🗼the back story. The Toronto Bluejays of the MLB caught fire in May and stayed that way. To wit, the Jays finished first in the AL East. AND ..
now are 1 game away from winning the World Series. Yes, tonight, Halloween is Game 6.
cool and blustery day
cold and damp for evening
eventful afternoon. at Shoppers DM, the pharmacist gave me both flu and COVID booster.
same arm. figured if it s going to be sore, let snot be totally disabled
🥜 deck and surround is sanded and layered w / 2 coats of ' French Truffle ' anti slip Behr wood treatment
built circa 1998. I suppose its about time that some money was spent to preserve it
AND we don't use the deck. It ornamental. Our main view is from the living room
' boro is sunny and cool TODAY
tomorrow, autumnal variance is on display. = rain and cold and .....
・゜-: ✧☾ ☽✧ :-゜・・゜-: ✧☾ ☽✧ :-゜・ bringing in the sheafs
rejoicing
or call it closing out the month
the boys are sanding and staining the deck. the wood is 3 / 4 or 4 / 5 sanded. two coats of stain and
we will bring in the sheaves [ allegorically, speaking ]
this year is a turning point. I am contracting out household maintenance, to wit, gardening or thrashing about in the shrubbery AND now the staining
ah ! I came down to few options.
further. I am getting gutter guard installed plus heater cables
follow up. the deck got its first coat of stain. the hope was for 6 hrs of dry time [ before it rained ]
the day has been up and down w / threats of - well, everything !
sun right now
.・゜-: ✧☾ ☽✧ :-゜・.October the 27
and. the boys came to start the deck refurbishing. Sanding [ Ugh ! what a job, I really should pay someone to do it - wait, I did ] and finish w/ a light coloured solid stain
Aha. light coloured b /c I would choose dark to avoid a ton of work [ like they are doing ]
🧉 cool to start and brightened and warmed
shopping to the Tiger, on Sunday naturally
a load of wash.
and b / c my phone belt case died. I re - jigged a pouch to be a substitute cell phone holder
we shall see said the Zen Master
🛸 ⚾ aha. watched only the good parts of the game. Toronto vs LA. We won
cool day w / hints of sun
lunch was a social outing. near here. Wanoka Cafe, a Japanese style lunch venue
delightful. my choice was ' wasabi roast beef ' sandwich
and of course, getting out. new people. new places. good
🇨🇦 ⚾ ... take me out to the ballgame ... something about peanuts and crackerjacks
I asked the garden crew to blow out the back gutters [ 2 nd storey ] The helper was 6 ft and ran through the back gutters two times just in case. Done
Slipped out for piggies and lean mince from the Butcher. Also, picked up some paracetamol [ Tylenol to us in Canada ]
🧑💻 a tad too active for me
A drive to the Q ' for chores. A .. drove and I did ' shotgun '
Home at 4:45 P / quick bite and a shower THEN off to Scarborough Town Centre, for a Leacock Let s Meet Up meeting
We entertained ourselves for 3 hrs
Oh, a friendly couple chased me down in the parking lot and returned my car keys that fell when the key holder ring [ zip tie ] broke
⚾ 🧢 OCTOBER 20 and the Jays are AL Champions
the day s highlight was banking focus. our rep suggested a meet up to discuss a pending GIC maturity date and further action.
🌊 it is the 20 th
rain and dismal. leafs are falling and the eaves-trough s are also filling [ I'm sure ]
This month or so, we will add gutter guards to our eaves-trough s
the morning in the ' boro. Ran out for lunch / dinner. Me. I get sushi and mixed Chinois [ noodles, S / S chicken and beef & brocolli.
M ... gets quiche and potato salad
quite the morning ! sad right ! its life
🕌 definitely fall weather in the ' boro
little rain, cool and damp
🌚it is fall. the tree in the view is on fire blazing in the morning sun.
and its cool at 60 F max for the day
Alrighty, what day is complete w / out a trip to Princess Auto. ' Wonderland ' for men [ mostly ].
So, bought a tarp and rubber tie downs. These would classify as emergency items for boat covering. Not sure if they would be needed or work. In case.
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nothing like a peanut parade
' boro shows a sunny day
a real off day. totally uninspired blah
Highlight might be the wash ( yeah, honest)
that is a bunch of words for ' blah '.
but W ... L . volunteered to help tarp the boat for winter
E Z p z. not quite - problem is snow load that crushes or collapse s a lot of tarp jobs
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a recap of the weekend and the bassboat
Revision. remaining jobs are : gas the boat and tarp for winter
Oh ! and sprinkle w / moth balls as an anti - destructive animal measure
Going back. Saturday, I was in doubt about how much could be done re : getting boat to dry land. However, Saturday was definitely and day of great accomplishment [ oh ! not me but them ]
Sunday, turned out mostly me working, slowly. I managed to change the Lower Gear Case oil.
