crappy father's day gifts - Page 2

infinite monkey · 06-04-2014, 06:44 PM

Sometimes I see cabins in lots, but sometimes they're tucked away in the woods.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-04-2014, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

crazy.

and a good reminder why there are lots of log cabins and practically NO hand-hewn-beam cabins.

Many of the hand hewn beam buildings you can't tell from the outside.

Aliantha · 06-04-2014, 09:32 PM

Notice how his toes are so curled up. I think he's afraid of losing them. haha

a vacuum sealer for food is for when you want to sou vide. Cooking at low temps in a water bath usually.

eta: I'd be happy if my family ever thought of these sorts of things for me.

Griff · 06-04-2014, 10:12 PM

I was thinking hand hewn timber framing but I have seen a fair number of hewn log houses. I think its a regional thing. The old barns around here have hand hewn frames, that's where my interest lies.

glatt · 06-04-2014, 10:30 PM

Hewn log houses are not uncommon in this area. It's a regional thing.

Aliantha · 06-04-2014, 10:34 PM

I'd love to have a log house. In fact, I have this idea of a cabin style home on the side of a hill that levels out where the back porch is, but as you walk into the house at the front/side, you walk into a huge open plan timber floored area with a couple of steps up to the kitchen on the front wall, then a fireplace at one side and the tv/entertainment at the other. The floor would be covered in rugs and mats and plenty of comfy lounges all over the place. Then there's a staircase on both ends of the room which lead to the bedroom and bathrooms upstairs, all of which open out onto a balcony which overlooks the main living area. Did I mention the entire back wall, which would open out onto a country vista, would be made of glass?

Sounds pretty neat huh?

This is my dream house.

Sundae · 06-05-2014, 04:33 AM

Haggis @ Infi.

infinite monkey · 06-05-2014, 11:42 AM

Speaking of log homes...another of my dream homes is for sale. Seems really cheap to me, for the 5 acres and all the beauty. May as well be 2 million, for me, though. It's right across the road from my favorite park/reserve: Stillwater Prairie Reserve. Me want. Want want want. Maybe I won the lottery last night.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/95...34934093_zpid/

Clodfobble · 06-05-2014, 12:18 PM

Shit, infi, that is a beautiful house. I'd get rid of the blue carpet and all the awful wainscoting wallpaper and the gross floral couches, but the bones of it are gorgeous.

BigV · 06-05-2014, 01:33 PM

wow,that's really beautiful and on five acres. very nice, and the price seems almost suspiciously low, not that I've a quarter million dollars in my other pants or anything....

very pretty place.

infinite monkey · 06-05-2014, 01:47 PM

clod: yes, as my mom would have said, we'd need to de-frou frou it.

bigv: i wonder about the price too. seems awfully low. oh well, as you said, there's no quarter million buried in my yard...i mean, um, in the bank.

glatt · 06-05-2014, 02:18 PM

I thought it was just a Middle vs. Coast thing. That will get you a one bedroom condo here, in a bad neighborhood.

infinite monkey · 06-05-2014, 03:36 PM

Well, there are other estate type places going for 1 or 2 million. Price is most definitely driven by the area, but even considering that I would have expected...I don't know, probably half a million. This is based on part on my many many many perusals of local real estate (big dreams, little pockets.)

monster · 06-11-2014, 11:13 PM

And we have a winner! Lowes (Canada) was advertising Mulch as a potential father's day gift on the radio this morning. (Lowes is a home improvement/DIY/garden center type of store for those who need to know).

Gravdigr · 06-15-2014, 06:26 PM

Mulch?!

FTW.

Must've been out of caulking.

06-04-2014, 09:32 PM	#18
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Notice how his toes are so curled up. I think he's afraid of losing them. haha a vacuum sealer for food is for when you want to sou vide. Cooking at low temps in a water bath usually. eta: I'd be happy if my family ever thought of these sorts of things for me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-04-2014, 10:12 PM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I was thinking hand hewn timber framing but I have seen a fair number of hewn log houses. I think its a regional thing. The old barns around here have hand hewn frames, that's where my interest lies. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-04-2014, 10:34 PM	#21
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'd love to have a log house. In fact, I have this idea of a cabin style home on the side of a hill that levels out where the back porch is, but as you walk into the house at the front/side, you walk into a huge open plan timber floored area with a couple of steps up to the kitchen on the front wall, then a fireplace at one side and the tv/entertainment at the other. The floor would be covered in rugs and mats and plenty of comfy lounges all over the place. Then there's a staircase on both ends of the room which lead to the bedroom and bathrooms upstairs, all of which open out onto a balcony which overlooks the main living area. Did I mention the entire back wall, which would open out onto a country vista, would be made of glass? Sounds pretty neat huh? This is my dream house. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-05-2014, 04:33 AM	#22
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Haggis @ Infi. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-05-2014, 12:18 PM	#24
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Shit, infi, that is a beautiful house. I'd get rid of the blue carpet and all the awful wainscoting wallpaper and the gross floral couches, but the bones of it are gorgeous. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-04-2014, 06:44 PM	#16
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Sometimes I see cabins in lots, but sometimes they're tucked away in the woods.

06-04-2014, 10:30 PM	#20
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hewn log houses are not uncommon in this area. It's a regional thing.

06-05-2014, 11:42 AM	#23
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Speaking of log homes...another of my dream homes is for sale. Seems really cheap to me, for the 5 acres and all the beauty. May as well be 2 million, for me, though. It's right across the road from my favorite park/reserve: Stillwater Prairie Reserve. Me want. Want want want. Maybe I won the lottery last night. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/95...34934093_zpid/

06-05-2014, 01:33 PM	#25
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	wow,that's really beautiful and on five acres. very nice, and the price seems almost suspiciously low, not that I've a quarter million dollars in my other pants or anything.... very pretty place. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-05-2014, 01:47 PM	#26
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	clod: yes, as my mom would have said, we'd need to de-frou frou it. bigv: i wonder about the price too. seems awfully low. oh well, as you said, there's no quarter million buried in my yard...i mean, um, in the bank.

06-05-2014, 02:18 PM	#27
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I thought it was just a Middle vs. Coast thing. That will get you a one bedroom condo here, in a bad neighborhood.

06-05-2014, 03:36 PM	#28
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, there are other estate type places going for 1 or 2 million. Price is most definitely driven by the area, but even considering that I would have expected...I don't know, probably half a million. This is based on part on my many many many perusals of local real estate (big dreams, little pockets.)

06-11-2014, 11:13 PM	#29
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	And we have a winner! Lowes (Canada) was advertising Mulch as a potential father's day gift on the radio this morning. (Lowes is a home improvement/DIY/garden center type of store for those who need to know). __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-15-2014, 06:26 PM	#30
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Mulch?! FTW. Must've been out of caulking. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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