Projects around the house...

Starting some projects:

Back Yard Repair and Restoration--from the mudslide
This is a "before" picture. Contractor coming; stand by for "after" pictures in a few weeks.

Princess' Pathetic Path in the backyard--soon to be fixed.

Just Finished:

Today's score: Jeff-2; Sinks -0
I cleaned out the sink traps in the upstairs bathroom.
The metal down pipe sheared when I removed the plastic trap. Amazingly, I was able to fix it with a part from the local Big Box home repair store.

Another big project completed.
After many years on the wish list, we finally installed rain gutters and drain pipes on the house. This will help with yard drainage in future rainstorms. We had a few sprinkles last night--just enough to prove that the rain goes down the spouts, and not splash on the sidewalks, sideyards, and house. These should keep the paint job so laboriously applied by the Robinson Family Painting Crew looking great much longer.

Thanks to Darell Outhier and an Opinion

We're in mudslide repair mode, and we thank Darell Outhier for helping us clean and repair the air conditioners. It turned out to be a hard, muddy, job--and Darell made it look easy. We love hearing about the Outhier family when he's here. (Our thoughts and prayers with you this week for Betty's passing.)

We had several inches of mud and debris clogging the cooling coils, etc.
An action shot--Darell knew just what to do.
He did technical stuff, while I dug a trench for the mud and water.

On a completely different subject:

I read this essay by George Will (courtesy of the Newsweek Magazine which Mom and Dad send us at work--thanks!)
Its called High Speed Insolvency--Why Liberals Love Trains

Why do we borrow BILLIONS of dollars to build trains to take us from Point A to Point B more slowly, and at higher cost, than airplanes, and that almost no one uses?
He thinks he has the answer.
What do you think?