This job is getting bigger!

This is Vera by the Cowlitz River at La Wis Wis State Park on Saturday.

We decided that as long as we were repairing the water lines, we would replace the water heater.  After taking some measurements of the compartment it goes in, we headed for Longview to get one.  First, we stopped at Fred Meyer for gas, then we headed to Searings.  I had checked a while back and I liked the ones they had best.  We got an Energy Share 50 gallon one that qualified for a PUD rebate, it was only an inch too big for the door into the compartment, but I figured the door could be modified.  I got a pan to go under it, which also needed to be modified as well.  After a little wrestling match (the old one was a tight fit through the door!) I got the old one out.  I had to saw out one board so the new one will go through the door.  Next, I had to go under the house and cut off the lines so I could fit the pan to the available space.  That job went better than I expected as I only had to change one corner of the pan.  After drilling the new holes for the pan's drain and new holes for the water lines, we cleaned up and called it a day.  After dinner, I got caught up on the blogs as I was 3 days behind.  Now I am off to watch a little TV!