I did another "turn off the alarm and go back to sleep until 8" move today. It's pretty common for me. Then I started playing Minions for almost an hour. When I finally got up I did the pet thing and had breakfast. Then I killed time surfing until it was time to take the dog to the vet. As we were leaving Walgreen's texted saying my drugs were ready. So we stopped there on the way to the vet.
We didn't even see the vet, we just let them take blood. Lucy has lost 1/2 a pound, but she has about 3 or 4 to go. Even so, we took her to the bakery so she could have a treat. Then we went to lunch at the place across from Harbor Freight. It was over 90, but a good breeze made it comfortable on the patio. No more people food for Lucy. She had to do with low calorie treats.
The last stop was the post office. It was hot when we got home, so I just surfed for awhile. Then I rearranged the safe to hold the new cases that had come in a package today. After that I was hot and sweaty from taking the old cases out to the apartment attic. So I decided to take apart the pump shelter foundation so that the bricks would dry out. I also used a wire brush to clean them so the adhesive would stick. I'm not sure how long it will be until they dry out enough to glue.
When I was done with that I took a much needed shower. An hour later I got sweaty again taking the dog to the mailbox. Oh well.
The evening was a little surfing and a lot of TV, including a movie.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Day 326
I turned off the alarm today and went back to sleep for about half an hour. Then I played Minions for awhile before getting up. After the pet stuff and breakfast I went out to work on the pump shelter.
I laid out the blocks I bought yesterday. I ended up with 5 more than I needed. I couldn't glue them though because it rained last night and they were wet. The adhesive needs them to be clean and dry. So I arranged the rocks on top to make sure they'd fit. I'll remove them and glue the blocks on a dry day.
That process didn't take long, so I looked for other things to do. I vacuumed out the concrete crumbs from the trunk of the car. Then I unpacked and assembled the sprayer I bought on Sunday. I attached it to the golf caddy. I think it will work better than the other one.
All this was done in warm weather with humidity in the 90's. So when I was finished I went in and took a shower. Then it was some surfing before lunch. After lunch we went to the post office. While we were driving there Centex called to say the receiver was in. So we drove over there. I stopped at Harbor Freight on the way back to get a long level. I think I'll need it to build the shelter.
On the way home we stopped at HEB so I could pick up a couple of things that I forgot yesterday. The final stop was Circle C so the dog could run. The sun was out and it was hotter than yesterday. She still did a dozen retrieves.
When we got home a couple of parts places had good sales for labor day. I made a couple of orders.
After dinner it was some TV and a movie.
I laid out the blocks I bought yesterday. I ended up with 5 more than I needed. I couldn't glue them though because it rained last night and they were wet. The adhesive needs them to be clean and dry. So I arranged the rocks on top to make sure they'd fit. I'll remove them and glue the blocks on a dry day.
That process didn't take long, so I looked for other things to do. I vacuumed out the concrete crumbs from the trunk of the car. Then I unpacked and assembled the sprayer I bought on Sunday. I attached it to the golf caddy. I think it will work better than the other one.
All this was done in warm weather with humidity in the 90's. So when I was finished I went in and took a shower. Then it was some surfing before lunch. After lunch we went to the post office. While we were driving there Centex called to say the receiver was in. So we drove over there. I stopped at Harbor Freight on the way back to get a long level. I think I'll need it to build the shelter.
On the way home we stopped at HEB so I could pick up a couple of things that I forgot yesterday. The final stop was Circle C so the dog could run. The sun was out and it was hotter than yesterday. She still did a dozen retrieves.
When we got home a couple of parts places had good sales for labor day. I made a couple of orders.
After dinner it was some TV and a movie.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Day 325
I shut the alarm off this morning and went to sleep for another half hour. I was up past 12 last night, so that was justifiable. About 8 I woke up, played some Minions, and did some surfing. I got up about 9 and did the pet stuff and had breakfast. It was cloudy, so I didn't hurry.
After breakfast I went outside to do some digging. I had decided to use concrete blocks for the base of the pump shelter. I figured that was the best way to make sure the base was level. Because the west side of the pump is about 6 inches lower than the east that involved some digging. I removed the stones I had placed there and started digging. The "soil" was full of rocks, so I had to use the pick to loosen it.
It started to rain lightly as I left the house. It got steadily heavier as I worked. After about half an hour It got heavy enough that I decided to quit. I put all the tools away. As I was walking back to the house the rain returned to a light drizzle. So I went back to work.
It took me almost 2 hours to dig out, level, and set a dozen concrete blocks. It rained most of the tie, but it was also in the high 80's. That made it miserable. I dug out two carts loads of dirt and rocks. I hauled them over to the berm by the basketball court. They are a lot heavier than cart loads of gravel. I was really tired when I was done.
I went inside, took a shower and had lunch. I sat and surfed for awhile to recover. Then we went to the post office, the pet store (for cat food), Home Depot (for more concrete blocks), Fireman's (to get a pickle bucket), HEB (for milk), and Circle C to run the dog. Home Depot had some concrete block adhesive that I'm going to try. I was even more tired after all of that.
When I got home I decided to get some nice grips for the Sig I just bought. It's a nice gun, but it's plain. I order some English Walnut grips that look like the stocks on our shotguns.
The evening was watching the gun shows on TV. I waited until the evening garbage run to unload the 14 concrete blocks I bought.
After breakfast I went outside to do some digging. I had decided to use concrete blocks for the base of the pump shelter. I figured that was the best way to make sure the base was level. Because the west side of the pump is about 6 inches lower than the east that involved some digging. I removed the stones I had placed there and started digging. The "soil" was full of rocks, so I had to use the pick to loosen it.
It started to rain lightly as I left the house. It got steadily heavier as I worked. After about half an hour It got heavy enough that I decided to quit. I put all the tools away. As I was walking back to the house the rain returned to a light drizzle. So I went back to work.
It took me almost 2 hours to dig out, level, and set a dozen concrete blocks. It rained most of the tie, but it was also in the high 80's. That made it miserable. I dug out two carts loads of dirt and rocks. I hauled them over to the berm by the basketball court. They are a lot heavier than cart loads of gravel. I was really tired when I was done.
I went inside, took a shower and had lunch. I sat and surfed for awhile to recover. Then we went to the post office, the pet store (for cat food), Home Depot (for more concrete blocks), Fireman's (to get a pickle bucket), HEB (for milk), and Circle C to run the dog. Home Depot had some concrete block adhesive that I'm going to try. I was even more tired after all of that.
When I got home I decided to get some nice grips for the Sig I just bought. It's a nice gun, but it's plain. I order some English Walnut grips that look like the stocks on our shotguns.
The evening was watching the gun shows on TV. I waited until the evening garbage run to unload the 14 concrete blocks I bought.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Day 324
I got up when the alarm went off, played some Minions, and did some surfing. Then I got up, did the pet thing and had breakfast.
After eating I went out to the garage to clean guns. I cleaned both of Ellen's and then my new Sig. They are all 1911 style, which I find is a pain in the ass to take apart and put back together. That meant it took longer than it might have.
Then I moved some stuff into the new cabinet. I moved all of the ammo from one of the wall cabinets. It was never meant to handle that much weight and is coming apart because of it.
It went from 85 to over 95 in the garage when I was working. When I got done I ate lunch and then took a shower. After that we drove to Harbor Freight. They had a special sale on backpack sprayers and I wanted one. Then I stopped at Wally World to pick up the mouthwash that I forgot to buy at Randall's yesterday. It was in the mid 90's and humid by then. We were thirsty, so we stopped for drinks at Wendy's on Slaughter. I was going to run the dog before we went home, but I forgot.
The rest of the day and early evening was surfing. About 6 a thunderstorm came through and dumped half an inch of rain in about half an hour. When it was over I went out and looked at the ditch and the redneck paving. It seems to be doing its job.
We watched a little TV and then the second half of a preseason game.
After eating I went out to the garage to clean guns. I cleaned both of Ellen's and then my new Sig. They are all 1911 style, which I find is a pain in the ass to take apart and put back together. That meant it took longer than it might have.
Then I moved some stuff into the new cabinet. I moved all of the ammo from one of the wall cabinets. It was never meant to handle that much weight and is coming apart because of it.
It went from 85 to over 95 in the garage when I was working. When I got done I ate lunch and then took a shower. After that we drove to Harbor Freight. They had a special sale on backpack sprayers and I wanted one. Then I stopped at Wally World to pick up the mouthwash that I forgot to buy at Randall's yesterday. It was in the mid 90's and humid by then. We were thirsty, so we stopped for drinks at Wendy's on Slaughter. I was going to run the dog before we went home, but I forgot.
The rest of the day and early evening was surfing. About 6 a thunderstorm came through and dumped half an inch of rain in about half an hour. When it was over I went out and looked at the ditch and the redneck paving. It seems to be doing its job.
We watched a little TV and then the second half of a preseason game.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Day 323
I woke up when the alarm went off this morning. I got out of bed, looked around and went back to bed to play some Minions. I played for awhile and then got up to do the pet thing and have breakfast. After breakfast I dawdled around for awhile playing Minions and surfing. A little before 10 I went outside to do some redneck paving.
I mixed up half a bag of quickcrete with a bag of sand and spread it over the rock that I'd used to patch the lower gully. I didn't trust the rain forecasts, so I sprayed it down with water afterwards. I'd only worked for 40 minutes or so, so I looked for something else to do. I decided to position the cabinet I bought yesterday. It turned out to fit nicely next to the wall cabinets. I had to relocate a couple of things on the floor and wall, but I think the end result was actually an improvement in space usage. That left fixing the shelves and getting a latch for the doors.
I was soaked in sweat by then, so I went inside and took a shower. Then it was more surfing and Minions until after lunch. We left for the post office. There wasn't any mail - an unusual occurrence. Then we went to the school to run the dog. There was a big cloud obscuring the sun, so she did 16 or 17 retrieves. After that it was a stop at Home Depot for a latch, plywood, more sand, and more concrete blocks. Finally we stopped at Randall's for some groceries.
When we got home I unloaded the car and installed the latch in the cabinet. The latch wasn't the right type - Home Depot didn't have one, but with a lot of Mickey Mousing around I got it to fit. Then I cut boards from the plywood to cover the bottom two shelves. There was an 8 inch hole in the next to bottom shelf and rusty weakened metal on the bottom shelf. It worked out OK. It was over 95 in the garage, so I didn't feel like doing anything more. I still have to clean out the shelve and them put stuff in it. I'll have to put something heavy in the bottom to keep it from tipping.
