Monday
Raining and overcast this morning until around 10:30 AM.
Trimmed the low hanging branches over the garden steps in the yard at Holowai. Also next to the shed over the path going to the shower. Added these to the pile of branches by the chipper. Took the tarp off the chipper and checked that it had gasoline. Grabbed the handle of the pull rope, put my foot on top of the chipper to hold it in place and to steady myself and pulled on the rope trying to start the chipper. A whole bunch of rusty, dirty water came out of the chamber where the blades are at. Guess the tarp is not as waterproof as I thought! Tried again. Nothing! Not a cough! Tried again with the same results. Checked to make sure the switch was on and the choke was on. Tried one more time. Nothing. Checked the gas shut-off valve. Closed! Turned on the gas valve and gave the pull rope another pull. no more water is being discharged from the chipping chamber, but the starter is not starting! Tried to prime it by putting a little gas into the air filter intake port. When I pulled on the pull rope, the rope broke sending me flying backwards and landing on the ground on my butt!! OUCH!!!
Got the chainsaw and proceeded to cut the branches in the pile above the chipping area!
In the afternoon, I took the fence boards, the 2 x 6’s, the 4 x 4’s and the 4 x 6 that were delivered a few weeks ago, over to the Ahi lot and stacked them under the gazebo.
I moved the concrete mixer from the front of the lot on the pathway to under the gazebo and covered it with an old tarp. On Wednesday, I am leaving to go to Maui for a week, so I probably should organize and secure some of the stuff laying all over the place!
TTFN
TropicalCastaway 