Good Morning!!!! 47F @ 4:30AM. Cloudy with periods of rain. High 48F. Winds SE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 100%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected.
Looks like another 2-3 inches of rain are due in overnight, and another 3-5 inches for tomorrow. It's batten down the hatches time!
Yesterday I received flash flood warnings via voicemail, email, and text messages. I guess I can't say I haven't been warned.
Don't know where the tree frogs have gotten to out here, Randy. Maybe they're still hibernating from the cold weather we've been having. Hope so, as I'd hate to think that the fire got 'em and I really enjoy their singing.
Spent some quality time under the van yesterday removing the front shifter linkage so the plastic tabs can be replaced. As I feared, the steel forks the tabs mount to were also bent, but I was able to find dimensions online for what they used to be and will take a shot at bending them back today. Should the van ever go in for service somewhere again, I think I won't be leaving the keys with them in hopes of avoiding this kind of trouble in the future.:confused2:
Got through about ten feet of log pile, using the bigger saw on mostly 8-12" pieces I'd gathered along the road into this place when the electric utility crews cleared trees under the power lines. All oak, most of it very green, and all of it heavy. Figured it was easier to just cut some of the bigger pieces where they laid in the pile instead of busting a gut getting them onto the sawbuck. Work smarter, not harder, right? About half way through the second tank of gas it started raining, but since my shirt was already soaked through with sweat I kept going to finish up the bed load, then stacked it. Looks like about a cord bucked so far, ready for splitting.
Nice light rain with a little breeze, and with enough daylight left to enjoy a couple fingers of Macallan on the front porch watching the trees sway and listening to the pitter patter on the roof of the parts van. The liquor works a lot better than ibuprofen for sore back muscles.:thumbsup: A little piece of steak on the BBQ and some TV, and next thing you know I was nodding off and ready for bed.
Hope everyone's week gets off to a good start...
