Monday, as forecast, was a total right off
...... Tuesday was a drier
but seriously foggy to start ......
Kicked off the day with a filter change in the water system, after all this bloody rain,the ol'
spring is a bit stirred up and even two ten inch, 1 micron filters were struggling a bit
.... job done and clear water restored to the household, I headed for the piles of
black stuff
the rest of the day didn't start so well
...... run the 'Drema up and left her to warm up a bit, whilst I dragged a few lumps off the top of the planings pile .... grabbed me rigger gloves out the
cab, slipped on the right one and
slid me hand into the left, as I bent down to grab a lump ..... WTF
... must have a thorn in that ...... nope, hurting way too much
...
****ing wasp hibernating in the lil' finger
.... b'stard had my second knuckle 3 times before I got it off
.... very swollen fingers and wrist not working too well that day, to go with the problem I already have had for a few weeks with my left shoulder/arm ... 'swhat the MRI was for the other day ... Gaucher's is known for producing skeletal problems in sufferers
... me left side is not working as well as it was ... and even less today.
so after I'd stamped the lil ****er into oblivion and tried in vain to suck out his sh1t from my finger, I hopped into the cab, dropped onto me 3ft which was easily accessible and started chucking it about a bit ......
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"can I come and sit on your lap Grand dad ?" .... slowed proceedings a tad
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that was until Clara wanted me to go
play with her for an hour !!!!
so ...... a bit later
..... it got the
roller for an hour and a half .....
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I thought jake and the Thwaites were gonna get shifted out the way
tomorrow; give me some more maneuvering space .... and a nice level
stand for pulling a top with the beam .... few bits to 'trim' at the bank edge, for the drain first though
looking a hell of a lot better than it was, anyway .... and before anyone says .... why didn't I use me 7ft
bucket .... it's full of buckets and buried amongst everything .... bad planning that !!!!
sod all achieved today ..... Clara-ed ..... yesterday, however, I did get a bit done
.... not as much as I'd planned,
due to a dead
battery on't Thwaites
.. new one time me thinks
.... so got the long narrow bit filled .....
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........ with me beam
Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20181017_17_50_40_Pro_zpssi55i4zw.jpgafter I've filled in the odd gap here and there and shifted the burning drum .... bloody leaves take some getting going
..... gonna need a new drum soon too ... t'ain't gonna last much longer
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.... really finish the job off in some order
..... we must've got the measurements right, even though they took some sussing .......
"... like a glove " Originalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans/WP_20181018_15_08_39_Pro_zpshknoyyje.jpgOriginalets URL: http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans/WP_20181018_15_09_03_Pro_zpsemudrh7k.jpgthe guys who made the main body did a lovely job of these !!
should've taken one, with them open ..... they are some shape inside ....... and amazingly voluminous