New farm, let's build some stuff

I hope so too. Taking weight off it makes it throb so I’ll just keep cruising along and hope I can keep the swelling out of it with movement. I dropped one of those monster doors right across the top of it - thank goodness from only 6" or so but those things have to weigh 100# or better, and the edge got me.

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I had a feeling that’s what happened. If it makes you feel better, my feet are throbbing at the thought.

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Take Arnica, it does help.

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Editing to add space so this post can be seen in case it’s a wider problem than just a device or two




Anyone else getting this sort of nonsense? @Moderator_1 I think maybe the tech folks need to be alerted that some ads are not behaving properly. I’m currently on a Pixel 8 pro.

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Do not weigh the door. It will make your foot feel worse. They are more than 100lbs for sure :frowning:

I vote get it checked out asap. In the meantime smear it good with arnica. Drive somewhere to go get some if necessary. The absolute sooner you get it on, the better the results.

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There’s a discussion about this in Technical help

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To go with @jvanrens lovely link, it will show that Mod1 has reached out to the developers, more than once, on our behalf. So hopefully a fix is in the works.

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That black track looks sharp.

I also do a lot of working on my own often dealing with heavy things. I find these really helpful:

https://a.co/d/0eFE5HgG

They’re a great tool to have in the box for lifting or leveling heavy things.

That definitely beats out my 2x4s and mat scraps haha. It was getting the rollers lined up that was tricky, had to scoot the door and go up and down the ladder three million times.

The black track looks good but is going to be a dust magnet, as are the windows/doors. Ah well.

I don’t think this foot is broken. But it’s badly bruised and trying it’s best to swell. #denial

I have very similar mesh doors. Very attractive and great ventilation. Good news they still look new almost 5 years in . . . after a quick power wash which is about the only outdoor task I’ve undertaken in this heat. They are indeed dust magnets. But very attractive.

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Yeah, I hear you. I just hung a couple gates I (over) built for our backyard (stockade style) fence. They were about 5x6 and a couple hundred pounds each. No way could I have gotten them up and level without these little jack things.

There are less expensive options on Amazon, but this set has a slow drop and a fast drop–which I found extremely useful.

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How’s your foot today?

No way it’s broken, but the bruising across the top makes donning and doffing shoes and socks super duper fun.

But I’m walking okay with minimal pain, even with pushing off my toes hard on purpose, so it can’t be broken really. Only when I curl my toes allll the way down do I get a twinge of pain and that’s because of the bruised skin tightening.

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Lots of things are getting done - grooming stall fan installed, with its timer switch. Ticky-tacky stuff in the tack room. My husband is blitzing out the electrical in the horse stall area.

Today I plan to drive the electric fence ground rods and do some trenching of wire. I also need to swap gates (I whacked one with the track steer when it was here, it still closes so I’ll just move it to the pasture position so I don’t have to look at it haha)

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Electric fence is wired up, HOT HOT all the way around. Stand-offs are on the gates, which should make it more Ft. Knox-ish for Ms Shayney…

Hoping to bring them home this weekend if I can cut these damned dutch doors in today.

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Exciting!!!

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All of the progress you’ve made is crazy! Your place looks absolutely incredible. If I may make the smallest suggestion (and it may be something you’ve already done) - you might want to drill small drainage holes in your hay feeder to let rain drain out. I can’t imagine trying to tip it to empty it (though I can’t imagine doing most of what you’ve already done :joy:).

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So excited to see the welcome home pictures!

It’s got a valve on it, that’s open. That’s a great point though!!

One dutch door opening cut in. What a lot of effing around to get this done. Two more to go.

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