I started the day tinkering with the computer and playing Warcraft while ripping CDs. 5 drawers down now, 3 to go. I ran the Oculus solo, which is great until the last quest where you're stuck on a dragon, so you need a group. Oh well...
We went to the airfield, where we did 6 circuits and came down when it started to get busy. We were pulling the BRS parachute off when Larry showed up. He helped me get the last carabiner off, then I pulled the Flightstar out of the hangar again so he could go flying in his wobbly with Vince. We swapping in the new carb boots - the old ones were starting to crack, so this is just in time.
Vic went to a candle / housewarming party in the evening. We had intended to go to other things later in the evening, but when she got home, neither of us felt up to venturing out again. I sat and took pictures of my feet with the new camera to see what the different settings do.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
December 8th
Vic's started playing World of Warcraft, so now we can squabble over who gets to play, when. She's set up a Worgen character, because I don't have one, so I've never done the background quests. She's a druid, and I already have one of those :o)
December 7th
We watched the last of the Hairy Potter movies. The effects were OK, but I found the whole thing pretty dull, to be honest.
December 5th
My new camera arrived, so I spent a little time unboxing it and playing about with it. The manual's not as big as I'd have thought, so chances are it's mostly on the CD that came with the camera. Great, more clutter to install.
We went out to dinner with John, and Jen showed up from just buying her new diesel Golf. She claims it doesn't sound like a bag of hammers, but we'll see how long before she fills it up with petrol :o)
We went out to dinner with John, and Jen showed up from just buying her new diesel Golf. She claims it doesn't sound like a bag of hammers, but we'll see how long before she fills it up with petrol :o)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December 4th
I started the day playing Warcraft while ripping CDs - talking to Andy has made me realise that there's a lot o' stuff I don't have on MP3s. I did one of 8 drawers full of CDs before going out and clearing the leaves on the patio.
I went to Autozone and had them test the house battery from the van, and it's OK, just in a low state of charge. When I went to pick Mum and Dad up, the stereo had lost all its settings, but the battery seemed to charge OK (at least, I could listen to the stereo). When we went camping, after a ~3 hour drive, the battery was on charge for about a day. I reckon it went flat sitting for so long, and the extra amperage has damage the 30A charge relay somehow. I changed the relay (I'll test the old one sometime) and put everything back together.
John's in town, and crashing with us. When he showed up, we went over to Gwen's for dinner, as a belated Thanksgiving thing :o)
I went to Autozone and had them test the house battery from the van, and it's OK, just in a low state of charge. When I went to pick Mum and Dad up, the stereo had lost all its settings, but the battery seemed to charge OK (at least, I could listen to the stereo). When we went camping, after a ~3 hour drive, the battery was on charge for about a day. I reckon it went flat sitting for so long, and the extra amperage has damage the 30A charge relay somehow. I changed the relay (I'll test the old one sometime) and put everything back together.
John's in town, and crashing with us. When he showed up, we went over to Gwen's for dinner, as a belated Thanksgiving thing :o)
December 3rd
I started out trying to rake up the leaves from the wind storms we've had this week, but decided to just get the worst of it when the wind started to pick up again. Stupid weather.
I took Tilly for her annual inspection, where she got several shots. She was all manner of clingy, but seemed OK. A crazy old woman in reception was telling me how clever "he" was and how I should show "him", while not really understanding that _she_ was a mutt and was 4 years old, not a puppy :o)
I've started playing with Mint as a possible replacement for Quicken. I dunno, I'm using Quicken to make sure I don't go overdrawn or something, and Mint just shows you what the banks know about. Still, it does look like less work than updating a bunch of Quicken stuff by hand.
As the weather's been sucky, I resubbed to Warcraft, only to not really have any defined goals. Well, I guess I can work on maxing out my toons' trades, and maybe run a few lower level dungeons solo.
I've decided that the house battery in the van is dead, as it was charging for about a day when we went camping last week. The standard van battery is a group 41, which is getting harder to find, but I've put a higher capacity group 48 in the driving battery. So, I took the van to pieces so I could get both batteries out, and the 48 will fit in the house battery spot under the driver's seat. While it was out, I noticed that while it was ~5 years old, it has a pro-rated warranty to 100 months, so I called Sears (where I bought it) and they said I'd get ~$40 off a $170 replacement battery. I'll look into that a little more tomorrow, I think.
I took Tilly for her annual inspection, where she got several shots. She was all manner of clingy, but seemed OK. A crazy old woman in reception was telling me how clever "he" was and how I should show "him", while not really understanding that _she_ was a mutt and was 4 years old, not a puppy :o)
I've started playing with Mint as a possible replacement for Quicken. I dunno, I'm using Quicken to make sure I don't go overdrawn or something, and Mint just shows you what the banks know about. Still, it does look like less work than updating a bunch of Quicken stuff by hand.
As the weather's been sucky, I resubbed to Warcraft, only to not really have any defined goals. Well, I guess I can work on maxing out my toons' trades, and maybe run a few lower level dungeons solo.
I've decided that the house battery in the van is dead, as it was charging for about a day when we went camping last week. The standard van battery is a group 41, which is getting harder to find, but I've put a higher capacity group 48 in the driving battery. So, I took the van to pieces so I could get both batteries out, and the 48 will fit in the house battery spot under the driver's seat. While it was out, I noticed that while it was ~5 years old, it has a pro-rated warranty to 100 months, so I called Sears (where I bought it) and they said I'd get ~$40 off a $170 replacement battery. I'll look into that a little more tomorrow, I think.
Friday, December 2, 2011
December 1st
It was the SPCA open house, so we went and mingled.
New month, so the electrickery:
Oh, I got to register the YSR again - has it really been a year? Oh, that's right, it hasn't, as it took forever to sort everything out last year. Also, how come 2 tons of Vanagon is $90, but 200lbs of YSR is $80? Jeez, anybody'd think the system's stupid.
New month, so the electrickery:
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| Power billed, as the hot tub is on again |
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| Power generated |
Oh, I got to register the YSR again - has it really been a year? Oh, that's right, it hasn't, as it took forever to sort everything out last year. Also, how come 2 tons of Vanagon is $90, but 200lbs of YSR is $80? Jeez, anybody'd think the system's stupid.
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