We got up at 8 today. Joe was due at 9:30 and I wanted to make sure that we were ready if he came early. He didn't, bt he was right on time. We id the pet stuff, had breakfast, and surfed while we waited for him.
Joe brought his son with him. He's teaching him how to be a mechanic. The kid seems interested. Joe said that the axel didn't need replacing. He needed seals for the other three wheels, and I told him to pull one of them, because the one that was replaced was probably different. When he did, we looked at one of the bearings. It was beginning to fail, not from lack of maintenance, but just because it was cheap Chinese shit.
That sent Joe off on a search for bearings and seals. About that time Dave started cutting up the tree that was blocking the driveway. I went out and helped. We worked for at least 4 hours. Dave cut stuff up and I hauled it away on the trailer and piled it on the burn pile. We got most of the tree that can be moved by hand done. The rest will require a big chainsaw and the tractor.
Joe came back while I was working. He was almost finished when Dave and I got done. He found damaged bearings on all three of the other wheels, so he replaced them all. The bill came to $580. I'm fine with that.
Vandy bought me lunch. After a shower I ate it with Dave at the club. Dave went off to do paperwork and I went over to the people by the wellhouse. Ellen was there and we talked with them for a couple of hours.
After dinner we went to Petsmart for Taiko food and Roth's for human food. The rest of the evening was surfing.
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