Got the old redneck engineered radio antenna down. The one elevated with galvanized steel pipes that my youngest son and I put up a couple years ago when I wasn't feeling well. It served its purpose. But it was time to do it right. While I was at it, took down the remainder of an old satellite TV dish on the roof. That thing had been there when we moved in. Just been putting it off. Finally got it done.
My youngest came over to help me take down the old radio antenna. When we were lowering it, he was at the base. I walked it toward the top as we lowered it down. Then the bottom section flipped up from the ground. Caught him right in the family jewels. I couldn't stop laughing. He didn't find it as funny. Anyway, after he recovered, we removed the cabling and antenna from the steel pipe mast.
The next day I cut the pipe apart and removed the satellite dish pieces from the roof. Boy was it hot up there. Could barely stand it. Had no business climbing a ladder doing that stuff. But I felt good yesterday and might as well do it while feeling up to it. You learn to take advantage of the good days when they come.
Now the next step is to get some sealant around the cable pass through hole to the basement. I ran a piece of PVC pipe through the hole. So now I need to seal around that with some silicone and spray foam. Once the cabling is run, I'll use plumber's putty over the openings of the pipe. It's moldable and reusable. Keeps bugs and weather out.
Wife is going out of town for a couple days. Think I'll wait to work on putting up the new antenna until she returns. While she's gone, I'll do a big push on the garage and shed cleanup. I think one or two days of really digging in will go a long way. Good days. Bad days. You work with what you've got.
What project are you making progress on?
Thanks for reading,
Joe
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