Moving water, Installing Fenders

There has been some good progress in lowering the standing water at the house both thanks to natural and mechanical methods.  We managed to avoid heavy rain during the day and the pump in the backyard has been relocating water rapidly.  The sad reality is avoiding heavy rain for more than a day seems unlikely based on the current forecasts.  I am looking forward to getting some fill dumped and sod installed to finally address this long standing issue in a meaningful way.

Ironically the worst flooding on the property is the end result of us paying to have the yard graded years ago.  In an effort to increase the ground level closer to the house they wound up bowling out the area where the chickens now reside.  To remedy the situation I expect to have quite a few tons of dirt brought in, graded and then covered with some cheap bahia sod.

Yesterday I received the free fender that was part of the spiff when I bought my One Wheel Pint.  I like it because even though it does not look like it on video, it is a very close match to Eagles Midnight Green.  Installation was a piece of cake and I now have a layer of protection between my legs and the big piece of spinning rubber.

I also shot video during the day talking about some weird glitches I had with the Tesla on Monday.  In some ways you treat the car like a PC or phone that is acting up, the first trouble shooting step is normally “rebooting” the car.

So I have my unopened Prusa MK3S printer box sitting in the hobby room.  I have not started assembly yet because I know I have a pretty long haul in front of me once I do.  It is not unusual for the build to take 4-5 hours or even more so I will likely be spreading the job over several days.  I asked Cindy if she wanted to assist in the build which she said she would actually like, so it may be a tag team process.