The first summer he was here we met the bears and Super Uncle built Bear Proof Trash Corral 1.0 complete with wood from our scrap pile and hinges we found in a pile of old hardware left by the old owners.
Several patches were made prior to the newest release. Squirrels were getting in through the slats and there were bigger openings up top where raccoons and skunks could shimmy through.
Our little baby bear has grown much stronger over the past three years and ripped this to shreds last month, thus Bear Proof Trash Corral 2.0 was born...
The boards on the front are newer - left over from another project this summer - and much stronger. He drilled down through the decking and inserted a piece of copper pipe - left over from a plumbing project - to keep the heavy door in place. It's supported by a wheel that came from the gate we took down and some brackets that were on the deck we remodeled. Total cost: $0.00. The bear tested it out. He lost.
Though most of Super Uncle's ideas are very good, he sometimes likes to tease me. We recently canceled our satellite TV service and purchased an antenna so we could pick up local stations. The first day the antenna was up I came home to find this...
That's a fan without blades. It was hanging by that pole from our vaulted ceiling. We replaced it last summer, but he dug it out of the "one-day-we'll-order-a-dumpster-and-get-rid-of-all-this-construction-debris" pile.
Genius? Yes. Attractive. No. Luckily I found this improvement several days later.
He removed the satellite dish from the side of the house, disassembled it, and reused the arm to mount our antenna. Much less obtrusive.
And, speaking of the "one-day-we'll-order-a-dumpster-and-get-rid-of-all-this-construction-debris" pile. Look what's currently in my driveway!
You will never find a girl so happy to have a giant red dumpster in her yard!
1 comments:
I might need super uncle and his assistant tile layers to come to my house. Saturday would work for me! :)
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