3/17/19:
Building Summary: Last night and this morning (with Padre’s help), I planned for the ‘converter’ that will take water from the 1″ stub-up to the two ½” CPVC valves that mark the start of Jacobhouse’s internal plumbing. I thought I had everything I needed, but when I went to use a 1″ x ½” PVC converter, I discovered that ½” PVC was much larger than ½” CPVC. This led to a Sparr trip with Wag*. There, I got all the actual parts that were needed to make the required conversion.
Commentary: The building summary pretty much describes all that occurred at Jacobhouse today. I should note that the Sparr trip almost did not happen (on account of my baser self wishing to go home and get ‘freekend time’ under way), but it did happen, and I’m glad I went that extra distance. Now, I’ll have something to do tomorrow.
Typical shenanigans aside, there was a notable event that occurred in the paddock just outside of Jacobhouse last night. One of our cows – the only Holstein we own** – decided that it was time to calve at dusk. We let her be for some time, but around midnight, Madre went down to check on her. It was fortunate she did, because the beast was having difficulty. The calf was coming backward.
This led to my rousing Padre and then to our venturing down via midnight Segway ride to help out the beast. It’s never a pleasant task for human or beast when it comes to helping a backward calf exit the womb, so I’ll go ahead leave out those rather unflattering details. What I will say, though, is that the midnight excursion resulted in a relieved cow, a living calf, and a slightly bespattered Jacob and Padre – a success that lays primarily upon Madre’s going down to check on the cow. ***
Final note: Tomorrow I plan on hooking up the ‘converter’ to Jacobhouse’s cold and hot water lines. If I’m particularly quick about doing so, I may even get the converter hooked onto to the actual active waterline.
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*Who kindly left his abode on his free day to help me out.
** A massive first-calf heifer who is the daughter of one of the largest cows to have ever roamed my family’s farm.
*** Also just want to make a quick note that it was interesting seeing Jacobhouse at 12AM. I don’t know if it was the darkness or quietude of the hour or both, but it looked exceptionally cozy and peaceful. I was half-tempted to sleep in there last night.