Good Morning!!!! 49F @ 5:00AM. Partly cloudy. High 66F. Winds light and variable.
Looks like the weatherman is turning on the faucets starting Saturday, with Sunday bringing 0.6" and six of the ten days with showers. :thumbsup:
Read yesterday that the North Complex Fire, the one that burned most of the summer and took two runs at this place, finally reached 100% containment. Now with these rains, maybe it'll finally be put out.
Hope your trip goes smoothly, Drew. With tight budgets and "defund the police" movements, traffic fines are more important than ever to keep police paychecks coming. Never cared for the heavy handed enforcement tactics, though, another reason for moving west at a young age when that kind of thing mattered a lot more.
No pics of the oil pan, Ron, but I do need to take some just so I'll remember how it was put together.
That's some tasty looking pig, Paul. What are you putting on the outside?:licking:
And you were worried about the bread, Eric. Beautiful loaves!
Seems like just when I start getting things back on an even keel, Mike, Life has something else in mind. Keep chipping away at the problems, you'll get there.
That's a LOT of lights, Ted. The video is a good reminder of how busy you've been over the past couple of years, building the granny cabin and garage, moving, helping your boys start their families. Whew, wears me out just thinkin' about all of that, not to mention the knee...
Saw video on last night's news where three neighbors had combined decorating their houses. Looked like one computer ran all the lights, huge sound system/color organ kind of thing. No Christmas music, though, they were playing Star Wars theme! Crass as all get out. What's wrong with people?:confused2:
I don't wanna jinx myself, Bruce, but the cold start problem seems to have gone away when I installed the pollution control stuff on the van. But it also hasn't been that cold yet this year, so the real test is still ahead.
Happy wife, happy life, RS. :thumbsup:
Speaking of Life's surprises, got an email from my insurance agent yesterday letting me know that my policy won't be renewed in February. Thought I was in the clear until August when the current state mandated insurance cancellation moratorium expires, and wrote back asking for an explanation. Then last night saw on the news that the state's last chance fire insurance premiums will be going up pretty steeply next year. That may be my only choice if I continue to carry fire insurance; maybe I'll self insure for fire and cover liability instead?:confused2:
Got a call that the new safe is ready to be picked up, so made arrangements to drive down to LA Sunday and load it into the truck first thing Monday morning. The southern half of the state is under a travel restriction, but safety and security related activities are allowed, just nothing recreational. I'll enjoy a nice room at the Sheraton down there, but still not what I'd consider recreation.
The dip stick tube on the oil pan was not only in the wrong spot, it was too short for the new spot, too. Turned up another one, got it located and welded in, and cut the new bottom out of a piece of 0.190" 4130 chrome moly steel. Still need to drill and tap it for the drain plug, but I should be able to get it welded on and painted today.
Happy Hump Day, folks!
