Good Morning! 73F @ 4:45AM. Sunny. High 99F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Looks like highs will be in the high to mid 90s for at least the next ten days, typical for August here, but we're not seeing as much cool down in the evenings, with lows in the mid to upper 60s. And even those lows don't happen until just before dawn, so the house isn't dumping as much heat to the night sky.
I have a drawer of old software just like yours, Ron. It hurts too much to clean it out, I paid so much for that once vital but now useless software.
Next time you see those doctors, ask them if they're building a swimming pool or planning a foreign vacation. Both would be powerful incentives for scheduling follow up appointments with their patients.:shocked::laughing: And Don makes a good point, but if you sign up for the HF mailing list, you get a
25% off coupon each month!
Got the new fan mounted on the booth wall yesterday, and once again most of the air just bounces off the filter. But more makes it through the more porous of the two, so that will have to do for now.
Finally got a call from the US rep for the spray gun manufacturer, who insisted that my gun went out of production ten years before I purchased it new. :confused2: He then went on to tell me that he still has the new tip set I need, and would gladly sell it to me for $265.10. When I told him I paid "only" $450 for the gun to begin with, he offered up a 30% discount. I thanked him for his generosity, but suggested that putting more money into a tool that is no longer supported by its manufacturer made little sense, and that I would be shopping elsewhere for its replacement. A company that supports ALL of its products, regardless of age.
So a fair amount of time was spent discussing options with the new paint supplier, and I'll likely be dishing out another fat chunk of change on another gun. But not the kind Roy would like to shoot in his backyard.:laughing: However, I'm assured that this new one, even though it's been in production for several years, is the backbone of the company's offerings, and they (Iwata) have a very good track record for supplying parts for older guns. I think I'll test that today; I have an airbrush I purchased at about the same time as my current spray gun, and I think it might need a new gland nut, or something. :devil:
In spite of all that fooling around, I managed to clean up some paint burnt by our recent brazing efforts on the van, and get some experience touching up the white colored interior. Aside from some overspray which I'll rub off this morning, the repair seems to be invisible.
Also got the new drain plug welded into the oil tank, and got the tank, bracket, and cover plate painted, only to discover I'd forgotten to weld the old drain hole over. So it looks like I'll get a little more practice patching paint jobs sometime in the near future. :laughing:
The surprising thing is I was able to work through the entire afternoon, while the temps reached 98F. Normally I conk out at about 95F, but I stayed in the shade of the garage and just ignored the sweat trickling down my back.
The day's last job was to bring packages down from the lock box up at the street, and it seems UPS was very busy delivering four shipments. The seam sealer and gun were there, along with the color and base coat paint for the van, and the new blue color primer recommended by the painting pro. Roy wouldn't be interested in that new gun either, even though it comes with a name right out of Starwars: Lord Fusor. Now where did I put my Imperial Stormtrooper outfit?
Up before the sun this morning again, and couldn't help but notice the deep orange and almost full moon. It was very large in the sky, just begging to have its picture taken, so here it is:
Are you folks seeing the same coloration? I'm wondering if it might be due to the big fires burning south of here. The area around Clearlake, California is getting it again; two huge fires hit the area just last year and many people burnt out by the current one were also devastated in one of the previous two. The little town of Lower Lake was severely damaged, and the fire is now approaching the much larger town of Clearlake itself.
. Got the front derailleur freed up, was road grime and sweat/corrosion, penetrating oil did the trick. Got the ride in, Finished mowing the lawn and mowed Friday's work again. The sharper blade worked like a champ. Trip to Lowes and the bike shop tomorrow.