The evening was surfing, reading, and TV. I tried the new snow cone maker. It makes really nice shaved ice. I need to get better syrup though.
I mixed up half a bag of quickcrete with a bag of sand and spread it over the rock that I'd used to patch the lower gully. I didn't trust the rain forecasts, so I sprayed it down with water afterwards. I'd only worked for 40 minutes or so, so I looked for something else to do. I decided to position the cabinet I bought yesterday. It turned out to fit nicely next to the wall cabinets. I had to relocate a couple of things on the floor and wall, but I think the end result was actually an improvement in space usage. That left fixing the shelves and getting a latch for the doors.
I was soaked in sweat by then, so I went inside and took a shower. Then it was more surfing and Minions until after lunch. We left for the post office. There wasn't any mail - an unusual occurrence. Then we went to the school to run the dog. There was a big cloud obscuring the sun, so she did 16 or 17 retrieves. After that it was a stop at Home Depot for a latch, plywood, more sand, and more concrete blocks. Finally we stopped at Randall's for some groceries.
When we got home I unloaded the car and installed the latch in the cabinet. The latch wasn't the right type - Home Depot didn't have one, but with a lot of Mickey Mousing around I got it to fit. Then I cut boards from the plywood to cover the bottom two shelves. There was an 8 inch hole in the next to bottom shelf and rusty weakened metal on the bottom shelf. It worked out OK. It was over 95 in the garage, so I didn't feel like doing anything more. I still have to clean out the shelve and them put stuff in it. I'll have to put something heavy in the bottom to keep it from tipping.
The evening was surfing, reading, and TV. I tried the new snow cone maker. It makes really nice shaved ice. I need to get better syrup though.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Day 322
I got up when the alarm went off. I took a pee, went to look at the weather, and decided I didn't want to work this morning. So I went back to bed for about half an hour and played Minions. Then I got up, did the pet stuff, and had breakfast.
I wanted to got to a estate sale, but it didn't open until 11. So we sat around and surfed. I was planning on leaving about 11:30, but about then Ellen got a cleaning bug. She got out the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the whole house. I wasn't going to interrupt that. It took her about an hour, and we left afterwards.
The first stop was the post office. The sale was by Camp Mabry. Traffic wasn't bad, and we made good time. I took the truck, because I wanted to buy a storage cabinet that I saw on the web. It was still available when I got there. It was a rusted out piece of shit, but it only cost $10. I also bought a sifter for use in my redneck paving.
The ext stop was Home Depot for some concrete and sand. I also picked up some mortar and concrete blocks for the pump enclosure project. Concrete, sand, mortar, and 8 concrete blocks cost $20. It's amazing how cheap that stuff is considering shipment and packaging.
The last stop was Culver's for lunch. Lucy didn't get anything. We weighed her yesterday and she hasn't lost any weight.
It was "only" 92 when we got home, but it was really humid. I unloaded the truck and decided it was just too ugly to do any work. So I went inside and surfed.
The evening was some reading and some TV. The SWIM crapped out even though it wasn't very hot. I put it in the lunch bag with an ice pack and it worked immediately. Unfortunately resetting the receiver caused me to miss an interesting show that I had been watching.
I wanted to got to a estate sale, but it didn't open until 11. So we sat around and surfed. I was planning on leaving about 11:30, but about then Ellen got a cleaning bug. She got out the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the whole house. I wasn't going to interrupt that. It took her about an hour, and we left afterwards.
The first stop was the post office. The sale was by Camp Mabry. Traffic wasn't bad, and we made good time. I took the truck, because I wanted to buy a storage cabinet that I saw on the web. It was still available when I got there. It was a rusted out piece of shit, but it only cost $10. I also bought a sifter for use in my redneck paving.
The ext stop was Home Depot for some concrete and sand. I also picked up some mortar and concrete blocks for the pump enclosure project. Concrete, sand, mortar, and 8 concrete blocks cost $20. It's amazing how cheap that stuff is considering shipment and packaging.
The last stop was Culver's for lunch. Lucy didn't get anything. We weighed her yesterday and she hasn't lost any weight.
It was "only" 92 when we got home, but it was really humid. I unloaded the truck and decided it was just too ugly to do any work. So I went inside and surfed.
The evening was some reading and some TV. The SWIM crapped out even though it wasn't very hot. I put it in the lunch bag with an ice pack and it worked immediately. Unfortunately resetting the receiver caused me to miss an interesting show that I had been watching.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Day 321
I got up a little after the alarm went off and played a bit of Minions. Then I went outside to check the weather. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, so I decided not to do any digging because it was going to get hot quickly. I went back inside, did a little more Minions, and then the pet stuff and breakfast. By the time I was finished with breakfast it was cloudy, go figure.
I decided to do some digging. I really wanted to finish up the ditch and fill the gully in the lower part of the driveway. Filling the gully took 3.5 loads of gravel. I put the other half load on a low spot near the yard light. Then I took the pick and deepened the small ditches at the top of the hill. I don't want them to be very deep. I just need them to channel the runoff into the ditch. I also cleaned up about 20 feet at the very bottom of the ditch. The whole thing took a little over an hour and left me hot,tired, and sweaty.
I went inside and took a shower. Then I surfed until after lunch. Then we left to go to the post office and run the dog. We also went to the pet store to get more prescription cat food. Unlike Bed, Bath and Beyond the pet store got us checked out quickly by adding a checker because people were stacking up. That's the way it should work. We also got a harness for Taiko to keep in the cat room at night.
It was hot, about 100 when we ran the dog at Circle C. She really wanted to run, but the heat got to her. She did manage to do about 10 retrieves.
When we got home we surfed and hid out form the heat. After dinner I watched a NFL pre-season game. Of course I read a couple of magazines at the same time. It's amazing how much dead time and commercials there is in a football broadcast.
I decided to do some digging. I really wanted to finish up the ditch and fill the gully in the lower part of the driveway. Filling the gully took 3.5 loads of gravel. I put the other half load on a low spot near the yard light. Then I took the pick and deepened the small ditches at the top of the hill. I don't want them to be very deep. I just need them to channel the runoff into the ditch. I also cleaned up about 20 feet at the very bottom of the ditch. The whole thing took a little over an hour and left me hot,tired, and sweaty.
I went inside and took a shower. Then I surfed until after lunch. Then we left to go to the post office and run the dog. We also went to the pet store to get more prescription cat food. Unlike Bed, Bath and Beyond the pet store got us checked out quickly by adding a checker because people were stacking up. That's the way it should work. We also got a harness for Taiko to keep in the cat room at night.
It was hot, about 100 when we ran the dog at Circle C. She really wanted to run, but the heat got to her. She did manage to do about 10 retrieves.
When we got home we surfed and hid out form the heat. After dinner I watched a NFL pre-season game. Of course I read a couple of magazines at the same time. It's amazing how much dead time and commercials there is in a football broadcast.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Day 320
We slept in today. I think it was in response to the last two early mornings. I played a little Minions, Ellen surfed. We got up a little before 9. I did the pet things and had breakfast. I just got started surfing when Ellen said her pump was running out. So we put the pets away (including Lucy) and left for the doctor.
The clinic was packed. There were half a dozen people in line at the counter. Ellen got checked in, but she had to wait quite awhile to get a chair. Once she got one, pump removal was really quick.
After that we went to SportClips so I could get a haircut. It came out fairly good. While I was there Ellen went to Best Buy. She saw a TV she liked, so I went back with her. I really like it. We may get one, but I'm going to wait for the Thanksgiving sales.
After that we walked over to Spec's to look for snow cone syrup. The only one they were out of was the one I wanted - prickly pear. At least we know they carry it.
The next stop was Bed, Bath, and Beyond. We were going to buy a new bath mat. Perhaps that would stop Taiko from pissing on it. That something he's been doing once or twice a day for several days now. When we got in line, things got fucked up. They didn't have enough cashiers. The person two ahead of us was buying out the store. So were the people in the other line. The person directly in front of us made her purchase and then decided to argue over the price. Of course that meant standing around waiting for the manager. I went to the service desk and waited behind two people. One slowly paid for their item. The second wanted to return something and make some sort of deal on something else. At that point I put the mat on a convenient display and walked out. We can order something from Amazon.
The next stops were Costco for water and the post office.
It was over 100 when we got home - too hot to work. So we spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening surfing. Ellen went to the Sure Shot thing at Red's. I'm about to look at what's on TV.
The clinic was packed. There were half a dozen people in line at the counter. Ellen got checked in, but she had to wait quite awhile to get a chair. Once she got one, pump removal was really quick.
After that we went to SportClips so I could get a haircut. It came out fairly good. While I was there Ellen went to Best Buy. She saw a TV she liked, so I went back with her. I really like it. We may get one, but I'm going to wait for the Thanksgiving sales.
After that we walked over to Spec's to look for snow cone syrup. The only one they were out of was the one I wanted - prickly pear. At least we know they carry it.
The next stop was Bed, Bath, and Beyond. We were going to buy a new bath mat. Perhaps that would stop Taiko from pissing on it. That something he's been doing once or twice a day for several days now. When we got in line, things got fucked up. They didn't have enough cashiers. The person two ahead of us was buying out the store. So were the people in the other line. The person directly in front of us made her purchase and then decided to argue over the price. Of course that meant standing around waiting for the manager. I went to the service desk and waited behind two people. One slowly paid for their item. The second wanted to return something and make some sort of deal on something else. At that point I put the mat on a convenient display and walked out. We can order something from Amazon.
The next stops were Costco for water and the post office.
It was over 100 when we got home - too hot to work. So we spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening surfing. Ellen went to the Sure Shot thing at Red's. I'm about to look at what's on TV.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Day 319
We got up at 6:15 to take the cats to the vet. Fletcher had a whole lot dental work to be done, and they needed to get a urine sample from Taiko. Traffic on Slaughter was heavy, but we made OK time.
We were done with the vet by 7:30, so we went to MickeyD's for breakfast. It hasn't changed. Then we took the dog to Circle C to run. It was early in the morning, cloudy and cool (if you can call low 80's cool). She had a great time and ran 15 or so really long retrieves. Then we went home.
I was planning on doing some digging, but it started raining just as we got to the development. It lasted awhile, the rain gauge says we got a tenth of an inch. So I read online magazines instead. A little after noon I got a call that my pistol was in. Only the phone didn't ring and there was no voicemail indication. So I didn't see the voicemail until we were leaving to pick up the cats about 2:30. I said screw it, we're going to be late.
