22 April 2015

Was vacuuming acorns off the RV batteries first thing this morning when I saw that one of the terminal wires was not connected.  Amazingly, once that teensy oversight was rectified, Delores started right up!  Humph!  Tyler Maynard from Lincoln Applied Geology, Tom & Tim Williams (father / son team) from Spafford & Sons Well Drilling, and James Ploof (now working fulltime for his father – do we sense some nepotism in the Vermont contracting business?) all arrived promptly at 8.  Tyler, Tom, and I picked good spots (from drill rig accessibility and legal distance from septic systems standpoints) for our two wells (and also for Kate’s new well).  Fingers crossed that we find lots of good water before we get down more than 80 feet!  Why two wells, you ask?  Not because, as some would surmise from observing Chree’s daily consumption, we drink that much (at least, not water).  Rather because we hope to use those wells to supply geothermal heating and cooling for the house, as well as slaking Chree’s thirst and cleansing the occasional pachyderm.  With the drilling spots selected, James graded off the drilling areas and dug 6′ x 6′ x 3′ deep pits to accept the “spoils” from the bore holes.  Sean came by to check on progress and talk about near-term window / door / trim installation.  Presented him with a fresh copy of our House Specifications document, incorporating the hundreds of changes made over the last year.  Sean didn’t seem as overjoyed with that presentation as I was expecting…  Once that was done, I headed to Goodro’s to spend money order the house front entry door / sidelights and the Sun Room French doors.  Also picked up the two too-large Guest Bedroom windows that have been on consignment there all winter, but never sold, though we did get one nibble.  Took two strong Goodro’s manly-men to load each of those windows onto the Tacoma.  Unfortunately, all I had was one Medicare-eligible geezer to offload them back at Fern Lake.  Got ‘er done, but then had to finish off my tube of Ben Gay.  Rained all afternoon, so thoroughly checked Delores’ watertight integrity and heating system finished getting the RV interior squared away and cooked the sauce needed for Saturday night’s dinner.  Also spent a bit of time talking to Tim Combs at Goodro and presenting options to Chree, trying to find French doors that meet Chree’s desires… since what I ordered this morning apparently doesn’t exist, at least according to the door manufacturer (who, I suppose, should know).