If the weather continues to be something I can work with, I’ll keep working. It was 76F when I went to bed. Really nice. And it never got crazy hot except while the sun was shining. If we get more mixed clouds and overcast, with a breeze, it will be perfect for working on the chimney.
Speaking of which, I made good progress, tearing it down to the roof flashing. I will switch to working on a scaffold today which is shakier than working from the roof. I will continue to use my fall protection. I also got the mower running again, changed the oil, but didn’t have a filter. I dumped the dirty oil and reinstalled the filter, and will replace it when the correct filter comes in. I also ordered the gasket I need to replace on the old carb, so I’ll have a spare after that comes in. Three trailers of brick debris got hauled to my “piles of stuff” area. Then I even got to float on the water for a while at dusk.
Dinner was canned peas and a pork chop from 2023. Still delicious.
Today I’ll continue on the chimney if it’s not raining. I burned a tiny bit through my t shirt yesterday, so I’ll be more careful today. If it’s raining, there is a long list I can work on inside. There’s always more to do.
W is doing a bunch of household maintenance for her folks. The kids are sleeping. Teens.
Always be working to improve your situation, and stack what you might need.
nick
Monday. Good morning!
Megaproject murmured along yesterday afternoon. Stuff reached me at 23:38, and again around 03:00 this morning. I turned it around by 10:00, but I’m tired now at 11:00. Breakfast, then a nap.
Nick’s progress sounds good!
Thanks for the moral support, Nick!
I have no desire or need to be heroic (I will get no meaningful thanks), but I had to weigh up which is less unpleasant: working late at the weekend when all is relatively quiet, or leaving it until this morning when everyone around me is panicking and making my difficult work more difficult. The midnight oil won. I will recuperate the overtime, at least.