Day 3524

 I woke up a little after 7 and got up to take Abby for a walk.  Ellen stayed to feed the cats and get the laundry stuff loaded.  It was early enough that I got to do a full walk.

When I got back I had breakfast and then we went to the laundromat.  It was a little after 8 when we got there, but there was only one chair available.  I ended up sitting outside in the car.  It was warm even that early in the morning.

When the laundry was done we stopped at Coastal to get dog food.  I also got some threaded rod.  I'm just not happy with my attempt to make the dog wash sturdier.  Then we went to Safeway and bought a lot of groceries.

The last stop was Woodburn Auto.  The truck isn't done.  They are waiting on parts.  I'm not sure what.  We did get the water though.

When we got home I had some lunch and then did some surfing and video watching.  The guilt finally got the better of me and I went out to the shed even though the temperature was in the high 90's.  I cut the rod I'd purchased and installed two cross members on the dog wash stand.  They helped quite a bit, but it's not completely solid.  That's because it's just lightly built.

After that I stayed in the shed and soldered a charging cable for the micro-b.  I also used John's heat gun to put shrink wrap on the receiver.  That allowed me to mount the receiver a lot more securely.  Then final result looks and fits really well.

It was so hot in the shed that any tool I picked up felt uncomfortably warm.  I was also sweating profusely.  When I was finished I stepped outside into what felt like cool air.  It was 99 degrees. 

I went back inside and watched surfed while Ellen watched a chick flick.  I drank 3 bottles of water.  Later on I drank another.  I'll be getting up in the middle of the night to piss tonight.

Dinner was some Chinese food that I got at Safeway.  It was pretty good.  After dinner was the normal video/surfing mix.