Doors and small computers
Good news:
* Marisa's computer was found and was at Escape, so Marisa went out to get it and also get canned cat food (we ran out last night)
* Parr had the cellar door delivered. It is a simple door: just what we need. They will install it tomorrow, so after work cleared an area 32 inches square around the door opening. Not sure where Reed put the frame and door, but he didn't tell me it was wrong, so guess we are good to go. I used the crater area to move all the boxes but made sure there was a plastic box base.
* Met with my manager to-day at 3 p.m. but had just enough time to add some lunch and get dressed before that.
* Learned that one of my co-workers is going half-time to be loaned to another organization for work on a special project. Last time my manager gave me the testing to oversee, but he passed that on to some folks overseas. We will see how that works. I feel the commitment to testing and testing correctly has really fallen off lately.
* My monthly was prepared and submitted before I ended my day. The last month was actually better than I thought it would be.
* I kicked off a usage study before I shut down--my manager asked for it a week ago but I only got the requested commands to check today.
* High hopes for tomorrow: door to the cellar, door and window trim...and for me no meeting until 3 p.m. Also, no missing computer angst.
* Paid $920 to the city today for FIR inspections.
* To pay Poest: $1060.
* Backroom plan:
-- Reed and Elvo Wed., Dec. 13: install door, add trim to windows and doors.
-- Reed and Elvo Thu., Dec. 14: complete trim to windows and doors, Poest delivers Newel Posts, I pay $1060.
-- Reed and Elvo Fri., Dec. 15: guard rail, knee wall ledge, newel post.
-- Byron Sat., Dec. 16: buy door knob for newly installed door and install.
-- Byron Sun., Dec. 17: buy spare keys for door.
-- Reed and Elvo Mon., Dec. 18: stair rail to medallion and 2nd newel post.
-- Reed and Elvo Tue., Dec. 19: finishing.
-- spare day Wed., Dec. 20
-- Painters Thu., Dec. 21: paint first floor.
-- Painters Fri., Dec. 22: paint basement.
-- Byron Sat., Dec. 23: clean light fixture.
-- Byron Sun., Dec. 24: clean back room, put out electrician stuff.
-- Electrician Wed., Dec. 27. tentative, most likely need to wait until Jan.
-- Electrician Thu., Dec. 28. tentative, most likely need to wait until Jan.
2024:
-- registers?
-- weather stripping of door?
-- returns for flashing?
-- move washer and drier, hook-up.
-- move treadmill, hook-up.
-- move bookcase, hook-up television.
-- cat water bowl.
-- fix north side clay with slope
-- finish excavating old trench
-- move rocks to edge of new trench
-- dig down front of new trench.
-- add pipe.
-- seal sediment basin.
-- test drainage.
-- score, landscape fabric, bury close side of trench.
-- excavate far side of trench, score, landscape fabric
-- even out trench, add junk rocks from LBT
-- add river rock.
-- add pipe.
-- inspection.
-- bury drainage system.
-- put in scalloped stone.
-- break up clay and supplement with compost ($30), seed with clover and deep rooting grasses.
-- inspection.
-- 1a baseboard: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1a trim: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1d baseboard: cut, 1c cut, 1b cut, return, miter cuts, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1e baseboard: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1e trim: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- buy corner seat/storage.
-- 2a baseboard: cut, returns, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 2a trim: cut, returns, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 2g/2f: baseboard and trim.
-- 2b/c/d/e baseboard.
-- 2b/c/d/f trim.
-- buy sink, faucet and hook up as far as possible.
-- clean up window pulls.
-- install window pulls.
-- stain sashes.
* Marisa's computer was found and was at Escape, so Marisa went out to get it and also get canned cat food (we ran out last night)
* Parr had the cellar door delivered. It is a simple door: just what we need. They will install it tomorrow, so after work cleared an area 32 inches square around the door opening. Not sure where Reed put the frame and door, but he didn't tell me it was wrong, so guess we are good to go. I used the crater area to move all the boxes but made sure there was a plastic box base.
* Met with my manager to-day at 3 p.m. but had just enough time to add some lunch and get dressed before that.
* Learned that one of my co-workers is going half-time to be loaned to another organization for work on a special project. Last time my manager gave me the testing to oversee, but he passed that on to some folks overseas. We will see how that works. I feel the commitment to testing and testing correctly has really fallen off lately.
* My monthly was prepared and submitted before I ended my day. The last month was actually better than I thought it would be.
* I kicked off a usage study before I shut down--my manager asked for it a week ago but I only got the requested commands to check today.
* High hopes for tomorrow: door to the cellar, door and window trim...and for me no meeting until 3 p.m. Also, no missing computer angst.
* Paid $920 to the city today for FIR inspections.
* To pay Poest: $1060.
* Backroom plan:
-- Reed and Elvo Wed., Dec. 13: install door, add trim to windows and doors.
-- Reed and Elvo Thu., Dec. 14: complete trim to windows and doors, Poest delivers Newel Posts, I pay $1060.
-- Reed and Elvo Fri., Dec. 15: guard rail, knee wall ledge, newel post.
-- Byron Sat., Dec. 16: buy door knob for newly installed door and install.
-- Byron Sun., Dec. 17: buy spare keys for door.
-- Reed and Elvo Mon., Dec. 18: stair rail to medallion and 2nd newel post.
-- Reed and Elvo Tue., Dec. 19: finishing.
-- spare day Wed., Dec. 20
-- Painters Thu., Dec. 21: paint first floor.
-- Painters Fri., Dec. 22: paint basement.
-- Byron Sat., Dec. 23: clean light fixture.
-- Byron Sun., Dec. 24: clean back room, put out electrician stuff.
-- Electrician Wed., Dec. 27. tentative, most likely need to wait until Jan.
-- Electrician Thu., Dec. 28. tentative, most likely need to wait until Jan.
2024:
-- registers?
-- weather stripping of door?
-- returns for flashing?
-- move washer and drier, hook-up.
-- move treadmill, hook-up.
-- move bookcase, hook-up television.
-- cat water bowl.
-- fix north side clay with slope
-- finish excavating old trench
-- move rocks to edge of new trench
-- dig down front of new trench.
-- add pipe.
-- seal sediment basin.
-- test drainage.
-- score, landscape fabric, bury close side of trench.
-- excavate far side of trench, score, landscape fabric
-- even out trench, add junk rocks from LBT
-- add river rock.
-- add pipe.
-- inspection.
-- bury drainage system.
-- put in scalloped stone.
-- break up clay and supplement with compost ($30), seed with clover and deep rooting grasses.
-- inspection.
-- 1a baseboard: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1a trim: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1d baseboard: cut, 1c cut, 1b cut, return, miter cuts, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1e baseboard: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 1e trim: cut, return, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- buy corner seat/storage.
-- 2a baseboard: cut, returns, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 2a trim: cut, returns, nail, fill, sand, stain.
-- 2g/2f: baseboard and trim.
-- 2b/c/d/e baseboard.
-- 2b/c/d/f trim.
-- buy sink, faucet and hook up as far as possible.
-- clean up window pulls.
-- install window pulls.
-- stain sashes.