–Put new Costco tires on the Civic. Huge difference–easy rolling, no vibration.
Month: November 2019
–Went to CVS to pick up knee brace for Grace; Kelly’s Books for nieces/nephews; Nob Hill for milk/cream/cheese.
==Helios coin came in. Small, but impressive.
–Propane tank looked low; got another at El Patio.
–Dinner kind of blah. Turkey not too smokey, gravy kind of weird, brussels sprouts also weird, dressing was big chunks of bread, yams sort of tasteless. Pumpkin pie was great, though.
–Talked to Pete at Cal Vintage Roofing: I’ll sign paperwork Wednesday; he’ll come out Friday for leak stoppage.
–Hard rain last night and tonight.
–Ellis from Pool Time returned call. Sent him pool inspection report. Will meet Thursday between 9 and 11.
–Rain came.
–Deed recorded on Tunnel Hill: it is ours.
–Set up meetings with Comcast, locksmith. Trying to set things up with roofers, pool and lawn guy.
–Blew some leaves into the toter.
–Cold/bronchitis seems to have broken, as of today.
–Took the Beemer to Lunardi’s in Los Gatos for salami, cheese, Acme bread, Thanksgiving stuff, etc. Lunch at Togo’s, with the absurdly large rolls.
–Downloaded and watched “Triple Frontier.” Good movie, but 15 minutes in I realized I’d seen it before, probably within a year. The memory is going fast…
–Grace insisted I go to the Sutter Walk-In Clinic in Aptos. A PA found my lungs clear, had no good explanation for cough. She prescribed a cough suppressant, which seems to be effective.
–Talked to Cal Vintage Roofing, the clear choice based on (a) yelp and nextdoor reviews and (b) the fact that they are in Gold River and intimately familiar with rules. Job will take 7-8 weeks from start, which won’t be for another week or two. Crap. Also really not looking forward to seeing damage under roof, as apparently it’s the original 35-year-old shake roof that was installed when built.
–Got the name of the pool inspector from Darla: Nick at Deja Blue Pools. Looked them up on yelp: really sketchy. Back to square one.
–Got bagels at The Bagelry.
–Looked again at roofing. Turns out there’s only one choice: Boral Pinecrest stone-coated steel. Concrete roofs (i.e., tile) are heavy and super-expensive.
–Notary came today for Tunnel Hill. Should close Monday, after wire transfer tomorrow.
–PAMF called to say squamous cell surgery was successful in clearing the lesion. No mention of KAs.
–Bought Rolex Daytona 116520 from Old World Jewelers in Wheaton, OH.
–Took a nap.
–Had squamous cell carcinoma on left arm removed by Dr. Holloway. He didn’t appear to have years of experience under his belt with this procedure.
–Still coughing; took a nap.
–Still feeling crappy, coughing like crazy.
–Took a shower.
–Been coughing like a fiend for 2-3 days. Don’t know if it’s a new cold or the very late remnants of the last one.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 3 PM.
–Played some more with Tormek. Got my two chisels pretty sharp.
–Got a jury summons. Turns out being > 70 is not an out in Santa Cruz county. Will try for three-month delay.
–Picked up 2019 Best American Mysteries from Kelly’s Books. Also got some pastries from Top Donuts.
–Tormek came in. Almost flooded it before realizing how to attach the water trough. Kind of hacked up the first knife I tried on it; may go with the 4k stone. I did finally figure out how to mount a chisel and did a reasonably good job on it.
–Still feeling sick–in the throat at the moment. Getting tired of this.
–Ordered Bridgestone Turanza Quiettrack tires for Civic from Costco.
–Darla called. Tunnel Hill closes on 11/22 (notary comes to 110 Playa); records on 11/25. Darla will do the final walkthrough. Still don’t know when I’ll get keys and be able to spend the night.
–Took the Beemer to Fairhaven Orchards in Hollister for some extra choice dried apricots. Good ride, good fruit. $40 for 5 pounds.
–Got info from Miner’s Village HOA regarding new roof requirements. Looking into it.
–Went shopping at Target (toothpaste, deodorant) and Food Maxx (got a Thanksgiving turkey).
–Took a shower.
–Raked leaves.
–Went to El Patio for bear claws.
–Scubapro knife came in; polished up great. “Vintage” Mach 3 razor handle came in; really light and flimsy feeling, so I tossed it.
–Darla called. Will ask Tunnel Hill owners to reduce price by $10,000 for roof, pool and pest remediation. I’m not optimistic, though that’s what John Lauer (representing buyer and seller) did to me with 2259 Indian Wells.
–Took Grace to dentist for broken crown.
–Got 13 sesame bagels (yay!) at The Bagelry.
–Greek Alexander coin arrived (stunning), as did CVS drugs.
–Set Seamaster quartz at 9:30 PM; running .5 seconds behind.
–Roasted caf beans.
–Post Office screwed up delivery of CVS drugs. “No access to delivery location” at 7:30 PM. Unbelievable.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 8 AM.
–Went to PAMF lab on Green Valley for lipids, potassium, creatinine.
–Went to Dr. Kim for cleaning. He found deteriorating filling and replaced it.
–Paid for ($320) and got fireplace report. Three things recommended: chimney cap (can do later), flashing (roofer will do) and grate (I can do).
–Apparently closing is November 25.
–Daylight Savings Time ended; reset clocks.
–Put up ladder for Grace to gather little pine cones from gutter. Not many there.
–Went to Clearview Orchards for apples. Honeycrisp gone, got Mutsu and Fuji. Good thing: their season ends tomorrow.
–Watched birds; filled out paperwork from title company.
–Continuing paperwork for Tunnel Hill.
–Roasted some Colombian beans. No chaff!