The Florida Man Thread, Caveman Style!

Caveman Jim · Jul 19, 2025

Our priority is to get the already overdue U-Haul unloaded/cleaned and returned by Monday then start looking for an RV to live in for 2-3 months while the new mobile home is built and installed along with a septic system.

misterarman · Jul 19, 2025

Caveman Jim said:
Without any fanfare, we made it to our homestead this afternoon. Unloaded the car from the trailer and drove to our best friends house for dinner and a shower. Now the work begins but we have help to unload the U-Haul.
Two beers and I'm off to la la land.

Cheers!

Joe13 · Jul 19, 2025

Caveman Jim said:
Our priority is to get the already overdue U-Haul unloaded/cleaned and returned by Monday then start looking for an RV to live in for 2-3 months while the new mobile home is built and installed along with a septic system.

Glad to hear you made it down there safe and it sounds like you are excited to start the new chapter!

Caveman Jim · Jul 19, 2025

Joe13 said:
Glad to hear you made it down there safe and it sounds like you are excited to start the new chapter!

Although so tired I want to crawl under the bed and disappear for a week there is no rest for the wicked. :s0002:

Joe13 · Jul 19, 2025

Caveman Jim said:
no rest for the wicked

I bet your exhausted!

If I could do any wording then I would have that saying tattooed around my collar but the wife isn't having any of it…

She rarely says no to most of my ideas so when she says no I gotta give her the win lol.

Hang in there! Sanity awaits

misterarman · Jul 20, 2025

In my experience there is also no rest for the responsible.

Caveman Jim · Jul 20, 2025

True that brother. We are always on guard doing what we were taught as children to be good moral citizens. Very little of that exists today.

Caveman Jim · Jul 21, 2025

Was hotter than Hadies the last two days here and LHM I was still able to get the U-Haul unloaded/get stuff done. Got one unit equipped with a 12" vent as low as I could go on the front door and a 10" fan up high on the back.
Was able to find a 10x20' storage unit close by just in case the thunderstorms blow down my portable garage carport for overflow…
30SPF sunblock does not work in July/August…

misterarman · Jul 21, 2025

Caveman Jim said:
Was hotter than Hadies the last two days here and LHM I was still able to get the U-Haul unloaded/get stuff done. Got one unit equipped with a 12" vent as low as I could go on the front door and a 10" fan up high on the back.
Was able to find a 10x20' storage unit close by just in case the thunderstorms blow down my portable garage carport for overflow…
30SPF sunblock does not work in July/August…

You certainly didn't pick the time of year to ease into the heat.

ma96782 · Jul 21, 2025

FLO-RI-DUH

LOL. Up to you.

Aloha, Mark

Joe13 · Jul 22, 2025

Lots of pickles for the electrolytes, cold beer, get swamp coolers and misters set up in the shade with a good rocking chair.

Get some good UVA/B blocking and wicking long sleeve shirts in light colors and light colored and weight pants. Neck gators (the stretchy kind) and wet them down with cold water and enjoy the evaporation (assuming it's not so humid that doesn't help much.

Oh, and buy this in bulk

!

Edit: you can now go to Walmart in a tutu and crop top to blend in

64MercurysRule · Jul 22, 2025

ma96782 said:
FLO-RI-DUH

LOL. Up to you.

Aloha, Mark

View: https://youtu.be/_-OnRQ4P0VY?si=oIbG7Ku2I6ArC8Gm

Caveman Jim · Jul 23, 2025

Down here I've figured out that I need to pick my days when I've got work to do, like I have been doing installing vents and fans in HELL BOXES. Thank goodness I didn't put my two big construction fans on the moving truck, could be 21+ days till it arrives here in sunny Florida. They have saved my bacon once again!!!
Today was a welcome change in weather conditions so I decided that my "day off" was a good time to Git-r-Done.
Finished off both containers and just need to install one power cable for the one we jury rigged for the fan the other day.
Did I mention that all this heat has taken at least an inch off my waist/belt? Been drinkin water like it's goin out of style.

Caveman Jim · Jul 23, 2025

They are both ready to get filled up with our stuff.

Our new priorities are to choose the new mobile home and find a TT/5th wheel to live in till it's built and installed. Optimal situation would be to find a model that's on the lot then it'll only be a few weeks… :s0053: