![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
in the hood
Ended up getting up earlier than intended today because we didn't change the clocks. That was actually a good thing because I was able to get more done. Split a couple of bags of kindling, swept the barn floor, got the winter tires down and into the garage, filled the wood box, mowed a section of the lawn where the grass was tallest, did two racks of siding prep.
Doesn't sound like much, but with feeding the fire it keeps me busy. The siding prep took most of the day.
Now that I'm doing the siding indoors with little air circulation I'm using a supplied air respirator system to keep from killing brain cells. Since I wear glasses I use a hood rather than a face mask. With the tyvek paint suit I've been using to protect my cloths, I look like a spaceman from a B-movie.
The supplied air system has taken some getting used to. The instructions say to connect the hose BEFORE putting on the hood. They aren't kidding. You don't have many breaths once you put that hood on without a supply of fresh air. Also, when you first put the hood on it hits all the claustrophobia centers in your brain full force. The hose is very heavy duty, which means stiff and easy to trip over. I've learned to do this little dance after each piece to uncoil the hose. But it works, I get a constant flow of fresh air blowing into the hood, the pressure forces the excess air out of the bottom of the hood. I have notice my eyes and mouth get a bit dry from the constant airflow, but that's an easy trade-off for fresh air.
Doesn't sound like much, but with feeding the fire it keeps me busy. The siding prep took most of the day.
Now that I'm doing the siding indoors with little air circulation I'm using a supplied air respirator system to keep from killing brain cells. Since I wear glasses I use a hood rather than a face mask. With the tyvek paint suit I've been using to protect my cloths, I look like a spaceman from a B-movie.
The supplied air system has taken some getting used to. The instructions say to connect the hose BEFORE putting on the hood. They aren't kidding. You don't have many breaths once you put that hood on without a supply of fresh air. Also, when you first put the hood on it hits all the claustrophobia centers in your brain full force. The hose is very heavy duty, which means stiff and easy to trip over. I've learned to do this little dance after each piece to uncoil the hose. But it works, I get a constant flow of fresh air blowing into the hood, the pressure forces the excess air out of the bottom of the hood. I have notice my eyes and mouth get a bit dry from the constant airflow, but that's an easy trade-off for fresh air.
no subject
BTW, that sounds like a HELL of a lot to get done!
no subject
The turpentine and oil based paints are the sort of things which have "use in a well ventilated area" on the label. They aren't as bad as the stuff which really kills brain cells like paint strippers. If I'm only doing little of it and have windows open it doesn't seem too bad. But if I'm applying it for hours, even with windows open it gets thick. This time of year when I don't want to open all the windows up it is really bad. Hence the hood.
no subject