Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet
Well, I hopefully have a happy ending to the ‘Moron’ post below. The freight company folks in NC and NY were talking through this problem and reached the conclusion that they didn’t have any suitable trucks in their fleet to pick these tanks up; even their swing doors were too short. So, the dispatcher started [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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First, I’ve been extremely happy (and a bit surprised) by how friendly and cooperative everyone has been in this tank shipping saga. Without exception. And particularly since they’re dealing with me, a complete novice in the world of transcontinental shipping. But in the last 24 hours it’s become apparent that there’s at least one dull [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Anxious to get started, but my day job and parts in transit are holding me back. So, I’ll just write an update while thoughts are still fresh.
Talked to the trucking company today, reassuring myself that they are going to NY to get the three 2500 gallon tanks today, but have no official confirmation of that [...]
Posted on November 29th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Here we go. Started the morning meeting with the local company that I’ve asked for an estimate on the backhoe work needed before I set the tanks. Since the whole thing has a vertical component that is critical, I can’t set the tanks until I know exactly how much vertical space I need between the [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Not much time to post lately, getting ready for Thanksgiving. Yesterday and today were spent checking things off the to-do list. Clearing out flowerbeds, cleaning out the two sheds – yesterday was spent making the outside look presentable. Today was vacuuming, washing inside windows, sweeping the porch – preparing for tomorrow, when rain is expected [...]
Posted on November 21st, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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This is a follow-up to an earlier post: ‘Why We Have a Water Problem’, written months after the fact (as time permits) while this project slowly rolls out. So, early this summer, in the early stages of our worst drought on record, our already standard water rationing is looking less and less like a longterm [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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I stayed up too late last night, watching a ‘taped’ version of the Democratic Presidential debate from Nevada. Although I’m a political junkie of the first order, my attention over the past year has rarely focused on the 11/08 contest. I’m much too concerned about the day-to-day disasters happening in 11/07, whether they be in [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2007 by admin
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If you’re not familiar with podcasts (basically digital audio files of people talking…) they span the spectrum: news, discussion, analysis, speeches, conferences, etc. Podcast directories like iTunes allow you to search in various ways (names, categories, etc.) for podcasts that you’d like to subscribe to. Then with iTunes installed on your desktop, you just click [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Well, today we’re supposed to drop into the forties and bottom out at 26 tomorrow night. On the other hand, the low for the following Friday is predicted to be 48……Anyway, this morning the front started coming in with gusts and the yellow maple leaves were coming down in sheets. Light to moderate rain and [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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Out in a short-sleeved shirt…mid seventies in mid November. Supposed to drop briefly but back in the mid-sixties all next week. Still waiting to hear from the water tank manufacturer. When they call, we send the freight truck to pick them up. I need to be arranging my ‘fleet’ of full-size pickup trucks and drivers [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2007 by jack-of-all-thumbs
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