The many tendrils of my work on the rehab house are bearing fruit. Yesterday I spent a marathon day out there painting. My intended goal was to put a coat of paint on the cabinet doors as I want to get these doors on the kitchen cabinets this weekend. I also wanted to get a second...
September 30, 2011
September 27, 2011
Cruising Fannie Mae Homes
Today I looked at three homes for suitability for purchase/rehab/resell. The first home was in a nice enough neighborhood. Already the assessed value had decreased by $30,000 over the last couple of years. The home was in terrible condition:
Masonite siding that was damaged/rotting
Missing...
September 25, 2011
Sunday's PSA: Bulb Wattage
Here's my public service announcement regarding bulb wattage. Some of you may wonder about the warnings regarding bulb wattage maximums on some of the light fixtures/lamps in your home. If...
September 24, 2011
Saturday "Stuff"
My camera arrived. It was just as described. I've never had any issues with buying on e-bay. Some years ago, I bought some jewelry on e-bay. I have several very nice pieces of...
September 20, 2011
Archived Product
My old Olympus Camedia C-5060 is relegated to the "Archived Product" category. No repairs can be made according to the Olympus service rep. Wahhh! In digital years, my camera is ancient,...
September 17, 2011
September 15, 2011
Unwelcome News
On returning home last evening, guardian of the gate a/k/a Daisey was favoring her right front leg. She is an active dog, logging many miles every day patrolling the homestead. She is rarely still, and if I could bottle her energy, I could be onto something.
Over the course of a few hours,...
September 15, 2011
House Rehab: Rot
This is what the road physically and emotionally looks like on this house rehab project. That being said, measurable progress is being made. This week, we had some heavy lifting done by proto...
September 8, 2011
Control
So much of the digital apps is centered on control and domination of our work styles. While I have a gmail account (and it is the only way that I can have an Android phone), I do very little of my regular "stuff" via that account. I also have to have it for Blogger. (But that is a different...
September 8, 2011
Blackberry to Android Incredible 2 Migration
At day 3, this migration from Blackberry to AI2 seems more like a technological/digital odyssey.
I'm 51, and I remember how to program DOS code without wiping out my hard drive. I was never facile, nor proficient, but I was in that "knows enough to be dangerous but not helpless" space. ...
September 7, 2011
Is my phone smarter than I am?
I would rather have needles stuck in my eyes as have to learn a new phone (or watch golf/tennis). Equipment wear/failure forced me to reconsider my Blackberry--and I do not personally own any Apple...
September 6, 2011
Freakishly Frustrating Day
Power goes out again last night around 2 a.m.
Generator re-deployed.
Generator runs out of gas (too soon).
I search for gas. This tank? Nope. It is dark and trashy (good thing I just splashed a wee bit in). I take off to pole shed to find other cans. Find one. ...
September 5, 2011
MacGyver Tips and Tricks for Paint
(From yesterday)....While our power was restored yesterday around 8 p.m. (I counted the days initially as 7 v. 8), the New Kent house project is still without power. The power gang has been working...
September 3, 2011
8 days; 8 hours
Power is back!
Extraordinary effort. GA, NC and KY were the crews that we talked to today. I made a point to roll down my window and say thank you. We had dinner at The Rose and Crown adjacent to the command center. As we were pulling into the parking lot (the wrong way) we...
September 2, 2011
Crunchy Towels and Hurricane Hair
Still no power.
I went on a foraging mission. First to get gas for the generator. Second to get some bread, beef and booze (said ashamedly).
At the Food Lion, it was immediately apparent who did and did not have power. Any of us who over rely on a hair dryer to look presentable (that...
