Spicy pillow going critical and starting a big fire …
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Talking point? Nah, lazy assumption. Someone in Cali complains about fire a farm fire isn’t the first thing that leaps to my mind.
Where have you been for the last six weeks? It began then.
There have been controlled burns. I know because I’m still getting nixle alerts saying “controlled burn in X area, no need for alarm.” That hasn’t stopped the wildfires yet.
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Being irritated and not knowing why.
My wife is driving 1200 km, a month from now. She is 65 now, but is definitely up to it. This is so she can be there to close on our new house. Not a problem. I assume everything will go well. She’s doing it over 2 days and has a nice B&B booked in the middle.
A month later, everything has to be in boxes and on the back of a truck to move the same distance. It’ll be difficult, and it won’t be cheap, but I have a mover that I trust. I expect this to go well, also.
There are things that they can’t move that I’ll have to take care of, like candles, volatiles (of which I have many), propane, some delicate machinery (laser tubes) and other things that we’d prefer to move ourselves. Work computers. ALL computers. Network stuff. This means I have to rent a van or truck. I have to keep a bed here for the length of time it takes after the move before I do the final load and move that, too. All this is just a matter of planning.
The thing that sucks is all the driving I’m planning to do. Don’t get me wrong, I love to drive. I don’t get to do it much anymore. I get into a kind of zen thing and just go. Here’s the problem:
If I rent a van and drive it there one-way, it’s $5600, plus gas. Let’s say $6000.
If I fly there, rent a van for a week, drive it back, load it up, drive it there, it’s about $2000 including gas.
It isn’t really a discussion, it’s just going to lead to one tired and road-weary Rizak.
I’d fly up on a Friday night, rent the van the next morning and be on my way. 12-14 hours later I’ll be here. I have more than enough time to get stuff in the van and drive back, another 12-14 hours. Unpack. Return the van. Sleep.
I’m not even getting into the hassle of finding an estate auction guy to handle the stuff we can’t move because we won’t have space for it. I mean, we don’t have space for it now.
I’m just trying to figure out how to not go crazy on the drive. If the van has an aux port, I’m sure I have a phone around that could plug into it to use as a music player. My new one doesn’t have a jack. The first phone I’ve ever owned without a 3.5mm jack. Just when I need one.
If no aux jack, my current phone will connect to a DeWalt speaker system I have that uses DeWalt tool batteries.
I am not listening to radio music.
braindead drivel. zombie entertainment.
1200 kilometers? Snort. That was an extra long day when I was a courier. Over two days with a nice stop in the middle? Piece of cake for your wife and I doubt you’ll even notice it unless the roads between A and B suck.
Well, it is through Quebec at the end of ‘construction season’ …
I do 1100kms in one day easily… when going down to visit my family.
Just need a bit of caffeine at the end to keep me a bit more focused, but it is doable.
With frequent rest stops along the way though. Very important.
I’m old and dumb, so I’ll bring an empty bottle and a can of gas, just in case.
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Self-induced food poisoning.
Okay, so maybe those sausages actually thawed during the week long power outage and maybe they refroze after that and maybe they were in the fridge thawing a bit too long and maybe I should have paid more attention to that odd smell when I put them in the pan.
They made 2 days of delicious breakfasts, but today I’m not doing anything but drinking soda water and watching movies, with frequent trips to the loo.
At least your plumbing has been cleared out properly.
In my bachelor days I once wanted to make some fish for supper, got the fillets out of the freezer, put them in the pan, and they started to smell a wee bit off… so I just dumped it. Did not want a churning stomach as I was driving around a lot between clients at that time.
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Lost my wallet on the bus. After cashing a check. Can’t check lost and found until Monday noon at the earliest. Plans for weekend: Canceled.
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A malfunctioning deep-sky imaging rig when you are at a dark sky site and the sky is clear.
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The class I’m in this week.
It mostly sucks because I talked leadership into sending us and now I hate it but I have to stay so I know what the instructor didn’t cover so I can do remedial training next week.
But also, I spent the better part of 2019 writing a class that covered this material much better. I should have just taught that.
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I’m officially out of shape, yet again. And I gained back the 15 pounds I lost back in late 2020. I walked to a nearby burger place to pick up my lunch and my feet and legs were hurting. I’d say the distance was just a bit more than a quarter of a mile.
I have to start working out again. I hate feeling so weak and tired.
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Move to a different city. It’s made a hell of a difference for me.
My sleep pattern has changed, my eating pattern has changed, my activity level has increased by a huge amount though I feel like I haven’t left the house in a month. My cardio may be about the same or maybe a bit better, but I feel like I’m more flexible and able to do things without fear of killing myself.
People are always amazed when I tell them that I’m 60 (actually 58). I’m really feeling it now that I’m packing up a house to move.
Likely not helpful for your situation, I know. I still rebel at the idea of just going out for a walk with no destination other than my return.
I spent half an hour drooling over dust handling equipment at Rockler yesterday… Who the hell am I anymore?
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My move killed my exercise routine (which was Ring Fit Advnenture on the Switch) but I should be able to restart as early as tomorrow now that we’ve got the basement setup, equipment moved, and I procured a large exercise mat.