Good Morning All. Clear and 75° in the neighborhood. No change in our forecast except maybe some clouds off and on which will keep the high temperatures just in the mid-90's. I'd love to have some of Tom O's rain, even if it means more mowing.
Yesterday's cardiologist visit was good I guess. He reaffirmed that the stress test, EKG, echo and all of the blood work showed nothing wrong. However he is still unable to say what caused the Atrial flutter to begin with. He suggested that it might have been a combination of high BP, dehydration and being overweight. So nothing that I shouldn't be able to control with more medications and some self control. Actually losing some more weight would help with the high BP anyway. While they weren't as low in his office as at home, my BP has been in the normal range ~125/75, but my pulse since being released and on some different medications has been in the 50's. He said not to worry about that until it got into the 40's.
Spent a lot of time after getting home doing gardening related stuff. Picked a few more pounds of Green Beans, half of the 40' row; picked Tomatoes, and trimmed off Onion tops and roots from the Onions that have been curing. Did some more mowing with the new push mower, getting caught up with where I got behind after the old one died. Spent some time unsuccessfully searching for some more wide-mouth pint canning jars for the Green Beans. Many have still got Tomato sauce and Salsa in them from past years. I'll have to use the narrow-mouth ones for the next batch. I have lots of them, including a half dozen that I rescued from the demolished barn yesterday. I know that I have more, but just cannot locate them right now.
Today starts with the dishwasher again, this time it's half full of canning jars being washed (again) for use today and tomorrow. Still have to pick the other half of the Green Bean row and potentially irrigate if the wind is right. And of course, snapping and canning those Green Beans.
No time spent in the train shed yesterday, except to re-stock the beer fridge and remove the days allocation. I miss my townspeople, but the doctor and garden take precedence right now.
Patrick - As you probably already know, those small Okra pods will be large ones almost overnight. My Peppers have been a disaster this year. Jalapenos are the only ones doing well.
Mike - I did roofs for a short period of time in the summer of 1971, in between college semesters. I worked the tar cooker on the ground when that crew was needed, otherwise I ferried shingles up a ladder. I decided that I would get a different job the next summer.
Tom O - That visual regarding the NWS however factitious, is the very reason that they needed some workforce trimming.
Dave in Penn Valley - I listened to Bob Wills just as loudly as I did R&R.
Since they have been in the news lately, I read up on B-2 bombers. Amazing pieces of work. They have a bathroom and sleeping quarters on them too. Nighttime refueling in mid-air takes some well-trained airmen.
Everyone have a terrific Tuesday. I'm looking forward to some stock market gains again today.
It lasted 7.5 years. Not bad for a $100 lawn mower. I'm guessing, I don't remember the original price.
It will be here Thursday.
