62F when I got up this morning. Partly cloudy today, with a high of 83F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
RS, I sure miss my waterbed; it was another casualty of the last marriage. Especially liked the way I could turn up the temperature in the winter, and dial it back in the summer. Does your foam covered version work the same?
Last time I glued soles back on, I put the shoe on a 2x4 and wrapped a bungee cord over the glued area. It worked, but left shape irregularities at the glue lines that took a while to work themselves out. Then the Shoe Goo I used let go again, so the ultimate solution was a new pair of shoes.
Drew, looks like you could dock your boat at home for a while and save some money! :laughing: Hope your turtle shows up unscathed. And that you get no bad news at the dermatologist!
Dab & Thomas, yes, I was lucky with the wasps. I should pay more attention when I see the first one. I haven't noticed any improvement with the Bell's, but my buddy at the motorcycle shop says there's less droop to my face and my speech is clearer. So some progress but it's slow. Too much going on to slow down. Besides, how much does a saggy face and a few extra tears get in the way?
Ron, watcha get? Pictures on delivery please! :thumbsup:
Eric, good luck with the mower. Hope the Grillo folks treat you better than Kubota has me. Also good story. We must be close to the same age, as my beer drinking began in school about the same time as yours. I've also taken to skipping daily showers in this drought, but only on days when I can stay relatively clean in the course of my chores. A good neighbor has an artesian spring he's offered access to; all I'd need is a tank on some wheels and a pump. I bet prices on that sort of equipment have already skyrocketed around here!
I looked into those "turf replacement" programs, Don, but apparently they're only for city folks. I'm letting my 600 sq.ft. lawn die this summer, and had already given serious thought to replacing it with decomposed granite, rocks, and low water use plants to match the rest of the yard. It turned out that "no-mow" grass was anything else, and used at least half the water as the rest of the household.
rip, I feel your pain. I don't know how I ever had time for a job before retirement, and now I'm pretty sure I'm unemployable. Already wasted too much of my life working for idiots, and never was much for PC behavior. Hope you find something with good people that respect each other and work as a team, that will appreciate the skills and talents you'll bring to the party :2cents:
Dave, we only need to look at the energy (specifically gasoline) situation in this country for insights on how the water shortage will be dealt with. Those with money will have all they want because they can afford to pay whatever is being charged. Those that develop and sell the resource will see new restrictions put in place by the government that will supposedly protect the environment. Unfortunately they will be feel good measures designed to let the politicians look good without upsetting the big money that funds their campaigns, and the only real change will come about when the resource is almost unrecoverable. We had a shot back in the '60s at getting on the right track, but the movers and shakers from that era compromised their credibility with wild claims, giving the money boys the time find work arounds to maintain the status quo. We have made progress toward cleaner air and water, but the average Joe on the street sure has paid a high price for it in terms of cost of living and world competitiveness (loss of US jobs). Some might call that a cynical view, but it's pragmatic. I try to vote for people that can plan for the future, but they seem to be in short supply lately. Mostly, though, I just try to figure out how I'm going to deal with the outcome, since there's not a lot I can do personally to change it.:confused3:
Was able to meet the Chevron distributor yesterday and snag six gallons of Delo ELC antifreeze. Says on the package it's good for 8 years or 750,000 miles. Wonder which one will come first in my old pickup? :laughing: Also picked up new "Kubota" stickers for the recently painted FEL, and ordered a hold down rod for the battery on the RTV. Never seen one so badly corroded that the hook at the end had straightened out! Then to the bank to straighten out an overdraft caused when they started assessing a new fee to the account (nice of them to let me know first). Of course it was a "clerical oversight", but it may have been the straw that finally has me changing banks. I'd read good reviews for the Harbor Freight bed liner, so picked up a few cans to try. Also purchased other things I had coupons for, but as usual, half of the coupons were expired even though they appeared to come out of the most recent flyer. The fine print doth taketh away.
Next up was the plumbing department at the big chain Orchard Supply Hardware. Usta be you could find anything in their stores, but they've gone through a series of sales and mergers, and now only carry what sells, and what there is is all wrapped in plastic and hard to find. Another guy there was in the same boat, and we figured OSH needed to get someone ordering their hardware that actually knew what the stuff was used for. Unfortunately all the small mom'n'pop hardware stores have been put out of business save one, and Collier's is downtown where finding space to park a full size pickup truck is a PITA. Finished the trip with gas'n'groceries, and just enough time left in the day for a simple meal (no, the fresh corn-on-the-cob isn't very sweet yet) and a little TV before bed.
Hang in there, buds, Friday's comin'!
