–Roasted some Brazilian beans.
–Took a lot of work with Scotchbrite belts to clean up stains on the Martell petty.
Month: December 2018
–Waited all day for mail. Came at 6PM–Martell knife, coffee beans, mag strip reader.
–Built/installed long 3-shelf coffee table that Grace got us for Christmas.
–Took the Beemer to PAMF for annual Medicare checkup. New shingles vaccine recommended–bad side effects for some.
–Hope floating discs came in, plus ruby bearings for Seamaster bezel.
–Went to Costco for water, Coke, hot dog…
–Returned Rolex GMT to seller. Waiting for the outrage.
–Put Rolex Daytona 116500LN back together after buffing out scratches from bezel removal, put polished steel bezel on (replacing original black ceramic), decided to keep it.
–Brother Tom wrote; I wrote lengthy response back. Gift basket I ordered for Tom/Kati on 12/17, for delivery 12/21, was delivered today (12/26). grrrr……
–Watched Have Gun Will Travel “Genesis” episode (Smoke). Superb.
–Installed Bat Rug Christmas gift from Grace in bedroom. Cool.
–Christmas: Batman rug, TV table, Growlie, plumbing inspection scope.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 9 PM.
–Made mincemeat cookies.
–Inaugurated the annual Christmas “Mowing of the Lawn.”
–Discovered Rolex Daytona had warranty card already filled out. It seems (after asking) that most “new” eBay Daytonas have their warranty cards filled out. Flippers…
–Worked on bike brakes; got calipers to fit 180mm rotor nicely in front.
–Otto Frei crystals came in, plus present from Susie.
–Opened an eBay case for 1983 Rolex GMT with scratched up dial and caseback. Seller alleges I switched watches. Talked with eBay concierge, who said he would handle it on 12/27.
–Got the ornament photo printed at Staples (free!). Got a yam and such at Food Maxx.
–Watched “A Christmas Story.” Been a while; forgot a lot of it.
–Went to Bay Federal to order checks on non-interest account.
–Made brownies.
–Roasted some Colombian caf beans.
–Took Grace shopping at Target, after dinner at Round Table Pizza.
–Grocery shopping: Farm Fresh Produce and Safeway.
–Watched “Sherlock Holmes” via USB. Pretty darn good, with usual muffled audio.
–Bought Martell petty via KKF.
–Emailed Northern Trust attempting to get benefit payments sent to BayFed rather than Comerica.
–Replaced shift cabling on Fatboy. Went okay, but now doesn’t shift much…
–Epoxy came; fixed broken cabinet knob.
–Went to Bay Federal, wired $23,535 to Diamonds East International for new Rolex Daytona 116500LN.
–Replaced brake cables on Specialized Fatboy. Extruded inner wires do seem smoother.
–Rolex 5513 “snow white” came in. Tried to replace crystal; failed (new one too big I think). Too small, case dings too serious; will sell.
–Trimmed the Christmas tree. Would look better with colored lights.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 10AM.
–Set up CD player and reel-to-reel tape recorder for Christmas music.
–Bought Ryobi hedge trimmer.
–Bought Rolex 5513 Mk1 maxi dial, “snow white.”
–Went Christmas shopping on Pacific Ave. in Santa Cruz. Did okay. Lunch at Pleasure Pizza.
–Started trimming Christmas tree.
–Shopping at Farm Fresh Produce and Safeway. Bacon/egg/cheese sandwich at Donut Basket near Safeway.
–Paid Honda insurance bill online at State Farm.
–Bought an “Xtend and Climb” ladder at Ace Hardware Scotts Valley to aid in putting plastic sheet over garden shed roof. Waiting for rain.
–Went Christmas shopping at Capitola Mall. Got stuff for Nourse’s “12 days of Christmas” drawers.
–Omega Seamaster 150th anniversary watch came in, with SCUBA tank box. Looks NOS, runs perfect.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 5 PM.
–Lunch at Erik’s, then mailed Grace’s presents.
–Re-updated (tried anyway) paperless settings at Chase so Grace gets paper.
–Orphan Espresso Apex Grinder came in–heavy! Seems to make a smooth cup o’ coffee.
–Cleaned up area in back of garden shed–bamboo was coming back. Hope to put plastic sheet over roof to keep it dry.
–Refrigerator door was open all night; thermometer read 92.
–Got gas at Safeway ($3.39/gallon with rewards number).
–Took a shower.
–Mailed Rob’s present to Canada; had lunch at Burger King.
–Garden shed roof patches seem to be keeping it dry.
–Played with Omega 1039 bracelets.
–Patched roof of garden shed with duct tape.
–Continued cataloging watches; scrapped Daytona due to pushbutton stem release. grrrr…
–Mail delivered (!), including notice that “recipient not available for signature.” grrrr…
–Got 6 sesame bagels + “Cheese Louise” cream cheese at the Bagelry, Soquel.
–Svengoolie: 20 Million Miles to Earth.