The last few days, Gnome has got into a right tizz over everything breaking down.

First of all, the brush mower stopped working and it looked like the electric clutch had burnt out; Gnome explained to me that this would mean no more mowing and we would have to bring the parts in and wait another 3 months to continue clearing the bush.  Boo hoo!!  Also, for the last three days, the Internet has been down.  Again, Gnome gave me story of doom and gloom, he reckoned it was a problem with the antenna post, which is slowly splitting up the middle.  He told me that we would probably have to replace the Internet post (this is a major endeavour for us because Gnome wants to incorporate a water tower into the entire structure) and this would probably take the best part of a month…with Gnome single-mindedness and ingenuity.  Yes, you have guessed it…he wants to single-handedly put up the structure by himself with a system of pulleys, knowledge of physics and Gnome brains.  The Munchkin mind boggles…

Anyway, today started off really well with Gnome finding his 1/4 inch chisel…do you remember a previous post about “chucking a maddy” all because we couldn’t find this chisel?  Well, we finally found it and guess what…we don’t need it anymore!!

The brush mower actually miraculously sprung back to life, despite Gnome’s poor prognosis.  It turns out that it isn’t a problem with the electric clutch (yay…it would have cost $200 to replace) but some poor connection with the battery.  The problem is that the mower is not charging the battery so when the voltage on the battery drops, the clutch stops working.  So, all is well as the problem has been solved: the battery is charged with a battery charger after every use.  Oh, and there is a broken switch so Gnome “hot wires” the mower to start it up now.  I am pleased to say that the mower is working and is now thoroughly Gnome-Rigged!!

And, yes, we are back in business with the Internet.  The technician came out today and said that the “gateway box was fried.”  Furthermore, he reassured us that the antenna was still in the right position, so the post, despite its weakness, was still doing its job.  A big thank-you to Renin, the technician…he was really quite helpful and took the time to sort things out for us.

Now, Gnome has informed me that we are still going ahead with a Gnome Tower for the Internet antenna and water back-up.  Also, we are still looking for a camera…

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