The Rising Tide
The tide begins its slow crawl back over the lower shelves, covering the tide pools. The temperature drops slightly as the wind picks up from the north.
Kevin attempted to patch the cracked jerry can with epoxy after heating it with a propane torch, but the repair failed when the epoxy would not adhere to the salt-contaminated metal. Jenny opened a tin of mackerel for their meal and ate while tending to her infected ankle.
Going to patch the jerry can. You want the last of the corned beef or should I crack a tin of mackerel?
walk to the workshop with the cracked jerry can and epoxy tub
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Mackerel is fine. Just save the beef for tomorrow.
Jenny closes her notebook and rubs her throbbing ankle.
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Right. Mackerel it is.
set the jerry can on the workbench, wipe it dry with a rag, and mix the last of the epoxy for the crack
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Make sure it's bone dry. The salt eats through everything else.
Jenny stands up slowly and limps toward the kitchen to find the tin opener.
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Bone dry. Hit it with the torch first, drive the damp out.
go over the crack with the propane torch, moving the flame steady to heat the metal and chase out moisture, then apply epoxy while the steel's still warm
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Easy with the flame, don't warp the thin metal.
Jenny finds the tin opener in the cutlery drawer and waits by the stove.
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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.