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We’re in a cooling trend , we hit 82 yesterday, the nights are dropping down to low 50s, ,
just seen a big heard of Elk on one of my clients property, looks to be a six point and a spike among 8 cow elk , sure hope they are still there come November 🤫, work has been very buzzy, trying to juggle three projects including mine , we’ve ripped all the laminate flooring out and laid in waterproof flooring, that means we rearranged furniture and spring cleaned all at the same time, baseboard still need to be cut in so everything that got put back needs moved again , I told my wife NOMORE remodeling, I’m getting to Old to keep doing this to every house we buy , other than that , I think I missed the summer fun activities, OhWell hunting season starts in a couple weeks , I’ll relax after I pack a buck in the freezer.
@04badford i envy you for only juggling 3 projects. Was on site for a Bridge Replacement at the confluence of the Scott River and the Klamath River today. It was rather warm, forecast to be low 90’s. 3 hours drive for a 2 hour site review and consultation with regulatory agencies (Natl. Marine Fisheries, CA Fish and Wildlife, etal.) then back 10 miles to another bridge replacement to see if the contractor had followed the plans. Good news there in that the contractor was pleased with how well the plans laid out what needed to be done AND they worked! I LOVE getting timely feedback, because there are at least 2 more projects in the que at any given time. It really sux when 3 years AFTER Bid Award you (the designer) gets partial feedback about problems that could have been avoided in the next 3 projects. Currently I’m Juggling 11 projects from Happy Camp to Hallelujah Junction (the junction of US 395 & CA 70).
The good is that I’m still gainfully employed and ASKED for, the bad was that the only company vehicle that I could get today was a Toy Taco (Toyota Tacoma). Those Rice Burners have SMALL fuel tanks!
I’m hoping for a cooling trend and some storms for deer season here so I can get some “cheap” meat 😵💫
On the FTE side, the ‘93 Bronco is running strong! SWMBO’s ‘06 5.3 F250 is solid, and I still need to finish with the Insurance and Bank about getting the ‘06 6.0 diesel back on the road after the spare wiped out the brakes, electrical, and quarter panel when it peeled the tread off at speed.
All the rain we were supposed to get Wednesday morning ended up coming in around midnight and lasted until about 4AM. Grand total for yesterday & today ended up right about a 1/2" of rain.
Amazon is funny. Last Sunday I ordered speakers for my new laptop. Creative Labs calls them Pebbles. There are two or three versions. I own a set of Pebbles but they are like 6-7 years old. They have a max power output of 4 watts. So, I bought these:
They have 15 watts of power, or, with a 30-watt PD adapter 30 watts. I need the adapter anyway since my laptop does not have the USB C connection. So, what does Amazon do? They ship the speakers via Amazon but the adapter via UPS. Both were ordered at the same time, both were supposed to arrive yesterday, but because of the issue I had several years ago with my gaming laptop being miss delivered I had told UPS to ship all future items to the local CVS store. The speakers arrived last night, but UPS told me the adapter will be here today. Why Amazon didn't ship the adapter (about the size of a pack of cigarettes) with the speakers I will never know. it is impossible to contact a human CSR agent at Amazon these days. Anyway, I hope the adapter gets there around noon or one o'clock so I can head over there after the Bible study.
I suppose we all have different ideas of what is normal and acceptable. And we all live in different "micro-economies". Without a doubt, GlueGuy, Fat Diesel, and I live where everything costs more money. Especially meals. And the "tip culture" here is also different. No matter what, restaurants seem to do well and make money.
The more they charge, the more people are willing to eat there. As if a high price tag makes something more desirable. It's more expensive, so it must be good.
Back when I was a kid, I drooled over Dr. Martens boots. I can remember saving up and getting my first pair for $80. For an average person, that was almost 3 days' wages. For a kid working a few hours a day after school, it took a month to make that kind of money. In today's world, that would be like buying a $500 pair of shoes.
To make a long story even longer, I haven't worn these Dr. Martens in quite awhile. My punk rock days are over. I'm no longer stomping in mosh pits. These boots went to a lot of live shows, underground clubs, music festivals, and all of the unpleasantness of flooded port-a-potties. Instead of throwing away perfectly good shoes, I figured I would put them on eBay. Since I bought them for $80, I listed them for $50. No takers. No bids. I raised the price to $100. They sold right away. People thought that $100 shoes were better than $50 shoes.
Amazon delivered my newest toy. This will lighten my load. The scissors will eliminate the scissors that I was carrying around on my key ring. Yes, I really did carry micro scissors and used them. Those little micro screwdrivers come in handy more often than you think. The bottle opener will probably get the most use. It eliminates the bottle opener I carried on my key ring. The only thing that I will never use is probably the tweezers. But you never know. I might get a splinter or something. My key ring is now less bulky without a bottle opener and a pair of scissors.
I know that I don't need another knife. This knife is certainly too small to use for survival. I can't fight with it. It's not even big enough to peel fruit or cut a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. But it does all of those things little things, like open Amazon packages, mail, snack packages, beer...........
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
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