–Went to UPS to pick up the Oz Roosevelt. Fine knife, but it turns out you can’t polish stonewash.
–Went to Smart & Final for fruit, milk, cream, etc.
Month: November 2023 (Page 3 of 3)
–Went to UPS to get desk pad (nice) and Sony hearing aids.
–Spent a while trying to get the Sony hearing aids working with iPhone and/or Galaxy. They sort of worked, but had poor volume, were minimally adjustable even with the app, and didn’t handle the phone well at all. Another several hundred bucks down the tubes.
–Took a short bike ride. InnerLight seems perfect.
–Discovered the jump in the PG&E bill was due mostly to the weather. I had thought we used gas for the water heater only, but it turns out the furnace is gas too. I knew that, just forgot.
–Picked up 49.5mm tamper base at UPS. Works great. Stopped at Bel Air for bagels and such.
–Bedroom was 71 degrees. Checked vents; all open. Closed bathroom vent (hard to believe it was open), thinking it can’t get much colder in there. I could be proven wrong.
–Went to Jersey Mike’s for lunch, then to Gren Acres in Folsom for Perlite, peat moss and rooting hormone so I can try to propagate the abutilon.
–We got a 10-minute rain today. Noticed that the downspout on Sherry’s side of the house was overflowing. Talked to Sherry, and she will have the guy who cleaned her gutters clean ours. I could do it (again), but I’m getting old.
–Took Grace to the Sunrise farmers market and to Macy’s, where she bought me sweatpants with lots of pockets.
–Got a haircut at Great Clips: $20 + $5 (lowest “suggested” tip).
–Took a 6.8 mile ride around the ‘hood. Wiped out. Time to get back in the saddle.
–Got a PG&E bill for $124—3 to 4 times normal. Going to look into replacing the gas water heater with electric.
–Took the InnerLight back to Bob’s Cycles for them to add brakes. They had a set of Shimano hydraulics for $109 each. They’ll also install the seatpost and fix the fork play I noticed (they got a little defensive about it).
–Got a Tekna regulator from eBay. Took it apart, de-rusted it (Evap-O-Rust and sanding pads), put it back together. Looks like it might work.
–Took a shower and shave.
–Picked up the InnerLight from Bob’s Cycles–all seemed good. Put the handlebars on then tried for the brakes. Nope. Those things are such a kluge, with spacers and all, then my back gave out. I’ll take it back to Bob’s tomorrow and have them put a set of hydraulic brakes on it.
–Went nowhere, did nothing. Grace is still in a really foul mood.