Evening folks,
Today's downer was that Susan's phone was/is nowhere to be found. She has talked to Optus and there have been no calls made since the 22nd which is good and the IMEI is now blocked so the phone can't be used. This assumes that it is not lurking is some odd place waiting to be found. She visited the phone shop in Yamba and we now await a call to say the groovy new phone has arrived. It has given her the opportunity to move to a more suitable plan. Unfortunately a number of new contacts in the phone book have been lost since they were added since the last backup. The better news is that she will have the same number as before.
The weather was a bit gloomy today and we had one short shower with the promise of rain tomorrow.
This morning, as noted above, Susan went shopping for groceries, a new phone and to pick up the electric fence battery. I knocked up a new entry point into the front paddock and enticed the lawnmowers (alias the sheep) into it.
My frustration started with the brush cutter which I needed to trim the long grass swallowing the electric fence. After several tinkerings i put it away since it would only idle and die when revved. I went back to the hay bales and put up the plastic to protect them from the rain. I then installed one of the top plates Susan made yesterday.
Examining the path of the electric fence I decided it wasn't really practical to move the fence away from the undergrowth so it was back to the brush cutter. I managed a little bit of cutting before it died again. Another examination and I realised the fuel hose had a slight split in it where it joined the carby body. A quick trim and reattach and it was all systems go. I then started repairing the fence an activity curtailed by darkness.
Inside before tea I installed the new battery in the fence controller. I can attest to the fact the controller works as it gave me a good zap. I was sure the switch was in the off position!
Hopefully the weather will hold long enough tomorrow to get the fence up and running.
Susan knocked up an excellent tea of sausages, veg and a potato bake. Tonight she has been planning our route and travel schedule from here to Imbil in Queensland.
There is still a way to go with the hay bale extension so I am crossing my fingers that we can get it to the render stage else I will feel that we have underachieved in our time here.
As rain drops patter on the roof and thunder rolls in the distance That's all for today.
Cheers Simon
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