Day 1563

I woke up at 7 and played games until about 8.  Then it was pet stuff and breakfast followed by a little surfing.  By 9 I was out at the trailer working on the fireplace.  I prepared the attachments for the wood pieces.  Then I reattached the partition that protects the wires.  That was kind of a pain in the ass because I had to work around the fireplace.

I started to attach the left wood support.I had lots of problems getting everything to line up.  I even had problems finding the right sized screws.  I finally got the piece attached.  I was so disgusted and tired that I decided to give it a rest for awhile.

I went into the apartment and installed the new radio shelf.  The radio wouldn't pick up any stations without an antenna.  I had to build and adapter from a screw to a push in connection.  That involved taking old stuff apart and soldering this Rube Goldberg solution together.  It worked though.  The radio sounds pretty good for what it is.

By then I had a success and I felt better.  I went back to the house, had lunch, and did a little surfing.  By then I was ready to attack the fireplace again.  I attached the fireplace to the left hand wood.  I started to set up the right side wood.  More problems.  The top trim hadn't been reamed out enough.  I was doing that (and making a big mess) when Malone's called to say the car was done.

I called a halt to the trailer work.  I got Ellen and we went to Dripping Springs.  We stopped at Home Depot for hole patching supplies (see below) on the way.  The cost of the tire was very reasonable.  They didn't charge me at all for the EGT probe investigation.  On the way back we stopped at this new outdoor bar/restaurant in Dripping Springs.  It's really nice.  It was only 4, but we had drinks and a really early dinner.

When we got home Ellen fed the pets.  I went out to the trailer.  I finished making a mess and then cleaned it up.  Then I attached the right hand wood and attached the fireplace to it.  The result looks pretty good except for a gap at the top caused by the way the fireplace is designed.  I went back to the garage and cut a piece.

Ellen ended up with two pieces of work.  She has to patch three drill holes that I drilled through the side boards (I'm an idiot).  She also has to paint the new trim piece.

The rest of the evening was surfing and game playing.  Ellen watched chick flicks.