Buick weatherstrip installations, 'Off the Map', 'Oops' with Labashi's car, 'Crazy Heart', fishing boat cleanup
(posted from home)
(This post covers 1 – 6 June, 2010)
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Sunday, 6 June-
This morning I drove up to the gas station and bought a fresh gallon of gas for the boat motor and filled my portable air tank. I started the boat motor and ran it for fifteen minutes or so (using a motor-flusher (aka 'earmuffs')). I was amazed to have it start immediately-- and on the first revolution of the starter! I aired up the tires on the sailboat, the fishing boat, Labashi's car, the wheelbarrow, and even the hose-cart. I then installed the remaining two weatherstrips on the Buick's back doors and helped Labashi's gardening project by wheel-barrowing bags of topsoil and mulch.
Around 1400 we had a bit of rain so decided to go visit Mom and Dad. We finally had good weather for sitting out on the balcony and watching the world go by while sipping a 'mostly-ice' (manhattan).
We then had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse (EXCELLENT baby-backs!).
Back home, Labashi worked on researching the wooly adelgid on one of our Canadian hemlocks and I finished up the blog post. We then watched the first episode of the new series 'Top Shot'.
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Saturday, 5 June-
Today I took on the dreaded task of cleaning up the fishing boat. I spent the entire day on it, removing everything and cleaning each individual item and wiping them down with an antifungal treatment. The anchor line was green with mossy growth so I treated it with a diluted-chlorox bath and then a good pressure spray. The anchors, their chains, the bilge pump, and the flares container were all slippery-slimy (though not yet green) as was the bow storage compartment. The rear compartment was even slimier since a small amount of oil had leaked from a spare oil bottle. I cleaned the batteries and all the stowed gear (and the gas tanks) and restowed it all. I drained the gas into my spare gas cans for use in my beat-up old Seventies mower. It won't care about the year-old gas but the boat motor's fuel injection is a lot more sensitive to the old gas. I also leveled the boat side-to-side to enable it to drain all the water rather than let a few inches lie in it after any rain.
With a storm threatening for late in the day today I stopped working on the boat by mid afternoon and got out the ladder. I cleared the rain gutters of their accumulation of pine needles and small branches. It's amazing how these little pine needles can clog things up.
That pretty much exhausted me for the day.
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Friday, 4 June -
Today I was expecting return phone calls on some business stuff and when they didn't come for awhile I was getting antsy. I spent the time going over the estimate to fix Labashi's car. I called up the estimator with a series of questions and that made me feel better about the estimate.
My expected calls came later in the day. Shortly afterward Labashi came home wanting to go out for dinner. We drove down to the Accomac Inn and had the outside porch to ourselves. We've not been to the Accomac for many years but recently found they have a bistro menu which better fits what we're looking for--- tastes, variety, and reasonable prices. We had a summer sangria and a watermelon-tequila soup then I had a Kobe beef burger and Labashi a shrimp and sausage dish. Wonderful good!
That evening we watched 'Crazy Heart' with Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We both liked it very much.
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Thursday, 3 June-
We had an 'oops' with Labashi's car the other day in the Home Depot parking lot. I took it in for an estimate today. I guessed it would take $1000 to fix but the estimate was $2400. I hadn't anticipated that to repair damage on the lower half of the side, the tech would have to remove the side glass but I understand that's the case. I guess it doesn't matter a lot in that I have a $500 deductible and whether it's a $1000 repair or a $2400 repair, I still have to pay $500.
That afternoon I chased a problem with my local bank. I then installed one of the weatherstrip assemblies on the driver's door of Dad's Buick. That went surprisingly well and it looks great, completely transforming the look. Where before the old weatherstrip called attention to rust damage (of the assembly itself) the new one looks clean and new and very sleek against the rich maroon color of the car. Good decision.
That evening we watched 'Off The Map', a nice little film about a family living 'off the grid' in rural New Mexico. Good one!
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Wednesday, 2 June-
Today Labashi headed to town for garden supplies and I worked on financial tasks. In the afternoon I rode the GS in to Starbucks to get a break from the numbers. I nearly made a mistake in parking the GS. The parking spot sloped downward from right to left quite a bit. I leaned the bike onto its kickstand and realized the lean was more than normal. But it wasn't until I returned that I realized the lean threw the weight of the bike well over to the side. At first I couldn't lift it, mostly because of the awkward position I was in astride the bike. With another effort I was barely able to stand the bike upright. If I hadn't made it I would have had to get off the bike and stand beside it to get it upright, then walk it backwards and turn the back end downhill and put the kickstand back down to mount the bike.
That evening I walked my four-mile creekside course and cleaned up three bags-worth of trash along the way.
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Tuesday, 1 June-
This morning I caught up the blog with its end-of-month post. I finished mowing the woods, finally with the okay from Labashi to mow down the remnants of her daffodils. While I was mowing our neighbor came over to talk about two fallen trees on our common property line. The trees had fallen in a recent windstorm. Fortunately for me, my neighbor heats with wood and enjoys working his chainsaw so all I had to do was okay him taking the full length of the trees for himself. Not a problem!
The weatherstrip assemblies for Dad's Buick arrived today as did two pairs of frames for my eyeglasses. I had to order the latter from the manufacturer since my optometrist can no longer get them. There was some question as to size so the manufacturer sent two sizes and I'll return the one I don't use.
That afternoon I walked my four-mile road-walk along the creek. My six-mile course is temporarily interrupted by bridge construction but since I've not been walking much lately, the four miler seemed plenty.
