So... What are YOU doing? - Part 7

Got some electrical work done. It was really tedious, given that getting from one side of a wall to the other means a trip around much of the house, all the while keeping the cat contained so I don't have to worry whether a piece of debris looks sufficiently like a mouse to get attacked. I chalked up 5000+ steps and 51 flights of stairs so far, and the only time I left the house was to visit the hardware store to get a couple of parts.

Horrible weather today, glad I got the windows done when I did. Still got downstairs windows to see to but leaning out of upstairs windows is hopefully a thing of the past now.

When the rain eases off I'm off to the hardware store to choose a ceiling fan for our bedroom. Getting at the space above the ceiling was easier than I expected, so I'm going to go straight for the ceiling fan option rather than just putting in a light for now and a ceiling fan later. It's going to be a while before I my demolition reaches our bedroom and it will be nice to have a ceiling fan in the meantime. I'm going to get a second one so I can put it in the guest bedroom, although it won't be an instant process to get at that. All the stuff that was in the attic space over our bedroom is now in the space over the guest bedroom, so I'm going to have to lay my nice new boards over our room, move everything back, then start lifting boards over the guest bedroom.

Don't know if it's the same rain or not

It didn't last anywhere near as long as forecast, nor did the promised thunderstorms appear this afternoon. I got my ceiling fans chosen, with suitably strong back boxes to support them. Now I just need to get busy and fit them. The first will be relatively easy, the second will take longer because of having to move so much stuff before I can do much of anything.

The light I updated earlier this week was a challenge because my hole saw didn't have anything for the center bit to drill into. Normally the center bit goes a short way into the material and prevents the circular section from skipping sideways. Without that it took a few goes to get it going where I wanted it, because as soon as some teeth made contact with the ceiling the whole thing tried to jump sideways. As soon as it started to bite into the ceiling it was just a question of holding it steady and pushing it up until I'd gone through everything. The ceiling fan could also be interesting because all I'm drilling through is a 3/4" thick ceiling tile. Hopefully the center will hold it sufficiently firmly that it doesn't skip and gouge the tile. Maybe I can get that piece of work done this weekend.

Got a bunch more stuff done on the house. Ceiling fan fitted in our bedroom, two lights rewired, and about 300 square feet of replacement flooring cut to size and put in place. Much sweat expended. I could really do with getting at the electrics in the bathroom to get that updated, what's in the crawl space above the bathroom is pretty ugly. If I can get that done I can also replace the sockets with GFCI sockets while I'm there. That can only be a good thing.

ImaginaryDay2 said:

Listening to music and not getting involved any longer in threads on baptism. I think that one has jumped the shark

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Reading this post and shaking my head with sadness.

Contemplating whether to replace a section of cable or not, and thinking about how best to run the cable to provide lighting for downstairs.

Lämmchen said:

We didn't get the rain we were supposed to get this weekend so now I have to use the sprinkler on our 1 acre lawn today and tomorrow to water in the Grubex my husband put down on the lawn. We had grubs a few years ago that decimated our front lawn and we don't want that to happen again. But I'm mad that the weathermen were dead wrong in the forecast...multiple times this weekend!!

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Aside from politicians, are there any career paths other than weatherman where you can be wrong most of the time and still keep your job?

We had day after day after day where the forecast was for showers and possible thunderstorms only to find it turned into yet another glorious day of bright sunshine. It's tedious for me too, because I have indoor work and outdoor work to do on the house. The indoor work really isn't fun when the sun beats down on the metal roof overhead, and the outdoor work really needs just those conditions.

Lämmchen said:

Tango, you're so right! What a career to get into and for the tv you just have to look pretty most of the time.

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I think politics is a better bet. You don't even have to be pretty for that. You just need to be able to promise everyone exactly what they want, and be able to live with yourself knowing you're likely to deliver precisely none of it.

Got some more fiberglass laid, a random loose end of old cable cut off, and some more boards cut and laid. The area where I lifted the floor is now almost completely replaced. I just need a new piece to screw down at the top of the attic stairs and I'm good to go.