The centre pole in our shed is no more
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
July 28, 2019 3:46am CST
Well, we’ve removed the centre pole from the opening of our shed and it hasn’t collapsed around our ears so that is a good thing. Vince made the beam yesterday and this morning the neighbour brought up his forklift and hoisted the beam into position. Vince and his brother positioned the beam and the three holes we had pre-drilled all fitted quite well so within perhaps ten minutes we had the beam in position and our neighbour was able to go back to his fencing.
Later Vince drilled more holes and there are now six bolts holding the beam. We then cut out the pole with an angle-grinder. The only thing left to do now is to position a base plate to hold the bottoms of the doors when they are closed. Tuesday we’ll return the scaffolding, Wednesday we have friends coming for lunch and Thursday we leave again for another endurance ride.
And I nearly forgot – tomorrow night we’re taking Vince’s brother and wife out to tea as a thank-you for their help and also to celebrate my birthday. It has been a good week with sunny skies and a job well done – if I do say so myself.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Jul 19
jest brilliant! so glad yer brother'n law came to help, too. so sweet to've a celebration 'f yer birth 'n a thanks combined with the family. hooray fer the weather stayin' nice whilst y'all'd all that work to tend :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
29 Jul 19
@JudyEv hooray 'n congrats to ya both! looks jest fabulous 'n i sure wish i could 'fford to hire y'all fer 'round here, lol. so glad 'tis a beautiful day there, hon. happiest 'f birthday wishes ~ 
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx Thanks for the good wishes. We love doing work like fixing the shed. We are lucky to have most of the tools we need now - although we didn't have a forklift! 
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
The doors have to run into a channel at the bottom and we put that in this morning. It is removeable so there is nothing sharp that might puncture a tyre. So it is completely finished now. Shortly, we'll go down and dismantle the scaffolds ready to return them in the morning. It's another beautiful day here.
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@snowy22315 (208926)
• United States
29 Jul 19
Yay! I am glad there is light at the end of the tunnel..or the centerpole!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
@snowy22315 We'll have to think up something else now, won't we?
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
It's all finished now. We took the scaffolding back today so it's all done and dusted.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
28 Jul 19
Wow, that shed is huge! What do you keep in there?
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
29 Jul 19
@JudyEv All of a sudden it is not so huge after all!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
@1hopefulman I think that, however large a shed is, you manage to fill it up! However, we are able to get at the things we need without too much trouble.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
The caravan is stored in there normally. There is a friend's trailerload of household items, our own 6' x 4' trailer, a ride-on mower and a horse-drawn jaunting cart plus tools and odds and ends. Most of the stuff for our concerts is there too.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jul 19
Great job on a successfully completion to your project! I'm glad everything turned out perfectly for you and Vince.
I love how you quietly slipped in the comment about your upcoming birthday! What day is it on? I think we should have big worldwide party to celebrate!
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jul 19
@JudyEv You turn 29 this year, right? Don't get to wild and crazy with the celebrations, especially at the Chinese restaurant. 
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
@moffittjc I had a single candle sitting in ice-cream with a pineapple fritter round it. 
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
28 Jul 19
That night out is well deserved Killing two birds with one stone Happy Brithday.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
28 Jul 19
It is great you finally got it done !The forklift made light work of it.Happy birthday to you !
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
29 Jul 19
That is a job well done!! It certainly will make parking the caravan much easier.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Jul 19
wow the picture is cool. I love watching equipment like that working!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
That machine has a 17-metre lift (I think that's right). It was ideal for this task. I love watching stuff work too. I watched a machine chopping of a tree, then stripping the side branches and bark before cutting it into designated lengths. Amazing!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jul 19
@DocAndersen I'd enjoy a programme like that too.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Jul 19
@JudyEv I love that stuff - my new favorite TV show is barn builders. They folks go around Kentucky and Tennessee and look for old barns to use to build new houses!
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
28 Jul 19
Quite the production. Glad working so well. You all deserve a night out for tea, nothing stronger. Stays safe that way I suppose. 
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
Yes, the whole thing went according to plan and that doesn't always happen. We'll be leaving soon for our celebratory dinner.
@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jul 19
Glad the shed project went well. Sure it will help getting the camper in.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jul 19
Your dance card is full!
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@Kuttu_007 (1939)
• India
28 Jul 19
Hope you got all your works done....happy weekend
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 19
Thank you. Yes, it's all finished now. We just have to take the scaffold back tomorrow. I hope your weekend was happy too.
