I'm back

Today was good. I worked in sub-assembly for Cathy all day. Trying to keep The Line supplied meant working on 3 different things at one time, but that made the day go by that much faster. I mostly built up diaphrams (a.k.a. seat pans). Each Pac takes 3 diaphrams. (A Pac is 1 seat-unit, that is actually 3 seats in one). First, I washed each diaphram with alcohol. Then I wrote a 6-digit I.D. number on each. Then I put on my rubber gloves and glued 2 rubber gromments on each one. The glue, and the accelerator used to make the glue dry super-fast, made my eyes burn & water, like they do when I cut onions, and gave me a headache, too, but not a very bad one. (The gromments are there to protect the wiring that will go through those two places later). After that, I put clear tape on the two sides (this is to protect the people on The Line from getting cut). Next, I cut two different lengths of two different width-sizes of hook tape and applied them; one near the top and one near the bottom. This is what the seat cushions will fasten to later. Lastly, I put clipnuts in the notches at the top; these are what the screws go through to fasten the diaphrams to the rear trim. Everything has to be just so...For instance, the hook tape must be in the right place, or the loop tape on the cushions won't match up. I like working on diaphrams (except for the gluing!), and it's a nice job where I can sit or stand as I please. I also got some life vest pouches ready for The Line, by putting loop tape on them, and a piece of hook tape onto the loop. On The Line, the hook tape is removed and then applied to the front tube of the seat frame. Then the life vest pouch is stuck on the piece of hook tape, and secured with tie straps. That was an easy job, too, but the punching of the hole in the loop tape is primitive at best and is hard on the arm & shoulder. At 3:25 Glen told us we were going home at 3:30, and I was happy! I LIKE those 8-hour days! He didn't give us much time to clean up (and get labored-out on the time clock), so I shoved my trash box underneath the table so I wouldn't have to empty it--HA! After work I drove straight to the farm and caught Gabby. Gates came soon after and measured the horse's feet for me, so I can order him some new EasyBoots. I messed around at the farm for a couple more hours, weed-eating and hauling water to the trees in the horse pasture. When I got home, Bob had bought supper--1/2 price burger night at the Sonic. I ate supper and watched The Wheel with Bob. Then he went out to water the flowers and I took the Yukon to the car wash. My bath tonight felt totally DELICIOUS, as I got so dusty and itchy at the farm--it is dry, dry dry! PRAY FOR RAIN!