Cool to start, but getting pretty warm late in the day. It was at least in the high 80sF yesterday afternoon, and maybe a bit beyond. Cool night though, with a nice breeze after dusk. I’m hoping for more of the same today.
I slept in but still got a couple of the tasks further toward completion. I put off the attic stuff until today as it was pretty hot by the time I was ready to crawl into it.
Today will be continuing on those things, and maybe landing the circuits into the breaker panel. I’ll mow late in the day before I head home. I’m sure there will be some other smaller tasks like applying another de-greasing treatment to the leather chair I bought and brought up weeks ago. The commercial treatment really does work, it just needs several applications.
Anyway, plenty of stuff from the stacks will be coming home with me to advance the golf cart project, and several items were used in yesterday’s work. Prepping for the win!
Stack what you’ll need later, if you can find it now and the price is right.
nick
Monday again, already? Good morning!
A short work week for me. I have Friday off to go bash Bambi. The rest of the time until then is going to be very busy, though. Ah, well.
Prepper win. W1’s town runabout blew a headlight bulb. I had a spare on the shelf. It was a bear to get the old one out and the new one in. Those Japanese car builders (or their
enslaved childrenrobots) obviously have much smaller hands than I do, or they installed the bulbs before mounting the engine, battery and fuse box.Prepper fail. That was the last H4 bulb I had in stock. Need to get a couple of spares. It must have been an old unit. The price on the box, for the H4 hi/lo bulb, plus a parking light, brake light and indicator bulb and three fuses was only 2.50!
Autumn is coming in here. Yesterday was cool, rainy and blustery, and it got down to 8C in the evening. It was chilly this morning working on the car, but it is dry and sunny, which was kind. I am looking forward to the autumn colours in the woods at the weekend.
Have a good week!
The newer LED headlight assemblies have to be replaced as a unit. Calibrated in the computer system. Generally failure in one unit requires both to be replaced. My truck lights self-adjust, so there is machinery involved. Last I checked, if a unit quits, the replacement can run over $4K.
Subbing today. The home economics teacher or whatever it is called today. She left nothing for the students to do. Which is typical for her class based on prior subbing. 100 minutes for the students to do nothing but talk, watch videos on their laptops. What a waste.
A couple of the students did not charge their laptops over the night. Of course their cell phones were charged, don’t want to miss that. But something used for education, nope, not a priority. These people will be entering the work force in a few years. They still need their hands held, clueless about basic math, zero knowledge of what is happening in the news. But they all know who is dating who and who is cheating on who, the words to the latest hip-hop/rap/junk song, and the latest dance craze. Priorities.
“The newer LED headlight assemblies have to be replaced as a unit.”
I hear the next generation of Ford trucks is under development and there is a hot debate as to whether fabric protectant end-of-life on the seat covers will require replacing all the seats or the entire cab.
I try to have hope for the future generations. I do remember a lot of same behavior in high school. Looking back it is interesting to see who turned out ok and who didn’t. There are quite a few that surprised me – both successful and not. Of course, what is success? In this instance, I define it as not being a drain on society.
I have been genuinely surprised how a couple of real arseholes from school turned out to be decent adults. And how, predictably, most of the “wonder kids” aren’t doing anything special.
Columbus Day but indigenous peoples’ day in California. I’ll be placing my Italian flag out soon (which many mistake a a mezican).
59F out and only 69 for a high, slight chance of rain this am. Going back up to 90 for Fri Sat and Sun. Fall ain’t really here yet.
The students are not supposed to have their cell phones or use any form of communication such as a digital watch during school. They are allowed to use Chromebooks as much of the school work is on the Chromebook. Which brings up an interesting scenario.
I know a few students have their own computer. Accessing Google Classroom is through a web page. I don’t know if these personally owned computers are Chromebooks or regular laptops.
If a regular laptop is allowed, then would an Apple NEO be allowed? If using the NEO, students could text using the NEO text app. Same messages as on their cell phones. Additionally, it is possible to access the iPhone using the iPhone app on the NEO. Basically fully operate their cell phone.
Are the school IT drones smart enough to know this? Can students actually bring a MacBook to class? I would not know if the laptop is approved or not and for what the student is using the laptop.