Although today was Saturday, it was a workday to finish packing the transmitter into the containers.  The two men from the U.S.– George and Jason — are scheduled to leave today.

The container that was offloaded into the tight spot was on uneven ground.  When the 3-ton transformer was loaded all the way in yesterday, one of the front corners lifted off the ground almost a foot.  This morning I jacked up the corner with the transformer and blocked that corner up.  This should keep the container from twisting when the transmitter is loaded into the other end.  The truck driver had warned us that, if not blocked properly to keep it from twisting, that the doors would not be able to close.

I strapped down the 3-ton high voltage transformers in this container.  A condenser and other smaller items were loaded to fill in empty space, then the top frame was loaded in followed by the transmitter itself.  We then strapped down the transmitters in both containers with wide tie-down straps.

The last things to be loaded were the two 25-foot long feedline ducts.  These were loaded beside the transmitter in the last container and strapped to the side opposite the transmitter to keep them from rubbing against the front of the transmitter cabinets..

The containers were both closed right at noon.

Jason asked that everyone get together for a prayer of dedication as these transmitters begin their journey to a new location for ministry, after serving at TWR Guam for nearly 40 years.

Virginia did some grocery shopping this morning and made some bread — good bread here costs around $6 per loaf.

I got home in time to eat my lunch with Virginia.

Allan sent me instructions via email for correcting my laptop problems.  It took me about an hour to sort through everything, but it is now working.  If there is a next time with the same problem, I think I could correct it much quicker.