'Twas a loooong day Tuesday, as I said
.... 90 minutes in the MRI scanner is enough for anyone .... especially a claustrophobic Druid ...
back on the road by ten and home just after eleven ..... traffic much better at that time of day ...
second breakfast and set to sorting the
battery cables on the Thwaites
..... she wouldn't start for me the other day, which is unusual and having looked at the battery connections, had decided it was time for some new ones and a good clean up of the earth point on the
chassis.
couple of new pole clamps and some fresh ends to the leads and she was away first flick !!
Moved her to a new parking spot behind the 'Drema, for now .... trucks were going to need all the room I could give them when they arrived with the planings.
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181002_18_47_36_Pro_zpszce1hzp3.jpgthen spent some time with a paint brush on these .....
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181002_18_36_27_Pro_zpsua8mgsnr.jpg... started with the hard bit first .... and had 3 doors done by tea time
been trying to get around to painting these a darker colour for a loooong time ... always something more urgent, when it's dry.
As I've been waiting on the planings and materials to finish the gates, I thought I'd use the dry time to get these done
... another
ear ache-er to be ticked off the
list, when they're finished !!
Plus it'd be nice to have 'em not quite so conspicuous from the top of the drive !!
spent a lot of wednesday, between interruptions finishing off the doors ..
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181004_09_52_06_Pro_zpsdsejlw5z.jpg and a bit around the side that has a bit of damage to it .... been there since I bought the box, 30 odd years ago and makes it a bit difficult to
roller it, so slapped the brush over it whilst I had it 'wet', after the finnicky bits on't doors.
been on t'other end on/off thursday, again between interruptions and Clara.
unknown to me ... SWMBO had been sneaking a few pix
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo2985_zpsr71mxlxu.jpgPhone call late afternoon ... was I at home about 6.30 tonight to take delivery of ........ 40t of planings .... you betcha.
phone call 6:15 from a
truck driver for directions from the main drag and ten minutes later I can hear them rolling down the drive way
...
no. 1 in, turned and tipping ...
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo2987_zpsc7svtx0y.jpgno. 2 in and turning round, ready to hop into his mates
wheel tracks ...
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo2986_zpsv7l828fa.jpgup alongside, so no.1 can get back out .....
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo2989_zpsxp2t9v5z.jpgand swapped around with no. 2 tipped ready to depart....
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo2988_zpsbia9vvml.jpggood job Pam was up in the
window taking pix .... I was way too busy 'marshaling' traffic !!
Nice bit of stuff ....
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181004_18_48_06_Pro_zpsdsnxtweu.jpgand a good pile of
black top for spreading about....
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181004_18_48_18_Pro_zpsds0bdhtd.jpgscored a bit of scrap too .... old cast iron cat's eye!!
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181004_18_48_34_Pro_zpssvqdnfke.jpgwas gonna get the last little bit of the box ends done the next morning and set about relocating this lot to where I want it, perhaps, ... was 'sposed to rain friday evening so didn't really want to crack on with the boxes, if they were gonna get rained on .
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181004_18_48_55_Pro_zpspibs1k4g.jpgthat said .... was going to see what the morning brought, weather-wise .... they never get it right these days !!!!
spent the day yesterday ........ painting !!
boxes were so dry it just had to be done .......
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181005_14_59_11_Pro_zpst01oby4l.jpgOriginalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181005_18_42_35_Pro_zpsyruztyjz.jpgthey've shrunk !!
amazing the difference the darker colour makes ... no longer look like they dominate me patch
body is wrecked this morning after doing the roofs and finished about half six last night ..... that's a lotta square metres of paint
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181005_16_38_13_Pro_zpsgsgwmk8w.jpgOriginalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181005_18_31_42_Pro_zpsd7o9xhbo.jpgthe one's a doddle as it's flat
.... the others are corrugated so much harder work to
cover .... fabricator's friend slaps it on........with me behind it .... have had LOT of practice
what I couldn't get at will get done as and when things get moved
was gonna have the morning spreading planings today .... visitors this afternoon so that's the afternoon buggered
..... but it has pissed down all morning so they're all still sat there
andit's stopped raining
..... neighbours may be in for a 'drema day tomorrow
..... sposed to be dry and sunny