Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
The car repair that is 😊. Today, the Santa Fe was picked up, repaired and returned to our house after 215 days of waiting for a fuel pump. How long is 215 days? 7 months and 1 day Or: It was a long time which included a rental car, a car loaded to us by Read More …
A couple of years ago the electric start on our 1990 Mercury 25hp outboard stopped working. I’d thought about taking it in to a marina to get it repaired but that would be awkward, put the boat out of commission for an unknown amount of time and likely be costly. It still started well with Read More …
Shorty after opening the cottage on the May long weekend I noticed a beam supporting the deck on the lower north side had some very bad rot and was collapsing! Also, some of the posts supporting this beam were in pretty rough shape too! Part 1.
On the May long weekend as I was checking on various cottage systems during the opening process I noticed a problem with our deck. A fairly significant issue where wood rot on one of the beams is causing it to collapse. This issue is at the front (lake side) left corner of the deck that Read More …
This last week on vacation I tackles a few cottage maintenance projects. Some required by the passage of time, some required by this years unusually high water levels. The first was to replace a post that had floated away. At the shore end of the newer dock section I suspect that some serious wave action Read More …