Why is it that one projects ALWAYS leads to more complicated projects? ... or at least, more expensive project$ ?
Remember the fantastic river rock gate posts Jack designed and built? Then the professional wrought iron gates Jack designed and built? And all the electrical work he masterminded so the gates would have a key pad, intercom and a camera (optional) to open the gates to whomever presses the call button?
Silly me, I thought we would be ready to hang those professional gates on those lovely posts and all systems would be "GO" soon.
nah!
See that pipe in the forefront? That is where the key pad was supposed to be but Jack decided the road was too steep at that location and folks would spin out when they started up again. So we had to have the road raised and leveled "somewhat".
Which meant hiring Bill to run the cat and the roller thing that flattens the road.
And hire the dump truck and buy the loads and loads and loads of rock needed to raise the road.
At least Jack comes cheap....all it took to keep him happy was a homemade apple pie!
Now see the pipe? It is getting closer to what we need.
So Jack and Bill are back at it again today. I'll take a photo when it is up to the level they feel is just right for not spinning out.Then the gates can be hung on the next un-rainy day...which is going to be awhile because the storm is due to hit on Thanksgiving....tomorrow!
Let's see....then it's rewiring for the keypad because all the wires were cut to match the shorter pipe. It does give Jack something to do other than cut down trees. And I do not want him cutting down trees, climbing on the roof, climbing tall ladders, etc.... but one thing at a time. (I think I have the roof one pretty much guaranteed except for chimney sweeping times.)
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