Muggy. Just passed a hundred in the shade briefly, which is only like the third time it’s done that this year and the first since the beginning of Monsoon, which means muggy hot.
I’ve been in a muck sweat all afternoon, constantly drinking tea and avoiding the sun. A storm cell passed to the south earlier, kind of rumbling as it went by, but it never seriously threatened rain today.
Did get a little done first thing this morning though. Behold!
The diverter regulator is permanently fixed to the cabin now. I didn’t buy any concrete yesterday so I don’t have enough for a pad – I may actually go looking for some suitable shale like I did last year for the woodshed floor, just so I can call that part done. Or maybe I’ll wait and pour concrete; can’t decide. Either way it’ll be weeks before I have pigtails to connect the bottles to the regulator which of course doesn’t matter for numerous reasons, like how it’s currently late July and stifling. Thought it was kind of funny that I’d pick one of the hottest days so far this year to finish a winter prep.
Next I’m going to see how neatly I can knock together a cover for it. If that goes well I may do one for the kitchen stove’s regulator and bottle as well. Always meant to, so maybe I should just build two.
Really should plug the inlets so you do not get any unwanted squatters.
Yes indeed. Critters like to get into small orifices and build nests. Tape ’em up!
I still think a sun oven would save summer cooking fuel. Although it would be counter-productive to have cattle walking over your supper as Mr. Sun tries to cook it.
Big chunk of shale would work fine, and free except for your back. Come to think of it the cement looks better after that.