Linda was up very early to try and beat the morning rush inbound to Detroit from the northwest. I took an Ibuprofen and went back to bed, finally getting up at 7 AM. 1-800-PACK-RAT was scheduled to pick up the 16 foot long storage container we have had in our driveway for the last two months and I wanted to be up and dressed when they arrived. I did not have any problems with my teeth overnight. They felt OK this morning but the upper right was still a bit sensitive to biting pressure. I had a nice soft banana for breakfast and decided to keep taking the Ibuprofen and Tylenol.
I put a load of laundry in the washer and then ran out to take care of errands. I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for coffee, Lowe’s for solar salt for the water softener, and then Teeko’s for coffee beans. Jeff still did not have the Sweet Dreams decaf blend even though he orders it every week. I got a pound of the Seattle Blend 50/50 regular/decaffeinated, and a pound of regular Brazilian Serra Negra to blend with the decaffeinated beans we already had at home.
Heather, from Root Canal Specialty Associates, called around 9 AM to check on me. I mentioned the sensitivity and she said that was normal and to keep taking the Ibuprofen/Tylenol through the weekend to counteract any inflammation and/or discomfort. She wanted to know if I thought the temporary filing was high and making contact before the other teeth. I wasn’t sure, but she said if it was to call them Monday morning and they would get me in to adjust my bite.
Since I was on the phone anyway I called Bratcher Electric to see about the quote/estimate for the generator service / fuel changeover and the service entrance feed from the transfer switch to the sub-panel to change it into a main panel. They have been very busy with repairing damage caused by the storms of the last few weeks. We did not suffer any damage beyond some dead branches breaking off from trees, but south of us folks were hit much harder. That kind of work always takes priority.
The day was overcast and dreary with morning temps in the mid-40’s and a high of 54, but that was OK; it was a perfect day for sitting at a desk and working on a computer, undistracted by either bad or gorgeous weather. I did, however, bring my computer upstairs and work at Linda’s desk. My office is very nice but it is in the basement and it is a bit of a cave. Sometimes I like that, and sometimes I don’t. I worked on our blog until early-midafternoon and finally uploaded posts from Aug 2 through Aug 20.
My only interruption was a visit from one of Roese Construction’s field supervisors who was checking on where the runs will go to connect the houses in our neighborhood to the natural gas main. After looking at our situation he agreed with me and Mel who had looked at this a few weeks ago, that staying to the east of the east entrance to our pull-through driveway made the most sense even through it required them to bore at an angle relative to the main line. That conversation confirmed that they will be horizontal boring the branch line rather than trenching it in. He did not give me a firm date, but it sounded like it could be as early as tomorrow (Saturday) and likely by Tuesday next week.
My computer battery was down to under 1 hour of charge remaining, so I took it downstairs and plugged it back in to its power supply. While I was down there I put another load of laundry in the washing machine. Back upstairs I made a PB&J sandwich for lunch, along with some green tea. I got back on the RVillage Mobile development site, played with a few more features, and provided some additional feedback to the development team. I then worked on this post using my new Logitech Bluetooth keyboard. The Wacom Bamboo stylus is nice, but the keyboard is the way to go when creating extended text.
Juniper, our female cat, was getting into something in the library so I went to investigate. She had cornered a yellow jacket and was trying to figure out what to do with it. I solved the problem for her by capturing it and putting it outside. I don’t think she was pleased with my solution, but not 20 minutes later she was at it again, and it was another yellow jacket. We have a nest in the soffit near the library that we need to get rid of, but we have not had a problem with them getting into the house until very recently. Hopefully that has not changed but I will have to investigate the situation. It may be that with the onset of cooler temperatures they are finding their way into the library through the recessed ceiling downlight cans. If so, there’s really no good way to seal those. Fortunately we can close of the house from the library with a kitchen door and a living room doorwall that includes a screen door.
It started raining very lightly around 4 PM, but never developed into anything. Linda got home from the bakery at 5:30 PM. The storage container had not been picked up yet so we called the 1-800 number and left a message with our callback number. I got a call around 6 PM from the local (Plymouth, MI) office verifying the pickup and address. The driver arrived around 7:20 PM and had the unit loaded by 7:30 PM. After he left we headed to dinner at LaMarsa where we had crushed lentil soup and split an order of Koshary and salad. Even splitting the dish we both ate too much, aided by the fresh-baked pocket bread and garlic spread. The food and service were both excellent, as always, and the garlic spread was “…the gift that keeps on giving.”
We got back from dinner a little before 9 PM, too late to start any in-depth computer work, but early enough for me to finish this post and for Linda to do some recipe research for Sunday’s brunch. It seems like only yesterday it was still light at 10 PM at night, but we are approaching the autumnal equinox, and there are noticeably fewer hours of daylight now.
