We wont get much done this weekend, as we have other plans. This has made me feel an urgency to get a few things during the week to make up for it. And of course, I didn't do much this evening. I had planned to put up some fence, but then that's tough to do on your own, and it was hot.
I did pull the IP Cam down and get it inside to work with it. I got it working. Now I just have to see about getting it working outdoors. Our son got the network cable (even after we told him to be careful) with the string trimmer. I spliced it back together, but those wires are so tiny that it's almost microsurgery to get the cable working again. It was so tight getting through the port we have in the side of the house, that I really want to avoid pulling it out and running a new cable through. Plus, it was a 100ft cable and that would be somewhat expensive to replace. So I hope to use the existing cable, but I might have to do some more repairs on it.And of course, this is when I can get more time to work with it. I'd like to get that camera running outdoors again. I do plan on running it on a different port though, because Rachel wasn't able to view it from her job. I had no problems from my work, but she couldn't view it. Hopefully, I can find a port that will work for both of us.
The port-a-john company finally came and got their port-a-potty unit. It doesn't look like we'll need it for a while, and we were paying for a service that we weren't getting. They were supposed to clean it weekly, and for the 3 months that we had it on-site, they came out twice to service it. That's not worth the money, but we needed something for the Terra-Dome crew when they were here.
I'm going to have to take some time away from work (I'm sure I can work it in during a break) to call the gravel company and explain that they've invoiced us for a different grade of gravel than the 2 loads they last dropped off. They're wanting to charge $265 for the crappy gravel, and that's supposed to be at $250 a load. The $265 stuff is the washed rock. I like that rock, but didn't want to pay for it this time, and so it was frustrating to get the invoice and see that they charged us as if we'd gotten the good stuff.And the dirty gravel is expensive as it is.
If you're building and doing a lot of the contracting yourself, then you have to endure this sort of thing. You have to watch costs and you have to review every invoice to make sure you're getting what you're paying for, and that you're not paying for something that you didn't want (or that you didn't get).
We finally got around to paying the final Terra-Dome bill. That was a chunk of change, but we reviewed that bill and found some errors. We corrected the amount and reviewed it with Jay over the phone. After the review, he agreed on the final number and we sent the final check.
We wont be making the fast progress that we were, but it wont be costing us nearly as much either. The great thing is, we're not under any time schedule, other than a self imposed schedule of closing the house in before winter.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Rain
It rained today, so no work on the house was done this morning (we usually work a little bit before church, but because of rain, we took a break). I can't complain about the rain, because it's the first real rain we've gotten in a month or more. The trees were drying out and it was time to either hand water, or receive rain. So we're glad for the rain.It does mean there'll be more mowing, but overall, we're glad for the rain.
Yesterday, Josh came over and he, Rachel & I worked. We got another 50 feet of fence up. We could've done more, but we ran out of fence. Later in the day, Rachel & I bought 100 more feet of fence, and had intended on putting it up today. That didn't happen.
Around the house, I moved more gravel in and Josh leveled some of it out. Rachel and Josh (and I) picked up more nails, sharp objects, debris, etc around the site. Rachel cleaned off the roof. It's clean up there, but I still figure that before we apply any waterproofing, we'll take the shop vac up there and clean out the grit (especially at the base of the parapets and the cold joints between modules).
We need to get an angle grinder for grinding off the tops of the form straps that are sticking out from the concrete. We want these flush with the concrete before applying the waterproofing compound.
My hope is that I'll have time this week to get a plumber out to the site to talk about what needs to be done. There's a lot.Likewise, I'd like to get an electrician out to talk about getting electricity from the pole to the house. I'm hoping we can use some trenchless equipment (directional drill) for running the water line and the electricity, and while we're at it, I'd like to run a line to the propane tank. I'd like to get all this done so that we can backfill the excavated around around the house.
We figured out that we should only work Josh about 3 hours. He worked 4 yesterday, but he was dragging during that last hour. He's too young and inexperienced to work as long as we do (and we were only intending to work him about 4 hours, not 6 to 8 that we usually work in this heat). In cooler temperatures, we'll work 12 hours, but a kid that age just can't handle it. Josh is barely 16.
Rachel spent more time on the computer today, planning the patio area. We've figured out that we'll extend the retaining walls another 5 feet, because with the slope of the berm, the earth would be coming around the end of the retaining wall and back about 50%. That would've cut into the usable patio area, so by extending another 5 feet, we'll giving ourselves more room of usable patio area. If the retaining walls are to be extended, it'll be easier early on, than after we berm up on the north side of the house.
