Day 2027

 I woke up a little after 8 and played games for a while.  After that it was pet stuff and breakfast.  Then I went out to the shed and got the cell amplifier out.

That began a marathon that lasted until after 3.  I started with installing the antenna on the ladder.  That would have gone easily except that I didn't RTFM and ended up installing it wrong.  I had to take it down and do it again.

Then I laid down in the gravel and drilled a hole through the floor of the trailer.  There were several layers: trailer bottom, insulation, trailer floor, and the bottom of the cabinet.  The bit I had wasn't long enough.  I had to drill from the bottom, use a long bit to drill a pilot hole, and the drill from the top.  After all of that I had to jury rig the fish rod to get the cable through.  

Ellen had to help.  She emptied out the cabinet, vacuumed up the mess, and got the couch drug out.  Then she helped fish the cable.

That's when I discovered the hole was too small.  So I had to remove the rod and drill a bigger hole.  After that running the cable was easy.  I connected it to the antenna and attached it to the ladder with the supplied cable ties.  There was exactly enough.  The last pain in the ass was drilling a hole in the side of the cabinet.  The drill bit was too long, so I had to drill a pilot hole and then use a hole drill to enlarge it.

I told Ellen to string the cable to the amplifier while I got back on the gravel to attach the cable to the bottom of the trailer.  It was a big pains in the ass.  I had to attach small cable holders with smaller screws.  When that was done I had lunch while Ellen strung the inside antenna cable.

After that it was down hill.  I attached the amplifier to the wall and put cable holders on the cable in the cabinet and the two power supply cables.  Ellen put everything back together again.

After that we rested for a little bit and then took the truck to Lowe's.  I wanted to check out the new windshield.  It's great.  We got some sealant for the hole in the bottom of the trailer.  I wanted to get a new hose splitter but they didn't have the right kind.  I also got sheet aluminum to reinforce the bottom of the trailer where the new hose reel is.

We stopped at AC Greasy on the way home for root beer floats to celebrate.

When we got home it was TV and a little surfing.  Dinner was leftover sloppy joes.  After dinner was more TV and a little surfing.