Good Morning!!!! 70F @ 5:30AM. Sunny. High 101F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Air Quality this morning is an Unhealthy 170, which is a big improvement from earlier in the week. Inside air filter just kicked into high gear to deal with it.
You must be in pretty good shape if you can swing that chainsaw for three hours in the heat, Don.
They say if you enjoy your job, you'll never work a day in your life. You are indeed fortunate, Paul.
It's a relief to see there are still places in the world that are still green and lush with vegetation. Thanks for the reminders, folks!
No issues with the building inspector yesterday, once I explained that the electrical conduit would have only low voltage wire in it. Placed an order with the manufacturer of the Ethernet cable I need. We'll see if they actually have it on hand when so many of their outlets do not. Tried to order clean fill dirt for the trench, but the pit is comes from is closed for several months. Sure hope I don't have to go back to screening what's here to get the job done. Backbreaking work in the hot sun.
Over the weekend I found an ad online for the high capacity fuel tanks I like for the motorcycles and purchased it. It was supposed to be here Tuesday, then it was yesterday, now it's today. Hope FedEx doesn't lose it all together. I feel your pain on shipping costs, Paul, the tab was $80, just to get here from San Diego.
The Dixie Fire continues to spread north and east, gaining another 10,000 acres as of last night. More mandatory evacuations ordered, more power outages as well. Over 3000 firefighters now, mutual aid coming in from all over the west. Hundreds of fire engines are being positioned in the communities for structure defense. There's even a 737 air tanker that got here from Australia yesterday. They must be doing something right, since after burning over 90,000 acres, only 8 structures have been lost.
Hang in there, gang, Friday's comin'!