Hick is excited. I know that, because those are the exact words that came out of his mouth: "I'm excited about this."
He is making plans to trick out his new Storage Unit Store. I guess maybe it shall be called The SUS2. He went to check out the flea market surrounding it on Sunday afternoon. Hick's plan is to put in electric, set up his surveillance cameras, blow in insulation so the metal roof won't drip condensation on his merchandise, and get a storefront ready.
Poor Hick. The owner approved his request to put in electric, but he can't find the right box thingy he needs. Everyplace is out, with none expected for three months. So he's going to look nearer the city, or try to get one online. Also, he found out that blowing in insulation would cost around $1500. So he decided to go with the sheets of insulation.
A lady at another unit told him, "Oh! I wish I would have known. I just took down the insulation from my ceiling. I thought about holding onto it to sell, but figured it would take up room while I was waiting, and I just threw it away this week." Bummer. It would have fit Hick's roof exactly, since it came out of the same kind of roof.
However... Old Buddy found that kind of insulation online. It will require a drive to the city, but it's 300 sheets for $300. Hick is hooking up the trailer to go get it. Not sure how many trips that might require. He has measurements and knows how high a stack is, and how he can lay some sideways.
Hick can't work on Back Creek Neighbor Bev's new old house this week, because she's sick. So he and Old Buddy came out here and worked on Hick's storefront over at the BARn.
Looks like Hick is building a Chinese Nesting Unit! You pull up the garage door, and there's another door! This is just the beginning stage. The framed-out front wall. I suggested that it might have been easier to move all his stuff INTO the unit before building a wall and fitting it through a smaller door. But Hick declared that the HAD TO get that wall up first, so everything will fit right. Whatever. I'm not a carpenter.
We all know that Hick is happiest when he has at least one project underway.
It's nice that things are coming together for him. He'll have his new store to go to and you will have him out of your hair again. I hope Bev doesn't have covid. Is she vaccinated or one of those who believe the conspiracy stories?
ReplyDeleteHopefully Hick plans on painting that wall and door! It doesn't look very enticing... or maybe it DOES, to someone looking for good junk.
DeleteI have no idea of Bev's vax status, since it's not my business. Pretty sure that's not what's wrong with her. When Hick inquired if she was okay today, Nick said she spent 14 hours in the ER, with severe abdominal pain. Supposedly a kidney stone, headed to a specialist for further treatment. If it's anything like a gallstone, I imagine Bev was in a world of pain.
Nice place to send him off to every day! I am sure he will paint the front to attract the crowds!
ReplyDeleteHe's there today! And yes, he plans to paint the door. However... he's going to close in the wall with the cedar siding boards he used on the back of The Pony's house. Not a fan, still.
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