Hi Darlin',
Well, I had great plans to get a whole lot of roof work done today, before the rain moves in tomorrow, but am sorely disappointed that Amazon did NOT come through! I specifically ordered the lap sealant from a company that said it would be delivered on Sunday, so after chores and starting some laundry, I climbed on the roof and starting scraping off the old sealant from some of the other components that are on the roof, which included the radio antenna, the vent near the shower and two things related to the satellite dish installation, if we had one. I decided not to do the shower sunroof yet, since I wasn't sure how involved that was, and I was worried it would take too long. I got all of that cleaned up, and discovered that the radio antenna connector was terribly rusted, which explains a lot about my poor radio reception, and I'll need to get a new connector for it to get it fixed right. The cable is very short, so I'll have to be careful not to cut it back too much putting the new connector on. All of that didn't take terribly long, so I worked on a few other things. Because I had a feeling about Amazon, I took some of the butyl tape leftover from the vents and covered up everything reasonably well, so hopefully, even if it rains tomorrow, the rain won't get through the roof. Later I discovered baby birds in the Lost and Found box, which I hadn't look at in a long time. One got scared when I opened the lid and flew out, but I managed to catch him and put him back with the other two. When I checked later, they were all gone, so I guess Mama came and moved them. They can't have been flying for long, or maybe this was their first time, so I hope they're okay. I kept watching for Amazon, but they never showed up! Around 5:30 I finally climbed on the roof with my heavy tarp and covered up as much of the one remaining roof seam that runs from about the last third of the slideout to the attic, but couldn't cover the whole thing. There's maybe four or five feet over the horse compartment exposed, but I'm not too worried about that. I just hope it doesn't start rotting the walls! It was after 10:00 when I finally got a notice that the package was left in Jacksonville, and now they're expecting a Tuesday delivery! Crap! Maybe I'll get lucky and the rain will miss me, but the farmers sure do need it around here. Fingers crossed everything will hold out the water until I can get the rest of the sealing done. I also emptied and refilled the hot tub, it was getting kind of smelly and I didn't want to put up with that, even if it was only for another ten days. Of course, that meant it wasn't hot enough in the evening, so I just took my shower, now I'm having tea and just about ready for bed! Good night, babe! Love you!
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