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walbournLast weekend we started on our fencing project. While we intend to replace the whole backyard with a new 6' fence (the neighbor's segments are years past needing replaced), we are starting with just the back of the lot. Since it is fairly straight, and we want a bit of a high-maintenance fence, we are doing the first runs ourselves. Last weekend while ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cuddlyeconomist's mom was in town, we started with digging 10 post holes using a power auger. We did it in a few hours, but the machine is pretty nasty to work with and we felt pretty sore afterward. Except for one hole the digging was fairly easy, but the last one was a real bear with lots of rocks, the neighbor's cement footing for her fence, and the remnants of an old fence to boot. This was in addition to going to see the Blue Angel's at SeaFair on Saturday, and Harry Potter IMAX on Sunday.
During the week we managed to get two fence posts in and cemented, but with the threat of impending rain next week we took Friday off to do the rest. Hand-mixing 3-4x 60# bags of cement for a post sucked, so we rented an automatic mixer for the day. It made a world of difference, but it was still a hell of a lot of work getting a total of 10 posts in, positioned correctly, braced, leveled, and cemented in place. At least it was an overcast day and relatively cool compared to the heat waves of last week. At this point, we have an excellent Les Nessman fence.
Saturday we went to the Washington Ren Fair with Rhys and some of Margo's friends who have recently moved to Seattle. Today we kicked around the house, then went to the EMP/SFM to catch the Muppet exhibition before it left. The Ren Fair was nice, and the EMP/SFM was kinda lame. The SFM should have been cool but it seemed mostly to be a collection of Paul Allen's rich friends SF toys from their attic on loan and stuffed in a too small corner of the EMP; things that looked far cooler in the movies/films/tv shows than it does in real-life.
cuddlyeconomist's mom was in town, we started with digging 10 post holes using a power auger. We did it in a few hours, but the machine is pretty nasty to work with and we felt pretty sore afterward. Except for one hole the digging was fairly easy, but the last one was a real bear with lots of rocks, the neighbor's cement footing for her fence, and the remnants of an old fence to boot. This was in addition to going to see the Blue Angel's at SeaFair on Saturday, and Harry Potter IMAX on Sunday.During the week we managed to get two fence posts in and cemented, but with the threat of impending rain next week we took Friday off to do the rest. Hand-mixing 3-4x 60# bags of cement for a post sucked, so we rented an automatic mixer for the day. It made a world of difference, but it was still a hell of a lot of work getting a total of 10 posts in, positioned correctly, braced, leveled, and cemented in place. At least it was an overcast day and relatively cool compared to the heat waves of last week. At this point, we have an excellent Les Nessman fence.
Saturday we went to the Washington Ren Fair with Rhys and some of Margo's friends who have recently moved to Seattle. Today we kicked around the house, then went to the EMP/SFM to catch the Muppet exhibition before it left. The Ren Fair was nice, and the EMP/SFM was kinda lame. The SFM should have been cool but it seemed mostly to be a collection of Paul Allen's rich friends SF toys from their attic on loan and stuffed in a too small corner of the EMP; things that looked far cooler in the movies/films/tv shows than it does in real-life.
