Drives just reminded me why changing the clocks twice a year is so trivial in my life. I have to reset a bunch of clocks every time there is a power outage. Seemed like that was happening a couple of times a month in 2015 -- down to about once a month now. That's probably why all those clocks were blinking 12:00 -- no one there to reset them after a power outage.
My routine is to go to the garage and check the battery-powered Atomic Clock and set the microwave, stove, phone system and then the oversize digital clock in the master bedroom. My wife sets her radio alarm clock herself. Doing that 15- to 25-times a year makes the two times I have to change a few extra clocks in the cars and house trivial. Of course I do spend at least a month a year driving around in the car with the time an hour off. Rarely causes a panic attack thinking I'm late for an important appointment.
Bob, we would be lucky to have six power outages in a year, that's incredible.
Were we are situated in terms of the power net work plays a big part in that. As you get further out from on the network around here the outages are a little more frequent.
Bob: sorry to hear your power goes out all the time. probably one of those issues you have to put up with to have warm weather all year long. i haven't paid real close attention, but sounds like this last year you haven't had any major hurricanes down your way or do we up in the north only hear about the ones that take lives and homes? i used to set my clocks 5 or 10 minutes ahead so i wouldn't be late to an appointment, but when my wife started setting her alarm clock 30 minutes ahead i really didn't know the actual time prior to computers being set by some magic switch. my pager used to be my watch.
Great point about the power going out and setting all the things with clocks on them to the blinking 12:00 and that might have been the reason for a few, but there were people living in most of them that didn't know how to set the clock or didn't care that it always blinked at them.
drives, I have to say my Dad struggles to reset clocks or anything that involves reading instruction he gets a little lost and invariably we do it for him.
The week end wash up so far:
1.Procurement:
· First up Friday morning with a trip to the Big Green Box Store and a local hardware store, usually I like to be first in the door and get everything I need and shop in peace, with no crowds, no parking issues and at my own leisure.
Completed.
2. The West Wing:
· Install front door draught stop.
Completed.
· Install some more trim that
Mrs ½ Cup insisted in us doing. Personally I thought it looked ok.
Any way its done..
· Put up two shear curtain tracks, just when I thought the curtains were done and dusted.
Maybe today.
· I should knock all of this over in a few hours hopefully.
Make that a whole day as Mrs 1/2 Cup has moved the goal posts........yet again.
. I decided to fit a third hinge to the front door due to its weight -
Completed and NO I did not clock the screws.
2 A. WEST WING UNPLANNED STUFF:
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Removed, scrubbed and pressure washed the front security door.
. Test run the dishwasher on the rear veranda and cleaned it out. I found that it leaked from the drain hose as well as the pump well. Luckily the pump well was an easy fix as the mounting screws were loose. I will need to replace the drain hose as well as the door gaskets. Other than that I goes quite well.
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Sanded down the bathroom vanity and gave it a quick coat of Danish Oil, just to freshen things up a little.
. Replace the tap handles in the laundry sink. Every time Mrs 1/2 Cup goes to the hardware store she finds something more for me to replace.
3. The Rover K Series build: ( Quality Shed Time )
· Fit some ancillary bits and pieces, like pressure and temperature sensors that arrived during the week.
Completed.
· No news yet as to when the new cam shafts are due to arrive from the UK.
Andrew called yesterday morning and said they are on their way...
· Fabricate two dial indicator brackets to assist in dialling in the cams.
Maybe today.
4. The Shed Downunder: ( Quality Shed Time )
· I should get a start on the under bench drawers for the timber topped bench, I finished the drawer slide mounting brackets last weekend and are anticipating that the drawer slides will be here in the post today. The stainless handles arrived but not the drawer slides.
Oh well, there is always next week end.
. Picked up all the timber I need for the new drawer cases.
Completed.
5. The not negotiable:
· Walk
Shelby, she is moulting big time at the moment, losing her winter coat and it’s a case of vacuuming the shed floor on a weekly basis.
As you do..
· It has been a tad damp under foot this last week so the decision to do the lawns will be delayed until Sunday. There has been quite a bit of flooding in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia over the last few weeks. Although the Goulbourn River at Shepparton has dropped below Minor flood level it is not going to take much rain to bring them up to levels that may cause some more grief.
Situation Normal.
· If I get time I need to mulch and fertilise under our orange tree in the front lawn. It starts to blossom in two weeks’ time and loves a feed. Usually a pelletised chook manure know as Dynamic Lifter, Blood and Bone and some trace elements ( man does that mix bring tears to your eyes ) then I cover it with a few bails of wheat and pea straw then wet it in well to kill the smell that lasts for a few days. The neighbours really love me at this time of year.
There is always next week end so our nieghbours get a reprieve for now.
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Andrew is having his last run at
Sandown Motor Raceway in the
Super Sprint Series this weekend before we do the engine swap.
· Have the TV on in the Shed to follow the footy grand final.
Great game.
That was Saturday, today we have the
NRL Grand Final between a Sydney based team, the
Sharks and the
Melbourne Storm it should be a another great game..
# Subject to change without notice. ( see below )
· We are on
Baby watch so any time in the next week we are expecting the arrival of
Grandson #2. For
Cameron,
Briana and
Jayden ( Grandson #1 )
· In four weeks’ time we are expecting the arrival of
Grandson #3. For
Andrew and
Amy, their first.
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Mrs ½ Cup has been fussing around big time over the last little while like all good
Grandmothers do and we have baby stuff everywhere at the moment.
No news on the baby watch front to this point in time...
Have a great day and thank you for dropping by..
oclock, thank you for the visit..
