First of the month…change hot tub water, two...hang the jumpie jumpers on the OLA (outdoor living area) and wash the cars. Mentally calculate…yeah I can knock those out in a couple of hours. Chuck the pump in the spa – hose into the drain, next grab the jumpies and hang them on the overhead 2x4’s. Nice try…too high off the ground. Think about it, off to the box store. Two 2 x 6 Strong tie joist brackets and a 2x4x10 and made it removable. Note it’s Saturday and the box store is almost empty…it’s the economy…ok, however not accidentally rubbing butts while cruising through the isles is something I could get used to. Head over to the tool section and pick up a level, the plastic one broke while man handling the trailer frame last week. Get home, still making good time, eyeball the joist location, insert nail and thwack….22 oz hammer dead nuts on the tip of the bird finger and hard enough to squirt blood…ouch. Reload and finish the job, no time for the usual sit back and admire my work, I’m on a roll. Finger still throbbing I proceed to wash the cars…..walked right pass the hot tube without noticing the water level. Finished the cars, and remembered the tub. The pump was warm and the sicker said “don’t run dry”… oh well, I’ll check it next month and if it doesn’t work, and the economy improves, I’ll have to ass bump my way through the isle and get a new one.
Task complete and I’m headed towards the garage and who impedes my path…das boss. Only this time it’s the puppy dog look and I know this means trouble. Honey…Kelly (her riding buddy) called and wants a girls’ afternoon out. Can you watch the babies? The Gods are testing me….Now the Mrs. has been cooped up with the kids for a couple of weeks and instantly say, yeah I got them…have fun, knowing this just ended my trailer build and watching the Superbowl. Now the lady tear droppers may think this is wonderful, but there’s a method to said kindness. I figure two women, one afternoon….odds are they‘ll use up 15,000 words each. Knowing that women speak about 24k words a day and men do 10K, means she 1k over and tonight, silence falls upon the domicile.
Sunday morning get my build on and no major issues to report. Just measuring 10 times and squaring up the tongue. Cross braces were a bit more work than I thought, but it worked out. And flipping that rig over solo to install the springs and wheels was a pain.
Finish measuring and I’m no more than 3/16 off in any direction. Not bad for my first trailer. Next week grind and prep for paint.
You might be surprised at the number of TD ladies who would be telling you to get it done. However baby will be babies and they need things. 