We stopped at the post office and Red's. Then we took 290 to Manchaca and then down to Slaughter. It wasn't a good choice. Half of Manchaca is narrow slow road. The other half is OK. Next time it's 1st or loop 1.
When we got to the vet's we noticed that there was a dog grooming place in the net building. So we took Lucy in for a dogicure. They didn't trim them really short, but she's a lot better. It only cost $5.
The cats cost over $1,100. We're a little worried about Fletcher. He's been losing a lot of weight. Hopefully now that his teeth are fixed he'll start eating again.
We didn't get home until after 4. I did a little Minions and surfing and then took the dog for the mail.
The evening was reading and a movie about the war in Afghanistan. It was rated 4.5 stars and deserved it. It really showed how fucked up things are over there. There's no point in us fighting there.
We were done with the vet by 7:30, so we went to MickeyD's for breakfast. It hasn't changed. Then we took the dog to Circle C to run. It was early in the morning, cloudy and cool (if you can call low 80's cool). She had a great time and ran 15 or so really long retrieves. Then we went home.
I was planning on doing some digging, but it started raining just as we got to the development. It lasted awhile, the rain gauge says we got a tenth of an inch. So I read online magazines instead. A little after noon I got a call that my pistol was in. Only the phone didn't ring and there was no voicemail indication. So I didn't see the voicemail until we were leaving to pick up the cats about 2:30. I said screw it, we're going to be late.
We stopped at the post office and Red's. Then we took 290 to Manchaca and then down to Slaughter. It wasn't a good choice. Half of Manchaca is narrow slow road. The other half is OK. Next time it's 1st or loop 1.
When we got to the vet's we noticed that there was a dog grooming place in the net building. So we took Lucy in for a dogicure. They didn't trim them really short, but she's a lot better. It only cost $5.
The cats cost over $1,100. We're a little worried about Fletcher. He's been losing a lot of weight. Hopefully now that his teeth are fixed he'll start eating again.
We didn't get home until after 4. I did a little Minions and surfing and then took the dog for the mail.
The evening was reading and a movie about the war in Afghanistan. It was rated 4.5 stars and deserved it. It really showed how fucked up things are over there. There's no point in us fighting there.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Day 318
We had to get up early today because they wanted to poison Ellen at 8:00. I set the alarm so that we'd get there just in time. That was a mistake. Leaving as late as7:45 meant that we met a big backup at Slaughter. It was a three or four cycle delay. That would have made us really late. So I drove down the right shoulder like I was making a right turn. I intended to do that, but just before the intersection a space opened up so I moved back into the lane and went straight. It was an asshole move, but it was the only way to get there on time.
We got there at 8:08, two minutes early. On the way home I looked at the northbound lanes at Slaughter. They were backed up most of the way to Lacrosse. When I got to Lacrosse it started to rain heavily. So heavily that it was hard to see the road. That lasted for a couple of miles before it reduced to a more normal rainfall.
I was pissed because I was going to dig out the ditch. After about 20 minutes at home I decided to dig even though it was raining. At least it wasn't as hot, just 78 or so. That turned out to be OK. I managed to finish the ditch - sort of. I've dug it out, but because it was raining I couldn't really see what I was doing. I looked at it in the afternoon when it had emptied of water. I'm going to have to do some cleanup of some places, but it won't be a big deal.
I surfed until Ellen texted to say she was done. I took the dog and we ate at Opal Devine's. On the way home we stopped at a pet store for kitty litter and some deterrent spray to spray on the bath mat. Taiko has taken to shitting and pissing on it. The spray we got was for dogs - they didn't have a cat one. We'll see if it works. We also made stops at the post office and HEB.
When we got home I put everything away and sprayed the bath mat while Ellen did a complete cat box change out. Hopefully Taiko will start using it again.
We didn't get home until 4:15, so that was the day. The evening was surfing and watching the gun shows on TV.
We got there at 8:08, two minutes early. On the way home I looked at the northbound lanes at Slaughter. They were backed up most of the way to Lacrosse. When I got to Lacrosse it started to rain heavily. So heavily that it was hard to see the road. That lasted for a couple of miles before it reduced to a more normal rainfall.
I was pissed because I was going to dig out the ditch. After about 20 minutes at home I decided to dig even though it was raining. At least it wasn't as hot, just 78 or so. That turned out to be OK. I managed to finish the ditch - sort of. I've dug it out, but because it was raining I couldn't really see what I was doing. I looked at it in the afternoon when it had emptied of water. I'm going to have to do some cleanup of some places, but it won't be a big deal.
I surfed until Ellen texted to say she was done. I took the dog and we ate at Opal Devine's. On the way home we stopped at a pet store for kitty litter and some deterrent spray to spray on the bath mat. Taiko has taken to shitting and pissing on it. The spray we got was for dogs - they didn't have a cat one. We'll see if it works. We also made stops at the post office and HEB.
When we got home I put everything away and sprayed the bath mat while Ellen did a complete cat box change out. Hopefully Taiko will start using it again.
We didn't get home until 4:15, so that was the day. The evening was surfing and watching the gun shows on TV.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Day 317
We stayed in bed for quite awhile this morning. I slept in and then did a little Minions. When I got up I ddi the pet thing and had breakfast. I had time to do a little digging, but I decided I needed the day off.
About 11 we put the cats away, loaded up the dog, and left for the picnic. We got as far as the front gate. Lee was just leaving and wanted to talk. We talked for about 20 minutes about just stuff. When he found out where we were going he asked us to get him contact information for Sure Shots. He and his partner want to put on a women's clinic that they might be interested in.
We got up to Georgetown quicker than I thought I35 was a parking lot, so we went up Loop 1. It was moving at speed the whole way to Parmer. That's the first time that's happened to us since the construction started. Even driving across Parmer was really fast.
We stopped at a HEB by the freeway and got a veggie plate and a fruit plate. We also got a few things we needed.
The picnic was at this nice lakeside park run by the Army Corp. It was nice with a lot of covered picnic areas. Of course there was more food than anyone could want. Lucy had started getting excited as soon as she smelled the water. She hadn't run in two days, so the first thing I did was take her down to swim. Apparently that's forbidden, but no one stopped me. I let her swim until she was pretty tired.
We ate and talked for 3 or so hours. It's a nice group of people, but of course we were new comers. Ellen talked to the leader, who was interested in Lee's idea.
The drive home was uneventful and a lot faster than driving through yesterday's heavy rainstorm. There were a couple of slow spots on I35 through Round Rock, but nothing major. Loop 1 was smooth sailing.
When we got home I played Minions and surfed the evening away. I also texted Lee with the Sure Shot contact info. He was happy to get it.
Tomorrow Ellen gets poisoned at 8. That means we'll have to get up about 7:15.
About 11 we put the cats away, loaded up the dog, and left for the picnic. We got as far as the front gate. Lee was just leaving and wanted to talk. We talked for about 20 minutes about just stuff. When he found out where we were going he asked us to get him contact information for Sure Shots. He and his partner want to put on a women's clinic that they might be interested in.
We got up to Georgetown quicker than I thought I35 was a parking lot, so we went up Loop 1. It was moving at speed the whole way to Parmer. That's the first time that's happened to us since the construction started. Even driving across Parmer was really fast.
We stopped at a HEB by the freeway and got a veggie plate and a fruit plate. We also got a few things we needed.
The picnic was at this nice lakeside park run by the Army Corp. It was nice with a lot of covered picnic areas. Of course there was more food than anyone could want. Lucy had started getting excited as soon as she smelled the water. She hadn't run in two days, so the first thing I did was take her down to swim. Apparently that's forbidden, but no one stopped me. I let her swim until she was pretty tired.
We ate and talked for 3 or so hours. It's a nice group of people, but of course we were new comers. Ellen talked to the leader, who was interested in Lee's idea.
The drive home was uneventful and a lot faster than driving through yesterday's heavy rainstorm. There were a couple of slow spots on I35 through Round Rock, but nothing major. Loop 1 was smooth sailing.
When we got home I played Minions and surfed the evening away. I also texted Lee with the Sure Shot contact info. He was happy to get it.
Tomorrow Ellen gets poisoned at 8. That means we'll have to get up about 7:15.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Day 316
When the alarm went off this morning I reached up, turned it off, and went back to sleep. I woke up about half an hour later and did a little Minions and surfing. Then I got up, did pet stuff, and had breakfast. I went out to get the paper and decided that the weather was nice enough (cloudy, 80 degrees and 90% humidity) to dig in the ditch.
I changed clothes and went out. It had started to rain lightly. That didn't affect me much since I was digging out the section of the ditch under the tree. Of course that meant I had to dig bent over. My goal was to get past the tree (about 10-12 feet). I did that, but I was totally exhausted by the time I did. I could barely walk back to the house and had to rest a little before taking a shower. The part I dug out stopped just at the major breach in the berm (more on that later).
After a shower, some surfing, and lunch I got a bad case of cabin fever. I decided to go to the Red's in Pflugerville. So I went out and cleaned the Legion. I also "moved into" the range bag I got yesterday. It is REALLY nice. I packed the Legion and Ellen's Sapphire and we left about 1.
Of course traffic sucked. We tried to avoid it by taking 290 to Congress, driving to Oltorff, and getting on I35 there. No Joy. Traffic was stop and go all the way to where the divided section merges.
We lucked out when we got there. There was a lane open, so we immediately shot. Ellen is pretty good with her gun. I like the way it shoots also. The Legend is fantastic. I managed to put three shots into about an inch at 7 yards with it. That's really good shooting for me.
After we finished we did some window shopping. The Sig rep from yesterday was there today. I happened to stop near him while he was demonstrating Sig's take on an AR. It looks similar, but it's really different. Ellen really liked it. We may end up with one. We probably would have, except they didn't have one in stock.
At one point the rep left me holding his SBR MPX. He didn't come back for quite awhile, so I just stood at the counter with a NFA weapon. There was no way I was going to put it down.
I started to rain as we left. We took Parmer over to Loop 1 to avoid the traffic. By the time we got to Loop 1 it was raining heavily. Of course Texans can't drive in the rain. It took us quite awhile to get down to Slaughter. We never got up to speed, and there was a lot of stop and go or under 20 mph.
It was still raining, but the hard rain had passed when we got home. The ditch was doing it's job, but of course it ended at the breach. That meant all of the water went right down the lower driveway, just like before. I think that ditch may be a little deeper now. I'm glad I decided not to repair it until the ditch is finished.
