Day 3610

 I woke up at 7, played games for a while, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After that I went outside to mow the lawn.

Mowing was just as long as usual.  The only things of note were that it was hot (scheduled for the high 90's) and really dusty.  In most places the grass was a little lighter than usual.  In a few it was very heavy.  I kept plugging along at it until I was about halfway through the back yard (the last bit).  Then the belt slipped off when I was removing the belt tension.  It's something that has to be done each time you put the mower in reverse or the mower dies.

I drove the mower to the garage and then hauled the motorcycle lift from the back storage to the garage.  I took a while to figure out what was wrong.  I put the belt back on the pulley and drove back to the back yard.  The belt slipped off again, so back to the garage.

This time I noticed that the guard/guide had lost a bolt.  It took quite a while to find an appropriate replacement.  I put the belt back on the pulley, replaced the bolt and went back to the back yard.  The belt slopped off again.  Back to the garage, reset the belt, and back to the backyard.  This time I finished the yard without removing the tension.  When I was done and tested the belt, it slipped off again.  I don't know how to fix it.  I'll have to take it into the shop.

I put the mower away and got out the trimmer with the new head.  It works like a champ.  I'm going to buy a second one for the Dremel trimmer.  By then I was hot, dirty, sweaty, and the temperature was in the high 90's.  I finished that and finished up by cleaning everything up with the blower.

I went inside and took a shower.  I had to scrub my whole body twice because I was so dirty.  When I got out Ellen said the guy from Audi called and recommended that I don't drive the car.  I left him a message and he called back later.  I asked for a loaner.  He said he'd tried to get one.  I never heard anything else.  There's no estimate on when the "factory guy" will show up to look at it.  I'm going to wait a week before raising a stink.

I'm really tired and bummed out about the car.  I spent the rest of the afternoon on videos and napping.  Ellen fixed fried ham for dinner.  I ordered the stuff to fix the trailer, but it won't be here for a few days.  After that it was more videos.