–Walked to Bel Air for dessert, cream cheese, jam.
–Took a shower.
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–Pool looks really clear, 69 degrees. Warm weather coming.
–Spent some time refinishing my Devin Thomas knives. Will likely keep the new 225 (230), sell the others. The 270 is special, but just too big to enjoy.
–Got s state tax refund check for $1,293.
–Got gas and drove to LSB to clear out last remaining stuff.
–Tried to make Pillsbury orange rolls. Burnt them to a crisp at low end of 15-19 minute cooking range.
–Went to the post office and paid $8.70 to retrieve mosquito net–one month after ordering.
–Set up the stereo. Speakers coming tomorrow.
–Went to post office to pick up mosquito net (not there) and mail Janet Cantelon’s birthday package.
–Went to Safeway to recycle stuff (no bins) and get apples/oranges/meat etc.
–New Devin Thomas 225 came in (along with some monster knife that was a forced co-buy). Beauty, though needed a little work on the belt grinder for some micro-chips.
–Painting from reddit guy in Vancouver came in. Nice.
–Michael Casserd finally called, will leave papers in garage for filling out.
–Sharpened another of Grace’s knives, nicely.
–Went shopping. Pasta Queen closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Got much at Bel Air.
–Took a shower.
–Put in new hearing aid batteries around 9 AM.
–Tons of rain and wind. Skimmed pool several times. Doesn’t seem like it wants to overflow. Ordered some shock treatment (for algae) from eBay.
–“Fixed” loose drawer pulls in kitchen area. Weird design: clean-looking, but utterly impossible to access for proper tightening. Many more to fix in bathrooms.
–Rainy and gloomy.
–Left hearing aid died around 9 PM.
–Returned LSB Comcast box via UPS.
–Hawaii Five-O finale. Useless.
–Continued unpacking garage. Hung the Batman rag holder.
–Taylor pool test came in. Alkalinity, pH and calcium hardness are pretty decent.
–Set up bird bath.
–Pool at 68, weight at 210 around 5 PM.
–Got breakfast-in-a-bag at Holiday Inn (apple, banana, OJ, water, energy bar).
–Went to 110 Playa and packed what I could. Left the tall lamps (after determining they would fit), the guitars (gave Reuben the Guild acoustic), stereo speakers, artwork. Drove back to Sac.
–Pool was 66 degrees around 5 PM (kitchen thermometer).
–Drove to LSB to pick up remaining stuff. Highways eerily empty.
–Got a “Corralitos Market” watch cap at Corralitos Market.
–Got decaf beans at Peet’s.
–Solar control panel said air temp 62, water temp 61 around 2 PM.
–Pool at 59 degrees around Noon.
–Got the buffer and belt sander mounted and running, with a long extension cord.
–Cleared up garage a little.
–Ordered a Blaze pizza online and picked up. Good, though soggy crust.
–Tried to loosen up front door lock button. Failed.
–Washer and dryer came. Did a load of laundry. They work fine.
–Watched SEAL Team. Complete soap opera.
–Submitted $5,526 claim to WageWorks for Medicare Part B premiums.
–Aztec Solar called, and will be in tomorrow as scheduled to install.
–Heard back Lee Elliott. Looking forward to corresponding.
–Got some donuts at Howard’s.
–Got cheap gas ($2.78) at the White Rock Arco.
–Made a loaf of “one-hour” bread. A little spongy/gummy, but tastes okay. Baked for 20 minutes at 425; probably would have been better for 30 at 450.
–Continued unpacking.
–Slowly unpacking.
–Looks like we might have left garage door open all night. Further, door lost its height setting and started jamming again. Fixed it (for now).
–All re-runs on CBS tonight.
–Geronimo and CJ moved us from La Selva Beach to Sacramento. Monumental undertaking. $2,050. Some artwork and a couple lamps left, but I’m not complaining.
–Aztec Solar is shut down for COVID-19, will call after April 7 to reschedule. Crap.
–Packed, packed, packed. No way all this stuff is going to fit in Geronimo’s truck.
–Michael Casserd came by to talk briefly about selling the house.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 9 AM.
–Totally wiped out.
–USPS didn’t deliver CVS drugs. Returned to post office “at customer request.” grrrr……..
