–Drove back to LSB.
–1947 Bulova watch came in. Amazingly good shape, running nicely.
Month: January 2020
–Guys came at 7 AM to tear off pool solar panels. Unbelievable pounding noise, not sure why.
–Turns out noise was because they were removing the entire old roof. Martin (marTEEN) came by later to look for dry rot (found a little) and explain the process. Martin saw evidence of rats in the attic. Crap. Two installers arrived (Oscar and Oscar) to put down the underlayment.
–Took a little nap on Grace’s air mattress. That bedroom (carpeted) seems huge while lying down.
–Pushed a bunch of wiring/cables back into the walls (I thought). Turns out some of it was actually going outside. Time to cut and caulk.
–Dinner at Jack’s Urban Eats: nice “specify your own” salad with spinach, eggs, broccoli, shaved Brussels sprouts, cranberries, kidney beans, grape tomatoes. Gorgonzola vinaigrette was not very tasty.
–Breakfast at Starbuck’s.
–Lunch at Five Guys: good.
–Took the Beemer to Sac, with the old Mitsubishi TV + VHS tapes + cables.
–Dinner at Jack’s Urban Eats.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries (a little early) around 1 PM.
–Took a shower.
–Deposited Great Infusions check at Bay Federal; did a little shopping at Food Maxx.
–KKF gyuto came in. Piece o’ crap, with noticeable pit on blade.
–Rolex 116520 came in. Yow!
–Took teflon tube out of Rocket steam arm. Not sure it made any difference.
–Took Grace to PAMF for mammogram and blood draw.
–Made pizza for dinner.
–Went around the mulberry bush with SMUD on auto-pay. Got them to delete 3 old accounts; added Bay Federal. We’ll see.
–Bought knife at KKF, watch from LunarOyster.
–Got bagels at The Bagelry.
–Set up autopay for Tunnel Hill mortgage, first of the month.
–1969 red Submariner came. Unbelievably great condition, case is as new.
–Really gray day.
–Football all day. Niners win!
–Took a shower.
–Returned broken hose to Home Depot.
–Put gas in the Honda.
–Took the Honda to Palo Alto to (a) get the blood pressure monitor checked (it’s good) and (b) drop by Grace’s lab.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 4 PM.
–Lots and lots of rain.
–Did some paperwork. Sac County Utilities (sewer) didn’t like 209214-8 account number at Heritage. Seemed to accept 2092148.
–Got up early (7 AM) to get to doctors’ appointments at PAMF. No problems.
–Drove around Stanford a bit trying to park so Grace could visit the lab. No parking. Grace took the beer in while I waited in the car. Then to Playa, where it’s cold (turned furnace off for the trip to Sac).
–Had a Cosmic Crisp apple from Bel Air. Good, but I think I prefer Honeycrisp.
–Holiday Inn express breakfast service stopped at 9 AM, despite notices that it lasts until 10. Crap.
–Gotta leave early tomorrow to insure making doctors’ appointments.
–Took the Beemer to Sac with Grace. No problems.
–Stayed at Holiday Inn Express El Dorado Hills.
–Packed some dishware for trip to Sac tomorrow.
–Took a shower.
–Not much happening today. Watched 49ers beat Vikings.
–Drove back to LSB. Stupid navigation took me through the Berkeley maze. I shouldn’t have listened.
–Still not feeling great.
–Breakfast at Starbucks.
–Got $2.99/gallon gas at Sunrise Arco.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 9 AM.
–Watched opener of Criminal Minds’ final season. Not impressed.
–Went to Home Depot for hose/nozzle, knee pads.
–Packed the Beemer for Sac.
–Took a drive out San Andreas.
–Went to Safeway for Cosmic Crisp apples. Learned they had a few but sold out.
–Took some stuff to Goodwill.
–Feeling better, but still not 100%.
–Really bad night–threw up twice. Dehydration, I believe Got up at 2 PM.
–Still not feeling great, even after drinking a fair amount.
–Put out toters.
–Made bacon and eggs for dinner.
–Mowed lawns.
–Made bland paninis for dinner.
–Took a walk to the bluff.
–Made steak au poivre with creamy mashed potatoes for dinner. A little bland.
–Got bagels at The Bagelry.
–Got coffee beans (caf and decaf) at Peet’s.
–Shopped at Nob Hill Capitola. Forgot creme fraiche, couldn’t find it at Deluxe Foods, found it at Safeway Aptos.