Yesterday, Josh came over and he, Rachel & I worked. We got another 50 feet of fence up. We could've done more, but we ran out of fence. Later in the day, Rachel & I bought 100 more feet of fence, and had intended on putting it up today. That didn't happen.
Around the house, I moved more gravel in and Josh leveled some of it out. Rachel and Josh (and I) picked up more nails, sharp objects, debris, etc around the site. Rachel cleaned off the roof. It's clean up there, but I still figure that before we apply any waterproofing, we'll take the shop vac up there and clean out the grit (especially at the base of the parapets and the cold joints between modules).
We need to get an angle grinder for grinding off the tops of the form straps that are sticking out from the concrete. We want these flush with the concrete before applying the waterproofing compound.
My hope is that I'll have time this week to get a plumber out to the site to talk about what needs to be done. There's a lot.Likewise, I'd like to get an electrician out to talk about getting electricity from the pole to the house. I'm hoping we can use some trenchless equipment (directional drill) for running the water line and the electricity, and while we're at it, I'd like to run a line to the propane tank. I'd like to get all this done so that we can backfill the excavated around around the house.
We figured out that we should only work Josh about 3 hours. He worked 4 yesterday, but he was dragging during that last hour. He's too young and inexperienced to work as long as we do (and we were only intending to work him about 4 hours, not 6 to 8 that we usually work in this heat). In cooler temperatures, we'll work 12 hours, but a kid that age just can't handle it. Josh is barely 16.
Rachel spent more time on the computer today, planning the patio area. We've figured out that we'll extend the retaining walls another 5 feet, because with the slope of the berm, the earth would be coming around the end of the retaining wall and back about 50%. That would've cut into the usable patio area, so by extending another 5 feet, we'll giving ourselves more room of usable patio area. If the retaining walls are to be extended, it'll be easier early on, than after we berm up on the north side of the house.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
2007.08.12 - Still lots of work to do
Rachel & I did a lot this weekend, and yet there's still a whole lot left to do before we can begin waterproofing, berming, and covering the house (as well as getting utilities started (before we can pour the slab)(before we can close the house in with windows and doors).
Rachel worked on the roof today picking up debris, rebar, tools, trash, etc left behind by the Terra-Dome crew.
I put some gravel in the garage, but there's a lot more left to do in there. I mowed, because we needed it. I also moved some of the boulders (not the largest though). I had to use the tractor, but the largest boulders couldn't be lifted with FEL (the tractor's front-end loader). We do have a number of nice landscaping rocks that are set aside in an area more convenient than where they'd been left when the septic system was installed. I was finally able to mow in places where some of those rocks had been, and we finally have a path from the driveway to the middle of the pasture, rather than having to walk all the way around the sprinkler system (from the septic water treatment system) trench.
I started stringing fence at the west side of the house yesterday. I had Josh's (he's the kid we hired for a few hours each Saturday) help. Josh also moved the trash and scrap lumber left behind, and its now in a more orderly place for us (out of the way).
I've still not posted photographs lately, but hope to do that by this evening. I'm tired of putting it off.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Lazy
I had intensions of driving some more t-posts in the ground this evening. I guess I was a little bit lazy. It was 101 degrees today and I just wasn't in the mood. However, I don't feel we can afford to put things off for very long, so I'll be driving posts tomorrow evening. That's almost for certain. I want to be stringing fence this weekend.
Work in the evening
I put a few more t-posts in the ground last evening. It was about half as many as I did a couple of nights ago. I made it to the southeast corner of the house and hope to do more this evening (unless I have to work late at my job)(big deadline is close).
A teenage son of one of the neighbors came over and introduced himself this evening. He'd heard that we might be looking to hire someone to do odd jobs around the property on Saturdays. I'm not sure of his age, but estimate that he's probably 14 years old. He seemed anxious to work.
I was really hoping to hire someone a little older, but since we don't have a better offer, we told him to show up at 7 on Saturday. From his demeanor, I'm figuring he'll be on time. We'll get him to work on some of the cleanup so that Rachel and I will be free to do some of the things we need to be doing
A teenage son of one of the neighbors came over and introduced himself this evening. He'd heard that we might be looking to hire someone to do odd jobs around the property on Saturdays. I'm not sure of his age, but estimate that he's probably 14 years old. He seemed anxious to work.
