In the garden, and RAIN!!!! by SIGNYM

Janyey had a fall. *L*

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 1:15 PM

Also found myself somehow logged out. I don't remember doing anything.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 2:39 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
So, I've missed the news lately.

Did CA fall into the ocean?

Not yet!

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Are the earthquakes continuing?

Yes, but it's slowed down to about a tenth of what it was.

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It seems a bit weird. I've heard in the past that many small earthquakes help relieve the stress and strain of the faultlines. That these help reduce the likelihood of a large quake, instead of letting the pressure build so that a large quake is the only way to suddenly relieve the forces and tensions.

But now the argument is opposite?

In THIS particular instance, the quakes were far away from the San Andreas, both in surface distance and depth. They were EXTREMELY shallow, roughly 2-4km. In contrast, the last few major quakes (which were also not on the San Andreas) were:
1987 Whittier Narrows Magnitude 5.9 Depth 14km (8.7mi)
1994 Northridge Magnitude 6.7 Depth 18.20km (11.31mi )
1999 Hector Mine magnitude 7.1 Depth 20km (12 mi)

So in my opinion, that swarm is unrelated to the San Andreas.

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Are these 2 conflicting theories? Or does nobody know what they are talking about?

Well, these are my completely layman's ideas:

I think it depends where those quakes are and where you're looking for stress. Some fault areas constantly move, so stress never builds up in those places. OTOH if the fault is locked up on either side of that movement along the fault (upstream/ downstream of a freely sliding section), then the stress is offloaded where the movement is, but transferred to where it's locked up.

I think of an area where there are many faults braiding around like an ice pack. If they're locked together, nothing moves. But when one or two start bobbing around, all of the sudden there's room for the rest to move, too.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 4:01 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

I'm trying to learn a bunch of landscaping things all at the same time. One thing I found out is that field-grown plants are better than container-grown or bare-root. Their roots radiate out rather than circle around, and when they're cut out of the field with a large plug of dirt, those cut root tips are aimed to grown directly into the site dirt. For some reason, they also seem to be sturdier - maybe because they've been swaying in the breezes.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 8:50 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Family is making progress in fits and starts. We pounded nails out of an old bookshelf that we're going to keep, took the old furniture out of the back bedroom where we had been painting and put it into the den that we had just cleared. Dear daughter and I need to clean the paint spots off the floor, and the room will be ready for our furniture.

I need to measure the old metal bedframe and see if it fits dear daughter's mattress. If it does, and the box springs also fit, then her bed will be ready to set up once we paint her room. (She envisions a very complicated five-color scheme, in stripes no less. It'll be an interesting paint job!)

But in the middle of fixing dinner the kitchen sink stopped up completely. It wasn't in the P-trap or anywhere near the cleanout, but far down the pipe where somebody had kludged a part of the waste line that doubled back on itself, making snaking it out totally impossible. So the sink is still mostly stopped up, and we're looking at replacing about 12' of waste line to join up smoothly with the main waste line. We've known for years that there was something hinky about that connection, I've never used the disposal to actually dispose of anything, just to chop up the bits and pieces from dishwashing (and I scrape my dishes thoroughly before washing.) because it's a complete pain in the ass to snake. Apparently the pipe is corroded because it doesn't drain completely - not so much of an issue because waste lines aren't pressurized - but the corrosion has formed bosses and lumps that trap waste and grow muck, which is why it stopped up.

I've had similar issues.
My prior homeowners were apparently a lot of hispanics - I kept getting their mail, and/or finding their mail scattered around the place. They seemed to do a bunch of things which I am told are common screw-ups for them. They put in a false ceiling in the bathroom, but with no exhaust fan, so it just got insanely muggy.

Now I've been dealing with the kitchen sink drain. They used PVC pipes for the drain. Under the floor (ceiling of the basement), there is about a 20 foot section without support. When I got there, the part which came down from the kitchen was and elbow joint which was about 8 inches lower than the other end of the basement section, where it needs to drain to. To fix that, I had pushed the pipe up through the floor, which made the works under the kitchen sink unlevel, so that the top of that pipe was almost the same height as the drain of the sinks. With the J-pipe in between the drains and that pipe, it made for slow draining. The way it was set up, I just conjured they had set it up right at one point, but some support had just failed or fell. But no, they never had set it up right at all. And I found that the 20 foot section, when it got a bunch of water in it, would just sag from the weight, like about another 6 inches - I have no idea how it ever emptied, other than maybe evaporation or suction from flow.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 11:31 PM

Just got a message from my brother's wife on FB. He was hit by a car and is in a local hospital.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:02 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Best wishes for your brother's speed recovery, Brenda.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:41 AM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Just got a message from my brother's wife on FB. He was hit by a car and is in a local hospital.

