A Blustery Week In Juneau

Typical October weather here the last few days.  We have had a good bit of rain and some pretty good winds as well.  On Tuesday, Neil ran some errands to the recycling center and picked up a discounted tool at Home Depot.  After using friend Sam's cordless reciprocating saw last weekend, he decided that he had to have one as well.  Then we went to Home Depot and saw a Ryobi 18 volt lithium ion saw that was on sale because it was a display model.  He went back on Wednesday and since it was still available, he picked it up.  In addition to being cordless, it has a quick change saw blade feature that is really handy.  Talk about an easy way to prune trees!

The Newest Tool in Neil's Stable

He was able to sell his old Craftsman corded sawsall to a friend, so he was able to get a new, cordless reciprocating saw at about a quarter of the price.  Since he already has a Ryobi cordless paint sprayer, and a hedge trimmer, this is the third Ryobi tool in the One + family.  Might there be others added in the future?

Today, Neil had lunch with friend Jeff and then went out to Agg Pro--the local gravel supplier, and picked up about 860 pounds of "B-chip" driveway gravel.  He used eleven five gallon buckets, so 55 gallons of driveway gravel weigh about 78 pounds per bucket.  It would have been best if Neil knew this before he began to unload and spread the gravel.  He used the gravel to put into the ditch along the driveway to help drainage and make it look better, which it does (see below).

The Light Grey Band is New Gravel Next to the Driveway

Neil made the mistake of not wearing a back brace as he unloaded the heavy buckets and threw his back out about half way through.  He is now wearing a back brace and using ice on his back.  It is never a good idea to lift and turn with something heavy!  He will be taking it easy for a few days as his back recovers.

Juneau is experiencing some really high tides this month.  Tomorrow there is a minus 4.5 low tide and then rising up to a 20.3 high tide.  That is a 24.8 foot tide range from low to high tide--something to see.

All is well with us, and we are keeping busy and enjoying being in Juneau. We have another Open House this weekend, so hope that we get some house offers from that.

Thanks for visiting,

Neil and Pamela