January Journal
01/01/08 -
Tuesday
Notes:
First
failed Unicel call of the year @ 12:14 a.m.
C&C
welcome 2008 with coffee and booja @ sunrise on the little yurt's deck. There is also a moon.
310.11 Shovel Main Drive: Middle
Chris kicks
off the new construction season with...Shoveling!
time: 1 hr
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
time: 1.25
hrs
310.01 Keep
deck cleared
C&C
shovel in a blizzard
time: 2.5
hrs
300.40 Cass
phone
Chris
grounds the antenna. Cass gets 3 bars.
Coincidence? TBD
time: 1 hr
01/02/08 -
Wednesday
Notes:
Weather:
Windy, cold and somewhat sunny.
C&C
ponder adding the nice neighbor in NH to the Team as his plowing - free - is a
huge help.
310.10
Shovel/plow main drive: lower
Chris and
the Vermoose move some snow
time: 1.25
hrs
666.00
Dealing with Problems at Hellhouse, Which We Can't Get Rid of Because We're Not
F'ing Done Building Yet! (DwPaHWWCGRoBWNFDBY!)
Chris
confirms the water heater and washer leak repairs are intact and holding. They are. YIPPEE!
time: 2 hrs
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
time: 0.25
hrs
310.11 Shovel Main Drive: Middle
C&C go
at it again
time: 1.75
hrs
326.03 Park Ave Temporary Skirting
Chris gets
deluxe, using both black plastic AND reflectix.
time: 2 hrs
310.01 Keep
deck cleared
C&C clean
up from yesterday
time: 0.5
hrs
213.81 Radiant
flooring 20': loops installed
C&C
install another header and loop
time: 0.5
hrs
01/03/08 -
Thursday
Notes:
Weather:
frigid but sunny. cold wind occassionally. When Chris went out to shovel the
s#!++y thermometer said -6F.
Cass kick
ass boots started ripping apart.
C&C go
sleddin', making a sled run with banked curves and a jump on the pipeline.
Chris makes a post-log-splitting night run.
310.10
Shovel/plow main drive: lower
Chris
clears it all up
time: 1.5
hrs
310.11 Shovel Main Drive: Middle
C&C do
it again.
time: 0.75
hrs
288.08 Split & Stack
Firewood
time: 0.75
hrs
01/04/08 - Friday
Notes:
Weather:
frigid, brr, brr. -7F when Chris went out to do AM work, and he had to rejigger
the plan. not a smart idea to try working on US pipes and risk them cracking.
Thermometer says 40 in yurt but Cass can see her breath and gets very red cold
fingers doing AM chores.
C&C do
some sledding. The course is really getting dangerous, and Cass finds a bad
spot, departs the track and hits a tree.
Thankfully she isn't broken!
213.16
Connect the two yurts
Chris
attempts working around missing parts.
Doesn't work out.
time: 0.75
hrs
213.83
Radiant flooring Utility Shed: loops installed
Chris
shovels off platform
time: 0.25
hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
C&C
figure out wall length and placement
time: 1.5
hrs
01/05/08 -
Saturday
Notes:
Weather:
overcast day, gets up near freezing.
Water in
reservoir is still at full level. Woohoo!
There were
rodent tracks in the snow that ended abruptly. Upon closer inspection they
ended where a set of wing tracks seemed to be. Perhaps a hungry owl found a
snack in our snow-covered driveway?
213.36 Site
Cleanup
Chris
cleans up under 30' so bracing and radiant heat install work can continue. Later, he and Cass organize inside to make
room for loft constructing.
time: 2.25
hrs
306.01 Cass
tasks
time: 0.25
hrs
288.08 Split & Stack
Firewood
time: 0.75
hrs
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
time: 0.25
hrs
310.11 Shovel Main Drive: Middle
time: 1.5
hrs
310.12 Shovel Main Drive: Top
time: 0.25
hrs
301.00
Organize Shed
time: 0.5
hrs
01/06/08 -
Sunday
Notes:
Weather:
cloudy but above freezing. Sun comes out at 3:00 pm.
288.08 Split & Stack
Firewood
time: 0.5
hrs
742.00 Just
a Bunch of Stuff that Happened
Chris
affixed the antenna grounding wire to the door frame, then retaped the drip
edge gap.
