FINALLY our replacement Starlink arrived and I was instantly working to get it installed. With the rain around I had to be damn sure no moisture was in any connection so i grabbed an old hair dryer and used it to heat the connection points and dry them out.

Soon I had the antenna mounted but had to pull the mounting arm out from the tree some to open the view a bit.

AND FINALLY we have internet again. I then went around and got everything turned on that needs the connection, like my S9 and Nerdminer.

With the internet back I went out to the tool shed and sharpened a pair of chains for the saw.

The matches didn't start until after 11 and nicely I had the antenna up and internet working in time to watch some.

With the rain just drizzling I gathered my tree gear and headed for the big dead tree at the base of the hill. It has a severe lean and there is no way I want to take the thing down as one piece.

So on went my tree spikes and up the tree I went.

I got about 20 feet up the tree to about where the lean lessened.

I had the saw tied to the rope which I then pulled up to me. I did a very small face cut as the chain was not as sharp as it should have been. Then I decided to do the back cut and got it most of the way through with the tree still standing refusing to go over.

So down teh tree I climbed and I grabbed the hammer and felling wedges then BACK up the tree where I pounded the 3 wedges into the cut but got nothing in return. So down the tree a 3rd time and I went to the wood cover to get a metal wedge and a hand sledge.

Back up the tree and I pounded the metal wedge in to the hilt but got only cracking from the tree. This is how I left it in hopes that a wind overnight would take it down for me, but as I look outside right now it is still there...

I was tore the hell up from the climbing. My knees were aching from the torque of the spikes on my lower legs. I hauled the gear back to the shed and went to rest.

Insanity watching the first period of the Stars Penguins game as the Stars got 6 goals in the first... only the 2nd time in franchise history. After dinner I managed a half hour or so in soaking but my skin is on the precipice of full freak out.

Last night sucked horse dick again. I could feel the tightness in my head and my jaw was beginning to ache so I tried to front run the major pain a bit with a muscle relaxer but I could still feel it when I went to bed. At 11pm I was woken by my jaw on fire so got up to take another muscle relaxer and after an hour was able to fall back to sleep again.

Today I get the boys to school, try to decide on a new keyboard as this one I am on is trash, the tree has to come down somehow, I have my chiro appointment this morning, if weather is okay might head up to try paragliding mid day, wood needs splitting, and then figure out dinner this evening.

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