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The holidays were as they always are these days, just going to do Christmas eve stuff then the 25th is pretty much just a normal day. I knew going in that my gym schedule would be trashed so I didn't worry about it too much. I did go in on the 23rd and it was a zoo. 5 times more people than the most crowded I'd ever seen it before. I had to juggle and replace exercise sets because there were big lines to get to the benches and some of the machines. Even the staff was talking about it when I went in a few days later.
I've been scanning family film and slides whenever I'm sitting here, slowly getting through everything. The goal is to scan every last frame, then I feel justified in offering it to others but probably just throwing it away. There are some memorabilia in there as well, and some ancient prints that should be saved. They'll probably go into a collage frame and go up somewhere.
I went to Ishercon, the 48th such. When I got there the news was that the water heater was on its last legs. Maybe beyond that. Al was trying to do dishes and getting no hot water. Matt checked and found that the heater was running (flame on) but you couldn't tell which of the pipes was the "hot." They attached a hose to the drain and it took half an hour for the water to run clear. The kitchen faucet inlet screen was clogged solid with rust bits. The tank exterior was showing a ton of rust.
After consulting (/strongarming) the host, we went to Menards and bought a matching heater (same size and fitting dimensions) and got it installed. Normally that's a 30 minute or so job but the fittings were so corroded we had to hacksaw and torch off some. In any case it was an easy job. Luckily I had brought along my plumbing toolbox for working at K&A's place, so I had the special gas line pipe sealant with me. I was somewhat irritated at spending $15 for a bottle that I needed one little daub out of, but I've been using it a surprising amount since.
After all was running, I went around the house to run the hot and purge the air from the lines. I discovered that a bare trickle of hot was coming from the shower. I pulled the valve cartridge and discovered it also clogged with rust particles, and also it was so hard to pull out because of the scale deposits inside the valve body that it broke. It turns out that temp controlled valve cartridges are a bit expensive, it was $65 to replace that and about half an hour of scrubbing with CLR and a toothbrush to clean the inside of the valve body sufficiently that it didn't drip (on the 2nd try).
In any case it was a fun time. We all got to see several people who normally do not make it to midwest events including Barry and Jo, both looking far better than the last time I saw them when we all had C19, and also Alice came from the west coast on the train.
I got a bunch of little jobs done at K&A's place and got to spend time talking with them so that was nice. And their new cat is a fun little furball and now seems fully recovered from the issues it had when they got her.
The weather has been cold and a bit snowy and icy, so I haven't been on two wheels for quite a while and it's really starting to get to me. Monday looks promising for going to rehearsal. Also I watched two videos, one where they got hold of two nice looking CX500 Turbos (rare) and one where F9 talked about his main commuter is a GL500 Silverwing (basically the same as my CX500). I really would like to ride the CX500 again. I probably need to wait until March or April though, it's properly winterized now and once I start it, it'll be un-winterized so I should just leave it alone and ride the BMW.
I don't honestly know why I like the CX so much, but I do. It's not as comfortable as the BMW so I will never ride it as a daily, but it sure is fun to use once in a while.
I've been scanning family film and slides whenever I'm sitting here, slowly getting through everything. The goal is to scan every last frame, then I feel justified in offering it to others but probably just throwing it away. There are some memorabilia in there as well, and some ancient prints that should be saved. They'll probably go into a collage frame and go up somewhere.
I went to Ishercon, the 48th such. When I got there the news was that the water heater was on its last legs. Maybe beyond that. Al was trying to do dishes and getting no hot water. Matt checked and found that the heater was running (flame on) but you couldn't tell which of the pipes was the "hot." They attached a hose to the drain and it took half an hour for the water to run clear. The kitchen faucet inlet screen was clogged solid with rust bits. The tank exterior was showing a ton of rust.
After consulting (/strongarming) the host, we went to Menards and bought a matching heater (same size and fitting dimensions) and got it installed. Normally that's a 30 minute or so job but the fittings were so corroded we had to hacksaw and torch off some. In any case it was an easy job. Luckily I had brought along my plumbing toolbox for working at K&A's place, so I had the special gas line pipe sealant with me. I was somewhat irritated at spending $15 for a bottle that I needed one little daub out of, but I've been using it a surprising amount since.
After all was running, I went around the house to run the hot and purge the air from the lines. I discovered that a bare trickle of hot was coming from the shower. I pulled the valve cartridge and discovered it also clogged with rust particles, and also it was so hard to pull out because of the scale deposits inside the valve body that it broke. It turns out that temp controlled valve cartridges are a bit expensive, it was $65 to replace that and about half an hour of scrubbing with CLR and a toothbrush to clean the inside of the valve body sufficiently that it didn't drip (on the 2nd try).
In any case it was a fun time. We all got to see several people who normally do not make it to midwest events including Barry and Jo, both looking far better than the last time I saw them when we all had C19, and also Alice came from the west coast on the train.
I got a bunch of little jobs done at K&A's place and got to spend time talking with them so that was nice. And their new cat is a fun little furball and now seems fully recovered from the issues it had when they got her.
The weather has been cold and a bit snowy and icy, so I haven't been on two wheels for quite a while and it's really starting to get to me. Monday looks promising for going to rehearsal. Also I watched two videos, one where they got hold of two nice looking CX500 Turbos (rare) and one where F9 talked about his main commuter is a GL500 Silverwing (basically the same as my CX500). I really would like to ride the CX500 again. I probably need to wait until March or April though, it's properly winterized now and once I start it, it'll be un-winterized so I should just leave it alone and ride the BMW.
I don't honestly know why I like the CX so much, but I do. It's not as comfortable as the BMW so I will never ride it as a daily, but it sure is fun to use once in a while.
