Category: decline and fall

Well, today it could be clear, since the national forecast shows us in the clear for a couple of days. Or it could just keep dripping. We’ll know when we know. It rained all afternoon and most of the evening yesterday, although never very much and barely getting the ground wet for most of that. At one point, it was raining harder in the back yard than in front of the house…

Didn’t do my auction drop off in the morning as my truck wouldn’t start. I’d cut it too close to jump it and take the chance it wouldn’t start away from home. So I spent the time chasing the issue and going to Costco. And after that, going to my mechanic to make an appointment for today.

I’ve got a couple of pickups to do before I drop off the truck, so I’ll have to jump it today and drive around town. I have to have it be reliable, so I need it fixed. Timing is gonna be a bear though, as I also have rehearsal again in the middle of the afternoon.

I guess I better get started early.

Things to do. I got ’em.

Stack!

nick

Chilly again, hopefully not raining. Rained most of the day yesterday but did clear in the late afternoon. Clouded up and had the occasional drop most of the night. 59F when I went to bed. I was wearing long sleeves, long pants, and a jacket most of the day.

Did my pickups in the morning, and my doctor visit in the afternoon. Swung by Goodwill on the way home. Whoever is setting prices at that store is nuts. Clothes are still a bargain, unless they’ve pulled them out for their “boutique” area, but shoes, housewares, glassware, all nuts. No room for resellers.

Today I’ll take a load to the auctioneer in the morning, and middle school theater rehearsal in the afternoon. That will eat my day. It’s ok, both are good things.

But it’s a busy time, and things are slipping.

Stack. Get out in the community. Restart a stalled project. Learn something new.

nick

Because I’ve got stuff to do. Yesterday was another nice day. Sunny and mild, no rain, reasonable humidity. Mid 60sF at night. There were some threatening clouds later in the day, and the national forecast has us on the edge of possible T-storms and rain today and tomorrow. Better for me if we get more nice days.

I spent yesterday doing a big loop of pickups. Some stuff for the household, some for the BOL. Mostly minor stuff, as I have the major stuff pretty well covered at this point. I wouldn’t say no to more solar, more generators, medical stuff, or noisemakers… but it has been about refining, upgrading, extending, and building depth for a while. There is a need to replace stuff due to ‘breakage’ or the passage of time, and to upgrade as better options become available. That process never ends.

Today if it’s mild and dry, I’ll get the rest of the Halloween decor put away and some more Thanksgiving/Fall themed stuff put out. I did get the inflatables changed out. I had a giant witch with a pumpkin cauldron that was new this year and now I have a 10ft tall turkey holding a sign that says “Happy Thanksgiving”… Classy, right?

I also need to continue the cart repair. And poison some rats. And ants. I’m using this on the ants, and this on the rats. Both work very well.

I’m sure some other things will pop up to fill up my day too.

Stack while you can.

nick

Cooler, and hopefully drier. The forecast showed some possible T-storms and rain just south of us, but that usually means it won’t get here. When the prevailing winds meet the Gulf air, you never really know what’s happening until it happens. 65F when I went to bed.

Spent yesterday morning on the computer buying stuff for my client and doing auction stuff. Then I headed to school for another rehearsal. It went well. Still finding hardware issues and config issues (overlapping frequency use between mics) but I feel like we have to have found them all now. Show is sounding pretty good. I was able to work on quality of sound issues and we haven’t had that luxury in the three years I’ve been helping out.

In the evening I won a couple of small things.

Which means I have pickups today after all.

I’ll do more computer stuff in the morning, and pickups in the afternoon.

I thought I’d won a Yugo noisemaker in 7.62 for $325 but someone sniped me and got it for $350. That’s half of retail or possibly even 1/3. I was frankly shocked it didn’t go for retail. If I thought it would be so close, I’d have paid attention or set a higher max bid. I set my max before election day and didn’t adjust it. Someone SCORED.

Inventory your stacks and fill any gaps.

nick

After yesterday’s rain and cold front, I hope today will be dry and mild. Not holding my breath, but one can hope. It was 66F when I went out for my tiny little fire, down from the mid 70sF during the rain. Heck, it was into the 80sF before the rain started. Dry and mild would be nice.

Slept in a bit, then did auction stuff, until I went out to do my pickup. Spent the rest of the afternoon poking at stuff at the shop. I should be able to take another load to the auctioneer next Tuesday.

Today I’ll do some stuff in the morning. I need to order some stuff for my client’s upgrades, and do some design work for my buddy’s new store cams. That should eat most of the day. In the afternoon, I’m headed to school for another rehearsal. In the late afternoon, if I’m lucky, maybe I’ll put some decorations away. We’ll see what happens.

Things look to be getting more fractious and contentious at home and abroad. All reasons to stack, in a stealthy way.

nick

Another warm and very humid day? Probably, although there was a good breeze coming north from the Gulf of America last night. It was not crazy hot yesterday, but the humidity was close to saturation again. Makes it kinda chilly when the temp does fall.

Did my pickups in the morning. Nice haul of hand tools, and a couple of other things for the house and the BOL. Tried to get a third pickup in, but he’s only open for pickup on Tues. and Wed. so I’ll get him today. Stopped by my shop to unload, and did a tiny bit of sorting. Tried to get some work done on the cart but ran out of daylight.

Today I’ll sleep in. The kids don’t have school, so I don’t have to get up before the sun to see them off. Then I’ll vote and do my pickup. Probably come home and do more on the cart. I really want to see it move under its own power. If it does, I’ll need to change the batteries.

I should put some of the Halloween decor away too, and put out the “harvest/fall/Thanksgiving” stuff. Ah, so much to do. And none of it on my critical list. Work avoidance mode levels up!

Seriously though, morally I don’t think you can complain about the government if you don’t vote, and I like to complain. No matter the cheating, the lies, the fraud, and the fact that they’re ALL b@stards, voting is a fundamental part of what we are as a nation. Go out and do it. If nothing else, the chatter in line will give you a better idea of what ‘Joe Sixpack’ is thinking.

So vote. And stack, because they’re all b@stards and are trying to break everything.

nick