Cass snips
zip ties on grounding wire, attaches another antenna to the wire, and sands the
walkway.
time: 0.5
hrs
275.04
Materials transport
Chris hauls
a buncha stuff up to GIPPEEland in the Micro-Moose, then backpacks it up to the
MLA
time: 0.5
hrs
213.83
Radiant flooring Utility Shed: loops installed
Chris
tightens couplings. This task is DONE!
time: 0.25
hrs
213.36 Site
Cleanup
time: 1.25
hrs
310.14 Snow
Off Shed Roofs
Storage and
WS#2
time: 0.25
hrs
01/07/08 -
Monday
Notes: cass
not supposed to go up th hill and down
again (which was excruciating when she did so yest), due to leg injury. she
works on non-building tasks in yurt.
Weather:
warm (almost 40)
310.11 Shovel Main Drive: Middle
cass isn't
supposed to go up and down the hill due to the sledding injury. But she very
much wants time outside, away from stinky wahooni. Takes advantage of
"warmth" to try and remove some of the thick thick ice in drive
Time: 1.25hrs
01/08/08 -
Tuesday
Notes:
sledding injury getting better. Cass moving a bit more like normal, but it
still hurts, so one trip up and down hill is all for the day... Anyway, she's
still got lots of working on the long list of non-construction tasks c+c left
her with;things to finalize 07 and get
08 orgzd.
Argh!!!! In
the midst of making good progress, cass discovers that three OQO batts are all
un-usable! Argh! They show charge, but OQO doesnt recogn them. Two are the
brand new ones. Argh! Cass' plan of making major progrss on tasks is totally derailed... It affects so
much! Batts won't be avail til sat, but c+c constructing then and sun, so it
will have to be monday and..... argh... do NOT need this time delay!!!!
Damn
wahooni. warm weather, pressure changes, stinky wood, creosote...all mean
difficulties with fire mgmt. Cass and her nose,eyes,lungs, unhappy.
Weather:
even warmer, above 40. Lotta fog with
all snow evaporation. Heard was 60 in NH...wow. Was only 45 here. Oh well. Still nice to be outside.
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
more ice
hacking to try and clear thick thick parts before temps turn cold again.
Time: 1hr
310.15 Keep
Utility Shed cleared
shoveled
out posts down to footings, and a path around, including runoff path to handle
melt and rain
Time: 0.75
310.01 keep
deck clear
cleared off
all fallen-off-yurts snow
Time: 0.25
01/09/08 -
Wednesday
Notes: cass
continues regrouping to see which tasks could be continued on palm w/o oqo.
prob there is that the minix isn't avail, and 2nd xpower not fixed yt, so charging is an
issue...phone and light are more important. Hmm.
Rainy rainy
and then sudden clearing, beautiful rainbow, arcing up from valley up over
ridge behind PA.
Weather:
warm overnight, 42 in AM already. Rainy rainy rainy. Cass dons extra layers in lieu of _ing with
stove at first, but after an hour or two decides a small fire prob better.
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
more ice
hacking to try and clear
thick thick
parts before temps turn cold again.
Most all is
removed - from heart up to gippee
anyway. Cass gets headache from all the jarrring work, and wouldn't have spent
so much time on it at all, except is supposed to get cold again.
Time: 2.25
213.18
construct walls 30': framing
marked all 4*4s
and the 2*6s that had, working carefully due to floor -making sure not
to damage- and also hurt a bit with leg.
Time:
1.75hrs
01/10/08
-Thursday
213.18
construct walls 30': framing
studs
marked. Was going to do built up 2*6s, but good clamps down inaccessible. Was
going to try with othr clamps, but gtting the dbl beams back in ...kinda
sketchy. Oh well.
Time: 0.75
213.06
deck: railing posts
since was
marking boards, got the last 2 sitting on top
marked and out of way. all posts avail are marked now.
Time: 0.25
288.09 cut
and store
was going
to transport kindling pile - that was uncovrd and dry-ish to woodshd, but too risky with leg injury and
icy walk down to shed. realized
snowshoes reqd. got windblown tarp back over pile in shed instead and left
transporting for another day.
Time: 0.25
213.81 Rad
floor: loops 20'
got most of
mirrored north side installed. One coupling wouldntgo in back in tight area behind beam, left for chris.
