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Activities
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Chronology
- Mom's House at 44321 12th Street East, Lancaster,
California
- 1961 - Built free-standing-two room playhouse for
sisters that included loft in peaked roof and
lighting
- 1962 - Installed automated irrigation system for
front and back yards
- 1963 - Installed rain gutters
- Stepfather's Business at 526 Lancaster Blvd.,
Lancaster, California
- 1964 - Built folding ramp down cellar stairs and
installed winch so appliances could be easily stored
in and retrieved from the basement.
- 1965 - Installed suspended ceiling
- California State University, San Luis Obispo,
California
- 1969 - Selectively removed many truckloads of
garbage from Aero hangar so facility could be used for
AIAA money-making events, like a concert by Janis
Joplin, and subsequently used as a sheet metal and
machine shop for classes and senior project
construction.
- 1970 - While working at Edwards, AFB, learned of
surplus Atlas missiles. Arranged for and provided
navigation for delivery of Atlas missile to Aero
hangar, and designed method of erection as focal
point, view point, and educational tool with stairs
through systems to observatory at top, but antiwar
sentiment stopped plans.
- 1971 - Designed and built Aero refreshment stand
that consisted of two double arrows intersecting at
ninety degrees. The shaft of each was eight feet high
and four feet wide (plywood). It was supported from
the ground on the arrow edges with cables under the
floor. One of the arrow tips lowered as a door for
access to the interior from where refreshments were
sold through windows at the intersection of the
arrows.
- Teamed with architecture Department to build
bridge across creek to shorten walk to Aero
hangar.
- First house at Thunderhead
St., San Diego, California
- 1978 - Re-landscapped front yard to be maintenance
free.
- 1979 - Built retaining wall to support telephone
poles to support large redwood deck. Built redwood hot
tub from Lindbergh Field concrete mold for installing
in deck. Built shaded setting area on deck with copper
thermal collector to heat tub. Connected to pool pump
to provide power for jets. Built elevated stairway
from pool level down to property line at bottom of
canyon.
- 1980 - Converted rear side lawn to elevated
maintenance-free garden partially enclosing pedestal
BBQ.
- 1981 - Erected motor home carport on south side of
two-story home to help cool house as well as provide
covered storage.
- Second house at Old
Coach Road, Poway, California
- 1984 - Designed and partially built environmental
Victorian house.
- Third house at 329 Poppyfield Lane, Escondido,
California
- 1989 - Installed patio, sidewalk, irrigation and
landscaping.
- Fourth house at Penaova Street, San Diego,
California
- 1992 - Replaced dining room patio door with French
doors. Replaced small exterior balcony for upstairs
master bedroom with large elevated deck.
Re-landscapped and installed automated irrigation in
front yard and back yard. Back yard including elevated
walkway from dining room around and over landscaping
to canyon edge of property to maximize dramatic view
location. Walkway also connected to the patio. Rebuilt
master bedroom and chimney to code in order to get
permits to sell house.
- Friend's house at 325 Poppyfield lane,
Escondido
- 1994 - Installed automated irrigation system,
garden areas and block-on-sand patio.
- Sister's house in Palmdale, California
- 1996 - Converted attic over garage to apartment.
Built parking slab and deck as shade for car and
external access to apartment. Installed swamp cooler,
gas heater and all electricity. Built kitchen and
desks from melamine.
- 1997 - Moved and elevated 40-foot shipping
container using, levers, small tractor and telephone
poles as rollers before setting on steel-capped corner
footings. Replaced doors with rolling door. Built
shelving. Electrified with power from water pump
house. Erected corrugated metal sun shade for horses.
Re-graded property for better utility and protection
from aqueduct break.
- 1998 - Installed drainage system. Moved access
gate and driveway from east to north side of one-acre
property. Built double gate and automated with garage
door openers.
- 1999 - Built nature walkway in backyard.
- First condo
in Carlsbad, California
- 2001 - Converted small muddy back yard into
comfortable oasis of multiple level decks, swing-out
table for easy access to benches, canvas sunshade with
misting system for cooling the eating area, water fall
and stream.
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