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I used 3/4" pressure treated plywood for the floor. It will take a while for moisture to do any real damage to it. In the past I've used a product called black jack https://www.lowes.com/pd/BLACK-JACK-Rubr-Coat-4-75-Gallon-Fibered-Roof-Sealant/3043257 on the floor
Works pretty good to seal off leaks on the floor of a flat bottomed aluminum john boat too.....till the summer sun hits it and every time you move your feet you leave a string of tarry looking stuff..I've been waiting 3 months now for some to harden up so I can overspray it with truckbed liner.
 

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Hated to "like" your post Jan... Sorry there's so much "crap" happening. Really hope the end of this year leaves it all behind for you and you have a great 2019 :fl:hugs:hugs

So I'm making lamb burger helper for dinner again. Cheesy Italian shells this time. Making sure they really are as I "doctored" them up with added basil, oregano, pasta sauce, onion, garlic, and parm cheese. Simmering now and should be ready for consumption here in ~10 minutes. Had hands and wrists on blue ice (reusable blue plastic ice block things) most of afternoon. They aren't happy at the moment. Guess I can set the pan down and when cool eat like my dogs... o_O What the hey... it's how most of us started eating as babies in high chairs...

Still gray, overcast, damp, and cool here. No rain but might have had some sprinkles off and on through the day, the ground is wet. Got chilled today and turned the heat up to 74 to try and get warm. It helped a lot. Will turn it back down before bed. Nothing on the radar anywhere near me. Not even showing the cloud cover, so it must be pretty low and solid. Everything is south by/around Lufkin and moving rapidly to the east. Not supposed to freeze any night this week which is nice.

I’m under the impression that you don’t typically take much along the line of medication for aches and pains. I thought I’d tell you about something that helps me with most of my pains.
9C32E73E-3CCC-4AEF-9C7E-CB9A1CE4A52F.jpeg I love this stuff. It does typically get a warm sensation. And it doesn’t help all of painful areas the same either.
 

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I'm using the #9 and #10 star head screws in 3"+ for the framing and framing to sill/other framing/etc. attachments, & in 2" for the decking and siding. I've had no problem with stripping out screw heads or breaking the screws. I have worn out a couple of the bits since I started using the star head screws a year or more ago, but they are cheap to replace. The screws ARE expensive but I believe they'll prove better than nails in the long run. I generally buy them in the 3lb (or is it 5lb?) plastic containers. The 20V DeWalt drill has worked exceptionally well, battery has lasted quite long as in all day. I always have a 2nd battery fully charged and ready to go so just swap them out daily or as needed.
I’ve recently, actually accidentally stumbled upon the T20 (Star) screw myself. I’m not very good with power tools, I like hand tools better. I’m REALLY GOOD at stopping the heads of my screws and chewing up the coordinating bit. But after using the star head screw, I haven’t stripped one screw. Those are going to be my “go to” when I buy screws from now on.
 

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Oh, I love those things too. Thats all I get now. I put the bit back into the box so I know where it is. I hate regular screws. I will chew those things up like nothing but the star screws are great.
I’ve had quite a bit of practice chewing up bits and stripping screws. I bet these star bit screws were created by a woman for a woman.
 
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