RedNeckGeek
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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Good Morning!!!! 59F @ 8:45AM. Generally cloudy. High 62F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Pretty neat ice crystal, Kyle. Another wonder of nature!
Didn't get much sleep night before last; finally just gave up and was on the road north by 6:15. Ran my errands on the way in, but forgot to hit the Post Office. First thing I noticed when I got here was a smoke detector chirping. It was the same deal as last time, but a different detector, so I should have changed all the batteries, so I did. While I was unloading the van I saw that the door to the pump house was hanging by one hinge at a crazy angle. Must have been a heck of a storm while I was away. Then I noticed water trickling out of the top of the 1200 gallon storage tank. Reached in and depressed the float valve a couple times and got it to reseat.
Firewood stack in the garage was getting low, so I filled up the side-by-side with drier pieces from another stack that was bucked but not split, so I had to be a little choosy to find pieces that would fit in the wood stove. The tarp over that pile is also full of holes, so I also left the wet ones. That tarp is one of those recycled billboard tarps, and this is the third year for it. It's really stiff and fragile, and I'd be splitting it and refilling pallets this summer if I wasn't selling this place.
Filled up the side-by-side again with odd scraps of lumber to make a campfire, and invited a neighbor down to share a bottle of wine. He's my body shop buddy, and finally got a job at a shop that specializes in custom and street rod cars, something he has a bit of passion for. He was doing collision work before, and hating life. The money isn't as good, but money can't buy happiness. We ran out of wine about the same time we ran out of wood, and the sky was spitting rain anyway. Still a nice way to end a long day.
It's still raining out, so I'll putter on some inside jobs and get some tidying up done in preparation for meeting with a realtor tomorrow.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekends!
Pretty neat ice crystal, Kyle. Another wonder of nature!
Sounds really nice. How 'bout a photo? Got a press here that still uses low and high stage hand pumps, and the handles stick out at just the right height to murder knee caps. It's ripe for conversion, but I'm very interested to see how you mounted the bottle jack. Did yours come with a foot control?
Yes, and why do they keep changing them? We used to have Fire Hazard Reduction Burning with no time limits and no size limits on the pile. Now we are required to get permits for early and late season burns, and they've put limits on the hours and size. I still have a big pile, but now have to feed a smaller fire using the tractor and grapple. I'm OK with that because some of those piles were so big I had to use a hose to keep the flames from throwing embers all over the place.
Didn't get much sleep night before last; finally just gave up and was on the road north by 6:15. Ran my errands on the way in, but forgot to hit the Post Office. First thing I noticed when I got here was a smoke detector chirping. It was the same deal as last time, but a different detector, so I should have changed all the batteries, so I did. While I was unloading the van I saw that the door to the pump house was hanging by one hinge at a crazy angle. Must have been a heck of a storm while I was away. Then I noticed water trickling out of the top of the 1200 gallon storage tank. Reached in and depressed the float valve a couple times and got it to reseat.
Firewood stack in the garage was getting low, so I filled up the side-by-side with drier pieces from another stack that was bucked but not split, so I had to be a little choosy to find pieces that would fit in the wood stove. The tarp over that pile is also full of holes, so I also left the wet ones. That tarp is one of those recycled billboard tarps, and this is the third year for it. It's really stiff and fragile, and I'd be splitting it and refilling pallets this summer if I wasn't selling this place.
Filled up the side-by-side again with odd scraps of lumber to make a campfire, and invited a neighbor down to share a bottle of wine. He's my body shop buddy, and finally got a job at a shop that specializes in custom and street rod cars, something he has a bit of passion for. He was doing collision work before, and hating life. The money isn't as good, but money can't buy happiness. We ran out of wine about the same time we ran out of wood, and the sky was spitting rain anyway. Still a nice way to end a long day.
It's still raining out, so I'll putter on some inside jobs and get some tidying up done in preparation for meeting with a realtor tomorrow.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekends!
