Day 23

YouTube link: Day 23 Placing Bases

Music: www.bensound.com

Nov. 28, 2017
Woke up around 7am
This time I woke up to the sound of Hank coming up the driveway. He hopes that we can go and take back my chainsaw to get the one he prefers. If you are wondering why does he care which brand I get for a chainsaw that’s not even his, it all became quite clear after purchasing the one he said was better. He asked if he can borrow it to cut some bamboo trees on his property. I was a bit hesitant at first, but he did offer to give me some of it afterward and I could definitely use this for some decor around the home.

After agreeing to let him borrow the chainsaw he quickly shifted the conversation into a work for sale type of deal.  He offered to take this chainsaw off my hands in exchange for getting rid of the remainder of the trees on my property. As I have no need for one once the trees are finally gone, I agreed on the condition that all the trees must be cleared before I leave Hawaii. I have a feeling this will not get done and I will be regretting my decision, but that’s a problem for a later day.  I was much too busy trying to get things progressing to fight him on this one.

Noland came and continued to work on the hole for the cesspool. One more day and he should be done. He Just needs to dig the trench, and after that, there will be no more banging and clanking noises that I can now hear in my sleep.

I started to place all of the base blocks for my pier foundation and this has not been an easy task. Each block weighs around 160lbs. each. Here is the link, if any of you are interested in using them for a project of yours or just want to see if I am telling the truth, either way. I had to grab them one at a time and place each one in the wheelbarrow. Then walk it across the muddy terrain. Once I get it near the location of its final resting place I have to tip the wheelbarrow over and remove the block by letting it fall to the side. I tried doing a dread lift type of move to get them out, but after almost dropping it and nearly breaking the wheelbarrow, I opted for the tipping method instead. Once the block has been brought over I get to work on leveling the gravel in order to get it just right. Each pier base took approximately 2 hours each. Needless to say, I only managed to get three bases done before it got too dark to work. At least for me, Noland, fortunately, had lights on his tractor and was able to work well after dusk. This man has been a God sent.