Where Are We Now?
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Let's see . . . According to my calendar it's Friday, September 28. And my telephone agrees. (Or should it be the other way around?)
Anyway, it was another crashingly boring ordinary IUD.
I did a bunch of little stuff around the house, including getting the finances almost caught up. (I plan to have that done before I go to bed tonight.)
Nobody came by to see me (no surprise--that's the norm.) And when I was at the stores I didn't run into anyone I knew. And so I am looking at a (relatively) relaxing evening. The cats are both accounted for, but I haven't seen the raccoons yet.
The raccoons are sort of in a state of flux. They're keeping with their littermates for the most part, but starting to check out territories that they can claim next spring when the Urge hits them.
As it begins to cool down somewhat, I'm beginning to get more energy back.
The other day I realized I haven't seen (or talked to) any of my grandchildren for about a year. They live about 30 miles away and have very useful and busy lives.
When my kids were growing up we were usually too far away from the grands for regular visits, so I guess they didn't really have a role model for that.
Oh well, my cats are loyal.
Weatherwise, it's getting into fall. I haven't lit the furnace yet, but I may ask my neighbor to do the honors this weekend. He did it last year. The automatic lighter gave up the ghost about fifteen years ago. It's not hard to relight--but it's a bit complicated and a royal pain in the neck.
Why do I shut off the pilot in the summer?
Because when the air in the burn chamber reaches a certain temperature the furnace (and fan) come on automatically.
That's great in the winter, but in the summer the heat from the pilot alone will raise the burn chamber temperature to where the fan kicks in.
And hot air gets blown all over the house.
It will probably be a week or so before I get the furnace lit. The temperature in the middle of the night will be the guide.
Well, that's quite a bit of blithering for an IUD, but so what.
Anyway, it was another crashingly boring ordinary IUD.
I did a bunch of little stuff around the house, including getting the finances almost caught up. (I plan to have that done before I go to bed tonight.)
Nobody came by to see me (no surprise--that's the norm.) And when I was at the stores I didn't run into anyone I knew. And so I am looking at a (relatively) relaxing evening. The cats are both accounted for, but I haven't seen the raccoons yet.
The raccoons are sort of in a state of flux. They're keeping with their littermates for the most part, but starting to check out territories that they can claim next spring when the Urge hits them.
As it begins to cool down somewhat, I'm beginning to get more energy back.
The other day I realized I haven't seen (or talked to) any of my grandchildren for about a year. They live about 30 miles away and have very useful and busy lives.
When my kids were growing up we were usually too far away from the grands for regular visits, so I guess they didn't really have a role model for that.
Oh well, my cats are loyal.
Weatherwise, it's getting into fall. I haven't lit the furnace yet, but I may ask my neighbor to do the honors this weekend. He did it last year. The automatic lighter gave up the ghost about fifteen years ago. It's not hard to relight--but it's a bit complicated and a royal pain in the neck.
Why do I shut off the pilot in the summer?
Because when the air in the burn chamber reaches a certain temperature the furnace (and fan) come on automatically.
That's great in the winter, but in the summer the heat from the pilot alone will raise the burn chamber temperature to where the fan kicks in.
And hot air gets blown all over the house.
It will probably be a week or so before I get the furnace lit. The temperature in the middle of the night will be the guide.
Well, that's quite a bit of blithering for an IUD, but so what.
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