IT'S DONE. I finished up painting the light pole today. It was a pain in the ass, just like I thought it would be. I started out about 10 grinding away the paint and rust. Because I was using an extension ladder I had to position it, work on the pole, then reposition the ladder and finish the work. I'm also getting a little to old to horse a ladder like that around. I won't be able to do that next time it's needed.
I painted the thing after I ground it and then waited for the paint to dry. It was supposed to take 10 minutes, I gave it an hour. Then I gave it the second coat. While it was drying we went to the post office. We also picked up the business cards. We stopped at Fireman's for lunch. As we were leaving the manager walked by on the sidewalk. She offered to give us coupons, so we went back inside and got some.
We stopped by the pet store next door for a dog treat. We didn't give it to her because the next stop was Circle C. It was over 70, but Lucy still did a whole lot of retrieves. I was tired from horsing the ladder, grinding, and painting, so I didn't want to walk around.
When we got home I moved the ladder and painted the spots I couldn't reach before. About an hour later I did the second coat. I didn't take the ladder down until the light went on in the evening. I wanted to make sure I hadn't screwed it up.
When we got back, there were two large boxes in the driveway. Ellen's sister had bought her a whole bunch of Christmas presents. There's now quite a few under the tree.
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