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Yeah, we wont get into those morons....
Ahhhh NY weather.....
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Yeah, we wont get into those morons....
2011SSVHOE
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They live near you? You ever see them nut jobs?
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Yes, around the corner.....seriously. I see them every now and then in the village. Junior just opened a new shop right in town not sure if he is open yet, Paul junior designs i think, not sure what he does. That spiderman and fdny bike are in the window. The old mans shop is a big place in Newburgh. I see the father driving around alot, diff cars all the time.
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5K..
I found mine on Craigslist, a "come take it down" special for $500, with everything (skimmer, pump, mesh screen, cover, etc). Sold the "Wedding cake" steps to a customer for $200, new they are over $400, and made my own ladder for under $60. (I recessed my pool down into the ground about 2 feet, and dished the center - the regular ladder steps wouldn't work, either).
All told, I've got about $5K into my pool AND deck.
Pics below are of just the opposite side, and I don't yet have the stairs off the deck down into the gravel firepit done. Third pic shows the gate I have to have to keep the dogs from jumping in the pool - during the spring/summer/fall , they go down into the yard in the morning, and back up and in the house at night.
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Up here where I live my neighbors are my youth pastors whole family. They own the whole 3 acre setup. The worst I hear in my upstairs apartment is the kids running around the main house downstairs and it's hilarious! Only complaint is the 100 yards or so of dirt road that leads from the main road to my driveway. Lol. Winter has departed from these parts.... our ski season is in its final stretch. Gonna be done soon and onto summer lake weather. Although I have one last winter hoorah, a 3 day trip planned to mammoth for our professional ski and board instructors of America western division convention at the one of the month. Get to board with the best of the best snow pros for 3 days and mammoth is still buried under s good 20 feet of snow right so riding conditions will be awesome!
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Haven't been around Riverdale in years... only reason I ever go up there is for some Jakes steak house
...if it's still around
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Haven't been around Riverdale in years... only reason I ever go up there is for some Jakes steak house
Where was that?
Shit I haven't been down there myself in a long time, characters, pinewood, dorney and malones? Are those bars still there?
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It was by Van Cortland Park, their steaks were just as good as Ruth Chris steak house for half the price
I stayed away from those college bars back in the day, too much drama...I was always at Sound Factory or other clubs in Manhattan getting ass instead of fighting a bunch of drunk college kids over the 1 hot piece of ass in the bar lol
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Van cortland park.....long time ago
I was the ******* drunk college kid.....lmao
And silver screen in astoria....lol
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In oct 2006 we built/moved in to the house and my wife was home with our first of 3 kids and wanted a pool, called a few places and 10k was dropping the pool in a hole they dug and firing it up, no fence, no landscape no nuthin so figure all that we woulda been well into 16-17-18k range, no thanks when i just built the house and the $ just wasnt there...
Early 2007 i started looking again and decided it was gonna be above ground or a baby pool. Found a place near my house and got a 16x24 oval for about 3800, with ladder, filter, skimmer, solarcover, winter cover, blah blah blah and startup and some kind of warranties (dont even remember) on all the crap...Would be done way before the summer.
Two things though, i had to get the electric done and my property is sloped to the point where i have a full walk out basement but the front door is basically at grade, so i would have to pay them to excavate, build a retaining wall and then place the pool.
They were talking crazy #s for the excavating....f' that. My buddy dropped off his backhoe and i dug a trench for the electric and eyeballed the level as close as i could without a transit, i wouldnt know how to use it anyway, he was busy and they were coming to install next day. They said its close but, we need it exact or the pool wil be f'd up. I got screwed there for about 5-600 but still did ok as to what they were gonna originally charge.
I got all the electric done as they were finishing up install and the truck with water was waiting. Had the electrical inspected (this is before the code changed and you aren't allowed to do your own unless a licensed electrician signs off or something like that) and passed, closed up that trench.
Had to go get some 6x6's for the retaining wall, by myself. Lumber yard by me had just closed up after we finished building the house. (This is a good part) I only had my 89 dodge pickup and a 5x8 open trailer, that shit wasnt going near my tahoe. I needed them so i go to home depot, getting the straightest ones i can (which is hard to do because all their stuff seems to be, on some level, warped) busting my ass and there are 2 guys who work there hanging out at the end of the aisle watching me. This pissed me off, not even an offer to help when i had 3-4 carts loaded (first trip) ,so I pay, get everything out to the truck and as im loading it up (no help again) there is pallet right outside the door with a few more 6x6x8's so even though im dead at this point, i helped myself to a 'few' more.
So between the pool, wire, 6x6's and permits i was up around 5k maybe more.
Did the deck around the pool in '09 and about a 12x20 platform for a table and tent for some shade in '10 i think, and that was prob another 2000-3000 for material, footings and rental of the skid steer loader and one man auger that i got stuck in the ground a few times because of the clay dirt. Oh and i also used that skid to level out under my deck, lay some flagstone and put up underdeck panels to keep it dry.
so not too bad for 7-8k over a few years so i can come home from working outside all day and jump in while my spoiled brats sit in the air conditioning playing video games.....lmao
BigDaddy13440
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I hear ya on the kids' brother! Mine are going to be 15 and 14 this summer, they will have free reign to use the pool whenever they want, even if my wife and I aren't home. They will be old enough (and hopefully responsible enough) to take a dip anytime during the day.
When I get home after being outside all day, all I want is to just walk through the house, and walk out the door onto the deck and fall in, just leave me alone. There have been day where I literally strip as I'm walking through, and have just my shorts on. Hand me a few beers and I'm fine for a good 10 minutes..
I've probably got about $3500 total into mine so far. But I have to finish the fence from the edge of the deck to the outside perimeter, keep the dogs contained while giving us space to make a fire pit. Gonna lay down about 6" of fine gravel, keep the water from puddling on top of the clay. Likely going to be another $1500 plus for everything necessary to complete my design (bowling alley excluded!!).
I always said when I was younger, that I'd rather have the "Kool-Aid" house. I'd rather have all my kids' friends here making a racket, than having my kids at someone else's house. With all the shit going on nowadays, I want to know what's going on.
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X2 brother
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Just got into Florida
And just opened the door into a cement pole at gas station........f me
And just opened the door into a cement pole at gas station........f me
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2011SSVHOE
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well you got a free souvenir from the sunshine state. don't feel bad, I dicked up the edge of my door a couple of weeks ago when the wind caught it, luckily I was able to straighten it out somewhat. I don't know about the other guy. Hey have a nice trip, go see my old friend in Miami lakes, Shulas Steak house isn't bad as I recall.
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Glad your here!! Where are you headed to?
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Thank you, love it here. Going to my favorite spot on the planet, marathon. We are about 130 miles from Miami.....lol traffic is looking good on 95, ill beep as we pass your place gary...lol
Paintless Dent removal is cheaper in FL than up north. Fix it there.
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