I got gas, well almost.

We got a phone call before 0800 today. It was the plumber and he would be here shortly. He was and they connected the furnace to the gas service. The building inspector came about 2:30 and liked what he saw. The plumber made the last connection and I tried to talk to the gas company to have them return and install the meter and turn the gas on. On hold, elevator muzak. I left a message at the tone and then used the email and said the same thing. I taught the plumber something while he was here. He was working on the piping and wondered why the threads and sizes were non standard for the meter. I said it would prevent someone from removing the meter and installing a jumper. Kids. 12 years he's been at it. My balsa order came in today while I was mowing the lawn. I just now remembered why I ordered 3/16 sheets. It's for the hinges. I sand the slots in two pieces and glue them together to form the trailing edges and leading edges of the elevator and flaps. Shoulda asked the plumber.

Good score on the second flight lands me in 4th.

At the contest today I didn't score well on the first flight. I was 8th out of 9. But others did have good scores and the best of the two scores is the one that counts. I put up a barn burner for the second flight and was second highest for the round. A 529. I'm not sure where I ended up but it wasn't last. The winds were calm for both days. I hit my wake a few times making the plane bobble. I brought 3 planes and 9 engines to sell on Sat. The planes and 4 engines sold. On Sun. one of the planes had one of the engines mounted and was flying in beginner. He finished second. It flew better than when I had it. $25 for the plane and $10 for the engine.

A nice gift.

On Sunday morning I met my new flying buddy at McDonalds and led him to the field. He had a new plane and needed to tweak the electric motor a bit. He flew it well and plans to be at the contest A Lee, MA next week. I went to the field on Monday and the farmer had run the tedder over the mown grass. Bunches of grass were thrown onto the circle but it wasn't a problem. Today I went to the field and the circle looked different. I took a close look at the ground and it had been rolled. The grass was flattened in the direction of flight. I looked at the r/c field and didn't see the same flattened grass. I was able to get good takeoffs without being bounced into the air. Real nice. When I left I noticed a trail left by the roller and followed it down around the town garage buildings where it faded out. I didn't see a roller on the property and didn't want to ask the workers about it as that may get somebody in trouble. The club meeting is Thursday and I'll ask then.