I need to go to my home in the Delta for Thanksgiving. Looks like I have a weather window there today. No new snow for at least Sunday. It will be interesting to see how the range of my Volt is impacted by climbing in the freezing temps.
Chains, boots, gloves, and survival gear are loaded just in case.

As for charging, there is so much change that I think I will skip that step. I have 220 run to my parking space both at both homes. My Volt is now over 10 years old and has over 250,000 miles on it. Things are starting to go wrong. Both heating and AC required repair in the last few months. I have always been concerned with the ground clearance. I only have 3.5 inches. The snow on the pass is deeper than that. So I am considering replacement of that vehicle. Time and circumstances will tell.

I understand about the ground clearance issue. My Dodge Charger doesn’t have much either so I found out on a few occasions.

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Winning on a Thorsday morning where it's 14C with 28C expected before the rain hits.

Anyhow it's coffee time.

Cheers.

Am I 'winning'?

'Tis very hard work here outside of Civilization, trying to humor along the remains of a motley crew, in the dismal dark and wet. Especially so when everything is taken without any enthusiasm or interest, just 'as is', no initiative. Everything has to immediately magically work 'just so', or simply whatever just doesn't work. No sympathy or any wider awareness is available to smooth things along more easily.

Perhaps Elon is right about just throwing the smelly lot out and replacing the Human defacto automatons with real mechanical automatons...

At least then I wouldn't be having to waste my time playing psychologist to overcome their lack-of-imagination forever grumpiness...

The trippy-high-sugar junk food doesn't help.


Soon... To make my escape for the evening... Into the dark and wet and a long walk to the only decent beer for miles around!

(First... I've got to manually operate a remote stuck valve. That thing might get fixed come springtime...)

((Grump... Grump!... ;-) ))

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I understand about the ground clearance issue. My Dodge Charger doesn’t have much either so I found out on a few occasions.

I can drive on a graded dirt road, my gf says the ride is not so great at times as she says OW sometimes, but that might be the old suspension.

In any case my next car will be a 2020-2023 Chevy Bolt EV.

... So... The remotely stuck valve was not stuck. It was not commanded to open in the first place... It was far too late and too remote and too far away from any debug tools... So it is mechanically held open on manual for the time being.

So as to have enjoyed some very positive beers!


The sky is clear, the stars and planets are bright, and there is a hefty frost already...

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Push the button, eject, eject.

I have my budget laid out for December.

One pb&j on sourdough bread, yum.

After a mad dash this morning getting everything read for this next lot of wetness to arrive (it's late again as usual) and getting a few beers in at the pub we're now at a muggy 25C while our partly cloudy day has been nothing other than varying degrees of grey only, but it is 21C (feels like 19C) inside the blower (though about the same humidity wise).

Anyhow I'm ready for some lunch and maybe a spinal reset today.

Cheers.

I don't think many turkeys are happy.

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Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Gobble gobble.

I had minor hiccup here, the modem, a cable, and my router decided to go offline, rebooted both devices and unplugged a cable and plugged the cable back in and everything works as it should, maintenance completed.

And I've dealt with the GE clothes washer which still has the water cross connected which is probably why it doesn't work as it should, the water doesn't cover the clothes.

Winning on a P.O.E.T.S. Day in the highlands where we got off to an overcast 17C start with 26C being out target for today along with more expected wet weather.

Cheers.

The Merry Christmas Marketing is gathering apace!


How soon before Thanksgiving merges seamlessly through Christmas and into the New Year celebrations?...


Yo-ho-ho-Marketing...

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I'm just sitting down for my last coffee of the morning after a busy morning getting things (foam tubs, 6m of 50mm PVC pipe and fittings) to build another 7 small wicking tubs for my summer crops so I don't have to move my winter crop tubs across to the other side of the yard, though I'll likely have to duck next door to get some more builders plastic for lining those tubs tomorrow morning after seeing how far what I already have goes, as well as my usual morning chores.

We're also up to a muggy 24C with splashed of sunshine poking through the clouds now and again.

Anyhow my spine and wounded leg need a rest now and a coffee awaits consuming.

Cheers.

Wow... Are you going self sufficient?

Off-grid living??


Go for it!! And good luck!

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The Merry Christmas Marketing is gathering apace!

How soon before Thanksgiving merges seamlessly through Christmas and into the New Year celebrations?...

Yo-ho-ho-Marketing...

Here in the US it's not unusual for Walmart to start putting out a few Christmas stuff around Labor Day (1st Monday in September) in their garden center.

Then the Christmas trees suddenly pop up near Halloween.

Thanksgiving at the very latest, the rest of the merchandise is out all over the store and some Christmas stuff is already on markdown by mid-December.

Walgreens and some CVS 'drug' stores start putting up the Valentine's day merchandise no later than the 27 or 28 December.
Ridiculous!

I'm supposed to have been invited for a turkey dinner at a friend's place, who said she'd call when dinner was ready, I'm still waiting.

In other news my cat Sylvester laid on my left leg and he purred for me, he's happy.

I washed clothes today and of course I had to use the separate spin cycle to get the excess water out, I'd set the washer for maximum spin too, the washer was done and the clothes were clean and soaked.

If the height of the washer didn't block the hose connections and it does, I'd swap the hoses myself after shutting the valve and draining the hose of the water which would fix that problem as the washer is expecting hot and cold water and the water is only cold as there is no hot water here yet, none.

My gf is cooking the turkey in a roaster cause her range doesn't work, the range is the rental owners range. So no turkey tonight as the the bird is still pink. So it should be done tomorrow she said.

I went out to my dad’s house today. I brought lunch. Ham sandwiches, potato salad, boiled eggs and potato chips. Nothing fancy. Nobody was in the mood to cook a feast. We had a good visit.
I asked about the current state condition of my stepmom. He has the cremation “burn” permit but is waiting for the death certificate. So we have to wait until then to light the match. Not sure how long we have to wait for it.

Wow... Are you going self sufficient?

Not really Martin, but growing my own veggies has saved on my grocery bill. I also get a few beers from the pub for my excess production.

Off-grid living??

I'd need some big batteries to do that.

Anyhow 24C was as far as the mercury would travel today and now that wet weather is surrounding us again, but whether we'll get any of it will be yet another story.

Cheers.

A nice sunny morning but cold 5C.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.