And the Feat Goes On

Hick is still working on his Freight Container Garage. It's all under roof now. A couple days ago, he installed the garage door. It's an old one he had from somewhere, with plans to use it eventually. The big one will have to wait, since Hick has already gone over budget.

There was a minor glitch with this garage door, as Hick couldn't get it to work right. He said the door went up, but he had to put a lot of effort into it. He adjusted the spring several times, then drove the Gator over to the house to look at our garage door springs there.

"This spring is a totally different shape. But it should work the same way. I'll go wind it tighter. Again. See if that works."

"NO! It might snap and kill you!"

"It's not gonna kill me, Val. It's wrapped. The most it will do is startle me if it snaps."

"Well...go get a new spring. Quit messing with it."

"It'll be fine, Val. I don't need to buy a spring."

You know...Hick was right. He got that problem worked out by the end of the day. Turns out he had the spring on BACKWARDS!

He's been putting insulation in the ceiling, I think. Or something on the walls, to block the drafts. That Freight Container Garage is coming right along.

As you can see, Hick is already using it as a garage for his Gator. When he's over there. He usually parks the Gator behind his 1980 Olds Toronado if he's in the house. I hope (formerly Puppy) Jack doesn't hop in it and take a poop!

That's the actual side of the freight container. Hick might be planning to put a door in one side, to go from the container to the garage. And then he's got his New Holland tractor sitting in there, too, for lifting assorted sons up to work the high beams.

There's his car-lifting thingamabob that he had to have. I guess he's going to become a Goober and run a little garage like down in Mayberry. NO gas pumps, though. I'm drawing the line! Only Thursday, I called to tell Hick I was headed to town, and on the way out, I met his buddy, Buddy, driving a dump truck full of gravel. The pile of gravel which I noticed beside the Freight Container Garage when I returned. This might turn out to be like that Winchester house. Not because Hick is afraid of spirits, but because he seems to be afraid of finishing anything.

It sure looks different from when he was just putting the floor down.