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Windows done - pretty drone photos

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At long last we finally finished installing the windows. Myself and a couple of helpers installed the two triangular windows above the deck. It took a while to work out a suitable method, but between the three of us inexperienced window installers we nutted it out. The key was to haul them up with a block and tackle attached to some robust straps. There is still one final glass door to do, and that is the bi-folds out to the deck. We have to put in the frame, and fortunately the window company people are coming back to assemble the panels into place. Today at sunset, I took the drone for a spin. As you see, there is also another addition on the roof apex. My nerdy obsession with weather, and my nascent interest in sailing have come together in the colour of my favorite metal. ...and finally to wrap up this monster bonus blog entry I have finally made a decision about addressing my problematic and aging Subaru. I really would like a brand new electric car, but financial cau...
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The big windows are in!

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We did it today! The machine beast under Scotty's control lifted the windows into the frame. The more we did the smoother and quicker we all got. So we did the three big windows at the front, and manhandled the two smaller windows into place in the study, at the rear corner of the house. I'm quite relieved that all went well. I have been having nightmares dropping $10,000 windows from height, exploding into a million pieces... We started at 7am and knocked off at noon. Weather conditions perfect. Virtually no wind. Quite warm. We have one more big window to do, and the two trapezoidal windows in the attic level, SW end. They will be a challenge as we cannot use the beast. Block and tackle may be the way to go as we did for NE attic windows. Finally the multi-fold door out onto the deck, will need to be assembled, but that should be straightforward. The remaining windows and doors arrive tomorrow morning, all being well. Here are a few highlights of today's...
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A window into the future

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After a long wait, waiting for manufacture, the first half of the second half of the windows arrived this morning. Scott and Andrew were tracked down to help, and of course Paul is as always ready and willing to take the rudder from me. Yesterday Paul and Scott went to inspect the machine that I hired for an eye watering fee to help lift the windows. A few snaps of it here: First we had to thread a couple of "little" windows for the study which we will have to manhandled into place because the machine cannot reach. So of the six windows that came today, only one was put into place. The wind picked up, so although we had time we erred on the side of caution and decided to defer the three biggest windows until tomorrow. We did however pop in the motorised gas lift servery window, which had arrived from the first order. The three monster windows of around 4m x 2m and 260kg each await their fate tomorrow, weather permitting... I go to bed tonight feeling both relieved ...
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