11.23.2022

It was a frustrating morning for Jim.  His steel order was supposed to be delivered today and they typically come early, so Jim got up early and was dressed and ready by 7:00.  He had some coffee and part of his breakfast, but had to go out and warm up the Bobcat and get it all ready to go.  Of course, then they didn't come until much later.  When Jim went down the driveway to take the delivery, the order was wrong.  There was none of the angle pieces he had ordered and the steel plate was 3/8" instead of 3/16" thick.  His press wouldn't even be able to bend that.  So he had to talk to the dispatcher right away and then put everything away and talk to his rep.  They apologized but won't be able to get the right order delivered until Monday.  

Since he wouldn't be able to do the steel work he wanted, Jim decided to put a coat of protective Rust-oleum on his brake assembly for the press.  Then proceeded to not have enough paint to finish...

Mom and I had to run to the post office so we stopped at the little hardware store in town and picked up another can - he got the top all repainted and will do the other side tomorrow...

Jim has to do some Bobcat maintenance and work coming up, including adjusting the tracks, so he wanted to spray off the Bobcat before working on it.  Chilly working with water, but he got it done and then the power sprayer all blown out and ready for winter storage...

High 43.5/Low 26.2