It has been an absolute whirlwind lately but a brief reprieve is in sight. Now that we've got a roof on the place, well, most of a roof, I can sleep a little better at night. Next step is to close in the rear wall. Perhaps this week.
With the help of Cara, Ben S. and Cam C., we did the improbable in a single day. At 6AM, there were still joists to hang and plywood to install. By sunset, we were putting the screws in the last panel. One less person and it wouldn't have worked. One less drill and we wouldn't have finished. Any wind and we'd have been in a real fix with those 37' long panels. Rain? Disaster. And it all worked out. We topped off the festivities with a delicious meal at Panther's Pride (think I'll try the breakfast next time) and a very surreal experience at the PL where by 10:30, we called it a night.
Sunday- Felt like I was hit by a truck. Aches, pains; could have slept all day. We finally forced ourselves out of bed before noon, must be a new record for the lodge. I took the day a little easier but still managed to wrap the steel on the ground from rain, cleaned up the site, moved the picker to the SW and even typar'd the west upper wall. Picked up inside the lodge, worked on the wagon, analyzed the etchings of a RR control panel, etc. etc. A lazy, yet productive day.
On the wagon front, we should be ready for a trip to Missouri. The exhaust is patched up, rad overflow bottle swapped out, oil topped off, tempmatic system converted and a new Delco 2000 radio installed. All that's left is the rear headliner, which isn't crucial for highway cruising, but will need installation sometime soon.
About 10,000 other little things going on around here, too- From 'the great kitchen cleanup' to the 'seafoam green toilet seat fiasco'. Never a dull moment!
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