7 September 2018
Today was plank moving day… and by the end of
the day the Goose Creek 20 foot aluminum plank sure did get heavy. Says on the label plate that the plank is
rated for 500 pounds. Obviously what
they meant is that the plank weighs 500 pounds after being lifted and carried a
dozen times. Started off moving the
plank around to each side of the barn so that all the seams between the soffit
boards and between the soffit and the fascia could be sealed with Phenoseal®. Also used Red Devil Onetime® lightweight
spackling, aka “fluff”, to fill in the pin holes created when Steve and I
nailed up the soffits. Then around I
went again with the plank, sanding the soffits, fascias, and feature
strips. Then around I went putting the
final coat of paint on the whole works… until I ran out of paint with just the
east side left to do. Chree liked the
“frosted” look that resulted when I brushed the paint onto the north-side soffit
with my hair. Took the tarp off Delores
and discovered that it has been mouse and chipmunk party time inside the RV for
the last 11 months. Unfortunately, the
rodents, after totally trashing the place, forgot to clean up after
themselves. Also, when they needed comfy
bedding, the critters chewed chunks out of the mattress. Recommendation: buy stock in Procter & Gamble,
the company that makes both Mr. Clean® and Febreze®.