*aaa.com
*apple.com
*amazon.com
*aa.com
*apple.com
*auctionsniper.com
*bofa.com
*bayfed.com
*ftb.ca.gov
*chase.com
*costco.com
*caremark.com
*dmv.ca.gov
*ebay.com
*etsy.com
*fedex.com
*google.com
*ihg.com
*myhealthonline.com
*mymedicare.gov//secure.ssa.gov
*oehandgrinders.com
*paypal.com
*pge.com [NOT POSSIBLE APPARENTLY. ACCOUNT TIED TO SERVICE ADDRESS.]
*raleys.com
*silverrewards.com
*wageworks.com [SUBMIT CLAIMS FOR 12/18–11/19 = $5,526.]
–Went to CVS (no cough drops), Top Donuts, and Nob Hill for Illy and Mini-Moos.
–Watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: pretty good.
–Drove back to LSB.
–Rain…..
–Took the Beemer to Sac. Record time (2:41) due to coronavirus.
–Egg BLT at Jasper’s, cream and frozen food at Bel Air. Picked up some Ethiopian beans at Black Sails house. Seem pretty lightly roasted (i requested mediumish). Aromatic, but not overwhelmingly.
–Took a shower.
–Packed a little more.
–Ordered some Black Sails beans for pickup tomorrow.
–Talked to Geronimo Movers; we’re moving out on the 19th.
–Did a little packing.
–Fujiyama came in. Finally, a keeper.
–Pizza and salad at Round Table.
–Read a book, packed a couple boxes in the shop, took a shower.
–Got tax paperwork together to send to Curtis Finton.
–Got almonds at Farm Fresh Produce, apples and oranges at Food Maxx.
–Marie for dinner.
–Got a nice haircut at Supercuts on 41st.
–Made pizza for dinner.
–Recycled stuff at Gray Bears.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 2 PM.
–Got some Kirkland Italian carbonated mineral water at Costco Santa Cruz.
–Turned on front and back sprinklers; checked briefly.
–Drove back to LSB; forgot to bring the bins.
–Had an El Patio sandwich at the beach.
–Painters came around 9 AM. I chose a color, later got a call from painter (at paint store) saying that color wasn’t available in eggshell finish, so he chose another that was.
–Signed up for auto-pay at Golden State Water. They said it would take 3 days to process the application.
–Drove to Sac.
–Dinner at Jack’s.
–Got Bagels at The Bagelry.
–Took a shower.
–Spent most of yesterday and today trying to find the best browser: Opera, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge. No single browser will do both New Yorker and (anti-paywall) WSJ properly, so stuck with Chrome. Incredibly frustrating. [Edit] Figured it out: turn off the anti-paywall extension and the New Yorker is fine. Will leave it off until there’s an article of interest in WSJ.
–Packed up some random stuff for trip to Sac Monday.
–Went shopping at Target for Teddy Nourse card/gift, toiletries, etc.
–Stefan Keller handle came in, as did Lido grinder knob (installed successfully) and Horn and Hardart Automat coffee mug.
–Made bacon and eggs for dinner.
–Took Grace to dentist for crown.
–Shopping at Safeway.
–Drove back to LSB.
–Konosuke Fujiyama came in. Not too thrilling.
–Put in new hearing aid batteries around 9 AM.
–Failed to get garage photocell to work (re-wiring tripped circuit breaker). Gave up. Bought 3 bulbs at Home Depot with built-in photocells.
–Single garage door showed same thunk/stick problem as did double door. I fixed it the same way, though it took a little longer (had to turn adjustment screw a lot). All good now.
–Dinner at Jack’s.
–Really windy, messing up the pool.
–Inspector came and (1) said we pass; (2) noticed a gas-powered leaf blower on the trellis; (3) said we might want to paint the Comcast box for the next inspector. I did.
–Had a meat-eaters pizza at Blaze (pepperoni, meatball, onion). Not all that great.
–Left hearing quit around 6 PM.
–Drove to Sac with packed Beemer.
–While cutting the wires off the sensor (which turned out to be for the garage lights, not the (removed) alarm system light) I noticed a huge spark and learned I had tripped the circuit breaker–which controls the entire garage. I looked and looked and couldn’t find the breaker, until the third time I looked in the main panel and noticed one breaker not fully “on.” I switched all of them off and on, and we’re good. That could have been a disaster.
