Thursday, August 05, 2004
Keeping on keeping on
Another week. Five resumes went out and a reminder letter to one district. I haven't received any calls since the Boonton HS interviews.
I also called the Division of Pensions to see what's holding up my pension checks. I got that straightened out, I hope.
The house has taken the rest of my time. I got some high strength mortar mix and plastered the wall where the steps go out under the porch. Water was pouring out of a hole in that wall. I also put tar on the foundation where I thought the water may be getting in.
One night I couldn't sleep and searched on the Internet in the computer room for a while. I heard mouse noises in the wall, so the next day I put out the mouse poison in the traps near the steps. No more sounds.
I finished up in the front basement. It's still damp, but the moisture is now not going upstairs. Still, I have some pipes to insulate, but I can do that later. I am tired at the end of the day, but I have trimmed an inch off my waist and toned up my flabby muscles.
Next door they are creating a house on the back of Steve and Susan Anderson's little place. It is two story, with a basement, a walk-in attic and a two story deck outside. There are all kinds of little gables on the outside.
A project that I was particularly proud of was reversing the polarity of a solar charger for the car. It now works correctly. Before, I discharged my battery. It's so cool to get energy from the sun for free! I'd like to have a panel in the roof to reduce the need for electricity in a car system, which is made with gasoline powering an alternator. The hybrids are the best, though. They really should have a panel in the roof to increase mileage!
I also called the Division of Pensions to see what's holding up my pension checks. I got that straightened out, I hope.
The house has taken the rest of my time. I got some high strength mortar mix and plastered the wall where the steps go out under the porch. Water was pouring out of a hole in that wall. I also put tar on the foundation where I thought the water may be getting in.
One night I couldn't sleep and searched on the Internet in the computer room for a while. I heard mouse noises in the wall, so the next day I put out the mouse poison in the traps near the steps. No more sounds.
I finished up in the front basement. It's still damp, but the moisture is now not going upstairs. Still, I have some pipes to insulate, but I can do that later. I am tired at the end of the day, but I have trimmed an inch off my waist and toned up my flabby muscles.
Next door they are creating a house on the back of Steve and Susan Anderson's little place. It is two story, with a basement, a walk-in attic and a two story deck outside. There are all kinds of little gables on the outside.
A project that I was particularly proud of was reversing the polarity of a solar charger for the car. It now works correctly. Before, I discharged my battery. It's so cool to get energy from the sun for free! I'd like to have a panel in the roof to reduce the need for electricity in a car system, which is made with gasoline powering an alternator. The hybrids are the best, though. They really should have a panel in the roof to increase mileage!
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