October 10, 2018 Rain & Stacking Wood on the Porch

Starting to stack wood
on the porch.

Our Fall landscape.

Monday 10/8. The rain let up a bit and low clouds settled in before JB left for Down There at 8:30 for the annual senior medical insurance meeting.  There are always some changes for the next year and this is where they explain them.

I found several DVD's, a few books and a five-gallon water container (paid $2 and it is $25 new) at the garage sales on Saturday.  Not quite as good a deal as Mrs. Gridder's $10 bike, but I was pleased.

Today was very dark and gloomy.  Rain fell on and off.  When it wasn't raining, we were socked in with clouds.  Our high for the day was 43, but it felt cooler because of the dampness.  Because there is no generator hooked up to charge the batteries, we didn't use any electricity.  We watched the second episode of  Sherlock Holmes this evening on my tablet.

Tuesday 10/9. It is 39 and still raining this morning.  The snow level is down to 5000 ft. but this should be the last day of precipitation for a while.

The rain let up around 9:00 am.  The batteries had enough of a charge to turn on the power and water to flush the toilet and re-fill the pipes and water jugs.  When we turned the power off, JB began his all-day project of making a bypass in the battery room in which to plug the gasoline generator.  This instead of having it wire it in each time we need it to charge the batteries and/or use it for power in the house when the propane generator isn't working.

By noon the low clouds had dissipated.  We could actually see some blue sky to the north and the sun was peeking through to the south.  However, just as I was getting excited about seeing the sun, more clouds moved in and the sky became completely overcast again.

I split some rounds and began re-arranging the porch for the winter.  JB got a call from the shop fixing our propane generator letting us know it is repaired and ready to be picked up.  It wasn't the cylinder after all, but the controller.  That is a more expensive part, but easier to fix, so the price was the same as they had quoted us - $1425 with tax.  JB will probably drive over on Friday to pick it up.

While JB was still working on his wire project, I pulled the wood I had split over to the porch in five sled-loads and stacked it.  Then the dogs and I went for an afternoon walk.  By then patches of blue sky were re-appearing.  Not nearly as dreary as yesterday and our high was 46.

I think I will be able to get down our road okay tomorrow.  It is payday and I have a long list of groceries and chicken supplies to get.

One of our girls probably won't make it through the winter.  Don't know what is wrong with her, but Blackie is not looking good.  She rarely comes over for the  breakfast and afternoon food we give them.

Wednesday 10/10. It is 40 and overcast this morning.  I hope to be on my way Down There by 9:00.

Thought for the day: The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.  Gene Roddenberry