So the gate post is "fixed" kind of. It's an interesting thing as I'd done a temporary repair and over the winter I'd had the gate not opening fully so it was all a bit annoying. That opening has fixed itself now the wood has stopped taking on water and expanding and causing the gate to not quite open as it should. It is now fully fixed well that is until the next period of rain and cold. The other problem that I had half fixed was a sagging gate post only a tiny bit and last year I bought a Trench Accrow and propped the gate and it worked fine but again, the weather has changed and this morning the gate was just dragging again. So whilst I was there, out with the Multi-Tool and a few strategic cuts made and it is all working nicely now as the cuts made allow the whole length of the Accrow foot to be in contact with the post (rather than at just two points).
A job off of my list of to dos and so I am pleased with that, no more than 10 minutes to fix albeit its been waiting 6 months to do properly rather than the bodge I did last year.
I've another thing to get done on my list and then I can pretty much do as I want for a while. All is under control as far as I can see. Things need to get done but in their own time frame now rather than mine. I like the idea of deadlines are for someone else now, it takes the pressure off of me for sure. Getting used to this retirement malarkey is interesting...
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