Wonderous Weather

All morning long it hailed like crazy. Then it snowed all afternoon. Now the sun is out just before sunset. Gotta love the weather around here.

We have a couple of inches of snow on the ground and another storm front looks like it's headed this way. It's right at freezing here on The Orchard Compound in Hobart at 900 feet.

Frankly, I'll be happy to see spring arrive.

A Bargain In A Can

This is a picture of a can of roofing cement. Nothing earth shattering about that except that I've been using this exact same can of black tar to patch our roofs for more than 26 years. Can't think of another product that has lasted that long around here.

After last night's downpour, we had some minor leaking around the chimney. So, I had to get up on the roof and patch the flashing. As I opened the can, it dawned on me that this can of goopy stuff was purchased when we still lived in Tacoma. I don't remember where I bought it, but it's the same can. It's called Fields Wet-Bond Roof Cement. Black tar is what I call it. It's made by the Fields Company in Tacoma (http://www.fieldscorp.com/).

I have a ton of old stuff in our barn. That oil can there on top of one of my tool chests was my dad's. I have no idea how old it is, but I remember it when I was a young boy, so…well, let's just say it's been around awhile. If you get good tools they should last a long time. But a can of tar? I just think it's cool that this gallon of goop has been helping me keep us dry for so long. If you need to patch your roof, give the Fields Company a try.

We don't need any more. I figure we have another 20 years of the stuff still in the can.