🍥 circling round the drain

 🍥 goes October

balmy w/ threat of rain today.

Tomorrow is a cool down by half.

🎴dark is the street

 🎴 porch lights are on, sun not up [ or cannot be seen ]

Coffee and typing

🦃 OC 29

 🦃Walmart had a bin of turkeys 3 - 5 Kg for $ 17 
and 5 -7 Kg for $ 22
no small turkeys. thus $ 22.

M .. says these are leftover from Thanksgiving. well, we didn't do turkey on Thanksgiving
I suppose we will do it in November
Thus, we having leftovers from Thanksgiving - but not cooked yet

rain is coming and we get falling leaves and drops

summary of changes in the house

Dropped a Telco and chose a new thievery system

we no longer have a landline [ actually for 4 yrs, its been VoIP tied to the internet.] So, what the hey .... cellphone or VoIP - no difference to us

plus I have had a cellphone # here in Canada for 10 yrs. Now, Thru electronic magic
.... we ported our home ph # to a cellphone [ SIM ] 
now the phone that I carry is the house phone #
M ... keeps her cellphone #
and yesterday, we ported my ' longtime cellphone # to a backup phone '

our personal phones have talk / text and data.and hopefully my latest cellphone plan which had international calling is still the same for the ex - home phone #

the backup phone is just that, my old cellphone # but the plan is pay as you go per minute
still have answer service and we expect for a while that we will get calls on each phone by 'mistake '

if you can't keep track - no worries. Any number that you call will get us - EVENTUALLY b/c the backup phone will sit in the basement
as emergency [ separate provider, yes, two providers in case ]

alright. yes, we are paying more for phones.BUT prior to yesterday, we were paying for a landline that during this year was out of service for 4 days worth of time
cellphones that were pay as you go w/ no data outside the house

today, the sum would be $ 30 more for phones / month

BUT the new Telco has the new alarm system ' apped ' to our phone. I control arm / disarm, door open and close , garage open and close plus the thermostat from that app

🫧 write your own ticket

 🫧 and what would you write

acquaintances have used those words to describe a job offer

not me

🧿 OMG OC 27

 🧿 a wonderful day is waiting to show itself

Mr Fix it. NOT. However, yesterday for over an hour, I was.
At the Q, there are 2 ShopVacs and the one that I bought a decade ago - stopped.
Yes, nada.
A .. sent me home w/ the sucker along w/ instructions ' play w/ it '
After some disassembly, I find that the exhaust port opening [ filtered so dust etc doesn't escape the Vac ] was blocked 
we are not talking impeded air flow BUT no air flow

Following much difficulty. Small opening that is protected by a couple of struts [ for strength  ? ] I find a release for the filter assembly. And eventually, the catch gave up and the filter assembly was pushed out.
OK. the blockage wad was thicker than the filter. Washed the filter and then played w/ how to repair the damage that I had done.
The fins that support the filter were broken in three places. That's 5 tiny bars that needed replacement - not gonna happen. Instead, I cut two wooden skewers to size and jammed them in across the filter assembly. The skewers could break or fall out but b/c this is outflow, more than likely the skewers will blow out the port.

Ah, a working ShopVac. This unit will sit in the garage from a while. Not likely to reach the Q' for months. Oh, and A .. gifted me w/ a large kitchen / office garbage cylinder [ for the Q ' of course ]. That's me, storage central.

cool temperatures. a slight wind. leaves blitzing down

🧁 a mouse man

 🧁 was that an attention grabber title

actually, both people in this house are ' mouse ' people
for our Chromebooks, we prefer using a mouse vs the touchpad

M .. has a friend who is ' only ' a touchpad person. She is very good as well.

Follow up. I reported that we had ' kittens 't rying to start the outboard motor. 
We used a power station CAT and supposedly the CAT can start a 6 cyl diesel engine.
On YouTube, 4 videos describe ' using the CAT, to start a car w/ battery issues '
2 suggest that the CAT charges a battery and not jump start [ what we needed ]
and of course
there were the videos that say ' jump start a battery '
Well, the instruction manual says ' jump start a car '
the one difference is that the procedure is to hold the key turned for ' 5 - 6 seconds '
I might not have waited long enough.

⛽ " slip sliding away ....

 ⛽ ... the closer your destination 
           the more you keep slip sliding away ...... " Paul Simon

and October is sliding away  ..... 

I'm prepping for a ' put the bass boat away day '. Luckily the boat does not move. Its home is the boathouse - year round.
That being said, very little can be left for the late fall, winter and spring.

MICE [ and squirrels it seems ]. The critters run everywhere
Eat into everything. Rope, cloth, plastic and insulation.  In that vein, I purchased mouse bait this morning.
Last year, I was not there for ' open the boathouse day '. The guys found a dead mummified squirrel that had the evidence in his paws - yes, mouse bait. 
BTW, the squirrels also eat into anything left.

Day clouded over and dimmed the view

the list : lifejackets ,fishing gear, boat accessories .....

Yes. in previous years, I have found shreds of plastic bag, nests made of rope. Tarpaulins that could double a mesh netting material.

Everything is taken inside

🥙 Octoborous 22

 🥙October 22nd and I'm doing it again. I'm dictating the blog on the phone and later.
 I'm going to edit and translate and correct all the mistakes that occurred.

Anyways, it was a nice day today sunny. Actually it was quite warm. A little bit of a breeze but definitely a wonderful day. I went for lunch with friend and it was a good day

🥙 as October glides on

 🥙 sun and fine

we drove home. I did exercise. 

🐠 coming

 🐠 Octobering 20

Well coming to you from the quarter mile. I tried to get online but the computer couldn't get a strong enough feed from the phone. So the idea was the phone would be the tether. It would supply the internet service and then I'd be able to use the laptop. Oops didn't work well. 

