Rain, Rain, Go Away...

Yep. it rained all day today. The river is currently just over 40 feet and it is till rising. I'm not worried about flooding here where I live, even though the river is only 100 feet away. Before I flood here, all of downtown Portland as well as all of Kelso would be flooded. The biggest problem - as I see it - is the potential for landslides in hilly areas, as the ground is thoroughly saturated.
   I did get a pickup load of woody debris hauled off today, and that was a good thing. I also completely cleaned out the refrigerator today, and that was a real good thing! Last fall when I was brining salmon to smoke I spilled a bunch of the brine in the fridge. My brine consists of rock salt & brown sugar, so I have had the chilled brown sugar catastrophe living in the bottom and on the shelves of my fridge since last October. Ahhh....the joys of Bachelorhood! But I finally got that whole mess cleaned up and the fridge is now good as new, even if it is kinda' bare.
  Seattle got beat badly in football today, but that isn't really news. Professional sports teams from the Pacific Northwest suck! We play some good college ball but when it comes to pro teams we suck.
   On the agenda for the upcoming week:

• Monday is bowling, a stop at Worksource, cleaning in the shop.
• Tuesday is getting the lights to work on my boat trailer & hauling the boat to Jacobs Marine for a minor repair.
• Wednesday is back to Worksource and help Bill Jr. get his bike wheel fixed. If I can, I want to go check on Dutch's house.
• Thursday is more shop cleaning and re-arranging, with a possible trip to Waste Control.
• Friday is hopefully working to "shore-up" the ridgeline in the barn at 2278 Larsen Lane.

I have just about all my Christmas shopping done, so maybe at some point in this next week I will get my gifts wrapped.