Generating, Moderation, On the fence

Saturday morning I needed to drag myself out of bed bright and early to come into the office. Our office is getting it’s 30 year old plus emergency generator replaced. In order to do this all power to the building needs to be cut so I had to come in to make sure our network operations center was shutdown beforehand. The new generator install went well. When it was complete while re-energizing the NOC there were a couple issues related to the power outage but I got them handled before the start of business.

During the day Saturday I decided to take a break to play some pickleball while my laundry was in process. I utilized moderation, playing only roughly an hour. I played probably 5 games during that time period, playing pretty well in the session. It was nice to get some court time in the middle of a busy day.

On Sunday morning I woke up and it was chilly with temps in the upper 50s. Although I had no intent before my eyes opened, my brain flipped into, “we need to work on the fence mode”. There are not going to be a lot of days on the cooler side left now that we are in mid-April. That reality flipped my day from an easy, do whatever I want mindset, to let’s crack the whip and get this done attitude.

After grabbing coffee Elsa and I headed to Home Depot where I grabbed 25 2×3’s and a 5lb box of 3 inch wood screws. By the time I got the materials in the back yard the sun was already heating things up. Although the temperature didn’t pass the upper 70’s it still felt warm in the sun.

My target for this repair session was the south wall, the longer of the two remaining sections. Since I already did the back fence line I had a good system in place. Even with this system it was a lot of work. In total I put in somewhere around 6 hours of cutting, hammering and screwing. I used every 3 inch screw I bought. The good news is the remaining section is significantly shorter and is almost entirely in shade because of the huge oak tree that stands above it. I tentatively hope to knock that out next weekend which would complete my fence repair. At some point the fence will need to be replaced but I am hoping what I am doing will add at least another 5 years onto it’s lifespan.

Once the Advil wore off I was hurting, especially my hands and forearms. Unlike my old house, ass busting sessions like this are rarely necessary with where I live now. However it is good to have them now and then just to prove to yourself you can still go into that mode if necessary. There was no time for recreational PEV riding this weekend although I do have a new wheel arriving this week, the F22 Pro that I actually bought way back in January. It’s about time.