Monthly Archives: January 2013
And the Thunder Rolled . . .
or if it’s not one thing, it’s another.
Well, the rains came back today, and pretty much didn’t stop all day. Here’s what it looked like at the height of the storm. Note that it stretched from Alabama to west Texas.
One thing the rains did do was tell me that my recent caulking job had some effect. Although the rain was much heavier today, I had a lot less water coming in. So when things dry out I’ll get back up there and take another look.
I mentioned on Monday that I had ordered a new door switch for our Splendide washer/dryer, and that I would be able to install it without pulling the washer out of the wall.
So of course, the karma gods wreaked their revenge. Last night when I did a load of laundry I found that the dryer doesn’t. So it looks like I’ll be pulling it out anyway. But I need to check the schematic before I’m sure. I guess it’s possible that this is a further problem with the switch. I’ll have to investigate a little more.
A little after 4pm Jan and I headed out for dinner. We ate at Chili’s again, but just to mix it up, we ate at a different Chili’s this time.
Wouldn’t want to get in a rut, now would we?
When we parked at the restaurant, I noticed a black Suburban right next to us with “Dove Island Lodge – An Alaskan Experience” painted on the side, and in addition, it had Alaskan tags.
A long drive, I thought.
The place wasn’t very busy, and there was only another couple seated behind us. And as they were leaving, I noticed the woman had an Alaskan jacket on so I asked her if they drove all the way from Alaska.
She said they hadn’t driven all the way,but had taken the ferry down the Alaska Marine Highway System from Sitka, AK to Bellingham, WA.
As it turns out, the Dove Island Lodge is a hunting/fishing lodge located on private island near Sitka.
They were down here for the winter, along with another couple, making the rounds of the sports and fishing shows and conventions. They were in Houston for the Houston Safari Club’s Sporting Expo & Convention that starts this Friday.
We talked about the temps in Alaska right now and how we’ve seen –50 shown for Fairbanks this winter. They said it doesn’t get that cold in Sitka, usually in the 30’s, and occasionally in the teens. But that was about it.
After a nice conversation, and finishing our dinner, we made a quick stop at the PO to mail a letter, and then went by the house to pick up our mail. Then, it was a quick stop for some groceries at H.E.B., and finally, a quick visit with Chris and Linda to pick up a circular saw.
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Thought for the Day:
John Kennedy was killed with a 5 shot bolt action rifle.
Bobby Kennedy was killed with a .22 Iver Johnson Cadet revolver.
George Wallace was wounded with a 5 shot Charter Arms .38spl revolver.
Gerald Ford was attacked with a 7 shot 1911 semi auto.
Ronald Reagan and Jim Brady were shot with an RG-14 .22 revolver.
So of course, we need to ban “Assault Weapons” and high capacity magazines.
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And The Rains Came . . .
or BUMMER!
The rain really hit about 6am this morning and it quickly became obvious that my caulking job yesterday didn’t fix the problem. It might have reduced it some but it’s hard to really tell.
I guess I’ll have to actually get up on the roof and see if it’s really leaking in up higher and running down under the roof. But I would think that I would see some indication of that inside the rig.
One thing that may complicate things is that our big awning is mounted along there and forms a trough that runs right below the roof seam. So the water may be backing up somewhere along there.
But it’s all got to wait until the rains pass on.
Yesterday, before the rains came, we had a large attendance at Jan’s feeders.
The many wild ducks, in this case male and female Mallards are new this year. Also new, although they don’t come to the feeder, are the White Ibis, Ibises, Ibi, whatever.
Anyway, there’s a lot of them and you can see them in the background in this photo.
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Here’s a closeup of one of the male Mallard ducks.
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While Jan got her veggie soup started I headed out for a few errands.
My first stop was at one client’s to do some work for another. I needed to make 36 copies of a catalog DVD, and one of my other clients has an 1 to 11 duplicator that looks like this.
You put in your master DVD in the top drive, put in up to 11 blanks, push the Start button, and off it goes. If you need more than 11 copies, you can put in the master, press the Load button, and it copies the master into RAM. Then you can place a blank disc in the top drive and make 12 copies at a time, as many as you need.
Then it was on to the next client’s to deliver his DVD’s. Done.
Finally heading home about 4pm, I stopped off at the feed store to pick up the deer corn which had come in.
Getting home, I opened the rig door to the wonderful smell of Jan’s delicious soup. YUMMM!
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Thought for the Day:
Carry a Gun. It’s a Lighter Burden Than Regret.
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