Kinda grey start to the day, with improvement later… which is what happened yesterday, and we all know that today has a very high probability of being a lot like yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0 And yesterday did get to be pretty nice by the end of the day.<\/p>\n
I did some pickups.\u00a0\u00a0 I did some shopping.\u00a0\u00a0 I might have purchased a Christmas present for someone.\u00a0\u00a0 But the list of things I didn’t do is long…<\/p>\n
We ate the slow cooker barbacao and it was good.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s a nice break from ground\u00a0 beef or chicken tacos or fajitas.\u00a0 I still have to vac pack the cooked ground beef today and freeze it.<\/p>\n
Someone that isn’t me has to plan a couple of meals for the in-laws too, who arrive later today.\u00a0 My wife and kids will be taking them to the BOL Friday afternoon, and I’ll join them Saturday evening.\u00a0 I have my non-prepping hobby potluck Christmas dinner Saturday afternoon and I don’t have any interest in missing it.<\/p>\n
So I’ll be working my list today, and probably letting things slide.\u00a0\u00a0 Kids need to be back at school, having had dinner, by 5pm so they can help with a concert and dance show.\u00a0 I will probably drop them off.\u00a0 Or I might try a different pair of active hearing protectors.\u00a0 I’ve got a set of in ear Axils to try, and a set of passive Surefire in ear “Ear Defenders”.<\/p>\n
The Axils are very transparent when just sitting around the house.\u00a0 I can set them to just amplify enough that it is like I don’t have them in.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven’t tested them against loud sounds yet though.\u00a0\u00a0 Nor have I tested the bluetooth linking ability.\u00a0 They have a stiff wire that goes over your ear to provide stability, and they are linked by a wire and electronics modules that passes behind your head.\u00a0\u00a0 They are pretty comfortable though.<\/p>\n
None of the earbuds I’ve mentioned are ‘noise cancelling’ but instead actively amplified hearing protection that cuts out the amplification when there is a loud sound, which allows the tight fitting earpiece to attenuate the sound and protect your ears.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve got a pair of Walker electronic ‘over the ear’ style protectors too.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of the time, I\u00a0 just wear actual hearing protectors, either foam or finned, and I’m used to them from my\u00a0 years in noisy work environments.\u00a0 It would be nice to have something that would protect but not hinder, especially in social environments, like school plays or recitals…just sayin’….<\/p>\n
Other projects might be making progress, there are antenna towers in two different auctions this month.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ve got 30ft of aluminum truss that I could use as a tower at the BOL, but I’d prefer something that was actually designed as an antenna tower if I can get it cheap.<\/p>\n
Still lots to do at the BOL, so some things are back burnered, but I still have my eyes open.<\/p>\n
I hope you are also working to constantly improve you situation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coming up, that might be enough to keep you even…<\/p>\n
Stack it up my friends.<\/p>\n
nick<\/p>\n
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Kinda grey start to the day, with improvement later… which is what happened yesterday, and we all know that today has a very high probability of being a lot like yesterday.\u00a0\u00a0 And yesterday did get to be pretty nice by the end of the day.<\/p>\n
I did some pickups.\u00a0\u00a0 I did some shopping.\u00a0\u00a0 I might have purchased a Christmas present for someone.\u00a0\u00a0 But the list of things I didn’t do is long…<\/p>\n
We ate the slow cooker barbacao and it was good.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n