Should be warm, and damp, and there is some chance of rain. I just don’t want it to happen today. Yesterday alternated between part sun and light overcast, but we didn’t get any rain.
I got a few things done. Got the plumbing parts I needed to send with my wife, to get the master bath sink drain finished. Tried to take back a bunch of plumbing parts to Lowe’s but shockingly it’s been more than 90 days. Freaking time flew by. I guess I’ll use them eventually. Probably here when I re-pipe this house. Or maybe the rent house… but it sucks because I was planning to take back what I didn’t need, and it’s hundreds of dollars.
I did take a bit of time and put out some Christmas decorations. I’m pulling back this year, but I definitely want stuff out. I want to take some lights to the BOL and dress up the dock too. In fact, I’d like to start a tradition of dressing up the docks for Christmas, with judging and prizes. I’m a bit surprised that they aren’t already doing it, as it seems like a naturally fun thing to do.
I also did some more auction sorting. I’ve been picking up partial sets of the elinco “snap circuits” electronic learning sets, and they sell really well at this time of year, even used. But I have to go through them and make sure all the parts are included, which is a bit of mix and match from all the random bits I’ve collected over the year. Still, got about 4 full sets, and I have the big 750 project set ready to go, missing only ONE piece. I’ll have to order the piece though, as it is very uncommon. I should have done that last month. I think I’ll end up keeping that one set for me, and working around the missing piece until I can get it. It’s funny that I’ve got three more sets almost complete, but a very common part is missing from all of them, yet I’ve got extras of some uncommon parts that only go in a few sets. Luck of the draw I guess.
Feels like I did more productive stuff, but I can’t remember any of it.
Oh well. Today is my non-prepping hobby potluck Christmas dinner at 1pm. I’ll have some time to work on getting more lights up in the yard, finding some to take to the BOL, and wrapping a ‘white elephant’ gift for our gift exchange, before heading out. I’ll swing back by the house before heading to the BOL to load the truck and get the frozen food into a cooler. Then it’s off to the lake for a day. If I’ve got stuff to do, I might stay through Monday. Kids, wife, and in-laws will be coming home Sunday night. I’ll play that by ear.
There is a great cast iron wood burning kitchen stove in one of the auctions and I expect it to go cheap. It’s complete, not in horrible shape, and a nice size. If I had a cabin, I’d be all over it. No way I can justify it to the wife though. It’s an awesome prep…
But you can’t stack EVERYTHING, or cover every base, so you have to do what you can. Being cast back to a point where we’re burning wood to cook daily is pretty far down the list of stuff I’m expecting, but not completely outside the realm of possibility. Concentrate on stacking to cover your most likely needs, then head off into the sticks. But definitely, keep stacking.
nick