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Monday March 29, 2021 subscribe |
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| my fanciest tool
is this 1996 3.4L 4WD Tacoma. it's old enough to be considered an antique vehicle in most states, but with only one prior owner in the northwest, where road salt is rare, it's rust-free and in tip-top mechanical shape with only 175K miles miles, which is middle-aged for a Toyota. it cost more than i care to admit, but it proves its worth every time i put it to the test, as with today's fairly prodigious load of tools and lumber. you can see it riding low in back, so i'll need helper leaf springs, but even overloaded it felt assured and up to the task. we set up shop today on Petty's Island, in defunct Citgo warehouse, technically still the property of Venezuela, but soon the whole island will be ceded to New Jersey to become a permanent nature preserve. i spent most of the day applying sealant to the lumber, grateful for big winds blowing through that carried the fumes away. meanwhile, sarah and her crew scoped a new spot for the benches we're building because their first pick got occupied by a pair of nesting eagles, so, for once, it's the humans who are being displaced... |
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