Keeping The Windmill Alive – October 2022

Happy Thanksgiving fellow Canucks.

Didn't go anywhere last week.

Went on a cruise last week

That is good news since we haven't had any rain for a couple of weeks.
It is windy enough to spin the windmill, too.

Had first frost of the season

Combined three errands at different parts of metro area into one big loop.

nothing

take care all

Passing through

Rainy and getting colder.

Have a great day!

Wet weather is here.

Rained all last week. Had a couple days of clear weather. Raining again.

Would like to see some rain the trees and lawn need the water.

Yesterday night, I finally installed the microwave over the stove.

History--my buddy and I put one in 2004. From all the heat, it stopped working 2010.

So, from 2010 until now, there were two countertop microwaves, with the 2nd one being only from I think Jan 2022.

My wife asked me to remove the old microwave as it was literally deformed from 18 years of heat--the plastic melting, stainless trim peeling apart, etc. An eyesore. It was a bear to get off because it has two protruding hooks into the back, like a bookshelf bracket.

A $229 GE that actually looks really nice was delivered last Sunday, and throughout the week I looked at placement etc. The day it was delivered I screwed the bottom bracket into the wall hitting the studs with 2/4 screws.

So the fact that I finished it last night and freed up the counter space where the microwave was, has me in a good mood today. It's the little things.

Oh, and a guy at my Lowe's gave me a good tip. The bolts did not come with any washers, which hold it from above, so I went to Lowe's looking for large washers. They guy told me once he understood what I was doing, why don't you get 2 large washers, but also get 2 smaller ones since the head of the bolt is barely bigger than the hole of the large washer. I would not have thunk it. It was barely over $1 for 4 washers lol

And yes I knew the holes were gonna be off but I figured it out. It's not at all the template. It's the fact that the opening is not square, so the device cannot fit exactly the way the template does. It's the side wall and the side of the cabinet.....I love learning as I didn't pick this up when my buddy helped me in 2004...

good morning

a trip. Little Nuvi with updated POIs working great. GPS sure makes navigation effortless, as always.

back from a trip to the balloon fiesta in new Mexico. it was nice but rainy

Glastonbury CT

Monday yet?

for another week.

06092 lol my best friend grew up there on Drumlin Road

Out to the farm with the kids

Went to Daytona for Biketoberfest on Friday. The traffic was lighter than I expected.

Used Google Maps on desktop to plan the trip, including several stops. Sent directions to phone and saved them on phone. Looking forward to a fun trip!

Annual October family camping trip to Cowans Gap SP in PA.

What nice weather for October. Can walk or drive around and no rain for weeks actually it has been a few months now. We need rain as the Salmon are dying due to the low water levels in the streams!!

In mid October…hmmmm

To the labor a tory.

for my niece's recovery

nothing

so probably going to have to work hard to get it back
stupid Hurricanes

King Of Prussia Mall

Have a great day!

No planned activities this week

Driving out to the new office.

Happiest place on earth

Been cold, but will get warmer this weekend.

from me at this time.

We had to have the maintenance guy up yesterday to install an air conditioner bracket. NYC requires every air conditioner to have a bracket to prevent it from falling out of the window. If it hasn't fallen out after 20 year what do I need the stupid bracket for? Politicians have nothing better to do than make everyone's life miserable with their stupid laws and regulations.

From memory there's usually a brace at a 45 degree angle to support a window AC unit in a hi rise. Do you mean you'd rather not have that and didn't have it before? My thoughts are it's different than a 1 or 2 story home meaning "if" the unit were to fall, the consequences are totally different. my .02

These days it seems mini splits are the way to go. It's interesting to see them high up on an exterior wall (the condenser).

Pack in some munchies and plan on some pee breaks. Long movie but very good.

we can just out run the weather. Seeing snow showers and some really cold (for us) temps in the forecast

Have a great weekend everyone

6 Days of warm weather,nice.

Travelled to an Appalachian town recently. Great Fall colors.

Oh, oh oh... stayiiiiin aliiiiive!

Good morning and happy Sunday to all.

Southbridge MA