April has been unusually dry this year.
The only wet spells have been the snow that fell while we
were away
(10" of wet snow)
and another snow fall the week of the 16th
(5" of wet snow).
Both melted quickly.
The ground is so dry that the mud only lasted a couple of
days after the snow was gone.
The dry weather meant that we could dig back the dirt and
connect new layers of styrofoam and rubber into the old
system that protects the Garage roof
(see photo at right).
Also pictured is the load of 12' by 4' wall board that will
be installed starting the week of the 30th.
The state of employment in Bozeman is such that the last two
times we tried to get day laborers to do some heavy
unskilled work,
the workers the agency promised never showed up.
Thus,
Gary and Pauline wound up installing shear walls,
moving heavy pieces out of the way to prepare for dry wall,
and shovelling dirt off the Garage roof to clear the area as
mentioned above.
We wondered where the illegal aliens are when you need them.
Apparently,
they all have jobs down at
Big Sky,
while "legals" have better paying jobs at the
Yellowstone Club.
