Awake: 6:00am Temp 48 sleep 6+11 sunny overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
Late morning, I filled out the form for a seasonal waiver on our Toyota car, then drove down the road & had the form notarized; next, I called Pam in Anchorage to confirm the cost to have our car license renewed for the next (2) yrs. After enclosing a check, I mailed the info to the MOA in Anchorage & now, I casually wait for the return sticker.
Meanwhile, Kathy walked to the church hall & helped the ladies bag the noodles they made yesterday; 35#.
Then finally, I cemented the pvc pipe sections together on pump house #1 & am letting those parts cure.
A few days ago, I couldn't help but notice Chuck's John Deere tractor mower sitting in the field with the cowling open; that same day, he told me later that it had been acting up... stalling & wouldn't start. His plan was to tow it back to his garage & have someone take a look @ it. Well, Chuck has done us a lot of favors over the yrs so I volunteered to take a look @ his mower after my plumbing project was finished.
We began with the fuel system, including the fuel pump & the fuel filter, then the carburetor & air filters. Lastly, the spark plugs & magneto connections (I didn't have a socket long enough to take the plugs out); so after all of that, we found nothing out of the ordinary. Then we agreed to put it all back together & give it a good test.
35 min later & mowing thru some tall grass, that engine was purring like new; Chuck was happy & I was happy, but we were both a little uncomfortable about not knowing what we did to bring that Deere back to life. Chuck twisted my arm in celebrating our bewilderment with a bottle of beer (dark for me) & lots of talk on his back porch.
Dinner: Stuffed peppers with 4-bean salad & whole wheat bread.
Evening movie: "The Human Comedy." We watch ½.
Lights out: 11:48pm
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