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[Chungas Revenge]

Phase III of the Barbie Garage.

It took a little longer than expected. The flooring had an out-gassing phase that caused a slight delay. Its 99.99% complete. Mrs is happy. I'm happy. The Mule. not so much. But the Mule has always been somewhat of a hindrance to progress.

Regardless, it turned out very nice (The party line). Putting this saga to rest. Moving on to future endeavors. I came back (to the land of Nod) with some things that may need attention sooner than I thought. Small drips from the E-brake. hoping I can put this off till fall....Other priorities have a way of getting in line 1st..

 

[65swb45]

For some reason, this latest pic reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from the old sitcom ‘Rosanne’ where John Goodman’s character takes aside a new neighbor to explain to him one of the facts of life:

When one husband remodels, all husbands suffer!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

For some reason, this latest pic reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from the old sitcom ‘Rosanne’ where John Goodman’s character takes aside a new neighbor to explain to him one of the facts of life:

When one husband remodels, all husbands suffer!

Not my doing…

I figure this has been along time coming. Sometimes, your transgressions catch up with you, sometimes you catch up with your transgressions.

Anyway, I think a barn is in order….

 

[TheHardWay]

Don't let the missus anywhere near it... just sayin

 

[65swb45]

Don't let the missus anywhere near it... just sayin

Lol! That’s about as likely as keeping Chungas off of MUD!

Now if it served as a ‘containment zone’…

Just sayin.

 

[Jdc1]

Phase III of the Barbie Garage.

It took a little longer than expected. The flooring had an out-gassing phase that caused a slight delay. Its 99.99% complete. Mrs is happy. I'm happy. The Mule. not so much. But the Mule has always been somewhat of a hindrance to progress.

Regardless, it turned out very nice (The party line). Putting this saga to rest. Moving on to future endeavors. I came back (to the land of Nod) with some things that may need attention sooner than I thought. Small drips from the E-brake. hoping I can put this off till fall....Other priorities have a way of getting in line 1st..

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You could hoard errr store a lot of unnecessary but just in case rusty gold into those cabinets......

 

[Chungas Revenge]

You could hoard errr store a lot of unnecessary but just in case rusty gold into those cabinets......

By my calculations, I could stash a troopy…

 

[waiting for time]

Looking at ”her garage” I would keep the barn somewhat messy, that will make her stay away from it.
Works for me, she doesn’t even want to look at pictures taken there.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Sage advice…

Looking at ”her garage” I would keep the barn somewhat messy, that will make her stay away from it.
Works for me, she doesn’t even want to look at pictures taken there.

 

[70fj40]

After accidentally allowing my lovely wife to look over my shoulder while reading this thread SHE has decided we need to remodel our kitchen! When I kindly corrected her and told her it was a garage she got a strange look on her face and mumbles something about her mom warning her…….

 

[Chungas Revenge]

After accidentally allowing my lovely wife to look over my shoulder while reading this thread SHE has decided we need to remodel our kitchen! When I kindly corrected her and told her it was a garage she got a strange look on her face and mumbles something about her mom warning her…….

For the continued existence of the Mud-Universe as we know it, I should delete those pics….

 

[mrboatman]

For the continued existence of the Mud-Universe as we know it, I should delete those pics….

I would !!!! Since it looks like you have a beauty shop in your garage

 

[65swb45]

Like I said, one man remodels…

BTW, I got the hat. Went out for a walk wearing it and, when I passed a storefront window with some reflectivity, I was pleased with what I saw. Thank you.

 

[waiting for time]

After accidentally allowing my lovely wife to look over my shoulder while reading this thread SHE has decided we need to remodel our kitchen! When I kindly corrected her and told her it was a garage she got a strange look on her face and mumbles something about her mom warning her…….

I saw that one comming!
Keeping this thread away from accidental views………..

 

[Chungas Revenge]

BTW, I got the hat. Went out for a walk wearing it and, when I passed a storefront window with some reflectivity, I was pleased with what I saw. Thank you.

Same hat I wear bird hunting. Can’t wait to hear about where it‘s going and where it’s been..!!!

 

[Chungas Revenge]

I saw that one comming!
Keeping this thread away from accidental views………..

I may have to go into hiding till this all blows over….

