Day 2249

 I got up at 8, did the pet stuff and had breakfast.  It was a little chilly, but not too bad.  I went out to the gate to fix it.

I tried to work the gate, but it refused.  I turned the opener over, opened the cover, and turned the force up to MAX.  That didn't help.  I thought that maybe the limit setting was wrong, so I went back inside to get the instructions.  While I was gone the wind must have moved the gate enough to drop the opener 3 feet to the ground.  When I tried it again it worked.  It was a time consuming, but easy, fix.

On the way back I got the big aluminum pot from the garage.  I took it to the house and started cleaning it in the kitchen sink.  I used the motorized cleaner Ellen had.  It works good, but the battery life is terrible.  I had to recharge at least three times.  The cleaner and a lot of Comet got the pot surprisingly clean.  It just took a long time.

John and Melissa came over for lunch - leftovers.  After that we talked for a while before they left to walk the dog.  When they came back they brought an Amazon package that contained a Dremel screwdriver that they'd bought me for Christmas.  It is cool.  

Football started soon after John and I watched the first game, we didn't care who won.  We suspended watching it to have meatloaf for dinner.  The second game had the Packers against the 49'ers.  The Packers managed to lose.  We were both disappointed.