{"id":6948,"date":"2020-11-18T05:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T10:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=6948"},"modified":"2020-11-18T07:15:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:15:32","slug":"wed-nov-18-2020-my-how-time-flies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2020\/11\/18\/wed-nov-18-2020-my-how-time-flies\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed. Nov. 18, 2020 &#8211; my how time flies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Cooler.\u00a0 Still damp.\u00a0 Still sunny.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44F and 99%RH at 6am.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very pleasant day yesterday, with some light wind, and not a drop of rain.\u00a0 Humid, yes.\u00a0 But with the help of the industrial floor dryer, I got the pool liner dried out and rolled up.<\/p>\n<p>Did some minimal leaf blowing and raking then realized I&#8217;d have all day at home today to do that.\u00a0 So I stopped.\u00a0 Did an auction pickup.\u00a0 Dropped off a few smalls for my other local auction.<\/p>\n<p>Ate my orange from my very own tree for breakfast.\u00a0 It was good.\u00a0 Not as sweet yet as store bought, but still good. Did I already mention that?\u00a0 Can&#8217;t remember.<\/p>\n<p>Not feeling particularly well.\u00a0 Coughing, stuffed up head, sore eyes, mild headache coming and going.\u00a0 Feeling &#8216;half a bubble off&#8217; all day.\u00a0 Bumping into\u00a0 things with my legs, stumbling.\u00a0\u00a0 Bit of sharpness in my upper lungs.\u00a0 Sore throat.\u00a0 No fever and I can still smell and taste.\u00a0\u00a0 So I tried to find a quick test place yesterday.\u00a0 There used to be at least three in the area I was in.\u00a0\u00a0 Not any more.\u00a0 Big upswing in cases, EVERYONE saying &#8220;get tested&#8221; and at least 3 local test sites are shut down.\u00a0 Bugger me.\u00a0 I need a rapid result too, because I&#8217;m supposed to leave for Florida on Friday.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s a whole &#8216;nuther ball o wax&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll try again today.\u00a0\u00a0 I might have to try researching first.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m definitely trying the &#8220;more sleep&#8221; approach, if even for just an extra hour.\u00a0 So I&#8217;m going to hit &#8220;save&#8221; on this post and hit the hay.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;prudent&#8217; buying is sweeping the nation again.\u00a0 Maybe &#8216;prudent&#8217; isn&#8217;t quite right,\u00a0 &#8216;understandable&#8217; or &#8216;sensible&#8217; might be better.\u00a0 In any case, if you are going into a lock down of unknown length it makes perfect sense to buy a bit more than you normally do, when you can pop down to the store at any time.\u00a0 Doesn&#8217;t take too many &#8216;bit more&#8217; s to strip the shelves.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not like they stack the stuff to the ceilings, and it&#8217;s still delivered &#8216;just in time&#8217;.\u00a0 Or more likely, &#8216;too little too late&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why we prep -so we don&#8217;t have to worry about wiping our nethers with the cleaning paper of choice, or with some pages from Green Eggs and Ham&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TP isn&#8217;t the only thing that will be in short supply soon.\u00a0 Stack it high.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>nick<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Cooler.\u00a0 Still damp.\u00a0 Still sunny.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44F and 99%RH at 6am.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very pleasant day yesterday, with some light wind, and not a drop of rain.\u00a0 Humid, yes.\u00a0 But with the help of the industrial floor dryer, I got the pool liner dried out and rolled up.<\/p>\n<p>Did some minimal leaf blowing and raking then realized I&#8217;d have all day at home today to do that.\u00a0 So I stopped.\u00a0 Did an auction pickup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2020\/11\/18\/wed-nov-18-2020-my-how-time-flies\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Wed. 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