Part 9. Stuff that store! Insulation, Drywall, paint and flooring! General store
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2019
- In today’s episode Alex and crew get busy painting drywalling, and the floor starts to get its final finishes… And a you surprise visitors bring me some cool collectibles! Follow along as we continue to renovate this 1913 general store and… Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button!
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Alex, being a wheelchair user I just wanted to say it is so nice to hear you giving consideration for wheelchair users in your shop. Sooooo many places do not take this into consideration. A lot of shop owners could learn from you.
Even doctor's office buildings! Believe it or not.
Especially antique stores! I get it, the shop owner wants to fit the most stuff possible into the space they have, and it is kind of an antique store aesthetic to have it overstuffed so to speak, but once I started using a rollator the majority of antique stores I went to regularly I could no longer get into. It was eye-opening, really.
After being hurt in a low-speed trucking accident in a parking lot where an unexpected dip at less than 5 MPH in reverse caused my air-ride seat to bottom out and reinflated quickly shooting my head into the steel reinforcement of the fiberglass roof. I'll spare you the details, but orthopedic pain's a constant companion and my lack of ability to stand even a few minutes as well as walking causes both to be problematic more than 30'. I had to go into a branch of Bank of America yesterday and from my previous visit a few years earlier when I had better mobility I knew that I had to use my wheelchair. I was surprised that the whole design and layout of handicap accessibility wasn't better laid out! It was raining hard and water pooled right in front of the ramp access to the sidewalk. Also, the ramp had a steep incline for a manual chair and no type of traction improvement in the transition to an elevated sidewalk. Before I left my vehicle I saw the handicap symbol on the door glass thinking that they had an actuator button for the double doors, they didn't. Only upon exiting did an employee hold either of the dual double doors open for me. I was soaking wet by the time I got into my vehicle! It's amazing what you don't notice when it doesn't affect you! Alex seems to be helpful to the issues of everyone in his life. Like how he differentiated about Jakota wasn't under the weather, but had an inner ear imbalance. Very cool!
yes...you are absolutely right! my grandson is in a wheel chair, so i know how that goes.
@@mcshawnboy Sounds like the building where I see my neurologist (!) for Parkinson's. Same terrifying ramp; same dual double door at bottom; same lack of handicap button to open doors - but this is the kicker, those doors open OUTward on a tiny square of concrete. SMH
I work long hours in security in the middle of nowhere Oregon and your episodes bring me joy and also make my 12hr shifts breeze by .
Thank you for the great content Alex.
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@@mrsb1212 Could be minimum security.
As a longhaul trucker, I relished a truckstop with a good selection of offerings of two memberships I had. Also XM Satellite Radio at that time a dozen years ago. Someone once said, "The future's so bright I got to wear shades!'
Every Horror movie Stars a Security Guard watching tv. I'm LMAO!! Beware the Vampires!!
Jakota's new hair cut looks great.
The little piece of carpet you cut out would be nice in the doll house 🏡 you got for your daughter. 👌😁
I think the piece should be taped to the back of the carpet and saved because someday someone else will want it mended back in.
@@Peggyt-jp6mt Great idea!
Hole in beautiful carpet: BIG no no!
Oh my grandmother did that for me. I loved it so much!
That hans impression was freakin GOLD!
So happy to see Jakota is doing better! So good to see him smiling! I am a fellow vertigo sufferer and try to remember that when people give you all this advice on what to do, they really do care and mean well and are trying to help.
Annie P me too,Menieres syndrome
I used to drive a non-CDL box truck delivering bulk warehouse loads to the local route drivers of a large chain of stationery supplies, office equipment, etc you probably have one in your town. I was moving the cargo to the liftgate for them to put merchandise in their vehicles when I slipped on the floor fell onto a heavy box on an angle that propelled me towards the rear exit of my truck onto blacktop 6 feet below and the steel gate! In desperation not to fall out of my truck I grabbed at the triangular handle of my manual pallet jack! At the moment I didn't consider that there's a HUGE spring in the handle and it clocked me right in my face at the very edge of the box! I'm really thankful that our body uses the system shock to protect us. About a half-hour later I woke up in the back of an ambulance surrounded by EMT's heading to my home 200 miles away. When I was ambulatory again I had vertigo for a couple months and it REALLY felt weird! I was told not to lift over 10 pounds or to use ladders and other things I've forgotten. My heart goes out to you! Working in the trades that's got to be a real wildcard!
On the subject of, "The Potter's House" did you two have any emotional connection to Mary and her work since she went to the first people's to keep alive their traditions and both of you are artists in your own right?
@@jeansmith5692 Yes, mine is Menieres as well. It is the worst but thank God for modern medicine.
