66F and cloudy @ 12:30 with a predicted high of 73F for the day.
Not too bad for late August ... just wish we could get a little rain to go with the cooler temps.
Spent some time up in the shop last night until around 03:30. Dipped out most of the crud in the bottom of the 30 gallon Safety-Kleen drum (carb degreaser) in the drum, until I ran out of 2 1/2 gallon containers (used 3) ... probably about another gallon or so to go.
Also ladled out most of the S-K parts washer solvent out of the 20 gallon drum ... that took my parts washer up to almost full. Looks like there is 3 or 4 inches of mud/tar in the bottom of that one. Be good to get it cleaned out today, as it's Thursday - the day the recycling center is open from 14:00 to 20:00.
Did some research last night after I finished up there and found out a couple of things:
1. Due to market conditions, Safety-Kleen is no longer paying for used motor oil. When I called a couple of years ago, they were paying ... and paying pretty well. I think I had around 250 gallons at the time ... and it was worth around $200, IIRC. They were supposed to come out and pick it up ... but the driver never called back or showed up. Bummer.
2. Due to the economics of disposing of hazardous waste, a number of companies are producing small (3 to 6 gallon) distillers to recycle/reclaim solvents. Could be a handy/economical thing to have (considering the cost of solvent) - as well as being environmentally responsible. Unfortunately, they look to be rather pricey ($5K)
Also did a little cleaning ... since it was cool out, I got most of the combustible trash (paper, scrap wood, etc.) burnt in the stove.
Yesterday afternoon I worked on getting the leftover spoil around the trench for the downspout line cleaned up ... just need to fill in the top of the trench with some compost and seed it. Along with repairing the foundation of course.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable and productive day.