–Got chips and peanut butter cookies at Bel Air.
–Spent the morning switching from Chrome to Firefox. Chrome had serious issues with eBay/PayPal. All good now.
–Did a little packing for trip to Sac tomorrow.
–Made appointments with garage painter and Aztec Solar. Learned that house paint (touchup needed for roof inspection) is Kelly-Moore low-sheen Tawny.
–This is the second day I’ve been unable to complete a purchase at eBay; it hangs up trying to log into PayPal. Called eBay tech support, was told others are having this problem and it’s being investigated. I’m skeptical.
–Drove back from Sac. Stopped at Lunardi’s for a sandwich, Danish and cheese.
–Heard from Miner’s Village architectural inspector: need to remove dangling alarm light sensor and paint Comcast cable to pass. Will do.
–Re-filled garden toter with stuff pruned yesterday.
–Egg BLT at Jasper’s; salad at Jack’s.
–Martin came by for final walkthrough and payment. Done.
–Went to Callen Pool, talked to Martha (owner), got some muriatic acid.
–More pruning around pool, cleaned up a couple of small “pools” under the (turned off) waterfall.
–Lunch at Five Guys; dinner at Blaze Pizza.
–Drove to Sac with fully-packed Beemer.
–Lunch at Starbuck’s (ordered bacon sandwich, got sausage).
–Martin (?) coming tomorrow for final walkthrough and payment.
–Packed the Beemer for Sac tomorrow.
–Took a shower.
–Got a gargantuan egg salad sandwich for lunch at El Patio.
–Went shopping at Food Maxx.
–Put Rolex 1680 back together.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 5 PM.
–County inspector came and signed off on roof, after I found a battery for a non-working smoke alarm.
–Marie for dinner.
–Mowed the lawn, 3 times. Took me a while to figure out how high to raise the wheels and how to unblock the collection bag. Battery is good for (at least) two successive mowings.
–Went to Subway for lunch, then Woodcraft (a little disappointing), then Mac Knife, where I bought a nice bread knife.
–Marie for dinner.
–Roof done. Gave $100 tips to the two Oscars.
–Grace found and turned off a sprinkler timer in the garage that seemed to control the lawn sprinklers. I’ve looked at it several times; god knows why I didn’t turn it off.
–Pool filter pump seems to be working now.
–Drove to Sac with Grace and a loaded Beemer.
–After weeks of ozone, garage still smells. Also, garage door is acting up again. Crap.
–Packed the Beemer for Sac.
–Took apart the Rolex red 1680 to update the crystal. I thought originals had small chamfer, later had larger chamfer. Turns out (perhaps) originals had NO chamfer, later had small chamfer, service crystals have larger chamfer. No-chamfer crystals are big bucks on eBay. We’ll give it a shot.
–Made pizza for dinner.
–Got bagels at The Bagelry.
–Took a walk to the (foggy) beach.
–Did a little packing.
–Made caramelized cream eggs again for dinner.
–Replaced hearing aid batteries around 9 AM.
–Bought a couple of rocking beach chairs with shock igsorbers for Sac (also at REI; Grace found ’em). Comfy.
–Roasted caf beans.
–Roasted some decaf beans.
–Left hearing aid went out around 7 PM. Seems early, perhaps because I didn’t “unplug” them one night.
–Nike VaporFly shoes came in. Bouncy. Also watch strap for 1947 Bulova, and pre-Lish Carver book of short stories.
–Got book for Amelia Cantelon at Kelly’s, bagels and cinnamon rolls at Top Donuts, and Cream cheese at Nob Hill.
–Super Bowl LIV, with decent guacamole and so-so queso dip. Niners lose: poor coaching decisions, weak defense and Mahomes >> Garoppolo.
–Rolex Oysterquartz seems to be running about +1s/week.
–Did some raking/blowing in front.
–Went to Carmel Cutlery, bought a Laconico EXL (out of Monterey Bay Knives); put in “order” for compound grind thumbstud.
–Went shopping at Safeway.
–Drove back to LSB.
–1947 Bulova watch came in. Amazingly good shape, running nicely.
–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.