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Yesterday and today have been stuffed with things. Yesterday morning I spent an hour or two wire brushing the various wood structures in the yard to prep them for a new coat of waterproofing/stain. In the afternoon I finally tackled replacing the tire on my original OneWheel. I have been talking about doing this for at least two years, possibly closer to three. I kept putting it off because of the potential hurdles of taking the board apart plus I sort of liked the stock Vega tire it comes with. Well late last year the board started to develop a slow leak in the Vega. Even though I had a new One Wheel GT on order I still wanted to change the tire on the XR so whomever gets the board after me has a solid tire under them.
I bought the tire and again it has sat, probably for at least two months as I tried to summon the motivation to dig into the project. Yesterday was that day. I followed a recommended YouTube video for the procedure as I filmed a video of my own. There were several friction points that had me flustered a few times but I worked through it. In about two hours I had successfully completed the swap. The brief test ride I took afterward confirmed the new tire has a much different feel, more responsive similar to my old OneWheel Pint. I hope to get out for a more extended ride on the board soon.
I talked to my friend/co-worker and arranged to meet him to play some pickle ball at Veterans Park Tuesday night. He had been going there for awhile at night. It was a lot of fun although all of the games are doubles. I really prefer playing singles but doubles is the de-facto standard. I bet I played at least 10 games and lost every single one although a lot of them were very close. My pickle ball reality is very odd. When I was very young I took tennis lessons. They taught me to play right handed because playing left handed was bad, for some reason. I throw, bat and play most sports left handed. So the end result is I play pickle ball right handed which is very weird. I have much more whipping ability in my left arm. I do occasionally switch hands when playing.
I think my biggest issue is a lack of confidence when playing. The end result is making conservative plays instead of attacking the ball aggressively. Playing against all of these different people was a good experience, despite losing to everyone. I need to keep playing/practicing. I was pretty wiped out by the end of the night, both of my knees were sore. I woke up this morning feeling even more sore, but I didn’t have time to be sore.
I designated today as waterproof/stain day. After getting my coffee and walking Elsa around the park I started the work on all of the outdoor wood, there is a lot of it. I redid both ramps for the sheds, the chicken coop/run, the bar park, and the stone garden area. In total I bet I spent over 5 hours doing this. It was physically grueling. The ramps required me to be bent over for prolonged periods of time, the structure in the rock garden required me to working over my head for prolonged periods of time. I was hurting but driven to get it done. Everything looks much better after the work, I am hoping to not have to revisit it for a couple years, if I am lucky.
At 6PM I had the guy from the window company show up to give me an estimate on windows. I immediately liked the guy and we talked about a ton of non-windows related things for a half hour before he started to measure. I liked that his company offers a lifetime warranty on both accidental and hurricane related damage. The price was a little steeper than what I expected but I was able to negotiate it down a couple grand more to get me to about 2k per window. These windows are impact rated, insulated and tinted. The windows that came with the house are pretty much junk. It’s a major improvement that should add to the already escalating value of my home.
At this point I only have one item left on my staycation to do list, wash the Tesla. It will be a piece of cake compared to the tasks I have already crossed off. I look forward to coasting through my remaining time off.