Garage Raisin'

Hick's storage container garage is still under construction. He finally got the trusses delivered. Being Hick, he chose a local merchant for his truss needs. The price was cheaper than using the big chain, and Hick likes to patronize mom and pop businesses. Of course, being Hick, he had great expectations. To Hick, two-to-three weeks for delivery meant that two days later, he was wondering if his trusses were done. One week later, he went to see about his trusses, because to HIM, it had been two weeks. He ordered them on a Tuesday, and the following Tuesday made two weeks. Those Tuesdays were in two separate weeks, you know!

Anyhoo...Hick finally got his trusses, I'm pretty sure in the third week after he ordered them. He went with a different pitch than he'd originally planned, because he needed a bit more room above, and it was way cheaper to buy the lumber and built a little wall to extend the height, rather than have trusses made to an odd specification.

Hick is pretty good at framing walls. Of course, he can always use some help for the high stuff.

I commend The Veteran for trusting Hick's tractor-operating skills enough to stand in the bucket.

The trusses were then ready to be installed.

A work in progress. The Veteran spent the day putting up trusses, and then Saturday was HOS's turn. I noticed the progress on my way to town.

As you see below, even my zoom isn't very zoomy. But I WAS way out on the road.

Hick still takes pictures the way he took them of The Pony on his college tour. Far away, with the subject small and centered. I'm pretty sure he was in the field on the Gator for the pic below.

The roof will be metal. Probably white. It will come out to hang over the edge of the storage containers. Estimated time of completion of the storage container garage is the end of the year. Eventually, Hick plans to cover the sides of the containers with metal. Like a pole barn would look, if you know what a pole barn is.

I'm sure Hick will provide more updates as he wants to brag sees fit.