This is the portion of the evening where I complain about the aging process.
The screws, even with pilot holes, did not go into the 4x4 post easily at all. This is mostly due to the pressure I had to keep on the head of the cheap metal screws to keep them from stripping out. I did this by hand as my cordless driver/drill was dead and the one I bought this morning was absent from the case.
The tendons and muscles in my hand, combined with the arthritis stemming from multiple breaks AND the carpal tunnel are producing a symphony of pain right now.
Long gone are the days of being able to wrestle a 115 pound air chisle for eight hours then go bar hopping afterwards.
sigh