Cool and humid turning to hot and humid, with a possible bit of rain. Which forecast pretty well describes yesterday’s actual weather. It got to just around 100F in the afternoon. It was certainly hot in the attic.
Shortly after getting started for the day (with stretches and limbering up) I crawled up into the attic to finally run the new gas line to the kitchen. Spent some time slithering on my belly like a reptile, and finally got in place, drilled a hole, and failed to get into the wall cavity. Approaching the problem from outside, by cutting a hole in the soffit and reaching in from the other side confirmed that of all the places I could drill through the top plate of the wall, I’d hit a freaking stud. Couldn’t do it on purpose. I was able to hog out the hole a bit, come through the side of the stud, and make a path for the pipe. Except that the fiberglas insulation in the cavity kept the pipe from moving. I gave up. Decided to run the pipe down inside a cabinet, and move it when I had the wall open during the [future] kitchen remodel.
Got the pipe run in, but ran short of connectors, valves, and gas appliance hookup kits. The rest of the install will have to wait until next time.
Helped the septic guy trench for the kitchen drain, then he got everything on the uphill side backfilled and graded. There is obviously a septic tank in my front yard, but some plants will screen it eventually. Meanwhile he moved on to the drip line, and we both laid out the pattern. He’s hoping to finish the install today, with possible cleanup on Sat.
I’ll be home with my non-prepping hobby meeting, and my littlest Girl Scout. My wife and D1 will be doing sailing stuff. It’s been a long hard working week, and I’ll be glad to be home.
Spent some time chatting with the neighbors about politics and the future. They are very like minded and have a lot of skills and success harvesting all the local game. I volunteered to help break down the next big thing they brought home. I hope they take me up on it, as I’m anxious to learn.
Keep stacking skills and people. They will make the difference.
nick