Weekend Update 9/2/12

[Sokramiketes]

Completed by gravel pad for the RR trailer. Moved 35 tons of gravel in all....it adds up fast! Got the trailer off the axles and onto RR ties! As an added bonus the faint smell of creosote greats you as you approach. I have the electrician scheduled to come tomorrow to put in the 50 amp service, but weather may delay that. Winds in Anchorage are forecast to be up to 70-100 mph this afternoon...slightly lower near my house!  The NWS suggests that people secure loose debris, but that is how most of us clean out our yards. This will be a good weather test for the Beer Line!



Best wishes, Dave

For some reason this looks like it should be an episode of Gold Rush on Discovery.  Alaska looks like a fun place. 

[Dave Schneider]

Mike,

It has "inner beauty". I plan to paint the outside in Milwaukee grey and hang a North Milwaukee sign on it.  Glad to report that it made it through our windstorm unscathed. Unfortunately, I am still without power after 48 hours. I have the generator going, but it is still a pain. The trailer is now wired for 50 amps, but I don't the ability to plug it in. This was quite some storm, and extremely damaging since the trees still had leaves on them and the ground wasn't frozen.
http://www.adn.com/2012/09/05/v-gallery/2612953/high-winds-ravage-anchorage.html#id=2612306&view=large_view

Best wishes, Dave