That's what the shop says regarding my 2002 Prius. Well, mostly dead ( Read more... )

A quiet start to 2017 - a little organizing here and there, followed by a bonfire to consume some obsolete wooden project pieces (old doors, flooring scraps, etc). My garage is now ever so slightly more empty.

The ice fishermen were busy tonight as the weather was about perfect - 28F and no wind. The glow from their camps was clearly visible.

The lake is now clear of ice. This is much earlier than normal. Couple that with a freeze-over date of Jan 2nd, and it's one of the shortest lake ice periods I've seen ( Read more... )

I took advantage of the somewhat warmer weather to take down the exterior lights. An odd thing; I never turned off the lights on my blue tree. I didn't think much of it when it winked out a while ago as often the wind can work loose a plug. Eh, it was after the new year, so I was less than concerned when the lights went out as it saved me a ( Read more... )

For the past few days, my connectivity became very slow ( Read more... )

Last night we had our first snow flurries. Heavy snow pellets for three minutes, but nothing that stuck. This was the day after I picked up the newly mounted snow tires for the Prius (the regular tires remain on the Prii, but I'm ready ( Read more... )

They solved the problem with the foundation hole flooding, and work has resumed. There is a much larger trash pump up top, and a much larger sump pump down below ( Read more... )

It could be worse. It could be raining.

The 4+ inches overwhelmed the pumps and work has stopped. The water is higher in the hole than in the lake - no surprise since the work is at the inlet of the lake.

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Lots of extrovert construction in front of my house as the road widening prep work kicks into high gear. Actual paving will occur next year. With the utility work, it's a rainbow of marker flags and paint. Power, gas, telco, water, and sewer all have to move.
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Yes, yes, everyone has felt, seen, and heard about the slightly chilly weather. It is with some interest that I note as of Nov 18th, our lake has frozen over ( Read more... )