Day 1804

 I woke up about 8, played games for a little while and then got up.  The first thing was pet stuff and breakfast.

After breakfast I went outside to work on the playhouse.  My goal for the day was to build the ramp.  I started by getting two concrete blocks to use as the foundation for the end of the ramp.  I spent some time getting them both level.

Then I used scrap wood to make a template for the ramp supports.  I ended up making two.  The first taught me what was necessary and the second was the refined version.  Sounds like A and B phase.  This took over an hour.  It wouldn't have taken near as long if I'd known what I was doing.

After I cut the supports I used the hangers I'd purchased to attach them to the playhouse.  I started to drill hols for screws.  Then I noticed that there were already points for screws, they just didn't look like holes.  They made the job a lot easier.

After lunch I finished the ramp by screwing on 6 boards on top of the supports.  When I was done one of the supports was too high.  So much for my leveling work.  I found a higher concrete block and that fixed the problem.  The result was a level ramp end.

The end of the ramp was significantly above ground level.  I'd planned it that way.  I used more scrap wood to build an enclosure at the bottom of the ramp.  I was going to fill it with gravel, but the mosquitoes were beginning to eat me alive.  It was only 3 o'clock.  Usually they come out a little later.

I put everything away and went back to the house to surf until dinner.  The shipping company called.  They plan on picking up the Ranger in two or three days.  I called Dave.  Hopefully he will be there to handle it.

Ellen fixed some sort of chicken in a sauce for dinner.  It was OK, but a little cold and maybe under cooked.

After dinner I got out the Lego.  I was really having fun.  I finished step 1, sorted the parts for step 2, and started step 2.  I purposely called a halt at 9.

The rest of the evening was surfing.