Day 3617

I woke up a little before 8, played games, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After breakfast I went outside for some chores.

I started by taking three bags of garbage to the can.  It was quite a load.  Then I put the TexTag on the Audi.  I also got the cable holders for it and installed the dash camera.  Then I went to the shed to find the model number for the mower.

I went back inside and called the mower repair place.  They said that they fixed Toro and could have what I wanted done in a couple of weeks.  I took a few minutes to order my prize from Nationals ($30 gift card).  Then I got Ellen to help and we hooked up the flatbed trailer.  That went pretty smoothly.  Nothing else did.

When I tried to load the mower it wouldn't go one because it hung up on the ramp.  After repositioning the trailer I got it halfway up the ramp and lifted/pushed it the rest of the way.  When I tried to tie it down the ratchet strap was all tangled up.  It took some frustration to fix it.  I had to unpackage a second one.  The damn thing was held onto the package with a screw.  I had to go down to the garage to get a screwdriver.  Then I noticed that it and another lacked hooks.  I threw them both away and got one out of the garage.

Mercifully the trip to the shop was uneventful.  However the parking in front was tight for a truck and trailer.  I got the mower unloaded and did the paperwork.  Getting out was a problem.  There was very little space.  I couldn't see the trailer.  Ellen "helped" me by giving me conflicting and erroneous directions.  Eventually we got it out.

We stopped at HEB on the way back and Ellen bought a bunch of stuff for Thanksgiving.  When we got back I parked the trailer by the burn barrel because that was easiest.  Then it was a ham sandwich for lunch followed by videos and a nap.

 I didn't wake up until it was almost time to feed the animals.  Ellen fixed steak for dinner.  After dinner was more videos.

A can of flex seal came today.  I'll probably try to fix the trailer tomorrow.  That would be the last "big" task to get done before Thanksgiving.