So this Memorial Day weekend was pretty damn crappy. It started out normal enough, and I was able to get some bondo on the ramp to fill in the screw holes and make the hop ramp even smoother. Then on Sunday morning my dog came down with "hemorrhagic gastroenteritis" (which is a scientific way to say that he started pooping large amounts of blood) and we had to take him to the emergency vet. They still aren't sure what caused it, but after a couple of nerve-wracking days at the vet and a few more being pampered at home he is on the mend. Needless to say, Skeeball hasn't been high on my priority list for the last few days. He has been acting more like himself since Tuesday but he hadn't pooped since he got back from the vet. Well today he had his first solid, normal poop. After much more celebration than I ever thought I would have over dog poop, I figured I would hit the garage and sand out some stress that has built up over this past week.
I got the ramp completely sanded and smooth, and it is finally done and ready for primer. The scoring area just needs to have the gutter area reinforced with some screws, and I'm still waiting on OSH to get those knobs delivered so I can finish mounting the net. The last thing that I need to figure out before this thing is ready for paint is how I am going to mount the dimmer switch. I plan on having a slider on the back to control the brightness of the lights that shine down on the scoring area, and literally once I have it mounted I am completely done and ready for paint.
As bad as this weekend was, it could have been a lot worse and I'm thankful for that. Tomorrow, the gutter gets completed and I'll hopefully figure out how I am going to do the dimmer. The finish line is in sight!