Good Morning!!!! 66F @ 6:15AM. Sun and clouds mixed. High 88F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Glad not to hear of any new snow back east, here we're headed into a cooling trend and rain Monday night.
Glad you didn't need more than a half inch on that yardstick you used to measure your snow depth, Jay!:laughing:
Those Home Depot/Ikea cabinets may look nice, Don, but they're just another case of "they sure don't make 'em like they used to", huh? :muttering:
With so few CoVid cases in this county, most people are outright revolting about social distancing and stay-at-home. Lots of masks in Trader Joes, where health conscious people like to shop, almost none in HD. The governor is threatening to withhold disaster funding from counties that are re-opening faster than he thinks is safe, but I don't think that'll slow 'em down any. I just hope there is now enough testing available to spot new flair ups in the disease.
No sign of the National Guard T38s yesterday; I guess they just didn't come this far north. That or the hammer drill was making too much racket for me to notice them.:confused3:
Enjoyed Jeff's last video, Ted. Tell him thanks, and keep 'em comin'!:thumbsup:
Managed to get the generator mounted on the pad yesterday, but not before "customizing" some of the plastic partitions inside it, and trimming the length of the conduits sticking up from the pad. Also found that the bulldozer neighbor returned the hammer drill with a totally boogered up 5/8" drill, the size I needed for the anchors I was using for the generator. I don't mind if people break stuff, but they need to replace it. So no more tool loan outs; the body shop guy busted a gear puller I loaned him last week, but at least he said he was sorry. Anyway, I had a slightly larger drill bit that I ground down to make work, but I had to put the green grinding stone on the bench grinder and then dress it, so big mess in the garage now. The chuck on the hammer drill has never been good at staying tight, but now in only a few seconds I had to stop and tighten it. It's partly because when it gets loose it scores up the drill bit shaft, which leaves less gripping area, which makes it come loose sooner, a vicious circle. But this particular chuck has always been stiff, a cheap Chinese knockoff on a Milwaukee brand tool that I thought I got a good price on. Anyway, got four anchors in, but only two would line up with the base on the generator. I'd used the wooden pallet as a pattern, but then realized that the holes in the 4x6 lumber it was made from were drilled crooked, so two of the holes were off. So I had to scoot the generator over with the tractor, drill two new holes, then scoot it back. So what should have been a simple job ended up taking all day. And at the end, I only had two bolts "in stock" that would fit, and the unevenness of the concrete means I need some extra washers to fill some gaps, so tomorrow I'll stop by a hardware store or Tractor Supply for some.
Today I'll start installing the solar panel rack parts on the posts. Lots of lifting and hauling work for the tractor, and for me, but I think it'll be interesting work, if not a little tedious at times. I guess I'll see.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend, and their Mother's Day.
