{"id":9960,"date":"2023-06-02T05:16:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T09:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/?p=9960"},"modified":"2023-06-02T02:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T06:02:42","slug":"fri-june-2-2023-lotta-driving-today-and-some-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2023\/06\/02\/fri-june-2-2023-lotta-driving-today-and-some-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Fri. June 2, 2023 &#8211; lotta driving today, and some work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hot and humid.\u00a0\u00a0 Later, it will be really hot in the sun, probably when I&#8217;m out working in it.\u00a0 It was certainly warm yesterday, although there was a bit of a cool breeze in the shade, later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Did stuff yesterday, mostly auction related.\u00a0 Went by one of my auctioneers and picked up what she didn&#8217;t want for the next sale.\u00a0\u00a0 She did want some more stuff that was appropriate for the theme so I&#8217;ll get that to her next week.<\/p>\n<p>Went shopping for all the stuff I need at my client&#8217;s house to build the endpoint at the gate.\u00a0\u00a0 I had a suitable enclosure, but I needed unistrut to mount it, and the stuff to put a power receptacle inside it.\u00a0\u00a0 Got all that assembled and ready to go after dinner.\u00a0\u00a0 I will need to pick up a couple of things on the way, mainly a mount for the receiver Nano.<\/p>\n<p>Before I can do that I need to pickup from one auction.\u00a0 Unfortunately it&#8217;s in Sugar Land\u00a0 which is the opposite direction from my client&#8217;s house.\u00a0\u00a0 It&#8217;s stuff for the BOL and a couple things for D2&#8217;s new hobby.\u00a0 And maybe some Christmas lights, since I was going there anyway.<\/p>\n<p>After I get that done, I&#8217;ll swap trucks and head to my client&#8217;s.\u00a0\u00a0 Should be able to get the new enclosure installed, and run what needs to be run, configure what needs to be configured, and get home before dark.<\/p>\n<p>I was going to head to the BOL tonight, but I&#8217;ve got a pickup on the way, Saturday morning.\u00a0\u00a0 I scored a gas BBQ grill for the BOL for &lt;$40.\u00a0\u00a0 It looks like the same Jenn Air I have at home, only in much better condition, with no evidence that it&#8217;s had all the parts replaced, like mine.\u00a0\u00a0 I love ours and hate the weak pathetic POS we have currently at the BOL.\u00a0\u00a0 It just doesn&#8217;t get hot, despite 5 burners.\u00a0\u00a0 The JennAir gets over 550F when I want tandoori chicken.\u00a0 I knew the first one was a stopgap.\u00a0 I hope this one performs as well as the one I&#8217;ve had for 15 years.\u00a0 ( I have replaced the grates, the burners, and the &#8220;sear plates&#8221; or heat diverters.\u00a0 Some several times.)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll get it on the way up, and get to the BOL a bit later than I&#8217;d have liked, but with a new couch and a new grill.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t all about pex and septic systems.\u00a0 Creature comforts count too.\u00a0 Especially in the &#8220;happy wife, happy life&#8221; equation.<\/p>\n<p>Stack up some stuff, then stack some more.\u00a0\u00a0 Could be that prices on good stuff will fall, as people pull back and have trouble making the ends meet.\u00a0 I had very little competition for a really nice ($1200 new) grill, and leather sofa.\u00a0 Perhaps there will be other bargains. \u00a0 There is always opportunity for the prepared person.<\/p>\n<p>nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot and humid.\u00a0\u00a0 Later, it will be really hot in the sun, probably when I&#8217;m out working in it.\u00a0 It was certainly warm yesterday, although there was a bit of a cool breeze in the shade, later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Did stuff yesterday, mostly auction related.\u00a0 Went by one of my auctioneers and picked up what she didn&#8217;t want for the next sale.\u00a0\u00a0 She did want some more stuff that was appropriate for the theme so I&#8217;ll get that to her next week.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttgnet.com\/journal\/2023\/06\/02\/fri-june-2-2023-lotta-driving-today-and-some-work\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more about: Fri. 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