I was really hoping to hire someone a little older, but since we don't have a better offer, we told him to show up at 7 on Saturday. From his demeanor, I'm figuring he'll be on time. We'll get him to work on some of the cleanup so that Rachel and I will be free to do some of the things we need to be doing
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
The IP Cam Is Down
The IP Cam is down. This is a bit frustrating. We've had a technical difficulty and I haven't had a chance to figure out how to fix it. The network cable got cut last Friday. I fixed it, I thought, but it only ran for another day or so and now it's not working (again). With quality time, I'm sure I'll be able to get it running again
Progress will be slow for a while
It's been almost 2 weeks since the Terra-Dome crew finished the job and left. We've made very little progress since that time and it's frustrating. We've spent the majority of this 2 weeks going around the site and picking up trash, debris, broken tools, left-over lumber (from the forms), nails, form pegs and wedges, form straps, rebar, rebar wire ties, and much more. I've moved some gravel into the house, but there's more to do, obviously.
We've done very little on the roof. We've done no waterproofing yet. We're still cleaning up the site.and, we still have normal maintenance on the property, as well as the house we currently live in. There's just so much to do, and only Rachel & I to do them.
We've had recent autmotive issues to deal with, which were unexpected. There's just so much to do, and not enough time to get it all done.
I was reviewing my list of things to do before the slab can be poured. I posted that list a week ago. It was "A Mountain To Cross Before the Slab Is Poured". With all these maintenance and cleanup issues, we're thinking that in order to make progress, we need help. So (when we have time), we'll check around and see if we can find someone in the area that needs a few extra bucks to work 4 hours or so every weekend. We'll hopefully find someone that is willing (and able) to do some labor, and that we can afford to pay.I can tell from experience, that this is not going to be easy. Most adults already have jobs. Most young people aren't willing to work. They all think their time is work $20 an hour, but they wont actually do any work for it. They put in an hour or so, and think that it's time to be paid.
Anyway, I think that's going to be an additional task. We need to get help in order to get moving on this project.
I should add, that the reason we're thinking we need someone 4 (maybe 6) hours every weekend, isn't that we don't think we have more work than that. It's mostly an issue of this is an amount of time we feel comfortable with keeping someone busy during that time. It give us time during the week to plan for the following weekend, and come up with the best list of tasks for this person to do. That, combined with the financial impact of paying someone for this labor; we figure that 4 hours or so is a safe way to start hiring labor.
We've done very little on the roof. We've done no waterproofing yet. We're still cleaning up the site.and, we still have normal maintenance on the property, as well as the house we currently live in. There's just so much to do, and only Rachel & I to do them.
We've had recent autmotive issues to deal with, which were unexpected. There's just so much to do, and not enough time to get it all done.
I was reviewing my list of things to do before the slab can be poured. I posted that list a week ago. It was "A Mountain To Cross Before the Slab Is Poured". With all these maintenance and cleanup issues, we're thinking that in order to make progress, we need help. So (when we have time), we'll check around and see if we can find someone in the area that needs a few extra bucks to work 4 hours or so every weekend. We'll hopefully find someone that is willing (and able) to do some labor, and that we can afford to pay.I can tell from experience, that this is not going to be easy. Most adults already have jobs. Most young people aren't willing to work. They all think their time is work $20 an hour, but they wont actually do any work for it. They put in an hour or so, and think that it's time to be paid.
Anyway, I think that's going to be an additional task. We need to get help in order to get moving on this project.
I should add, that the reason we're thinking we need someone 4 (maybe 6) hours every weekend, isn't that we don't think we have more work than that. It's mostly an issue of this is an amount of time we feel comfortable with keeping someone busy during that time. It give us time during the week to plan for the following weekend, and come up with the best list of tasks for this person to do. That, combined with the financial impact of paying someone for this labor; we figure that 4 hours or so is a safe way to start hiring labor.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Beginning to fence the site
Despite the 100 degree weather, I got home from work (it was a tough day) and I changed clothes and got to work outdoors. I started on putting in fence posts so that we can fence the construction site off. We need to keep spectators and curiousity seekers out, as well as being able to let our dogs patrol the place.
