34F and "Fair" @ 15:15, which will be the high for today.
LWS reports the low this morning was supposedly 14.5F ... that's not good ... given we still haven't gotten the strawberry plants mulched (15F can kill off the crowns) Definitely on the agenda for tomorrow.
Got hopper and both tube feeders refilled yesterday before it got dark, also scattered cracked corn for the ground feeders ... squirrels were on that in no time. Birds also showed up before I even had feeders filled.
Also got some bills scheduled for payment. Cub Cadet will be paid off before next summer ...
Thought I had the studs located in the wall to put up the plywood piece for the electrical panel so I drilled the plywood and proceed to screw in the piece. The two screws on the left side hit a stud while the two on the right completely missed ...
Will have to try screw anchors or toggle bolts on the right.
Electronic stud finder seems a little dicey ... will try a fresh battery and see if it does any better.
Located some pieces of scrap plywood I can use to attach the gas line to the garage ceiling just need to cut them to length.
Was heading back out to the garage last night from the kitchen. There are two poured concrete steps going down to the garage floor. Lights were off, had stuff in both my hands, opened door and stepped out onto the top step and closed door behind me. Big mistake.
Got disoriented in the dark while fumbling around trying to find the light switch to turn it on and took a dive ... falling down onto the steps/floor and hitting a 5 gallon bucket of ice melter which had a drill sitting on it on the way down.
Interestingly, aside from the sheer dread and panic as it was occurring, I was not hurt - no real pain, marks, or bruising. Consider myself very lucky as it could have been a lot worse.
At any rate, that was it for the day, spent the rest of the evening on the couch.
Agenda for the rest of today:
Fill up a bucket with some whole corn and refill deer feeder up behind shop.
Maybe cut those pieces of plywood to mount the gas line on the ceiling.
See if I can locate some anchors for the plywood piece for the electrical panel.
Finish up a small Menards order for some odds and ends for the heater project. They have a deal going for their driveway markers: $1.99 with $1.99 rebate (limit 20) so will grab another 20 of those. Plus loose cellulose insulation is on sale ... so probably grab a couple of bales of that.
Beyond that whatever comes up.
Hope everyone is having a decent Wednesday ...