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Thursday afternoon. HOORRAAY I have propane!!!!!! Guys came this afternoon and put in a tank, ran the new line for the kitchen stove, and a new line to the fireplace heater in the LR. It is lit and ready to go. The weather has warmed up so much that the heater isn't even on, on low..... I had to turn it up a bit to get it to light..... but it is working. Cannot believe it... finally. So hopefully we will be able to get the kitchen stove in here soon.... I think that then I will feel like I am getting "moved in" .. to be able to cook and all.
I went to bed about 9 last night, slept til nearly 7. I was tired, and hurting from testing. Of course PT doesn't make me feel great, but that's life. I do feel a little better this afternoon even though sore.
Truck battery had to be put on the full charge this morning before I went to PT. Didn't take the trickle charge overnight. But it was good to start after I got home from PT. So, I will take the charger with me and take the truck down the hill to try to load some stuff to bring up tomorrow. We aren't supposed to get any rain or weather until later Friday. I will have to replace the battery though. But maybe it will do okay for a bit. DS said he has one that he thinks will work good. The bigger diesel trucks have 2 batteries and he said the one truck has one battery that he thinks is bad, so he is going to replace both and I can have the good one for the truck. If not, then I will just get a new one. But he said he would replace both in the diesel, so it starts without putting too much stress on one. The truck can start on one but it puts more strain on it and can wear out the starter by cranking longer and harder instead of quickly starting. He said if that's the case, then I may as well get the good out of the battery that is still working right. Whatever works. He said otherwise he would keep it and it won't help it to just sit.... and if he has to have it for something else, then I can just get a new one. But batteries will "go down" if allowed to just sit and never used. Hopefully will get it switched in a few days. I will keep the charger with me just in case when I am at the other house. Plus I always keep jumper cables in every vehicle.....
I went and ran the car through the car wash today since the roads are dry, to clean off the salt and stuff from the last few days and would rather not drive it on the roads if we get rain/sleet/wintry mix tomorrow and get it all dirty again. But if I have to I will.
Plus the truck gets better mileage.... Gas went UP AGAIN.... 2.45 - 2.49 gal now. And diesel is up to 3.25 on road here. Totally ridiculous.... and it is going to get worse. Car is getting 20-21 mpg and the truck regularly gets 25-27.....
It has been sunny and very nice today. In the upper 50's which feels like a heat wave. But just nice. Clouds coming in tomorrow again, then the ???? tomorrow night and changing to rain for the weekend. Next week is looking to be a little cooler but no precip that I can see. That will help with moving more stuff.
So, I am going in to do some stuff in the kitchen while the sun is coming in the windows and feeling cheerful in there. Got all the pots and pans from the other house that are in boxes to wash and then put away. Need to clean up the floors a little from all the in and out; then take the vacuum down the hill. Might be a good few days to do some cleaning in the other house. I would like to maybe get DS to help me load the corner computer cabinet/hutch so I can get it set up in the LR and some things organized there.
I went to bed about 9 last night, slept til nearly 7. I was tired, and hurting from testing. Of course PT doesn't make me feel great, but that's life. I do feel a little better this afternoon even though sore.
Truck battery had to be put on the full charge this morning before I went to PT. Didn't take the trickle charge overnight. But it was good to start after I got home from PT. So, I will take the charger with me and take the truck down the hill to try to load some stuff to bring up tomorrow. We aren't supposed to get any rain or weather until later Friday. I will have to replace the battery though. But maybe it will do okay for a bit. DS said he has one that he thinks will work good. The bigger diesel trucks have 2 batteries and he said the one truck has one battery that he thinks is bad, so he is going to replace both and I can have the good one for the truck. If not, then I will just get a new one. But he said he would replace both in the diesel, so it starts without putting too much stress on one. The truck can start on one but it puts more strain on it and can wear out the starter by cranking longer and harder instead of quickly starting. He said if that's the case, then I may as well get the good out of the battery that is still working right. Whatever works. He said otherwise he would keep it and it won't help it to just sit.... and if he has to have it for something else, then I can just get a new one. But batteries will "go down" if allowed to just sit and never used. Hopefully will get it switched in a few days. I will keep the charger with me just in case when I am at the other house. Plus I always keep jumper cables in every vehicle.....
I went and ran the car through the car wash today since the roads are dry, to clean off the salt and stuff from the last few days and would rather not drive it on the roads if we get rain/sleet/wintry mix tomorrow and get it all dirty again. But if I have to I will.
Plus the truck gets better mileage.... Gas went UP AGAIN.... 2.45 - 2.49 gal now. And diesel is up to 3.25 on road here. Totally ridiculous.... and it is going to get worse. Car is getting 20-21 mpg and the truck regularly gets 25-27.....
It has been sunny and very nice today. In the upper 50's which feels like a heat wave. But just nice. Clouds coming in tomorrow again, then the ???? tomorrow night and changing to rain for the weekend. Next week is looking to be a little cooler but no precip that I can see. That will help with moving more stuff.
So, I am going in to do some stuff in the kitchen while the sun is coming in the windows and feeling cheerful in there. Got all the pots and pans from the other house that are in boxes to wash and then put away. Need to clean up the floors a little from all the in and out; then take the vacuum down the hill. Might be a good few days to do some cleaning in the other house. I would like to maybe get DS to help me load the corner computer cabinet/hutch so I can get it set up in the LR and some things organized there.