Bittersweet Day

Had that very same frog in my throat when I saw my BBQ trailer being pulled down the exact same street as my sailboat so many years ago. I really had to fight off the urge to chase him down and kill the deal. I said it back then and I'll say it again. Whoever said that the the happiest day in a boat (in this case trailer) owners life is the day it sells is full of $h1t !!

This is the very last picture I got of it. I guess 'Second Star BBQ' is no more......

BUT, it's a good thing. At least that's what I keep telling myself! It's a major milestone towards the big jump-off. Now I can concentrate on getting house renovations underway and getting more serious about getting the work done. It's just very weird to not see the trailer on the side of the house.

So that I didn't sit and wallow in a pool of depression about it, I dove head first into finishing out going through old paperwork and getting it sorted out into a much smaller (and portable) package. I culled it down from a stuffed, full size two drawer filing cabinet to a waterproof carry-able plastic case. This is what I will be using in the RV. I'm going to look into possibly even scanning some of that paper and storing it digitally. Let's just say that the paper shred-o-matic got a really good workout.

I'm also getting 'stuff' together for the very first (of what I am sure to be many) garage sales. I bought one of those cheap white plastic folding tables at Sam's and set it up in the garage. Stuff to be sold is going on it as a staging area. The rule is: 'Whatever goes out that garage door, does NOT come back in.' I filled the table in about 10 minutes. I may need to go back and get another table.

The other idea is that the table will stay with me when I jump off. It folds down reasonably small and I think an outside table will come in handy for projects. It's cheap enough that I don't need to worry about it getting wet or messed up. If it gets that bad then I can easily replace it.

Next big step is to start researching bathroom shower tiles/fixtures/flooring/etc. The big demo is coming up fast. That calendar has no mercy.