Day 786

We were up at 6:30 and out the door by 7 to take the dog to the vet.  We dropped her off and then went to the donut shop next door for breakfast.  We had breakfast sandwiches and donuts.  Then it was over to Home Depot.  I bought hardware for hanging the new target steel.  I also bought three drill bits - "hard metal" and two carbide masonry bits. 

When we got home I went out to the apartment.  I started by trying to drill a hole in the steel.  The "hard metal" drill made a divot before it was toast.  The masonry drill made it about 1/3 of the way through before it was done.  I spent some time trying to get it to do more, but it was no good.

I gave up and decided to work on the trigger.  I used the stone I bought to smooth out the trigger surfaces.  I wanted to polish them, but all of my polish is too old and hardened.  I did manage to get the hammer surfaces cleaned up well.

After that I gave up and went inside.  I ordered a cobalt drill from Amazon along with some cutting oil and polish.  I'll continue the efforts when these things come.

After that it was surfing while we waited for the vet to say Lucy was ready to pick up.  A little before 4 it started to snow.  That's right, snow.  Ellen left to teach at the same time.  The vet called just after 4 and I left to get Lucy.  Traffic really sucked.  I waited for several cycles of at least three lights on the way back.  I stopped at Tomlinson's on the way back to get canned food for Lucy.  She needs it for 10 days.

When I got home I fed the cats and Lucy.  Ellen got home about 5 minutes later.  The class had been cancelled, but she stayed to bullshit with the course manager.

After dinner it was football and reading.