One-A-Day

[n2otoofast4u]

Haven’t seen or heard much from Walt. Hope all is well!

 

[4Waters]

Last seen March 1st

 

[shueman]

He’s doin fine in Arkansas

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

No Air Pods allowed in Arkansas?

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

 

[CarolynandBob]

I need to get a lift for my pontoon this summer. Which one did you get?

 

[4Waters]

Damn!!! That looks nice

 

[wallnutz]

Holy crap no wonder you aren't on social media, you have been building dreams. Awesome property you have there, love what you have done to the place.

 

[pixrthis]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

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Congratulations! That looks amazing. Driving home from Atlanta a couple years ago we headed north out of Birmingham towards Memphis and thought that was the prettiest scenery we saw on the entire trip. Definitely an area we plan on exploring when possible.

 

[Cdog]

Beautiful! How far are you from Barber raceway?

 

[HydroSkreamin]

@ONE-A-DAY if you get a hankering to come to LOTO look me up, we’ll get you taken care of and maybe even a ride in the StressEliminator

Looks like you’ve set up a nice place where you are.

 

[HBCraig]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

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First, holy shit man. Nice setup
Second, well done on the striper

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Beautiful! How far are you from Barber raceway?

1.5 hours, just bought a track day bike actually. The museum there is mind blowing.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I need to get a lift for my pontoon this summer. Which one did you get?

Hydrohoist, 6500 pounds, low profile, only needs 4’ of water to work, in the winter our water level is dropped down but we can still use the lift year round.

HydroHoist Alabama – Alabama HydroHoist Dealer

hydrohoistofalabama.com

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

First, holy shit man. Nice setup
Second, well done on the striper

Tons of stripers, spotted bass and large mouths year round. Caught 8 that day.

 

[FROGMAN524]

Man, What a life! Congratulations on living the dream.

 

[whiteworks]

Congrats, looks like you won, I’d say enjoy your retirement but it looks like you have that on point

 

[LHC30]

Good to hear you’re living the dream.

 

[brgrcru]

Congratulations
Awesome

 

[Rajobigguy]

Beautiful set up Walt. Enjoy the good life.

 

[rivermobster]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

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[Hardly Satisfied]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

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Congratulations. What a beautiful place you have.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Thank you everyone for the compliments. Returning to CA really freaks us out these days, you get used to pretty quick living in a town of 1200 people with two lane roads that each car waves to you as they pass the other way. Our community is 40 homes, all on the lake, and there are 11 of us that are full time, the rest are weekend people from Birmingham, Nashville, etc., very similar to Havasu, the balance of the 40 come down for the weekends and extended stays in the summers. The HOA doesnt allow VRBO's which is nice, so the only people here are the homeowners.

The lake is about 3' from full pool for the summer, its dropped about 15' in the summer. Our dock gangway has a 50' concrete runway that the dock can be rolled in and out on with basically boat trailer winches as it comes in and goes out with the seasons. The beach is a rutted up mess from the rains but one of our neighbors has a skid steer and will be able to fix it in a few weeks for the summer when the rains are done. If you ask just about anyone what state gets the most rain most would say Oregon and Washington, but actually Alabama gets the most rain in the continental US. The difference here is we get it all in about a 3 month winter period instead of year round, so its over and done with by April 1, but we get a shit ton for three weeks. The only state with more rain then us is Hawaii. The lawn looks like junk because its new Bermuda sod and its dormant in the winter, comes back green as soon as it heats up. I added Rye seed on top of it so we would have some green in the winter, that dies as soon as it gets warm. Bizarre stuff you learn when you live in the country.

Met alot of people, all of the full timers here get together for cocktails alot, and joined a church which pretty much is the whole town, so you get to know everyone pretty quick.

Anyway if anyone wants to visit, please ask, we have 5 bedrooms and RV parking. We are 2.5 hours south of Nashville so most friends that visit do the Nashville thing and then come down here for a few days as part of that trip.

