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Phone rang at 8, Fast Response saw I had called. I told them the replacement thermostat was here, asked when Shelly could come out. They made an appointment for 2-5 pm window.
Wor won ton soup for lunch, it was okay but few won tons and the chicken and pork pieces were too big. Sloppy. Tasted great though.
Noon-ish, Fast Response called again, would it be okay if Shelly arrived in an hour? Sure.
She did, at the back door this time (garbage bins were in the way of her parking by the front, I guess).
She removed the old thermostat, had the new one in place in less than an hour. It worked fine. So I guess the first one really was defective. But I still have a tiny bit of doubt since she didn't try to re-install it after they fixed the problem which prevented the old one from working when it was put back in place. But who cares, since I have a working unit and it didn't cost anything extra.
I set up the wi-fi connection, installed the Honeywell app on my phone, registered the unit, added it to Smart Things Hub and then Alexa and Google Home so it responds to a small set of voice commands. I also set it up to always be at 80° for cooling and I think 68 for heating. It will choose those automagically. Hoping this also reduces my electric and gas bills.
Delivered to the porch was 7lbs of Purina One kibble. Heidi scarfs that stuff up more than Spook does, but Spook gets treats as if they were kibble. Both of them are using the new water fountains.
I need to get around to selling the Pixel one, and the pixel phones, come to think of it.
Took my tablet into Heidi's room and read a couple of chapters in the Kindle app. She jumped on my lap for a couple of seconds, but when Spook arrived she jumped onto the tree but she didn't make rude noises much.
Watched the Chiefs-Ravens game while finishing off the honey walnut prawns. Ravens' QB tried to do it all and they got their butts kicked. Paused it at the 4th quarter to join the BASFA Zoom meeting, which was relatively short.
Streamed for an hour, 3 chatters. Kept going off on tangents.
Resumed the ball game. Watched the 2nd 90 Day Tell-all, it was a mess. Whoever was arranging the windows on the screen did not know what she was doing. Very difficult to follow. And the MC Shaun was abysmal. Or maybe it was the writers. I think there's one more session to go.
Brought in the bins and drove to the mailboxes. Delivered at the mailbox was a set of 3 reading glasses good for the computer, so I was able to throw away the scuffed one. Also in the mailbox was the Samsung wireless charging stand, it uses a C connector, so I was able to install one of my long cables. But it did not like the older USB power block, just the one which came with it.
Heidi yelled to be let out, and she went almost straight into the bathroom, her far safe corner. It's not a place I want her in, so I picked her up and held her, eventually putting her on the bed and pet her while Spook stared at her from the door jamb. Heidi calmed down a lot with me petting her, Spook eventually crawled under the bed. After I set up the phone charger I left them - Heidi was in the corner by the night stand after mountain goating it across the night stand and down to the floor.
Plans for tomorrow:
Maybe find a BofA to get some cash & $5 bills for tips. $2 bills would be good too.
Maybe cut my hair
The final tell-all
The final (?) Below Deck Med
Sep. 29th, 2020
Breakfast at about 10, Chow mein for lunch but not much of it. Spook kept wanting to be brushed but wouldn't come up on my lap or the foot rest.
Spook spent a lot of time on the fleece blanket just inside the door of Heidi's room, while Heidi was on her tree.
But about three times I was surprised to find Heidi in the corner of the bathroom. When I come in she positions herself to be petted, and lately she gets way up on her hind legs and scratches at the closet door - to be let in I suppose. There's a lot of TP and paper towels in there so no. When I flush the toilet she zips out to the corner of the bedroom where the electrical octopus is. Not a good safe spot, but she backs away when I go to pick her up. I eventually win, and she's okay being on the bed until Spook shows up.
Lots of BS about taxes and debates on so-called media. One bozo spent hours typing out all the questions the court nominee should be asked about whether she thinks white house staff violated the Hatch Act, but of course nominees do not talk about hypotheticals and their job is not to speculate on who may have broken the law. That's the DA's job. Amy is highly qualified, she will breeze through the nomination process. There is no way to predict what she will do on the court - it's a lifetime position, once on the court judges often change their positions because they are no longer beholden to politicians or the electorate.
