Good Morning!!!! 56F @ 3:30AM. Abundant sunshine. High 74F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.
Rain is still in the forecast for next Sunday, and now a little more on Tuesday as well.:thumbsup:
And PG&E cancelled the power shutoff here even though the NWS has us all under a Red Flag Warning.
Enjoyed some time around a camp fire last night with mild temperatures and only light breezes, but made sure it was out with a loooooooong drink from the garden hose before I retired for the night. Since then, some 30MPH gusts have come through, so it was time well spent.
I've read that early in the pandemic, anyone that tested positive for CoVid-19 when they died was added to the CoVid-19 death toll, even though the disease might not have been the cause. Hard to justify doing that in cases of accidental drowning, auto accidents, and such, but there it is. I think I heard on last night's news that the daily death rate nationwide is in the thousands, and with three weeks left in 2020, this years total count could still exceed previous years.
December 7th, 1941, a day that will live in infamy.
I do still have that model of endoscope, Bill, and still use it. It's a year old now, and while the 1080P image is good, more pixels are always better. Now I see there are 5.0 Mega pixel models available in the fifty dollar range, and the older 1080P ones can be had for as little as twelve dollars. Do a search for "endoscope" at Amazon and be prepared for an over abundance of choices. My repeat purchases have been driven by the size of the 'scope, trying to get something that will fit down the bore of a .22, then a .177, caliber barrel. Not quite there yet in the case of the 17, but I keep looking. Got stung by one seller who advertised the size of the lens, which doesn't include the added diameter contributed by the LED lights, so be careful if size matters to you.
Good luck with the inspections, Mike. At least you'll know where you stand when they're finished.
Glad you got some rain, Doug. How have the wildfires been this year?
That steam cleaner really did a number on the floor, RS. Might have to look into one of those...
Glad to help, Jim. Having a real transfer switch and a permanent installation will take most of the pain out of using a generator. I was back feeding a sub panel, and was always nervous about making sure that the main breaker was open before I started the generator. Not having electricity 24x7 didn't turn out to be that big a deal, even at night. And I still keep Luci lights scattered around the house charging on windowsills, just in case. Wish I'd known about Baldor generators when I was shopping; they make just about the best electric motors you can buy and that probably carries over to their generators as well.
I did get a form letter type response from my note to Tractor Supply, but no real action yet. Maybe this week, but probably won't impact my decision to avoid doing business there in the future.
Thought I'd be working on the van's new oil pan yesterday, but looking at it again, decided I'd better get the engine mount swapped out first. I wasn't looking forward to that because it almost certainly meant modifying the new parts, but it didn't turn out to be as bad as it could have. I had to mill a notch for the dip stick, and trim off a tab that was hitting the muffler, but I was able to reuse some mounting holes and drilling some new ones wasn't that big a deal, though it did cost me a broken drill bit. Today it's on to the oil pan, which not only gets shortened, but the bung for the drain and dipstick tube both get moved. Gonna have to be real careful with the welding and/or brazing so the lip on the pan doesn't warp and leak.
Hope everyone's week gets started off on the right foot!
