65.5F and clear @ 08:00 ...cold front came thru last night. High today predicted to be around 80F - 82F with lots of sun. Warmer through Wednesday then a little cooler, with a possibility of a thunderstorm on Thursday.
Was all kinds of thunderstorm activity around us yesterday ... especially last evening, when we went over to some friends for an impromptu picnic. Line of storms was moving in just about the time we were heading home. But I don't think we ended up getting hardly a drop. I remember looking at the monthly rain totals a few days ago and it read 3.39" - today it shows 3.40".
Got rototiller and fuel pump picked up yesterday. Managed to get the fuel pump pulled off the Simplicity before we headed out for the picnic. Was a real PITA to get to the screws that held it on ... had to remove the carb and intake manifold, which pooched the gaskets on the manifold. Would like to get it back together today, but I don't know that I'm going to be able to find someplace open today that has the gaskets in stock.
The rototiller was indeed "repaired" with a couple of angle brackets and duct tape ... too funny ...
It might be getting dry enough that we can get the weeds and leaves in the area around the polebarn cleaned up. Have a drain line to fix over there and the gutters all need cleaned as well. After that's done, I need to move a huge pile of gravel from the south side to the inside, so it can be screened and then start putting up the insulation and visqueen around the outside perimeter.
Have a clump or two of hostas on the east side of the house I need to move and can then fill in and grade most of that area. Only thing left, that needs to go, is a huge Japanese Yew on the corner. It's probably 12' tall ... will be a real treat trying to transplant that. Think it has a robin's nest in it.
Also need to check the attic in the garage to see if the bees are up there.
Didn't get any steel cut ...
