Install now, and you might never have to deal with it. Leave be, and at some time you will have to replace the structure, while the ‘deck’ still looks great. Yet, that’s likely 20+ years out assuming all other boxes were checked.

The messages listed are e-mails sent to your [SMS] number. Whether an e-mail can be sent to your SMS number has nothing to do with Apple or Google, but whether your carrier has opened up that gateway. Many carriers have it shut down. Especially outside the US.

Yup, joist tape should be mandatory to use on any deck project. Especially when using Trek, TimberTech, etc, as very few will ever inspect the joists after deck installation (as the boards last forever - which is not the case for joists that might be poorly protected, or worse, sitting directly in moist soil).

Got it! Yes, 5 days is way too short. And I’d say even too short to head to ‘only’ Glacier. OP, the Okanagan, western ID, NE OR, OR or WA coast, etc. So much to see and do when out here. Take your time and enjoy the moment(s).

Depending on time you have available, doing the ‘great loop’ can be fun that time of year. But that entails driving ‘around’ GNP (as the park really isn’t open)via East Glacier, St Mary, then up into AB via Waterton NP. In Pincher Creek you can go west to Fernie (and enjoy southern BC/the Kootenays), or up along the western spine to Radium, Golden, Revelstoke. Once in Revelstoke, you have a couple of directions to head back to Seattle. Regardless of ‘where, amazing scenery. With lots of snow but roads should be all clear. Radium Hot Springs, Banff Hot Springs are worthy. Skiing in Fernie is second to none, as is Kicking Horse, etc. The small towns in BC offer a lot once stopping and venturing.

Good point 👍

68 is NOT old. Much of the technology you use today was developed by individuals of a greater age than this distinguished gentleman.

I always recommend to dig into the Apple Support pages. Tons upon tons of good information. And important to get the basics, as iPhones do operate a bit differently. iCloud Photos as one stellar example.

Very cool - and THANK YOU for managing this with in app only 12 MB large!

Start with the right dog, a dog with fur that sheds dirt (but that also will shed instead). Never given mine a bath. Ever, as not needed.

Have a dedicated routine when coming in from the outside. Always go to same spot, sit down, wait, wipe paws, legs, belly, etc. Do this not only when wet and dirty, but ‘as needed’ until routine is in place.

For backyard access, dog always in via basement door, and there’s a long runner of scrap carpet that captures the initial stuff. Then a sit by that (same) dedicated spot for wiping off before proceeding upstairs.

For shed fur; only thing that truly works reliably is a central vacuum. I have a Roomba, but it fills up in less than 30 minutes and emptying - and cleaning it - takes longer than just to vacuum with the central. It’s still a fun gadget though

Turkey’s earthquake was far stronger than anything we’ve seen here. Building standards are vastly different here. Modern residential buildings in our region are lightweight rigid (wooden) boxes, vs Turkey’s heavy (poorly assembled) brick and concrete buildings. Those building are too heavy for rigidity, and to frail for any flex. For larger/taller buildings here, ‘sway’ is designed in to them so the entire building is to survive a tremor ‘giving’ (although unlikely any 9.0 that there are talks about).

While living in TX I accidentally weed-whacked myself through a patch of poison ivy. In shorts. It was bad 😂

Never seen either oak, ivy, or sumac up here over the past twenty+ years.

You can mount stuff to the windshield (which is illegal in some states), but that’s just a very crappy design, placing the phone in your field of vision.

Place the phone way lower down so it’ll not be more of a distraction than what it already is. Tons of good clip mounts, magnetic mounts, etc.

Go knock on the doors. Introduce yourself. Suggest a neighborhood get-together. Not as an HOA (if you have one) but as an ‘after work’ (having a few drinks together). You’ll soon realize these might be your best friends. I regret not having done it on day one, but over time, years later, wonderful neighbors are my best friends. We’ve had very little movement on the street (less than 20 houses) over that time.

Unless you’re in a truly weird area, you’ll find people far more open and inviting to this idea here, compared to in the south (both lived and traveled there) where people might be more open on the surface, but far shallower more of ‘mind your own business’ when it really comes down to it.

Stumbled over the road(s) by mistake. was headed from SEA to Hood river. Checked maps for something more fun than just taking 97 over Satus Pass (which is not bad at all, a very pretty route, but having done it so many times, open for something different).

So found Wiley Road that looked like it'd cut over a bit to White Salmon, never having us go east to Toppenish, and then Signal Peak Road. But big mistake as we were forced to turn around twice, making the entire trip to Hood River easily take 3x as long as planned.

Still not until we had seen the sweet pavement and flowing turns (even in a SUV) a bit on the gorgeous Signal Peak Road.
But why there could not be a sign by White Swan, saying road is blocked off 5 miles ahead - or whatever the distance was - beats me. But maybe it's there today. Have not been back.

One of the most amazing roads, Signal Peak Road, from White Swan over the mountains to Glenwood/White Salmon is sadly off limits due to tribal land. Quality like nothing else (super smooth winding pavement, a driver's paradise).

So lot of roads are 'there', but on tribal land hence not accessible.

Crazy expensive, few large promoters, but also bands/artist that nowadays (need to) make their money from shows, as record sales are gone, and streaming doesn’t pay them that much. Forces many out in the road. And as long as people are paying…

Still, I wouldn’t pay more than $100 (tops) for a true act I really wanted to see there (hasn’t been one in years).

True, as a ‘full production’. There are still the two 747 ‘AirForce One’ to be completed - or rather ‘modified’ - for the Government.

If I recall, they are passenger versions that never were delivered and as such became a sweeter deal for Pentagon, than building brand new planes.

The flight pattern today is a stunning reminder to an era of endless achievements in aviation.

Cute!

That’s where I go deep down in the Wikipedia black hole to follow artists and see how they are linked. Fascinating when starting to ‘dig’.

It’s 5 miles there. A lot of sand (worse than walking through snow). And once there, 5 miles back. That said, start early, make it a day, and be prepared for a real workout.

Just unscrew. The first photo has a compression fitting that slides up and down the drain tube.

In the second photo, some idiot has applied Teflon tape to the threads. Not needed as the seal in that connection is mating two surfaces. Teflon tape never to be used.

Looking good regardless of lens 😉 Taken either from Veazie Cumberland Road, or a bit into the open fields.

No longer a small town when it’s not uncommon for houses to sell in the $5M to $10M range. Still truly an awesome town though.

But yes, with cottage zoning, there is a change to squeeze in three ~1,400 sqf houses on something close to 1/4 acre (driving up the purchase price for that lot vs if only two houses, etc).

Recent transactions; old house on 1/4 acre lot purchased for $1.4M. 6 months later, older fixed up house on now 1/8 acre is sold for $1.3M. The other half (1/8 acre) will get a decently sized house, likely to sell for $2.3M (even in this market once construction completed).

Kirkland is to a large part (expensive) single family houses on decently sized lots, and that’s unlikely to change, as long as people love the area (views, lake, parks, close to everything, good neighbors, etc) and willing to pay for it.

Legislature would be making a grave mistake if nixing single family zoning.

That’s a good telephoto shot, compressing the image a bit, making it look far more dramatic and steep. Still, gorgeous area of S KC.