Coming Along

My new fence is coming along.  Just for reference, here's what the old fence looked like. 

So, yesterday the fence guy came out by and pulled up all the old fence, along with the dog kennel.  Well, the fence part anyways.  He said he wouldn't be able to pull up the slab, but I can probably find someone who can.  I wish I'd known ahead of time, so I could have hat that taken care of before he even came out here. 

On the other hand, I never managed to call the surveyor, so maybe not.  I'm going to have to call the surveyor before we do the other side, though.  The people I bought the house from said my property ends at the fences, so that's what we've been going off of.  I told the fence guy to put the new fence in the same spot as the old fence, but on the East side, the fence is way too crooked for that.  

She -- the previous owner -- told me the property line runs from the fence to the utility pole, but the back fence post and the front post don't like up with the pole, so I'm going to have to get that one checked.  If I can ever make myself to call the surveyor, that is. 

Today he came back and set the fence posts.  

I'm excited, but I don't understand why I keep feeling guilty, why I keep having a knot in the pit of my stomach about it.  I feel like I'm doing something wrong, but why?  Why do I feel that way?  I don't know...

In more exciting news, the county sheriff shut down another illegal gambling room here in town.   That's the second one in just a few months.  I found the place on Google Earth and showed it to Cody.  He said "That looks like the kind of place that would have an illegal casino in it!"   Then he said, "It's amazing to me that I've lived in multiple cities that are huge crime areas, but still the craziest stories I hear come out of my tiny home town!"  

And finally, the plant requires us to wear earplugs, but the ones they provide are hard, hurt, and barely block noise. We used to have good earplugs, but the cheapskates don't want to pay for them.  So, naturally, I did what any red blooded American would do.  I got onto Amazon and bought my own. 

They're soft and work really well.  

That's about all I have for tonight.  I stayed up last night to watch the closing ceremony -- some of it.  I turned it off after they did the handoff to Los Angeles, but still, I was up later than I normally am.  I think I'll watch some TV and knit a bit.  

Laters.