Current Project: Move mom to grandpa’s farm.
Status: 80% of mom’s stuff is still on the farm and our responsibilities are seriously piling up at home.
Today’s Plans: Deal with the bugs and fix box trailer
Theme: Get’re done and get home! (We simply cannot stay beyond Sunday, we had planned to go last weekend.)
Engineering: Research backup power needs for mom on grandpa’s farm.
Repairs: PU Truck starter was replaced, hitch was replaced.
Narrative: I didn’t sleep well, but i’m up and making coffee for the wife. I did get a security camera setup in the house living room. When I get finished it will send me an E-Mail picture of anything that moves in front of it. The hitch fit on the box trailer, so all we have is to fix the lights. There’s now a security camera over the network in the tin barn. I now have a good view of the hay ring and water trough as well.
Headed over to Aunties to find out where the bugs are. All the cupboards where we saw a large amount of particulate were clean. (And I mean clean.) The doors were removed, dishes removed and had a good cleaning. I did a deep search of the other cupboards and there was nothing to suggest a infestation has existed for any amount of time. I dusted under the refrigerator to deny the bugs access to the drip pan under the refrigerator and good harborage. Mom had a “Sugar Bin” that was pretty badly infested next to her chair on her farm. We tore it apart and found a good number of live roaches living in the seams of the wood. We quickly took it out of the house. The two drawer end table was also tore apart and it had regular dust and spider webs only. I wanted to vacuum the dust off of the intra drawer cardboard so I grabbed Auntie’s portable vacuum the Shark “Rocket”. We saw dozens of baby roaches run when we picked the unit up from the floor. (We killed as many as we could with our shoes.) I took the unit outside and disassembled it. When I tapped it on the concrete a large number of baby roaches would scurry from underneath. After working with it for more than 10 minutes I concluded there was no way for me to clean the unit. I talked to Auntie after she got back and the Shark Rocket lived at mom’s farm for months. (Which is probably how it got infested.) Lesson learned.
There were NO bugs anywhere in grandpa’s shelving, bathroom cabinets, cupboards or closets today.
IMHO, all the adult roaches were attracted to the Pheromones in the sugar bin. (We didn’t see any adults elsewhere) The babies were obviously attracted to/lived in Auntie’s vacuum cleaner. Both those items are in grandpa’s shed awaiting disposal (I didn’t have a truck today.) I cannot lift the large items in Aunties front yard let alone carry them away from the house. We should be able to do that this weekend. The pest control office leaves messages for the guys in the field and the field technician should have called mom today. (I didn’t follow that up.) I am buying fresh roach hotels tomorrow, but the bug guy will be putting out bait as part of his /her treatment. There were roaches in the pile of stuff on Auntie’s porch, couch, oven, generator and lots of loose materials. All that needs to be moved away from the house!
We did get the truck fixed (~$200 from Auntie’s personal account.) and it’s at mom’s farm. I also got the hitch on the box trailer that can better haul things between the two farms. (Including the golf carts.) We also scoped out a path to DRIVE the tractor to grandpa’s farm if we run out of time with the big trailer. That said it’s somewhat risky to move the tractor off this farm until it’s sold.
If we kept the tractor and the cows at grandpa’s Auntie was thinking she could possibly get an A1 classification (Agriculture) because a tractor was one of the requirements? (Too many unanswered questions…)
Heavy rain tonight and the fireplace on the farm sprung a leak. Ken next door suggested a spot on the roof would likely leak last week. It leaked pretty good, maybe a cups worth.
To Do List (It finally got smaller)
The wiring on the box trailer needs a new truck connector called Hopkins 7 RV Blade.
Ask the sisters about Drug Insurance this week, I think Auntie has gone with Mutual of Omaha (They were the best rated in Fl.)
Transport the Blue golf cart as soon as the box trailer can be used to haul it.
Register the flatbed trailer and bring it to Grandpa’s farm.
Old generator (Move, sell or keep)
Bring horse buggy and harness to grandpa’s on box trailer.
Bring Wayne’s golf cart to Grandpa’s (Move, sell or keep)
There is a upright freezer in the house (Move, sell or keep)
there are two freezers in the Bumpkin (Move, sell or keep)
There is a fridge in the house (Move, sell or keep)
Bring 50′ generator cable to grandpa’s.
There is a microwave in the house (Move, sell or keep)
Nona’s bedroom set is in the house and has been offered to Merritt
Guns and gun safe are still in the air.
There are two computers broken printer and a number of hard drives that need to get moved to grandpa’s
Gasoline Pole trimmer needs to be moved.
Large compressor needs to be moved.
Wayne’s tools needs to be moved.
Manure spreader for golf cart needs to be moved
Dump truck trailer for golf cart needs to be moved
Several rolls of wire fence needs to be moved
Several fence poles needs to be moved.
Welder (MOVE sell or keep)
Lawnmower (Needs pull cord.) Move, sell or keep
Antique organ (Move or give away.) Move, sell or keep
Move the red golf cart.
Grandpa’s Dust under the refrigerator with boric acid.
Grandpa’s Buy shades for all lamps going to grandpa’s farm. Thinking 4 of them? (Bedroom Em light, living room Em light, two gear lamps maybe?)
Grandpa’s sanitize, clean and move the four emergency power supplies from Mom’s farm. (Maybe, it is a little risky.)
Grandpa’s buy curtain for Mom’s south bedroom window
Grandpa’s repair/install fire/smoke/CO alarm
Grandpa’s repair house patio door
Grandpa’s repair house windows
Grandpa’s repair wall outlet/receptacles in Ricky’s bedroom
Grandpa’s erect fences for the dogs
Grandpa’s repair grandpa’s shed roof
Grandpa’s replace property gate
Grandpa’s repair Auntie’s bedroom Air Conditioner Vent
Grandpa’s Install emergency (battery backed up) lighting
Grandpa’s purchase a new computer
Mom’s Set timers for mom’s house lights
Mom’s Set mouse traps or bait in the trailer.
Atlanta Card for the drama department.
Atlanta take computer desk lamp that I bought for mom’s house to Atlanta.
Tomorrow: buy + Install Smoke alarm and roach bait.
Injuries: Arguments: Exercise: Feeling words: Travel: Noteworthy: Accomplishments: Purchases: Engineering:
https://www.verywellfamily.com/feelings-words-from-a-to-z-2086647
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT set clear goals for the day? No
Did I DMBT make progress to those goals? No
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT fix something today? Yes
Did I DMBT improve something today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
Did I DMBT be fully engaged? Yes
*Did My Best To