Time:
1.5hrs
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
despite
very sore, cass hacks away at some
remaining upper ice. whew.
time: 0.75
01/11/08 -
Friday
Notes:
Weather:
icy rain
213.81
Radiant flooring 20': loops installed
Chris does
some northside installing
time: 0.5
hrs
213.77
Bracing: 30' yurt
Chris gets
a few more bolts in
time: 1.5
hrs
01/12/08 -
Saturday
Notes:
Weather:
Sunny and warm.
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
Chris makes
a cutting station of the deck bridge structure and cuts lumber for loft.
time:
2.5 hrs
213.81
Radiant flooring 20': loops installed
C&C
make lots of progress!
time: 4 hrs
213.77
Bracing: 30' yurt
More
bolting
time: 1 hr
288.08
Split & Stack Firewood
time: 1.0 hrs
01/13/08 -
Sunday
Notes:
Weather:
sunny and somewhat warm
288.08
Split & Stack Firewood
time: 1.0
hrs
213.81
Radiant flooring 20': loops installed
Loops are
in place and all couplings tightened.
time: 6.25
hrs
213.84
Radiant flooring 20': fins installed
Chris preps
for install
time: 0.5
hrs
306.01 Cass
tasks
time: 0.5
hrs
328.01 take
down awning mockup and store
Cass takes
down and Chris stores.
time: 0.5
hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
Chris preps
for beam assembly
time: 0.25
hrs
01/14/08 -
Monday
Notes: cass
has so much catching up to do but oqo batts still causing probs. Got lots done but may not get done rest of
week
Weather:
snow
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
time: 1.5
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
time: 1.25
01/15/08 -
Tuesday
Notes:
argh.
Weather:
snow flurries ending, skies seeming like will clear up overnight?
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
time: 0.5
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
what a
pain! Gravel. Why didn't have this prob before? Red shovel is disintegrating.
Switch to metal tipped but it is loud and gets stuck even worse. End up with
black shovel which is too short but works ok-ish for rest of clearing. Sore
cass.
time: 2.75
310.01 keep
deck clear
shoveled
way to door so could do cleanup of rad floor stuff. Then shoveled bit more
behind 20
Time: 0.5
213.81
Radiant flooring 20': loops installed
cleaned up.
Task is done!
Time: 0.25
01/16/08 -
Wednesday
Notes: brr.
Cold. Kept water flowing, but yurt very cold in AM.
Weather:
brilliant clear skies, and thus, very cold. Wind made it worse. Sunniness
hardly had chance to warm cass when she was outside.
310.01 keep
deck clear
Time: 1.5
310.15 Keep
Utility Shed cleared
Time: 0.25
213.18
walls 30' framing
made built
up beams out of very warped 2*6s, marked for joist placement too
Time: 2.25
01/17/08 -
Thursday
Notes:
Weather:
very cold overnight. Below 10 at least. almost up up to freezing by late
afternoon.
213.84
Radiant flooring 20': fins installed
cass works
on this 20' task in almost 20F temps. gets hang of forming fins - with bulky
gloves on, a very important neccessity! Stapler sucks, but she gets loading it
figured out and gets all those fins up.
What a
nasty difficult task between very neck-hurting awkward position and stupid
stapler. Need to test cass on new stapler so will be able to do it one handed
and with less duds.
Time: 4.5
01/18/08 -
Friday
Notes:
Chris not
home last night due to chicago flight delays, got a hotel in manchester at 1 am
instead of driving back in wet slick snow storm. Gets to YIPPEE-land at 2 pm.
Weather:
warm (34) and snow is very heavy n wet, stopped sleety rainy snowy precip in morn
and skies cleared. Sun nice, but makes for a cold eve
310.05
Shovel: Park to Main
Cass gets a
shoveling groove on
time: 1.25
hrs
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: middle
time: 1.5
hrs
310.10
Shovel main drive: lower
time: 0.5
hrs
310.13 Plow
main drive/oregon
time: 0.5
hrs
01/19/08 -
Saturday
Notes:
Weather:
partly sunny, cold
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: middle
time: 0.25
hrs
742.00
JaBoStH
Chris gets
batteries and socks from MLA
time: 0.25
hrs
288.08
Split & Stack Firewood
time: 0.5
hrs
310.01 keep
deck clear
time: 2.5
hrs
01/20/08 -
Sunday
Notes
Weather:
Frigid and windy, with some sun
275.04
Materials Transport
Stuff frm
HD up to MLA
Discovered,
later, that the HD boob who cut the 2*6-12 in half made on side too short.
