{"id":4828,"date":"2017-04-16T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T15:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=4828"},"modified":"2017-04-16T09:39:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T15:39:18","slug":"maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post looks to include a lot of maintenance items; some done last\u00a0week and others done this weekend. I needed to take the snow blade off the John Deere lawn tractor and mount the mowing deck, change oil and filter on the Honda, mow the lawn, and work on other around-the-house chores. This is a typical “at home” weekend for us (before Sanderling\u00a0season, that is).<\/p>\n

Pam is baking a pie for our Easter dinner; she has the makings for a pumpkin pie. With my Type 2 diabetes we don’t have desserts\u00a0as often\u00a0as we used to and that is a missed pleasure. Pam bakes excellent pies.<\/p>\n

Speaking of pleasures\u2026we bought a new recliner for the living room. You might remember we had taken the old chair up to The Lot and used it there but brought it home for the winter. The old recliner will go back up to The Lot and be left there now that I\u00a0have a replacement.<\/p>\n

During the week I did replace our main entry screen door. The old door, original to the house, was beginning to sag as the hinges were getting worn. We picked up a new door at a lumber yard and proceeded to install it. That was interesting as I had never hung a screen door before and the instructions were not all that clear. None the less the door is now in place and working quite smoothly.<\/p>\n

The door has a screen section, something Pam wanted, so we get a bit more air flow inside the house. The door looks good particularly after Pam painted the frame around it. This represents one more “update” project completed!<\/p>\n

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New screen door installed<\/p><\/div>\n

This last week saw the ATV get a new set of tires. I had been running the original 2011 set until now and they were getting pretty worn. I found a full set on sale on Amazon for $245.00 including shipping. The tread pattern is based on a better-known brand (Maxxis) but this brand\u00a0 (Sun F) was\u00a0considerably less expensive. I had the tires mounted at Walmart who had the least expensive charge for this work, $32.98 for the set of 4.<\/p>\n

Here is a photo of an old front tire (left) and a new tire. (Rear tires are the same except a bit wider.)<\/p>\n

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Left: Old tire. Right: New tire.<\/p><\/div>\n

The rear tires were more worn than the front. I will be glad to have the extra traction when on a\u00a0\u00a0trail or pulling the chipper or trailer around the lot.<\/p>\n

Pam has been working in the flower beds, cleaning them out and getting them ready for the growing season.<\/p>\n

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Pam working in a flower bed<\/p><\/div>\n

Of the two of us, Pam is more of a gardener than I am. She works\u00a0with the flower beds and plantings; my roll is more helper than planner.<\/p>\n

This time of year always includes a variety\u00a0of projects I\u00a0can\u00a0work on. Keeps me\u00a0busy and active, I guess. This afternoon will see me working a bit more on the back deck and, if time permits, getting a little more paint on the chipper.<\/p>\n

Happy Easter to everyone!<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in.<\/p>\n

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:<\/p>\n

The appraiser surveyed the property this past Wednesday, report due later in the month. \u00a0Refinance on hold until results are in.<\/p>\n

The Honda, at 410,000 miles, needs $1,000 worth of tie rods etc. \u00a0This type of expenditure puts us at the point to consider replacement rather than repair. Fields wants to shoot for 450,000-500,000 on the\u00a0odometer. \u00a0I’m not convinced this makes economic sense. Perhaps\u00a0Felicity has the right of it – forget the expense of vehicle ownership and maintenance,\u00a0and live near adequate public transportation.<\/p>\n

Happy Trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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