Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Day 3275

 I woke up at 7:30, played games for a while, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After breakfast I took out the garbage and recycle.  Then I opened the weather station/alarm clock that came yesterday.

I plugged the station into the wall and set it by the window near the outdoor sensor.  It picked up the sensor almost immediately.  That was a good sign.  I decided to leave it there for a while to see what happens.

Just before I got started Ellen made a big mess in the kitchen.  She we brining the turkey and spilled a lot of fluid on the counter, dishwasher, and the floor.  I helped get the brining done and the turkey in the refrigerator.  Then I spent a lot of time cleaning everything up.  The fluid was a mixture of water, sugar, and vinegar along with little seed like things.  I decided that while I was doing it I would flush out the sink pipes and scrub the sinks.  It took at least an hour to do everything.

I got out the Jeep I was working on last Spring.  I also got out a whole lot of stuff to work on it.  My idea was to spend a couple of hours finishing up the lights.  Yeah, right.  The first thing I discovered was that the rock lights that I'd installed and wired in had to be totally redone in order for the body to fit.  Then I had to fix a part of the body that I'd installed incorrectly.  By the time I had that done it was after lunch. time.

I ate lunch (salad) and watched a few videos.  Then it was back to work.  I routed all of the wires (6 lights) and the body contacts.  Then I soldered everything together.  That doesn't sound like much, but that's 14 wires all total.  Then I soldered everything up.  When I was finished I tested it.  Everything worked fine.

By then it was almost 5.  I put everything away.  I was going to feed the cats, but Ellen beat me to it.  She fixed BLT's for dinner while I switched to videos.

We watched videos for the rest of the evening.

Hopefully I can finish the Jeep tomorrow.  I just have to do a little more work on the frame and then do the body.

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