Gary’s post: The dirtpad for the foundation is taking shape now! Yesterday the contractors managed to build it to around 2′ 6″ which is where the dirt will stop. They will compact the pad more today and smooth it out. Then an insulation blanket will go on the pad and 6″ of gravel fines will be compacted on top of the blanket. That brings the pad to exactly 3′. Then plumbers and electrician rough in and the foundation is poured. Exciting stuff!
I have some bill paying work to do today, so that’s going to be boring. But necessary. In addition, I’m going to start looking for utility trailers to haul the Can-Am around and other items, such as my father-in-laws tractor and stuff to storage for the kid. Debating if I get a normal steel version or do an ultra-lite aluminum trailer. There’s about a $500 difference. I don’t really need the ultra-lite as the truck doesn’t care because it’s a diesel and can haul the 5th wheel (13,000 lbs) just fine. So a 1,250 lbs UTV + trailer isn’t a lot of weight. I’ll sort it out when I go look.
Wendy is finally starting to feel better. Hoping it was just a bad allergy attack with all the wind and dust. We have lots of Juniper here, and she has issues with that plant. Weather is going to be hot today for spring, 80 degrees again. We still need some moisture, which should happen tomorrow. While she’s getting better, I’m fascinated with my Oura ring. It’s showing me data that my Garmin watch didn’t. For my sleep, my recovery rate isn’t good. What that means is that when I go to sleep, instead of my heart going to resting heart rate (which most people do), my heart rate rises until I hit deep sleep. That means my metabolism rises and makes it harder to get to sleep, which is weird to me cuz I feel like I fall asleep just fine. I need to talk to my cardiologist about this and see if there are lifestyle adjustments I can make to help mitigate this anomaly. And the ring catches my naps, which my watch never did.
I’m working on getting all my health stuff moved to New Mexico which will make things easier. It’ll help reduce my travel to Seattle to a couple of times a year. I am looking forward to going in April to see Lauren and Matt. Speaking of kids, Jaret is going to get his “red card” next week for the Forest Service, which means he’s now available to go fight fires. He has all his equipment. He thinks they are going to send him to Virginia to fight a fire there next week. So, his season is starting now. He’s going to be a busy, busy man the next few months. He’s excited.
Today I have a few more Can-Am parts coming to install. Turn signals and mirrors which will make the Can-Am viable to drive on streets when I have to. In NM, you can use paved roads to get from one trail to another but not for general transportation, like going to the store. It varies from state to state and city to city. Generally, the law enforcement doesn’t bother you as long as you’re not being stupid, and people don’t complain. I still need to add another rack to the back for a spare tire (Utah and Moab) and lighted whips for safety and visibility. Then we SHOULD be close to done. Wendy wants to add tunes to the UTV, and that’s expensive stuff so we’ll see if we do that. Frankly, I think that invasive and we don’t need tunes because you can’t hear them anyway. We’ll probably add an upper windshield for dust and window nets too. That’ll be about $5k worth of accessories… crazy.
Okay, time to start the day. Need to exercise today to keep the body from falling apart. Have a great day, stop and enjoy the day, it only comes around once. And try and ignore the political stupidity that our ridiculous administration is creating. Where’s common sense and respect in our society gone?
Take care.
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