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So, anyway. Got up and left by 7 for the farm to test. Set up and took samples, meters washed and got back about 11:30. Stopped at farm bureau as they got the new tire balancing machine finally. The 2 new tires on the car didn't get balanced and they said as soon as they got the new machine to come back and they would get them balanced. There has been a shimmy. Well, they were busy, and the one guy working today was going on lunch so I said I would try back late this afternoon. Came home to the new house, and worked on getting the samples packed.... had some computer issues so spent the better part of an hour on the phone trying to get things straightened out. Finally did, and then got the samples done to send out. Went back to the farm bureau, and he had gotten caught up and could get me in. Got the tires balanced which is good. Dropped the samples off to go out UPS. Stopped and got my mail at the p.o. box and went through that. I am back at the new house and did up some dishes and stuff... and going to move the rest of the stuff out of the hall so that I can bring more up.
Tomorrow I have to leave no later than 10 to go the 125 miles to the jersey farm up near Winchester. I will be gone all the rest of the day as it will be 6 before I leave there to come home. Hate to spend the day driving and inside.... it is supposed to be nice again; sunny and in the upper 50's again. Oh well.... need the income towards some of these possible projects. Then Friday afternoon, I will go do the farm that was going to be done on Sat morning since the weather is going to change.... possible showers/rain Friday eve and then temps dropping.
I will have time Friday morning to move some stuff, unless it is raining hard.
I plan to put a bunch of stuff in the car tonight, and bring it up in the morning before I have to go to test. It can go into the hallway and then maybe Friday I can bring up some bigger stuff like the sewing center/table in the truck Friday morning. We'll see what I can get done.
Got the paperwork from the co that handles our retirement accounts.... going to fill that out and get that in the works so that I can work on some of this stuff and see about dealing with the heating system; the boxwoods, scrub trees to be taken down....etc. Then there will be room for the storage building at DS's barn to come up here.
I may get Bonnie's SIL to look at the sides on the storage building here and maybe get it fixed a little better to last for a bit longer..... there are several rotten spots on the sides where it is open along the bottom inbetween the studs. Not going to replace the floor.... but maybe make it less "air conditioned"....might be able to redo the sides part way up to salvage it better. Get another 5-10 years use out of it, would be worth it. The guys that did the doors and fixed some of the deck did okay... but I think that it was a little costly so want another "estimate" ....... I would not ask them to do the inside under the stairs.... don't think that more "finish" carpentry is their specialty......
So, this is all in the "future" and "possibility" stage.... but may as well get an idea of what could be done.... and general estimate of costs.
Other than that things are about the same. Got the sample bottles in the racks for tomorrow's herd, and for the herd on Friday afternoon also. That way, I can get the samples packed tomorrow eve after I get home, and won't be trying to get everything done Friday morning. If it is not raining, I can hopefully get some more stuff up here.
Haven't made any decisions about the stuff there that was going to get moved after my friend moved in....
And, one of the guys who is part of the small moving co, a family member was just diagnosed "positive" so they are having to be "quarantined" and are going to be behind..... they gave me a name of another "small time" company, but they are booked up.... I will deal with it tomorrow or the next day....
Sounds like "Scarlett in Gone with the Wind"......I need to laugh at myself.....
It will happen ....... I need to keep sight of the end game.... And hope that the roof leaks bad enough that he has to reroof it or it falls in..... since you can't get upstairs to even check it out.....
Now now.... be nice.......
Time to get the stuff out of the hallway and go down the hill. Ready to get some stuff done tonight.
Tomorrow I have to leave no later than 10 to go the 125 miles to the jersey farm up near Winchester. I will be gone all the rest of the day as it will be 6 before I leave there to come home. Hate to spend the day driving and inside.... it is supposed to be nice again; sunny and in the upper 50's again. Oh well.... need the income towards some of these possible projects. Then Friday afternoon, I will go do the farm that was going to be done on Sat morning since the weather is going to change.... possible showers/rain Friday eve and then temps dropping.
I will have time Friday morning to move some stuff, unless it is raining hard.
I plan to put a bunch of stuff in the car tonight, and bring it up in the morning before I have to go to test. It can go into the hallway and then maybe Friday I can bring up some bigger stuff like the sewing center/table in the truck Friday morning. We'll see what I can get done.
Got the paperwork from the co that handles our retirement accounts.... going to fill that out and get that in the works so that I can work on some of this stuff and see about dealing with the heating system; the boxwoods, scrub trees to be taken down....etc. Then there will be room for the storage building at DS's barn to come up here.
I may get Bonnie's SIL to look at the sides on the storage building here and maybe get it fixed a little better to last for a bit longer..... there are several rotten spots on the sides where it is open along the bottom inbetween the studs. Not going to replace the floor.... but maybe make it less "air conditioned"....might be able to redo the sides part way up to salvage it better. Get another 5-10 years use out of it, would be worth it. The guys that did the doors and fixed some of the deck did okay... but I think that it was a little costly so want another "estimate" ....... I would not ask them to do the inside under the stairs.... don't think that more "finish" carpentry is their specialty......
So, this is all in the "future" and "possibility" stage.... but may as well get an idea of what could be done.... and general estimate of costs.
Other than that things are about the same. Got the sample bottles in the racks for tomorrow's herd, and for the herd on Friday afternoon also. That way, I can get the samples packed tomorrow eve after I get home, and won't be trying to get everything done Friday morning. If it is not raining, I can hopefully get some more stuff up here.
Haven't made any decisions about the stuff there that was going to get moved after my friend moved in....
And, one of the guys who is part of the small moving co, a family member was just diagnosed "positive" so they are having to be "quarantined" and are going to be behind..... they gave me a name of another "small time" company, but they are booked up.... I will deal with it tomorrow or the next day....
Sounds like "Scarlett in Gone with the Wind"......I need to laugh at myself.....
It will happen ....... I need to keep sight of the end game.... And hope that the roof leaks bad enough that he has to reroof it or it falls in..... since you can't get upstairs to even check it out.....
Now now.... be nice.......
Time to get the stuff out of the hallway and go down the hill. Ready to get some stuff done tonight.