In the afternoon I spent more time getting my tools back in the tool boxes, and ready to go back into the RV. I then fired up my chainsaw and cut up a couple of tress on our property. The trees were dead. They weren't all that big, maybe 10-12" in diameter at the base. I move the wood a short distance to get it closer to where it can be loaded on a trailer.
Stihl chainsaws are FANTASTIC. I had not started my chainsaw for approximately a year. It still had scummy old gas in it. I thought the carb would probably have to be removed and cleaned. I hit the primer bulb a few times, set the choke, and I think it was the 3rd pull when it fired and ran. AWESOME! I partially filled the gas tank after it started OK. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow to find and cut up enough more wood so that I run it out of gas.
Below is a photo of Tom's woodshed. After the trailer load we just split there is now a decent size pile of split wood along the splitter. Mary Lou does most of the stacking. She will soon be stacking it outside, since the woodshed is nearly full.
We had dinner with the Tower's clan. Mary Lou cooked some brats in with sauerkraut. She also cooked some freshly dug potatoes and made a "greek" salad. Kathy used some of the bushel of apples she bought a few days ago to make several apple desserts. Things were great, I'm still stuffed.
Tomorrow I winterize the building by draining the water lines, blowing them out, and putting RV antifreeze in the drains/traps. We are still planning on leaving around noon Sunday.
According to Weatherbug it is supposed to get down into the 30's the next 3 nights. Highs are forecast to be in the 50's tomorrow and then the 60's Sunday & Monday. It looks like it is quite a bit warmer in Thompson's Station, where we are going. Part of that might be because we 2,000 feet above sea level here and Thompson's Station is only 800 feet above sea level.
Time to get to bed. Good night to all and may God bless you and yours.
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