Sunday ;
Mostly
sunny and mild.
This
afternoon Joanne helped me dig some items out of storage and take
pictures of them so that I could post ads for sale. It’s time to
get rid of some surplus stuff, including the truck’s tailgate and a
pair of loading ramps to load heavy items into the back of a truck.
I
posted my weekly blog entry. I compiled six months of blood pressure
readings to discuss (
way too early ! ) tomorrow
morning with my family doctor in a video meeting.
Monday
;
Raining
until suppertime.
I had a “telemedicine”
appointment with my doctor early this morning. We discussed my blood
pressure ( as always ) and a couple of suspicious moles on my back.
Later in the day, Joanne used my camera to take photos of them which
I sent to my doctor.
While I was on the video call
with my doctor I received a telephone call regarding the "for sale" ad
of my truck tailgate. KA-CHING ! SOLD ! Well … that was easy !
The seller lives in Vernon. I agreed to deliver the tailgate to
Westbank, about halfway to Vernon, in a couple of weeks.
As we do most days, we did an
online exercise video session just before lunch, and went for a brisk
walk for half an hour just before supper. My outdoor work plans for
the day were postponed until Wednesday due to the weather.
Tuesday
;
Sunny
and warm.
WHEW ! Another very long,
very tiring day of shopping and running errands in Penticton. We
left home at noon, and returned home at 7 PM. And for most of the
day we went our separate ways to increase our efficiency.
We returned home at the same
time as a Keremeos resident arrived to view the truck loading ramps I
had posted for sale two days ago. KA-CHING ! SOLD ! Wow … two
items advertised, both items sold to the first callers, within two
days. I suppose I should accelerate the purging of surplus /
unnecessary items from our shed and yard !
We brought home take out food
for dinner from our favourite Asian restaurant in Penticton. It was
… GREAT ! As we were finishing our late dinner Joanne’s sister
phoned and they had a lengthy chat.
Wednesday
;
Sunny,
very warm, a bit windy. Joanne cooked Beef Carbonnade in the Sun
Oven today.
I
did
some routine maintenance on the truck and my bicycle today. I
did some gardening. We took the minivan’s redundant third seat out
of storage ( in the
shed ) and I took photos of it to post a “for
sale” ad online. And while I was doing that, I decided I might as
well try to sell my bicycle and one of our three 12 volt cooler
fridges. I’m
on a purge
roll ! HA HA HA !
At
4 PM I tuned into an online music concert performed by Suzie Vinnick,
a blues guitarist
/ singer / songwriter we
first saw when
she performed at
a
restaurant, East
Side Mario’s, in (
Ottawa ) Orleans,
Ontario, in 1991. East Side Mario’s was a neighbour
to our second store, PET VALU 118,
in Orleans Town Centre.
As usual, we did an online
video exercise session before lunch and a brisk half hour walk before
supper. In the evening I did monthly computer maintenance and backup
procedures.
One month ago I made a
sizeable investment in a mutual fund recommended by our financial
advisor. In one month the value of that investment has
increased 4.17 % ! That is stupendous performance !
Thursday
;
Sunny
and very warm.
Joanne went into town (
Keremeos ) by herself this afternoon to run some errands. I phoned
our local insurance agency to discuss the purchase of home insurance.
< sigh > The ongoing saga of our home insurance drama ! I
need to get this wrapped up soon because as soon as forest fire
season begins all insurers refuse to issue new policies.
I processed the photos I took
yesterday of items I want to sell. Then I took more photos ! This
afternoon I placed "for sale" ads for three items in three different
online classified sites ; nine ads in total. Joanne and I did meal /
menu planning.
I watered our gardens. I did a repair on our picnic
table. We did our daily video exercises and our daily long walk.
In
the evening I ordered some items from Amazon. <
shrug > Easier and cheaper than buying them in Penticton !
Friday
;
Sunny
and very warm.
After
watering our gardens this morning I did a very thorough cleaning of
our barbecue grill. AHHHHH … looks like new again. Joanne did
laundry this afternoon. And that was an excuse for both of us to
visit our neighbour / friend Jeanine, who lives near
our
park’s laundromat.
I received numerous calls
regarding my bicycle for sale. The first caller, and the most
interested, was a fellow from Kelowna who seems to be somewhat of a
bicycle aficionado / collector / dealer. HMPH ! My bicycle,
apparently a 1984 Schwinn 5 Star Beach Cruiser, is the bicycle
equivalent of a classic ‘56 Chevy. HA HA HA … who knew ? ? ?
Saturday
; 10th anniversary of quitting smoking
Overcast, very warm, humid, a
few drops of rain around lunch time. Heavy rain in the evening.
I fielded many phone calls
today, people calling about the items I have advertised for sale.
Most of the calls were about my bicycle. To be specific … my 1984
Schwinn 5 Star Beach Cruiser. I sold it to the first person who had
called … yesterday … a bicycle aficionado / collector / dealer.
He drove down from Kelowna this afternoon and was very impressed with
the condition of my bicycle, happily paying my asking price, and
declining to take the included items ; two helmets, a high visibility
safety vest, and a precast concrete bicycle stand. All he wanted was
the bicycle ! And he pointed out to me that while Schwinn
manufactured the 5 Star Beach Cruiser from 1981 to 1984, only the
1984 model was equipped with a chrome kick stand and six gear speeds.
The 1981 to 1983 models were equipped with only a … < SNORT >
… black kick stand and five gear speeds. Who knew, eh ? <
rolling my eyes >
Turned out to be a win / win /
win. He bought a bicycle worth $300 to $350 for a hundred bucks. I
got rid of a redundant piece of equipment, and put a hundred bucks in
my pocket. And the former neighbour who gave me the bicycle
for free about twelve years ago got rid of what he considered
to be “clutter” in his shed. HA HA HA !
This afternoon I worked on the
camper bathroom plumbing rebuild project. First step was to remove /
cut out all the old rigid pipe plumbing. I had a minor accident with
my Harbor Freight reciprocating saw, injuring my finger slightly.
Close call, could have been a lot worse ! Maybe the
moral of that story is … don’t use power tools … especially
saws ... blindly inside a small cupboard ! After removing all the
old plumbing I began to work on rebuilding / replacing all the
plumbing using reinforced flexible hose instead of the original rigid
pipes. The reinforced flexible hose is easier to work with, and most
importantly, won’t crack from road vibration and flexing /
torqueing.
DSK
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