Our furnace broke and we had to call him on Christmas Eve and he came out yesterday and fixed it--something with a sensor. It works again and he filled the oil tank, so that feels really good.
Our furnace broke and we had to call him on Christmas Eve and he came out yesterday and fixed it--something with a sensor. It works again and he filled the oil tank, so that feels really good.
This is both a rave and a rant: a friend in a plant society suggested I submit an article I wrote for our local rag to the national magazine. It had not occurred to me that the national publication would want it. I sent it off to the editorial board and they were enthusiastic about it and want to publish it. That’s the rave.
The rant is that they need high resolution photographs and I don’t have them. I’m now going back-and-forth with someone about that but I don’t know if I’ll be successful. I have great photographs, but they’re not high resolution so as possible my article will not be accepted after all into the national publication.
Today my cat’s photo has 240 “likes” on a Reddit sub, one about cats in boxes. It is called “The cat trap is working” and people post photos of their cats in boxes.
I am rid of an editing project I’d accepted as part of my volunteer work with the WI Historical Society. Usually I just do stuff for the maritime archaeology office, but I was asked to take on a project from a different, but related office. It was huge and needed a ton of reworking and rewriting. I’ve had it for a few months, but work has been so stressful, I’ve not had the mental bandwidth for it. My diving instructor who is maritime archaeologist asked me about it today and I confessed my struggles. She said to not worry about it. The author of that project isn’t the best writer and they’ve all struggled with his stuff. Instructor’s field reports are fun to read and only need proofreading and minor corrections. I’ll keep doing hers.
Have you tried any of the free photo web sites such as Pixabay? Some are free (with a desired donation to the photographer, but not required) and others have a small fee...Originally Posted by iris lilies
peaceful, easy feeling
no but thanks for the suggestion. After much back-and-forth for most of the day, it seems to be clear that these photos cannot be turned into what they need for the print publication.
They will accept the photos as is for a web article though so all is not lost.
We have been having "water hammers" for awhile now. For anyone who might not know, this is when water gets trapped in a steam radiator, and it makes sounds that are literally like someone banging a hammer on a metal radiator. Unfortunately the problem radiator is in our bedroom, so water hammers are especially unpleasant there! I read up on it a bit and it can be caused by the pitch of the radiator. It needs to be pitched so that when the steam inside the radiator turns to condensation, it drains back to the boiler. I took apart the radiator cover, and there's a little shim under the bracket that appeared to have shifted. Instead of the little shim, we cut a piece of a 2 x 4 and wedged it under the radiator, lifting the end by about 1/2". No water hammers in the two days since we did this! The problem and possible solution had been marinating in the back of my brain, but I believe watching this reel is what made me put the pieces together and pursue resolution! There are a lot of these videos in the series and they are pretty fun:
https://youtu.be/N0hwoNQEm5s?si=KJWbH23XEzguQv-W
Wow, Rosa, you are my hero!
That is a great fix, Rosa. I have lived with radiators and know exactly the water hammer problem.
Applied for a new job this morning that is closer to home. I currently drive 65 miles each way and the new job would be about 20 miles each way. My only concern is the 12 hour rotating shifts and being an essential worker during bad weather. We rarely have snow but if we do, the last thing I'd want is to be out on the road especially since I'd be going over a rather high bridge. Plus I am not a night person and not sure how I'd do working days one week and nights the next. Hopefully I can get an interview to discuss the logistics of all of it. Really hoping that working 30 years in the same industry might make them reconsider my working hours and necessity during bad weather. Worst case scenario is I go for an interview, don't like what I hear, and tell them I'm not interested any longer.
It would be nice to finally have a job nearby though. I have been doing this commute for 27 years and I'm tired of it. Not to mention my distain for my current co-workers and boss for that matter. I will put up with it if I have to but am looking forward to seeing everyone's face when I give my two weeks notice and they realize just how screwed they will be when I'm not here doing all the work.
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