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["Rob Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> The newer the better, watch for the carpet stapled down BEFORE the
> walls were put on in an older one. Getting the carpet out is a pain in 
> those.
I read about someone having that trouble on one of the lists I'm on. That, 
decent windows and plywood floors are goals. I have one dealer in town (the 
only dealer in town) that I like a like a lot. We clicked. She has a repo 
coming on her lot this week or next. I hope that it works out. I'd like to 
work with her. If not a couple of other dealers in the next town.

> > Also going through my tools after the suggestions you and others sent.
> > Basically just going nuts here looking for projects :>)
>
> Is your place fenced? Running a string from one corner to another was
> a big deal at my place in MN. Once I had that done marking the
> boundaries with a steel fence post every 50 or 100 feet was a big
> help in visualizing what I had.

That is a good project. The place is not fenced. The boundaries are very 
well marked though. Once it cools off a little in the next few weeks, I want 
to start this.

That's a good idea to use a steel post every 50 feet or so. Would make the 
lines a lot clearer where I do not want to fence right now. For the 300 or 
so feet of frontage, I''ll fence in right away. The rest I can get away with 
less fence because there are no neighbors. Just tree company holdings.

I also have an old 25 or 30 foot trailer on the property that has been there 
for 20 years abandoned. (About 20 year pine in front of door, so I know). I 
want to hook up to that and pull it out a little from where it is, take off 
the wheels, put it on blocks and get some old tires mounted on it. I think 
that with some tar on the roof, and a good clean up, I could do a lot with 
it. Could be a huge chicken mobile or a good tool shed. MIght just all fall 
apart when I hook up my truck to in and pull. Then will be a big job to get 
it to the dump :>) Here is a picture of it:
http://waltonrp.atspace.com/trailer.JPG

Rob almost in VA