3 July 2015
As usual, Sonny and
Ian got here at 7 and went to work putting up basement wall studs. I helped Sonny for awhile sheathing the
inside walls of the utility room. Rather
than cut into the final sheet of AC plywood to get a piece 16″ wide, I told
Sonny to use a “scrap” piece of BC plywood leftover from some past
project. Needless to say, unending grief
for my decision issued forth from all and sundry for the rest of the day. Welcome to the crew! Meanwhile, Jimmy and James continued putting
in the septic system force main, closing Kate’s driveway for several hours, and
then closing our driveway just when Chree was returning from doing errands in
Middlebury. Turns out the Prius does
pretty good as an all terrain vehicle, as she zigged through the woods to get
around the driveway blockage. By
quitting time the force main had been run all the way to leach field area and
both driveways were back to pristine condition.
Katy, Alex, and Devin arrived at 9. Soon thereafter Katy had her first
Kubota operating experience, successfully completing some tight-quarters
maneuvering. Alex dug most of the trench
for the conduit that will connect the house to the walkway / sauna /
waterfront. As soon as I got all the
wires connected and Alex backfilled the trench, realized that the conduit needs
to contain 4 wires (so that the walkway lights can be controlled from inside
the house, eventually), not the 3 that were in it. Not only will the conduit have to be
re-excavated, but it will have to be replaced with a larger diameter to accept
the 4th wire. C’est la vie
Doug! When Katy remounted the Kubota to
put it away for the night, Devin (now age 20 months) decided he wanted to drive
the “digger”, too. So he “helped” Katy,
but was a little frustrated when she wanted to turn the steering wheel in a
direction opposite to what he wanted.
Don’t think he’s quite ready yet for his CDL test. Burgers and dogs on the campfire and a
delightful picnic outside for dinner.
Chree and I slept in the house master bedroom (area) for the first time
overnight, which proved to be exceptionally pleasurable.
