Another project under way

I was tasked with the building of what they are calling the "Alamo Forward." It is supposed to be a place where we can go to relax and just sit around. There is going to be a deck, a Grill for cooking out and a room with a big screen with cable or satellite. I started on that project today. It is underway and going up fast. The footprint is 16 feet wide by 24 feet deep. The roof at the front will be 8 feet off the deck and the roof at the rear will be only 7 feet. That will give it a slight angle for the rain to run down instead of settling on the roof. I do not have any pictures as of yet, because I have no idea where my new camera went. I will get some pictures and post them as soon as I can remember where the heck I put my camera. I am starting to get that CRS syndrome real bad. The “Can’t Remember $h!t” syndrome has affected me quite a few times this last week more so than usual.

There is some good news on the horizon. The building that the mayor cell is in is about to be mine. Right now I have to share it with the 1SG and the CO of HHC. I just found out that they are moving into the building next door and that will leave me more room for all the things I have to store. I hope to also get a vehicle out of this deal. I am working on getting an M1009 (CUCV). For those that are not as OLD as I am, that is what the military used back in the early 80’s. It is a Chevy truck that has been modified from a 3/4 ton Diesel to a 1 1/4 ton. Basically they just added a few leaf springs to make it stronger and rerated the weight capacity. It is old and worn out, kind of like me. And I love it. I drove it today when I picked up the 2x10x16 boards for the frame of the “Alamo” and it did not even whimper at carrying that heavy load from one end of post to the other. It also reminds me of my dad’s “76 GMC ¾ ton truck. It is the same color and has the same interior. All that is missing is the radio.