Category Archives: Mini-Rancho

Thunderbirds flyover

Bar and I watched the six-bird formation flyover of Austin live yesterday on my smart phone, since the F-16 jets were too far south of the mini-rancho to see them otherwise.

Really cool. And so is this Aggie pilot’s clip of his in-formation, over-Austin video which we can presume from the unwavering picture wasn’t taken with a smart phone but some rig to let him concentrate on his dangerous formation flying. All that weight, all that power, in such close proximity.

Via KXAN

Kitchen finished at last

The dishwasher is re-stabilized after loosening during counter-top changes from tile to formica, and the fridge is likewise, finally. Happy Day!

Food bank donations

Sending two bags of groceries with a Neely’s Canyon neighbor to the Central Texas food bank tomorrow morning. He, a member of the HOA’s board, has asked every resident to do similarly, from a list of popular items such as pinto beans, rice, powdered milk, peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables and tuna, whole wheat cereal etc.

Chasing Lowe’s

Got Lowe’s to bring in an independent fixer to stabilize the dishwasher next Monday but I’m still chasing their delivery department to come stabilize the refrigerator, which they didn’t do on delivery. Supposedly another employee turned in my complaint to delivery but so far there’s been no response.

Of plumbers and electricians

Had to issue fliers to all residents of our building about plumbers cutting off the water between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. tomorrow to replace a faucet that feeds the new fridge’s ice-maker. Ice just tastes bad with the existing, old and corroded faucet.

Now need to get an electrician in to replace some light bulbs with LEDs, and four ceiling fan blades that are just too high for us fogies to balance on a step-ladder, when our balance is fairly screwed up. Especially mine at age 76.

Waiting for the fridge

Not exactly “praying for sheetrock” but it’ll be fun having a new fridge, though it’s much like the old one except it’s white instead of black. Why would anyone want a black refrigerator? Due tomorrow from Lowe’s.

UPDATE:  I realize, because I think of them every day, that many people cannot even buy food, much less a new refrigerator. In my defense, I ordered the new fridge back in February when most of them were still employed. It took so long to get it because I ordered a white one.

MORE: Got it, but we have a water valve problem to the ice-maker. Need a plumber to switch it out. And stabilize the whole thing which is rocky. Lowe’s guys said they weren’t allowed to do that or touch the insides because of the WuFlu.

Searching for chametz

You could and you should search for it if you’re Orthodox or just traditional when it comes to Pesach. Which is going to be memorable this year for the number of couples and singles who must put together their own private Seders. Usually a family affair.

I wonder if more couples and singles were alone during WW2? Hiding from the Nazis. Or crushed under the boots of the camps. At least there’s none of that to reckon with. And there’s always Skype or Facetime.