Cool and humid turning to hot and humid, with a possible bit of rain.\u00a0\u00a0 Which forecast pretty well describes yesterday’s actual weather.\u00a0 It got to just around 100F in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 It was certainly hot in the attic.<\/p>\n
Shortly after\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 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\u00a0 hit a freaking stud.\u00a0 Couldn’t do it on purpose.\u00a0\u00a0 I was able to hog out the hole a bit, come through the side of the stud, and make\u00a0 a path for the pipe.\u00a0 Except that the fiberglas insulation in the cavity kept the pipe from moving.\u00a0\u00a0 I gave up.\u00a0 Decided to run the pipe down inside a cabinet, and move it when I had the wall open during the [future] kitchen remodel.<\/p>\n
Got the pipe run in, but ran short of connectors, valves, and gas appliance hookup kits.\u00a0\u00a0 The rest of the install will have to wait until next time.<\/p>\n
Helped the septic guy trench for the kitchen drain, then he got everything on the uphill side backfilled and graded.\u00a0\u00a0 There is obviously a septic tank in my front yard, but some plants will screen it eventually.\u00a0\u00a0 Meanwhile he moved on to the drip line, and we both laid out the pattern.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He’s hoping to finish the install today, with possible cleanup on Sat.<\/p>\n
I’ll be home with my non-prepping hobby meeting, and my littlest Girl Scout. My wife and D1 will be doing sailing stuff.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It’s been a long hard working week, and I’ll be glad to be home.<\/p>\n
Spent some time chatting with the neighbors about politics and the future.\u00a0\u00a0 They are very like minded and have a lot of skills and success harvesting all the local game.\u00a0 I volunteered to help break down the next big thing they brought home.\u00a0 I hope they take me up on it, as I’m anxious to learn.<\/p>\n
Keep stacking skills and people.\u00a0\u00a0 They will make the difference.<\/p>\n
nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cool and humid turning to hot and humid, with a possible bit of rain.\u00a0\u00a0 Which forecast pretty well describes yesterday’s actual weather.\u00a0 It got to just around 100F in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0 It was certainly hot in the attic.<\/p>\n
Shortly after\u00a0 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.\u00a0\u00a0 Spent some time slithering on my belly like a reptile,<\/p>\n