Day 2743

 We got up a little before 8.  After a short period of gaming it was up for pet stuff and breakfast.  Thenn it was outside to put up the Starlink pole.

The installation went well, but it took a while.  The worst part was trying to drill a 5/8"hole when I didn't have that big a bit.  Ellen helped a little.  When that was done I repaired the straps on the couch.  I lucked out.  I found a second mount in my parts drawers so I replaced both of them instead of just the broken one.

By then it was lunch time - leftover pizza.  The sewer guy still hadn't showed up.  That meant that the whole afternoon was spent killing time on the internet.  I did a little shopping and then just surfed.

The sewer guy showed up about 4:45.  The connection he had to the sewer pipe was cracked.  That meant it leaked profusely.  It also meant that I couldn't open the valve fully.  The tank drained and I did one flush and let him go.  After that I had Ellen put 3.5 gallons of water in the tank, drained it into a bucket, and dumped the bucket where the septic tank used to be.  I did that three times.  Then I had her put 20 gallons in the tank and drained it via a hose into the same area.  The result was a tank that I think is pretty clean.

The process was made worse because the hose Ellen was sing leaked water on the bathroom floor.  As part of the cleanup I fixed it by doubling the hose washers.  The whole sewer activity took over an hour. 

While I was outside Abby got a hold of my glasses.  She bent them p and ate the two nose pieces.  I'll go to Costco tomorrow to see if they have replacements.

I took a shower while Ellen fixed Salmon and rice for dinner.  Dessert was strawberry shortcake with ice cream.

After dinner was videos.  I think the pole helped some.  We usually get drop outs between about 8 and 10.  There were no dropouts tonight.

The air nailer was delivered to the club in the afternoon.  I'll pick it up tomorrow and use it to fix the trim in the trailer.