The Woodpecker EP 315 - We're replacing the floor at the cottage 

Thank you, it was nice to be all there, last time both the kids were with us at the cottage was 20 years ago... It's growing back, it's been 10 years this summer that they clear cut everything behind the cottage. I can see more grouses and tracks of moose, deer, bear and wolf than 5 years ago. So much so that this year I bought a bear mace can, just in case

Thank you. yes it was a big job, opening the floor was like opening a can of worms, I had no clue how bad it would be. But with the help of all my family we ended up with a super nice floor

It was so funny, we think he was marking his territory, It was hitting the metal roof several times a day when we were making noise and didn't came back when we stopped

@@LgosseuxDbois-TheWoodpecker Yes, that makes sense. I had read they do that by finding something loud to bash their beaks on. What a painful life :)

I don't think they're the smartest bird, but at least they're not lazy and have to work much harder than just picking up earth worms... After we nailed down the floor we made less and less noise and it's appearance became less and less up until we never saw it anymore. But I have to admit it was nice hearing this and also seing it

The noise and dust were unbearable, we're so happy that this is over, the next renovation will be much easier, at least it's what we hope.....

I also had a hitch installed in front of one of my pickup once. But after hitting a hole on the dirt road going to the cottage, the hitch hit a rock or something inside the hole, got torn off of the frame and obviously slashed one back tire.... I didn't replaced it and never got one installed again... This road is not the best thing that a pickup see in it's life..

Thank you. It was a big projet indeed, we were super happy that both kids offered to help us. As for the rest of our improvement, we will do that later in the year, at least all the wood is up there, this is the most important thing, I don't want to bring the trailer too often, backing up that distance is not really my kind of fun

Thank you so much

Thank you Andrea, having all my family with us over there was a blast. Last time we were all of us there at the same time Chantal was 15, 20 years ago... I also had fun filming our new rat and all those POV shots, he's so easy, I don't understand he has none of the chihuahua's bad behaviour and he's a very nice sample. His worst attribute is it's minuscule size, but at least no barking, Renée never herd him bark in 6 months, I did when a golden jumped on him and bite him, he turned around barked and jumped on the golden throat 😂😂😂It was a funny moment I just picked him um and continued my walk. But for this job we were happy that we had help, just Renée and I, this wouldn't had been so easy.

Merci

Thank you. I barely have any video in bank, since I was away for 3 weeks I had to let go putting a video every other week, but don't worry I'm still here

It was not easy, the bed was in a different place each night, we had to clean everything even all the dishes and wash the walls, we still have one section to clean, but the wires are still a mess 😒😒😒😒

@@LgosseuxDbois-TheWoodpecker Oh man, THOSE WIRES! They make me crazy!

I have quite a lot of wires, it's hard to figure it all out. But I have 120V, 12V, TV,CB and controls wires for the antennas, plus other wires for all my electronics. But under the sink it's a mess I know.....

Yes they're not the smartest bird around, here we just call them chicken. I even had to swirl on my way back to avoir squishing one, and still it didn't moved.... This woodpecker was making its territory, at least it's what we think. it started hitting the metal roof when we started making noise with the air nailer, and gradually stopped coming after we stopped making noise

Thank you. they were no black flies nor mosquitoes up until the first rain we got 3 days after our arrival, then it was bad, but we got bitten mostly by mosquitoes, but black flies and deer flies were happy to take a bite also, but I've seen worst.

Not almost.... it actually died on me. We had to nail the last dozen nail by hand. I have to check but It seems like the O-ring seal is broken, I guess it was leaking but at one point it just snap. Lucky that when I made the woodshed it was working better than that, I had thousands of nails to put in, at least for that only about one hounded