smokin george

Happy New Year to everyone and all the best thru 2025

We picked up a used 12ft shuffleboard for the party room. I still need some more signs to put on the walls but it's coming together. We have an 85" tv that'll get put up on the wall as well.

The poolroom is slowly coming together. I still have some signs to put up and waiting to see if a neighbour will sell his shuffleboard as he's selling his house

I don't remember if I wrote a post on here about my health issues. I was having a bit of pain in the abdomen area 1.5 years ago or so and went to the emergency room at the hospital. They did a bunch of tests and found an enlarged prostate then the serious tests started. They did a biopsy and came back positive with a 1.60 PSA level, a colonoscopy etc etc. They put me on a hormone pill to stop testosterone, I had 20 days of heavy radiation and an injection every 3 months. I go for bloodwork quite regular and they test for a bunch of things and happy to report I'm still on top of the grass with a PSA of 0.03 level. I'm still trying to recover from the radiation which affected the bladder and bowels which will take time to get thru. I was never a go see the Dr guy but now have no problem seeing the Urologist, surgeon or cardiologist especially since they treat me like family.

Putting stuff away in the basement for a party tonight. A little bit of pool,some bevvies and lots of snacks

The blackflies only lasted a few days and the skitters haven't been too bad yet. There's plenty of ants and it's been crazy with them. This is our beautiful lawn lol. The septic system has to have grass (code) and the rest of our property will all be gravel with a couple rock gardens. We've been lucky that only 2-3 weeds have popped thru the gravel in 3 years sofar

They closed a beach here in Nova Scotia last week due to a shark being spotted. They have a buoy that monitors for tagged sharks that are in the area. Last year the grandkids were taking sailing lessons and an instructor spotted a shark and got all the little sailboats back to the sailing club. A dead whale washed up on shore and they dragged it out and a shark was taking chunks out of it. Talk about ringing the dinner bell.

Sorry to hear John! Condolences to you and the family.RIP Izzy

Getting the party deck (840 sq ft) ready for the summer. The wife is going to refinish the Muskoka chairs/table and I'll throw a couple coats of Teak oil on the table/chairs. Today is pretty hot out and tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher. The basement is nice n cool and she turned on the air upstairs and it's nice n cool. Move in date is on Saturday

We went with a mini on the main floor and one in the basement and should do the trick with the ICF.

I got my 9ft pooltable delivered/installed today. I was waiting for the floor to get done and gonna wait a bit to hit some balls. Lots of trim to touch up and house cleaning before our move in on June 22nd

Huge progress this week sofar. The kitchen install( minus counters) is almost done. The wife is staining the stair treads and they're laying down the basement flooring. The electricians are working away doing their thing and I'm supervising lol

Pot roast in the crockpot.

Paint,paint and more paint. We've been painting a shitload of trim and more trim to do yet. Then we have about 22 doors to paint after they're hung lol. We should've paid the painter that's painting the ceilings/walls lol. I never want to see another paintbrush or roller

I got my drivers license when I turned 16 (1969) and the person asked me if I wanted a chauffeurs ( truck driver) license at the time. I said ok and paid my I believe $6 for the license. I started driving the old man's tandem dump truck with a 2 stick and the rest is history. I retired after 50 years of driving various types of trucks from local to OTR and never had an accident.