The cable removal is going well.

We've gotten all the splices cut out and have moved on to the cable removal phase. Nothing works better than the simplicity of a few half-hitches and a clove-hitch to grip the cable.



We set a wheel at the bottom, which allowed the cable to come out smoothly. The plate at the bottom, which the wheel is shackled to, is held down to the concrete with nine 3/4" bolts. It's not going anywhere!



We've got a bit more cable to remove, then we'll start "swabbing" the pipes to remove any mud that may have built up over the last several decades.

I do enjoy a summer morning, motorcycle ride, in the country...



...along curved roads, past fields of corn and soybeans...



...up and down hills...



...to arrive at an old friend's home. One who knows just the right way to say "Welcome"