We had a little over 2 inches of rain in the 4 hours we were gone. The sewer alarm went off shortly after we got home. The red light is on right now, and it's supposed to rain more tomorrow. Oh well.
I changed clothes and went out. It had started to rain lightly. That didn't affect me much since I was digging out the section of the ditch under the tree. Of course that meant I had to dig bent over. My goal was to get past the tree (about 10-12 feet). I did that, but I was totally exhausted by the time I did. I could barely walk back to the house and had to rest a little before taking a shower. The part I dug out stopped just at the major breach in the berm (more on that later).
After a shower, some surfing, and lunch I got a bad case of cabin fever. I decided to go to the Red's in Pflugerville. So I went out and cleaned the Legion. I also "moved into" the range bag I got yesterday. It is REALLY nice. I packed the Legion and Ellen's Sapphire and we left about 1.
Of course traffic sucked. We tried to avoid it by taking 290 to Congress, driving to Oltorff, and getting on I35 there. No Joy. Traffic was stop and go all the way to where the divided section merges.
We lucked out when we got there. There was a lane open, so we immediately shot. Ellen is pretty good with her gun. I like the way it shoots also. The Legend is fantastic. I managed to put three shots into about an inch at 7 yards with it. That's really good shooting for me.
After we finished we did some window shopping. The Sig rep from yesterday was there today. I happened to stop near him while he was demonstrating Sig's take on an AR. It looks similar, but it's really different. Ellen really liked it. We may end up with one. We probably would have, except they didn't have one in stock.
At one point the rep left me holding his SBR MPX. He didn't come back for quite awhile, so I just stood at the counter with a NFA weapon. There was no way I was going to put it down.
I started to rain as we left. We took Parmer over to Loop 1 to avoid the traffic. By the time we got to Loop 1 it was raining heavily. Of course Texans can't drive in the rain. It took us quite awhile to get down to Slaughter. We never got up to speed, and there was a lot of stop and go or under 20 mph.
It was still raining, but the hard rain had passed when we got home. The ditch was doing it's job, but of course it ended at the breach. That meant all of the water went right down the lower driveway, just like before. I think that ditch may be a little deeper now. I'm glad I decided not to repair it until the ditch is finished.
We had a little over 2 inches of rain in the 4 hours we were gone. The sewer alarm went off shortly after we got home. The red light is on right now, and it's supposed to rain more tomorrow. Oh well.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Day 315
I got up at 7:30 this morning. After pet stuff and breakfast I went out to remove the light bulb from the yard light. Ellen had to hold the ladder, and it wasn't too hard to do.
The next job was to get out the chin saw and chop off the tree branches that were blocking the ditch. After they were out of the way it was easy to see how the blockage had filled up the ditch and caused the berm to erode. The temperature was in the 80's and the humidity was in the 90's. I was soaked in sweat by the time I was done.
It was still early, so I got out the pick and shovel. I dug out about 10 feet of the ditch and rebuilt the berm. By that time I was exhausted. I actually had to stop and lay down. After awhile I got back up, dug another 18 inches, and then put the tools away. Getting old sucks. When I was a teenager I could have dug out the whole thing in half a day or so. As is it will take me several days working about an hour a way to do it.
I went inside and rested for a few minutes before I had enough energy to take a shower - I was that tired. After the shower and cool down we locked up the pets and left for Red's.
Red's wasn't really over crowded, but it had a good number of people in it. Sig had a van there and several reps. Ellen saw a 9mm Kimber that looked nice, but the Sig guy showed us a catalog with an alternative. He quoted us a really good price and promised us a bunch of swag. So I ordered one.
I got talking to him about the Legion. He showed me one. It's a really sweet pistol. He promised me some more swag, so I bought it also. All total he gave me two t-shirts (one for Ellen), a polo shirt, a really nice range bag, a really nice rifle case, a box of .45, and a few trinkets. All total it was at least $300 or more worth of stuff, and the price of the Legion was the internet price. Tomorrow's SSA check will cover the cost of both pistols.
After that we went to the post office. There were three packages waiting for us. All three were from Amazon and contained a bunch of stuff that we ordered with the Amazon gift cards. All in all today was like Christmas.
We had lunch at the Longhorn and then went to Lowe's to get light bulbs. We got home just at 2:00. That was the appointment for measuring the windows. After the measurement guy left we went out and put in the new light bulb.
The rest of the afternoon was surfing and hiding out from the heat and humidity. It was miserable.
In the evening we watched TV and I played some Minions. I was really happy to see that the yard light was working when it got dark. In fact, I think it's a little brighter than the old one.
The next job was to get out the chin saw and chop off the tree branches that were blocking the ditch. After they were out of the way it was easy to see how the blockage had filled up the ditch and caused the berm to erode. The temperature was in the 80's and the humidity was in the 90's. I was soaked in sweat by the time I was done.
It was still early, so I got out the pick and shovel. I dug out about 10 feet of the ditch and rebuilt the berm. By that time I was exhausted. I actually had to stop and lay down. After awhile I got back up, dug another 18 inches, and then put the tools away. Getting old sucks. When I was a teenager I could have dug out the whole thing in half a day or so. As is it will take me several days working about an hour a way to do it.
I went inside and rested for a few minutes before I had enough energy to take a shower - I was that tired. After the shower and cool down we locked up the pets and left for Red's.
Red's wasn't really over crowded, but it had a good number of people in it. Sig had a van there and several reps. Ellen saw a 9mm Kimber that looked nice, but the Sig guy showed us a catalog with an alternative. He quoted us a really good price and promised us a bunch of swag. So I ordered one.
I got talking to him about the Legion. He showed me one. It's a really sweet pistol. He promised me some more swag, so I bought it also. All total he gave me two t-shirts (one for Ellen), a polo shirt, a really nice range bag, a really nice rifle case, a box of .45, and a few trinkets. All total it was at least $300 or more worth of stuff, and the price of the Legion was the internet price. Tomorrow's SSA check will cover the cost of both pistols.
After that we went to the post office. There were three packages waiting for us. All three were from Amazon and contained a bunch of stuff that we ordered with the Amazon gift cards. All in all today was like Christmas.
We had lunch at the Longhorn and then went to Lowe's to get light bulbs. We got home just at 2:00. That was the appointment for measuring the windows. After the measurement guy left we went out and put in the new light bulb.
The rest of the afternoon was surfing and hiding out from the heat and humidity. It was miserable.
In the evening we watched TV and I played some Minions. I was really happy to see that the yard light was working when it got dark. In fact, I think it's a little brighter than the old one.
Day 314
Things are developing into a pattern. The alarm goes off, I ignore it and go back to sleep. After about half an hour I wake up and play some Minions. When I get to a stopping place I get up, do the pet things, and eat breakfast.
That's what happened today. After breakfast I decided to take advantage of the cloudy, relatively cool, weather. I went outside and trimmed the Azalea. I also took the opportunity to rake up all of the dead leaves on the deck. I took two cart loads of stuff ouit past the fence and dumped them.
That was the end of the useful accomplishments for the day. Lucy hasn't done anything for the last two days, so today was a doggy day. We went to the post office and then over to Petsmart to get more prescription cat food. Then it was over to HEB for bananas and lunch meat. The next stop was Tomlinson's for flea stuff. Yeah, two pet stores in one day. To top it off we stopped at Circle C to throw the bumper. Lucy did about a dozen really long retrieves (there was a wind). Unfortunately the sun had finally started to come out a little.
When we got home we hid out from the heat/humidity for the rest of the day. In the evening I played Minions and watched a couple of old movies on TCM - one was a Lee Marvin movie I'd never seen before, the other was Rio Bravo.
The yard light is definitely not working. I'll have to get a new bulb for it tomorrow.
That's what happened today. After breakfast I decided to take advantage of the cloudy, relatively cool, weather. I went outside and trimmed the Azalea. I also took the opportunity to rake up all of the dead leaves on the deck. I took two cart loads of stuff ouit past the fence and dumped them.
That was the end of the useful accomplishments for the day. Lucy hasn't done anything for the last two days, so today was a doggy day. We went to the post office and then over to Petsmart to get more prescription cat food. Then it was over to HEB for bananas and lunch meat. The next stop was Tomlinson's for flea stuff. Yeah, two pet stores in one day. To top it off we stopped at Circle C to throw the bumper. Lucy did about a dozen really long retrieves (there was a wind). Unfortunately the sun had finally started to come out a little.
When we got home we hid out from the heat/humidity for the rest of the day. In the evening I played Minions and watched a couple of old movies on TCM - one was a Lee Marvin movie I'd never seen before, the other was Rio Bravo.
The yard light is definitely not working. I'll have to get a new bulb for it tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Day 313
It was cloudy and a little rainy this morning, so we just stayed in bed. I don't think we got up until almost 10.
The sewer alarm went off about 8:30. The good news is that it was making the intermittent nose that it makes as the tank empties. Unfortunately you can't get it to turn off when it's in that state. After about 20 minutes the noise went off and so did the light.
When we did it was pet stuff and then a very late breakfast. After that we started cleaning up the house because the window guy was coming in the afternoon. The kitchen table had to be cleaned off - it was knee deep in paper. I had to sweep up a whole lot of leaves in the entry way. Then I went outside and did the same thing for the porch. Finally the window sills had to be cleaned. They had dead bugs all over them.
The rain last night and this morning didn't hurt the driveway any. I took the garbage out and that was the end of the housekeeping.
Since the parts finally came in I went out to the garage and put together a pistol lower. It was 90 and humid in the garage. The process went OK, but some of the pieces went in a lot harder than the lower I did the other day. I got done just as the window guy showed up.
The window guy took measurements and then spent an hour and a half selling us on the windows. I wanted to tell him that we'd already made a decided on them, but I didn't want him to give us a high price. The things are still expensive. Replacing the two big windows in the kitchen and the bathroom window will cost $6,300. I guess finishing the bathroom remodel will have to wait a couple of more years. At least they are giving us financing with free money for 2 years.
It was after four by the time we were done. I surfed for awhile and then took the dog to the mailbox. That's the only activity she's had in two days. We are going to have to do something with her tomorrow.
The evening was reading and a little TV. I was doing both at the same time, so the TV wasn't getting much attention. It was mainly on for the noise value.
When I took the garbage out I noticed that the yard light was out. If it's out tomorrow night I'll have to see what it takes to fix it.
The sewer alarm went off about 8:30. The good news is that it was making the intermittent nose that it makes as the tank empties. Unfortunately you can't get it to turn off when it's in that state. After about 20 minutes the noise went off and so did the light.