Boob!
time: 0.75
hrs
288.08 Split
& Stack Firewood
time: 0.5
hrs
306.01 Cass
tasks
time: 0.5
hrs
213.12
Utility Shed built
Chris does
some prep for Cass to do some prep for sheet metal cutting
time: 0.25
hrs
310.15 Keep
Utility Shed cleared
time: 0.25
hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
Chris cuts
boards
time: 1.75
hrs
310.01 keep
deck clear
Cass chips
ice
time: 1.25
hrs
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
time: 0.25
hrs
261.25
Plumbing layout of DWV
C&C
finalize plans
time: 0.75
hrs
213.77
Bracing 30' yurt
time: 1.5
hrs
01/21/08 -
Monday
Notes: Fire
cut back way too much last night, very cold in yurt in AM. Nasty smell when
Chris up early to leave (3am). Cass finds creosote on floor again. She attempts
cleanup, covers with foil, open doors, open dome, open window, fan, filter,
cough, hack, ugh.
Very cold
day- so cass takes time to make significant progress on time updating etc.
Cass can't
shake that -nasty nasty disgusting ew gross cough hack cough cough- creosote
stench.
Weather: 5F
in AM. Clear skies.
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
time: 1.5
310.01 keep
deck clear
shoveled
off fresh snowfall and chipped away at piles
Time: 0.5
213.18
walls 30'
began
nailing in joist hangers until fingers and toes couldnt take the cold any more
brrr
Time: 0.5
01/22/08 -
Tuesday
Notes: More
updating and palm/oqo work.
Weather:
started out at down around 0F, but up to 25F by noon and almost to freezing in
afternoon. "A heat wave!" Snow flurries throughout afternoon.
213.84
Radiant flooring 20': fins installed
made some
up, stapled bunch up, including odd ones
Time: 3.25
310.01 keep
deck clear
was kinda
sunny in am, and with temp getting warmer, chipped away bit more at frozen
piles
Time: 0.25
310.00
winter access
using
general task number since shoveled way off deck and then down drive and park
ave and to woodpile
Time: 0.25
01/23/08 -
Wednesday
Notes: More
updating and palm work. Cass still sick from creosote and weather changes.
Weather:
"warm" almost up to freezing. Sunny in AM. Then clouds moving over
and cloudy.
310.01 keep
deck clear
cleared
last eve's snow and used sunny-ish, somewhat "warm"ish weather to
keep chipping away at piles
Time: 0.5
213.84
Radiant flooring 20': fins installed
all avail
fins are formed, and most all are up. Gotta order more to finish.
Time: 2.75
213.18
walls 30'
finished
nailing in joist hangers
Time: 0.25
261.25
Plumbing: MLA pipe layout for DWV
written up,
ready for chris' review
Time: 0.75
01/24/08 -
Thursday
Notes:
After cleaning out ash, Cass encounters smoke pouring backwards. Filling yurt.
All the smoke that ever was seems to pour backwards, yet she can't not do the
fire. way too frickin cold for that.
Weather:
down very cold and clear in AM. 10F at 9am.
213.84
Radiant flooring 20': fins installed
finished
stapling up all avail fins.
Time: 0.5
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
moved built
up beams
paper moved
and laid out for building the wall sections (after figuring out notes chris
made- we never actually reviewed this) but discovered that measurements wrong.
Two ways could go, will ask chris.
Chris cuts
a joist @ house
time: 1 hrs
213.36 site
cleanup
In 30',
organizing for access to shelves, and getting things onto shelves, cleaning
floor etc
Time: 0.5
213.12
Utility Shed built
Chris cuts
PT shims @ house
time: 0.5
hrs
01/25/08 -
Friday
Notes:
Weather:
cold, somewhat sunny, and cold
cass very
sick, not feeling well at all. Doesnt go back up top to work in afternoon, does
chores in yurt instead, prepping for wkend and hoping to feel better for
sat/sun and getting work done w/chris.
c+c discuss
rad floor and $80 shipping not so bad, is worth just ordering it. Review
quantities. Cass calls but contact isnt in, will order tom or mon to have it
next wkend.
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
Chris gets
the joist up to the MLA and then cuts some blocking to the CORRECT length.
time: 0.75
hrs
213.16
Connect the yurts
Chris
finally gets this task DONE!
time: 1.25
hrs
213.77
Bracing 30' yurt
remaining
post bolts go in.
