Cold. Damp. Winter in Houston.
Tuesday it was high 40s most of the day, with overcast and misty drizzle. The sun did come out briefly in the late afternoon.
I turned on the heat for the first time last night. It was still 74F inside at 7pm, but by 11pm it had fallen to 72F. That’s too cold for everyone here. My hands get really stiff when it’s cold. I know it is winter coming because the skin at the end of my thumbs and side of my first finger gets thick and starts to crack. My dad’s fingers did the same thing. I’ll probably have cracks for the next couple of months, most of the time. Sealing them with superglue can help, as can packing them with AB gel overnight.
I had a fairly productive day, although mostly on a personal level. I got some more stuff moved and organized in the garage. Dug out some more stuff for ebay and auctions. Tested a couple of things. Got the basic shape cut out for my daughter’s COVID costume (she’s going as the virus, wife will be in yellow tyvek, daughter one will have her ‘I’m smart’ glasses, a lab coat, metal clipboard, and stethoscope. I don’t dress up, but I might throw on some tyvek and my new chainsaw hardhat and face shield…
I got my candy dispenser working. It’s a 5 foot long by one foot wide conveyor belt. It started life as some sort of UV curing tunnel, but the UV light was missing. It sat in my storage for years, waiting for me to use the motor and controller for something… so I’m using it as a conveyor belt. Whodathunkit? I need to dress it up a bit so it looks like a fantasy candy maker. I’ve got a little tiny fog machine, some blinking lights, a plasma ball, and if I have time, I’ll do some sort of moving thing on top. I’ll sit behind it and feed candy into it, which will then be conveyed to the kids…Fun! I hope the rain stops before Halloween.
I’ve got a couple of other things I want to add this year too, but that will be dependent on time…
And all the normal life things don’t stop while I’m making Halloween decor…
Like disasters, fortunately not happening to me, but unfortunate for Louisiana and Mississippi. Cat 2 hurricane, historic number of storms, 3rd in a row for New Orleans, aaannnndddd….. WAY down the page on news sites. I miss the 3 days of breathless modeling and speculation. Anyone here who is affected, reach out to us.
What a year when a Cat 2 hurricane barely rates a mention.
Keep stacking. If this is normal, think about what ‘worse’ looks like.
nick