When the Purolator man arrives, bearing a heavy load of ordered motor oil, I am both pleased and astonished. I need the oil, and it came much earlier than expected. Why, if the weather holds, I might get my genny service done before the end of this month. In short, the onus is now on me.
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It was inevitable, rally. Today, the provincial gates swung open, and the hoards will soon be among us. Why, up at the light, the parking lot was full, and that has been rare for some time. We stayed long enough for me to get a bowl of fresh ice cream while the (two) dogs announced their excitement to all and sundry. Let the record show: within a compact car, that’s LOUD!
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Some people have a problem with official rules. Yesterday (yes, things have often already occurred by the time I learn about them and react), a pair decided to go for a Saturday drive, over to the Island. Prove that they “ain’t afeard of any epidemic”. Or that the vax doesn’t apply to them, because they are “anti-vax”. OK, we don’t agree with your life choice, but anyhow.
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If I don’t get much else done, at least I can testify to the toilet system reliability of our RV. I went out, this afternoon, backfilled the black and grey from the white, emptied the liquids, refilled the reservoir. All without hiccups. I’m starting to trust myself with the required sequences.
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,We moving into another phase in this multi-month battle against a virus. I’ll call it the “upload” phase, as a terse but true description. You see, the borders (or as some see them, the frontiers) have been closed since early last year. Sort of. That’s a story for another day.
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Today, I studied the procedures and tools necessary to repair a flat tire. A particular instance, more importantly. If the RV ever gets back on the road, I want to be prepared for what is an eventuality, and I don’t want to rely on spotty web access when it occurs. So today I did the right thing, and I went back to (virtual) school.
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Part of the default feature set of our RV is a generator. I’ve started it, once of twice; proof that it works. And since we have always found reliable A/C for the AC while in campgrounds, I seriously ignored it. Noisy, and it requires LP gas which is on the list of “learn how to get more”. Anyhow, the question came up in one of the online forums about deciding if an oil change is overdue, and I decided that I needed to better understand things.
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Just a head’s up for some of you; the BBQ wings in the frozen food section aren’t as good as the one from your better restaurants. Not as tasty, not as much of a treat. And yes, I did cook them, twice (despite the box brag that they are precooked). Got all of the frost out, but that sauce in a plastic sack is to be avoided. It was a meal on a whim. A response to cabin fever. Next time, I’ll go for a grilled cheese sandwich.
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If I had one word to give the people at Apple, it would be “incrementalize”. No need to be precise in mmy definition; I’ll use the anecdote to make my point.
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In the absence of a magic wand, I am now committed to progress at a slower pace. Today, the piano returned to my area, and I played a few familiar chords before moving on to other activity. Who knows? Maybe tomorrow I’ll progress to simple melodies, and include a whole array of other voices by unpacking one (or more) of the synthesizers. After all, this isn’t a race.
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