Day 291:<\/p>\n
Still working on tools, because I let my supplies run low.<\/p>\n
Part of that is just inertia. I’m mining something like a mile from my workshop, and even though I have a stop-off point with other supplies and a minor repair area roughly halfway between here and there, anything that involves serious work needs to be hauled back to the workshop.<\/p>\n
And one does get tired of hauling things, when one doesn’t have self-driving maglev sleds.<\/p>\n
Anyway, yes, lots of making tools which I then pile into a box so that I have them, and slowly cart to the halfway point so that they’re closer to me when I need them. And I’m getting to the point where I’ve found enough iron I’m seriously considering making my own railroad tracks.<\/p>\n
Wish I’d read enough history to know how.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 291: Still working on tools, because I let my supplies run low. Part of that is just inertia. I’m mining something like a mile from my workshop, and even though I have a stop-off point with other supplies and a minor repair area roughly halfway between here and there, anything that involves serious work … <\/p>\n