{"id":6880,"date":"2020-10-29T05:32:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2020-10-29T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T12:40:45","slug":"wed-oct-29-2020-getting-so-close-i-can-taste-the-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2020\/10\/29\/wed-oct-29-2020-getting-so-close-i-can-taste-the-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur. Oct. 29, 2020 – getting so close I can taste the candy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cold.\u00a0 Damp.\u00a0 Winter in Houston.<\/p>\n

Tuesday it was high 40s most of the day, with overcast and misty drizzle.\u00a0 The sun did come out briefly in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n

I turned on the heat for the first time last night.\u00a0 It was still 74F inside at 7pm, but by 11pm it had fallen to 72F.\u00a0 That’s too cold for everyone here.\u00a0 My hands get really stiff when it’s cold.\u00a0 I know it is winter coming because the skin at the end of my thumbs and side of my first finger gets thick and starts to crack.\u00a0 My dad’s fingers did the same thing.\u00a0 I’ll probably have cracks for the next couple of months, most of the time.\u00a0 Sealing them with superglue can help, as can packing them with AB gel overnight.<\/p>\n

I had a fairly productive day, although mostly on a personal level.\u00a0 I got some more stuff moved and organized in the garage.\u00a0 Dug out some more stuff for ebay and auctions.\u00a0 Tested a couple of things.\u00a0 Got the basic shape cut out for my daughter’s COVID costume (she’s going as the virus, wife will be in yellow tyvek, daughter one will have her ‘I’m smart’ glasses, a lab coat, metal clipboard, and stethoscope.\u00a0 I don’t dress up, but I might throw on some tyvek and my new chainsaw hardhat and face shield…<\/p>\n

I got my candy dispenser working.\u00a0 It’s a 5 foot long by one foot wide conveyor belt.\u00a0 It started life as some sort of UV curing tunnel, but the UV light was missing.\u00a0 It sat in my storage for years, waiting for me to use the motor and controller for something… so I’m using it as a conveyor belt.\u00a0 Whodathunkit?\u00a0 I need to dress it up a bit so it looks like a fantasy candy maker.\u00a0 I’ve got a little tiny fog machine, some blinking lights, a plasma ball, and if I have time, I’ll do some sort of moving thing on top.\u00a0 I’ll sit behind it and feed candy into it, which will then be conveyed to the kids…Fun!\u00a0 I hope the rain stops before Halloween.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a couple of other things I want to add this year too, but that will be dependent on time…<\/p>\n

And all the normal life things don’t stop while I’m making Halloween decor…<\/p>\n

Like disasters, fortunately not happening to me, but unfortunate for Louisiana and Mississippi<\/a>.\u00a0 Cat 2 hurricane, historic number of storms, 3rd in a row for New Orleans, aaannnndddd….. WAY down the page on news sites.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I miss the 3 days of breathless modeling and speculation.\u00a0 Anyone here who is affected, reach out to us.<\/p>\n

What a year when a Cat 2 hurricane barely rates a mention.<\/p>\n

Keep stacking.\u00a0 If this is normal, think about what ‘worse’ looks like.<\/p>\n

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nick<\/p>\n

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Cold.\u00a0 Damp.\u00a0 Winter in Houston.<\/p>\n

Tuesday it was high 40s most of the day, with overcast and misty drizzle.\u00a0 The sun did come out briefly in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n

I turned on the heat for the first time last night.\u00a0 It was still 74F inside at 7pm, but by 11pm it had fallen to 72F.\u00a0 That’s too cold for everyone here.\u00a0 My hands get really stiff when it’s cold.\u00a0 I know it is winter coming because the skin at the end of my thumbs and side of my first finger gets thick and starts to crack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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