Warm and windy. 70F and blowing 10-15mph when I called it quits last night. Probably the same today.
So no slash pile got burned while I was up here. Some nice fires in the pit were had. It was actually pretty nice on the dock last night. Fire was small and I put the screen cover on it. The wind was blowing steady with the flags fully straight out. Despite that it wasn’t chilly, so I listened to the radio for a while, then when the small fire was out, I came in.
Got my plumbing goal done. Didn’t get to the hose bib, so we don’t have any working at the moment, but we don’t have any that will freeze either. Seems nuts to worry about freezes, but we could still get another before Spring is really sprung.
Some more time in the attic and too much time crouching behind the tub and in the closet have me sore in places that haven’t been sore in years. Do not like, can not recommend. On the other hand, I’m getting pretty quick with the pex, once everything is ready to actually start putting it together.
Looking at my mug in the mirror I realized I didn’t have a razor up here. That’s an oversight I’ll correct next time.
Today I’ll do some smaller chores, put things away, maybe organize a bit, then it’s homeward bound. Stuff is piling up there too. AND I need to start pulling stuff for the hamfest. I need to decide if I want to rent a trailer. I’ve got a bunch of stuff and want to blow it all out. Usually I stack my pickup higher than the cab, and I always leave some stuff behind. This year I’d like to clear a bunch of stuff out and don’t want to play ‘truck tetris’ fitting it all in place. I’m thinking there will be some really good bargains. Motivated seller.
I’ve been reading the “Laundry” series by Charles Stross. I’m enjoying it a lot. Finished the first 5, started the sixth. He’s got a gift for jargon, and a razor sharp eye. Book five involves a scrum and agile programming along with his normal skewering of management buzzwords and the latest trends. Since in his universe magic is really just applied math, usually through computation, things go terribly wrong for our group of quants. Plenty of pop culture and SciFi fandom shoutouts too. Fun.
The world as we know it is rapidly changing. The pace of change is accelerating too. And while it might not end soon, SOME PARTS undoubtedly will. Hard to know WHICH parts and how it will affect anyone specifically. Preps will help though.
Keep stacking.
nick