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What are you doing today, II

We spent the weekend at Hippie Ridge. What a mess from the recent storms.
I am making the final connections to the 240amp power on the pole with the utility shed. 120 feet of cable in 2 1/2" conduit pipe buried 6 inches down in what will be a gravel driveway

I install a Square "D" panel at 200 amp for the house to be built and the three RV's parked in the compound. I still have to wire for the RV outlets. The guest house "barn" and Conex boxes will get sub panels of 60 and 30 amp service. But that is next year's work.
Thanksgiving holiday, I will be wiring circuits and boxes for the RV's currently on very long extension cords.

Not good.

My '95 Dodge one-ton threw a shoe this weekend. Hydraulic clutch actuator failed. We drove home without a clutch so basically; I had to shift synchronizing gear changes. Same as double clutching but much trickier. First gear was impossible when stopped with a running engine. So, I shut it down, crammed into first and I hit the starter. Off we went every time. Then just up shift, or down, spinning the engine to match. 250 miles and we got home.

It reminded me of grandpa's old REO on the farm. We used it to pull the hay rack and the morning feed wagon.

Tuesday, over to the shop.



Tuesday, I have to go back to the packaging business again. An old customer wants to retry running a promotion only my former company has the proprietary tooling to do. Very good margins.

We shall see.
 
I'm in so much pain right now! But it was a good day.

Coached Purdue Fencing yesterday, left campus at midnight. Arrived home 90 minutes later. Slept in late today. This afternoon I was at Melen's condo in Chicago finishing up the baseboards and quarter round on the window seat that I built for her. Then off to University of Illinois/Chicago (UIC) as a special guest coach for their team. Two hours of very active coaching and not only did I lose my voice, but every muscle in my body is hurting.

UIC has no coach, but I know the president of their club and the team is building. So I came in as a guest coach and it was really a good experience. Kids were incredible, very appreciative of my assistance, very much interested in learning. Conditions at UIC for fencing are pretty rough, rooms are too small, too crowded, but the kids have spirit and desire. Good experience. But traffic and parking are a total pain in the arse. They want me back, but if I go it will not be on a regular basis.

Double bourbon poured, half of it has been downed, pain continues. I might need 2 doubles?
 
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