2009JUL042031
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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2009JUL042031
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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