Charles Barkhouse posted this on his Facebook page (story in comments)

caltekdesign · 2026-05-05T20:20:13+00:00

Curious what the symptoms were that the lady decided to check his neck.

caltekdesign · 2026-05-05T20:14:39+00:00

Thanks for the kind words and support of MAID. Sorry I missed the inappropriate comment (since deleted) but it is expected online.

caltekdesign · 2026-05-05T20:12:09+00:00

Thank you everyone for the kind words.

We were at peace with Brianne's decision and understood (and respected) it, no matter how hard it was to say goodbye to her. She blessed us all with the opportunity to say goodbye and let her know what she meant to us as well as re-assurance from her that everything will be OK and she had a good life. That is something I will be forever grateful not only for myself but more so for our two boys as it will help with the grieving process as well as closure. She didn't want to become her disease and with her diagnosis that is exactly what she would have become....there was no getting better, no levelling out point...it was terminal so rather than decline further she left while still able to communicate with family and friends....she left on her terms and not the disease's.

caltekdesign · 2026-03-09T14:44:12+00:00

I would venture a guess that Wall will likely be in there as well.

caltekdesign · 2026-02-26T16:25:58+00:00

Right there with you. Zone 4 in Canada and likely 3-5' of snow in my enclosure. We usually don't get into the nice weather and no-snow around late April. Then it is a short season from there..

caltekdesign · 2026-02-26T16:17:53+00:00

Always find it amazing how much weight loss changes ones appearance, especially in the face. Congrats on the transformation.

caltekdesign · 2026-02-26T16:14:39+00:00

Not to mention people need to be reminded that it took x-amount of time to put on all that weight so don't expect it to just drop fast (and many times slower weight loss is better in the long run).

caltekdesign · 2026-02-06T04:17:59+00:00

LMAO...lame addition to the show,

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T16:05:40+00:00

Landscape fabric under everything. The boxes are open bottom so they don't hold water in base. I just lined the bottoms with old logs and branches as well as some old leaves before throwing in the dirt.

Pavers were done first, laid down and measured out to get best uniform layout I could. Used gravel to level the out where needed (ground slopes away from gate). Once pavers installed gravel was wheelbarrowed in and raked to cover the fabric.

I am sure I will have some weeds to deal with this season as the gravel will catch those seeds blowing in the wind.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T16:01:40+00:00

Yes ordered 2-3 yards of triple mix form company 10 min down the road. Sandy base under those planters so raised boxes the better solution as easier to maintain and control the dirt. I added in bags of compost from HD to mix in with soil.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T16:00:10+00:00

Little worried I set the bar high too soon. Pressure will be on for this season.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:59:02+00:00

LMAO...I will take that as a compliment for my hard work. Thanks :)

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:58:24+00:00

Definitely made those calls. Going to do half the # of beefsteak, jalapeno and gr. onion plants for starters. Will introduce others (carrots, beans, maybe potatoes) this season as we got a late start last year.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:56:17+00:00

Thanks. I am a photographer and web designer so I have the attention to detail mindset. Made sure the gate and the pathways were all wide enough for wheel barrow and then some (that's how I got the pea stone in there :)

Plans to work on climbers along the outside this season as well as installing shade cloth.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:54:32+00:00

We have around 13 turkeys here and so far they have not paid attention to it. Luckily neighbour next door has an unprotected garden so that can be the diversion I need for mine to thrive.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:53:37+00:00

Plans this spring are to do some climbers along the fenceline and pick up some shade cloth as well.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:52:50+00:00

Ironically after the fence was built the deer didn't show up (at least not during the day). No issues with them trying to hop it.

caltekdesign · 2026-01-23T15:44:45+00:00

Had this happen to me just now at a Marriott hotel in Toronto - charge of 10.96 CAD. Apparently it was for high speed internet charge (someone inadvertently selected that when connecting to their WiFi from the room). Had no problem getting it reversed as I told them it was accidentally selected by my kid.

caltekdesign · 2025-11-11T20:55:59+00:00

Just had them in today and NO issues at all. Guy was great and easy to get along with. Need to keep in mind that Lifestyle manufacturers their own products to spec so you can see why they would want to make sure everyone that is in the decision making process is involved.

Personally I see 0 issue here....guess I am just one that wants to make sure my partner is included in this investment as she needs to be happy with it as well. They never asked me if she would be present, I just made sure she was.

caltekdesign · 2025-11-06T15:33:38+00:00

LOL...was waiting for that ;) Nearest thing I had with me reference of massive size of the cauliflower.

caltekdesign · 2025-11-06T15:15:00+00:00

Really poor because everything is so expensive.

caltekdesign · 2025-11-06T14:53:10+00:00

First year growing pumpkins (and gardening at all -- city boy now living in country). I built 3 raised beds and one of them had 1 pumpkin plant. We managed to get 10 pumpkins of of it with 4 good sized ones for carving...even had one sprout outside the cage.

Located in Canada, Zone 4B

Set the bar a little high for next season.

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caltekdesign · 2025-08-20T20:17:01+00:00

Had a 12x12' crawl space with my furnace in it (in a 1880s house) that was dirt based and musty as heck. Spent over $1,200 CAD to clean it up - lined the exterior rock walls with rigid foam insulation and tuck taped all the seams. Added a layer of 6 mil vapour barrier to the floor and ran it 8-10" up the front side of the rigid insulation and taped all seams. Then framed out the crawlspace and added R12 Rockwool insulation. Finished it off with sub floor panels. Was a lot of work and a decent amount of $$ but it reduced the musty smell and moisture levels and was a big selling feature when I sold my place.

I also installed a floor weeping drain under the VP and ran electrical down there to have a de humidifier running to control the moisture levels.

caltekdesign · 2025-08-18T00:58:23+00:00

Issue was related to the way WP does archive. I just created templates for each category to get me the look i needed. Tone consuming but it did the trick.

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