Today was a fishing day. Sunny windy like crazy when must have been blowing? I don't know 20 20 km an hour. Probably probably gusting to 30 every once in awhile caught 10 perch got 10 sunfish. Good day, boat ran well. What else could you ask for? Okay, this entry will need to be edited because there are so many errors but that's all right. I'll do that tomorrow. Okay? This is the blog from the quarter mile on October 20th

🍱 on the 19 th

 🍱 of October

our fair fall conditions continue. and will keep on [ a little up and down ] but essentially warm

some odds and ends were solved. e.g.handles on a plastic bin for M .... 
actually a second go. first was mediocre
new revised edition, solid and hokey but functional and not dead obvious

and a wooden spatula. well worn. too worn.the edge had no edge
solution. angle cut the end and reproduce a sharper [ much sharper ] scraping edge

" I know in my heart
I've been here before "

from ' Going Home ' Mary Fahl

🎭 both sides now

 🎭 coming at you.

on the 18 th of October, in the ' boro

errands and hairdressers. meal out. All good.

🍥 the 10 th month

 🍥 and day 17.
in the ' boro it is / was sunny and pleasant. A cool wind is the defining factor

last night a ' window ' appeared on the phone. " critical low battery ".
thus, 5 days in and the thermostat reports a ' critical ' 
upshot:  called the Telco and 48 minutes later.  < well, it likely the batteries were old >

Telco, is sending new batteries b/c I used 4 of my own AA batteries

🎴 octoborous 16

 🎴.... I couldn't get back to sleep.....

thus up at 4:30 ..... a little coffee and English muffin

the curse of the aging .... what wakes us up or keeps us up

' boro weather. cool and sunny

my thoughts turn to winterizing the bass boat. We have a date and pray for good weather or at the very least warm

🛻 octoborus 15

 🛻 in retrospect
I was invited for a cottage weekend at the Q '.
The theme seems to be " how to eat the most '. I seem to fit in. Sad

Only the holiday weekends. 
Each person volunteers for an item. I do dishes. Yet. I reasoned that a little something extra was required, thus I gifted everyone w/ a coffee card from Tim s.

Say thanks. and do not add to the food menu

🕸 OC 14

 🕸 the TElco Blues. this is not a song
Ready.

Four days. well. mostly 4 days

Couldn't figure out how to access My Smart Home app
OK. I can get into the My Telus page.

THEN .... everything stops in re : Smart Home

Tried many different strategies.

Called in to Telus, Nice guy walks me thru the trouble shooting manual

AND 20 minutes into the search. I had to ask ' how many passwords for the two sites ? '

Answer: one. Yes, the same one for both sites E  ..... gad!
there I was re - inventing the wheel trying for distinct passwords

XXXXXXXXX Ooh !  Ouch Gad Dang  [ and other phrases too ! ]

weather has cooled. leaves tumble indiscriminately

Oct 13

 not from the ' boro.

Fishing is relaxing but fish not playing nice

The ETec has been faithful

however. A ... may have trouble shot the problem 

There could a parasitic electricity draw on the battery. The trick then is to disconnect the positive terminal when not using the motor 

🥃 Oct 12 from the ' boro

 🥃 half full

mostly full

fishing from the dock got us 5 bass

🌌 Oct 11 an Episode ends ....

 🌌 .....

maybe
we are switched  Old Telco - > New Telco
the difference
disruption in spades
angst ditto

in the end

better TV screen appearance
remote entry [ door is pad or phone controlled ]

' boro is sunny, warm to comfortable .... however that wind is not summer variety
that is fall coming on

🦀 October 10

 🦀 feeling crabby cuz'

I've spent the day dealing w/ Telco s

the one that I am leaving : hours on hold and then listening to why Telco1 wants me to stay

sunny in the ' boro, windy but autumn glory

The upshot. Cheapest solution
.... I am going suspended for 6 months x $ 10 then in April + I pay $ 40 to cancel
all in $ 100 in fees for leaving early

🕸 the October the ninth

 🕸 big changes here

switching Telco s. And all the angst that brings

We shall see said the Zen Master

🐕 Octoburus 7

 🐕dull and quiet

⚡ OC 6

 ⚡ from the land of the Senecas

actually their Casino 

In the Allegany Forest

🐠 A fishing Day

 🐠 snuck away.  a warm, dry ish, slightly windy day.

and the fish decided to play

.

4 largemouth and a crappie
the crappie was bigger than the bass

🍶 Octoburus # 2

 🍶... its dark and lonely in the deep, deep night ...
I can see Paradise by the dashboard light ...Sing it Mealoaf
the man - the legend

" And I won't do that "

Awake and typing. Sad, but true

🛞 OC # 1 in 2024

  🛞 " all my life s a circle ....

sunrise to sundown   .....

there s no straight lines make up my life  ...

and all my roads have bends ...

lets go round one more time  .... sing it Harry [ Harry Chapin ]

dull in the ' boro
well. we needed milk for cereal [ her not me ]. thus, $ 23 later - we have milk
and noodles and mayo and onions and turkey slices and Almond coffee milk

go figure. 

news. I cleared the cache or data history for YouTube. YouTube doesn't like this move.

B/c you start all over and YT doesn't pump out - trump news, recipes and bloopers and trump bloopers [ what I was getting til now ]

So what happens. I started fresh. I had no history. I typed in ' Morricone NNJO Califfa ' and hit Go

Right now. I get to hear a joyous celebration of two of Morricone s fab creations 
La Califfa [ from the Lady Caliph ] AND the love theme from Cinema Paradiso 
{ Also named, Perfumo di Limone and   Whispers in a Dream ]