Good Morning!!!! 81F @ 6:00AM. Abundant sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High near 105F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Congrats on the sale/purchase, David MFW! I don't envy you the move, though. I truly hate renting things, but I make an exception for trailers. I've been meaning to buy a 20' tilt deck 10,000 lb. capacity trailer for the tractor, but now that won't be big enough so I'm glad I didn't. I do have the use of a 16' car hauler, but it's a PITA to make the arrangements to borrow and return. But not enough of a PITA to buy one to replace it, though. And used ones around here sell for almost as much as new, another reason I've drug my feet. One thing I've found about trailers, even rental ones. You should plan on rewiring whatever you end up with. As simple as trailer wiring is, people manage to screw it up every time, and you don't want to be caught after dark with no lights.
This is the third place I've remodeled while living in it, and each time I said "never again". Consider doing the basement first, then moving into it before you do the rest of the house. Unless you like plaster dust with your eggs, and not being able to watch TV without looking around the room at all the unfinished work within eyesight.
I did test the system during commissioning, Wng, and the genny is set to run every Friday at noon for five minutes. Like Drew, though, I need to run it once a month under load, and I haven't done that. And I should. I also need to climb a ladder to replace a sprinkler head that popped out, so that's how I'll start today.
Cool crane shot, Ron. Surprising something that ungainly can actually fly!
I think the USPS started removing mail boxes back before they caught the UnaBomber, and he was the reason they started pulling them.
I'm with Kyle on cool cutters, but I'd settle for occasional use of someone else's. They'd take up too much room that I don't have. I should look into a "Maker" space...
I'd like your version of the salad better, David!
Sounds like a good way to spend a birthday, Paul. Hope you get a good deal on the new Gravely.
Yesterday my Facebook feed blew up with all the wildfire reports. And the sky filled with smoke. Really strong in the morning, but like any strong smell, I couldn't even notice it by noon. The largest fire nearby is at the Oroville Dam spillway, burning north. It caused many evacuations in the town of Oroville, all of which have now been rescinded. The dam was never in any danger, but the fire sure made a lot of people nervous.
Sheesh, just when you thought you'n'Boo had an understanding, Thomas. He's keeping you on your toes!
Glad the fence roller is done without any more drama, Ted. Which one would you have used most in the past year, plasma or top'n'tilt? That's the one to get first.
Glad the temps have moderated for the yard work, RS. All that talk of retaining block has my back hurting in sympathy!
Installed a duplex 120VAC outlet on the generator yesterday to power a network switch, access point, and camera. Got the camera installed up on the end of a 10' piece of PVC. But none of it worked. For some reason I don't understand, the Power Over Internet injectors I have won't work on the new outlet, but they do up at the house. My electric drill turns, but it doesn't sound like it's running right. There's no signal on the CAT6 cable the contractor ran, either. Maybe I botched the connectors (those wires are tiny!), or there's a break in the line. By 2PM it was too hot to be in the sun, so I came inside for lunch, then finished installing sensors on the garage doors. The ones I put on are HomeKit compatible, and replace units that were supposed to work with the burglar alarm. The radio signal on the old ones wasn't strong enough to reach the controller, so they never did work.
No purge valve I could find on the parts van, so I have some feelers out for a new/used one. Might get word today on one, he's checking now. His shop is in Las Vegas, and between the 120F temps and his continuing health issues, it's been a challenge for him. Kinda makes the temps here sound like a walk in the park...
Happy Hump Day, folks!