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(posted from home)
(This post covers 1 – 6 June, 2010)
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Sunday, 6 June-
This morning I drove up to the gas station and bought a fresh gallon of gas for the boat motor and filled my portable air tank. I started the boat motor and ran it for fifteen minutes or so (using a motor-flusher (aka 'earmuffs')). I was amazed to have it start immediately-- and on the first revolution of the starter! I aired up the tires on the sailboat, the fishing boat, Labashi's car, the wheelbarrow, and even the hose-cart. I then installed the remaining two weatherstrips on the Buick's back doors and helped Labashi's gardening project by wheel-barrowing bags of topsoil and mulch.
Around 1400 we had a bit of rain so decided to go visit Mom and Dad. We finally had good weather for sitting out on the balcony and watching the world go by while sipping a 'mostly-ice' (manhattan).
We then had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse (EXCELLENT baby-backs!).
Back home, Labashi worked on researching the wooly adelgid on one of our Canadian hemlocks and I finished up the blog post. We then watched the first episode of the new series 'Top Shot'.
---------------------------------
Saturday, 5 June-
Today I took on the dreaded task of cleaning up the fishing boat. I spent the entire day on it, removing everything and cleaning each individual item and wiping them down with an antifungal treatment. The anchor line was green with mossy growth so I treated it with a diluted-chlorox bath and then a good pressure spray. The anchors, their chains, the bilge pump, and the flares container were all slippery-slimy (though not yet green) as was the bow storage compartment. The rear compartment was even slimier since a small amount of oil had leaked from a spare oil bottle. I cleaned the batteries and all the stowed gear (and the gas tanks) and restowed it all. I drained the gas into my spare gas cans for use in my beat-up old Seventies mower. It won't care about the year-old gas but the boat motor's fuel injection is a lot more sensitive to the old gas. I also leveled the boat side-to-side to enable it to drain all the water rather than let a few inches lie in it after any rain.
With a storm threatening for late in the day today I stopped working on the boat by mid afternoon and got out the ladder. I cleared the rain gutters of their accumulation of pine needles and small branches. It's amazing how these little pine needles can clog things up.
That pretty much exhausted me for the day.
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Friday, 4 June -
Today I was expecting return phone calls on some business stuff and when they didn't come for awhile I was getting antsy. I spent the time going over the estimate to fix Labashi's car. I called up the estimator with a series of questions and that made me feel better about the estimate.
My expected calls came later in the day. Shortly afterward Labashi came home wanting to go out for dinner. We drove down to the Accomac Inn and had the outside porch to ourselves. We've not been to the Accomac for many years but recently found they have a bistro menu which better fits what we're looking for--- tastes, variety, and reasonable prices. We had a summer sangria and a watermelon-tequila soup then I had a Kobe beef burger and Labashi a shrimp and sausage dish. Wonderful good!
That evening we watched 'Crazy Heart' with Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We both liked it very much.
---------------------------------
Thursday, 3 June-
We had an 'oops' with Labashi's car the other day in the Home Depot parking lot. I took it in for an estimate today. I guessed it would take $1000 to fix but the estimate was $2400. I hadn't anticipated that to repair damage on the lower half of the side, the tech would have to remove the side glass but I understand that's the case. I guess it doesn't matter a lot in that I have a $500 deductible and whether it's a $1000 repair or a $2400 repair, I still have to pay $500.
That afternoon I chased a problem with my local bank. I then installed one of the weatherstrip assemblies on the driver's door of Dad's Buick. That went surprisingly well and it looks great, completely transforming the look. Where before the old weatherstrip called attention to rust damage (of the assembly itself) the new one looks clean and new and very sleek against the rich maroon color of the car. Good decision.
That evening we watched 'Off The Map', a nice little film about a family living 'off the grid' in rural New Mexico. Good one!
-------------------------------
Wednesday, 2 June-
Today Labashi headed to town for garden supplies and I worked on financial tasks. In the afternoon I rode the GS in to Starbucks to get a break from the numbers. I nearly made a mistake in parking the GS. The parking spot sloped downward from right to left quite a bit. I leaned the bike onto its kickstand and realized the lean was more than normal. But it wasn't until I returned that I realized the lean threw the weight of the bike well over to the side. At first I couldn't lift it, mostly because of the awkward position I was in astride the bike. With another effort I was barely able to stand the bike upright. If I hadn't made it I would have had to get off the bike and stand beside it to get it upright, then walk it backwards and turn the back end downhill and put the kickstand back down to mount the bike.
That evening I walked my four-mile creekside course and cleaned up three bags-worth of trash along the way.
-------------------------------
Tuesday, 1 June-
This morning I caught up the blog with its end-of-month post. I finished mowing the woods, finally with the okay from Labashi to mow down the remnants of her daffodils. While I was mowing our neighbor came over to talk about two fallen trees on our common property line. The trees had fallen in a recent windstorm. Fortunately for me, my neighbor heats with wood and enjoys working his chainsaw so all I had to do was okay him taking the full length of the trees for himself. Not a problem!
The weatherstrip assemblies for Dad's Buick arrived today as did two pairs of frames for my eyeglasses. I had to order the latter from the manufacturer since my optometrist can no longer get them. There was some question as to size so the manufacturer sent two sizes and I'll return the one I don't use.
That afternoon I walked my four-mile road-walk along the creek. My six-mile course is temporarily interrupted by bridge construction but since I've not been walking much lately, the four miler seemed plenty.
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