What Are You Doing Today?

I woke from a nap in recliner went our tiny bedroom and yanked curtains down,stripped the bed and washing it all. Rods were black enough to mark bedding. Washed the rods down. Dusted window sills. Now on heating pad til I get me second breath.
I would rather be busy and hurt some than sit in recliner all day. ;)
waiting on roofing guy to finally, and find out cost to landlady to repair.
Oh and get this . text saying attempted delivery, could not deliver the toilet tissue = will try again later?? We were here the door bell works..what does that mean?
 
I got off of my butt and did some of this yard work that I've been procrastinating on.

I did a tune up on my weed eater. Last time I used it, I could not get the RPMs above an idle, which in a 2 cycle engine is usually a clear sign the exhaust port is fouled. Nope. The screen was stained but clean. Installed a new air filter (the old one looked new), a new spark plug (the old one was dirty but not fouled), and a stupid fuel filter that sits in the gas tank and there's a hose on one end so the gas is sucked through the filter. You gotta bend a piece of wire and fish around until you snag it and then try to attach the new one with no slack in the hose. After I was done I realized that it would have been easier had I emptied the tank. :unsure: The tune-up fixed the RPM problem, although I cannot figure out exactly what I swapped out that fixed it. Maybe the spark plug was failing electrically???

I topped off the air on my tractor tires and used a special gauge that's made for fluid-filled tires (the rear tires have liquid in them for ballast.) I thought one tire had gone down and put air in it and could not get the gauge to move...then I tried the gauge on another tire and realized the gauge had gone bad. I bought a new gauge and put it on the rear tire I over-inflated. It's supposed to have 20# of pressure and now it's got 50#. I tried to deflate it but all the liquid sprays out. dammit. I'll roll the tractor out of the garage tomorrow so I don't make a mess and get the valve stem up to 12 o'clock...but that's gonna be of minimal benefit. Who in the heck would ever think of a pressure gauge going bad? dammit
 
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We are getting our new roof put on the house today along with the other smaller buildings out back. They have been here since 5:45AM this morning. There are 6 workers along with the boss/owner and foreman. They have covered all the shrubs and landscaping, front porch, and deck in the back. They have a lift with a huge bucket dumpster type thing they have setting next to the top of roof so the workers do not have to throw all the old roofing materials into a dumpster that is on the ground. My husband said they are doing a really good job, which is high praise, coming out of his mouth.

I am also doing laundry today. Plus, I am cooking up some chickens for some meat and broth to be added to the freezer to have on hand for meals.
 
I swapped out grass cutter heads on the new handle I bought. The new one was riveted on, so I had to use a hacksaw and a chisel. So much for a 2 minute job. I may try to file a better edge on the new head, as some folks commented that they had done.

Let the excess air out of my tractor tire with no problem and without losing any more of the ballast liquid. Installed the belly mower (may the designer enjoy a fiery eternity) and cut down some of the friggin' overgrowth my lazy ass let get out of hand. Hopefully I'll finish it all tomorrow since I got the tractor set up today. Also hauled some stuff to the pile that's destined for the landfill.

I saw a turtle out in the middle of my front acreage heading towards the woods. It's only the 3rd time I've seen one here. I hadn't started the belly mower yet--was on my way to my starting point--so I know I didn't disturb it.
 
John Brunner said:
I swapped out grass cutter heads on the new handle I bought. The new one was riveted on, so I had to use a hacksaw and a chisel. So much for a 2 minute job. I may try to file a better edge on the new head, as some folks commented that they had done.

Let the excess air out of my tractor tire with no problem and without losing any more of the ballast liquid. Installed the belly mower (may the designer enjoy a fiery eternity) and cut down some of the friggin' overgrowth my lazy ass let get out of hand. Hopefully I'll finish it all tomorrow since I got the tractor set up today. Also hauled some stuff to the pile that's destined for the landfill.

I saw a turtle out in the middle of my front acreage heading towards the woods. It's only the 3rd time I've seen one here. I hadn't started the belly mower yet--was on my way to my starting point--so I know I didn't disturb it.
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No turtle soup so pizza.
 
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