Used my 2-pound sledgehammer after breakfast to beat the $%&! out of… I mean, tenderize the leftover steak from last night’s dinner, then set it to simmer with a pot of celery, mushrooms, onion, red pepper, and tomatoes. Two hours later a fabulous quasi-Swiss Steak stoup emerged. While the pot was on, removed three more forms and all of the bracing materials on the bank-side of the concrete columns. The forms fall right off the concrete except for the vertical keyways, which have to be pried out. No deer flies so far this visit and the only mosquito that landed on my arm got “tenderized” with the 2-pound sledge; bet that’s going to leave a bruise. Took Delores up to Junction Auto at noon for her annual state inspection and to have her rear bumper repaired. (Refer to posting for 21 May 2009.) After the bumper was removed from the RV, Don Thibeault (Junction Auto owner) laid it out on the shop floor and ran over it with his forklift. Took the dent right out of that sucker… looks almost like new! Well, not really, but it ain’t too awful bad! Unfortunately, getting the bumper support brackets straightened out took 3 hours, a lot of oxy-acetylene, considerable whaling with Don’s 5-pound sledge, and $200. Discovered upon return to Fern Lake that two of the under-coach storage bin latches got broken during the sortie. Double grrrrr!!!! (…reduced to an “oh, well, stuff happens” after a plunge in the lake and a LARGE gin and tonic).
22 July 2010
Used my 2-pound sledgehammer after breakfast to beat the $%&! out of… I mean, tenderize the leftover steak from last night’s dinner, then set it to simmer with a pot of celery, mushrooms, onion, red pepper, and tomatoes. Two hours later a fabulous quasi-Swiss Steak stoup emerged. While the pot was on, removed three more forms and all of the bracing materials on the bank-side of the concrete columns. The forms fall right off the concrete except for the vertical keyways, which have to be pried out. No deer flies so far this visit and the only mosquito that landed on my arm got “tenderized” with the 2-pound sledge; bet that’s going to leave a bruise. Took Delores up to Junction Auto at noon for her annual state inspection and to have her rear bumper repaired. (Refer to posting for 21 May 2009.) After the bumper was removed from the RV, Don Thibeault (Junction Auto owner) laid it out on the shop floor and ran over it with his forklift. Took the dent right out of that sucker… looks almost like new! Well, not really, but it ain’t too awful bad! Unfortunately, getting the bumper support brackets straightened out took 3 hours, a lot of oxy-acetylene, considerable whaling with Don’s 5-pound sledge, and $200. Discovered upon return to Fern Lake that two of the under-coach storage bin latches got broken during the sortie. Double grrrrr!!!! (…reduced to an “oh, well, stuff happens” after a plunge in the lake and a LARGE gin and tonic).
