Good Morning!
God has given us another chance to get it right (or at least not screw up too badly).
Finally got around to fixing the leak in the coffee machine. Tiny O-rings, which deteriorated over the last 19 years. Old ones were black, new ones were high-temp red. I ordered a second set, for when they need to be replaced 2042…
I also got out the angle grinder and took off the bell end from the tine shaft on the tiller gearbox and split the cases. I got the shifter-side case cleared of old grease and new grease packed in, and when I went to start on the other side, it started to rain. Which it wasn’t supposed to start doing until tomorrow. . .
oh yeah— 47.8F and rainy, going to mid 50s and rainy…
went back to Kubota dealer and crunched some more numbers, included for fully-loaded model. We will (if we pull the trigger on new Kubota instead of used Bobcat) be getting an open cab because there are (as of yesterday morning) 851 other people on the waiting list for the 033 with a cab… minimum of 5 months to be number 852… so we would go with what is in stock. I have to call and see if tool guy has a number on the Bobcat for me.
I also got a quote on the scaffolding, and it is double what Home Cheapo would be, so I guess I will be hooking up a trailer and heading out-of-state —- it will be worth it.
Running mom around for more errands, getting some errands done at the same time. Rainy day = no outside work.
I was up from about 2AM to after 4AM, earworm was a Bob Sefer medley of
Hollywood Nights/Shakedown/Feel Like A Number. Not exactly conducive to falling back to sleep…
time for another cuppa. Another nice thing about fixing the leak in the machine is an extra 1/2” of mud in the cup

I hope everyone has a happy healthy safe blessed day!
time for more coffee