Today’s goal was to buy a couple of poly septic tanks and some other septic system accessories. I first drove down to Manchester to rent trailer, since mine doesn’t have working lights and was full of stuff. Unfortunately the rental place was all out. So I returned to the Mountain, emptied mine, and headed towards Lebanon with the idea of stopping in McMinnville at Harbor Freight to pick up some lights. On the way I decided to see if the same brand septic tanks were available in McMinnville, and I saw that they were. I went there only to learn that they actually had a different brand. So then I called a place in Jasper, and they told me that they had them in stock. I drove up and over the Mountain only to be disappointed upon arrival. Another person there told me that they didn’t have any. I was a bit frustrated and started calling places in Chattanooga, despite really not wanting to drive there. One guy swore that he had them in stock, so I drove on down, through downtown, and to his store. He had them and everything else that I needed, and helped me load. The drive back was miserable, but I made it without incident.

Things did not go well today. Building a cover for the water heater, which should have taken just a couple of hours took about six. It does look good though. I piddled on other stuff both inside and out, and the buyer and his agent came later this afternoon. That went pretty okay. They seemed pleased.

Well, I didn’t exactly get an early start, but I was quite productive. I started off working inside the house and was able to check several items off my list, most notably a bit of caulking and reversing one of the bathroom doors. The latter task I had been quite nervous about, but it proved to be not all that challenging. I also went and got more gravel at the sand plant in order to finish up the landscaping and repair the end of the driveway. After returning the trailer to the cottage I went to campus to use the internet for a while. My day then culminated at the nearby Mexican restaurant where I had some decent food. Since then I’ve just been at the cottage, trying to plan out the rest of my week.