28 August 2012

 

Called my Virginia mechanic yesterday to make an appointment for the Sienna later this week.  After over a month illuminating every time I drove the van, on the way to / from the Salisbury library today the tire inflation warning light did NOT come on.  At least the Check Engine light is still lit… for now.  After rain off and on all night, the weather still was very unsettled this morning, so kept tools mostly under cover and worked on loading the van with anything I don’t think I’ll need between now and the end of the construction season (…and we all know how that is going to work out!), preparing the site for a week’s absence, and creating more footers, stringers, and railing posts.  During lunch the sun came out and the skies started to clear… just as forecast.  Hauled all my tools (seems like literally) down to the end of the walkway and started attaching stringers to the in-ground posts I put in yesterday.  No sooner was the first one done when a thunderstorm came rolling in out of nowhere, necessitating a frantic scramble to get at least the electrical tools covered up again.  By the time I finally sought shelter in the RV, was more than a little damp around the edges.  A half hour later the skies cleared again, but by then it was time for the library run… apparently on four good tires.  Returned to Fern Lake just before 3, finished putting on the stringers, the associated railing posts, and getting everything put away and secured.  In case you were wondering, the lake temperature is still a lovely 79 degrees.