I love the "Back To Work" after you made the deal with the people for the signs & collectibles and you were picking up insulation at the Home Depot ... that shows that you really don't feel like what you ACTUALLY do for a living is work! It's always nice to see people who love what they do.
Alex, I know I've said this before, but I feel the need to say it again. You are SUCH an amazing person. Thank you for thinking of people in wheelchairs that come to visit your store. I go to so many places, and I always look for and take note of accessibility - many don't consider those in chairs and are inaccessible. But as you're putting together your amazing little store, you think of _all_ people. You are just wonderful. Don't ever change. 💓
My pleasure!
It’s so nice to see someone painting a wall the correct way! Lol
You being thoughtful for people in wheelchairs makes my heart happy! My mom was in a wheelchair and most places were not nearly as thoughtful as you!
Here in Sweden a shop/store/business must have correct wheelchair accessible or you don't get the right permission from the municipality to run your business.
We are so used to it so heard that you don't always can go in to stores if you use wheelchair, it's so.... odd. Of course people in wheelchair must been able to go in store. ❤
Anna, that's amazing!! I am actually of Swedish descent! My paternal grandmother was born in Sweden and immigrated to America in the 1940's. I am only the second generation born in America! ♥️♥️
@@jennysthriftedtreasures362 Unless something changed here, I've heard Iowa is one of the best for wheelchair accessibility. Makes sense, since Harkin introduced the ACA bill. My experience with my dad's chair is that national chains weren't as good as local stores. Had to train him to follow me, since his vision isn't good and not all curbs are painted anymore. He launched himself off a curb and rolled his chair. That's when I put my foot down and refused to unlock the van if he refused to follow me.
tdsm19, I live in a small town in Kentucky and even though we have a public university here, there is a serious lack of accessibility here. We recently got an ADA approved playground where children and their parents (regardless of which is the disabled one) can play together. It was very needed and is used by those who are disabled and those who are not. It's a great addition to my little hometown! ♥️
@@jennysthriftedtreasures362 Ouch. I guess what I heard was true, then. I'm just not sure how much changed since Harkin retired. I've noticed it's not quite as good, but that's coming from my perspective. I have heard from the veterans from the Iraq war that we have it good compared to places they were based out of, like San Diego or whatever town is near Ft. Hood.
My sympathies to Jakota. I had an ear infection 20 years ago which caused damage to my vestibular nerve, i can actually feel the damage inside my head. It's a reflex with people to try and 'help' because their mother's brother's uncle's sister had vertigo once and they stood on their head and it cured it forever and why aren't I any different? Rest is the best thing, Procloraperazine is your friend. But I absolutely know what you're going through.
i had vertigo for the first time this year.. thankfully it lasted just 1 day but let me tell you this.. i would not wish it on anyone. Legit woke up thinking i was dyeing
@@PROBLOXYT PROBLOX I'm so grateful that it only lasted one day for you because it is truly horrendous. I was angry for a long time because of being so dizzy, I said if there's a God, take my arm and give me my balance back. I gave up a lot because I could no longer do it, I had to stop horse riding, driving a car, my job. I'm a bit different in that although I suffer from frequent episodic vertigo I'm actually off balance all the time. Literally it's like living on a moving ship. My condition is very rare. I have a lot of peace with it now, and I do as much as I can. But i needed to grieve for the life I could no longer live before I found the one I COULD.
@@IamNotANumber god that's so awful. i hope you find some miracle cure :(
@@IamNotANumber I wish you well. Your words came at just the right time for me, and for that I thank you for your wisdom! I too must go ahead and say good bye to my old life and find out how to live with the new one that starts tomorrow. I'm sleeping in my old home for the last time tonight and tomorrow morning will be moving to a new place, that will hopefully one day feel like home...
I'm still deep in the grieving process but your words give me Hope and for that I thank you once again. Kind wishes and best regards, yours truly Sandy.
I totally agree with you, procloraperazine works great.
Josh and Jakota are both so adorable and Jakota's new hair cut looks great!
I binge-watched all eight episodes! I am so dying to see what happens next.
Great to see Jakota looking well .
That wall that your hunt hanging signs on that will complete walls that my grandfather had throughout his whole store he had such a large store, when he died it took one whole day for the locals to come in and pay their respects🌹💜💜💜💜💜
Jakota is so cute and funny.
"Good-night hallucinogenic wood stain." LOL!!!!!
Alex you could use pulleys mounted in the open rafters of the shop extension with clothesline and hooks to hang those guitars up high and out of the way..
Just tie off each line to an old ship's cleat mounted to the wall to lower a guitar if someone wants a close look.
