Progress is being made on the painting but, even though it's ungrateful of me, I'm getting tired of the whole thing. I'm not mad at him and have no complaints - he's doing a very good job and this will be the best paint job this old house (going on 52 years old) has ever gotten. It's just that I'm wanting it to be done. I didn't realize it would spill over into next week when my sister is visiting. Oh, well...
He powerwashed the eaves today. A little water came in at the bottom of the sliding glass door and this time some came in on the sill of yet another one of the cheap, double pane windows that the former owner installed. All of this was minor and easily cleaned up but because of the powerwashing, it's all too evident how filthy the screens and windows are. I'll be forced to clean them one day!!
For some reason, the circuit breaker that powers the TV tripped. That's odd because the powerwasher smelled like it runs on gasoline. To reset the circuit, I had to cut open the masking on the electrical circuit box. All the bedroom windows are masked (I told him that was all right for tonight but not for this weekend) so I can't open them tonight. Fortunately it isn't too, too hot.
There was a little rain earlier today and the roof didn't leak. My neighbor said it only rained a few minutes but it rained much longer than that and really hard at the library.
For my 4 miles, I first walked to the airport and back. Then I continued on the Mesa Trail to behind East Park and Aspen Ridge where I went down to Graduation Canyon. I took the Rogue Trail (below Rim Road) over to behind the Walkup Center. I hung out at the library and then walked the streets back after the rain stopped.
The Rogue Trail is reputed to have been built by a mad nuclear scientist who goes over to CERN in Switzerland when he's not building awesome trails that hang on cliffs above Pueblo Canyon. Rogue Trail is my name for it. The first part of it is very narrow - a singletrack hanging on cliffs and could also be called the S__t Your Pants Trail (SYP). I much prefer the part with a tread that's three times as wide as the SYP!!
I enjoyed watching a large bird wheeling around high above Pueblo Canyon but I was even higher and could look down on it - it was a vulture maybe. It showed some interest in me!!
Thor was rumbling overhead as I walked but oddly enough even though it rained like crazy and there was even some light hail, thunder and lightning was absent from the storm event this afternoon. Hopefully it doused the South Fork fire!!
When the house is painted, it will be worth it!!!!