Monday Dark, overcast sky this morning. The rocks that come in the 2 1/2″ minus sand/gravel mix I had delivered last week is too large to use in the grout for filling the cells of the columns. I need something to screen the material. I found some animal fencing at the local hardware store withContinue reading “February 13, 2023”
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February 14, 2023
Tuesday Valentines Day I mixed concrete and filled the cells of two of the columns in spite of the fact that it was a rainy day. I made a water run to the water fill station at the transfer station in Waiohinu by the solid waste transfer station. I took all the bottles from theContinue reading “February 14, 2023”
February 12, 2023
Sunday Hauled more sand/gravel down the driveway to the gazebo. Moved enough to level the floor area between the columns. I finished with the pile dumped in the driveway and began working on the larger pile on the road. I tried driving the car down the driveway over the new gravel. I had difficulty gainingContinue reading “February 12, 2023”
February 11, 2023
Saturday Gathered up some scrap pieces of 1″ and 2″ boards to use as forms for the caps on the columns at Ahi. The load of sand and gravel was delivered today. I had most of it dumped in a pile on Ahi Road near the driveway, and about a quarter of it dumped onContinue reading “February 11, 2023”
February 10, 2023
Friday Finished the block work on all six columns for the gazebo at Ahi. The next step is to grout them (fill all the cells with concrete) and pour a concrete cap with anchor bolts to hold the metal post bases that I made in Arizona. I brought them in my checked bag (a cardboardContinue reading “February 10, 2023”
February 9, 2023
Thursday Very windy today. All day, the wind blew from the south. Worked on the columns for the gazebo at the Ahi lot. Four of the six columns are up to the 4’8″ height I want. This is a deceiving figure, as some of the columns are six foot tall from the footing level. TheContinue reading “February 9, 2023”
February 8, 2023
Wednesday Bright and sunny. Very few clouds on the horizon. Good for my solar system – I saw 12.1 volts at one time during the day! Worked at the Ahi lot most of the day. Moved the pile of lumber I had stacked on top of the partially built columns for the gazebo. Using myContinue reading “February 8, 2023”
February 7, 2023
Tuesday I hauled some of the branches from next to the road, back to the wood yard area above the septic field. Using the chainsaw, I proceeded to cut them into 4″ to 6″ pieces. One of the larger logs was a root that had some rocks imbedded inside the root. Now I need aContinue reading “February 7, 2023”
February 6, 2023
Monday Off to the market in OceanView for milk, juice, ice, eggs – Eggs cost $8.99 per dozen! I’ll do without the eggs! Unpacked my two checked bags (cardboard boxes), my roller bag, and my backpack. Put up my solarpanels on the roof of the shed, and connected the batteries – got my fingers crossed.Continue reading “February 6, 2023”
February 5, 2023
Two hours of sleep. That’s all the sleep I got last night after watching the college basketball game. I was concerned that if I went to sleep, I would not wake up in time to catch my plane. I had a taxi scheduled for 4:15 am to take me to the airport and give meContinue reading “February 5, 2023”
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