Good Morning!!!! 67F @ 5:15 AM. 0% Precip. / 0.00 in. Mostly Sunny. High near 85F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
The well and holding tank here were coliform contaminated from sitting so long when I purchased this place. The water treatment expert recommended three of the marble sized pool chlorine tablets for each, Told me to let it sit an hour then run every faucet for a few minutes until I smelled chlorine, then let it sit for another 24 hours before flushing. He also provided an indicator solution to tell when the chlorine had been flushed from the system.
Believe it or not, Ed, one of the realtors we were using while house shopping in the Gold Country south of here used the number of blue tarps "on display" in any given area as a measure of the quality of neighborhood. Extra points were given to those who used them as substitute roofing material. Thanks for your offer of the blue tarps, but I get all I need from the neighbors when the wind blows, and have even brought them home as Harbor Freight freebies on occasion. :laughing: They come in handy for keeping the driveway clean when changing oil on the tractor or truck, and since they're free I don't feel so bad about throwing them away when they get dirty. But when it comes to keeping something dry outside, I've found that the silver tarps hold up much better than the blue ones, and good old fashioned canvas tarps last even longer, all without looking like such an eyesore.
It could be you're on to something regarding the neurological issues, Drew. But I think those negative environmental causes have always been there, and now with people living so much longer, the cumulative effects are showing up more frequently.
Spent the morning priming parts for the old motorcycle, and almost ruined a gun because the paint started to harden inside it. Went to shoot another coat and nothing came out, and the paint had turned to jello. Lots of brushing with lots of lacquer thinner got it all out, but I wonder why it went off so quickly.
Then I took another swing at flattening the flange on the custom oil tank the mechanic had ordered for the van. He had me make some alterations that added to the warpage that was already there, but initially said it would be OK if we just used a cork gasket for a seal. But a few weeks ago he contacted the maker and they said to just use silicon sealant, but we measured gaps upwards of 0.020" and neither of us were happy letting them go. I ended up using a piloted cutter to shorten two mounting bosses that were holding the tank up too far, first having to fabricate a pilot of the appropriate size. Then an hour or two using a long bar of aluminum and strips of aluminum oxide sandpaper to flatten portions of the flange. I also used a machinist's jack to raise some areas that were too low. Got it to within 0.005" and called it good enough. If it still leaks, we'll have to cut off the mounting bosses and have it flattened at an engine shop that has a cylinder head decking setup.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!
