the Tuesday Edition

 ' ceptin' its like all the others. OK, we got sun and lovely conditons.

The days doin' s. I had my teeth cleaned and innocently asked about dental implants. A glowing report followed about the new principals at the dental office. I asked the hygenist ' are there problems w/ dental implants ' ? She quickly reported that the new dentists are surgeons. Apparently, very above board about the whole procedure of evaluation and preparatory processes.
Thus, I'm considering the possibility.

Next, shopping at the SuperStore was up. The SuperStore is big. Also, clean and offers some deals. To be fair, I don't shop at ' No Frills ' or ' Food Basics ' which get presented as economical by friends. I escaped under a $ 100 which is rare. Although, I bought no clothes < didn't even check the reduced rack > which lops off a cool $ 25.

I made pancakes for dinner. This choice is often not fall back but a favourite w/ suasage. I use fried apples on the side. Now, the leftovers are a snack or treat over the next few days.
The bad. I stockpiled some flour and was at one time baking a lot. Today, I found 3 unopen bags of flour. The expiration is November this year.

I better start baking - a  lot. A lot ! I can see bread coming out in mega loaves.

Complicated Monday

?

No, but for karmic balance - simple Sunday and complicated Monday, a pair
Ying and Yang
To and Fro
Bossie and Flossie < really ? not Mopsie and Flopsie >

River otters are making a comeback on Prince Edward Island < after 100 years >. Canada welcomes international 2 Vaxx visitors beginning tomorrow. From CBC online

We are masked up in public except for the vax protestors appearing at vax clinics 

Sunshine is streaming through the windows. Grass growing weather is upon us - if the rain still comes. AND the dandelions will go bananas too !

I propose an all dandelion lawn. Did you know that the term ' lawn ' orignally meant having a pasture in front of your manse. You grzed sheep etc out front
I'd do that - small sheep, tho'

Brett Anderson < Accuweather > has the fall outlook posted < as at Aug 20 >

Much of eastern Canada is expected to have a mild fall, but there may be late-season cold shots that may be directed into Ontario and northern Quebec. 

Above-normal water temperatures throughout the Great Lakes will likely persist through the season, which will have its biggest influence on nighttime temperatures (being milder) across the region. 

Severe thunderstorm season may also be prolonged a bit across Ontario and Quebec and linger into September. 

See. Burnt the apples for applesauce tonight - forgot them for 10 minutes. Crikey. Where is the Fire Dept when you need them
BTW, we watced a 9/11 special filmed by a team following the rookie year of a NY fireman that caught ground and inside < World Trade Centre > footage of 9/11.
Trust me. Those FDNY poeple were there when needed. And they paid the price. God bless

Lehman s Has " Sinple Living Sunday "

 #3142

got'em beat. I am simple

Rain came as promised. how much ? Dunno but things are wet out there.

BTW - I poly taped the damaged parts of the deck boards and YouTubed quick fixes. Fine. But the quick fixes will cost as much as the new boards. Yep. Looks like some more boards may come out.

But not for days when the rain is supposed to end.

The sun is vsiting for the afternoon.

Late. Brett Anderson s predictin from Acuweather

Done and not Done

 well, you're finishing up the clean up on the deck boards getting ready for the staining. I scraped down w/ wire brush and blade. THEN notice that two more boards were dodgy and soft. NOW, he finds it. !!!!
So, what to do. In the end, I painted over the re - done part. I'll try to patch the bad parts or wait til next year and replace more boards.
If the weather were more promising but in reality there is rain for 4 - 5 days off and on.

The plan is to cover the deck and look at the boards post - rain

Thus, that fleeting thought that goes ' replace all the exposed boards was probably the best way to go.' BUT -- I'd already replaced 2 last year. CRAP ! foiled again

Deck the Halls

 or haul the deck ? Yesterday, I took out the skill saw < you know that that is the name of the tool > b/c I have no skill w/ the beast.

Knowing that I have some lack of expertise w/ the ' arm and leg ' remover tool - I thought that I should practice.

