Even though it's raining, hard at times, I'm still getting stuff done. I dropped the truck off at the Ford dealership for service and am now tooling around town in a 2011 Ranger they let me use. Not bad and even might consider it for a future purchase.
I went by Lowes Home Center and ordered shingles and all the necessary accessories for the roof. Vicki helped me with the door order as well. We like the knotty pine doors and ordered them without the door handles bored. Our plan is to fashion handles out of native wood so as to make it more rustic.
My next stop was Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp to set up our electric account. I got all the necessary paperwork some of which will require notarized signatures. I'll get those next week when I hit Raleigh for a day or two. Once we get the electric temporary pole set and inspected then they turn on the power.
Now I'm at the library, high and dry, doing my post and other essential computer stuff. We're really fortunate to have such a nice library. It's only a few years old (recently rebuilt) and has lots to offer the solitary man. I check out music cd's and a movie cd almost every day. The camper does not have satellite or the internet but it does have my Mac that can play movies. Some people have said, "how can you watch such a small screen?" and I reply, "you just get real close to it and it gets real big!".
You may remember me talking about getting the well drilled this week. Well (no pun intended) it isn't gonna happen with this rain. The grading crew built a driveway just for the well rig which means it's soft, loose dirt. The drilling rig is a big, heavy piece of equipment that has to get up to the site and leave again when finished. I've learned that soft, wet dirt and drilling rigs don't mix. It will happen when it happens...oh well (pun intended).
More coming,
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Here's to DRIER times!!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like things are progressing nicely...you know, my nephew lives in BOONE! It's gorgeous where you are...