Day starts nice and cool, but still gets up near 100F in the afternoon. Maybe some spotty rain. Maybe not. We did get a few drops yesterday and the sky turned black for a couple minutes but it blew right past us.
We got a lot done yesterday. Tanks are placed, inspected, and wiring and plumbing are underway. Hopefully today we’ll get the stuff that was never properly connected to the system plumbed in, and the electrical done. If we get lucky, drip line will go in too. This guy is good, conscientious, but he works alone, so it does take a bit longer. To be fair, the additional plumbing was a surprise, as was the giant root ball, and the crazy thickness of the concrete. Just getting the hole dug, and the lines trenched in was more difficult than it should have been. Still, progress is being made. The pace has slowed a bit as we are both getting worn out by the additional effort required.
I did not get gas lines in, because I was prepping for the additional plumbing. Lots of poor choices were made decades ago, and I’m paying for them now.
Spent some time spinning the dial on the shortwave, which is where today’s title came from. WTWW on 5.085mhz plays a lot of good music at night, and it’s a WIDE variety. Lots of stuff I haven’t heard in years. If you are looking to get familiar with shortwave listening, that’s one freq to check along with the national time signals.
Prepping involves testing gear and assumptions. Get your radio out and see what you can hear, and if you can actually tune to anything. Shortwave is an entertaining way to get a feel for propagation, without firing up your ham rig.
And as always, stack some things.
nick