Well, I sure hope it's not too serious! We don't heal as well as we used to, so I sure hope he gets better soon.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 1:52 AM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

We've decided to have all of the old iron waste pipes replaced with ABS. I took pictures of some of the old pipes after they were removed from under the house (Nobody here has a basement. It's either slab or crawl space. We at least have a crawl space.) I'd say most of the 3" lines were significantly blocked by corrosion; one was almost corroded shut. The main drain was OK, my guess is that the corrosion reduced the diameter about 20% but there was still a lot of drainage left over.

The more we fix up the house, the more we discover whacky thingsabout it. Like, the pipe that started this odyssey - kitchen drain - is actually unreachable: The plumbers found TWO footings under that end of the house about 2' apart, and the pipe is betweem the two.

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"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 2:10 AM

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Best wishes for your brother's speed recovery, Brenda.

Thanks Kiki. She said she was going to call the hospital to check on him at 9pm, my time. So, I will check back on Facebook and see if she's left me another message.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 2:11 AM

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Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Just got a message from my brother's wife on FB. He was hit by a car and is in a local hospital.

Well, I sure hope it's not too serious! We don't heal as well as we used to, so I sure hope he gets better soon.

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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

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She didn't give me any details. I know we don't but he is 3years younger than me.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 5:10 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

I was wondering how things were going. I think you'll be much happier when the bad drain line is replaced with something better! You'll know for a fact that it'll be OK for a long time.

FWIW, in my place, many of the major, multi-thousands of dollars worth of problems are obvious! And then, there's the many things I haven't looked into yet ... like my main line. So I hope you're reassured enough - it's not just you. Many people are in the same boat!

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
We've decided to have all of the old iron waste pipes replaced with ABS. I took pictures of some of the old pipes after they were removed from under the house (Nobody here has a basement. It's either slab or crawl space. We at least have a crawl space.) I'd say most of the 3" lines were significantly blocked by corrosion; one was almost corroded shut. The main drain was OK, my guess is that the corrosion reduced the diameter about 20% but there was still a lot of drainage left over.

The more we fix up the house, the more we discover whacky thingsabout it. Like, the pipe that started this odyssey - kitchen drain - is actually unreachable: The plumbers found TWO footings under that end of the house about 2' apart, and the pipe is betweem the two.

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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:05 PM

Rained last night. We need the rain up here as there are fires burning up the Sunshine coast again. Little town called Pender Harbour is on evac. They've got one right on their doorstep.

There were also listed multiple thunder storms for yesterday across the province. Bad news as some lighting was predicted as well.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:30 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

I've been keeping track of Canada's drought status through the North American Drought Monitor. I really hope the west coast and your mid-west get some rain soon.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:31 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Well shoot. I was hoping after all the rain and cool cloudy weather it wouldn't happen till much later. But the Argentinian ants ... they're baaaaaaaaaaaaaack. So Jack - I got those Amdro granules because you've had such luck with them. I hope they work well for me, too!

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:10 PM

Well, my brother has a concussion from being hit. They are doing an assessment as this will involve ICBC(car insurance) up here in BC. Negligent driver. My brother was in a crosswalk.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019 11:29 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Holy crap!

I hope all news after this is good!

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Friday, June 28, 2019 2:14 AM

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Holy crap!

I hope all news after this is good!

Just have to wait and see. His friend that I spoke to said that he is lucid but doesn't remember the accident. Normal for a head trauma. He's had a CT scan and been x-rayed. No broken bones. He was bleeding from one of his ears. He was hit on the left side.

There were lots of witnesses so hopefully the cops will get the guy. His friend has helped people in this situation before and so he is going to help my brother with whatever he needs doing. Figures he will be in hospital for a couple of days at least.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 3:00 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

I think things are in about as good a position as they can be.

I'd be grateful if you kept us updated.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 1:02 PM

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I think things are in about as good a position as they can be.

I'd be grateful if you kept us updated.

I do too.

I'll try too.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 1:04 PM

Looks like more rain heading either my way or at least for my province. Still thunder and lighting storms up the Interior and across the middle of the province.

Rain good but lighting bad when things have been dry again.

Sunshine coast really needs the rain.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 4:20 PM

Found my grandmother's cookbooks when I really opened up my trunk.

To show old these are. There are no oven times on anything. The recipes just tell you what to do. Some of them have measurements on them but that is all.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 4:27 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Found my grandmother's cookbooks when I really opened up my trunk. To show old these are. There are no oven times on anything. The recipes just tell you what to do. Some of them have measurements on them but that is all.

I have asked my mom about recipes, my Evil Brother has her warehoused. She has explained to me that she NEVER cooked without a recipe, which I find hard to reconcile with prior recipes I'e gotten from her. She might be just frustrated, because my Evil Brother will not allow her access to any of her things, including her Cookbooks.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 6:04 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Found my grandmother's cookbooks when I really opened up my trunk. To show old these are. There are no oven times on anything. The recipes just tell you what to do. Some of them have measurements on them but that is all.
I have asked my mom about recipes, my Evil Brother has her warehoused. She has explained to me that she NEVER cooked without a recipe, which I find hard to reconcile with prior recipes I'e gotten from her. She might be just frustrated, because my Evil Brother will not allow her access to any of her things, including her Cookbooks.

