The four of us at Rancho Ebenezer started this week with a beautiful sunrise.
And then we went to work. The question is how could it take all day to put 23 of these on top of steel posts?
The answer is that first we had to figure out how to get the water out of them. The temporary covers weren't effective on a number of the posts and they had up to 18" of water in them. Our first attempts at removing the water including siphoning and trying to shop-vac them dry using various homemade attachments. After then trying a sponge on a pole we landed on the solution of a mop head duct taped to electrical conduit. It was effective but slow. And now we have plans for an IPO or perhaps seeking venture capital funding for our water removal system.
These are the kinds of things that make working at the Ranch an adventure. But once we found the solution we progressed.
Although it took us awhile to conquer the post caps, Karen was making progress on painting wood preservative on the boards that will be used for the platforms on the play equipment.
And, in the afternoon we worked on placing concrete footings for the swingset.
And of course, then we were tired.
But it was fun to watch the kids play during recess and after school. They were really glad that we brought new tether balls!
