Installed a new mailbox / post in place of the hack job I did last month. This involved driving a rather large stake into the ground as an anchor, and mounting the post on top of said stake. I quickly discovered, with about 2.5 feet of stake remaining, that my trusty rubber mallet was just not going to cut it in terms of driving the stake. I needed more weight. More power.
I now own a 10lb sledgehammer. I decided to splurge and go for the 10lb rather than the 8lb, but I’ll admit to being intimidated by the 16lb. That thing looked like something you hand to a mountain troll and say “go kill the white wizard.”
It worked. Wham wham wham, stake went into the ground. Mailbox was mounted shortly thereafter. Irks me that it still wobbles, but it’s a lot better.
The christmas tree is denuded of ornaments, but we still wait for the ceremonial inspection in which both of us stare at it really hard and agree that we’ve removed all the ornaments. Really, either pair of eyes would be good enough, but neither of us is willing to take responsibility for throwing out the precious and treasured decorations with the dead tree.
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