Did a quick run into town for a few things. The radio room has only one window that opens - the other two are fixed. I am hesitant to run my antenna lines through a hole in the wall as I will be changing them from time to time. Instead, I will be removing the opening window and fitting a piece of plywood into the frame. Since this is the only source of outside air in the room, I picked up an 18"X24" window that will fit perfectly into the 24"X40" space leaving plenty of room for a hole for the cables. I will use two pieces of plywood with weatherstripping to seal the hole from rain and bugs.
I also picked up the parts to fix the busted drain pipe. Fortunately, there is nobody using the facilities in the DaveCave(tm) so it doesn't need to be fixed yesterday. I will do it when there is a lull in the rain.
Finally, got a good assortment of stainless steel nuts and bolts - I use a lot of these for antennas so better to have a good assortment than to have to wire-tie a critical connection. A firm believer in having spares for my spares.... Living 30 miles from town tends to foster behavior like that.
Re-heating the stew for dinner - I didn't have any potatoes or celery when I made it yesterday so skimmed off a bunch of the broth and am cooking them in it - that way the other components will not be overcooked. Dinner in an hour or so.
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