When we did it was pet stuff and then a very late breakfast. After that we started cleaning up the house because the window guy was coming in the afternoon. The kitchen table had to be cleaned off - it was knee deep in paper. I had to sweep up a whole lot of leaves in the entry way. Then I went outside and did the same thing for the porch. Finally the window sills had to be cleaned. They had dead bugs all over them.
The rain last night and this morning didn't hurt the driveway any. I took the garbage out and that was the end of the housekeeping.
Since the parts finally came in I went out to the garage and put together a pistol lower. It was 90 and humid in the garage. The process went OK, but some of the pieces went in a lot harder than the lower I did the other day. I got done just as the window guy showed up.
The window guy took measurements and then spent an hour and a half selling us on the windows. I wanted to tell him that we'd already made a decided on them, but I didn't want him to give us a high price. The things are still expensive. Replacing the two big windows in the kitchen and the bathroom window will cost $6,300. I guess finishing the bathroom remodel will have to wait a couple of more years. At least they are giving us financing with free money for 2 years.
It was after four by the time we were done. I surfed for awhile and then took the dog to the mailbox. That's the only activity she's had in two days. We are going to have to do something with her tomorrow.
The evening was reading and a little TV. I was doing both at the same time, so the TV wasn't getting much attention. It was mainly on for the noise value.
When I took the garbage out I noticed that the yard light was out. If it's out tomorrow night I'll have to see what it takes to fix it.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Day 312
It rained hard last night. Over 3.5" fell between midnight and 9 when we got up. We just sat around and surfed. There wasn't anything else to do except the laundry. Of course the sewer alarm went off. I hope it doesn't overflow completely. This is the most rain we've ever seen here.
The night's rain had dug several major ditches in the driveway. I went out and filled them all in. It took 4 carts of gravel. That was the easy part. The hard part was digging out the ditch by the driveway so it wouldn't happen again. When I was done I was soaked in sweat, so I took a shower.
After lunch we went to the post office. It was raining cats and dogs when we left. It wasn't raining at the post office, so I thought the dog might get a chance to run. No way. By the time I got the package that was there it had started to rain. By the time we got out of the parking lot it was raining hard.
We went over to Petsmart to get some prescription food for the cats. That was the only fun Lucy had. Then it was driving home in the rain.
The evening was shopping on Amazon. Ellen wanted to order some stuff and so did I. We spent the $200 in gift cards that the credit card company sent us for rebates.
It's 11:00 and raining heavily. There's also a lot of really loud thunder. The rain gauge says that we've had 5.91 inches of rain today. I might end up filling up more ditches tomorrow.
The night's rain had dug several major ditches in the driveway. I went out and filled them all in. It took 4 carts of gravel. That was the easy part. The hard part was digging out the ditch by the driveway so it wouldn't happen again. When I was done I was soaked in sweat, so I took a shower.
After lunch we went to the post office. It was raining cats and dogs when we left. It wasn't raining at the post office, so I thought the dog might get a chance to run. No way. By the time I got the package that was there it had started to rain. By the time we got out of the parking lot it was raining hard.
We went over to Petsmart to get some prescription food for the cats. That was the only fun Lucy had. Then it was driving home in the rain.
The evening was shopping on Amazon. Ellen wanted to order some stuff and so did I. We spent the $200 in gift cards that the credit card company sent us for rebates.
It's 11:00 and raining heavily. There's also a lot of really loud thunder. The rain gauge says that we've had 5.91 inches of rain today. I might end up filling up more ditches tomorrow.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Day 311
It was raining when the alarm went off, so it was Minions time. I built a machine in record time because all of the requirements were already built. Then I got up anddid the pet stuff and breakfast.
It was raining pretty hard in the morning and rained pretty steadily all day. By tonight the rain gauge says that there's been 2.6 inches of rainfall. So we spent the morning surfing.
After lunch we went to the post office. There was a package there for Ellen full of art supplies. She buys a lot of this stuff and never uses any of it. Instead she spends her time playing games on her phone.
We also stopped at Staples to get a filing box. Ellen broke the old one and didn't say anything about it. I tried to pick it up the other day and almost dumped everything on the floor. We also went to the vet to get a prescription for special food for Taiko. He's got failing kidneys. I suppose we won't have him for a whole lot longer.
After we got home I decided to take advantage of the cool temperatures and went out to the garage to work. Cool is relative. It was 85 in the garage. I put together a lower. I'm planning on putting together another tomorrow. That way all of my uppers will have uppers.
Doing that took until after 6 (I got a late start). So I went inside and had dinner. Then it was time for the gun shows on TV. It's still raining. It supposed to rain for the next 2-3 days.
It was raining pretty hard in the morning and rained pretty steadily all day. By tonight the rain gauge says that there's been 2.6 inches of rainfall. So we spent the morning surfing.
After lunch we went to the post office. There was a package there for Ellen full of art supplies. She buys a lot of this stuff and never uses any of it. Instead she spends her time playing games on her phone.
We also stopped at Staples to get a filing box. Ellen broke the old one and didn't say anything about it. I tried to pick it up the other day and almost dumped everything on the floor. We also went to the vet to get a prescription for special food for Taiko. He's got failing kidneys. I suppose we won't have him for a whole lot longer.
After we got home I decided to take advantage of the cool temperatures and went out to the garage to work. Cool is relative. It was 85 in the garage. I put together a lower. I'm planning on putting together another tomorrow. That way all of my uppers will have uppers.
Doing that took until after 6 (I got a late start). So I went inside and had dinner. Then it was time for the gun shows on TV. It's still raining. It supposed to rain for the next 2-3 days.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Day 310
We got up after two activities. The first was a half hour nap after the alarm went off and the second was a little surfing/Minions. I did the pet stuff and had breakfast. Then I went to get the paper. It rained last night and everything was pretty wet.
I read the newspaper(s) for most of the morning. Ellen surfed. The dog REALLY wanted to go someplace, so about noon we drove to the park in Dripping Springs. It started raining just as we got to Dripping Springs. We went to the park anyway. We couldn't give up on an opportunity for Lucy to run in relatively cool weather. We stood under a tree while she did 23 retrieves. The tree kept us relatively dry. The rain started up much harder just as Lucy finished.
We ate lunch at the pizza place by HEB. It was raining and under 80, so Lucy was OK in the car. The food was OK. We'll probably stop there again. After lunch we went over to HEB and bought a couple of things.
When we got home we both played games (Minions for me). When I finished the game I started reading magazines. It started raining again before 5 and hasn't stopped.
I read the newspaper(s) for most of the morning. Ellen surfed. The dog REALLY wanted to go someplace, so about noon we drove to the park in Dripping Springs. It started raining just as we got to Dripping Springs. We went to the park anyway. We couldn't give up on an opportunity for Lucy to run in relatively cool weather. We stood under a tree while she did 23 retrieves. The tree kept us relatively dry. The rain started up much harder just as Lucy finished.
We ate lunch at the pizza place by HEB. It was raining and under 80, so Lucy was OK in the car. The food was OK. We'll probably stop there again. After lunch we went over to HEB and bought a couple of things.
When we got home we both played games (Minions for me). When I finished the game I started reading magazines. It started raining again before 5 and hasn't stopped.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Day 309
We got up on time today. I did the pet stuff and had breakfast. I also did a very little bit of Minions.
Then it was off to Round Rock.It's along way - about 40 miles. We got to about a block from the gun show and the stupid GPS sent us a mile down the wrong road. We shut the damn thing off and drove back on our own. The venue has a really large parking lot. It was completely full. So were the sides of the access roads. People were parking in the lots of the businesses across the street. We parked 3 blocks away on a side street.
The show was great. Lots of vendors and almost no beanie babies, knives, or stun guns. Some vendors had pretty good prices, while others were a little high. The ammo vendors were dreaming. Someone hasn't told them that the panic is over.
I had a good time. Ellen seemed interested about some things also. She did really good, walking there and back as well as staying with me for most of the aisles.
I didn't buy anything except a t-shirt. I wanted to buy a "Hillary for prison" t-shirt, but Ellen wouldn't let me.
Traffic on the way up hadn't been too bad except a stretch from 290 to where the traffic slowed, but rarely stopped. Not so much on the way back. The traffic jam started as soon as we got to the freeway. We drove for a couple of miles on the frontage road, but traffic was bad on it also. So we turned west. That's when Ellen's inability to read a map came to the fore. She couldn't figure out how to get us to loop 1, and the car GPS was useless. We ended up on 45, so we'll have to pay a toll. I got off as soon as I could and ended up on Parmer.
We got on loop 1 at Parmer and made a couple of miles before a stop and go traffic jam. Same asshole had piled it up in the left lane. It took over half an hour to get through. Luckily after that everyone was going 65-70 in the 55. That continued until we got about 2 miles from downtown. Then it was 15 miles an hour for a mile or so. After that it was up to speed again.
We stopped at the post office on the way home.
Lucy got a rice bone, even though she needs to lose weight.
The evening was some Minions, reading, and TV.
Then it was off to Round Rock.It's along way - about 40 miles. We got to about a block from the gun show and the stupid GPS sent us a mile down the wrong road. We shut the damn thing off and drove back on our own. The venue has a really large parking lot. It was completely full. So were the sides of the access roads. People were parking in the lots of the businesses across the street. We parked 3 blocks away on a side street.
The show was great. Lots of vendors and almost no beanie babies, knives, or stun guns. Some vendors had pretty good prices, while others were a little high. The ammo vendors were dreaming. Someone hasn't told them that the panic is over.
I had a good time. Ellen seemed interested about some things also. She did really good, walking there and back as well as staying with me for most of the aisles.
I didn't buy anything except a t-shirt. I wanted to buy a "Hillary for prison" t-shirt, but Ellen wouldn't let me.
Traffic on the way up hadn't been too bad except a stretch from 290 to where the traffic slowed, but rarely stopped. Not so much on the way back. The traffic jam started as soon as we got to the freeway. We drove for a couple of miles on the frontage road, but traffic was bad on it also. So we turned west. That's when Ellen's inability to read a map came to the fore. She couldn't figure out how to get us to loop 1, and the car GPS was useless. We ended up on 45, so we'll have to pay a toll. I got off as soon as I could and ended up on Parmer.
We got on loop 1 at Parmer and made a couple of miles before a stop and go traffic jam. Same asshole had piled it up in the left lane. It took over half an hour to get through. Luckily after that everyone was going 65-70 in the 55. That continued until we got about 2 miles from downtown. Then it was 15 miles an hour for a mile or so. After that it was up to speed again.
