Hot and humid. Starts around 80F gets to be over 100F, especially in the sun, and then the cycle repeats. I wish I’d fixed my weather station. I can skip back in the blog and see that ‘yes, the temps were that high’ a couple of years ago, it just feels new every year. Without a specific temp recorded here, that won’t work for me in a year or two when I’m feeling especially wilted and put upon.
Didn’t get much done in the way of work. I cut the grass and my hair. One was hot and exhausting, the other pretty routine at this point. Since I wear my hair in a short crew cut, it’s an option for me. The Wahl set has been paid for 10-20 times over at this point, and I save time too. I don’t get to see or chat with my barber, so I miss out on that reality check.
Some of the other stuff I’ve mentioned over the last few years is still working well. The wireless charging stand for my phone is a great purchase. I bought pads and stands for my phone to stash everywhere I liked it so much. Got the wife onto wireless charging too.
The little flip top trash can for the bathroom counter is still making me happy. It gets the packaging from my daily meds, the paper from my BreatheRight strips and other small bits and pieces. About half the time, those small things would end up on the floor instead of in the big trash can but now they are neatly tucked away.
The metal container we use in the kitchen for bacon grease continues to ‘save our bacon’… fat.
The FIFO can racks I bought for storage and dispensing when I set up our ‘staying in’ pantry work, not perfectly, but pretty well. I’m glad to have them.
The combat boots I mentioned last week have failed since then. The soles separated after some frustrated kicking of equipment. I love everything about them, but the damnable glue failed. New Balance was the manufacture, and I’m very disappointed.
The chinese kit I bought for refilling the 1 pound propane bottles has failed. One of the fittings leaks making the whole rig unusable. Recommend the concept, cheap chinese execution – not so much.
I bought fruit in cans to avoid the sunlight degradation and breakage risk of fruit in glass jars, and the cans all failed. Use them within the best by, or stick with jars.
I really like my Morakniv Pro Chisel. I carry it when I’m doing work around the house/BOL and use it instead of my Benchmade pocket knife for rougher tasks. It sat on the shelf for a long time after I got it, but once I started actually doing work and carrying it, I have been using it for all kinds of things.
I still really like the Toro battery powered lawn mower too. It’s quiet, powerful enough for normal use, and mostly ‘just works’. Where if falls down is the battery seems to self-discharge if left in the mower, so I have to remember that and pull it part way, or put it on the charger so it’ll be ready to use. It’s a good match for my 7000 sqft suburban yard. A BrushHog ™ it is not.
And to close out the list, I still really like the low carb Epic Meat Bars. The bacon flavor is my favorite, even if it has some added sugar.
I’ve been meaning to revisit some of those for a while, and it popped into my head to do it today.
Speaking of, today’s agenda includes grocery shopping, a couple of auction pickups, and more neglected work. Fun times!
At least there will be legit stacking involved, as I get a few things for the BOL. I encourage you, even if you don’t have somewhere to BO too, to get some basics stacked outside of your normal home. Many ordinary and bad things can keep you from accessing your stacks at home. Have some tucked away as a backup.
Back it up, and stack it up.
nick