Our SKP HFH BOF RV CAV team.
Our HFH team was back on the job this morning at 8:00 AM; our last day as a full team as three of our members would be leaving tomorrow. Three members went to work at the ReStore and most of the rest of the team worked on building the 76 foot long west wall. Linda and I worked with the air nailer to tie all of the partition walls together and to the east wall. Four of the partition walls were built 3/4 of an inch short (floor to ceiling) so we cut 1×4 fillers and nailed those to the top plates. We were able to stand the west wall up, tie it to the front and rear walls, and temporarily secure it with diagonal braces before lunch, a good morning’s work. But it was hotter and more humid than we expected, and the whole team was ready to get inside and have lunch in the air-conditioning.
Angel has been coordinating and staging our lunches at the Catholic Church that is a very short walk from the building site. Today was fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and watermelon, as well as apple and cherry strudel. She brought two 6″ veggie subs for me and Linda.
After lunch everyone worked to start getting the walls plumb and square. We made some progress on this, but called it quits at 2:00 PM due to the heat and the fact that twelve of us had volunteered to sell programs at the Sheridan Wyo Rodeo starting at 5:00 PM. In return for our service the local HFH affiliate is receiving a $500 donation from the rodeo.
The temperature peaked around 90 degrees F in mid-afternoon, but by 5:00 PM clouds had moved in and a strong breeze was blowing. Linda and I worked at the Rodeo from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM selling programs and day sheets. We were stationed at the north end of the main grandstand and were able to view the opening ceremonies, either directly or on the jumbotron screen. We also got to see the finals of the Indian Relay Races, a wild event in which five riders at a time circle the track three times using a different horse each time and riding bareback. The horses are retired thoroughbreds, and just one step shy of being wild. As the main rodeo events began we returned our unsold programs, aprons, and cash. We walked the midway and then left the fairgrounds in search of French Fries as today was National French Fry Day. We ended up at MacDonald’s as we did not want to sample the local bar and grill scene on the last night of the Wyo Rodeo.