Wrought Iron Fence

What do you do when you are bored, forced into self-isolation, and can no longer drill teeth? Why, you paint the wrought iron fence, of course!

Since Alan has a lot of extra time on his hands these days, he decided to paint the wrought iron fence and gates that we have on our property. We have six gates (two are double gates big enough to drive through) in various locations around the property as well as three segments of fence that surrounds the pool. Alan really has his work cut out for him. 

He has completed most of the painting. He just has three gates plus some poles (like the pole for the basketball hoop) left to do. The problem is finding a windless day in which to complete it. The Antelope Valley is notorious for having windy days, especially in the afternoons, this time of year.

Alan is painting it all by hand, which is a lot of hard work. It has taken him several hours so far. To avoid getting paint on the cement, he has to put down a plastic ground cover over the whole area, which is time consuming as well. 

I suggested to Alan that he hire someone to do the painting, but since he has the time right now and isn't earning any money, he couldn't justify hiring someone else to do it. He is my hard-working man!