67F @ 7:00AM. Abundant sunshine. High 91F. Winds light and variable.
Dave, even a normal winter of precip would be fine with me, but it's gonna take more than that to make a dent in replenishing the reservoirs and ground water. By winter the lakes'll be so low that even if most of the water ran off, it would still be captured. I don't like when it all comes at once and washes the gravel off the driveway though. Tractoring's fun, but after the fourth or fifth time doing the same job, it gets old. And it's always a good idea to look your best for your Mom's birthday! :thumbsup:
Farmer, thanks for pointing out your thread. I rebuilt the 13'x26' porch cover here working by myself, and had similar challenges handling the long beams. I used ratchet straps and step ladders, and frankly took some chances I probably wouldn't take again.
Gary, that's what happens when you're an indispensable part of the organization. Nice position to be in!
Quickest repair I ever had to make had me flying with two other guys from California to Washington, DC. When we got there we found that someone had left a notebook laying on the keyboard of the computer, causing it to lock up. Put the notebook back on the shelf, restarted the computer, checked that everything was running properly, and spent the rest of the afternoon seeing the sites. Hate to think what that cost the customer, but I didn't feel sorry for them as they couldn't even be bothered to take a look to find such an obvious problem.
The person from Home Depot called again yesterday to say that they'd found my faucet in stock after all. Seems like none of this flap would have been necessary if someone would have just got off their butt, stepped away from their customer service counter, and walked over to the shelf to take a look for themselves. That's the same kind of behavior that had another guy driving his fork lift through the back window of my camper shell last year. Maybe it's time to start shopping at Lowe's instead?
Got the paint compounded on the rest of the K-bike parts yesterday without scuffing through any more spots. Kept going back to the rack where they were stacked and finding more parts, and I was worn out when I finally got through them all. So after lunch I switched over to the newest airhead and pulled the heads. Stripped them of studs and valve train, then set them in a bucket of Simple Green to soak off the combustion deposits. I'll finish cleaning them up today and get them packed to ship when I'm in town tomorrow. If there are no further surprises, I'll buff the K parts with swirl mark remover today, and maybe give them a coat of hand glaze to finish that job. It's been nice having temps in the low 90s and being able to work outside all afternoon.
Happy Hump Day everyone!