I put in a dozen t-posts, which doesn't sound like a lot, except that in this sandstone ground, it was a feat. I'm proud of what I did, but it sure wore me out. A few years ago, I couldn't have done it, but I'm in better shape now and I drove those things into the sandstone and moved on to the next, and made it from the northwest corner of the house around the southwest corner and up to the west end of the storage container.
I'm hoping that I can do this same thing a couple of more evenings this week and then maybe string fence next weekend.
I put in a dozen t-posts, which doesn't sound like a lot, except that in this sandstone ground, it was a feat. I'm proud of what I did, but it sure wore me out. A few years ago, I couldn't have done it, but I'm in better shape now and I drove those things into the sandstone and moved on to the next, and made it from the northwest corner of the house around the southwest corner and up to the west end of the storage container.
I'm hoping that I can do this same thing a couple of more evenings this week and then maybe string fence next weekend.
Friday, August 3, 2007
No Passive Solar Heat (for now)
I wanted to mention the issue of passive solar, since I've had so many inquiries into "are we planning to do passive solar". Yes. We are planning passive solar, as well as a pv array eventually. The pv array will be expensive up front, and since the budget wont support it at this time, we're putting that off for at least a few years. Eventually, we do want to be on pv, with the grid as merely a backup source for electricity.
As far as passive solar for heated water (including heat for our radiant floor), that's going to be a year or two after the house is built. Here's way:
I spent a considerable amount of time working with a vendor in Tulsa that markets passive solar water heaters. Typically, the put them on the roofs of houses. It seemed like a good idea to me, and I liked the product I saw (I first saw them at a local home&garden exhibit).However, after spending all that time with them, explaining that this was an earth home, and that our annual ambient temperature wasn't going to deviate that much, and that I'd only need enough btu to raise the temperature about 10 degrees (Fahrenheit), and probably not even that, they came back with a bid for nearly $30,000.
$30,000!!!! ?????
I couldn't believe it. The thing is, the salesman assured me that "their engineer" had calculated it out, and based on the square footage of our house, this is what it would take.
"Square footage". That was a key phrase. I realized, that just like almost every vendor, craftsman, etc that we've dealt with in the building process, they assume you're stupid and you don't know what you're talking about, and they have these books and formulas that they've been given (books written by engineers and formulas put together by engineers).As it turns out, their "engineer" wasn't an engineer at all. He was just a relatively smart guy that could use the formulas and calculate what was needed. Either the salesman didn't give him the information that I gave, or the guy didn't realize that the information I provided would affect the formulas and that they needed to take that into account.
Those formulas are based on annual temperatures for the region, plus the average heat loss (or gain) for the average (traditionally built) house. An earth home or otherwise energy efficient house like our's, would not match with that data. Without new data (that I provided) the formulas wouldn't provide the answers for our home.
After explaining this to the salesman, and working out one of the formulas myself, I saw his eyes glaze over. I realized that I was going to get nowhere with him.
Rather than be impolite or rude, or nasty (like I was tempted to be), I decided to smile, shake his hand and thank him for his time (despite the fact that he wasted a tremendous amount of my time), and left.
I figure that at some point in the future, after the house is built and we're living in it, I'll return to the topic of passive solar.I might even build my own panels and forget those guys. Or maybe by then, there'll be some competition in the area and I might have better luck with another company.As it is, I'm confident that I can build a passive solar air-based heater that can provide heated air through the house, and take colder air in the exchange (to be reheated). These types of heaters are fairly easy to build and there are plenty of designs on the internet that are free. The thing is, the air doesn't retain the heat as long as the liquid in a radiant floor would, but I'm not going to worry about that at this time. Eventually, the radiant floor will have warm water going through it keeping it warm (and the air above it as well).
It could turn out, that we wont need much heat. Jerry told me that when he was growing up, they only heated their house with a wood stove (like the one we have now), and it heated a house bigger than the one we're building. And he said that they didn't burn wood all the time.
Considering that they lived in the Kansas City area and we're further south, it seems to me that our heating needs wont be as great.So I'm willing to wait to see what we're really going to need.
I still plan on putting the pex tubing in the slab, so that it'll be there if we really feel we need radiant floor heating. Putting it in ahead of time isn't nearly as expensive as trying to retrofit (which would be cost prohibitive).
