This afternoon, he did some rearranging of storage cabinets. He got his old one in the pole barn emptied and loaded up on the 2-wheeler. He moved it into the auto bay temporarily. He's going to clean it up and maybe try and sell this one.
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| High 82.4/Low 60.7 |
Another day where it was supposed to rain, but we're still waiting. Jim did a little more grass cutting this afternoon, and then worked in the metal shop.
He's starting to cut the steel round bar into pieces that he's hoping to turn into our wine holder in the kitchen (cue the excitement!). Cutting the steel bar...
He welded some old pieces together and tacked them to the solid round piece he bought to shape the steel into the right shape. The first piece is tacked on - it was getting late in the day to actually heat it up to see if he could bend it. Stay tuned!
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| High 88.1/Low 72.1 |
We've had threats of rain for the last couple days, so Jim has continued his cleaning and organizing in the shops. He's also been spending some time updating all his car maintenance files on the computer. He took out my winter tires and stored them in the pole barn until they're needed...
He took this small metal plate from the Bobcat when he was trying to clear the blockage the other day. Jim has ordered the wheels and some different sanding compounds, but decided to give the blasting cabinet a try. Here's half and half - all the rust is gone!
Doing the rest...
Very cool! All the rust is gone and Jim can now paint this plate and put it back in place.
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| 6.10 - High 82.8/Low 63.5 6.11 - High 85.7/Low 66.7 |
We started the day going back to the urologist/surgeon for Jim's 9-month checkup after his prostate cancer surgery. The doctor was happy with his PSA results and his recovery. He doesn't have to go back for 6 months. We are thrilled!
This afternoon, Jim hooked the chipper up to the Bobcat for the first time this year...
Then we headed out to clean up our piles of branches and trees that we have accumulated...
We moved on down to the end of the driveway...
It's amazing the size of branches/trunks the chipper will take without a problem...
Everything looks so clean now!
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| High 82.1/Low 53.3 |
Jim did lots of grass cutting and trimming today. It was also time to check the septic system. We're still evaluating exactly what's causing some of the issues we've seen in the past. There was evidence that the levels had risen above the concrete cap...
But the filter was clean. We're going to check it next month and then have it pumped to see if that reveals anything.
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| High 76.8/Low 49 |
Yesterday passed in a blur because of church, and we had some light rain this afternoon so it was a cleaning day for me and Jim did some reorganizing. He is going through and consolidating his paint supplies into the new cabinet in the wood shop...
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| 6.6 - High 80.5/Low 61.5 6.7 - High 70.9/Low 62.7 |
I was gone all afternoon, with an appointment for an eye exam and to order new glasses. Jim was busy doing more maintenance and cleaning on the Bobcat. He noticed that after cleaning the engine compartment yesterday, water was collecting in the bottom pan. He discovered that a weep hole was totally clogged so he had to get underneath and try to clear it. He is leaving it to drain overnight. He also got the other window out so we'll work on those.
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| High 85.1/Low 56.1 |