We stopped at the post office on the way home.
Lucy got a rice bone, even though she needs to lose weight.
The evening was some Minions, reading, and TV.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Day 308
When the alarm went off this morning I turned it off and went back to sleep for half an hour. Then I did a little surfing and Minions, but got up fairly early. I thought I was going to Red's anniversary celebration. So after I did the pet stuff and had breakfast I started to prepare to leave. Luckily I decided to double check the dates. That's when I discovered that it was next week.
So I did some surfing instead. Ellen watched the Olympics on her computer because the SWM fucks up in the heat. About 10:30 we decided to go to the grocery store and the post office. Lucy had to stay home. While we were driving out of the development we changed to going to Dripping Springs for groceries, bird seed, and herbicide.
When we got to Tractor Supply I saw a "stall pad" it's a 4x6 piece of 3/4 inch rubber. It would be great for in front of my workbench. Unfortunately it wasn't going to fit in the car.
When we got home we ate lunch and did some more surfing. I'd kind of promised Lucy a run, since she won't get one tomorrow. So we went back to Tractor Supply with the truck to pick up the pad. We stopped at the soccer fields to run the dog. She only did 8 retrieves, but it was well over 100. Then we took a short walk through the adjacent park so Lucy could have some unstructured time.
On the way home we stopped at the snow cone place on 290. I had a snow cone. Ellen had a smoothy from the new smoothy/coffee place. They were free because it was their grand opening. So after my snow cone I got one, too.
When we got home we hid out from the heat surfing. In the evening we watched a taped Deadliest Catch and a zombie movie.
So I did some surfing instead. Ellen watched the Olympics on her computer because the SWM fucks up in the heat. About 10:30 we decided to go to the grocery store and the post office. Lucy had to stay home. While we were driving out of the development we changed to going to Dripping Springs for groceries, bird seed, and herbicide.
When we got to Tractor Supply I saw a "stall pad" it's a 4x6 piece of 3/4 inch rubber. It would be great for in front of my workbench. Unfortunately it wasn't going to fit in the car.
When we got home we ate lunch and did some more surfing. I'd kind of promised Lucy a run, since she won't get one tomorrow. So we went back to Tractor Supply with the truck to pick up the pad. We stopped at the soccer fields to run the dog. She only did 8 retrieves, but it was well over 100. Then we took a short walk through the adjacent park so Lucy could have some unstructured time.
On the way home we stopped at the snow cone place on 290. I had a snow cone. Ellen had a smoothy from the new smoothy/coffee place. They were free because it was their grand opening. So after my snow cone I got one, too.
When we got home we hid out from the heat surfing. In the evening we watched a taped Deadliest Catch and a zombie movie.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Day 307
We got up fairly late again today - blame surfing and Minions. When I did get up I did the pet stuff and had breakfast. Then I replaced the SWM in the attic in the hopes that the new one wouldn't be temperature sensitive. Then I killed time surfing because I thought we had to take the pets in at 11.
When Ellen finally got up she informed me that she had told me the wrong time. The pets go in at 4. Crap. It was too late in the morning, and too hot, to go work on the well head foundation. So I ended up killing time until after lunch. Then we went over to the post office. After that we stopped at the school to run the dog. She did 13 retrieves, which was really good considering the heat. On the way home we stopped at the Circle C ice cream place to buy her some ice cream treats (that was all we got).
After that we went home and killed time until it was time to go to the vet. It was 104 when we left the house for the vet. We packed up the kitties in the cat carrier that's been in the truck since it was new. It's the first time the carrier has been used.
The vet examined all three animals. She said Lucy was fat - 61.8 pounds. I agree. She said all three need their teeth cleaned, and that Fletcher has been losing his. So we gave them a little less than $700 and made an appointment for Fletcher. She also said that Taiko had a heart murmur. Apparently his blood test will say more.
When we got home it was more surfing for Ellen, and surfing and Minions for me.
BTW, the new SWM craps out in the heat just like the old one.
When Ellen finally got up she informed me that she had told me the wrong time. The pets go in at 4. Crap. It was too late in the morning, and too hot, to go work on the well head foundation. So I ended up killing time until after lunch. Then we went over to the post office. After that we stopped at the school to run the dog. She did 13 retrieves, which was really good considering the heat. On the way home we stopped at the Circle C ice cream place to buy her some ice cream treats (that was all we got).
After that we went home and killed time until it was time to go to the vet. It was 104 when we left the house for the vet. We packed up the kitties in the cat carrier that's been in the truck since it was new. It's the first time the carrier has been used.
The vet examined all three animals. She said Lucy was fat - 61.8 pounds. I agree. She said all three need their teeth cleaned, and that Fletcher has been losing his. So we gave them a little less than $700 and made an appointment for Fletcher. She also said that Taiko had a heart murmur. Apparently his blood test will say more.
When we got home it was more surfing for Ellen, and surfing and Minions for me.
BTW, the new SWM craps out in the heat just like the old one.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Day 306
When the alarm went off this morning I turned it off and went back to sleep for half an hour. Then I spent almost the next 2 hours playing Minions (don't ask me why). Then I got up and did the pet thing and ate breakfast. I was outside working before 11.
I hauled all of the rocks I collected the other day over to the well head. Then I started arranging them into a foundation. Once I had the rocks arranged I started leveling them. I leveled one side and almost got the second leveled before Ellen came out to say that her pump was almost empty and it was time to go. It was 12:30 and I was soaked in sweat (it was almost 100). I went inside, took a shower, and we left (the dog stayed at home).
It didn't take overly long at the doctor's office, but it was after 1 when we were done. Ellen's port is infected, so that means more antibiotics and doctor appointments. We ate lunch at Red Lobster. We haven't eaten at one in almost 10 years, maybe more. We had a coupon. The food was OK, but there are other places that we like more.
After lunch we went to Costco for water and chocolate covered mangos. Then we stopped at the bank and had them fix the problem with the debit cards and the account names. The last stop was Walgreen's for Ellen's new drugs.
It was 104 when we got home, too hot to walk to the mailbox. So Lucy got a treat, and an hour later got dinner without being out of the house.
I got Ellen's guns ready so that she could got to ladies night at the range. When she got back she said that it was OK, but a little boring. Apparently it was a "practice night". That meant a bunch of moms teaching their kids to shoot. Apparently other nights are more interesting.
My evening was watching the Olympics (beach volleyball) and some travelog kind of shows.
I hauled all of the rocks I collected the other day over to the well head. Then I started arranging them into a foundation. Once I had the rocks arranged I started leveling them. I leveled one side and almost got the second leveled before Ellen came out to say that her pump was almost empty and it was time to go. It was 12:30 and I was soaked in sweat (it was almost 100). I went inside, took a shower, and we left (the dog stayed at home).
It didn't take overly long at the doctor's office, but it was after 1 when we were done. Ellen's port is infected, so that means more antibiotics and doctor appointments. We ate lunch at Red Lobster. We haven't eaten at one in almost 10 years, maybe more. We had a coupon. The food was OK, but there are other places that we like more.
After lunch we went to Costco for water and chocolate covered mangos. Then we stopped at the bank and had them fix the problem with the debit cards and the account names. The last stop was Walgreen's for Ellen's new drugs.
It was 104 when we got home, too hot to walk to the mailbox. So Lucy got a treat, and an hour later got dinner without being out of the house.
I got Ellen's guns ready so that she could got to ladies night at the range. When she got back she said that it was OK, but a little boring. Apparently it was a "practice night". That meant a bunch of moms teaching their kids to shoot. Apparently other nights are more interesting.
My evening was watching the Olympics (beach volleyball) and some travelog kind of shows.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Day 305
There wasn't any need to get up early this morning, so we didn't. We stayed in bed and surfed (I played Minions). We got up aboiut 9:30, did pet stuff, had breakfast, and started the wash.
As soon as I was finished with breakfast I went to work installing the rods in the safe. I had to go out to the garage and cut a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to fit. Then I had to staple the velcro to it. Of course it was between 95 and 100 in the garage. Then I took the plywood back inside and screwed it onto the bottom of the safe shelf.
The result worked great. I moved several guns into the new safe and it really made room in the other safe. The last step will be mounting a light in the safe. It's really dark inside, even in the daytime.
That was the extent of my work for the day. About 3 we went over to the post office. Lucy was REALLY bored and happy to go. We also returned an item I got at Lowe's that didn't work out. Lucy got a lot of petting and attention. We also stopped at Tomlinson's for cat food. Of course Lucy got some treats. All in all I think Lucy was happy.
It was 104 when we got back. So we hid out in the house. I did walk out to the mail with the dog. It was HOT.
The evening was watching TV. I also called Mom. I was apalled to learn that I hadn't called her in three weeks.
As soon as I was finished with breakfast I went to work installing the rods in the safe. I had to go out to the garage and cut a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to fit. Then I had to staple the velcro to it. Of course it was between 95 and 100 in the garage. Then I took the plywood back inside and screwed it onto the bottom of the safe shelf.
The result worked great. I moved several guns into the new safe and it really made room in the other safe. The last step will be mounting a light in the safe. It's really dark inside, even in the daytime.
That was the extent of my work for the day. About 3 we went over to the post office. Lucy was REALLY bored and happy to go. We also returned an item I got at Lowe's that didn't work out. Lucy got a lot of petting and attention. We also stopped at Tomlinson's for cat food. Of course Lucy got some treats. All in all I think Lucy was happy.
It was 104 when we got back. So we hid out in the house. I did walk out to the mail with the dog. It was HOT.
The evening was watching TV. I also called Mom. I was apalled to learn that I hadn't called her in three weeks.
Monday, August 8, 2016
Day 304
Ellen's appointment wasn't until 10, so we didn't get up when the alarm went off. Instead we surfed and played games for an hour or so. Then it was time for pet stuff, breakfast, and some more surfing.
The drive to the doctor's was a little weird. There was almost no traffic on 290. I mean no more then 3 or 4 cars. I just dropped Ellen off and left because today was an infusion day.
I took the dog to the elementary school. It was cool (mid 80's) and she did 18 retrieves. Then I stopped by the post office and went home.
When I got home I started looking for flat rocks to use for a foundation for a well head cover. I found some nice ones. Hopefully I found enough. If not I'll have to do another search. That will be harder as I think I've found most of the easy ones. The search took an hour and a half in the sun, so afterwards I took a shower.