As far as passive solar for heated water (including heat for our radiant floor), that's going to be a year or two after the house is built. Here's way:
I spent a considerable amount of time working with a vendor in Tulsa that markets passive solar water heaters. Typically, the put them on the roofs of houses. It seemed like a good idea to me, and I liked the product I saw (I first saw them at a local home&garden exhibit).However, after spending all that time with them, explaining that this was an earth home, and that our annual ambient temperature wasn't going to deviate that much, and that I'd only need enough btu to raise the temperature about 10 degrees (Fahrenheit), and probably not even that, they came back with a bid for nearly $30,000.
$30,000!!!! ?????
I couldn't believe it. The thing is, the salesman assured me that "their engineer" had calculated it out, and based on the square footage of our house, this is what it would take.
"Square footage". That was a key phrase. I realized, that just like almost every vendor, craftsman, etc that we've dealt with in the building process, they assume you're stupid and you don't know what you're talking about, and they have these books and formulas that they've been given (books written by engineers and formulas put together by engineers).As it turns out, their "engineer" wasn't an engineer at all. He was just a relatively smart guy that could use the formulas and calculate what was needed. Either the salesman didn't give him the information that I gave, or the guy didn't realize that the information I provided would affect the formulas and that they needed to take that into account.
Those formulas are based on annual temperatures for the region, plus the average heat loss (or gain) for the average (traditionally built) house. An earth home or otherwise energy efficient house like our's, would not match with that data. Without new data (that I provided) the formulas wouldn't provide the answers for our home.
After explaining this to the salesman, and working out one of the formulas myself, I saw his eyes glaze over. I realized that I was going to get nowhere with him.
Rather than be impolite or rude, or nasty (like I was tempted to be), I decided to smile, shake his hand and thank him for his time (despite the fact that he wasted a tremendous amount of my time), and left.
I figure that at some point in the future, after the house is built and we're living in it, I'll return to the topic of passive solar.I might even build my own panels and forget those guys. Or maybe by then, there'll be some competition in the area and I might have better luck with another company.As it is, I'm confident that I can build a passive solar air-based heater that can provide heated air through the house, and take colder air in the exchange (to be reheated). These types of heaters are fairly easy to build and there are plenty of designs on the internet that are free. The thing is, the air doesn't retain the heat as long as the liquid in a radiant floor would, but I'm not going to worry about that at this time. Eventually, the radiant floor will have warm water going through it keeping it warm (and the air above it as well).
It could turn out, that we wont need much heat. Jerry told me that when he was growing up, they only heated their house with a wood stove (like the one we have now), and it heated a house bigger than the one we're building. And he said that they didn't burn wood all the time.
Considering that they lived in the Kansas City area and we're further south, it seems to me that our heating needs wont be as great.So I'm willing to wait to see what we're really going to need.
I still plan on putting the pex tubing in the slab, so that it'll be there if we really feel we need radiant floor heating. Putting it in ahead of time isn't nearly as expensive as trying to retrofit (which would be cost prohibitive).
Thursday, August 2, 2007
I bought new magnets
I called around several stores that I hadn't already checked with, but they didn't have magnetic sweepers and/or any kind of magnetic pickup tools. Ace Hardware had a magnetic sweeper, but it was an industrialized product that costed about $160 and I thought that was more than what we needed to spend. I'll pick the nails up by hand for that much money.
I thought of the Re-Tool store (http://www.re-tool.com/) since they have a lot of tools, new and used. I went over there during my lunch hour and they had 2 kinds. They got a little plunger type of magnet with a handle and a nice little release lever so it'll let go of what you pick up when you pull the lever. Rachel will like that. The other was a nice roller sweeper magnet, even better than the good one that the Terra-Dome guys took off with. Together, I had to pay $68. I hate having to spend that money, but even if we could get the other tools back from Terra-Dome, it would take weeks and we need to get to work with those items now. So these new tools will come in handy.
I thought of the Re-Tool store (http://www.re-tool.com/) since they have a lot of tools, new and used. I went over there during my lunch hour and they had 2 kinds. They got a little plunger type of magnet with a handle and a nice little release lever so it'll let go of what you pick up when you pull the lever. Rachel will like that. The other was a nice roller sweeper magnet, even better than the good one that the Terra-Dome guys took off with. Together, I had to pay $68. I hate having to spend that money, but even if we could get the other tools back from Terra-Dome, it would take weeks and we need to get to work with those items now. So these new tools will come in handy.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
They took off and took some of our tools
I got home after working late. I noticed that the dome trailer was gone and so where the forms and other equipment that had been left behind by Jerry and his crew. Tracy and his guys took them, just as I expected. What I didn't expect was that they'd take our magnetic sweepers that we'd bought because we knew that they'd take their own magnet. They took their magnet and the two that I bought this weekend. I only got to use one of the magnets one time.
