Woke up in a funk this morning, but forced myself out of bed anyway.  

Got over there, got to work leveling the drainage pipe. As with everything else, much more work than expected.  All by hand, the machine was only for one, 24-hour rental.  

I have one drain pipe at the end I can't install until I get another machine out here. That's because those pipes won't go into the bell end of the other pipe without being forced in there.  It's nothing unusual, I have been at countless job sites and track-hoes are always used to push one pipe into the bell end of another.  

I'm not sure when I'll get that machine.  

Tomorrow, a "military girl" is coming over to help start cleaning up the trail ways. She claims to be able to use a chain saw, we'll see.  I have other stuff to do, I don't want a supervisory job, but I'll have to in the beginning to make sure she understands what I want done.  Pretty simple concept: pull the felled trees out of the sides of the trails, cut them into moveable pieces, load onto the trailer, move trailer to burn pile, unload, lather-rinse-repeat.

I wasn't saying it would be easy work.  It's why I was hoping to get some high schoolers out there full of energy, but apparently none of those are interested in working this kind of job.  I wonder if there is a board for high schoolers to access for local jobs? I'll have to look. This isn't work that any machinery can do, it's all stuff buried in the sides of the trails that needs pulled out.  

Anyway, I may be able to get the Bobcat tomorrow after I get this person oriented to what I want done.  

The power company "should" be out this week. The engineer said 4 weeks, maybe 3. It's the 4th week.  

Installation of power lines will greatly increase my motivation to get everything else done.  I'm motivated, yes, but it's hard work and I can only do so much before I have to stop and take breaks or even quit for the day.  Makes me feel old.  

Oh well, not going to fret over getting older and I really haven't been the same since I got this last case of Covid.  I dunno what happened, but I had a lot more energy before I got hit with it.  Will my energy ever come back like it was? No clue.  

My search for tax rate I have to pay info got me nothing but advice on how to do it, not what percentage to charge or end up paying.  There is a form to fill out to sign up, I guess, for such payments to the state.  Perhaps that's where you learn what to charge? I guess I'm going to be forced to see an accountant. I wanted to save the money, but this isn't something I want to fool around with. The government wants it's money and it will do whatever it has to to get it from you.  

I have too many questions that I want an expert to answer for me.  Taxes and insurance, gag.  The rest is pretty predicable. Average $125 per month for electric, $30 for water and probably a couple hundred for wifi per month. 

Well, tomorrow is sealed. Taylor is going to be home in time to get the boys from school tomorrow, I can plan on being out at the property all day long with a machine. The rental place is holding a machine for me. Shouldn't take more than half an hour to get the person oriented to what I need her to do.  

With that, I'm ending this one.  I ended up going home after the trench work, just had nothing left in me.  Ribs in the oven slow cooking, make some home made mashed potatoes and french green beans for dinner. 

G'day