick built this new place?

10-4

 

[Fathead Racing]

10-4

Man, that's great Dave. Last one I built was in 2002. Needs remodeled already. Since I live alone now, Marcia passed in 2010, I don't think I'll remodel but I can see that I need new carpet, paint and something that scares me, Curtains! What the **** is a curtain anyway? But I've been told that I need new ones.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Sorry Ray, I mislead you. I read your post wrong. It's stick built but I didn't build it. Good for you on building your own place. That's a big job.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

My shop I'm leaving. 25x50 1/2 heated/cooled and the other half never freezes.

 

[blkblk63ss]

What does the house look like Dave ????

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Mess kit utensils WW1 vintage . Mfg by A C co. US 1917 I think these are my Grandpa's. They were in with a coffee grinder and the ice cream churn. Anyone remember cranking one of these? Never seen one this size before, I thought they were larger???

 

[Don Jacks]

I remember cranking on a couple of those ice cream makers.

 

[rstreet]

yes, remember a few turns on one that size.
Robert

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

What does the house look like Dave ????

Hate to leave it. There was water up to the horizontal piece across the windows. Water was over the top of the electric cook stove.

 

[Phil Reed]

Me thinks Don was wanting pictures of the new house Dave!!

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I remember cranking on a couple of those ice cream makers.

yes, remember a few turns on one that size.
Robert

You probably also took turns with brothers, sisters, or other relatives too. Always has to put some salt on the ice so it would melt faster an maybe get cold quicker. I remember what a big deal it was when I saw the first electric one.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Me thinks Don was wanting pictures of the new house Dave!!

I'd rather sell the old one.......

 

[blkblk63ss]

Me thinks Don was wanting pictures of the new house Dave!!

That's correct .

 

[blkblk63ss]

Are you saying you have to sell your house pictured first before you build new house. You have a new shop only at present and moved just the shop contents??????

 

[Fathead Racing]

Mess kit utensils WW1 vintage . Mfg by A C co. US 1917 I think these are my Grandpa's. They were in with a coffee grinder and the ice cream churn. Anyone remember cranking one of these? Never seen one this size before, I thought they were larger???View attachment 68989View attachment 68990

My grandfather made a platform with a bicycle on it and the crank and chain drove the ice cream maker. Us three kids would fight to crank the ice cream maker. We lived on a farm and our neighbors were dairy farmers. That and my grandfather having fruit trees we would have "real" ice cream made with fresh cream and fresh fruit every Sunday. How I miss those days.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Are you saying you have to sell your house pictured first before you build new house. You have a new shop only at present and moved just the shop contents??????

New house is done, moved in, just haven't taken any pics.

 

[Jeff Olson]

Hate to leave it. There was water up to the horizontal piece across the windows. Water was over the top of the electric cook stove.View attachment 68992

Sucks.