Hobbs, Evasive Audio, Ridiculous rain, Recharged
So I entered the weekend a bit sad that it meant my nine day staycation was coming to it’s end. I was also a bit sad about the turn in the weather where massive amounts of rain dropping in short periods of time had totally flooded out parts of the property. I have at least improved my water relocation abilities with the new pump I bought from Harbor Freight. Not only is it more powerful, it has the ability to support large 1 1/4″ outlet hose. With my old set up I only had shitty 3/4″ garden hose attached. I found 24 foot sections of flex pipe designed for sump pumps at Lowe’s. I bought a bunch of them, chained them together and was amazed at the results.
It was like I had a fire hydrant open, the water was dumping into the drainage ditch that fast. It pulls water so fast that we have to keep closer track of the water levels back there so the pump doesn’t run dry. The problem is we have had so much rain that soon there will be nowhere to pump the water to as the drainage ditch is filled to the brim. What we need are a few consecutive days that don’t include an end of days rain event.
All the moisture made mowing a no go this weekend as well. The only other standard chore I dealt with was weeding in the sloppy, soppy property. Saturday afternoon I decided to make an attempt to ride my new One Wheel Pint to Dunkin Donuts. DD is a little over 10 miles from our door. The Pint is rated for only 6-8 miles of range but my early testing made it seem like it could go farther so I wanted to test out that theory. A strong headwind helped insure I failed my attempt but even with less than ideal conditions I exceeded the top range estimate.
Saturday night we went to see Hobbs & Shaw an odd spin off of the Fast and Furious series where they basically ditched the rest of the cast and made a Rock/Jason Statham action film instead. It was an over the top, silly, but fun action film that Cindy and I both enjoyed. B+ all day long for me.
Sunday morning it was once again raining but I really wanted to get out to ride. I checked the radar and it looked like the rain was moving north and east so I hoped if we headed south and west we would be ok. On the drive to the Greenway it did not look good as we drove through blinding downpours at times. We got lucky, as we got close to the parking lot the sun was actually out. Cindy and I had a good time riding the Pint and Backfire Ranger X1. At the end of the session Cindy decided to sit on the board and ride around go kart style, it was funny.
During the ride I got to test my new and expensive Rode Go wireless mic system. I have been trying various solutions to get consistent quality audio while riding which is challenging due to wind noise. This Rode system seems to be the answer as the audio during the ride was clear and noise free, regardless of the conditions.
Yesterday I recharged the battery for our airsoft AK-47. We have had a couple hawks that have been getting very comfortable hanging around the chicken area. It seems like they are focused on grabbing small critters like frogs from the wet ground but we are nervous about them turning their attnetion to bigger targets like our hens.
I really enjoyed my nine days off and as I have said repeatedly, I have total confidence I could retire tomorrow and never be bored. Unfortunately that is not a financial reality but believe me, once it is, I am jumping ship asap.