And will probably be hot again today.\u00a0\u00a0 101F in the shade meant “no outdoor work for me”.\u00a0\u00a0 If it takes a while to get there today, I can maybe get the grass cut before the universe tries to boil my brains in my skull….<\/p>\n
Did my pickups yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0 Learned that a new auction company is not trustworthy.\u00a0 It only cost me about $20 and an hour of my life, so it was a cheap lesson.\u00a0\u00a0 The items were not broken in the pictures, nor were they described as broken.\u00a0 Never the less, they were broken.\u00a0 Liars. They seemed ashamed but still insisted I take the item.\u00a0 I’ll fix it by using parts from another, but it’s a project, a small project, and I don’t need any more projects.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, one of the guys at my hobby meeting gave me the name of another foundation repair guy who might be able to help me at the BOL.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll call him on Monday and try to get something set up.\u00a0 I also watched a bunch of videos last night, and now I want to be sure an engineer is involved in the hill retaining design.\u00a0\u00a0 Past experiences and guidance from solution providers can probably provide a workable solution, but having an engineer look at it can’t hurt.\u00a0\u00a0 We are looking for a 50 year or more solution to the problem.\u00a0 And I’ve got a better idea of the failure modes of retaining walls than I had.<\/p>\n
Two steps forward, one and a half steps back.<\/p>\n
It’s always something.<\/p>\n
So, now I’m stacking up knowledge.\u00a0 As my own infrastructure provider, I guess I better.<\/p>\n
Stack something, lots of it.<\/p>\n
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And will probably be hot again today.\u00a0\u00a0 101F in the shade meant “no outdoor work for me”.\u00a0\u00a0 If it takes a while to get there today, I can maybe get the grass cut before the universe tries to boil my brains in my skull….<\/p>\n
Did my pickups yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0 Learned that a new auction company is not trustworthy.\u00a0 It only cost me about $20 and an hour of my life, so it was a cheap lesson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n