Yuck

This week has been miserably hot, and just as humid.  Monday I decided to go shopping, even though I didn't really need to, mostly because I wanted to go somewhere cool.  The house got up to 82, and even inside the humidity was around 80%.  It was still 89 in Keene when I was done shopping...  At 9PM.  The sunset was nice though, watching it from an air conditioned car.  Thankfully the AC in the CR-V still works great (better than my truck actually...). 

 

As I alluded to in the last post, the window unit actually helped quite a bit.  Tuesday was even hotter (my car said 103 in Keene, and that was after driving a half mile to get rid of the pent-up heat) and it was only 77 inside when I got home.  It also probably helps that the humidity had dropped a little.

Yesterday, I did do some little things until sweat was pouring into my eyes.  I got the bungee installed to hold the table in place.  I don't like how I got the hook eye in on the right side (crooked into the corner of the board), but for now it will work.

 

I noticed after I did that I could easily put a trash can or store something up on this shelf.  At the present moment I don't need the storage, but as I continually put more crap into the car it is a potential storage expansion option.

 

One of the main things I had noticed is that the stove falls out every time I go around a corner, and it rattles like hell.  I attempted to fix the rattle with some carpet squares I had lying around.  They helped tremendously and got it to the point where I didn't want to throw the stove out the window as I was driving, but didn't get rid of all it.  I might swap those for oven mitts and/or pot holders (more function) when I put some in there.

 

I also tried pulling some of the slack out of the cargo net.  It helped, the stove only slides partway out now, it doesn't fall down anymore.

 

Last night was mostly vegetating and consuming more AC and I began packing for the trip, I am headed to Krass' this weekend for a cookout.

 

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 and equipment
• 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