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Unreal. The month is almost half over before I realized I had not made a September all topic thread. I hate getting old. Totally slipped my mind. even with the hints I didn't get it until this morning. Anyway, happy what's left of September to you all.
Trader Joe's in my neighborhood is already selling winter squash. Every year, it's the only store that I can get delicata squash for $0.99 each. And they have very good sugar pie and kabocha pumpkin. Most of the other stores only sell decorative pumpkins and gourds.
I get lucky every year. The seeds go into the yard, and I get another free round. There's pumpkin growing right now, from the last year's Halloween pumpkins. The seeds stayed dormant until the weather heated up. Then they did what nature makes them do.
A lot of Trader Joe's produce is "recyclable" that way. They get produce that isn't sprayed with growth inhibitors. It has a shorter shelf life. But that doesn't bother me because I eat most of it before it sprouts.
My brother in law thinks that I should buy seeds and follow seasonal crop rotation cycles. I don't want to spend money. I just let nature happen, and hope for luck with rain and sun. I only use recycled "grey water". Water from rinsing off veggies and rinsing out cups. I don't even want to pay the municipal rate per gallon to irrigate. That way, everything I get is free. I'm not investing in farming. It's just a recreational distraction. If I wanted to do that, I would buy stock in Farmland Partners or something like that.
I kinda like September. It is the beginning of autumn, and autumn is one of my favorite seasons. Too bad this September is only going to last 16 days. Maybe we can borrow some days from November?
Speaking of water... I managed to run my tanks dry on Sunday morning after trying to keep the landscaping alive during the heat wave. I'm back up to about 5-10% full on the tanks, but need a better solution going forward. The current plan is to bid on the property next door when the county auctions it off in Jan. The owner hasn't paid the property taxes, so the county is selling it to get their due. I'm hoping I can get the 4 mostly worthless acres of steep hillside and poison oak for around $100k. Then I'll drill a well on that property and put more water tanks even further up the hill than my existing ones. I would then have a decent hedge against this super-duper-mega-drought we find ourselves in. Wish me luck.
When you get those 4 acres, put a Tiny Home on it. Imagine all of the tax benefits of a second home. You could also use it as a caretaker cottage. Jim could move in and monitor the water levels, plus irrigate as needed so that your property doesn't burn to the ground. Jim could also exercise the dog while you are at work. Then on weekends, you guys can chase each other around San Francisco, in the Charger and Mustang. Just like Steve McQueen in Bullitt.
I'm pretty sure that nobody was worried. But in case anyone is concerned: I am alright. That wasn't me, being pushed out a window. The perfect crime. Cops think that the guy jumped.
I guess that I’m too much a country boy, the last time I was in ‘Frisco I couldn’t wait to get out. Even though I was there to see some of the sites with our Boy Scout Troop. It might have something to do with my claustrophobia. I could barely handle staying overnight on the Hornet. An idea about how I felt, my Super Duty in the garage at Fisherman’s Wharf.
We are finally getting some relief up here from the heat.
Why's your truck behind the crime scene tape? What did you do?
I'm considering a trip to Florida. So that I can get a free trip to Martha's Vineyard. I just have to come up with a story about how I crossed the border illegally.
Our domestic water outlet is about 10" down from the top of the tanks (we have 2 tanks). This was dictated by the fire department when we had the tanks installed way back in 1998. This way, it leaves almost 90% of the water still in the tanks when the outlet runs dry (for fire safety).
If that ever happens (it has never happened in the 24 years that we've had it this way), we can switch a couple of valves and draw from the bottom outlets as a workaround until we get whatever problem fixed. The way we use water, that top 10% lasts us about a week, so we would have many weeks of emergency water should the need arrive.
We also can switch a couple of valves and operate on just one tank if need be, so we have a plan A, a plan B, and a plan C.
The Caution tape was blocking off the reserved parking spaces in the structure at Fisherman’s Wharf. The attendant took one look and asked if I could back in and then put us into a reserved slot. I think that he didn’t want the beast on an upper level since the tape was hanging in front of all of the other vehicles parked there.
When you get those 4 acres, put a Tiny Home on it. Imagine all of the tax benefits of a second home. You could also use it as a caretaker cottage. Jim could move in and monitor the water levels, plus irrigate as needed so that your property doesn't burn to the ground. Jim could also exercise the dog while you are at work. Then on weekends, you guys can chase each other around San Francisco, in the Charger and Mustang. Just like Steve McQueen in Bullitt.
I forget how lucky I am with municipal utilities. Public water. I never worried. In my brief life, it's never run out.
My F-150 needs at least 7' of clearance. I can't drive into most garages. Or car washes. But I usually don't drive it to places where parking is a problem. I can ride the bus and walk. What I really want for places like Fisherman's Wharf, Downtown, Chinatown, et cetera......... Electric Bicycle.
I went to JapanTown today. There's a Daiso store there. A chainstore from Japan. In case anyone is curious, less than 5% of the businesses are actually Japanese. Even the restaurants. Usually Asian people from other countries, selling Sushi. Like pizza made by people from Lesotho. Or Guatamalan French food. Not exactly authentic.
The restaurant in JapanTown which I like is On The Bridge. That's the name. It's also actually on the bridge over Webster Street, which connects the buildings. Actually operated by a Japanese family. Traditional dishes like Japanese spaghetti and Japanese pizza.
