I was working to the music today. That's cause I got power!!
Yup, I'm pretty proud of that! I had to splice the large underground cable and that involved a bit of learning, and a lot of digging. The wire had of course been fried by the fire and so I had to go deep enough to get to a clean point, and then also gain enough to be able to splice and heat shrink each separate conductor. Of course I had to connect it to my new panel, as well as reconnect it at the other end. They are really fat wires and hard to work with. You can see the size of it...the black one that comes in at the top.
And while the panel is new, the radio has a spot for a CD and a cassette tape!!! Holy cow!!
Today I also properly and permanently shimmed the man doors, and got the hardware on one of them. The hardware thing was a bit of a surprise as the jambs were not predrilled and mortised as they usually are. It's a bit tricky to get that just right without the right tools but the one I did worked out quite well. When you don't have the tools you need to use your brain, and that seemed to be working okay today. Actually more than brains, it takes patience....a skill I'm still developing....
The big news of the day however is that I sat down and did an accounting. I have everything paid for or included, except for the interior lighting and outlets. The grand total to date is $38,282.33!! That gives me about $1700 to finish up and still stay within my self imposed budget of $40 K.
As a reference, the two quotes that the insurance company gave me were both over $60K, and we took a payout from them of $54 K. I'm pretty damn happy with that!!
The way I look at it, I earned 20K through my project management and my personal labour. Woohoo!
And lastly for today I leave you with this somber reminder. I'm gradually exorcising the demons associated with this picture, but it's still good for me to look back.
It's actually a great shot because of course you see the shed, but also the skeletons of the motorhome and the pool fence, and most strikingly, the catastrophe that nearly happened to our home!!
I'm counting my blessings today!
"Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible."---Edward Teller
...until one experiences a fire one can't understand just how fast something can go wrong...
...and this one made me think....
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe."---Iris Murdoch
Love
Peter
Yup, I'm pretty proud of that! I had to splice the large underground cable and that involved a bit of learning, and a lot of digging. The wire had of course been fried by the fire and so I had to go deep enough to get to a clean point, and then also gain enough to be able to splice and heat shrink each separate conductor. Of course I had to connect it to my new panel, as well as reconnect it at the other end. They are really fat wires and hard to work with. You can see the size of it...the black one that comes in at the top.
And while the panel is new, the radio has a spot for a CD and a cassette tape!!! Holy cow!!
Today I also properly and permanently shimmed the man doors, and got the hardware on one of them. The hardware thing was a bit of a surprise as the jambs were not predrilled and mortised as they usually are. It's a bit tricky to get that just right without the right tools but the one I did worked out quite well. When you don't have the tools you need to use your brain, and that seemed to be working okay today. Actually more than brains, it takes patience....a skill I'm still developing....
The big news of the day however is that I sat down and did an accounting. I have everything paid for or included, except for the interior lighting and outlets. The grand total to date is $38,282.33!! That gives me about $1700 to finish up and still stay within my self imposed budget of $40 K.
As a reference, the two quotes that the insurance company gave me were both over $60K, and we took a payout from them of $54 K. I'm pretty damn happy with that!!
The way I look at it, I earned 20K through my project management and my personal labour. Woohoo!
And lastly for today I leave you with this somber reminder. I'm gradually exorcising the demons associated with this picture, but it's still good for me to look back.
It's actually a great shot because of course you see the shed, but also the skeletons of the motorhome and the pool fence, and most strikingly, the catastrophe that nearly happened to our home!!
I'm counting my blessings today!
"Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible."---Edward Teller
...until one experiences a fire one can't understand just how fast something can go wrong...
...and this one made me think....
The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe."---Iris Murdoch
Love
Peter
I've missed you Pete. Great job on the shed.
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