December 3rd

We went to the Placer SPCA Xmas open house / party thingy.

December 2nd

I went to the EAA board meeting.  It looks like we'll be involved in the Lincoln Airfest in June next year.

December 1st

A new month, so here are the solar stats:

Power billed

Power generated

November 30th

Early in my work day, I realised I was cold, and that the central heating wasn't working.  Turning it on and off at the thermostat didn't change anything, but flipping the circuit breaker off and on again fixed it.  I think I'll look at cleaning up the contacts on the breaker box when it's warmer.  A lot warmer.  Apparently November has been ~2F colder than average.  Oh, and there's been less rain, too, despite El Nino.

I'd bought a Nest thermostat, as part of my "if it has an IP address, I want one" binge, and it arrived, so I installed it.  It's not markedly better than the old thermostat it replaces, but I can play with the temperature without getting out of my chair.

November 29th

We just pottered around the house, as it's still cold out.  I went out and switched the spiffy JVC stereo (that doesn't work any more) for the old Sony stereo in the Jeep.  We had thought about getting another spiffy stereo, but that's unnecessary really.

In the evening, we watched "Fifty Shades of Grey", and it was disappointing, even for Twilight fan fiction.

November 28th

I put the wheels back on the van and made up a new spare wheel carrier (so I carry the wheel face out, and don't scratch the crap out of the face putting it back on).  Turning the van around, I noticed that there's water coming from the water heater.  Still, I reckon it's over 20 years old so I've had my money's worth out of it.  I don't see where it's leaking from, and it's not under pressure, so I'm not unduly worried - it'll just need replacing.

We went over to Sandra and Cindy's for a meet and greet.  It wasn't terrible getting there - Galt always sounds so far away, but it's out in the sticks, which has Vic thinking about moving out into the sticks again.  It seemed warmer down there, too, which is stupid - it's really not that far.

November 27th

Today was Black Friday, when American who were thankful for what they had yesterday go out and trample each other for more stuff.  I went out and bought some dog food, as Tilly's dog food container was getting low.  Other than that, it was too cold and windy to do anything.