With the completion of the New Storage Shed, there's the matter of getting ready to utilize the structure. Things like figuring out how to hang power tools as well as getting ready to move certain larger equipment into the structure are all on the table. I did take a moment to move our cement mixer into the shed, placing it in a corner, as well as the larger power tools which were sitting in the house on the floor. The power tools for right now are just placed on the floor until I can figure out some kind of hanging apparatus for them. Simple hooks won't work as these tools are heavy and would bend any regular hooks. I want to get the tools hung first so I can determine what other equipment can be placed underneath the hanging tools in the process of storing everything. The thought of fabricating some other racks on the upper portion of the shed, in order to capitalize on the space in the roof section is also on the table. Since we're already putting tools inside this shed, the thought of locking down the structure now became important. Even though some of the stuff that'll be stored in here was sitting outside for the longest time, the power tools like saws and weed trimmers are now stored within, so being able to lock down the shed needs to be addressed. We found a lock with a small enough loop to fit in the latch so that was taken care of. From the shed, we moved on to the greenhouse. Not much went on in here other than the planting of a batch of plants that we picked up earlier. Luckily we had enough Perlite to fill all but one soda bottle planter on the hydroponics systems. There's a mixture of okra, tomatoes, and peppers in the planters so we're pretty much complete in the greenhouse as far as planters are concerned. We even took a moment to add another hanging planter since we still had a couple more catnip plants to plant. With that little bit of business done, I moved on to Stubby. The only thing I had to do to Stubby was install a set of speakers we picked up recently. I did install one fairly good speaker on the driver's side door just to get some sound within, but this speaker wasn't in the best shape so I wanted to get some fresh speakers in the vehicle more sooner than later. At least it was simple to do, just like when I installed the locks. Removing the window crank and lock knob along with the screws for the opening lever and armrest allowed me to remove the interior panel so I can get to the speaker base. I had to use the wiring that came with the speakers and cut the old plugs from the wiring harness on the vehicle so I could splice in the wiring from the speakers and plug the ends up. Replacing the speakers didn't take any time at all to finish, so I at least got two sided sound back into Stubby. At some point I will pull the rear interior panels to replace those speakers just as well, but not right away, since we have the front speakers online. There's still other things I have to address on the greenhouse and shed. I still have to finish caulking and foaming up all the different joints and seams to fully seal the shed, along with the previously mentioned hanging racks. The greenhouse still needs grow lights installed to fully complete the setup there so it will be ready for use. At least we're getting more things done, little by little.
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