Monday, July 17, 2023

Day 2790

 I woke up at 7:30 and got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  It was a cool day, about 62.  That meant it was time to fix the roof.

I got out all of the stuff I'd need and put it in a bucket.  Then I attached the check cord to it.  After that I took down the Starlink antenna and got out the step ladder.  Then it was time to climb up on the roof.  Using the step ladder to get halfway up made things easier.

When I got on the roof I hauled up the stuff with the bucket.  Then I used alcohol to clean the part of roof I was going to patch.  The hole was only about 3 inches, but the edge of the roof was scratched for about 6 feet.  

Applying the eternabond wasn't easy.  I had to lean over the edge and apply it.  It would have been much easier if I could have gotten a ladder up to the side of the roof.  Quite frankly I didn't do a very neat job, but I think it will be OK.  When I was finished I lowered the bucket back down and then climbed down the ladder.  I'm not sure I would have made it without the step ladder and Ellen to tell me where to put my feet.

I put the antenna back up and put everything away.  I was really tired and a little sore.  I'm too old and fat to be doing that sort of thing.  I did do some retrieves with the dog when I was finished though.

After that we went on errands.  We got the mail (lots of packages), went to Wally World for orange juice, TP, rolls, bananas, and some other items.  After a stop at Dutch Brothers we picked up burgers at AC Greasy and went home.

After lunch I was wiped out.  I sat in the recliner and predictably went to sleep.  When I woke up I watched videos until dinner.  Ellen fixed frozen lasagna.

We took Abby out and played with her in the pool.  We had bought a new water toy at Wally World.  I'd throw it in the pool and she would retrieve it.  It was cool. 

Abby spent a lot of time in my lap when I was in the recliner.  I liked it.

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