Yesterday, we started unloading the Pres-to-Logs from the utility trailer. Although Lisa can't use her left arm due to the rotator cuff injury, she did move logs from the pallet to where I could more easily reach them and put them into a wheelbarrow. I then moved them about 24 at a time to the wood box, where I moved them into the wood box. Lisa ( Read more... )

On Monday of this week, I went to Big R and paid for a pallet (390 logs) of Pres-to-Logs. As usual, I had give them the SKU and deal with the people who thought we wanted a pack of six logs or a ton of wood pellets, but eventually we got that sorted out. I committed to getting the pallet by Friday. Of course, with Lisa's injury, she only can use ( Read more... )

Because my flight home was not until 12:30, I was able to have a fairly leisurely breakfast with Ruth Sachter and John Lorentz, with Jannie Shea and Terry Fong at the next table. Actually, it was a bit too leisurely, as I realized that it was 9:30 AM and I hadn't packed yet, so I trotted back to my room and packed. It was a little more rushed than ( Read more... )

This afternoon, we took the recycling to Reno. We really couldn't put it off much longer, because there wasn't any more room in the minivan. (To recap: the county in which I live does not offer much recycling, and certainly not curbside pickup. The nearest comprehensive recycling center is in Reno.) Because the recycling drop-off center closes at 3 ( Read more... )

Yesterday, after getting propane from Hanneman Service, we worked on swapping the repaired tire back into place on the Astro. We also discovered that the spare tire was very low on air. The tire says it should be 44 psi, but it registered less than 20 when we tested it. Hanneman Service used to have an air station, but too many people were leaving ( Read more... )

Today's plan was to drive to Roseville, where I could get lab test draws done for my annual medical checkup that will be in a couple of weeks. Sutter Health has no labs in Reno, so Roseville is the nearest lab to which I can get on a Saturday, but the lab does close at Noon. We figured that would not be a problem, though, as we planned to leave at ( Read more... )

After the Westercon 76 closing ceremony, we said our goodbyes and set off homeward bound.

( Across the Desert )

We did pretty good getting packed and on the road than I expected, buttoning up the house and leaving around 2 PM. We had one local stop in Fernley, then Lisa took the wheel and we set out east on I-80. Here was the general route without our slight diversions here and there.

We zipped across the Forty Mile Desert in air-conditioned comfort. The ( Read more... )

This afternoon after work, Lisa and I went to Fallon mainly to shop at their larger Big R. We weren't able to find everything we wanted, but we did get a new swamp cooler pump and some other items for which Lisa was looking. The pump is not expensive: $35 plus tax ( Read more... )

This is a continuation about which I hinted in my post yesterday about bringing the Astro home. Our luck ran out on the Rolling Stone. As I mentioned yesterday, we started the RV in Fernley and did not turn it off, as the problem had appeared to be just getting the vehicle started in the first place. Until yesterday, once the RV started, it would ( Read more... )