So hot, those little guys in the orange robes burst into flames

It was that hot, you know what I'm talking about.
~ Good Morning Vietnam (Robin Williams)

It was brutal - so hot that while standing under the loft (which had a tarp for a roof, but open on the sides) folding cardbord sleeves for posts, I had sweat pouring off me.

But we did work somehow. We plumbed the bents and secured them with strapping, so that we can start the deck tomorrow. At the pinnacle of the heat, we took a break to go for a swim at the park. Despite being some insane temperature on the beach, the water was quite chilly. I guess the week of fall we had last week cooled off the lake already. Anyway, the swim was bracing and cooled us down to thinking temperature again. Afer that we got back to it for a bit until calling it a day.

Wendy and Grandma Lana continued to paint the underside of the decking boards all last week, and Wendy finished up the last few boards today while I put in the temporary posts.

Tomorrow, we deck!