 

[Chungas Revenge]

I would !!!! Since it looks like you have a beauty shop in your garage

In no way shape, form or function is this my garage. I was summarily banned about 20 years ago. Oh, I hung on with a tool box and my air tools for another year or so. I even attempted a protracted guerilla campaign, slipping a new wrench in the cabinet now and then. But in the end I had to surrender my command, my dignity and the motorcycle lift.

Now, the Mule and I, spend our quality time together in the Land of Nod, looking at barn designs and planning our Victory Parade…..

 

[waiting for time]

Looking forward to the barn build thread.

 

[65swb45]

In no way shape, form or function is this my garage. I was summarily banned about 20 years ago. Oh, I hung on with a tool box and my air tools for another year or so. I even attempted a protracted gorilla campaign, slipping a new wrench in the cabinet now and then. But in the end I had to surrender my command, my dignity and the motorcycle lift.

Now, the Mule and I, spend our quality time together in the Land of Nod, looking at barn designs and planning our Victory Parade…..

Flashback, guerilla style

The year was 1994. I had just scored a pair of 4:56 diffs for my buddy Gordon, and he asked me to come over to his house and help install them. In those days Gordon was both a cruiser head personal friend and a HUGE supporter of Marks Off Road. IOW, I was happy to oblige. When I got to his house I discovered that he shared garage space with his wife, who kept her Lexus with the fancy pearlescent paint job in there. I told her she was going to have to put her car out in the driveway so I could have elbow room to work.

Her pupils dilated until I could see a whole quiver of daggers awaiting. Silently, but with a cloud of steam forming, she moved her car.

We proceeded to put the 40 in the middle of the garage, up on 4 jackstands, and gutted both the axles. Needless to say parts and tools quickly covered most of the garage floor. Three hours later Gordon said he didn’t feel well, and as it turned out, he had a fever. We took an early lunch, and I told him, in front of his wife, that I had come to HELP, not to do the job myself, and that if he wasn’t working, I wasn’t working. The kitchen proceeded to fog up, as his wife commenced steaming at about 3 times the previous rate. Now the return of the Lexus to the garage was postponed, indefinitely. What happened after I left, I don’t know (maintain plausible deniability!)

Well, as fate would have it, the next day we had our famous Northridge earthquake!

Gordon’s 40 launched itself off the 4 Jack stands and into the closed garage door (picture the equivalent of a Wiley Coyote imprint in the aluminum door). EVERYTHING that had been stored on ‘her’ side of the garage came crashing down off the storage shelves, including his scuba tanks! Her car would have suffered a LOT of damage.

For many years after, she smiled every time she saw me, knowing how cruiser karma had saved her Lexus.

 

[Chungas Revenge]

Flashback, guerilla style

The year was 1994. I had just scored a pair of 4:56 diffs for my buddy Gordon, and he asked me to come over to his house and help install them. In those days Gordon was both a cruiser head personal friend and a HUGE supporter of Marks Off Road. IOW, I was happy to oblige. When I got to his house I discovered that he shared garage space with his wife, who kept her Lexus with the fancy pearlescent paint job in there. I told her she was going to have to put her car out in the driveway so I could have elbow room to work.

Her pupils dilated until I could see a whole quiver of daggers awaiting. Silently, but with a cloud of steam forming, she moved her car.

We proceeded to put the 40 in the middle of the garage, up on 4 jackstands, and gutted both the axles. Needless to say parts and tools quickly covered most of the garage floor. Three hours later Gordon said he didn’t feel well, and as it turned out, he had a fever. We took an early lunch, and I told him, in front of his wife, that I had come to HELP, not to do the job myself, and that if he wasn’t working, I wasn’t working. The kitchen proceeded to fog up, as his wife commenced steaming at about 3 times the previous rate. Now the return of the Lexus was postponed, indefinitely. What happened after I left, I don’t know (maintain plausible deniability!)

Well, as fate would have it, the next day we had our famous Northridge earthquake!

Gordon’s 40 launched itself off the 4 Jack stands and into the closed garage door (picture the equivalent of a Wiley Coyote imprint in the aluminum door). EVERYTHING that had been stored on ‘her’ side of the garage came crashing down off the storage shelves, including his scuba tanks! Her car would have suffered a LOT of damage.

For many years after, she smiled every time she saw me, knowing how cruiser karma had saved her Lexus.

Fate stepped into the Mudverse.