| Re: 08.16.19 |
Subject: Re: 08.16.19 by teebee on 2019/8/17 2:26:06 Well, that was a pretty good day. We got to sis's house about 7:30 (she's on mountain time, MT is just 15 miles west of us). Before I called the power company to turn off the electricity, I did some of the preliminary stuff. Cut a big chunk od sheetrock out, above and below the existing panel. Had to cut part of a stud out as the old panel was 2" narrower than the new one. Luckily it was a 2 x 8 (old house and a cast iron drain vent precipitated the thicker wall) and I just cut back 3 1/2" (about 1/2 the stud width) was able to mount the new panel and start connecting the wires up. 3 hours and 50 minutes after getting to her house I made the call to turn the power back on. When they did, everything was good...."Thank you Lord". Stopped to eat a little something. Then patched the sheetrock back in and taped it. She had a couple other little jobs she wanted me to do....no problem. Then I started chasing the circuits that were not marked so we would have some idea which breakers controlled what....spent almost 3 hours on that. Headed home and by the time I had the truck unloaded it was nearly 8pm (central time). I really feel good about the work I got done today.....I'm tired, but satisfied. Maybe one of the reasons I don't have pets, I'm afraid I'd get way too attached to them. I do with the kids pets (now, we wouldn't let them have pets when they were living here) Wasn't quite as hot today....good thing. Low 90s for highs, but light breezes made it bearable. Neat story, Tommy. Marcus, the things we do for our kids.  Looks like you're going to have to fight it again another day.Good night folks. |
