Well.

Sitting at the plant at the rack getting loaded. 

Coughing went down yesterday. Hardly gone and not really feeling much better, I can't just take off work forever. So I'm going to run this regardless of how I feel.  Hopefully the subsiding coughing is a sign of this thing getting out of my system. Antibiotics, vitamin C, vitamin/mineral pills, a steroid shot and serious cough medicine hasn't done much, I can attest to that.

Anyway, this dude from this company that says they can do all of it came back with quotes on everything.  The septic went up a thousand bucks along with the installation of the pipe to each unit - that went up $1,500.  I mean, ok, I can deal with that. The fresh water pipe was quoted at 3 grand.  A bit high for what they have to do, but I can deal with that as well.

The shocking part? Electrical installation.  We're only talking 14 sites. It's cable and pedestals. Yes, the stuff isn't cheap but it isn't that  expensive.  I figured on the high side would be around 15k. 

Well, I wasn't anything remotely close to the actual price he quoted me at: $26,000.  Yes, inflation is raising the prices of everything, but that much?  

Im definitely going to get a second bid before I make any moves here.  I am still waiting on a call from the other electrician who said he had me in his book for whenever he would be done with his current project. But I don't need him to be done with anything to be able to come out and give me a quote.  

2 more quotes I need - land clearing and electrical.  I might also get another quote on septic.  Long process but there is no need to simply be throwing money at the wind.  I don't have that much money to begin with and I want it to go as far as I possibly can get it to go. I was hoping it was at least enough to get everything done on the utilitiy, land clearing and pad creation part done.  With his quote, I'd need another 5k loan.  

Well, whatever. I'm going to call the other land clearing guy tomorrow, he should be home from vacation today, I'll give him a chance to recover and then ask him to please quote me on the land clearing portion. The other guy that can do the electrical as well.  He said it would be 2 weeks before he could come out, it's been 3.  He might give me the same quote as this guy today.  He might even be higher. Or he could be a lot lower. I won't know until I get a bid.  

I've actually written other entries, but I just left them hanging.  I've been feeling pretty miserable and everything is out of whack.  

I mean, some stuff has happened. Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts and of course the legacy media types, politicians - democrats and especially the far left, hollywood elites, and sundry other personalities that have acclaim with their base have all denounced the verdict, to the point they started talking about a federal investigation.  Oh? Double Jeopardy anyone?  The feds can just supersede the state with this verdict?  Perhaps they can drum up some fresh, new charges? I dunno.  

And then this horror at the parade in Waukesha.  Wow!  You wonder the depths that evil men can go in order to be able to do something as vicious, heartless and cold as what happened there.  I watched a video of it and that was enough for me.  

And the oldest brother is at the house. It changes the dynamics of the house and how things go.  The youngest being mostly ignored by the 2 older, things go south quickly. Because the youngest will let everyone know about it in no uncertain terms.  Whatever the case, it's probably just as well I'm gone today and tomorrow at least. 

The truck - my truck that broke - is done. I have to go to Tulsa to get it.  I'm thinking maybe I can work it out that I can be home tomorrow night late and have Thanksgiving off and then go up the next day.  But, I'll do whatever my employer asks, considering the amount of time I have had off. 

Well, they are shutting off the valves and I'm about to have to leave here.

It's a Brownsville, run, btw.

G'day.