Saturday, January 14, 2006

Sewer, Seahawks, Barking Dog


Went to Cle Elum Thursday and amidst a swirling snow, dug out another section of pipe, removing the offending roots, etc that had been blocking (see earlier post). Weather warmed later in the day, rain started and by dark I was working in a quagmire of warm mud, 4-1/2 feet underground. Went to the Cle Elum hardware store, bought some supplies and by noon Friday had the new pipe installed, tested and working fine. Only need to shovel back in the dirt.

Pass was closed for a while due to avalanche control, but arrived back in Seattle around 3pm, after making a couple stops along the way. Driving along E Lake Samm Way, was interested to see how high the water was getting, putting many, if not most, boat docks well under water. Around 4 went for a very pleasant hill run (three laps) despite a somewhat hard rain. Grabbed a quick latte before returning to car, where Tim had left a message for me to meet him at the Barking Dog, a local bar featuring fine food. Had a nice halibut and chips with Tim, Cathy, Sue and Greg.

Went on another hill run Saturday morning, where I ran into Cathy. She looked very strong going up and I hope she continues the workout as I think she'll enjoy after she gets a few laps more under her belt. After lunch, had an enjoyable afternoon watching the Seahawks beat up on the Redskins. Best football weekend of the year, with 4 divisional playoff games.

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