Next, I cleared the remaining bins and took them up to fishing room storage.
Lastly, I loosely tarped the boat. The marine deck carpet was still soaked from the Friday ' Saturday morning rains. Trick was to cover the bassboat to prevent accumulation of more wet. And yet allow air to circulate to further dry the interior if possible
Oh. honourable mentio to J & W for shopping in town [ oil and mothball, thank you ]
I managed quite well.
Now. Despite the emotional relief, I found it hard to relax and slept 6 - 7 hrs w/ some bouts of restlessness. I don't think that you can turn off worry instantly
🥜🥜 headed for the Q ' and ' save the Titanic ' day
there was rain last night, guessing the boat has a foot of water in hold.
My reportage.
Took 5 minutes to pump out boat hold.
The guys brought out the spare winch.
The existing outside trolley got modified two times. They were Trojans at work
Twice w / loaded the boat but the second go, we fogged the ETec for winter
Batteries are in house and charging.
Bass boat needs equipment brought up and somehow tarped for winter ❄️
BUT I am 80 % at ease, knowing the final
Work is doable and maybe even by me
Success!
🥜🥜 tired and disheartened, told M .. I was feeling inadequate. Likely, I am wrung out from a full day of fishing and worrying
the worrying, is the worst part, of course
on the upside. this weekend there will be help up at the Q '.
accomplished one job. had the battery in my Pixel 6 a cellphone replaced. this is in accord w / Pixel battery replacement program. for over a year, Pixel 6 a [ and others ] started to overheat and lose battery capacity. Oftentimes, dismal performance.
I thought that my phone had escaped but warnings started to appear relating to battery mal - performance
So, on an off day, at least something got done
🍿a cool to cold day on the ' bee. Yes, we got to fish
the launching. the trolley jammed on the way down to the water. We pushed the boat off.
E Tec, bless her heart, started w / a hiccup but fired right up
Fishing was slow and some areas had active fish, small but interested
returning to the railway. OK. let s fixer ' up. Did our best but there was a system failure. The trolley kept slipping off the rail.
in retrospect, the metal is fatigued and the rails have spread, enough for the wheels to ' drop ' or miss the edge
we left the boat out on the dock, locked and bumper protected
desultory ending. the rails are likely circa 1990 or earlier.
still think its too early by a month or so
' boro is sunny and cooled, likely going for 60 F
our day was mostly errands w / a Dr visit [ hopefully the last of the year reviews from M ...s hospitalization last year ]
then shopping which is always interesting at 4 P
ah, yes. this notice came along two days ago
forewarned is forearmed
yesterday, was exercise and then a drive up to McD s for a confab w / A ....
thus. 30 minutes became 2 h. we hashed and re - hashed the history , solved and re -solved the overall trolley / railway and winch set up at the Q ' boathouse .
In the end. the focus became research a new winch, railway and trolley. TBD
then. a proof of concept idea. make a running pulley that sits on the ground. As at now, the winch line starts at slightly below hip height runs along the apron of the ground and bends down to attach to the trolley.
the pulley will change the angle of the winch s pull and stop the drag and hence poor angle of the winch line
I found an example at Princess Auto. A $ 16 item. Then affix the pulley somehow to a board or boards and give it a go
' boro is dull and cooler than yesterday s 76 F
🖼🌌🌌🌌🖼🌌🌌🌌🖼 on Octoberish 6
whose keeping track but the Bluejays of T.O. ALD lead the Bronx Bombers by 2 games in the Division playoffs
' boro is sunny and warming up quite nicely thank you . Yesterday, was the Sunday Tiger run.
and from the Tiger online : Christmas trees are here!
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when is too much too much
' boro Indian summer w /blue skies and 76 F
first things first. A run to Giant Tiger. A Sunday ritual. Quiet in the store. Small friendly
Butter and milk. Also coleslaw
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fair weather, methinks, in the ' boro
well, after the ' Titanic ', today was so ordinary. Did the wash, exercised and watched the Bluejays win Game 1 ALDS
plus, I got bit behind the ear, somehow, doing the boat.
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the Titanic was a disaster
today s attempted bass boat launch comes a near second
the Tag line: 2 brothers [ helpers ], 2 winches [ one a helper ], 2 hours
bassboat goes 2 / 3 down the ramp jams
jams coming back up in two places
much angst and disappointment
NO. we didn't fish on a lovely sunny day
Oct the third Sunny in the ' boro but markedly cooler.
New. I'm not taking Acetominopen and Robaxin. three days now. Using Volatarin and groin unload
The difference. None. And of course, wya less systemic drugs
I will still use meds before fishing. I'm very crippled in the boat.
same image, Truly, deserved. Yes, it is 4:21 A and
' I don't expect to sleep thru the night .... '
' boro is awake and I am not. Sun and blue sky but temperature is down 12 degrees and we will be 60 F