@Curiosity Incorporated you really need to insulate that upper gable in the back room, heat will bleed right thru that upper portion of the wall.
Done :)
You should tape the rug square on as a flap so when and if you move the lamps etc and aren't using the plugs you could lay the rug back so it looks whole. Just told under.
Mother Theresa in the fossil cabinet made me laugh so hard! Love thinking about neighborhood kids staring amazed in these cases. Probably start another generation of ravenous pickers. 😁
Jakota, so handsome with your haircut !
I am really starting to appreciate Dave
I laughed before you even said it! The murder of crows was perfect for your oddities project. They knew today was their kind of day.
Put your music display in the back room. You know, like a “garage band!” :D
OR sell some of them to collectors LIKE ME!!!
@@rundoetx or me
Best idea ever!
Thought the same thing! Cars and guitars show room!
@@natalie8212 Like an older New Country song, "Guitars and Cadillac's and hillbilly music!" That prop from Vegas has panache!
That back room isi looking amazing!!!. Love Josh's little touch on the ceiling too
Your store is looking AMAZING. I can't believe how fast you work/move. You're doing the renos so fast!
Love the idea of being you are openly talk about wheelchairs. So nice to realize someone in retail is talking about accessablity for all. Like how the General Store is taking a good showcase for all your merchandise.
Love watching your videos Alex. Josh & Jakota look so much more alike with Jakota's new haircut. So glad he's feeling better.
I found this online, ..
A crow symbolizes power, intelligence, creativity, courage, determination, flexibility, enchantment, broad-mindedness, playfulness, and mystery. Often known as a trickster for its deceiving nature, a crow as a totem animal helps you go beyond the limitations of superficial thinking and develop a realistic approach.
How fitting, you go Alex & Melissa! 💯
p.s. ..love the floor and paint color!
Also a protective force, eyes looking out for you and watching over, bringing messages of warning so you can be alert and avoid.
Very positive sign that the local crows or ravens have shown an interest in him.
I grew up believing when you heard a crow caw it meant it was going to rain. It's never let me down 😊
I believe there bad luck one day when my mom was young it was only her and her father home no windows or doors open and she saw a crow fly threw the hallway from her room when she went out to see if it was any were in the house it wasn't. Her father died the next day. I saw a group of them flying over a feild close to were I lived when I was younger I'm only 21 and the next day turns out someone got killed in that exact area so idk they freak me out.
Our house was built in 1954. It is partially sided and partially stone. When we moved in someone had painted the redwood ciding a dark beige. It was SO boring. I picked out a new color for it, and and it pretty much the same green that you picked for your walls. It looks fantastic with the stone and with the style of the house.
Awesome video, and I love what's been done to the store so far.good Job.☺️🖐️👍♥️🍀
Save the carpet piece you cut out. It can always be sewed back in if need be.
The displays are looking really nice.
I love the colour you chose for the walls... very '50s-ish and appropriate.
8 months late watching this (catching up during lockdown) I always wondered what esso stood for. Now I know. Hi from England!
Just told my husband we are getting passports. I want to see the new store in person. So cool!
Omg there was a commercial about dad jokes while I watched this!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Josh looked really tired, I hope he's okay. Love u guys!
It's great to see guys like Josh and Jakota who are not only good craftsmen but also visually creative, working with you.
One of the few channels I happily watch that many ads for. Worth it!
Your channel combines my favorite things: renovation and antiques. Love your videos!
I never thought I would be into renovation. I was originally in for picketing, stayed for renovation and Alex's dry sense of humor.! (Still not interested in cars, though.)
Emmuzka same! I don’t know anything about cars. But he makes it fun!
"We bought a hoarder's house" showed up on my recommended on TH-cam and I've been watching your videos ever since. I live in Edmonton but haven't been to your store yet. I would definitely like to come to the grand opening of your new store! Can't wait!
Definitely come visit us hopefully early October :-)
Alex, you have the perfect last name, because you are both arch and bold!
Love that museum display!
Crows were totally fitting.
This show makes ya laugh..good for depression..
Alex, did the Potter’s House sell?
Cj Ko not yet....
The new store is looking so good! I’m so happy for you and your family!
Wow. The new store looks amazing. I especially love the back part!
Alex you have an excellent eye for how to display your items. Those signs and other items look to be in excellent condition. Cool car. Love that walnut color on the floor with that paint.
So much in life is “a leap of faith!” I have every confidence that things will work out. 🤞
Jakota is looking very handsome with the new hair do
I just wanted to say that Alex looks very handsome in a leather jacket!