After the shower it was surfing and lunch. Ellen's nurse was an hour and a half late, so she wasn't finished until after 2:30. She was really hungry when I picked her up, so we went to Jack Allen's. Dola had given us a $50 gift card for taking care of Teddy. I had three mojitos. I really like them and they were having a special. Ellen had dessert. The whole bill was $52 - good planning.
When we got home it was $104 degrees. We hid out in the house, surfed and read. Monday is gun shows on TV day, so that's what took up the evening.
The drive to the doctor's was a little weird. There was almost no traffic on 290. I mean no more then 3 or 4 cars. I just dropped Ellen off and left because today was an infusion day.
I took the dog to the elementary school. It was cool (mid 80's) and she did 18 retrieves. Then I stopped by the post office and went home.
When I got home I started looking for flat rocks to use for a foundation for a well head cover. I found some nice ones. Hopefully I found enough. If not I'll have to do another search. That will be harder as I think I've found most of the easy ones. The search took an hour and a half in the sun, so afterwards I took a shower.
After the shower it was surfing and lunch. Ellen's nurse was an hour and a half late, so she wasn't finished until after 2:30. She was really hungry when I picked her up, so we went to Jack Allen's. Dola had given us a $50 gift card for taking care of Teddy. I had three mojitos. I really like them and they were having a special. Ellen had dessert. The whole bill was $52 - good planning.
When we got home it was $104 degrees. We hid out in the house, surfed and read. Monday is gun shows on TV day, so that's what took up the evening.
Day 303
This was a typical Sunday morning. We woke up with the alarm and stayed in bed surfing and playing games for hours.
When we did get up it was pet stuff and breakfast.
As I was brushing my teeth this morning I had an idea for an improved version of what I was planning to do in the guest room closet. So after breakfast I really wanted to get started on it. The work went well, I'd bought everything I needed yesterday, but it took hours. That was mainly because I over engineered everything. Also, I decided to put a shelf on top of the rack and add another hook to the wall.
The end result is really successful. The rack holds all of the gun cases with no problem, and there's even a little room left over between it and the wall for some miscellaneous stuff. The two suitcases fit perfectly on top of the shelf, and the hook takes care of another two soft cases. The end result of all the effort over the last weeks is a closet that has everything neatly stored and about 1/3 of it's space open.
After that I was hot, sweaty, and tired. Also hungry since it was about 1:30. I ate lunch, read the paper, and watched the Olympics for the rest of the afternoon.
I started to watch a movie in the evening, but Vandy called. Ellen put her on speaker and we had a nice long talk. When it was finished I'd lost interest in the movie. So I read the paper and played a little Minions.
All in all it was a pretty successful Sunday.
When we did get up it was pet stuff and breakfast.
As I was brushing my teeth this morning I had an idea for an improved version of what I was planning to do in the guest room closet. So after breakfast I really wanted to get started on it. The work went well, I'd bought everything I needed yesterday, but it took hours. That was mainly because I over engineered everything. Also, I decided to put a shelf on top of the rack and add another hook to the wall.
The end result is really successful. The rack holds all of the gun cases with no problem, and there's even a little room left over between it and the wall for some miscellaneous stuff. The two suitcases fit perfectly on top of the shelf, and the hook takes care of another two soft cases. The end result of all the effort over the last weeks is a closet that has everything neatly stored and about 1/3 of it's space open.
After that I was hot, sweaty, and tired. Also hungry since it was about 1:30. I ate lunch, read the paper, and watched the Olympics for the rest of the afternoon.
I started to watch a movie in the evening, but Vandy called. Ellen put her on speaker and we had a nice long talk. When it was finished I'd lost interest in the movie. So I read the paper and played a little Minions.
All in all it was a pretty successful Sunday.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Day 302
We both stayed in bed for awhile after the alarm went off. I did some surfing and Minions. Ellen played games on her phone. When we did get up it was the standard pet stuff and breakfast.
After breakfast I decided that it was way past time to finish fixing the damage the dog did to the bedroom door. After all it's been 3 months. I used the Dremel to smooth out the putty. Then I had Ellen paint the trim. She wasn't happy. All she wants to do is sit, play games, and sew. After the trim I went to get the wall paint. It had solidified in the can. So we went off to Home Depot to get more.
For some reason today was "buy paint" day at Home Depot. While we waited I got bolts to fix the sprayer battery box. We also got stuff to make a gun case rack in the guest closet. After Home Depot we went to the restaurant across from Harbor Freight. They had a weekend breakfast menu that had really good stuff on it. I ordered a bacon and egg sandwich that was way too big to eat. Lucy got a significant portion of it.
We stopped at the post office on the way home. We got home about 3:30. Ellen finished the painting while I planned the closet. I wasn't going to get the mail because it was too hot. However, when I walked out to put the paint away I figured I could get sweating doing a couple of things in the garage, walk the dog, and then take a shower. In the garage I shortened the shelves I bought for the gun case rack. I also added a wooden base to the sprayer battery box.
When I was finished I took the dog to the mailbox and then took a shower. It felt good. So did getting the door and sprayer fixed. I'll probably work on the closet tomorrow.
The evening was spent watching the Olympics and surfing. The Americans won everything (basketball, volleyball, and boxing) that we watched.
After breakfast I decided that it was way past time to finish fixing the damage the dog did to the bedroom door. After all it's been 3 months. I used the Dremel to smooth out the putty. Then I had Ellen paint the trim. She wasn't happy. All she wants to do is sit, play games, and sew. After the trim I went to get the wall paint. It had solidified in the can. So we went off to Home Depot to get more.
For some reason today was "buy paint" day at Home Depot. While we waited I got bolts to fix the sprayer battery box. We also got stuff to make a gun case rack in the guest closet. After Home Depot we went to the restaurant across from Harbor Freight. They had a weekend breakfast menu that had really good stuff on it. I ordered a bacon and egg sandwich that was way too big to eat. Lucy got a significant portion of it.
We stopped at the post office on the way home. We got home about 3:30. Ellen finished the painting while I planned the closet. I wasn't going to get the mail because it was too hot. However, when I walked out to put the paint away I figured I could get sweating doing a couple of things in the garage, walk the dog, and then take a shower. In the garage I shortened the shelves I bought for the gun case rack. I also added a wooden base to the sprayer battery box.
When I was finished I took the dog to the mailbox and then took a shower. It felt good. So did getting the door and sprayer fixed. I'll probably work on the closet tomorrow.
The evening was spent watching the Olympics and surfing. The Americans won everything (basketball, volleyball, and boxing) that we watched.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Day 301
I got up with the alarm today. After the pet stuff and breakfast I went out to poison the environment.
I checked the sprayer battery. It was down to 66%. I decided to use it anyway.
The first thing I did was fill the sprayer with 6 gallons of water and then test it out. It was good that I did. Several of the hose clamps were loose and leaked. Also the broadcast sprayer head was on crooked. It would have been a pain in the ass to fix theses things with poison in the tank.
The sprayer worked really well. It sure made things easier to do than the old one. The only bad part is that I have to use the hand sprayer to spray the brick patio in the front yard. After 2 1/2 or 3 hours I was almost done. I had about 15 feet of the rock edge and the center of the driveway left to do. That's when the battery crapped out. The battery charger wouldn't even recognize it as a battery. I'm not surprised, since it was 5 years old and lost charge so quickly. So I went inside, took a shower, locked up the cats and dog, and left.
The first stop was Walmart. That's where I got the last battery, and I got one just like it. On the way to get some bread I saw some t-shirts for cheap so I bought a couple. We looked for some for Ellen, but they didn't have any.
The next stops were the post office and gas station. The last stop was the hamburger joint that sells the fry sauce. I needed more. They had sundaes on sale and we both got one. In other words we both over ate.
It was a little after three when we got home. It was hotter than hell, over 100. I decided to finish up the spraying anyway. It wasn't fun, but the broadcast sprayer made it much nicer. The sprayer also worked much better with a new, 90% charged, battery. After finishing the 15 feet of edging I just drove up and down the driveway with the sprayer going. I was done, including cleanup, in about an hour. I was really, really, tired.
I went back in, threw my clothes in the washer, and took my second shower of the day. I barely got through it. I spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening in the arm chair recovering.
The evening was TV. Some Futurama cartoons and a zombie movie.
I checked the sprayer battery. It was down to 66%. I decided to use it anyway.
The first thing I did was fill the sprayer with 6 gallons of water and then test it out. It was good that I did. Several of the hose clamps were loose and leaked. Also the broadcast sprayer head was on crooked. It would have been a pain in the ass to fix theses things with poison in the tank.
The sprayer worked really well. It sure made things easier to do than the old one. The only bad part is that I have to use the hand sprayer to spray the brick patio in the front yard. After 2 1/2 or 3 hours I was almost done. I had about 15 feet of the rock edge and the center of the driveway left to do. That's when the battery crapped out. The battery charger wouldn't even recognize it as a battery. I'm not surprised, since it was 5 years old and lost charge so quickly. So I went inside, took a shower, locked up the cats and dog, and left.
The first stop was Walmart. That's where I got the last battery, and I got one just like it. On the way to get some bread I saw some t-shirts for cheap so I bought a couple. We looked for some for Ellen, but they didn't have any.
The next stops were the post office and gas station. The last stop was the hamburger joint that sells the fry sauce. I needed more. They had sundaes on sale and we both got one. In other words we both over ate.
It was a little after three when we got home. It was hotter than hell, over 100. I decided to finish up the spraying anyway. It wasn't fun, but the broadcast sprayer made it much nicer. The sprayer also worked much better with a new, 90% charged, battery. After finishing the 15 feet of edging I just drove up and down the driveway with the sprayer going. I was done, including cleanup, in about an hour. I was really, really, tired.
I went back in, threw my clothes in the washer, and took my second shower of the day. I barely got through it. I spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening in the arm chair recovering.
The evening was TV. Some Futurama cartoons and a zombie movie.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Day 300
This is somewhat of a milestone. We've now been away from Oregon for 10 months. The first year anniversary of our departure is fast approaching.
I went to bed late last night, so when the alarm went off I ignored it and went back to sleep. I slept until a little past 8. Then it was some surfing and Minions. I didn't stay in bed all that long though.
I got up, did pet stuff, and had breakfast. Then I surfed until it was time to go to the estate sale I wanted to go to. The place wasn't very crowded, and had a lot of really nice stuff. We got a bunny for Pat and a collector plate for Melissa. I got some hose washers that I've been meaning to get for quite awhile. There was a park directly across the street from the sale. Lucy did 11 retrieves, which ws good for the hot day.
