Sunday, May 18, 2008
Week Past 05/12-05/18/08(Garage Sale/Porch)
Tue 05/13 gas price was at $3.69. I'm not surprised but concerned. It's going up fast to $4.00. My last entry on 04/20 it was at $3.39. A 0.30 increase in a month!
This week I had two consecutive days off Thu 05/15 and Fri 05/16 after working nine straight days. Ugh. Having two consecutive days off gives me that mind set that I can start a project one day and still get a rest the following day. So I decided to start on the three season porch. It's time to sand and stain the ledges and flooring to protect it from the elements. Besides I bought a palm sander about two months ago and I still have to learn how it works. Never had one before just my elbow power. But with this project I will need mechanical help.
This week I had two consecutive days off Thu 05/15 and Fri 05/16 after working nine straight days. Ugh. Having two consecutive days off gives me that mind set that I can start a project one day and still get a rest the following day. So I decided to start on the three season porch. It's time to sand and stain the ledges and flooring to protect it from the elements. Besides I bought a palm sander about two months ago and I still have to learn how it works. Never had one before just my elbow power. But with this project I will need mechanical help.
Thu 05/15 as planned I started doing the porch. Started late at 11:00 am and worked on it for about 8 hours and I only covered a third of it. The sander worked fine and I'm getting good at it.
Fri 05/16 when I woke up my quads were aching and my lower back stiff. That's what you get for spending much of your time squatting and stooping. I thought a good run on the treadmill and a steambath would do the trick. So off to the gym to warm up and stretch. It helped. But I noticed that if I keep still for a while like stretched out on a sofa my quads become stiff. So I had to stand up slow. Must be the lactic acid in the muscles. By Sun 05/18 it's almost gone. It's good I had the Fri off for rest and recovery. Golden boys really need a good rest after a hard days work.
Fri 05/16 was also the pre-garage sale in our community (Sat 05/17 was the actual garage sale day). But early birds get the best bargain. We accompanied some of W's staff who were on the look out for bargains. First time that I went around for a garage sale. There were lots of people driving around their SUVs, beamers and mercedes. We ended up eating late dinner at a Chinese buffet. The waiters were waiting for us to be done since we were the last customers. We closed the restaurant so to speak. Then I don't know why we ended up talking in front of the restaurant for almost an hour. I told W we should've just invited them back home for coffee. They were engrossed they forgot the time. That ended the day.
