But still hot and humid. Even mid 80sF can wear you out. And it was hotter than that yesterday. The overcast did help, and the intermittent showers probably cooled some areas down. I didn’t see any widespread rain or even a thundershower in Houston, but I might have missed something localized. I only saw a few smatters of rain, and widely dispersed between my house and my client’s.
I did some office stuff and then went to my client’s house. Found and fixed a couple of issues, but nothing definitive. I am leaning toward corroded cables and bad connections at this point. I hit them with deOxIT and we’ll monitor the situation. I will pickup a spare and I’m installing a Ring doorbell at the gate, so that will be another paid day. After that, it felt like today was a weekend and I had to remind myself that I have kids to get to school today.
So normal day for me today. Some auction pickups, and maybe a dump run. Maybe pull my main pc and replace the DVD drive. The bluray drive got here yesterday. There’s always more to do.
And always more to stack.
nick
Wednesday. Good morning!
First day of work at the office today. Putting on long trousers and closed shoes this morning to look professional was like donning a strait jacket…
Have a lovely day.
>>I don’t think I’m crazy. I’ve pretty much always been able to be alone. As in go sit in the library reading books. As in no roommate. Me and some cats and a couple of dogs, I’m ok. I have what? Critters that love me? No… that’s way too shallow.
@paul, if you’re up for the excitement (“challenge?:) adopt a puppy from your local animal control or rescue organization. We’re partial to pitties, but plenty of other great breeds just waiting for a ‘forever home.
The shelves at our local HEB were fully stocked with the exception of padded shipping envelopes like someone would use to sell items on EBay or return something via mail.
I didn’t post the link because I was busy, but I noticed Tyler Durden cowardice from a mainstream source trying to stir the pot for a “gas shortage” this weekend due to the storm hitting an area with a large refinery concentration
The media have been itching for another “gas shortage” in Texas during a holiday weekend since ClearChannel created the last one in 2017, boosting retail sales of gasoline 50 times beyond a normal Labor Day Weekend according to multiple post-mortem articles I saw citing the Texas Railroad Commission report on that event.
I saw that headline too, thought briefly about oil futures, and then read something else.
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Up, snack packed. Think I’ll nap again. I’m feeling tired.
It was 79F when I went to bed, and 80F when I got up. That might be the lowest in a month.
Looking at the weather station at the BOL yesterday, it was hot, humid, and still. I hope at least a little rain fell when the clouds rolled thru.
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n
Gas Shortage for Labor Day!
The scars from that event persist in Austin and is the rationalization for a lot of EV purchases.
Never mind that if gasoline suddenly became Guzzoline!, the diesel-gulping utility trucks required to maintain the grid would be among the first to stop rolling, and Atmos Energy demonstrated in Leander during the 2021 freeze that they would cut off neighborhoods exhibiting “unusual demand curves deviating from historic norms” to preserve their own grid from collapse.
Read: people using whole home generators.
Hmm, D1 home sick today.
Time for a nap.
n