Super progress!!! So excited and can't wait to see all the GUITARS! I second the backroom as a Garage Band!!!! WOOT!
Happy to see jakota up and running great work by alex and crew.
Alex....you are SO corny..you AND Hans and you crack me up! 🤣😂❤️
Its looking fabulous! I'm so excited for you and your family! Keep 5he faith on the zoning issue. You are an amazing asset to any neighborhood! They'd be crazy not to let it go through for you! So excited to see more! Love, love, love that old scale! Perfect!
Jocota, you look great with that new haircut. You look younger as well.
“I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
LMAO!!!
Bet he was on the cusp with Virgo too- the humor of the accuracy with the doubt still underneath.
It's the solidly Virgo men that crack me up the most, always a direct challenge to guess when their birthday/sign and their traits after saying it is woowoo made up...
Then the frozen guarded stare of stunned disbelief when you rapidly say Oh a Virgo with a laugh and then accurately tell their deepest values and motivations in life and how they handle non-tangibles that seem like fiscal scams. Always avoid mentioning the dating and emotional part of them in public though, Not Done lol.
If they only knew how thoroughly they project their Tell..... 💁😹💯
Hahahahaha
I Like the look of your dark floors but I know from experience they show every bit of dust. The Ushikat coffee bag is great.
Kristi Honkala Was thinking the same thing. in a garage they don't care about dust, but....in your store!!! YIKES! EVERYTHING IS COMING ALONG NICELY. HOPE YOU CAN KEEP SOME INCOME WITH THE INTERNET.
Do they teach music in schools there? Perhaps there is away you can let parents know of your instruments?
@@christineman958 I've heard of initiatives like that in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans as many of the performers in the city had lost or damaged tools of the trade and it was promoted by popular music artists of wide-ranging genres. I believe that HBO's Treme, about a historic neighbor with the wide musical influence, portrayed how the lack of the ability of youth of lower socioeconomics circumstances to carry on the legacy of their forebears.
Shawn Jenkins. Great idea Shawn. There are always needy children. Don't think there will be hurricane survivors in Canada, but always people that need help.
Maybe because of the growing popularity of your channel, you should move forward with the Internet Store portion to be able to move merchandise faster, increase exposure internationally and make room for more inventory. You probably have to build an addition or get a large shed or "garage" to do your packaging and store all of your packaging material there. Maybe hire 1 or 2 web masters/shippers. With a store front and E-Commerce you can keep going as small or big as you want!
I love that you put Mother Teresa right in the midst of the Fossils. Lol. Tickled me. 😂 love this channel, it's so much like a T.V. show, I predict you have ur own real tv channel within 5 years. I've been with u since about 4,000 subs, I'm so happy to see 250K now, but it should be in the MILLIONS by now, seriously, there's no other channel quite like it, store, characters, or host, like Curiosity Inc!! Much love from North Carolina 💙 💚 💖
Jakota!! New hair cut!! Holy Moly and WOW! OK, now onto continuing to watch the video! :)
That skeleton foot in the trunk would trig the police for sure! 😂 The store is looking good, and the guys have done a great job!
That scale is so cool.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and work in a medical setting. As a result of my professional experience I have a knowledge base of medical issues, diagnoses, etc. The vestibular system includes parts of the inner ear. Inner-ear disorders present challenges that cause quality of life issues. Symptoms include hearing loss, spatial disorientation, dizziness, poor balance, tremors, and yes...Vertigo!
Good work Alex. Prayers that you get zoning to go your way. The store is looking good.❤
Jakota looks great with the new haircut!!! 👍
You two are so great together, perfect I would say!
Hi Alex. Greetings again from Australia. I love the process! You work hard to bring it all together! I am sure everything will fall into place! Have faith!
Thanks Bella
Like the dark floor nice contrast ❣️
Glad Jakota is back. New look is amazing
Enoying this series becuase we get to more of your items. Especially for someone like me in the US. The transformation is already amazing, cant wait to see the final product. Hans was hilarious
Glad jakota is feeling better and really like the hair cut.
When I start reading the comments, I feel like I'm eating dessert first - such fun and funny people. Then I watch the video and feel like I'm just plain eating dessert today, and forget about dinner.
That tiger skull ashtray! Omg 😮 I want that!
I love that too. So cool.
Good move you two. You will be up and running again in no time.
I like the dark floor. To me, it looks rich. My bathroom walls are in a cocoa color, because the sunset is so bright in there you get blinded. Thus the dark walls. I love them. It is a good change from all the porcelain in there.
Jakota looks so cute with his new haircut!
My father had a lap guitar just like that! He played in a Country/Blues Band in NJ Clubs in the early 50's. Sadly my parents died together in an auto accident in '55 and all their possessions were sold off to pay debts.