JSF, she probably is frustrated.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 6:06 PM

Message from my brother on FB just now.

He will be in hospital for a while. He didn't say how long but I would think at least a week. His typing has never been the best. His wife left him a tablet to use anyways.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 8:09 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Thanks so much for the update, Brenda.

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Friday, June 28, 2019 10:14 PM

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Thanks so much for the update, Brenda.

Welcome Kiki and he left another couple of messages on FB just this evening. He has confirmed that he will be in a week and my boss and her husband who know him have been in to see him.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 4:05 AM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

Well, the plumbing emergency and all of the additional work is done. Damn, those guys work hard!

Meanwhile, I'm still coughing and wheezing and feeling tired. I went to see my doctor for a pre-surgical physical (sinus surgery again) but she can't clear me for surgery because of pleural "rubbing" sounds (pleurisy) and very "bronchial" sounds (possible bronchitis)

So I came home with a fistful of meds (azithromycin, prednisolone, something else...) and instructions to go back in a week and see if they did any good.

Sigh.
Cough!

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 1:25 PM

Out and about in a bit. Things to do.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 10:03 PM

Found some more books today when I emptied 2 bins. Also emptied a couple of boxes. 1 box I could only rescue three or 4 items out of. The rest were broken.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 10:05 PM

Twister spotted around Okanogan Falls.

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Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:32 AM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

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Found some more books today when I emptied 2 bins. Also emptied a couple of boxes. 1 box I could only rescue three or 4 items out of. The rest were broken.

Hi BRENDA, thanks for the update about your brother. While I'm sorry that he has to be in hospital for about a week, I'm very happy to hear that he's responding. Things could have been so much worse!

Oh, too bad about the broken items! I sure hope they weren't super-important to you!

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"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

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Sunday, June 30, 2019 12:39 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Found some more books today when I emptied 2 bins. Also emptied a couple of boxes. 1 box I could only rescue three or 4 items out of. The rest were broken.

Hi BRENDA, thanks for the update about your brother. While I'm sorry that he has to be in hospital for about a week, I'm very happy to hear that he's responding. Things could have been so much worse!

Oh, too bad about the broken items! I sure hope they weren't super-important to you!

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Hi SIG,

No problem about the updates. Yes, it could have been much worse.

The broken items were 2 small Chinese bowls both different and a tea cup along with a baking dish. I didn't realize that I had them. I was looking for something else when I decided to open these bins and boxes.

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Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:07 PM

Brother left new FB post. He is working on getting his mobility back.

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Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:43 PM

Cops caught the guy that hit my brother and he is cooperating fully with them.

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Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:12 PM

Gotta think of something for Canada Day. First year I am drawing a blank. Yikes!

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Monday, July 1, 2019 8:50 PM

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Last week was the longest day of the year. Most years, by that time I have used A/C estensively, in home and car.
This year, I had not used A/C by that day. Right after that day, we got rain, humidity, and heat.
But quite unusual for us to not have any heat before that day.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 9:00 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Meanwhile, Europe, Alaska, and Australia are in, or have had, record breaking heat waves.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 9:57 PM

Could be a spotty summer for where I am. Unless we have a heat wave in August. Suppose to rain tomorrow morning.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 9:58 PM

I now have a front closet that is suitable for coats and shoes when peoples come visiting.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 11:04 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

And after a two week heat wave Guadalajara was buried under two meters... METERS ... six feet, of hail.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 11:42 PM

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And after a two week heat wave Guadalajara was buried under two meters... METERS ... six feet, of hail.

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If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND

America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .

Saw that on my 6 o'clock news this evening.

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Monday, July 1, 2019 11:43 PM

My brother said he experienced a set back today. Guess his mobility was down. He didn't specify.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 8:02 AM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Oh dear. I'm sorry to hear that.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:12 PM

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Oh dear. I'm sorry to hear that.

Going to happen. He must have tried to do too much and his body said, "No way".

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:54 PM

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

That's true. I've seen it many times in my own family and I should have remembered. There are good days and not as good days.

I do wish him all luck though.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 5:49 PM

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That's true. I've seen it many times in my own family and I should have remembered. There are good days and not as good days.

I do wish him all luck though.

Thanks Kiki.

Yeah, I am an expert on doing too much and paying for it later.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 5:50 PM

Found two more pictures to hang that I did and blew out my left shoulder. Bunch of things to donate donate and 2 pieces of dead electronics. Books too that are ready for me to reorganize a book shelf.

ETA Am now sitting down with a chocolate croissant for a well deserved rest.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 6:27 PM