I woke up a little before 8 and played games for a while. Then it was up for pet stuff and breakfast. Then I went outside to work on the gate.
It didn't work when I tested it. I did notice that the fence pole bracket was loose. I found that three of the four bolts were rusted and broken. I got some more bolts and fixed it. I also noticed that the close limit really needed to be reduced. I managed to reduce it, but the actuator started to fail again just after that.
The failure indicator was "bad limit". I thought that might be due to the VERY dirty circuit board. The fire ants die on it. I went to ACE and got some contact cleaner. I gave the board a thorough bath. It didn't fix the problem. I decided to give it a rest in case the battery needed charging.
I went back to the house and had lunch with everyone. After lunch we drove to the olive oil place. John and Melissa had wine, I had a beer. After the obligatory purchases we went to the Triple X brewery. We got beers and sat out in the sunshine and talked. It was fun. We stayed there until 5.
When we got back I noticed that the actuator was leaking oil. It still didn't work. I gave up on it, went inside, and ordered another one.
Melissa fixed nachos for dinner. After dinner John and I watched videos. It was an early evening. He fell asleep and I almost did.
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