The Iron Heart Forum Triangle of Terror Type III Trucker Tour 2018 - Updates thread
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@Dsatuffer crazy about Founders, it seems they really hold a heavy share of the market, especially in the winter months.
@Steffen - modern family is one of our favorites. I consider myself to be somewhat of a “Phil” character in most scenarios haha
Last weekend was pretty busy, and a little fun, but wanted to share some photos.
We took the kids across the Bay into mobile, so wanted to share some of how the area looks:
Mobile Bay (taken from the bridge):
Our “Skyline” [emoji23]
Austal - they build ships for the US Navy and keep a lot of Mobilians employed.
I went and checked out this cool house that was being renovated, and is located downtown Mobile:
Really cool place, but lack of an office and one more bedroom kept us from moving forward with it. Plus, it got an offer from another family while I was there with my realtor haha
Had a really good beer Sunday night while
Grilling burgers
Yesterday was a federal holiday, so my wife had the day off, so we went to lunch:
Bonus pic of the lefty (x post from WAYWT)
Hope everyone has a great week!
Adam
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Thanks @neph93 - fried egg burgers may be commonplace now, but I already go out of my way to order them when available [emoji851]
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Nice looking house Adam….
Isn’t it though? Hoping we can find one with a smidge more space with a similar style. I love the big balconies - completely different than our modern craftsman.
Part of me wants to take on this project home in the “old towne” part of the city. Knowing what it would be worth upon completion is riveting, but the process and inevitable heartaches along the way will keep me away probably…
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1004-Government-St-Mobile-AL-36604/51010768_zpid
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That is a beaut.
We took on something similar (5,000 square feet, 1830 and derelict) 12 years ago. It took us a year to sort out the house and a further 4 or so to fix the garden.
I reckon, we have probably made about USD10 (yes, ten) on our investment, but that is beside the point, we love living here…..
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@Giles I figured you could appreciate the diamond in the rough.
I'd be scared to 1. find out what the costs of the rehab would be, and then 2. find a broker crazy enough to loan me the $$$ hahahaha
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@Appfaff you could maybe buy a bathroom for that price in NY. just depressed me
great leg of the tour (but what did i expect)
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@Giles I figured you could appreciate the diamond in the rough.
I'd be scared to 1. find out what the costs of the rehab would be, and then 2. find a broker crazy enough to loan me the $$$ hahahaha
If the structure is good the "cosmetics" aren't that bad, only a little bad
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@steffan - sadly, the photos don’t tell the whole story. I’ve driven by that place a few times over the last few weeks and probably every board on the exterior needs to be replaced, and since it’s been “for sale” for 495 days with no bites, something is probably seriously wrong. Homes that size with the historic Crest (flag) on that street usually sell for about 850k-1.4M depending on the size of the lot. This is a huge corner lot, so it could be worth a good deal if the right rehabbed finds it.
A client of mine is a home builder and does a lot of work on that street, so I may talk him into joining into a partnership with me
And another client who is interested in getting involved in rehab and flipping.I’m too cheap to even pay the power bill in a place that big haha, but it could be a real gem.
@madmonday - I can only imagine…
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@Appfaff Yes of Course, the Back Garden and the Driveway are wrecked too but as you said that thing could be a Diamond in the rough and so maybe a good deal if someone rehabs it that has the abilitys and the man power himself.
The Real Estate Website with the Map View is really cool, seems to be an American Thing, I only know that from AirBNB.
This whole rehabbing and flipping thing is, i don´t know why, in Germany not really a thing.
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A couple cold days for us here in LA (lower Alabama). For most of the world, we are wussies for not handling ice well, but we simply do not have the infrastructure to take care of salting roads, and people don’t know how to drive on ice because it only happens once every couple of years.
Anyways, I wish I had a bigger garage so my car wasn’t covered in ice…
The kids were enjoying driving in the car, so we drove to the Bay to see the sunset.
A little breakfast action:
Got some new toys for the Gym. These will be great to help expand our “rehab” clientele:
Lunch: chicken tortilla soup
Little nightcap
Hope everyone is having a safe and fun week!
Adam
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A couple cold days for us here in LA (lower Alabama). For most of the world, we are wussies for not handling ice well, but we simply do not have the infrastructure to take care of salting roads, and people don’t know how to drive on ice because it only happens once every couple of years.
my brother lives in Allen, Texas and he said the same thing when a random frost would blow through town. But then again, he also used to live at Ellsworth AFB (South Dakota) when he was in the military and they'd routinely get pounded with snow storms, so he should be able to handle icey roads in Texas.
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Yeah, “I” know how to drive on snow and ice, but it’s the other people
On the roads you have to worry about.Ironically, there is a driving/racing school in Atlanta that has an ice slick for you to practice driving in… its insanely Expensive to take their courses, but I think more people should haha
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Last few days after the ice storm were pretty much spent cleaning the house after the kids were home more than normal. I did manage to make it out of the house a few times and take the OD lefty with me
Some shots from classes at the gym
Cleaned the gym floors after mud had been tracked in a ton
Went out with friends last night:
Thought this looked. Little like one of our esteemed mods [emoji41]
Bonus pic of the lefty of daddy duty
Hope everyone has had a great weekend!
Adam
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Thought this looked. Little like one of our esteemed mods…
You must mean the handsome, intelligent one…
Couple of questions:
How does mud get tracked into the gym? Every gym I’ve ever used has been facist about outdoor footwear inside. Is this a badass Cross Fit thing?
How often do you get out with friends in the evening with the little ones in the background. I manage about once every six months... even that is a little trying.
Great update (although that goes without saying really).
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