But first, hot and humid.\u00a0 \u00a0Less hot than previously, still plenty humid.<\/p>\n
Did a ton of hard work yesterday, taking advantage of the lower temp and overcast sky.\u00a0 Most of the detail is in last night’s comments.<\/p>\n
Today I need to locate the underground utilities and mark them.\u00a0 I need to locate the trench for the new gas line too.\u00a0 The elec-chickens are going to trench it for me at time and materials while they are here with the machine.\u00a0 \u00a0I also got 70ft of pex ready for them to put in the trench with the service drop.\u00a0 It’s cheaper than just about any other choice and all I need is a conduit to pull coax or net cable through if that ever becomes available.\u00a0 \u00a0I learned on the job that it was a lot cheaper to put a couple of cat 5s in the trench or conduit to future proof an install.\u00a0 \u00a0The pex is just a buried path from the pole to the house, just in case….<\/p>\n
I also helped the neighbor move a stone countertop into is place.\u00a0 They are working on it same as us.\u00a0 \u00a0He let me run an extension cord from his garage to mine so I can have some backup for the freezers and fridges when the electricians are doing the switchover.\u00a0 This will save my wife from having to deal with the gennie, unless there is some other issue.\u00a0 BTW, and inch and a half thick slab of countertop is HEAVY.<\/p>\n
Between that, the sledgehammer work, and all the other lifting and carrying, not to mention shoveling, that I did, I might have to take some Tylenol today.\u00a0 I try to avoid it, so I don’t over do it when I’m already hurting, but pain killers and anesthetic are the wonders of the modern world.\u00a0 It would be silly to not use them if needed.<\/p>\n
After all, grid is still up and civilization hasn’t cratered yet…<\/p>\n
But if it does, you’ll be glad you have big stacks!<\/p>\n
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But first, hot and humid.\u00a0 \u00a0Less hot than previously, still plenty humid.<\/p>\n
Did a ton of hard work yesterday, taking advantage of the lower temp and overcast sky.\u00a0 Most of the detail is in last night’s comments.<\/p>\n
Today I need to locate the underground utilities and mark them.\u00a0 I need to locate the trench for the new gas line too.\u00a0 The elec-chickens are going to trench it for me at time and materials while they are here with the machine.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n