{"id":11052,"date":"2024-07-03T04:18:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=11052"},"modified":"2024-07-03T02:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:17:31","slug":"wed-july-3-2024-plumbing-yuck-and-then-family-yea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2024\/07\/03\/wed-july-3-2024-plumbing-yuck-and-then-family-yea\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed. July 3, 2024 – plumbing. Yuck. and then family, yea!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot and humid, with it staying in low to mid 80s at night. With some storm action possibly coming for the weekend, I’m looking forward to a couple more days of nice (but hot) weather.<\/p>\n

I started in Houston Tuesday after driving home at midnight. Plan was to take the kid to the dentist, get my fangs cleaned, do a pickup and head back to the BOL with my hand snake, and sewer cleaning machine. Then I’d pull the toilet and unclog the pipes, and all would be good for the rest of the family to arrive today.<\/p>\n

Most of that happened. My hand snake was too short, and my powered snake was NFG. Houston weather took its toll on the motor. So I have a plumber coming some time this morning. Sucks that I had the tools and the knowledge, but didn’t take good enough care of the tool. I used it more than once so it paid for itself almost double, but today’s bill would have been avoidable too.<\/p>\n

Stacks are no good if they rot.<\/p>\n

And if you are responsible for your own infrastructure, you better be ready to step up. I thought <\/em>I was ready, if reluctant. Nope.<\/p>\n

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I am really liking the small shortwave radio I’ve been using lately.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eton-Executive-Aircraft-Shortwave-Leather\/dp\/B000NOSCN0?tag=ttgnet-20<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s compact, really pulls in the signals, handles SSB very well so the ham bands are easy to listen to, and it’s pretty ergonomic- I can run it by touch in the dark with its large display giving a lot of info. Fine tuning in SSB, and easily select-able bandwidth filters are icing on the cake. It could use a better way to stand it at an angle, and the leather case doesn’t play as well with the antenna as I’d like but those are quibbles. I’ve recommended not getting a small SW radio in the past, but I like this one a LOT.<\/p>\n

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\nToday, after the plumbing is sorted, I’ll be getting ready for guests and knocking small things off the list. <\/p>\n

Then maybe I can relax a bit with family…<\/p>\n

And stack some good times. These are the good ol days.<\/p>\n

nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot and humid, with it staying in low to mid 80s at night. With some storm action possibly coming for the weekend, I’m looking forward to a couple more days of nice (but hot) weather.<\/p>\n

I started in Houston Tuesday after driving home at midnight. Plan was to take the kid to the dentist, get my fangs cleaned, do a pickup and head back to the BOL with my hand snake, and sewer cleaning machine.<\/p>\n

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