Good Morning!!!! 53F at 4:45AM. Sunny. High near 65F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph.
Thanks for posting that septic tank video, Wng. It's been ten years since the one here was pumped, but it was designed for a family of four, and with only me living here, I figure it's about time to do it again. I don't remember the septic guy using a gauge on it last time, but he was doing an inspection prior to sale that required that the tank be pumped. We'll see if he does it this time. We'll also see how much the cost has gone up in ten years; last time it was $600. Another reason I waited so long is that one of the plastic lids on the tank was cracked, which stunk up that part of the yard. I replaced it, but then learned that whoever installed the tank somehow bowed the opening so that the lid doesn't seal. I tried using drywall screws on it, but that didn't help, so I covered it with a free HF tarp and buried it in pea gravel. I'm not looking forward to digging it up again.
The MRI they used on me three weeks ago was made by GE, and I don't remember it being particularly warm in there. As others have mentioned, it was rather confined, which doesn't bother me. It was LOUD though, even with the headphones they gave me to wear. At least they let me pick classic rock to listen to, during the pauses between the clicks and buzzes.:laughing:
Hope all that ice didn't cause too much damage. I noticed yesterday that last weeks high winds here took out another live oak here, toppling it across the empty firewood pallets, breaking a couple of them. Maybe that tree was extracting vengeance for for all its brothers and sisters that were stacked on those pallets?:laughing:
You're a good man to help out the widow like that, Drew, and I hope you find she's in good financial shape. I also hope there's something they can do for all the aches and pains!
Nice shot of the moon, Ron. Just goes to show what you can do with a good camera/lens, and a steady hand. Never had any luck trying to shoot the moon with a cell phone camera; the images just show a fuzzy white blob. Moon rise here was about an hour before sunset, and the moon was very large and bright as it peeked over the horizon. What time did it rise for you?
Spent all day yesterday in the tractor seat, mostly working on the terrace cut for the generator pad. Still not as smooth and level as I'd like it, just too many rocks and hard patches of clay for either the box blade or bucket to cut evenly without gouging or catching on something and skating. But it's probably good enough, as I can get some gravel down and just level that. Got the spoil cleaned up on four of the six holes, too, but then the tractor ran out of fuel. Put more in but it wouldn't start, and the thumb wheel was broken off the bleed valve. I'd purchased a new valve last year, and was even able to find it. Even better, swapping just the gland nut and needle between the old and new let me leave the old valve body in place, making the repair fairly painless. And there was just enough charge left in the battery to get the tractor going again. Job 1 this morning is to top off the tank, and refill the 5 gallon jug that got emptied into the tractor...
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
