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New Scientist Breaking News – Distant planetoid Sedna gives up more secrets

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By Dave, April 15, 2005 8:25 pm

New Scientist Breaking News – Distant planetoid Sedna gives up more secrets

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By Dave, April 15, 2005 11:16 am

Not done yet. Tomorrow as per usual.

Been a long day. Got loads done though.

Started with moving the stuff out of the way in cats office and putting a 6 shelf 4 ft wide 12 inch deep unit up. Cut 16 ft 2×6’s into 4 pieces and a inch and get 2 shelves.

Moved on into the living room and emptied the 12 ft book case and moved it 12 ft toward the east. Then put most of the breakable stuff from Edwina’s on it. Loads of glass and ceramics. Nice stuff but tis only to look at for the most part. Anyway, got most of it up out of the way and on display. Turned the couch around and back up against the side of my desk. Took the end table into Cats office and put the glass top coffee table under the window where it was. Moved the 2 medium palms outside for the season. Moved the amp and cd player off the stand and got it out of the way. Moved the entire wall of stuff east about 2 feet leaving room for the recliner to stay for now. And my corner is about the same.

Added 3 more shelves for the video tape collection. Then helped Cat move the remainder from overhead in the kitchen to the new shelves.

Ate lunch and then went to the creek to see what I could do there today.

Got the top braces finished on the east arbor as well as the top side rails. Put one cross piece in to help stabilize some of the sway. Will finish the cross bracing at the bottom tomorrow Need 4 more to get the 4 areas under the hand rails done. Only one with both and 2 with one. Moved the back boards from the south bench and widened the spacing to about 5 inches between so we can see the creek and such through the cracks. Boards are 5 inches wide so fine to align your spine on when leaning back. Put the extras on the north bench and added the 2 more to finish it off.

That completed for the most part the 2 arbors which are boxes about 6 feet long and 4 wide and 8 high outlined with landscape timbers. Then took 2 timbers and laid them out on the ground like I wanted the roof line to be and drew a line on them one at a time where they crossed. Then set the saw at the angle and cut them. Placed the ends together and using 3 inch rock screws attached them. Bill and I set them up and marked where they crossed the upright supports. Took them down and cut wedges out with the saws all. Added nails and put them back up and screwed and nailed into place. And then did it again for the other rafter.

Took and held a purlin in place above the rafters and marked it. Took it down and added nails, one on each end. Did this 6 times, on each of the 6 purlins. Then put rock screws on the lower side of where they would cross the rafters to keep them in place while we are nailing them. All this on the step ladder on the bridge above the creek. Interesting experience. Got them all nailed in! Put the tools up and saw under wraps and came back to the shelves…

Came up and started cutting 4 foot shelves again. Cut 15 shelves worth which is 30 pieces. Then came in and started the chili warming. Got a drink and went out and sat on the trailer while the sun finished sinking into the west. Came in and ate. Then into the living room and started assembling three more 6 foot x 1 ft x 4 ft shelves where the 12 ft short shelf was. Centered the window and put 2 below and one above. may add another later. but may not. Then put all the books back on the new shelves. Got a lot more to move but for now most of the stuff is at least on a shelf rather than in a box.

Now to shower and hit the sack. And hope I can move in the morning.

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