@JPB,
It's still a long climb to get outta the well, but my belly is not on fire always now...
got the column swapped over into the gold truck from the red one, and tarped the broken window. (the boys were already gone when I arrived, and the window is in their shop) but I brought my own tools, so it's ready to drive away when I go back with some gas, and a plate for it...
I still gotta go fire up the chainsaw and cut up the wood I dragged home, and stack it inside. rains are moving in...
and gram's light emergency has been remedied. it's even a 3way, so I upgraded her as well. we called it her birthday present. she's to be 92 in a short while...