Chris
starts cutting brace ends off
time: 0.75
hrs
213.36 Site
Cleanup
C&C
organize a bit
time: 0.25
hrs
261.25
Plumbing: MLA Pipe Layout for DWV
design is
finished. This task is DONE!
time: 0.25
hrs
01/26/08 -
Saturday
Notes:
Weather:
cold and partly sunny
275.04
Materials transport
time: 0.25
hrs
288.08
Split & Stack Firewood
time: 1.0
hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
C&C get
some posts and beams up. Woohoo!
Chris gets
the addt'l support beam under the center area of the platform
time: 8.0
hrs
310.01 Keep
Deck Clear
Cass chips
away at ice buildup
time: 0.25
hrs
01/27/08 -
Sunday
Notes:
Weather:
S'posed to be sunny. Hard to tell with all that snow in the way.
310.00
Winter Access
C&C
shovel a bit here and there
shovel:
1.25 hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
Corner
posts and beams are up and squared:
time: 5.25
hrs
288.09 Cut
and store downed trees
Chris tarps
over one side of woodshed #1
time: 0.25
hrs
310.01 Keep
Deck Clear
time: 0.75
hrs
300.45
Woodstove Maintenance/problems
time: 0.5
hrs
306.01 Cass
tasks
time: 0.5
hrs
288.08
Split & Stack Firewood
time: 0.25
hrs
01/28/08 -
Monday
Notes: cass
tries working like usual, but gets incapacitatingly ill with shaking and has to
spend afternoon in yurt, lying down, working with health practitioner to
stablize.
Weather:
gets above freezing, and is sunny, but the wind is very cold.
310.00
winter access tasks
general
shoveling, bit here and there, driveway up, and util shed, but not enough to
separate
Time: 0.25
310.01 keep
deck clear
Time: 0.25
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
yucky
gravel jarring work
Time: 1
310.05
Shovel Park to Main
Time: 0.5
01/29/08 -
Tuesday
Notes: cass
sleeps in a bit, finally warm and really wiped out still. Being sick sucks.
Eventually able to get up and do fire etc for am chores.
In lieu of
site work, cass works on spreadsheet and was going great until hotsync-docstogo
f'd up and took almost three hours to correct, and used all batts. Is a good
copy on oqo for when get batts next, to go back to finalizing.
Lots other
chores in yurt.
Weather:
"warm", almost up to 40. Sprinkles of rain here and there. Cloudy.
310.11
Shovel Main Drive: Middle
cass not up
to site work, but with temps to be "warm" again tomorrow am and then
drop drastically, finishes her section of drive.
Time: 0.5
275.04
Materials transport
Chris treks
to IKEA for lighting
time: 2.5
hrs
01/30/08 -
Wednesday
Notes: cass
still recovering. But goes up and gets work done. Brr.
Weather:
rain thru last night, tapered off, then snow showers and then temp dropped by
over 20 degrees and melted/rainy stuff on deck and drive froze
310.01 keep
deck clear
snow
released off yurts and was mushy chunks on deck. hacked away and finally got
all ice piles off deck before temp dropped
Time: 1hr
213.18 construct
walls 30' framing
measurements
for wall sections and on 2*4s. With bulky gloves.
Time:
2.75hrs
01/31/08 -
Thursday
Notes: cass
very much looking forward to Not Being Sick. Ugh. Still teetering. But goes up
and gets work done.
cass leaves
bag of outdoor clothes and a bar at end of park ave, in bag, under micromoose,
for chris to do some site work in eve before arriving "home".
Weather:
cold overnight, but "warm", almost up to freezing and sunny during
noon time.
213.18
construct walls 30' framing
measuring
boards, making calcs.
Got scraps
and started working on front angle/arc.
Time: 2hrs
213.12
utility shed built
measurements
at u.s. Found brown paper scrap suitable length. Marking and measuring, getting
corex traced in right places. Cut out and folded up for chris. Have to ask
re/boiler pipe since not corex.
Time:
1.25hrs
213.36 site
cleanup
reflectix
window coverings into large bags. Scrap boards under hardware bottles.
Time:
0.25hrs
288.10 Park
Ave Firewood, year 3
Chris
stacks last bit of wood at house into garage
time: 0.75
hrs
275.04
Materials Transport
Radiant
floor parts from BMP&S up the icy drive to the MLA
time: 2.25
hrs
213.18
Construct walls and loft - 30' yurt: framing
time: 0.5
hrs