I was supposed to help tile Landlady’s tub surround this afternoon but things changed and freed up that time. Fortunately there was another chore to fill it, and I’d wondered before whether I’d be able to get that chore done in time.
Ian is due sometime this afternoon, and said something about wanting to go shooting with me tomorrow. We used to shoot together all the time but he’s busy with more exalted company these days and I rarely see him. So if he wants to go shooting, I want to go shooting. Problem is, the target stand is right where that flood dumped it last July. Had to do something about that, however rudimentary it might be.
Finally got a chance to use that new tow strap I bought last year, after breaking the old one on that UPS truck. Dragged the rack around so the targets would face the backstop more squarely.
Unfortunately before I did that I should have unbolted the short chain sections. Now most of them were buried beneath sand and a bunch of plowed-up dead vegetation. So I ended up just wiring up the two lightest targets.
Had to test to see if they work, right? Nothing worse than not knowing about a defective target.
They work.
This morning Landlady brought me a care package sent by Generous Reader Edward…
I haven’t unrolled it but it’s supposed to be a 16.5′ X 5′ piece of new camo netting for the chicken yard. I’ll have to piece it, but that should be good to replace the front (windward) third or so of the top cover, in time for the summer heat. Might not be able to get to that for the next few days, as we’re in some really windy weather.
It came from Amazon and I don’t know who made it, so we’ll just call this a “UV/weather durability and lifespan test.” Thanks!
Now that I’ve been out in the sand I have to think about washing my head and pits and getting dressed for Landlady’s get-together in a couple of hours.