Finished the paths around the new bridge.

Pulled the second board from the spilldam.

Drove down to Philadelphia. On my way down Rt. 42, i passed a dump truck at the tail end of a passing zone (OK, maybe beyond the tail end), and got pulled over and issued a ticket for passing on a double-yellow line (not an offense in Vermont, by the way). Thus breaks my streak of not getting a ticket since 1985.

I went down to Philly to use the internet connection there to upload some web work.

Installed the sign i made for Curt's road.

How to move a boat.

Drove up to Vermont. Had dinner with John Donohue and his parents, stayed overnight at John's house.

Drove around and looked at 4 houses for sale. One was nice but too small. The other 3 were in really sad shape. Drove back down to Shunk.

I had left the back door of the house open for the dogs when i drove up to Vermont and apparently a bat flew in one night. It took about 20 minutes of chasing it around the house before i managed to guide it back outside with a broom.

Chainsawed up a few fallen trees and chopped them up. Good exercise.

Drove up to Wysox and picked up a UHaul trailer. They let me hook it up by myself.

Packed up the trailer.

Closed up the house and drove up to West Rutland, Vermont to Maia and Dylan's big old house.

Looked at more houses, made an offer on one in East Wallingford.

Okemo Fall Training day. Rained hard all day.

Walked the dogs at the old marble quarry next to the West Rutland Marsh. My latest offer on the house in East Wallingford was accepted. Got a visit from the deputy sheriff of West Rutland about my dogs being off-leash in the neighborhood. It was Dylan's neighbor complaining.

Freakishly warm day. I took the dogs for a long hike through Rutland's Pine Hill Park up to Rocky Pond. That evening Dylan and i went to the Rutland Haloween parade and met up with KC and his wife Courtney. Dylan wore his gorilla suit.