A little bit of an update
Posted By matt on April 12, 2007
So, the house is progressing. The heating system is almost finished – the new boiler, heat exchanger and duct control system is all in and they're just finishing up.
The new tractor mostly works. The machine itself is great, but recently I've been picking up stones from the gravel driveway in the snowblower which get kind of jammed up in the auger and bust the shear pins (which is better than blowing out the gearbox). So, I rigged up some ancillary brackets to allow the skid plates to be lowered even more, giving me another inch or so of clearance. Sure, it leaves about an inch of snow on the drive, but it doesn't pick up any stones.
Lets see.. other stuff.
I need to do a bunch of rewiring – the electrical in this house is a little strange. Not dangerous, just odd.
I need to pull a bunch of wire. The house isn't wired for cable or cat 5. Luckily, the hung ceiling in the basement makes it pretty easy, and there is a nice gap alongside the chimney which allows me to chase wires up into attic space, and then I can drop down into walls.
I haven't had much of a chance to hit the range yet, though there is one about a mile away. They do trap shoots on Sundays from 12-2, so this weekend I might grab the shotgun and some boxes of shells along with some other stuff (probably the AK and one of the 10-22's) and take them out to the range, see what the facilities are like, maybe get a membership, etc.
Oh, and the water here is phenomenal. It's arguably better than spring water and makes for some amazing coffee.
Anyway, I've had a long day working on the tractor and moving snow, so I think it's about time to turn in.
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