Lap guitar sounds so beautiful! I'm so sorry that happened to your parents. :(
Woah! The taxidermy alligator is cool! Can you show a closer look at him someday?
Tubby J I still have a small one we bought in Florida before he became it illegal to hunt and kill for-profit the alligators and crocodiles. He was very popular to have shoes, wallets, purses, suitcases and whole alligators and crocodiles that had been taxidermied. I also have a suitcase and the case that the Jean said is in is alligator. Used to be able to buy small live ones but people would freak out and flush them down the toilet when they started getting bigger and biting. There are still stories of them living in the sewers of New York.
My sincere Prayers & Blessings for the quick sale of the Old Store my Friend..You have taken a BIG leap of faith @Alex.. an I among your many Subscribers are behind you 110% with whatever happens.
Much Respect and Prayers...PJ 🤗🙏❣🤟😀🤞
the robins egg blue looks good in the back room. That oriental rug is pretty
Heres to your brave exciting new adventure
Oh wow, I live in Columbus Ohio, home of the Ohio state Buckeyes! New shop lookin good!
👋🏼 I lived in Columbus for 3 years now I'm back home in Wyandot County Ohio 👋🏼
Sounds like a good plan. Plus it is hard to keep 2 places going.
Jakota glad you are feeling better. I get that for no reason and it is nasty. I feel like I am going to fall off the earth.
Jakota looks really hot with his new hairstyle :-)
Jakota.
Hope u get the zoning. And the store looks awesome!💝
Would love to vist. Keep your faith.❤ And wow u were not kidding about the music instruments. Love the cartoon joke. 😆
Horoscope was funny the way you said “Well” lol 😆
good luck with your old/new store adventures. wishing you all the best. you have a great eye for displaying your merchandise, especially loved that watch display in the old clock, that was genius!
Welcome back Jakota!
Hello Alex. You are making very good progress. I love the Cadillac. You have to keep it! Be well.
Floor looks good. The "White Cottage Company" lady used a radial saw set with the blade high to just make a shallow cut and a craft saw for edges to make her plywood floors look like old plank floors. She used string to make chalk lines so her cuts were straight. That would be cool in your place too but it's nice now as well. Just an idea. I love watching your Venture come together! You have really done a great job.
Wow.
Congratulations Alex,Josh,Jakhota,and Melissa!! This has been a pleasant dream to see reach fruition, and I really love what I see of the Edmonton area!
I have faith all will work out for you guys. ♥️
Before you fill that back room you should record some songs with the reverb 🎼🎤🎸
I know you had plans for the kitchen in te store, but it would be an amazing showcase for antique kitchen items/appliances... especially your cabinet full of tea cups.
You are such an awesome cutie, husband, dad, friend.....Your parents really raise you right!!!
buahhh haa haaaaa why couldn't I find myself a hubby like you 😢😢😢
Yvi Winchester They are hard to find and catch. He said Melissa chased after him. She knew what she was doing when you find a good man you go catch him before anyone else comes along. I really think they were made for each other. They said they had some hard times but look at them now. Neither one of them came from families with money and look what they have accomplished together. Like Melissa said they're not super rich but they are living a good life in what she called the average house in an average town. They have been very blessed and I think Alex's generosity has come back to him tenfold enabling him to make his dream come true of owning the hundred-year-old General Store, having a beautiful wife and 3 amazing children.
@@suzannejensen275 So true, such an amazing, sweet family!!!
Oddities are my favourite thing to collect. I love sideshow cabinet cards. I just got one of George Karlavagn, who was the first man fully tattooed with an electric tattoo machine. I also love medical models and jars. My holy grail would be to one day own a sideshow circus banner. I love the graphics on them.
Same! :)
Ever seen that episode of American Pickers when they found one? They thought it must be repro but turned out to be real and just in great shape. The artwork on those are fascinating. Garbage Pail Kids took a lot from that style. (I'm a BIG lover and collector of GPK)
You would probably love The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, if you haven't already been
@@wendysherwood1012 I've never been, but I remember recording (on vhs of course) a segment about Mutter Museum from Travel Channel back in like 1997 and being completely fascinated. It's so crazy that the guy took his secrets to the grave! Literally no one on Earth knows how he plasticized living tissue.
The Caddy definitely needs period correct whitewall tires, please ! ! !
store is starting to look great, I think you are making the right choice with your current store.
I enjoyed the whole video, things are coming along and it was cool to see some merchandise, about the rug you cut, for future reference I would recommend cutting an X from the center and folding back the pieces under the rug, then if you wanted it could be salvaged later.