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Tower Progress

I couldn't shake the allergies this morning. By noon I took a Benedryl, and that helped. Probably not the best thing to take right before going and climbing around on a roof and a 50' tower! But Curtis and I managed to work a couple hours this afternoon on the tower. At first I didn't think we'd be able to, as it started raining during the noon hour. But by 1:30 PM the roof was dry and we were at work. Our gin pole didn't fit perfectly, but we improvised, and were able to use it. The fourth section was really difficult to get on, but Curtis finally got that bolted on. Then we switched places and I clipped in at 40' while Curtis pulled up the fifth section and I guided it into place and bolted it on. We are ready for the final section, but need to get the guy wires on first. The challenge there is to find places to anchor them, as Curtis lives right in the middle of town, houses all around, and not many options for anchors.

This morning I was presently surprised to receive a computer in the latest shipment form Redlands. It had been donated to the program months ago, and just arrived yesterday. Truthfully, I had forgotten it was on the way, so it was fun to be surprised. Better than being impatient for something to arrive, that's for sure. I'll put the computer at Rachel's and Curtis's place for her to use over this wireless connection to do the financial work at the hangar. Everything is coming together nicely.