After that it was off to Lowe's to get the hitch in that I forgot to get yesterday. It was past lunch time, so we stopped at Schlotsky's. Lucy got treats while we ate. We stopped at the pet store afterwards to look for a dog bed. They had a nice one, but it was $99. Lucy got some more treats. The last stop was supposed to be the post office, but afterwards Ellen wanted to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to look at their dog beds. So we back tracked. She ended up getting one that was on sale at half price plus a 20% discount.
When we got home it was 101 degrees. We hid out from the heat surfing. At one point Ellen noticed that there was a road runner in the back yard. It's the first one that we've seen on the property in years.
The evening was reading and TV.
I went to bed late last night, so when the alarm went off I ignored it and went back to sleep. I slept until a little past 8. Then it was some surfing and Minions. I didn't stay in bed all that long though.
I got up, did pet stuff, and had breakfast. Then I surfed until it was time to go to the estate sale I wanted to go to. The place wasn't very crowded, and had a lot of really nice stuff. We got a bunny for Pat and a collector plate for Melissa. I got some hose washers that I've been meaning to get for quite awhile. There was a park directly across the street from the sale. Lucy did 11 retrieves, which ws good for the hot day.
After that it was off to Lowe's to get the hitch in that I forgot to get yesterday. It was past lunch time, so we stopped at Schlotsky's. Lucy got treats while we ate. We stopped at the pet store afterwards to look for a dog bed. They had a nice one, but it was $99. Lucy got some more treats. The last stop was supposed to be the post office, but afterwards Ellen wanted to go to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to look at their dog beds. So we back tracked. She ended up getting one that was on sale at half price plus a 20% discount.
When we got home it was 101 degrees. We hid out from the heat surfing. At one point Ellen noticed that there was a road runner in the back yard. It's the first one that we've seen on the property in years.
The evening was reading and TV.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Day 299
I woke up with the alarm, but didn't get out of bed until almost 9:30. In between it was all surfing and Minions. A weird thing happened about 6:30. I woke up with a loud ringing in my ear. I thought that some sort of alarm went off. I even walked around the house looking for the alarm. I finally woke up enough to stick my fingers in my ear. The ringing remained the same. I've had low level ringing in my ears for years, but this was much louder. I went back to sleep and an hour later when the alarm went off everything was back to normal.
After pets stuff and breakfast we surfed until lunch. I put the sprayer battery on charge. It was completely dead, so I put it on slow charge. After lunch we went to Walgreen's to pick up my drugs. They cost $16 with insurance while they are only $12 at Wally World without insurance. I guess Cigna sucks on drugs.
I didn't run the dog when we went to the post office because she ran yesterday. Then it was back home.
The afternoon was surfing, Minions, and checking the sprayer battery. It charged very slowly. I read in the evening while Elle watched TV. When I took out the garbage at 10 the sprayer battery was charged. So I moved the charger to the mower battery. When it's charged I'll be ready to spray.
After pets stuff and breakfast we surfed until lunch. I put the sprayer battery on charge. It was completely dead, so I put it on slow charge. After lunch we went to Walgreen's to pick up my drugs. They cost $16 with insurance while they are only $12 at Wally World without insurance. I guess Cigna sucks on drugs.
I didn't run the dog when we went to the post office because she ran yesterday. Then it was back home.
The afternoon was surfing, Minions, and checking the sprayer battery. It charged very slowly. I read in the evening while Elle watched TV. When I took out the garbage at 10 the sprayer battery was charged. So I moved the charger to the mower battery. When it's charged I'll be ready to spray.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Day 298
We hung around in bed this morning. I surfed and did a little Minions. I guess I am addicted.
When I got up it was pet stuff, start wash, and breakfast. Then more surfing. Before I knew it it was 10:30. Northern Tool had a sale on a sprayer on wheel that I wanted. I'm sick of using the other one in the pull behind cart with no place to put the battery. So we drove up there. Traffic wasn't as bad as I expected, but we did have a slowdown as we went past downtown and up past the university.
I only spent a little time in Northern Tool because Ellen was outside with the dog. It's a lot different than Harbor Freight. More heavey duty stuff that's a little more high end and a little more expensive.
It was about 12 when I got done, so we drove over to the Opal Devine's by Fry's. It was nice sitting out on the shaded deck in the breeze. Lucy got a slider and dessert. We got lunch specials. As we were sitting there a really long string of police cars went by. It was the funeral for a policeman that was killed last week. When we left the police were blocking traffic even though the procession had passed. Fortunately they were blocking lanes going the other way. It still fucked up traffic on the freeway for about a mile as people tried to get on just so they could get off at the next exit. After it cleared, everyone was going 65-70. Screw the 55 construction speed.
Ellen's bag started leaking as we were going home. We stopped at the post office and picked up her chain at the jewelry store. When we got home she took a shower while I started putting the sprayer together. About halfway through she came and got me and we changed the bag. Then I went out and finished the job. I was lucky and had a plastic tray that I could use as a battery holder.
It was over 100 in the garage. It was so hot that I couldn't listen to the radio because the receiver went into thermal shutdown. I was soaked with sweat, so I decided to move another half load of gravel. That covered all the bare spots that I can see in the driveway.
The evening was watching TV - remodeling shows and Deadliest Catch.
When I got up it was pet stuff, start wash, and breakfast. Then more surfing. Before I knew it it was 10:30. Northern Tool had a sale on a sprayer on wheel that I wanted. I'm sick of using the other one in the pull behind cart with no place to put the battery. So we drove up there. Traffic wasn't as bad as I expected, but we did have a slowdown as we went past downtown and up past the university.
I only spent a little time in Northern Tool because Ellen was outside with the dog. It's a lot different than Harbor Freight. More heavey duty stuff that's a little more high end and a little more expensive.
It was about 12 when I got done, so we drove over to the Opal Devine's by Fry's. It was nice sitting out on the shaded deck in the breeze. Lucy got a slider and dessert. We got lunch specials. As we were sitting there a really long string of police cars went by. It was the funeral for a policeman that was killed last week. When we left the police were blocking traffic even though the procession had passed. Fortunately they were blocking lanes going the other way. It still fucked up traffic on the freeway for about a mile as people tried to get on just so they could get off at the next exit. After it cleared, everyone was going 65-70. Screw the 55 construction speed.
Ellen's bag started leaking as we were going home. We stopped at the post office and picked up her chain at the jewelry store. When we got home she took a shower while I started putting the sprayer together. About halfway through she came and got me and we changed the bag. Then I went out and finished the job. I was lucky and had a plastic tray that I could use as a battery holder.
It was over 100 in the garage. It was so hot that I couldn't listen to the radio because the receiver went into thermal shutdown. I was soaked with sweat, so I decided to move another half load of gravel. That covered all the bare spots that I can see in the driveway.
The evening was watching TV - remodeling shows and Deadliest Catch.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Day 297
I got up as soon as the alarm went off. I did the pert stuff, had breakfast, and went out to move some gravel. I moved 7 or so loads. That doesn't sound like much, but I had to haul them all over. I also had to dump partial loads in various places. When I was finished I had all the places that bothered me covered. I wish I had about another yard of gravel. Then I 'd do some more cosmetic stuff. I don't want to use any more of what's left, because I may need it once the rains come.
After I was finished I went in and took a shower. I only worked for 75 minutes, but there wasn't any clouds so I was soaked with sweat. After that I had about 20 minutes to surf and play Minions. Then it was time to take Ellen to the doctor. We didn't take the dog because we needed to have an errand day.
After the doctor (everything is doing OK) we had lunch at the hospital. I wanted to use up the last lunch card we got when Ellen was in the hospital earlier. Then we went to the post office. The check for the stock sale was there, so the next stop was the bank. We deposited the check. Then we went to Costco for water. We also got pillows for the guest bedroom (the old ones sucked) and some chocolate covered mango slices (they're great).
Walgreen's texted me, so we stopped for my drugs. Then we stopped so I could have a snow cone. Ellen is off those until after the chemo. The last stop was HEB to get a few things. The most important was toilet paper.
We didn't get home until 4. Lucy spent the rest of the evening acting like we hated her. We'll have to do something with her tomorrow.
The evening was watching gun shows.
After I was finished I went in and took a shower. I only worked for 75 minutes, but there wasn't any clouds so I was soaked with sweat. After that I had about 20 minutes to surf and play Minions. Then it was time to take Ellen to the doctor. We didn't take the dog because we needed to have an errand day.
After the doctor (everything is doing OK) we had lunch at the hospital. I wanted to use up the last lunch card we got when Ellen was in the hospital earlier. Then we went to the post office. The check for the stock sale was there, so the next stop was the bank. We deposited the check. Then we went to Costco for water. We also got pillows for the guest bedroom (the old ones sucked) and some chocolate covered mango slices (they're great).
Walgreen's texted me, so we stopped for my drugs. Then we stopped so I could have a snow cone. Ellen is off those until after the chemo. The last stop was HEB to get a few things. The most important was toilet paper.
We didn't get home until 4. Lucy spent the rest of the evening acting like we hated her. We'll have to do something with her tomorrow.
The evening was watching gun shows.
Day 296
It was Sunday, so nothing much happened. We stayed in bed in the morning and surfed. I did a little Minions, too. I'm still not sure why I do, I guess it's force of habit.
When we did get up it was pet stuff, breakfast and some more surfing. I decided that I really wanted to do something useful. So we packed up the dog and went out to go to the post office and get flea stuff for the cats. We discovered a couple of days ago that Taiko is heavily infested and Fletcher has some, too. Tomlinson's had what we needed. After that we stopped at the school so Lucy could run. She really wanted to. She did 11 retrieves in the 100 degree weather. I thought that was great.
When we got home I got the tools from the garage and installed the hooks. I put up three. The closet now looks great. Between moving all of the stuff out and clearing up space on the top shelf it now is usable.
That was it for accomplishing anything. The rest of the day was surfing and TV. In other words a typical Sunday.
When we did get up it was pet stuff, breakfast and some more surfing. I decided that I really wanted to do something useful. So we packed up the dog and went out to go to the post office and get flea stuff for the cats. We discovered a couple of days ago that Taiko is heavily infested and Fletcher has some, too. Tomlinson's had what we needed. After that we stopped at the school so Lucy could run. She really wanted to. She did 11 retrieves in the 100 degree weather. I thought that was great.
When we got home I got the tools from the garage and installed the hooks. I put up three. The closet now looks great. Between moving all of the stuff out and clearing up space on the top shelf it now is usable.
That was it for accomplishing anything. The rest of the day was surfing and TV. In other words a typical Sunday.
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