20 January 2016

Heard the snow plow go by out on Lake Dunmore Road during the wee hours, so got up well before dawn to clear the Triangle Square Circle driveway.  With that complete, took the backhoe off the tractor, which made a HUGE difference in the way the tractor handles; was way too stern heavy with the backhoe on.  Only problem is that I now have to park the Kubota very, very carefully in order to get it into the garage with all the other toys equipment being stored there for the winta.  Listen carefully and you may even hear the answer when I tell Chree we need to erect a barn.  Sonny and Doug spent the day putting up radiant floor heating pans, which are attached with ½″ or ⅝″ x #8 hex head screws.  I think the guys are eating them for snack, ‘cause by mid-morning they were out of the screws that Goodro’s delivered yesterday (which was all that Goodro’s had in stock).  So into Middlebury I went, cleaning out the supplies of those screws at Martin’s, Aubuchon Hardware, and W.K. Miles Lumber.  Steve was here most of the day continuing the plumbing rough-in down in the basement.  Tom Hobbs also returned for part of the day, installing more duct work.  Tom Morrissey and I made excellent progress with the electrical wiring, finishing the entire main level except for running wires to two smoke detectors.  The 1,000 foot roll of AWG 12-2 wire is G∙O∙N∙E, gone already!  Ditto a thousand feet of AWG 14-2 wire.  Not to mention many hundreds of feet of 12-3 and 14-3 wire.  Yikes!  At the end of the day Tom and I started wiring the most complex circuit in the house: 7 switches, a motion-sensing light, and 7 other lights down in the basement.