🌲🌲🌲🌲 or so they say

  🌲🌲🌲🌲 do not panic.  there will not be 25 Xmas trees

maybe ten ! no kidding

thus, the weather is holding in fall pattern

I'm hoping that our team [ poor E .. who seems to have volunteered ] can replace the starter on the E Tec 75. Amazon notes that the starter has shipped, presumeably from the U.S. Latest expected date is Oct 27

Amazon is typically good w/ delivery.

 At least we can work in the boathouse [ new sealed roof ] w/ pretty good lighting.
a sticking point maybe changing the lower gear case oil. 
in cold weather, the process can be hours
worst case we will wrap the lower unit in a heating pad
never done this or hear of this BUT in a pinch !!!

🌲🌲🌲 trees are green

 🌲🌲🌲 and soon
the symbol of yuletide

and Christmas

a cool fine day is due

yesterday, I ripped out the weather stripping on the front door
E Z peasy
but this weather stripping is ' kerfed ' or cursed
depending
there is a groove to accept a plastic edge of a weather stripping piece
on the door frame

and yes, a special ribbed edge goes into the groove

why and why not
shoppping on line

why not - you don't get to see the product in 3 D
                you wonder will it fit

why      - cheaper by far

to wit. yes, after drivng to HomeDepot - searching - coming home
then on line at Canadian Tire - followed by a road trip

thus. started at 8:10 AM finished at 9:50 AM and bought 1 piece 7 ft of kerf weather stripping for $ 19.
BTW, Amazon would have been $ 23 for 20 ft
but delivery is next weekend

Yick - a - roo. Bite the bullet, amigo !

installation was up and down
some bits slid in
some bits are still working their way in [ Ihope ]. 
overall, the fit is really tight as the door closes
I'm worried that the extra force might strain the hinges 
I'm expecting that there will be compression or adjustment.
in the back of my mind is a surgical procdure - yeah, snip away a little bit material
I want to wait b/c if it does compress and I've cut some material away, then I might lose some insulation [ b/c of gaps ]

as well, I started a clean up of topsoil. A wheelbarrow of extra soil needed relocation, to the backyard. And while I was fussing around, I decided the long hose [ reaches all the new grass areas ] should be brought in

🌲🌲 why not

🌲🌲 

cool day out there w/ sun

how is your day going ?

I climbed a mountain and swam the triathalon.
not really. I did finally figure out how to send a wire transfer to the U.S.
well. it only took three tries. 30 minutes
anguish and despair. called the recipient in Chicago. Re - visited the data etc
frustration galore
but I did pause the VPN
What a difference. The screen was fast and everything was in place

done

out of breathe [ kidding ]

however, it s a relief to struggle through and succeed. 

Computers ! Arghhh !

🎄 panic not

🎄 no its not Xmas. But yesterday was. To wit. Received the new CB311 that came in a box in a box

Yes. It was like Xmas. Oh ,forgot, also delivered the weathersptripping that I ordered from Amazon.
Now, I need to figure out how to put the stripping on. Re - look at the video in the ad.

not as dreary today, but cool to cold

I did search Amazon Deals. Fortuantely, I held off buying

However, it was a close run thing that

thus, we can conclude that ' buying ' has a certain positive emotional value [for me, its jackets and vests ]

and it seems computers

🍌 ssssss

 🍌 didn't ya know

this is Prime Big Deal Day
I've resisted other years
however, I have been searching for .....

a replacement Chromebook for the original Chromebook that I bought in 2018. It was a beast [ not large ] , the features incl. limited spillproof and knock resistant [ for students ] 
but I figured that when you travel - who knows
Dell 5190 was 11 " in size and travelled well and far.
Got to say, dependable as all heck
paid $ 400

in the last year, the 5190 device needed a remedy to startup [ easily done and only the once ].
the rim or bezel cracked and is taped and secured w/ a clip
on diagnostics - battery test, the battery came in as 79 % healthy
plus the automatic end of updates is next year

thus on Big Deal day, I found a Chromebook, similar in ruggedness, a tad more powerful and 22 % off or $ 180
good for updates til 2029 [ maybe, apparently, you have to ask ]

We shall see said the Zen Master

added to that - our Pixel phones are getting used quite frequently at home
never thought that would happen

OK out there
dreary [ again ] gray and cool

the new machine is here, an Acer CB311. So, what is so great

the processor is an AMD A4, dated but newer than anything else in the house. More powerful ? hmmm, slightly  .... likely faster though

more solidly built for sure. Lacking a tablet mode. BUT we have a convertible Duet that gets used as a tablet when - I want to prove that it converts

Sadly or truthfully, we are mouse people and do not need touch screen

to wit, every Chromebook in the house up til tonight, is hooked to a monitor or TV. Of course, right now the CB311 is being used w/out a mouse or TV.
I'm kinda practicing, sort of working out how it works
which is not bad.

keyboard is firm and responsive [ keyboard still makes typos, oh ... sorry thats me ] The Duet [ convertible ] has a wimpy keyboard BUT you really are supposed to use it as a tablet AND / OR dictate your message to Google Assistant [ yeah, like it ever happens ! ]

summary : was the CB311 worth $ 180
yes, not absolutely necessary but very soon - yes - it would be needed

AND we now have a Chromebook for every room in the house

🍁 coming at you

 🍁 again

dreary and cool to downright chilly

ah, crisp is the word ( or you can cuss )

well, the grass is on its own

babied for close to 12 days, w/ water and sun

shoots are talling up 

I'd say weaned and ready for real life

🎏 this is turkey week end in Canada

🎏 yes, our thanksgiving day

the day breaks grim

barely 48 F out there, gray and damp [ like England ]

rating Saturday
yes, loads of work but we had a guest [ who loves turkey ]
M.. s best friend, as in from 1971

we had turkey and the family stuffing, broccoli casserole [ M .. s trademark dish ], squash puree [  A ..n brought that ] potatoes and rice.

as seen ehre rice and gravy are a world unto themselves [ magic in a bowl ]

clean up was long BUT all done
just put away things

the story; the family stuffing is sausage, bread, celery, potatoes and onions
usually it the sausage that gets everyone who is used to a bread crumb mixture dressing [ ala Stovetop package mix ]

handed down w/in the family of sisters, thus it all that I have ever known