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I've also never had an issue in my Harlem apartment building. I'm always in the elevator with fishing and hunting gear, and only get polite questions. On the other hand, I have to sneak in propane tanks for my BBQ.

How do you get your guns down the elevator and into the car?

"And in conclusion, your honour, I declare myself a sovereign citizen and therefore not subject to your man-made laws and am free of any legal constraints. I demand you release me immediately!" Let me know how that works out for you.

Twelve foot boards. The outside is board and batten, so we had to pop off a couple of exterior boards and feed the wood through the hole to get them above the trusses. This was supposed to be rough sawn and not that tight, but one decision led to another and we essentially created finished boards on the spot. That ate up four days with sanding, ripping straight and staining. If I was going to do that again, I would use rough cut pine which at least is cut straight and a little thinner. Live and learn.

I have a seperate official "writer's cabin" that weirdly I've never written in. The new one will be the yoga sala/sulking cabin/masterbatorium.

Thanks. Every decision took my down a more complicated road and it took on a life of its own, but I love what it became.

Ceiling up. Now I just have to trim the windows and paint the floor. The rough-hewn trusses became a nice architectural detail.

Happy birthday, lads.

I have nothing to add that hasn't been said already other than that's very generous of you.

No idea how this was posted twice. Sorry about that.

I see an opportunity for you, Bill. That's a fair point. And I probably could use a day or two of hard machine labour. The asshole thing is a big deal as I'm already "from away" so I have that uphill climb. I would like to be as cordial and helpful to the neighbours as I can. I'm going to call the club tomorrow but my guess is they'll be very nice which won't help my decision.

Wow. Thanks for the quick answers. One of the concerns would be being seen as the new asshole on the road/community who screwed up everyone's winter. Like to generate some good will initially, but my lawyer felt the same way ... why?

This land we're looking at allows a local club to use and maintain a trail across a part of their property. The agreement is verbal. Aside from possible noise and garbage issues, my concern would be my liability. If a trespasser hurts themselves, that on them. If someone that Ilve allowed access hurts themselves, I believe I can be held liable. Any experience with this from either side? I have to think there are state laws in effect as the snow trails are extensive and probably on private land for the most part.

This land we're looking at allows a local club to use and maintain a trail across a part of their property. The agreement is verbal. Aside from possible noise and garbage issues, my concern would be my liability. If a trespasser hurts themselves, that on them. If someone that Ilve allowed access hurts themselves, I believe I can be held liable. Any experience with this from either side? I have to think there are state laws in effect as the snow trails are extensive and probably on private land for the most part.

Watts was an indifferent rock star and a hell of a dresser with his suits being made at Huntsman on Saville Row. Always loved this story ... RIP.

Very true.

I think there are a lot of new hunters out there. Attend a BCHA beer night and you'll find it's packed with young people wanting to know more about hunting. What you may see - at least with the city ones and those who don't have a family background in hunting - is that they are less interested in gun culture and more into using a gun as a tool to achieve their hunting goals. Good, bad or otherwise, they're Fudds.

Thanks. Definitely a learning process. I also cut 3" black strips of flashing to put between the ceiling boards to stop any falling dust. We hand ripped the boards so there are some gaps or as I like to say, character. Lots and lots of character. If I was redoing the outside in fresh hemlock I would use the accelerator as I love the look and I bet it would age beautifully with the weather. Cool product.

This thing is taken longer than the pyramids did. I dry stored 40 boards rough cut hemlock for the ceiling last year, but the damp air seemed to have encouraged some mold so instead of putting it straight up I had to spray a mold killer then sand the boards to remove the stain. So much for the look of rough cut. Sanded it was too close to the plywood walls so I decided to stain. A visit to the local paint but I couldn't find a decent water-based stain. As I was leaving, I spotted a dusty can of Weathered Wood Accelerator. He didn't think that would work but I bought it anyway. It created a beautiful blue stain. I rushed back but he only one more can and I needed at least six quarts. That night saw me driving two hours to a HD for the only stash in the area. Then we started to install. Of course, nothing in the old cabin is level, plum or square and it was a bitch to try and cut around the trusses. Should have the ceiling done this week, and then frame out the windows and build a small closet. I'll sleep when I'm dead.

I think there's something in how people conduct themselves in person and how they do so online. Maybe it's just the internet that's the problem.

About five years ago I was driving through Soho in NYC when I saw two guys unloading a deer strapped to the hood of their car. I guess they were going to butcher it in their apt. No one batted an eye on the street.

Maybe everyone should be giving mod powers for one day and we'll see who's standing when the dust clears in the morning.

That's not the sole job of a moderator Bill. No one had done anything worthy of banning.

Nice area. Good fishing. Best of luck.

Open to all offers, Cynthia!