Hauling water.....

 7:13 am - Sunday - March 22nd - TWW - 48° F, humidity 15%, cloud cover 65%, wind 3 mph out of the east by southeast....cloudy skies today with a forecast high of 80° F.  On this date in 2025 Charles and I had finished applying the first coat of pain in the greenhouse, which use to be green....

.....a second coat was applied at a later date using an airless paint gun....much, much faster!

We haven't been to the water station in at least 6 weeks, and with the bottom tank at the water tower now empty, and just a thousand gallons remaining in the upper, as well as just a 1,000 gallons left in the 2,500 gallon tank we use to irrigate the orchard it was time to make a water run.  All four of us were in Charles and Phyllis' Ford truck hauling the water trailer 8 miles to the water station around 9 am.  As you know we can haul 1,870 gallons at a time in 6 IBC water totes affixed to the trailer, so this would be the first of two trips to the water station this week.

We were back at TWW around 10:20 am, and began refilling the 2,500 gallon tank out by the orchard.  It took 5 of the 6 IBC totes to top it off, and then we moved over to the water tower to pump the remaining 330 gallons into the top tank.  We'll return on Sunday to the water station to secure another 1,870 gallons of water which should come within a few hundred gallons of refilling those two tanks.

By the time we had discharged the final 330 gallons into the top tank it was noon time, and time for our midday break, so we all convened at the glass picnic table in the middle of the circular driveway.  Where we have the picnic table is perfect, because it is shaded by the surrounding juniper trees 90% of the day.  

We spent part of the afternoon unloading plywood, 2 x 6's, 4 x 4's, and 2 x 4's to be used in future projects, then analyzing the reason the barn roof is leaking, and how to fix the problem.  We had basically determined previously that there was a low spot in the roof about half way between the CONEX and the north end of the barn.  That is where the metal roof panels overlap.  Using a level we determined the water was pooling right at the seam which runs from east to west on the barn top roof.  Normally, if the roof were sloped properly for its entire length, the water would just run off the north end of the barn roof, and there were be little, if any leaking, but with the low spot right were the load bearing beam is situated allows the pooled water to seep through the seam.  The solution is to jack up that load bearing beam, and install a couple of 4 x 4's, cut to the appropriate length eliminate the low spot, and allow the roof to drain properly.

By the time we finished it was after 1:30 pm (we had worked 4.5 hours) and time to escape the 85° F high of the day.  I spent the rest of the afternoon watching March Madness, while TLE read.  Texas (#11) managed to upset Gonzaga (#3) to advance to the Sweet Sixteen 74-68 in a very exciting game.  Most of the other games saw the favored teams winning handily.  UCLA plays their round of 32 game Sunday evening, so we'll see if they are up to advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.

We convened at the house for dinner around 4 pm, and were treated to scrambled eggs and hashbrowns by Phyllis and Charles.  Who doesn't like breakfast for dinner?!

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