So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[avator]

The surgeon’s PA signed off for me to start physical therapy.  After the PT evaluates me I’ll know when I’m going back to work.  The memsahib and I went to town and got monster burrito’s off our favorite taco truck.  We dropped of some stuff for my SF at the hospital, and I visited with my surgeon’s PA.  We stopped at a bakery for pie and a cake.

Lots of excitement in town with convoys of highway patrol and county sheriffs roaring around at top speed.  Lights flashing, sirens howling.  All the action had been at the university and it lasted about ten minutes.  LE continued to tear around all day holding lights, stopping traffic.  I think they were feeling a little inadequate.

Got home to see that the fellow who is building our new staircase is almost done.  If you look closely at these pictures you will see the power line that we have to move.  Got an engineer for the utility company coming next week to do that.

Looks pretty beefy. I assume the window with the ac unit will become an entry door?

[Blowpipe Sam]

Yeah.  Take out the window and install a door.  Now stuff like sheet rock, furniture, and appliances can be carried up.  The interior stairs are too narrow and steep to get anything useful up.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

This is the Montgomery Wards Chipper Shredder we used to reduce the smaller tree branches to chips yesterday.
 It works pretty well until it not worthy "pulls in" a bigger bite than it can chew. I had to clear a quite a few jams through out the time we were using it as we pushed it's limits on branch size. We got about 80% done (4 of file piles of branches) and the start rope recoil messed up so I had to pull it to fix it. The top shroud bolt snapped off instead of unthreading so, I will have to use an easy out on that before I can get it back together today.

 I already fixed the starter recoil so it's ready to go back on as soon as I get the broken bolt extracted.

 I guess the recoil issue was my fault because I had just told the guy working with me (Jerry) "at least it starts easy/first pull" the next pull a second later the rope came partially off the spool.       

 I am sure I will need to get a new belt for the belt drive soon because when the chewer jams it doesn't kill the motor, it just starts burning the belt until the drive is released or the engine is shut off. It is spring tensioned belt drive. There was a few times I was 20' or so away when it jammed and Jerry never reacted to shut it down or release the belt. I don't know why but Jerry just froze every time.

[Sqrl Klr]

Sam that looks good! I sense a high squirrel kill station complete with hunting chair could be in your future....maybe a blind?

Dan now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time Montgomery Wards. Hope you get it working without a lot more hassle.

More weed eating, mowing, blowing, shrub trimming, tree trimming and limb removal here.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Cougars on the loose at Cocoa Beach!!!

Watch out for the pretty one in the middle with the pink hat..
She can be mean if confronted!!
Has one good foot to kick your butt.
I told her...
"A Jaguar can carry a prey twice it's size up a tree.
A Cougar can carry one half its age to bed."
😂
 I got "the look" from 1200 miles away.

[Blowpipe Sam]

I sat on my new “Veranda” and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.  I can see better than half the yard from up there and all of the garden.

[avator]

I sat on my new “Veranda” and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.  I can see better than half the yard from up there and all of the garden.

"Upper Deck"

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I sat on my new “Veranda” and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon.  I can see better than half the yard from up there and all of the garden.

That is a great addition, I bet you will get a lot of use out of it.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

 I met my older brother at our place in town, he is going to "rent to buy".

 Now we have to get everything cleared out in the next couple weeks. That means less sorting/selling and more dump runs. The rent and his taking over utilities will help my situation and if/when he does buy it better yet.

 He will be renting for about 2/3rds of market value so that will help him too. 

 All the pressure to move so quickly isn't good for him right now, terrible timing with his wife's advanced cancer.   :'(
 She is in bed 90% of every day.  :'(

 I swept the car port while I was there, it was full of Magnolia leaves.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

I finished fixing the Chipper. The bolt piece was too rusted in so I ended up drilling it out and tapping up a size for the new bolt larger bolt.

 Here is what the inside of the grinder part looks like.

[Sqrl Klr]

Sam that looks good. The dogs enjoy their new stairs? Also wondering if the guy is going to remove the former 1st floor door cover now that he installed the deck.

Dan sorry to hear that. When it rains it sure pours indeed. Good on you for cutting him a break. Good brother indeed which ain't common these days.

Other than running errands and making online purchases I'm taking the day off. I'm wore out.

[Blowpipe Sam]

It’s 4/20!  Whatcha smokin?

I scorched a big ol’ hand rolled fatty!

[avator]

It’s 4/20!  Whatcha smokin?

I scorched a big ol’ hand rolled fatty!

Same as always...

[Sqrl Klr]

Smoking steaks here! Well they're smoking on the grill anyway.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Church in the morning, and worked on the house stuff from 3:30-10:30 PM since the Church chose not to have an evening service tonight.

 I sure hope I can find somewhere local that will take all the books she had. Many are old medical books (1950's-1980's). Many are old music books, Many are old Children's books. Many are religious books, of which I have taken a few but, I am doing my best not to take many of them. 

 Based how many shelves she had in three rooms, I would only guess there is over two thousand ^?

 I found a quart of Turpentine ^YES, in a box with some art supplies.

I have been up for 20 hours and 50 minutes, I am going to bed now!

 
 

[avator]

Apparently Betty Lou is getting cabin fever.
She asked me to find something to do tomorrow while not dipping into our Ohio trip funds.
We've pretty much covered all things Gulf Coast that don't dig into the wallet. We've been to the museums, parks, zoos and aquariums.
So I went online and did a search in the Montgomery area and found the Eastbrook Flea Market and Antiques. It's 3 floors and 60,000 sq ft. and it's an hour's drive away. We love exploring second hand and flea market joints.
So that's the plan tomorrow.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Dang I wish we were going with you Bill!  The memsahib andI love a good flea market!  Keep your eyes peeled for a metal clamshell 880!

[avator]

Dang I wish we were going with you Bill!  The memsahib andI love a good flea market!  Keep your eyes peeled for a metal clamshell 880!

Oh, you mean something like these?   

[Blowpipe Sam]

I knew you had a mess of them.  I'm looking for a restorable example. I hear that flea markets are like the graveyard of the elephants for old Daisy's.

[avator]

I knew you had a mess of them.  I'm looking for a restorable example. I hear that flea markets are like the graveyard of the elephants for old Daisy's.

Yep... I always keep my eyes open. That's how I got a few of those.