Lastly, we have a lot of this thanks to Stacy and Team RDP. We sold our houses about every two years in Havasu and pretty much killed it on each one with the boom in Havasu and Covid craziness. All of that allowed us to write a check for a home for the first time in our lives and live pretty stress free.

 

[CLdrinker]

Glad to hear your living life Walt. Enjoy.

 

[throttle]

Looks great Walt!

 

[Rayson1971]

Holy shit that's alot of rain coming down.

 

[Englewood]

I’m here, more of a lurker now that we moved away. Also got tired of social media, Facebook and Instagram, since we moved here, not sure what it is, we just live such a simpler life, it really works for us. Landscaping is done at the house and the dock is dialed in with music, tv, fridge, SeaDoo port etc., all ready for summer. Had the SeaDoo ECU tweeted so it runs 77 mph.

We bought 5 acres about 5 miles from our house. It had an old falling down home on it that we tore down and we are putting up a 40 by 50 barn or shop as they are called here. Room for our 5th wheel, my motorcycles, boats in the winter, etc. pouring concrete this week.

And I did the unthinkable and bought a dock crusher. Preowned Mastercraft to go along with the toon. The boat lift is set up to lift either boat and the mastercraft fits in the garage so we will put that in when we have guests who want to ski, surf, etc. Our neighborhood has its own launch ramp so its easy to drop it in for a weekend and side tie it to the dock.

My wife put her 32 years of nursing to work and joined the local volunteer fire department, she loves it and they were stoked to get someone with her resume.

That’s about it, life is good, I put in a few hours each day at the home office to keep a lid on things but otherwise retired.

Here’s a bunch of pics, we will be in havasu for the last week of April, I’m sure I’ll run into some folks while we are there.

Our house has full rv hook ups and we will also be putting in a couple RV pads at the shop, so if anyone is passing through Alabama let us know.

And thanks for asking

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Living the dream for sure.

 

[Rvrluvr]

What part of AL? I do regular work in Bridgeport

 

[RiverDave]

Reading this just about makes me want to sell it all and move there. Lol

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

What part of AL? I do regular work in Bridgeport

North, Houston, nearest big town is Cullman off the 65.

 

[THE WIDGE]

Reading this just about makes me want to sell it all and move there. Lol

I agree 100%, actually 200% being in Ca still

 

[CarolynandBob]

Hydrohoist, 6500 pounds, low profile, only needs 4’ of water to work, in the winter our water level is dropped down but we can still use the lift year round.

HydroHoist Alabama – Alabama HydroHoist Dealer

hydrohoistofalabama.com

Thanks. I have to do a lift that runs off of a battery that gets charged with a solar panel. I don't have 110 at my dock.

I drive past Cullman every spring and fall going between FL and TN.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Thanks. I have to do a lift that runs off of a battery that gets charged with a solar panel. I don't have 110 at my dock.

I drive past Cullman every spring and fall going between FL and TN.

This one would work off solar, lots of people go that route. We brought power down so we could run a fridge, ceiling fan, music, lights, etc., but for just the lift they have solar / battery systems.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I agree 100%, actually 200% being in Ca still

$1200 a year property taxes that stop at age 65 on a low 7 figure house, we thought the $1200 was monthly when we were shopping. Also looked in Texas, property taxes there were outrageous, far more than CA.

 

[Ace in the Hole]

$1200 a year property taxes that stop at age 65 on a low 7 figure house, we thought the $1200 was monthly when we were shopping. Also looked in Texas, property taxes there were outrageous, far more than CA.

They are making up for the lack of income tax.

Thats crazy though $1200 a year for that piece of paradise figured it would be way more.

 

[THE WIDGE]

$1200 a year property taxes that stop at age 65 on a low 7 figure house, we thought the $1200 was monthly when we were shopping. Also looked in Texas, property taxes there were outrageous, far more than CA.

