Category: march to war

More hot and humid. Can’t fool mother nature, and it’s very natural to have heat and humidity in the Houston swamp. Over 100F in the shade, and 106F in the sun… and again probably today. It was a bit cooler at midnight, only 85F with some gusting winds.

I did nothing all day. I laid on the bed, stretching and reading most of it. I can’t help feeling bad about it, while acknowledging that some part of me must have needed that. We’ll see, but I did do a whole lot of physical work with little sleep, and a whole lot of being out in public and talking to people which is taxing in its own right.

Today though, I really need to get back in the swing of doing things. I think I’ll have to get the fence repair at the rent house done, at a minimum. And since the utility guys have called for a trim crew, I should cut any stuff along my property line if I want to save any of it. And I do, because it provides shade and some isolation for the back yard.

I should also move toward getting A/C going in the office at the shop, and the portacool set up there for the warehouse area, and start digging a path through the garage to swap out the A/C in there, which is definitely not making cold…

And I’ve got cameras to install. I’m moving one drop and upgrading that cam to look at the back yard, and I need to get the cam to spy on the halfway house driveway installed. Every time I think no one is home to observe and object, someone pulls up. They seem to swap out guys at the end of the month, so I’ve got a good window coming up.

It’s gonna be another day of sweating in the heat. My ice pack cool vest should help.

Lots to do, and stacks to work from and on. If you’ve got the stuff, you should use it once in a while…

nick

Still hot. Still humid. Still soaked to the skin working outside, or in the stifling heat of a still air building… Over 100F in the shade, and hotter than Haiti in the sun. More today, more of the same tomorrow.

Did some stuff, although not as much as I should have. Did some office stuff. Moved the meat from the portable freezer to the upright, only one needed re-sealing so I put it in the fridge to eat this week.

Tried to change the air filter on the Ranger, but the case I have on hand didn’t fit. I don’t know when I made the mistake, but I got them cheap. THOUGHT I had that covered though, and I do not.

Ordered a bluray drive for my main PC. Ordered some other stuff too. SO EASY, and not great for the local economy nor any sense of diversity or resilience. On the other hand, no one in town had one. That might be a chicken and egg problem, but at the end of today, I had no real choice.

Today I’ll do some more stuff. Or not. But I’ll do something. I’m sure I’ll spend time stretching first.

Physical fitness is a prep. Stack it as best you can.

nick

Hot and humid again. Still Summer in Houston for a while yet. It was well over 100F yesterday and probably will be today too. Early morning temps are starting to move down, so Fall is coming, just not right now.

Did a lot of stuff yesterday, mostly detailed in the comments. Some of it has added items to my list, so there’s that. Nothing like problems popping up and derailing “normal”. Knowledge, money, and effort go a long way towards turning potential hardship into manageable problems.

Today I will do some follow up for our event, possibly some work at the rent house, and who knows what else. I’m sure it will be a day filled with me doing things. I’ve always taken pride in myself and my ability to get things done, and to solve problems. However, it sure would be nice to have a period without any interruptions from NEW problems.

It’s a great life if you don’t falter.

And if you stack and prepare for the problems you can foresee.

nick

And it will be hot while I do it. And humid, although it’s been a little bit less humid than last week. Still freaking hot though. Over 100F again yesterday and probably later today. Should make moving all the bins into a trailer a swamp-ish hell.

Did some prep for my non-prepping hobby event, and some recovery from my weekend. Getting older has some limits and downsides, but it does beat not getting older.

Today I’ll be doing a little shopping, some final computer work, and then getting and loading a uHaul trailer. I expect it to take all day, and probably most of the evening. I might need a break to cool down… or two. We’ll see. I can still grind if I have to.

This show and my hamfest are my two big chances to be part of the world. It’s easy to retreat and mentally and physically withdraw from people and society. It takes me effort to engage, but it is worth it.

While we prep, it’s still important to live in the world. Mainly because the EOTW rarely comes, but our lives are what we do while living. Don’t miss out.

But still stack, in case.

nick

Hot and humid, because still Summer in Houston. We could do with a bit of rain, especially at the BOL. But it will probably be the same today as yesterday, 100+F, and high humidity.

Started yesterday at the BOL but didn’t do much besides pack up and leave. On the way home I went by the rent house and dropped off cedar boards for the fence repairs. Went by my secondary location and dropped off some construction debris and trash in the dumpster, then hit Costco for gas, and Lowes to check the ‘cull’ pile for more cedar boards. They had them, as well as fence pickets and a lot of nice 1x lumber. Dunno why they’ve had such good stuff in the cull pile, but for 50% off, I’ll take it.

Hit the chiropractor after that, and went home. Napped almost immediately. Some leftover beef roast for dinner, and I’m a new man.

So today I need to focus on getting ready for my event this weekend. I’ve got a lot of stuff to dig out and pull to the front of the shop for ease of loading on Thursday.

And all the normal things need to happen too. My client wants me to come by and diagnose some ongoing issues. I’m thinking aging gear, but I could be wrong. It’ll have to wait until next week though.

Always be working, and stacking, but also, don’t forget about living.
nick