Brisket Camp VI, Oct 23rd 2021 in New Orleans

RRP said:

nolaegghead said:

No major damage, Ozzie.  (Amazingly)  Probably a few livers that have seen better days, however. 

I suppose I should ask this personal question in a PM, but I bet I’m not the only one to wonder…

(As I have said in prior posts … I AM SO JEALOUS!)

is that huge shop owned only by you or jointly?

same question about ALL those tools, much less the CAT fork lift?

I see a couple cars off to the sides…your projects in process? 

I recall you have said your woodworking stationary tools are in a secured shop right behind your home… but is that hut and the visible tool collection (which drives me wild or should I again say insanely jealous) just your collection?

Ron, I rented space from a good friend at that shop for years.  One day he asked me if I wanted to buy it for what he has in it.  I said sure, if I can scrape up enough cash because I didn’t want to take out a loan for a toy barn.  

Anyway, I did, then bought it and closed 26 months ago. Part of the deal was he got to keep his stuff in it for a year. 

All the stuff in it is mine except for my neighbor’s Vespa and a friend is working on his Falcon and has a small area with his tools (behind the yellow tape). 

I still have the shop behind the house which is much nicer with AC.  I have been building up a number of redundant tools so I don’t have to move them between the shops, but I’ve moved most of my metal working things there and have a second planer, miter saw, table saw, etc at the new shop. 

My newer boat took up a lot of space, I’ve moved that to a neighbor who has carte blanche use of it for fishing.  The neighbor is a block down my street and he supplies me with a seemingly unlimited amount of fresh fish.  

The new shop is 2 miles (5 minute drive via truck/6 minute drive via electric bike) from my house.

I figure if I want to start a little cottage business after I retire (or get fired from my 30 year old job ), I have a place to do that, but otherwise I just like work shops and a place to play around with wood and metal.  

Unfortunately the shop is zoned as a business so I pay higher than residential price for internet, power, water, etc, but it’s not too bad and my only other expense is the taxes which aren’t too bad (around $2400/year).   The 3-phase power is a bonus as I can get 3-phase equipment cheap. 

A buddy of mine uses it as a home base for his art work….he actually sold a piece for $500 bucks to another friend on Sat.  He’s a Canadian married to SWMBO’d best friend from kindergarten.