We took a couple of packages to the post office this am and picked up a few things at Dollar General then came back home.
I went to the barn to get the big shop lights on the folding tripod. Had a problem finding it at first then when I did found the base which I thought was plastic was aluminum and had corroded quite badly. One of the 3 legs would unlock and fold. The other two wouldn’t move. So with hammer, Marvel Mystery Oil and assorted other tools I set to work trying to free them. Cat came to see what I wanted to do for lunch an hour or so later and they were still stuck. She warmed leftovers and came back and got me and by then I had gotten a hack saw blade and cut both ends of the pin holding one leg on. Came up and ate and went back at it. Bill came by about 3 and I had the other leg cut loose and was using the Bridgeport milling machine to bore new holes in the legs and base. I got the leg lock free on one of them but the other was not gonna turn loose. Broke the end off of one of my good screwdrivers trying to pry it loose. Ended up getting the leg loose from the aluminum insert and driving it out from the back end. Put it in the Bridgeport and used a file to clean it up. Then a drill and cleaned the aluminum up and put it all back together. Finally got it done about dark. Came up and set it up and turned it on and both lights worked. For about 5 minutes and then one blew. Will get a bulb at a later date. For now the one in that light and the floor lamp I fixed yesterday will do for lighting the stuff I need to photograph. Took a bunch of pictures and then got on to fixing supper.
Had some ground pork that needed using so made sausage and cooked it and then drained the pan and cooked some onions and bell peppers. Put the sausage back in and in another pan started some water boiling for egg noodles. Opened a can of tomato sauce, tomato paste, and spaghetti sauce. Added a bit of water and started it all warming in another pan. Once the peppers and onions were done added the drained sausage back in and let it sit till the noodles were done and then drained them, rinsed under cold water and added them to the sausage mix. Cooked the tomato sauce for about 30 minutes and then served it over the noodles and sausage. Twas quite tasty. And there is enough for another meal later on.
Guess I need to get onto processing the pictures I took earlier but that may get to wait till tomorrow. Am about tired. Will see what the morrow brings when it gets here. Till then… 
