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Logistic Setback
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| Logistic Setback |
| 06.27.04 (9:42 pm) [edit] |
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By about 07:30 today I was up and at'em in the backyard laying out the truss pattern for the mini-barn's roof. Of course it was already 83 degrees F by then so I knew it would be another rough workday. After the pattern was worked out it was off to Lowes to buy another $475 worth of building materials. Out side of shingles and a couple of latches there is nothing more to buy though except for the four boards I cut wrong. So much for calling me Mister perfect! Now Lowes is a fifteen-mile drive from here in city traffic and there were two flat bed carts full of lumber , so that trip in itself killed four hours of the day. There were some steaks that had to be grilled today and by noon it was already 93, so it seemed wise to grill before starting any working. Magoo did the onions and mushrooms while I grilled. After that it was time to unload the truck and this too burnt up a fair of time; then it started to rained a bit as soon as the truck was unloaded. I'm not afraid of rain of course, but the thunder in the distance kept old sparky inside in order to prevent myself from becoming a human lightning rod for a third time. Besides, if I died before this project is finished Margo would once again be giving me hell for yet another unfinished project and this time it would be for eternity. Fortunately this location was on the very tail end of an extremely nasty thunderstorm so the rain didn't last long and it was back to work. While I did manage to get the trusses cut out and partially assembled, my motivation just died in the heat when it came time to lay out a gusset template. However, once I get thirty of those buggers cut out, the trusses will be fully assembled and things should go together fairly quickly. It is too bad my motivation died at 06:30 PM because it was just starting to get cool enough to work without drinking a half-liter water every fifteen-minutes. At least I will be getting off by 03:30 PM each night this week, so by next weekend things should be looking like a barn. By 07:00 PM the tools were all put up and the evening was spent watching TV and eating a few chips and dip. Sorry there is no deep meaning or moral to this, but at least my perfect attendance is still in store. P.S. Saint must have some big MOJO, because as I congratulated him for making it to #9 on Hot Blogs I also cried on his shoulder about being MIA from Hot Blogs myself for the past week. Yea that is a real lame thing to do I know!) He and I were flip-flopping positions almost daily for a week and then poof I was gone! The very next day after I wrote the Saint my BLOG was back on the List and still at #21, which isn't bad for not being listed a t all for a full week. For even being that high I must thank all of you loyal readers who have me linked to your own BLOG site. My advice is go to our local Saint if you have any problems, because Saint Marine can kick @ in solving problems as far as I'm concerned. Next time I might complain about not having a million dollars. |
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