Sally Wash out, Same Old Carson, Swamp Sherman
I started the long weekend out with a live stream on Thursday evening. I had received my two new suspension wheels during the day so I thought it would make for some good conversation. I had some tech issues that took some time to work out but overall I think it went ok.
On Friday I was productive. Right after cleaning the chicken coop I pulled out the ladder, a bucket, and a brush. I used it to scrub the layer of scuzz off the chicken roof that I covered with Flex Seal over a year ago. The product actually has held up well, much better than my prior painting attempts which were falling off in a year. I bought another gallon of Flex Seal to really seal the roof in so washing it first made sense for maximum adhesion. Unfortunately the entire four days following this it either looked like or was raining so I never got to actually apply the Flex Seal.
During the day I got to add one final cross support to the new orchard structure and also got to weed whack the property during the afternoon even as some light rain started to fall. It was a good start to my list. Sally made getting much else done outside a challenge for the rest of the weekend.
On Saturday morning I went out early to do a range test on the Sherman. Unlike recent range tests where I tried to keep my speed at a pretty steady 20mph, I did no such limiting on the Sherman, this wheel just wants to go fast. I commented during the ride how 30MPH on this wheel feels like 20MPH on other wheels due to it’s balanced battery pack and immense weight, checking in at over 80 pounds. Despite going over 30MPH for most of the 35 mile ride I still arrived home with almost half of the battery pack remaining. I also set a new personal speed record during the ride of 39.3 MPH, sheesh.
Because of the onset of over 24 hours of rain Saturday afternoon most of our activities were pushed indoors. I made a video regarding setting up my two suspension wheels, neither of which I have been able to actually get out on the road as of yet.
Cindy and I watched a Million Little Pieces Saturday night a movie about the horrors of drug addiction. It made me glad that I never considered myself to have an destructive addictive personality. If you are into seeing penis on screen you get that too. B+
Sunday just sucked. It rained all day long, absolutely drenching the property in the process. On both Saturday and Sunday I spent time on the phone with Directv trying to get my Sunday Ticket reactivated. Once again it was a huge hassle just like it is every year, despite my account having specific notes in it on how it is supposed to be handled. One Indian phone rep got me particularly mad when she refused to transfer me to to the department that handled the Sunday Ticket. She repeatedly kept telling me she had to add notes so she could do a “proper transfer”. She talked in circles for 15 minutes until I hung up on her after saying “thanks for nothing”.
I did eventually get the channels to work but I may have been better off if I didn’t. The Eagles game was very frustrating to watch as they jumped out to a 17-0 lead and proceeded to allow Washington to score the next 27 points, unanswered. The two biggest culprits were the offensive line and Carson himself. The line was porous and overmatched giving up 8 sacks during the game. However Carson compounded the issue by holding onto the ball way too long in many situations instead of just throwing the ball away. It’s a tendency he has had from day one and he just can’t seem to change it. The game left me feeling very blah about the Eagles outlook this year but luckily there is a lot of time for things to brighten.
On Monday the rain finally relented although it looked like it could resume at any time. I used the break to take the Sherman into the swamp. I figured all the precipitation would flood out areas of the swamp and it did. Luckily the big knobby tire on the Sherman allowed me to ride through several completely submerged areas. I didn’t want to push my luck too much so I only rode a few miles into the swamp but the wheel performed the best of any non-suspension EUC I have taken in there. The performance of the Sherman overall has got me considering buying one myself however doing so would only happen if I sold another wheel in my collection, I can’t justify the expense any other way.
The rest of Sunday was filled with various things keeping me busy. Cindy was babysitting DJ so I got to spend some quality time with my little buddy. He is so funny. I also spent a lot of time in the 3D room trying to fix printers which overall did not go great. I currently have three printers that are out of commission for one reason or another. Hopefully someday I have all machines running at 100%.
Despite the undeniably shitty weather I still enjoyed the long weekend overall. I feel amazed and somewhat jealous of people at times that I hear talking about “being bored” with nothing to do. My personal treadmill of tasks just never stops spinning.