So, Halloween was a good night, not a great one. Pretty typical, trick or treaters started showing up 'round 1800 and were done by around 2030.

Guessed right on candy and non-candy goodies, me and @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe nearly gave everything away.

Yep, I said non-candy, ever since I became aware of the Teal Pumpkin Project I've made it a point to have something non-food, this year it was ducks. Yep, those rubber ones everyone loves, got a decent sized batch via WalMart, and gave the kids a choice of candy or choosing from the bucket of ducks (is that a ducket?). With how much they loved them, I think we'll have to do it again next year, maybe make the ducks a regular thing, maybe even cut back on candy, dunno.

#halloween2024

So, I've bought me a couple new toys, a power washer and a drill & impact gun combo.

So, first the power washer, which is basically a drill with a water pump. No really...

It's a 40V unit to get the power you need, but comes with the small 2.5A battery, because can you imagine the balance with a 5 amp? Besides, for the kind of work you're going to use this for, you can easily swap the batteries, assuming you even need to. Definitely going to look into the available accessories, and perhaps other companies accessories that'll fit, because I don't think the input is proprietary, it just looks like a standard size quick release. I did have trouble finding one of these since they're being clearanced or something, just look at that price. I suspect people have been snapping them up for the battery, because I'm pretty sure you can't get even the small battery as cheap as this is going for. Funny thing, I wound up buying the last one at the Alton IL store as they were the nearest store I could find with one in stock, and as we're pulling up, I'm telling @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe about how it's been a long time since I've been there, and the last was me picking up a delivery at that store going to Godfrey since I happened to be in the area, and... Yeah, we wound up grabbing a delivery to Godfrey.

Now as to the other one, I picked up a drill and impact kit on clearance at WalMart, one of the Hart 20V products. Now I have and am happy with the 40V Hart lawn equipment I have, it's basically a limited line of old Ryobi products made with lower quality plastics in a different colour and with a re-pinned battery from the same manufacturer, hence trying a 20V now that I kinda need a new drill. The first one I bought was only a drill, and clearly a re-pack, so I wasn't surprised when the batteries wouldn't charge, instead flashing an error. This however is completely brand new, factory sealed box, and... Yeah, same problem.

I think I'm done with Hart 20V, and possibly switching entirely to Ryobi, since I have a curb salvaged lawn mower that needs repair, a self propelled 40V that was thrown out as it didn't work any more, sans batteries and charger. My plan was to hit it with a little WD40, and then lube it up, and test it using a motorcycle battery assuming I could find the pin outs. Nice thing about DC, the motor'll work even on 12V, just won't have any real power, but enough for testing. Now, I have a battery and a charger, so... Yep, if it works, I just need a bigger battery, and I have a better mower for free.

So, I'm still on the hunt for a homeowner grade drill, but no rush, my old B&D 18V still works, the batteries are just being a bit flaky about taking a charge, hence the casual search.

#PowerTools #hart #ryobi #mower #lawnmower #powerwasher #drill

No, that's not a misspelling, I don't care how rich I get, any car collection I start isn't going to be respectable, it's going to be weird and prolly dumb stuff that amuses me to preserve.
How dumb? Well, my first two choices are the AMC Eagle Kammback...

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and the Dodge Rampage

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Seriously, how does one choose between a four wheel drive Gremlin, and a front wheel drive car based pickup that had a higher load capacity (a true ¼ ton capacity) than an S-10 or Ranger?

Third choice? Oh that'd prolly be a Subaru Legacy Outback Sport Utility Sedan.

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Yes, that's the proper name of this second coming of the AMC Eagle, back when the Outback was a package, not a model.

#autos #cars #weird #gremlin #amc

I did ask this in my thread about the future of social.xcetera.biz, but anyone got any suggestions for me? This'll be for a personal domain, and I like puns and dad jokes, and would love to go that route, but outside of that, we...

tinker with computers, and Linux, do deliveries, am queer and my main OCs are all equine. My husband @Vik-Thor / Lirleni Hankeshe may also be using it, his OCs are a satyr, a cattaur and a pony, and he also uses Linux, but gravitates more to the Apple ecosystem.

Hey y'all, for those that don't know, I do deliveries, so I'm on my feet a lot, and I'm already wearing out my shoes, so it's time for new.

No real feet problems beyond the obvious sore feet from walking so much (over 8K steps a day according to my watch), so good padding or room for inserts is important. I'm thinking possibly some manner of boots maybe for durability and traction.

Being frugal, I'm looking for the best bargain, rather than the cheap stuff I've been getting. Cheap is easy to find, frugal not so much.

#shoes #shoesandboots #work #Walking

Not much to talk about mind you, spent most of the day goofing on the computer, however we did get the truck's oil changed, and got it washed, both of which were badly over due, not good when you drive for a living.

Tomorrow will be mostly the usual stuff, grocery shopping after goofing around for a while, however I do have an eye exam planned. Got LASIK years ago, but being near sighted, I knew it was possible that it might not stick, and I've been needing to use reading glasses more and more, so...

So, #Today ...
Not a great day, stomach is bothering me and I'm really tired. For that last one, I wonder if'n I'm swinging nocturnal again, this happens, though it's been quite a few years since it last happened, I didn't think it'd happen again.
Can't say #yesterday helped, I finally got started with tearing down the pool deck in the back. We got rid of the pool, too much work, too much money for something we barely used when we could even get it balanced and all. The deck is so rotten that when I went to unscrew the boards, just pushing down on the screw caused it to sink into the wood, and some of the planks are coming up in pieces. Despite that, they somehow are well anchored in the wood, and pulling them up with a prybar and hammer is a lot of work. The palms of my hands hurt, particularly the right as I'm right handed.
As to today, ran over to the auto parts store for some oil, my engine uses a quart every 3K miles or so, something that the dealer swears is normal. I don't believe it, but with the small number of Subaru dealers here, particularly in my part of the county, I'm kinda stuck. Also grabbed some push in body holders to re-secure the dead pedal to the floor, but they're not holding real well for some reason.
Ran over to the garage to find out why my tire warning light was on after having gotten four tires and a sensor a month or so ago. They'd told me one was dead and the others were dying... Well, apparently dying fast, so $177 spent. Luckily the company is in a position to easy absorb that.
No more work on truck or deck today, kinda drizzling out here, I don't think it knows what it wants to do. Also means no mowing the lawn, mowing wet grass is a bad idea, hard on the mower and dulls the blade faster. Do need to do household and company finances, pay bills, balance accounts, all that fun stuff, but later, finish surfing and then lay down for a bit.

#tomorrow , back to work. This will be my last three day workweek, I really need to get back to working more. Really I'd love to do a three day and fill in the gap with other apps, but it's been dead out there.

#upcoming will be getting a Chevy Bolt. I'd written previously about my two mostly likely choices, but a new player came on the scene. Actually a few did, the less serious was a Honda Stepwagn (no, that's not a misspell), we went to the other side to check one out as I've been long interested in it, but I'm a bit too big for it. That also means that a kei van is likely out too, and all that ignores the fact that my insurance, the only commercial that covers couriers, might not cover one. The Mazda 5 had crept onto the list, I finally knuckled down and did the research on just how much space it has, a surprisingly hard thing to do as few sites show the cargo capacity, and those that do either show behind the third row, or with the third row folded, never all seats down. But, with how things are going in the mideast, I think it'd be wise to go electric, i won't get the space increase, even if I modify the car, or at least not as much, but being able to charge at home might become a big savings, important when you drive for a living (90 miles a day or so).