you be nice to Mr Nut. when ever I get discouraged at how long its taking us ( we don't build during the 6 months of winter and we live 180 miles away from our build so can only work on it on days we're not at our paying jobs...) I just think of Mr Nut and realize length of time doesn't matter. what's important is that we're having fun, making progress, safe, and are debt free.... that is, as long as we're done by the time we retire.... when that gets close I"ll be sweating the 'time' thing way more!