Dead batteries? I hope that’s all it is
It could be that I’ve delayed this one job for too long. I have an antenna, and I have special test equipment that will verify that antenna and let me know the fund stuff: resonant points, SWR, etc. The test gear is battery operated, and after finding things “dead in the water”, I’ve put it on trickel charge.
That I had to read the owner;s manual to get to that point is not promising. I had absolutely no idea what button did what.In fact, when I first plugged the charger in, I got nothing. It took a few minutes to even hear a wakeup sound. Not dead, but not in the best of shape for expensive test gear.By tomorrow, maybe, things will be back to normal.
I’ve got a lot of toys that fit into this category; used but not abused. There is no hope of a yard sale for this sort of thing. No interested buyers within an hour’s drive.
I’m having a “bread day”, which is shorthand for too lazy to cook. My view is that we used to feed our armies on a half-loaf a day, so I won’t die from malnutrition, short term.
I’m trying to organize my electrical bills for the last few years. The recent ones are good. Solid, consecutive statements. However, our earliest years here are blurry. I can’t tell if the billing period was longer, or if I’m just not digging into the right archives. It could be useful, if we ever decide to shop for solar. Necessary, even. Also, I had a sudden memory recall on that one period when the contractor decided to heat the house using old-school heaters. Brutal!
