18th June 2021
There was a dramatic thunderstorm early this morning with some serious rainfall.
I knew it would be a serious storm because I spied the guy up the road refitting the doors to his Jeep. He normally a person who removes most things from his vehicle all through the summer.
I had seen the forecast on my phone, and like many others I check the weather several time a day.
The storm was ferocious, it sounded like it was right on top of us, and the lightening was arcing everywhere. By breakfast time it had cleared and the sun emerged. The amount of water that fell filled up the barrels to overflowing, so I won’t be needing to water the plants for a while.
I got on with jobs in the garage, I definitely lack enthusiasm at this moment. I brushed oxalic acid over the oak veneered top I stripped yesterday, and stained the two side table tops.
I made a start stripping the carcass of paint on the dresser I picked up a few days ago, but it’s a hard slog. I was disturbed by someone driving into our driveway that I didn’t recognise, they then reversed back out and drove back down the road. That seems to be the thing here, your driveway is there for everyone’s convenience to use as a turning place. That makes me angry, I would like to install flamethrowers and spikes that rise up from the concrete, or I’ll install a tollbooth and charge a fee.
Another Lifetime to go 