Speaking of storms - when I got home the other day DH said there had been a very close lightning strike. How close? Not sure. The power didn't go out, but he later figured out that it fried the surge protector for the RV.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UC4SWM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the link to the brand/style we have. It's priced higher now than when we purchased it. It has a lifetime warranty, so has been mailed in for repair or replacement. I imagine we'll get a refurbished one, but not sure.
So far, it seems most everything in the RV is okay - so it did its job for the most part - but the remote for leveling doesn't work. That will take some troubleshooting.
Progressive Industries sent us a brand new surge protector - and it was the newer model that came out after we purchased ours. They get an A+.
But that will be later in the week because this 45 minute job has now taken 3 hours
...... this 45 minute job has now taken 3 hours.....
A while ago at Habitat I got a nice embossed hollow core slab door and some hinges to go with it. $10 and $3 each respectively. To replace a nasty old door on the linen closet.
Got around to hanging it today. First problem. Door is 3 inches to long and 1/2 inch to wide. No problem, I knew it was. That is an excuse to use my new-ish table saw. Take the door downstairs to my workshop and realize I had lent my outfeed table to my wife so she can cut glass for her new stained glass hobby. Okay, so cobble together a new outfeed table. Run door through table saw and mighty pleased with the results.
Bring door back upstairs to dry fit. The door opening isn't square (50 year old house) but it fits anyway. But then I stand there like an idiot and realize that there is no jamb on the closet door. Drywall only. Damn. I can't use it like this because the hinges have to be mortised. Decide then to use the old pivot hinges from nasty door instead.
Back downstairs to take the pivot hinges off old door and install on new. Only new door is a hollow core and I have cutoff all the frame from the bottom. Damn. So take the frame insert out of the cutoff piece, strip off the facing and backing and glue it back inside the hollow door. Get glue on shirt when clamping it.
Wait one hour for glue to dry on door. Glue on shirt dries almost immediately.
Drill holes for pivot hinges in new door and install. Take door back upstairs. Fits nice and pivots okay on the hinges and old track still in the opening. Also install the old catch from the nasty door.
All done and then realize that the door is pretty scratched up on one side because it caught on my jury rigged outfeed table. So, it has to be painted. Damn.
Take door back off of the pivot hinges and back downstairs to be painted. But that will be later in the week because this 45 minute job has now taken 3 hours and because now it is Rum O'Clock.
LOL! I can identify. I have rigged-up some very long poles for dislodging aircraft, but there's still one up there...too high to get back. The good news: I only can see it in the winter.For me this is a good thing since I'm flying in the back yard, surrounded on three sides by "airplane-eating trees" similar to the ones that plague Charlie Brown's kites.
Yesterday I brewed a Bock (but used an ale yeast). It's also bubbling nicely today. Yesterday I also chilled a saison I made last month. Used the dupont yeast. It's a very nice beer, if I do say so myself. Folks at the club meeting liked it too.Brewed a pale ale yesterday and it's fermenting away quite nicely today.
I used to w*rk with a guy who also did nights and weekends as an independent fix it guy. His number one job was hanging doors.
He normally hit folk with a premium to fix the doors they'd attempted to install themselves.
Sounds like your on the road to success after cocktails.
Went to summit of Mt. Whitney View attachment 26628
Went to summit of Mt. Whitney View attachment 26628