Sunny, 75-80°F. I noticed a sinkhole in the front yard where utility workers did the gas pipeline dig and refill. The soil probably got a bit more compacted after the rain and dry-off. I was about to go and get some mulch to fill the hole myself when utility workers came by with a load of dirt and did the job. Oh well. I still had one more errand ( Read more... )

Wednesday was sunny, turning to cloudy; 85-90°F. I didn't check the weather forecast and had no idea there was a 50% chance of thunderstorms. In retrospect, it was a good thing I didn't check. The forecast might've dissuaded me from going out and the rain didn't actually begin in earnest until after I returned home at night. I didn't leave home ( Read more... )

I was woken up this morning by utility workers. A few months ago, they dug up the sidewalk to put gas pipes in. Then they filled it up again. Today, they were back to run a new gas line to my back door. I opened both the gate and the makeshift fence so they could access the back. Then they went digging, knocking, pounding, and chopping (tree roots ( Read more... )

I was home this morning until the mid-afternoon, so I noticed that the UPS driver no longer asks for a signature when he delivers a package. He knocked on my front door and left immediately. When I opened the door, I didn't see anything on the doorstep so I was momentarily puzzled. Then I saw that he had hidden the package behind a bush. It's just ( Read more... )

Utility workers dug up the street to put in the new gas pipeline and then filled it up again. They were done by early afternoon but I wasn't planning on going out anyway so I did some yardwork ( Read more... )