19:00 hrs.
Today is the Oma-nator's birthday. A happy 87 years young she is. For supper at the Wayward Inn we had pork Schnitzel, blau kraut, eggless noodles - just for the Onion, potato/cucumber salad ala Oma, sauteed mushrooms and a Schnitzel dill sauce. The only thing that Chef Blaine did was prep the pork last night. The test was handled by Sous Irene and Prep Bowen. They did a bang up job too.
The new dishwasher is now installed and tonight is the full load test. We are also monitoring for leakage. Keep your fingers crossed.
Last Saturday I was working at a static position and listening to the local rock station. The good one. Not the BeeGee/Criss Cross/soft pop rap crap station. In the afternoon one of the DJ's was on location at a local vehicle dealership professing the benefits of purchasing a new set of wheels. But you have to ask yourself what is the right set of wheels for me? Or why do I drive this type of vehicle? Or why do I prefer this manufacturer over others?
I used to love my First on Race Day. Growing up most of our vehicles were First on Race Day. My patrol vehicle was a First on Race Day. But, the local dealership provided really shitty service so when it came time to get a new vehicle I went with the Ram.
Now, some people buy a vehicle as a physical projection of their persona. My Lobster calls it a Penis on Wheels. This could be a truck that is jacked up with lift kits and over-sized tires or it could be a sleek and polished muscle car that the owner parks sideways in a parking lot in order to protect it from scratches and door dings or it could be the rusted out POS with the bass thumping stereo driven by the neighbour's kid that shakes you out of bed at Oh-Dark-30. I'm sure you have all experienced this.
Some vehicles just don't seem to fit the driver. Like they are showing the world what they think they are when they really are not. And some vehicles just shouldn't be driven at all due to their impractical design. Dodge came out with a low cut station wagon that is very difficult to get in or out of. The Cube has a rear window that has a massive blindspot covering 1/4 of the window.
25 Feb 20
05:30 hrs
There is a new season of Alone that has come out. Alone: The Beast. Instead of having ten people with ten items try to survive as long as they possibly can the producers took three people with no items except for a 1,000 pound dead moose. And they have to last 30 days. I'm 20 minutes into the first episode. They're on Day 2. The moose is butchered and cleaned the shelter is started and one member of the party has developed a cough. The twist in the cutrent objective is better than the partnered season and will be far more entertaining than when they went to Patagonia. It's not a survival situation if the winner lasts 89 days in a three room house constructed out of bamboo. Overall, the series is pretty good. Three or four seasons were filmed in a desolate location On the Rock. It started in mid-September and progressed into the wet of winter. The winner of the first season lasted 56 days drinking rain water, eating grubs and slugs and sleeping inside a log. Now that's survival.
27 Feb 20
15:00 hrs
The swans are still in the Valley. They should be starting their migration back north in a few weeks I would imagine. I saw a hummingbird today while working on a second ramp for the Oma-nator. If this keeps up the Wayward Inn will look like a pinball palace with ramps and jumps and hidden targets.
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