On Tivo we had three views of the same 90 Day Fiance episodes. B90 talkback, Tell-all and pillow talk. I've set up recordings for all the upcoming variations.
Below Deck Med was medical again - on of the guests was treated for jellyfish stings on her arm. The episode was followed by Andy talking to the captain and boson. Boson is super cute, and is now single. He BF cheated on her while he was on a different boat. Sandy made up some BS about only the chef being certified to handle food, but I bet (a) he isn't for Malta and (b) stewardesses probably have food service experience.
Just from boredom there are Match Game and Hot Bench episodes for later.
More fires in Wine Country. Sheesh. There are no hurricanes so the weather channel is mentioning the fires. But their coverage is minimal. East coast mentality.
No deliveries, nothing on USPS for now.
Took a nap fort an hour 5 pm or so.
The thermostat is working like a champ, but it thinks the house is warmer than the old one did. And it has cooled off outside - barely 100° peak, 70's overnight lows.
Half of the beef chow fun for dinner. They used Pot Thai noodles instead of wide chow fun noodles. China a go go is so fired.
Streamed for an hour, three chatters.
Vegas Penguin is full time long distance trucking in the central time zone. He streams for 9 hours or more, but chat participation has fallen way off. Roadside assistance is much more watchable.
I signed into snapchat and added a couple of strippers to my friends' list. That was after I saw a lot of OK Cupid email in my spam folder, and re-instated that service.
Plans for tomorrow:
Quality time with the cats
Whatever dregs are on Tivo
Send some messages on OKCupid - free accounts can't see "likes". Liked several local women. Passed up any Christians, Catholics, smokers and trumpers.
Spook spent a lot of time on the fleece blanket just inside the door of Heidi's room, while Heidi was on her tree.
But about three times I was surprised to find Heidi in the corner of the bathroom. When I come in she positions herself to be petted, and lately she gets way up on her hind legs and scratches at the closet door - to be let in I suppose. There's a lot of TP and paper towels in there so no. When I flush the toilet she zips out to the corner of the bedroom where the electrical octopus is. Not a good safe spot, but she backs away when I go to pick her up. I eventually win, and she's okay being on the bed until Spook shows up.
Lots of BS about taxes and debates on so-called media. One bozo spent hours typing out all the questions the court nominee should be asked about whether she thinks white house staff violated the Hatch Act, but of course nominees do not talk about hypotheticals and their job is not to speculate on who may have broken the law. That's the DA's job. Amy is highly qualified, she will breeze through the nomination process. There is no way to predict what she will do on the court - it's a lifetime position, once on the court judges often change their positions because they are no longer beholden to politicians or the electorate.
On Tivo we had three views of the same 90 Day Fiance episodes. B90 talkback, Tell-all and pillow talk. I've set up recordings for all the upcoming variations.
Below Deck Med was medical again - on of the guests was treated for jellyfish stings on her arm. The episode was followed by Andy talking to the captain and boson. Boson is super cute, and is now single. He BF cheated on her while he was on a different boat. Sandy made up some BS about only the chef being certified to handle food, but I bet (a) he isn't for Malta and (b) stewardesses probably have food service experience.
Just from boredom there are Match Game and Hot Bench episodes for later.
More fires in Wine Country. Sheesh. There are no hurricanes so the weather channel is mentioning the fires. But their coverage is minimal. East coast mentality.
No deliveries, nothing on USPS for now.
Took a nap fort an hour 5 pm or so.
The thermostat is working like a champ, but it thinks the house is warmer than the old one did. And it has cooled off outside - barely 100° peak, 70's overnight lows.
Half of the beef chow fun for dinner. They used Pot Thai noodles instead of wide chow fun noodles. China a go go is so fired.
Streamed for an hour, three chatters.
Vegas Penguin is full time long distance trucking in the central time zone. He streams for 9 hours or more, but chat participation has fallen way off. Roadside assistance is much more watchable.
I signed into snapchat and added a couple of strippers to my friends' list. That was after I saw a lot of OK Cupid email in my spam folder, and re-instated that service.
Plans for tomorrow:
Quality time with the cats
Whatever dregs are on Tivo
Send some messages on OKCupid - free accounts can't see "likes". Liked several local women. Passed up any Christians, Catholics, smokers and trumpers.
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