Old Gate Replaced
New one in Place - and a Clean Porch - Pollen Washed Away
So - these images ought speak for themselves.
But - every year in the month of May - it is a sort of big job to clean out our screened in porch (the pollen is amazing), and then this year while I was working on said job, the old gate - already damaged - basically broke - so it had to be replaced. I might of had something to do with this - I can’t remember for sure - but either way twas time to replace the chain link gate.
Here are the images:
It was “easy-peasy” putting in the new gate - I saved the hinges and the handle from the old gate - they were very well made!
Happy 5524 - tis 1343
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As I said I would in the comment below, here is an image of a material that was used when some major repair work was performed on the screened in porch. I post this because I contemplated using this stuff on the “old gate”, but then when I found out a new gate only cost about 100 fiat dollar, I knew it wasn’t worth the trouble - I just got a new gate and it was easy-peasy. This stuff however is heavy duty contact material and it is worth having some on hand in case some serious repairs are needed - just saying:
So, on the Douglas Fir beams in the porch when me and my helper replaced all the screens and the rotten wood - you take this stuff, mix it up, and then we used it to affix the beams to the tiles - after that (or maybe prior) some cedar planks were placed around the perimeter and then some serious fine stainless steel brackets were used to connect it all up, but still allow somebody in the future to replace the screens - which were high-quality aluminum.
The screens that were replaced were also very high quality when they were originally installed sometime in the 1980’s I think when the previous owners added on this porch that we love so much - but MAN….I have had to make some engineering improvements to it….but that is right up my alley. I love that porch! So many memories there…..
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BK
I HOPE YOU GET THIS--
5/6/2024
Hello Ken,
I just read your proclamation that “extols the virtues of local commerce and governance as well as individual liberty for the good of all.” You’re seeking a “Confederacy of Communities committed to a peaceful and better future for all people.”
My first impression, on reading this piece and AFTER looking at your website, is that you are a gardener and a man concerned with homesteading and creating a better world, at least the world that you run. Your work with plants seems deliberate and detailed; you seem able to tend to the individual plant and supply its needed requirements for survival. This is great.
I like how you in your writing talk about small communities and how they should work together to define and describe the laws of engagement with each other— regarding behavior and property.
I agree with you that governing bodies in America have become too large. And I liked that you provided definitions at the end of your paper— smart move.
Regarding your words around community participation and ownership… they sound good on paper, but in practice they often fail. For instance, I live in what is called a “village”— it’s small and it’s self governing. In my village there was tried a community garden— a place “owned" by the town… People who sought to help with the planting were then given the results of the products they planted. It began well, then broke down. Why? Because nobody owned the garden-- it was community owned— and they who worked harder than the others gained no values above they who worked very little— in time, the hard workers vanished and the undertaking fell apart.
Another instance: where I live, the neighbors are constantly pressuring others to ‘volunteer’ to help the community— there’s a place here that supposedly helps the poor— gives them stuff— clothing, food. In the beginning, there were many volunteers. People did this, that, this, that, helped the poor. But, as nobody owned the business, it was kinda chaotic; that is, until the three females showed up... three females who found this “community” situation ripe for their gaining power for powers sake. Thus, they came in and dominated. What’s left of the place: it’s run by the three dominators… and run poorly.
Finally, reading your piece— I noticed your use of large words, each one freighted with multiple meanings. I’d like to suggest you steer clear of this kind of language; it’s the language of they who seek to say nothing and cloak that fact in big words that intimidate others.
I do NOT believe this is your goal.
From what I see of your website, you seem to be a man deeply worried about America and the world, deeply engaged in wanting to make things better. I’d just suggest staying close to home— your home, your mind, your soul, the details you know about and run in fear of generalities, those words that carry too much freight and too little value for survival.
That’s it, sir.
Good luck with your life!
Loren Hecht
Nice Ken - it's always a good feeling after a job well done! :-)