Good Morning!!!! Afternoon, actually. 70F @ 5:00PM. A mix of clouds and sun. High 71F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Looking at the heat pump installation, Paul, would there have been any difference in hanging it from the rafters to help isolate it from the ceiling joists noise wise? Otherwise, very impressive progress, especially since you're recently recovered from CV19.
Well, the camping trip went off the rails only a few miles from the start. We started from a friend's house, in fog, but came out above it at the first crossing of the Coast Range. Temperatures rose a lot, but nothing crazy. We had to cross US101 with no light or on/off ramps, a little stressful, but traffic was light. A few minutes later my buddy pulls of the road and just sits there, fumbling with their jacket. By the time I had my helmet and gloves off they were struggling to get out of their jacket, gloves, and helmet, too. Turns out they were badly over heating, and felt faint and were seeing black dots. Not good. I eventually got them sitting in the shade, moved the bikes down there, and got a text off to their daughter for a rescue pickup. A local rancher stopped and offered to help shuttle the motorcycle to their place for safe keeping. I think he really wanted to ride that little BMW. He borrowed my helmet, and I drove his Prius. Took us about 20 minutes over badly patched roads. I came back later with the van and drop gate trailer to recover the bike, being really glad I'd ferried the trailer down last month. Hung a bottle of good Bourbon on his gate as thanks, got a thank you back that evening.
Never figured out what ailed my friend, but I stuck around for the night and most of Sunday to keep an eye on 'em. We did some shopping Sunday, and things appeared back to normal. Reminded me a lot of the time I almost blacked out on a Los Angeles freeway while splitting traffic. I think it was low blood sugar in my case; a candy bar and an energy drink fixed me up in a half hour or so. Gittin' old ain't for the faint of heart.
Today started with good intentions, and ended up trying to firm up new insurance for the new house. State Farm doubled the premium and halved the coverage limits. Clearly they don't want my business. Some outfit called Bamboo, and a few others, had terrible claims experience ratings. Amica was priced about what I've been paying, but since I won't give them both vans, the car, the F250, and a dozen motorcycles, they won't bundle car and homeowner's insurance. They also wanted a receipt for the roof replacement that was part of the solar panel installation on this new-to-me house, but since the previous owners did the work I don't have a receipt. I got in touch with a local independent agent that found what looks like good coverage at a competitive rate, and they're working up auto insurance quotes. Won't be a bundle, but should save me something.
Once things quiet down tomorrow morning I'll get the trailer parked and unhitched. Not sure what else I'll get done; maybe start looking for doctors and dentists in my new neighborhood.
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, and those in harm's way find safety.
