Well…I really did think that a gallon of Thompson’s water seal would be enough to do my front steps but I was wrong…still have about 1/4th of it to do after using the gallon so I guess I’ll have to buy more next week…it does look better with it treated but my elbow is shot after using a paint brush to do the detail work and the pain is pretty intense…and it took forever with getting to take a tour of the house that is being rehabbed across the street when Dan, who is working on the house, came over to chat…they used the color scheme that I am going to use on this place with differing shades of grey…looked very cool and modern and I hope it will do the same here….needless to say, that not getting done until almost 2 will keep me off the bike for the second ride and I’m okay with that….I’m sore everywhere and need to rest a bit….