Sorry 
I apologize for my absence. It was ‘mostly’ unavoidable, mostly… 
Besides what I mentioned about my sister above, I have made multiple trips to her burned up place to retrieve items important to her or her other children before those things walk off…and, the 3-Wheelers she said I could have.
One is a 1981 Model Year (first year) ATC200S. The other one is a 1984 Model Year ATC200S. If they’ll run, it would be fun to run around the property here with.
I also brought a couple of 4-Wheelers here for her other son.
And, I’m not sure where these were intended to go but they’re here and I wouldn’t be against having them available IF I can get my ass to the water, that is! 
A 15.5 feet Pelican Canoe and a Old Town Kayak (about 12 feet or so)…
Now, if you’ll recall, I was going there to pick up at least 1 30 gallon barrel. When I got there they weren’t there any longer - they walked away, it seems. 
Except for hanging the antique door, the Under-Loft space is ready for inhabitants. (and some details I just haven’t worked out yet, A/C catch pan and its drainage, for example)
The space is fully insulated, except the one spot where that 1 outlet resides. I just have to remove power, remove the CMT, cut down the wire and mount it somewhere…likely in the ceiling.
Then, over a few days, I worked out what it would take to make my old white, translucent 2 gallon buckets light-proofed. 2 coats of Rust-Oleum Automotive Undercoating is the answer.
After 1 coat…
After 2 coats…
I was ready to put a 3rd coat on it.
I didn’t expect it to be robust in this test. I was wrong. It did scratch off easily after the first 24 hours or so but, It’s been curing for a couple of weeks and it is scratch resistant. Nice! 
I am pretty sure I can improve on that. I’m going to abrade (rough up) the surface and give that 2 coats and see how that works!
Now, the above, the 30 gallon barrel and the rehabbed 2 gallon buckets won’t be needed this go round!
After those 30 gallon barrels weren’t available for pick up, I bought one…
It looks like the girls are going to be going straight in to the 5 gallon buckets. I’ll finish Vegging them out in them in the Under-Loft.
Now to the Girls. I didn’t kill them. I don’t know how I didn’t kill them but I didn’t! It wasn’t for lack of trying!
I was truly expecting to find further carnage at my own hand. I guess the Girls had other plans!
I literally left them for dead. This is what I happened upon when I went up there.
The only thing that got me up in the Loft was because I heard the pump whining.
The one (turns out to be 2) on the far right is wind damaged, there is another one right behind that one that I didn’t see when I posted about it earlier.
But, they’re ALL sagging because I ran the Reservoir low on fluids, that’s why it was whining…it was sucking up the very last of the fluids that it possibly could, even though the pump wasn’t ‘pumping’, it was more like dribbling…
And, it’s no wonder it was whining when you see this!..
Those 2 Girls on the far Left were all up in that pumps grill!
Once I added water to the Reservoir I let it go for several hours in hopes of reviving the Girls and giving them a chance to revive before I messed with them again.
They did revive and I had to turn that A/C away from them…those 2 are beat up bad! I moved it around and couldn’t find a direction that didn’t directly blow on the right end of things, I ended up turning it towards the back wall. I think that should allow the Girls to see at least some of its coolness
The Girl on the front left was pushing against the bottom of the Reservoir so hard that it began pushing its way out of the Reservoir!
This is inside of the pump…
These are the Girls roots, sitting on top of a double stack of 5 gallon buckets 
I filled the Res, pH adjusted it…
This how I left them, and the conditions in which they are currently residing…
Now, I do still have to go back to my sisters burned up place to make sure I got all of the 3-Wheeler parts and pieces that ‘MIGHT’ possibly go on these 2 machines. Once I got them here I did notice a few important parts missing…side covers and such. One, I don’t remember which one, has been modified (upgraded - race equipped) and I don’t want to have to replace something that is probably just laying around over there. I thought they were 2 different size 3-Wheelers because of how the one is set up. I had no clue they were twins until I researched their Data Plates.
Oh, she also said I can have the washer and dryer she had in her basement. So, I do have to go pick those up as well.
In these intervening weeks, it seems I’ve opened up a Laundromat! I’ve done my Niece’s Daughters laundry three times and my Sisters once.
Once I decide which set I’ll keep, either the ones here already and give my Grand-Niece the set my sister gave me, or I’ll bring in the new ones here and let my Grand-Niece this old set.
Oh, dang…I almost forgot.
I have been following up on what I said I’d do, @Rhino_buddy.
Here’s the exchange when I queried them about getting an ‘evaluation’ of potential repairs.
Me…
Them…
I thought there was some confusion so…
Me…
Them…
And, they were right…there is a pretty nice example, same model, same size, going for $45…
Not sure if anyone can see this without having an account, but IF one is able to, it is about 3/4s of the way down the page…
https://seththomasresearch.com/store
He shot me down, brother! You’re still welcome to it but the only actual value it has is in our appreciation for it.
So, unless I have forgotten anything else, which is highly likely, I think I’m all caught up
Good morning, everyone!
Make it a great day!
Time for a 
and
,
WHAB
of you!
, man!,
Best of luck, and stay safe!
