For some reason I woke up at about 12:30 after only about 3 hours of sleep, and even though I was super tired, I just couldn’t get back to sleep.
By the time we headed out of the trailer to work I was already exhausted and feeling the burn and I knew I was in for a long and uncomfortable day.
But the clock was ticking and the push was on, and I did my best to soldier on and be quick and productive.
Burning the candle at both ends and grinding it out was way easier when I was younger. I swear I’m too old for that shit now-it hurts. 😄😄🤷♂️
The temperature was a few degrees warmer than the last few days at 25 degrees -but a persistent wind made it feel 20 degrees colder and just sucked the warmth out of us. We are definitely NOT cold weather people. 😄😄
We started the day by trying to get our PVC pipe and glue warm enough to use with a propane heater. Once it was useable, Denise began building the last section of underground conduit.
I started my day having issues getting stuff to bolt up properly because apparently just because you buy 90 degree brackets, doesn’t mean they are actually 90 degrees. Shit like this really chaps my hide because it makes my job so much more difficult for no good reason. 🙄
Then I had to undo some more mess on the other buildings roof while Denise prepped things on the ground and took care of some loose ends.
I didn’t know this, but if you use enough caulk on an indoor box, it makes it an outdoor box!😄😄🌮
Here’s some stuff some old timers might recognize-old tube and knob wiring. Cool, but sketchy. We will leave as much as we can for decorative purposes, and because I think it looks cool in old buildings-but the stuff’s pretty much a time bomb.
I had to get in the attic to investigate where some of the old cloth covered wiring led to so I’d know how to delete it, and discovered more fuckery in some junction boxes.
After that, we worked late into the evening getting new feeder conduit hung, and a new panel mounted.
And with that, the day’s a wrap.
I’m going to see about dinner and catching up on sleep, and hopefully kick ass tomorrow!