Hot, but there was some overcast and threatening clouds during the day yesterday. I’m hoping for some of that today too, but I’m pretty sure I’ll just get Hot and Humid. It was 80F in the house even though the t-stat was set to 73F. The unit just can’t keep up in high heat. And we’ve had high heat.
Wife and D1 spent Saturday painting interiors, mostly some taupe color called “accessible grey”. It’s beige. A warm beige, pretending to be grey. I know grey and shades of grey are very ‘of the moment’ but FFS, we have enough grey and limited color palette in our lives already. Look in any parking lot. Look at the cars on the road. Look at all the new homes and multi-family developments. Grey. White. Black. Blech. I don’t have to live there, and the color came from the realtor who supposedly knows the market… so mushroom it is.
I tore out rotted siding and replaced it with new. Also did some stuff with flashing and downspouts that I hope will make a difference. D2 did a whole lot of power washing. Kid’s borderline OCD so she did a good job. D1 tried for a while but mostly waved the wand around semi-randomly, or used it to bore holes in the wood. Her talents lie elsewhere.
I hit the grocery store on the way home for gas ($3.30/gal) and a quick trip through the store for milk and veg, and any sale items. They’ve re-designed the whole store. Moved everything. A lot of the changes fly in the face of my understanding of grocery store science. We’ll see if it lasts, or if they are still tweeking it. There were still empty spots on the shelves, no baby formula- just empty security spaces where it should be. Meat was all very high, no bargains. The only sale was on “value” grade beef, sliced thinner than a normal cut, and it was still more than I’d like to spend. Wide mouth Ball lids and rings were half off…
I’ll do another shopping run before school starts, but I did grab a few school lunch and after school snack things, just in case I am busy and don’t make it to the store this week. This trip was the first time in a year or more that they didn’t have sweet onions. Odd.
Here’s a link to an article on the state of the logistics and shipping market domestically that was written just before Yellow went bankrupt, https://www.mhlnews.com/transportation-distribution/article/21268484/is-it-time-for-logistics-to-hit-the-reset-button . It was interesting to read what sort of stuff is believed so widely that you can say it in an industry article without hedging, or explaining yourself.
“Other events also have contributed to the supply chain turmoil, ranging from rampant inflation, labor disruption and banking weaknesses, to political controversy and technological advances.”
Here is the one from 2021– https://www.mhlnews.com/transportation-distribution/article/21168952/the-state-of-us-logistics-2021-building-an-agile-supply-chain
Interesting.
If you see things you need or want, get them while you can. The whole thing is a house of cards and it can come crashing down. Stack. And stack some more.
nick