It’s now into the second week of September and I am finally making progress. This week we started pouring the pads for container #1. They are 2ea 40’x2.5’x1′ concrete pads (basically $1,058. of cement). AT had a couple of minions on call to help with pouring, surfacing, and edging.
Setting forms for first Conex Box
Pouring the East Pad
The forms should come off tomorrow and we’ll set them up 26′ to the East for the other container. Should get them set up and poured by Friday. Next week we should be able to place the boxes on the pads and sink the epoxy filled bolts and weld the plates on the containers.
Tomorrow the Health Department is due to come out and we can site the leach field, septic tank and space for the backup leach field. I have a neighbor, Bob, from down the road who will be bringing a backhoe down to dig a trench so the Health Dept can profile the soil under the leach field to ensure it will drain properly.
Out in Portland, there was a slight delay with finishing work in the condo; the granite countertop wouldn’t fit in the elevator so it had to go back to be cut into separate pieces. It’s in now, the relators getting pictures, setting the price and getting ready to go live next week. Below is what the new kitchen looks like.
Note to self: Do this a year before you sell.
This week I am getting serious about finding a doctor on the East end of Casper.
I have been sorting out doctors on the web, and have 4 or 5 candidates to interview. I’m primarily looking for one that takes Tricare For Life/Medicare and would be willing to prescribe a particular horse de-wormer, if needed. (Turns out Express Scripts will supply it as prescribed).
In other news Sis (my older sister, Dawn) has escaped from Canada. She is currently in Southern California sorting out her options. More to follow, but the hard part was actually getting out. Only 4 airports allow flights to the US (or anywhere else out of country), and COVID tests required 72 hours prior to flight.
One final note, I will be moving the location of this blog. Being hosted on blogger dot com, and run by Google I exist only until I get cancelled. I have decided to move it offshore where I can let my freak flag fly. When I have a firm address I will post it here.