14th September 2022 - CBRTIM Updates

Just looking around and spot this box, so I soon have it opened and the trolley ready to be used on the left side front board framework.

and I very stupidly removed the block and slid the small bench underneath the left side of the frame.

And I am on the floor in agony!

I have gone too far it takes a while, but finally manage to get in me wicker chair and I chill out for a long time.

I try n stand up but the sharp stabbing pain inside my knees from left to right, soon has me sat back down.
I realise that I am unable to get up to the house with the walking sticks and at the moment its not safe to use the zimer frame, so I sit back and plan on waiting for Lynne and Michael to come home and help me. 

I m so pissed off at myself for not waiting on someone to help me. But I have given up asking for help as no one is willing to offer there time for me.

This does grate on me badly after all the help I have given others over the years and I know the black dog just makes it spin around in my mind until I lash out or explode!. 

But back to Tim, lying in front of me is the lower fuel tank, and with my anger all over the place I finally decide its time to sort the issue out that I had already paid for to be sorted!.

So with my walking stick, I slide the lower tank roughly into place on the floor.

Hanging up beside me is a coupe of bungy straps, that I use to gradually lift this tank into place once more.

Again my trusty walking stick, comes in handy as I need to move my chair  a bit, so I slide these boxes out of the way and carefully stand up.

Luckily the wicker chair is nice n light but I still got some major pain just moving the chair around 6 inches.

That's better I can work a bit easier and in less pain now.

The tank gets slowly offered up into place using the bungy straps.  

I can now clearly see were the petrol tank fowls the frame !
A definite no no and not even got frame n tank painted yet!

Now as I had someone else build the tank and didn't expect Tim to come home with jobs that I had paid for to be completed and clearly not done! 

With the way My mind and the black dog is today, I am really struggling to stay focused and hold in my anger.

But I finally start to mark the frame area where the tank n frame meet and shouldn't. 

Now I do not know how much metal is left at the offending areas on the tank, so I very gingerly start to sand back the weld with baited breath.

Also gently sanding the frame area, letting the tool and sand paper do the work.

I try to trust my instincts, but I am not confident in any way.

So i take it is really small steps stopping to check regularly.
I have also messaged Maz, not because I didn't know that these parts should not be touched, but just to give me some confidence and to find out how much of a gap I would need, so we do not have the same issue once everything is painted.

I am not expecting a quick replay as I know Maz isn't that good at the moment, but I know she will reply when she can and for me that means so much especially at this time.

But we now have  a gap, and when I can find me feeler gauges I will measure the gap I have so far, but I do not think its enough to clear once sprayed.

but we will revisit this again another day.

Bless n loads of luv Darlin XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I find the test build girder arms and start to fit them using the temp bolts n spacers

and we are ready for the girders, but I am really struggling now and its only 3.30pm and Lynne and Michael won't be home till around 5.30pm.