21st March 2021
It was a wonderful morning, just the weather to work outside, and boy did I have plenty to do.
I wanted to make a start on the main decking. First I had to apply the tape to the joists, a tedious job but essential if I want the structure to last. Of course I ran out of the tape, but I managed to cover over half the joists, so another visit is on the cards.
I found an old electric drill that Dave had given to me along time ago that I hadn’t used because I am in the 21st century and use a battery driver. As I was swapping between drill and driver, I thought it would be an advantage to have two devices going.
The corded drill was an old Black and Decker at a time when they manufacture them out of cast alloy, a heavy beast with variable speed.
I fitted the drill bit in it and proceeded to try to drill holes. It ran so slow, I laughed out loud because that was just like Dave, I never saw him move faster than a snail. The story goes he only ever seen moving quickly was when he was chased by a swarm of hornets, I wish that had been filmed.
I fiddled around with the variable speed control that didn’t appear to do anything, but at last I managed to get it to turn at a proper speed that was able to puncture the timber rather than tickle it.
Another Lifetime to go 