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Day 2

May 3, 2017

Today certainly felt longer than yesterday. For nearly the entire day I was at the smart end of an “oscillating multi-tool”; a very fancy name for something that shakes back and forth with a blade at the end. I used this tool to scrape up the rubber that had sealed the trim at the break of the deck. To get all of this out I scraped behind and underneath the trim for hours, trying to catch as much of the rubber sealant as I could. While I was grateful to have the multitool to help me, it vibrated violently whenever I dug in which was not so awesome. At the end of today, I have one half of the trim removed, and the other have nearly ready to remove. I’m not sure what I’ll do after I remove it, but I’ll just have to wait and see.

Work Log 11 Hours 7am-6:30pm 30min LB
Total Hours: 21.5

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