Monday
Worked at Ahi all morning moving gravel. Concentrated on the Hilo side to create a pathway to walk down the driveway. Then went back to working on the Kona side
I fugure that I have moved about 1/2 the pile – maybe 7 tons. I had been using the wheelbarrow on previous loads. In order to do this, I would load it about half full and then pick up the handles just enough to drag the back legs through the gravel on the driveway. If I picked it up any higher or did not drag the back legs, gravity wouldpull the wheelbarrow downhill faster than I could move and I would lose control. I am trying to use a four wheel cart that I borrowed from one of my neighbors. This seems to be a bit better. A little easier to control.
Went down town in the afternoon for the annual safety inspection on the car. They check that there are no cracks in the windows, that the headlights, turn signals windshield wipers and back-up light works. They check that the driver’s side window rolls up and down. No mechanical system is checked. It seems to be just an opportunity to collect $26 from every vehicle without levying a tax or a fee. Further hides it as being paid to a private company, but I’m sure that a majority of that money goes to the state. Even if only a small portion goes to the state, it is still a burden that the government mandates with questionable value.
Afterwards, I went to the public library to use their internet to check emails, do some banking, etc.
As I went back to the Holowai lot in the late afternoon it was lightly raining and that continued until I went to bed.
TTFN
TropicalCastaway 