Well, howdy there internet people, and those wishing Swal safe travels on his upcoming trip to North Carolina. I hear there's a pretty girl over that way.
It's Troy again.
Just made a trip to the grocery (Meijer) and the Big Box hardware (Menards). Figured 38 F-degrees in the drizzle now, was better than below freezing in the winter mix later day and tomorrow. Canada seems to want to share their weather with us.
Yesterday was furnace clean and check up day. I pay for the service pack - twice a year inspection, clean and fix minor stuff for parts only. Figured that way I
might get warning that something is going wrong. Not sure why, though, but the company has been bouncing the dates back into the year farther and farther. I started with an April and Oct check ups. Current schedule is July and Jan??????
the dispatcher roll the summer one back to May. Warm enough to get the AC going, early enough to spot problems. We'll do the same to the winter one, when she calls to schedule the "spring" tune up.
Anyway, I stopped at Mendards to get a fresh water pad for the Aprilaire humidifier on the furnace. I get the "fluffy" ones that hold more water, but they don't last a full season. It was good that the tech was out and checked it. We had the pink slime starting on it. So a fresh one was on my to-do list.
Also picked up some Alex caulk (white, unfortunately, they don't stock the grey or brown any longer). Figured if I was going to be stuck inside due to Canadian weather the next few days, I might as well be prepared to start laying track. Oh, and I picked up two thin trim pieces that I can stick the LED strip lights to, and mount under the upper deck. What I did with the 4" puck lights is too bright for that side. I will move the pucks into the drop ceiling for over the upper deck.
At the grocery, Milk was 1.89 for half-a-gallon, Store brand bread was !.99 for half-a-loaf, and ground beef was $6.50 a pound for 85/15. Gas around the shopping area in NE Indiana was 3.19/gal.
that's about it for now. Further updates as the situation changes.
