{"id":11177,"date":"2024-08-23T04:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=11177"},"modified":"2024-08-23T01:29:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T05:29:29","slug":"fri-aug-23-2024-first-day-of-my-hobby-get-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2024\/08\/23\/fri-aug-23-2024-first-day-of-my-hobby-get-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Fri. Aug. 23, 2024 &#8211; first day of my hobby get together&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And it will still be hot.  And it will still be humid.  Weather?  We&#8217;ve got both kinds.<\/p>\n<p>It was crazy hot again yesterday.  It&#8217;s not the absolute temperature that is the problem, it&#8217;s the combination with crazy high humidity and lack of breeze.  And it was hot.<\/p>\n<p>Did my running around and errands but it was 800pm by the time I was done, except for finishing the trailer load.   That went for another couple of hours as I sorted and pulled stuff from my office.  Having to wash out two coolers, and replace the hinges on one added some time.  I&#8217;ve got a lot of cooler repair parts, as they are cheap and I buy used coolers, or find them on the street.  Hinges take almost no time, clasps, retaining straps, and even drain plugs are easy.  If you&#8217;ve got the parts at hand, it&#8217;s simple to fix the things when they need fixing.  That&#8217;s pretty much true for most things.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m actually preferring the enclosed trailer to the Ranger.  I don&#8217;t have to worry about rain, or security.  So it&#8217;s working out.   The cost of the fixes for the Ranger, and the additional rental for the trailer will kinda suck, but that&#8217;s life too.<\/p>\n<p>While I was out doing my errands, we apparently lost power for about 1\/2 hour.   Centerpoint says it was due to &#8220;a safety hazard prevention&#8221;.   That sounds like a tree trimmer made a mistake.    There was some localized thunder, and even some spatter of drops, but not on me and it didn&#8217;t seem like it was in our neighborhood, so not likely to be weather related, even without the weird turn of phrase from Centerpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;ll head to the hotel to help with set up and then load in.  Eventually I&#8217;ll set up my own tables, and then we&#8217;ll open the floor.  Commenting will be thin as I&#8217;m going to be busy all day.  You&#8217;ll have to talk amongst yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>And if you find yourself with some spare moments, say a prayer for Barbara&#8217;s swift and complete recovery.   She says she&#8217;s doing fine, but a sudden and unexpected heart attack is never a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Stack too, if you can.<\/p>\n<p>nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And it will still be hot.  And it will still be humid.  Weather?  We&#8217;ve got both kinds.<\/p>\n<p>It was crazy hot again yesterday.  It&#8217;s not the absolute temperature that is the problem, it&#8217;s the combination with crazy high humidity and lack of breeze.  And it was hot.<\/p>\n<p>Did my running around and errands but it was 800pm by the time I was done, except for finishing the trailer load.   That went for another couple of hours as I sorted and pulled stuff from my office.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2024\/08\/23\/fri-aug-23-2024-first-day-of-my-hobby-get-together\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Fri. 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