Gator fixed!

Dear Bob and Denise,
Tiden got the Gator put back together again yesterday. I was at Garcen where we sorted through more drums. They only sent one paint stirrer. I'll
contact the paint people. Got a new stove stsrted at Garcen. It's a two day process because the insulating concrete needs to set up and the 30
gallon barrel form removed before we can pour the regular concrete and add the lnsulating fire cement skirt on top of it.
Jean Louis drove the Gator down today. We went to Fon Imbo for bricks and it started smoking. We eventually drove it up to Tiden's "shop".(Now just
the side of the road. Somebody built in that lot he used to use.) They eventually decided it had been overheating due to water pump problem and fan
problem. They got them both working and we headed up to Kalabat. Jan had lost all confidence in the Gator and had found the ride atrocious so she
came back to the house. Jean Louis and I made it to Kalabat with a couple stops to add water and retwist the fan wire to the other wire it was now
twisted around. Polo says hello. Looking forward to seeing you in October. We got the stove started in the school kitchen. The first half is only
two hours with all the bricks precut. Toured the schools and took pictures. I didn't see any structural cracks but didn't get into everywhere. Jan
is leaning toward building rainwater cisterns at Food for the Poor houses if/when
she brings students. I'm also developing a composting toilet with urine diverter using those green mineral tubs. That might have promise too as a
project.
We made it back to Gros Morne with only one stop to retwist the fan wire. (put a 12V soldering iron with battery clips, no corrosive flux, and
electrical solder (NOT lead free!) on the list).
I'm planning to start the household stove here tomorrow morning, (It should be pretty portable.) then go up to Garsen in the afternoon to put on
the skirt there. Jean Louis will remove the insulating concrete form (there are two now, one at Garsen, one at Kalabat) and surround with regular
concrete in the morning.
Then we'll haul down the medical barrels for Jackie and a couple more barrels for a better incinerator and a firewood dryer. I've already got a
couple of them perforated for here for composting barrels. The composting toilets will use a perforated barrel for the actual composting. A bucket
for feces collection. Still working on urine diverter.
Thursday is mango day at St Gabriel's in town.
Friday maybe back to Kalabat. Polo didn't have a key to get the cookpots. We need one to design the skirt there.
The Gator could use a roof attachment if there is one. Also the brakes sound horrible, work poorly, and need to be fixed.
Keeping busy,
Bob