I didn't do as much over the weekend as I would have hoped. I made a quick out to Aunt's and Uncle's on Saturday to finish up the paperwork and test the gas mileage. I had been averaging 24mpg the previous week, which is nice (the truck averages 17-19mpg everyday).
I drove it to Aunt's and Uncle's and when I got back, it claimed I was averaging 30. When I filled it up I calculated it out to 28.5mpg, so like most cars the computer is about 1-2mpg high. For this tank I was driving it the same way I drove my truck to Montana last year, which was keeping the speed slow and being gentle with it.
This despite driving home through this. The wind was howling on the drive back. When I got to Aunt's and Uncle's, it was averaging 30.5mpg.
I recall from driving it to KY with Aunt that it gets 25-26mpg if you let the speed drift upwards. But still, a 4mpg increase on my trip last year would have saved me a few hundred bucks ($1071 in gas vs. $1304).
The cold returned on Sunday, though the weather hadn't yet returned to miserable. To be honest, I ended up taking a nap late morning and then poof it was 2:30PM. But I went out and installed some of the goodies I have been collecting. I got the new cabin filter installed. It needed it, the old one is supposed to be white.
I installed a new cell phone holder. I actually bought this one for the truck, but since it rotates, I put this one in the CR-V and put the one Aunt left in the truck which doesn't need to rotate.
I did a more thorough design for the kitchenette in the CR-V.
Then I realized that I built it 4' high, and I didn't think the CR-V was that tall. I was right.
I ended up designing a shorter one. I lost some of the storage, but it can't be helped.
Yesterday was disgusting, and it looks like winter is trying to make a comeback. It was supposed to be few inches of snow, but instead I had to scrape almost a half inch of ice off the CR-V this morning. I am very grateful that it has a remote starter though. It is quite nice. The Ford can be started via the app, but in order for it to work, Ford requires that you enable sending all the GPS data and everything else to them (which they almost assuredly sell).
I have all the paperwork to get everything transferred at this point, so I plan on going to the town hall this afternoon. The CR-V also goes in for an interior detailing on the 31st, so everything is moving forward on that front. I still hope to at least get the cylinder removed from the excavator, though it is supposed to be cold enough this week that everything will start re-freezing. Ugh.
I also picked up a bunch of seeds this year with the intent of setting up one of the barrel planters, but looking at it, I might be a bit late in getting them started. Oh well.
Available Projects and annual tasks:
- Dunks and bug repellent.
- Clean up yard
- Take scrap metal away
- Finish cleanup on the pile in the back
- Do something with the trailer.
- Fix excavator
- Finish drainage
- Build deck
- Push back trees
- Install concrete pilings
- Install landscape fabric and gravel underneath
- Build frame
- Lay decking
- Set up hot tub and pool
- Build insulated platform for hot tub
- Put down pool sand to level spot for pool
- Get water delivered for both
- Fix mowers
- Get tractor serviced
- Build travel station for CR-V/prep CR-V for travel
- Move carport
- Build the roof extension over to the rocks
- Fix front stairs
- Test travel options (rent u-haul and test that, rent trailer and test that)
- Install storm doors
- Build overhangs for windows
- Insulate the water lines
- Front yard drainage
- Fix snowblowers (broken grease fitting on big snowblower, gas leak on small one)
- Gravel/hardpack driveway
- Fix grade to the shed
- Level a spot for a lean-to up the hill
- Build a small lean-to for off-season equipment
- Make shed mouse-tight
- Create walking trails (put up markers, maybe put down some gravel).
- Clear and level a spot for orchard
- Build a bridge over the creek
- Build a gazebo or something on the other side
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