Tuesday, Oct 22nd, 2019…… Today started out cloudy and
cool. The latest forecast says we have rain this morning and then 5-7 days of
clear skies. I hope that’s true. It was misting when I took Rylee out. My
sister had brought Quincy over to run and play. I left to go get coffee/tea and
then came back and ate breakfast at home. Rylee has her first spa treatment
today! We had made an appointment to get her bathed and groomed. We didn’t want
her cut short or anything – just trimmed up on her feet and tail. We took her
in and then headed home. I got out and Lydia took the car and went back to town
for her mahjong game. I took the truck and headed out to Albany and then
Corvallis and then to Eugene. I am looking for a Titan lockset for our garage
door entry to the house. It was a long loop trip back to the house and I didn’t
find anything. I guess I will have to use another brand.
I had
found another riding lawnmower on Facebook Marketplace that I just had to go
check out! It was supposedly in good shape and the price was only $250.00. It
needed only a new battery and had a tire losing air. The guy said he wouldn’t be available until
after 6:30pm tonight. He lives in Salem.
Kirk came
by and I had him continue his work on the fenceline behind our neighbor’s
property. The pics below were taken back in 2017 as part of the online listing
when we first saw the property. In the photo, the light color is our property.
The dark area to the upper right is our neighbor’s (Rich & Linda) property.
The straight line (at an angle) is the back fenceline where the shrubs and
stuff are growing.
This one
shows the fence to the left where we worked.
We pulled
out an invasive blueberry plant as well as a couple of other plants growing on
both sides that neither of us want. It looks really good now. Plus, we are now
done with that section of the property until next spring!
Continuing
with the tractor deal – Kirk left my trailer, at my request, and I hooked it up
to my truck. After dinner, Lydia and I headed north. We left at 6:00pm to be as
close as possible to Salem by 6:30pm. I messaged him and he gave us the
address. He was out with his family at one of their son’s football practice and
we got there at the same time. The tractor
was advertised as having a bad battery, a leaky tire, and a torn seat, but runs well.
Those were things I
could easily fix. No big deal. Turns out the battery was almost new. The
problem was it wasn’t charging up from running. A bad start. Strike one. He
jumped it from his truck and it ran really rough and popped a lot and took a
long time to warm up. Strike two. He said that he got this tractor from a
friend and that it was exactly like one he already had. He had taken parts off
of it for his tractor. He showed us that the front fascia plate was missing and
only the headlight bulbs were there. Yikes, the whole front trim section was missing!
Strike three. He ran it on his lawn and
came back and said the throttle control had come loose and it only had one
speed. He asked if I wanted to drive it and I said, “No thanks, I’m going to
pass on it”. He said he’s had a lot of interest and I told him there was
probably someone out there who would want it because the price was right. I
personally don’t want to chase after it fixing more things than I originally
planned on. We got out of there and headed home.
Wednesday, Oct 23rd, 2019…... This morning the weather was really nice. A
little chilly but sunny. I was up early and showered and out with Rylee before 7:30am.
I went over and unhooked the trailer and moved my truck so Kirk could come and
get it for his workday. Then I went out and got us breakfast. Kirk had not
shown up yet when I got back. My sister called and asked if Lydia was going to
play bingo today because she wouldn’t be going. She was headed off with her
neighbor for the day and asked if Lydia would stop by on her way and let Quincy
outside. We would do that. I told Lydia
I would go with her to play but a few minutes later I had a response for a deal
going with a guy on Facebook Marketplace for a drill press he had. He was in Springfield
and we made arrangements for me to go look at it. So, Lydia headed off to bingo
by herself, stopping by Penny’s on the way. My trip down there took about 40
minutes and I met up with the guy at his home. I had him run it for me and
checked it out pretty carefully. The tool was what I expected and worked fine.
He wanted $85.00 for it - I offered $75.00 and he took it. We loaded it up and
talked for a few minutes and then I headed back home. I parked the truck in the
shop garage and got it unloaded and then came in and rested for a bit. A little
later, I fed Rylee. Lydia asked if we
could go get burgers for dinner. I chose Bigfoot Grill and we went there and
ate. Nice meal. We even got their donut holes with caramel dipping sauce to go.
We had to wait so long for those they brought us some ice cream just to say
they were sorry. We ended the night watching tv until bedtime.
Thursday, Oct 24th, 2019…... Wow, I slept great last night! Butthead woke me up once to go out but I went
right back to sleep. Not much planned for me today. Lydia and Penny were going
to meet up with Aimee for lunch. Sis called me and said her door was in and
could we go get it - whenever I wanted to go. I was ready to do that but was
online with a guy from Portland, working on a contract for a metal carport to
be ordered, delivered, and installed on the property. I had seen the ad on
Facebook Marketplace when I was looking for drill presses and contacted the guy
yesterday. He and I communicated back and forth and I got more details about
timeframe, any additional costs, etc. and he sent me a contract and I finished
filing it out and got it scanned and returned to him. It will be 4-6 weeks before they get it delivered and installed.
Aimee was
not feeling well this morning and had texted and cancelled on the girl’s luncheon,
so we were able to go get the door and get it installed today. Here is the
before and after.
If you
look closely at the before pic of the white door, you can see how much the right side was
sagging. We put it up in 2018 and it went downhill after that. Really poor
quality and a bad choice. I was embarrassed every time I looked at it so I
wanted to get it off and gone asap! She
done good on this new one! The new door
is a storm door, complete with a sliding screen and is made really well. It was
claimed to be a ‘quick 45-minute installation’. It was really easy but we spent
more time than that – maybe a little over an hour or so. It looks great and
works really smoothly and has a keyed lock and deadbolt that locks securely. She
also bought some paint to match the bronze finish and will paint the white
front door in the near future. When we were finished and had everything put away, she took me to Big Town
Subs for lunch. After that, I came home and relaxed and rested for a bit. It
was later in the day when we had lunch, so Lydia had leftovers and I was good
and didn’t eat. We settled in and watched our own taped programs until bedtime.
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