45°F and rain this morning, going up to 57° today. Voice on the radio this morning suggested we may be in for some potentially rough weather this evening (hail and possible tornadoes). Spring is making overtures.
Spent Saturday morning running errands. Got oil changed and tires rotated on my car, dropped off some bill payments, and returned a package to the UPS store. These trips usually have one or more things go awry and take half the day. This time, everything went well and I was back home before 11:00. Wife and I pulled out the kayaks and added top handles on each side, a paddle holder, and an additional bungie cord on the front. The pop rivets that came with the bungies were garbage. All four of them broke off about 1/4" above the top of the rivet, leaving me to cut them flush with the Dremel. Everything else worked as planned.
We got a notice from SiriusXM that there was an issue with the subscription renewal. When I looked, that wasn't supposed to renew for her car until June. When I logged into the account online, I found they still had the other subscription from my old Kia Soul, which was supposed to have been deleted last year (I don't have a satellite radio in the new car). The option to remove that radio didn't work, instead popping up a text box telling me to call their 800 number. Naturally, they were closed Saturday afternoon. I tried the online chart option, and quickly remembered how frustrating that was last time. Instead of just doing what I asked, I spent half an hour telling "Rayhana" over and over that I didn't want any other options or special deals, I just wanted that radio subscription canceled. Towards the end, I got more than a little rude ... at which point we got mysteriously disconnected. I figured I'd just have to call them Monday morning. To my surprise, I got an email later that day confirming the cancellation. They've apparently gone out of their way to make it almost impossible to cancel a subscription to their service.
Sunday was hoist installation day. We decided the best way to store them for now was to hoist them up to the ceiling in the garage. Mounting the pulleys on the horizontal joists would have had the kayaks hanging down about head high for me, which would be entirely too low. So, I built a couple of 2x4 frames higher up on the cross supports,and mounted them up there. Worked like a charm.
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After that, we did some serious horizontal surface mining (my Wife enjoyed that phrase) and rediscovered most of the top of the work bench.
She wanted another storage cabinet for the garage, and found out that Lowe's discontinued those Kobalt cabinets. Some calling around found that a store in South St. Louis had a couple still in stock, and she sent the boy over to pick it up. So, I guess I have to assemble that next weekend.
I found a similar problem with Harbor Freight brands last summer, Randy. We bought a couple of their Lynxx tools, and when I went back to get another, they had already been discontinued. I dislike buying into a system that won't be there in a couple of years. Seems to be a regular thing with them lately.
I have never heard the term "Silverside," Alien. Had to look it up.