Wow, I pay that in Hoa dues in 3 months lol

 

[CarolynandBob]

$1200 a year property taxes that stop at age 65 on a low 7 figure house, we thought the $1200 was monthly when we were shopping. Also looked in Texas, property taxes there were outrageous, far more than CA.

Nice my 8 acres property tax is a shade over 2k a year. Last year they lowered the property tax rate.

 

[toto]

North, Houston, nearest big town is Cullman off the 65.

Everything is looking awesome Walt - I may have to swing up there this year. I am looking to start more work in the Birmingham area and North Alabama.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Everything is looking awesome Walt - I may have to swing up there this year. I am looking to start more work in the Birmingham area and North Alabama.

We are 1.5 hours north of BHAM, 2.5 south of Nashville, let us know if you in the neighborhood some time.

 

[JL95]

I'd be lying if every time Alabama gets brought up in good light like above that I don't immediately hit Zillow lookin for a place lol.

 

[toto]

We are 1.5 hours north of BHAM, 2.5 south of Nashville, let us know if you in the neighborhood some time.
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Thank you as always Walt and Definitely hitting you up

 

[Activated]

I'd be lying if every time Alabama gets brought up in good light like above that I don't immediately hit Zillow lookin for a place lol.

#metoo

We are looking all over Northern Alabama and Georgia trying to get an idea of where we want to end up. We have a trip in October planned to check out a few spots to get a feel. If we were ready to pull the trigger today and had checked out the area to see if we liked it, we would be all over what I linked below. It was on the market last year and just popped back up…we have been checking in on it for months. Timing isn’t right for us, so I thought I would share.

1098 Waters Edge Dr, Florence, AL 35634 | realtor.com®

See photos and price history of this 4 bed, 4 bath, 5,200 Sq. Ft. recently sold home located at 1098 Waters Edge Dr, Florence, AL 35634 that was sold on 06/22/2023 for $975000.

www.realtor.com

 

[Good Stuff]

This one would work off solar, lots of people go that route. We brought power down so we could run a fridge, ceiling fan, music, lights, etc., but for just the lift they have solar / battery systems.

Fridge built into a beautiful floating dock on a dry lake… at least it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows in Bama.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

#metoo

We are looking all over Northern Alabama and Georgia trying to get an idea of where we want to end up. We have a trip in October planned to check out a few spots to get a feel. If we were ready to pull the trigger today and had checked out the area to see if we liked it, we would be all over what I linked below. It was on the market last year and just popped back up…we have been checking in on it for months. Timing isn’t right for us, so I thought I would share.

1098 Waters Edge Dr, Florence, AL 35634 | realtor.com®

See photos and price history of this 4 bed, 4 bath, 5,200 Sq. Ft. recently sold home located at 1098 Waters Edge Dr, Florence, AL 35634 that was sold on 06/22/2023 for $975000.

www.realtor.com

Nice place, you can go a long way on the Tennessee river and the lakes that are part of it.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Fridge built into a beautiful floating dock on a dry lake… at least it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows in Bama.

It’s for bait

 

[69hondo]

Hows the living on the lake like Walt @ONE-A-DAY
Havent seen an update in a while LOL

 

[Todd Mohr]

Looks incredible Walt, well done sir!

 

[Singleton]

Hows the living on the lake like Walt @ONE-A-DAY
Havent seen an update in a while LOL

He is around, you just have to look in the right places.
Last I read, enjoying the hell out of life, but totaled his ToyHauler when a low bridge got the best of him.

 

[69hondo]

He is around, you just have to look in the right places.
Last I read, enjoying the hell out of life, but totaled his ToyHauler when a low bridge got the best of him.

Oh shit, that sucks. I was facebook friends but once my FB got hacked we haven't re connected.

Thanks for the update.

 

[CLdrinker]

Walt we are heading to check out Alabama next year. Friends live in Enterprise. Any suggestions?

We are looking for possible areas to relocate to.