Throwback Thursday

Sidebar: There is nothing “Throwback” in this post. I try to move forward and never look back!!! I just like the alliteration, lol!

I got up, it was cold, blah, blah, blah. Michigan.

I went to Time Out for lunch. I got a cup of chicken noodle soup with potatoes. That sounded just weird enough to be interesting. Plus, the waitress assured me it was fantastic! And, it was!!!

I also ordered a blackened chicken breast, wrapped with bacon, sandwich. That did sound great but, in reality, not so much. It was dry (a little mayo would have helped) and too heavily seasoned. I drank two glasses of water trying to choke it down.

Sigh…

From there I went and got the truck filled up. $2.59 a gallon? I love it!!!

Sidebar: This will not last long. The Michigan legislators are currently passing a bill to add a HUGE gas tax to pay for road improvements. Okay, I get that. We need that.

BUT…

I just heard that Michigan Democrats are trying to pass a bill to lessen the weight limits on big trucks. Apparently, Michigan (and Michigan alone) allows the heaviest big rigs on the road of all states. I didn’t know THAT!

Republicans are fighting this, claiming it will hurt the “little” small business guys. Um, I think some guy making print-screen tee-shirts in his basement doesn’t need “protection.” It’s the big corporations who want to ship tons of crap that are breaking our roads up.

Where is the petition I can sign???

During the afternoon, my attention wandered. I reviewed all the cut pieces for the computer desk and realized I didn’t have the computer tower shelf accounted for!

Sidebar: If this seems like a big deal, as opposed to the clock in a wheel, the crib or a rocking horse, it is. This one is a bitch and I blame my brother Carl for this!!!

I could use the biscuit cutter, scrap 1x4’s (I have a lot) and make the 8+ inch shelf, but that would add two days to the assembly. And, I want to have this delivered BEFORE Christmas. I don’t want Betsy to have people over and showing off her new place with her computer sitting on a card table!

So, instead of going straight home, I stopped at Home Depot and bought a four foot 1x10’ pine board.

I left the truck outside. I went in, treated Caley, changed my clothes and then got to work. I cut the computer shelf out, then scribed the curve on the corner and cut it out with the saber saw. I sanded the shelf to make it smooth and ready for stain.

Then I cut out the six corner pieces that will secure the top.

I finished up at 7:30 p.m., swept out the sawdust and pulled the truck back in. I blew off my clothes and went back inside for the night.

I warmed up the kielbasa and sauerkraut and dished out a big bowl of it. I packed the rest of it into containers to give back to Michelle.

I ate dinner, watching taped TV and then went to bed.