Category: decline and fall

Hot again, same as the last several weeks. It isn’t getting quite as hot in the afternoons, but it’s still pretty nasty to be out in it, especially in the sun. Everything was too hot to touch.

In the late morning I finally got around to starting my day. I showered. Soaped up and did all my scrubbing with a washcloth, then stepped into the shower and rinsed under the warm water from the pipes in the attic. I could do it every day if I had to. Not a big deal.

Then I decided to try troubleshooting the water heater. Unplugged it. Checked fuses. Checked continuity. Everything was ok. Plugged it back in to start following voltage around and it worked. Put it back together and called it a win. The second step of the Rheem troubleshooting guide says to unplug it and LEAVE IT unplugged for 5 minutes. OF COURSE I didn’t do that the first time, because I know better. I only unplugged it long enough to discharge caps, and then plugged it back in.

Turns out, it really needs to be unplugged for 5 minutes to self reset. Self resetting fuse? Safety feature because it’s gas fired? Who knows, but if I’d followed the instructions to the letter, I’d have had a 10 minute hot shower in the morning.

Seems to be fine.

Did my pickup and hit the goodwill outlet on the way home. Found a couple of things I’ve needed, and some resale stuff. Grabbed more media to rip. The store got their air conditioning installed and it makes a huge difference.

Took the stuff to the shop and did more sorting before heading home. Ate leftovers.

Today should be EXCITING and FILLED WITH DANGER! Or not. I’ve got the pickups I put off, and trying to figure out a birthday gift for the wife. I did pick up a card, and steaks, but I don’t have any ideas for a gift. My emergency jewelry stash is empty too.

Oh well, if I can’t think of anything I’ll put a bow on the window at the BOL.

Stack some presents. You might need them later.

nick

And that it would be hot in September in Houston? Oh, everyone? Shii… Because it’s another hot and humid day coming up, following the hot and humid day yesterday. Weatherman. Easiest job in the world. Look out the window. Flip coin to decide if you’ll report what you see, or the opposite. Get paid.

Spent yesterday sweating. Just loading a few bins into the truck had me glistening. Took those bins, dropped them off at the auctioneer, had a few extra minutes, so I stopped at the Mormon thrift store. They usually have very nice stuff. And I got a ryobi chop saw stand, in like new condition, for $20. That’s going to the BOL. Grabbed a CS Lewis audio book, some power adapters, and a couple of DVDs too.

Hit costco for snacks for youngest. She’s never said anything dumb to me, so I’m not on strike for her. Got some steaks for W’s birthday, which is coming up. I’ll have to go back for flowers and cake a bit closer to the day… I’m on strike but I’m not stupid.

Hit the HEB for my groceries.

W now thinks the drip tray in the fridge was the cause of the stink. Hard to tell for sure, but I suspected it from the beginning. Poured some bleach in there, as it was looking pretty nasty. No way to remove or wash it. We’ll see today if the stink got better. The odd thing is that when you get close to it, it doesn’t really smell that strong, but does have a bit of the odor. It seems to get stronger when it’s left undisturbed.

Today I’ve got a couple of pickups to do, on different sides of town. I could put half of them off ’til tomorrow, but I think I’ll just suck it up and do the driving. Can’t make everything into a shared trip.

Then I’ll see what else on the list I can get done.

And how much of it I can count as stacking, or improving my position.

Like you should be doing.

nick

And it will be another hot, moist week. Despite the t-storm possible zone forecast we didn’t get any rain at my house. Maybe someone did. I think we’ve had a mild year so far, but it’s gonna stay warm longer. We’ll see.

Didn’t do much yesterday. Watched some auctions close and even won a few things. Had a little excitement with youths and gunfire, mentioned in yesterday’s comments. Not much really besides reading and sleeping in, and yet, while I feel like it was lost time, part of me doesn’t really regret it enough to get worked up.

Today will be different though. I have more sorting to do to take another load of stuff to my new auctioneer. I have some more vehicle related stuff that I might get to, and I have to do some more work for my client. Haven’t heard back if my ‘clean all the connectors’ strategy worked or failed, and my partner hasn’t gotten back to me about the gear purchase. I need to follow up on both sides.

And who knows, I might get a small thing done around the house too, if I don’t get too distracted.

I’ve got some exploded can goods to clean up, and some stack maintenance to do.

Some of my auction stuff will even count as stacking…

So there is that.

nick