It took me a week to find those magnets and I had to search stores in 2 counties to find them. One was a $20 job that was barely adequate. The other was about $30 and was a good magnetic sweeper. It's so frustrating. I wanted to use that this evening to start cleaning up the nails and sharp objects from the garage now that the trailer is out of there. I couldn't do it.
So tomorrow, I have to start over, searching more stores until I can find a good magnet like the second one that I'd bought.
What's really frustrating is that those guys know what types of equipment they've used previously on these jobs. Those two sweepers were obviously not what would be used. One was even so obvious that it was for household use. The other was a shop magnetic sweeper, but not for the kind of use that Jerry and his guys were using their magnet for.
So it was frustrating for them to take off with our tools. They didn't take our broom. It's interesting that they knew they don't use brooms on these jobs, but for some reason they didn't figure out that they don't use the magnetic sweepers (and certainly not 2 brand new ones)(They have to have seen that those two items weren't in the condition of tools that have been haulted around on a trailer or on the back of a truck for months from job to job).
On top of this, our son's car broke down on the way home from work, so the majority of the evening was dealing with that. Somehow, he hasn't figured out that cars need oil in them to continue running. Hopefully, the car can be repaired well enough to get him to and from work.
And I get to be the one that gets up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning so that I can haul him to Bartlesville for his job, and then still get back to Tulsa to my job before 8:00.
And then I have to do this same thing again after I've put in a day at work. I'll have to drive back to Bartlesville.
What a mess.
And I also had to move about 1200 pounds of Paraseal to a better place. The stuff is supposed to be kept dry until it's installed, so I didn't feel comfortable leaving it where the guys dumped it off their truck this morning.
I had the pleasure of moving this stuff in the dark.
Well, I guess I've done my complaining for the evening. Hopefully, I'll have something good to report tomorrow. I had plans for this evening that were pretty much dashed. My time is valuable and I was hoping to get some progress made this evening. Without the magnets, I don't think I'll be able to do much. I wont be able to move gravel in there without risking the tires on the tractor. This is why we need the magnets.
It took me a week to find those magnets and I had to search stores in 2 counties to find them. One was a $20 job that was barely adequate. The other was about $30 and was a good magnetic sweeper. It's so frustrating. I wanted to use that this evening to start cleaning up the nails and sharp objects from the garage now that the trailer is out of there. I couldn't do it.
So tomorrow, I have to start over, searching more stores until I can find a good magnet like the second one that I'd bought.
What's really frustrating is that those guys know what types of equipment they've used previously on these jobs. Those two sweepers were obviously not what would be used. One was even so obvious that it was for household use. The other was a shop magnetic sweeper, but not for the kind of use that Jerry and his guys were using their magnet for.
So it was frustrating for them to take off with our tools. They didn't take our broom. It's interesting that they knew they don't use brooms on these jobs, but for some reason they didn't figure out that they don't use the magnetic sweepers (and certainly not 2 brand new ones)(They have to have seen that those two items weren't in the condition of tools that have been haulted around on a trailer or on the back of a truck for months from job to job).
On top of this, our son's car broke down on the way home from work, so the majority of the evening was dealing with that. Somehow, he hasn't figured out that cars need oil in them to continue running. Hopefully, the car can be repaired well enough to get him to and from work.
And I get to be the one that gets up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning so that I can haul him to Bartlesville for his job, and then still get back to Tulsa to my job before 8:00.
And then I have to do this same thing again after I've put in a day at work. I'll have to drive back to Bartlesville.
What a mess.
And I also had to move about 1200 pounds of Paraseal to a better place. The stuff is supposed to be kept dry until it's installed, so I didn't feel comfortable leaving it where the guys dumped it off their truck this morning.
I had the pleasure of moving this stuff in the dark.
Well, I guess I've done my complaining for the evening. Hopefully, I'll have something good to report tomorrow. I had plans for this evening that were pretty much dashed. My time is valuable and I was hoping to get some progress made this evening. Without the magnets, I don't think I'll be able to do much. I wont be able to move gravel in there without risking the tires on the tractor. This is why we need the magnets.
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