Raining

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 45 degrees, high 75 degrees, winds 20-30 mph, rain started about 1830 hours, bad weather not expected

We started early this morning, arriving at Terri's house before 0900 hours. We had a lot planned to do, and wanted as much opportunity as possible to get most, if not all, of it done. I picked up some weed killer to spray between the patio paving blocks so the weeds could be killed. Spraying the weeds was the first thing I did after arriving. Now it looks like we will need a new sprayer because the old one is leaking and not maintaining pressure.

The next task was to spread two bags of fertilizer that I found in the basement. Rain was in the forecast, and this seemed like a good time to put the fertilizer out. After the fertilizer was spread, I pulled briars out of the shrubs in the flower beds. Then it was on to the shop to clean that out.

My original plan showed us being able to clean up the shop in about a day. Hah! I worked in it most of the day, and still have another couple days work. It looks like it has never been cleaned up before. It amazes me that they could run a cabinet business and build cabinets in an environment as dirty as this shop is. On the plus side, I am finding tools, such as two routers and a biscuit joiner that it was thought had been lost. I'll continue on the shop tomorrow, and finish up what's left after that on Monday.

As I write this post, it is raining fairly hard, with some lightning and thunder. At least there is not any severe weather forecasted. If we happen to have severe weather, it is usually announced with sirens, because the local area has experienced several bad tornadoes in the past. The closest shelter for us is about half a mile down the road in the old volunteer fire department building, half of which is under ground. If we are at Terri's house, she has a tornado shelter built into the basement of the house. The walls and roof of the shelter are 6" reinforced concrete, which should stand up to just about any tornado that might come through. It's nice to know we have a safe place to go if bad weather hits.

I apologize for not having any travel stories, but we feel that it is important to help Terri during her time of need.

More later, be safe.

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