Spent the morning in attic going through things and sweeping floor from where they were working on air condition. Wood chips everywhere. Was looking at rafters up there to see what I could do for a shelving system there. It would not be easy as the roof slants. The attic is only over the garage. After that it is a crawl space over the rest of house. The attic floor is raised up like at each of the 3 windows in garage so it is like 3 big wooden boxes. I have never done it yet, but I think it might be hollow with ceiling for a floor in bottom of each of these boxes over windows. From the garage the ceiling is up high for the windows and that is why the boxes structures in attic with the rest of garage ceiling being lowered. I am going to remove the top of one of those boxes to see what it is like inside. My guess is a huge empty space. If so I just may find myself some great hiding places. Not sure I explained the attic and garage ceiling well but best that I could describe it. Worked on garage a bit cleaning things up and getting stuff into place.
OldMtWoman. You guys stay safe out there. Hurricane season for us starts June 1st. But we have never had a hurricane hit around here till about Sept. But you never know. I never thought where you live that hurricanes even happened. Sounds like you have everything under control though. The barometric here must be doing something because my hand has hurt for past 2 days. Arthur has come to stay awhile. So got Bengay to take care of it along with my arthritis glove.
We should be having our tax free hurricane season buys within the next month or so. Want to get more tarps, batteries, duck tape and whatever we need tax free.
I looked up the Sheila maid airer clothes line. Like the idea of it. It is on Amazon for $160. I am wondering how I could make something like that cheaper. Though the ends of that is cast iron. So it would be good and strong. I have my outdoor clothes line that I had to stop using because my nextdoor neighbor decided to hang bird feeders right there on his side of the property line where my clothes line is. So got tired of rewashing clothes. He is no longer doing that now so I am going to clean up the lines to start using them again. I also have 2 retractable lines in garage as well as 2 free standing ones to hang clothes. So I think I am good for drying clothes. I need to get 2 galvanized tubs and a wringer. So I have been going through things to see what I need that would help us in an SHTF situation. I have been reading about things that happened in the great depression as I have heard we could be heading that way again and that it will be worse as people depend more on grocery stores instead of homesteading now. One of the things I did not know was that they had bank closures. So no one could get their money out. I am covered for that, wondering how we would pay utilities bills and such. I guess would have that to figure out if it even happens.
I did not know there was a baking rack for the sun oven. I have one and love it. Have a few pans for it. But no baking rack. Will need to check into that soon.
Well back to work now. Breaktime is over.