I got the old deck boards and adjusted the blade height and went to cutting or not cutting. Lousy cut, in fact not a cut at all. 'Aha, I said this is the skill saw that I remember '. You see, some time ago, I needed to cut vinyl siding. The fast way is to turn the blade around and cut w/ the back of the teeth. The cuts are pretty smooth vs the grab and chip of the front side teeth.
Thus, I turned the blade around < that was another learning experience > and, yes great cutting.
I decided to chop off the weak or rotting ends of the deck boards that I'd removed.

I was left w/ 3 pieces of decking in not bad shape. I figured to re - use the old boards < if possible >. I cut the first new board - learning all the way w/ every step. First cut, left the board a little long. Skim off an 1/8 inch to fit the board. Second board was an old board, yep, skim off an 1/8 in again.
I know your thinking - next one is too short. Not ! The third board dropped in - perfectamundo < I must have made a mistake >. This    3 rd board was a re - used board.

All right. 2 new boards left to go and one hole to fill. I moved the shortest board to the edge to measure for length. I looked and said ' no way ' - I pushed the board and it fell into place - no cutting. "What " my mind is screaming - ' how ? ' it answers.

You have to know that the gap was 8 ft. The board was 96 in but you need some space to fit the board. B/c the new board isn't 96 " < thats the name >in fact, it was 95 and 5/8 inches - the perfect length.

Today, I screw in the boards w/ proper spacing. I stain the boards w/ the first coat of colour.

Yes. All went well w/ the screwing. A minor glitch but that got solved. And even had screws left over < as opposed to running out > I got to staining and all worked out. BTW, while blowing off the deck, I notice that the stain flakes were blowing off where the boards get exposed to the weather more < the stain isn't sticking well there > 

OK job done. Now, wait a week and re - stain the whole deck

2 nd September

of 2021. The date ? Thats it ?
Some intro there, Bub. 

I'm tired. I slept in til 9 or so.

Live w/ it 

Great day, popped outside - cool and sunny. Wind is steady and running at 10 - 15 KPH

Yesterdays catch

I guess hiding my identity is out of the question w/ pix like this. Thus, 4 people in the world may know who I am < as blog author >

Please note. Fish isn't wearing a lifejacket. But I am. That  vest is always on.
On TV,  pro bassers wear their auto-inflates while running the boat. The bass pro takes off his vest to fish. I don't have a cameraman to pull me out if I fall in.

The rig that I used / have been using is called 'chicken rig or tiny child rig '. My friend A. really loves the description that goes w/ this name - this is a rig that requires no skill. Right, he laughs when he thinks about that tag line.
For those, who have skill or knowledge - the tiny child is a bottom weighted ned rig - bethca that really helped ?

And w/ regret the season is running down, to the last hurrah. 
" seasons come and season go ". For the boat its around October 20 and not much later. I bravely < stupidly > waited one year til Nov 5 or 6. The temperature was 30 - 40 F and the LGC oil ran like treacle. Now, I've never had or seen treacle but apparently, its thick to start and thicker as it cools. I opened the lower attaching screw nd went for lunch. On return, the LGC was still draining.
" quote the raven, ' Nevermore " ala Poe.
And last year, a beautiful warm day. The LGC drained like a champ. And of course, I mused - maybe wait a week or two.

Nope. Not that dumb

Sadly, Sadly

the internet was out for an hour - I had to make up things to do

And our phones ! I used to say ' what are they doing on their cell phone ?  ' 

Oops ! Last night, my workout ' cannot sync w/ Wahoo Central  '< app owner > . Heavens, no syncing. I don't use the record keeper at Wahoo Central. Old school, pencil and graph paper. Still

Last night b/c of the deck ' take apart ' job, I cut back to 70 minutes and 894 cal instead of 1000 and some as usual. You know its hard to cut back. It feels like cheating. 

Ah,  a fishing day. Sun and cloud and gusty winds. 1 largemouth bass about 2 1/2 #. An easy going day, peaceful ? A real treat for me