So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

[NewCreation435]

starting a session with a client in a few minutes

 

[tango]

My new internet installation people should be here any time from now. Our phone no longer works - presumably the company we're leaving have disconnected it - but the internet still does. I'm wondering if I restart the router if that will go away as well, but I'd rather wait until the installation is done to find out...

I'm expecting to get a comparable internet speed (slightly faster download, slightly slower upload) for something like 30% less money. It was either that or a much faster service (slightly faster upload, hugely faster download) for comparable money. I'd rather save the money at first and upgrade the service if I need it.

 

[Naiwen]

Good afternoon all, enjoying a French dark roast coffee and Chinese herbal tea. Lunching on leftovers with orange juice. Doing aroma therapy till dinner and hitting the pillow tonight.

 

[Lamb]

Simmering corn on the cob! I got overcharged again at the grocery store for it and didn't get the exact sale price. Second week in a row they've done this to me and the first time I thought I was mistaken at reading the ad and this time I forgot to check until I got home since I was busy bagging groceries.

 

[tango]

My new phone and internet are installed, remarkably painlessly. Now I just need to get psyched up to call my former supplier to cancel the internet account. That will be fun, the usual procedure is that you spend an hour on hold to talk to someone in India who doesn't know anything who then puts you on hold for a while longer so you can speak to someone who understands English, and so on. I'm so looking forward to being done with them.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Waiting to talk to my hubby.

 

[tango]

Had our Bible study group around for a social gathering. We haven't met in person for weeks so it was good to see everyone.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

About to watch some netflix.

 

[Lamb]

Sneezing. Stupid allergies.

 

[tango]

GOt my new internet installed so now it's back to getting what will ultimately be a kiddo's room finished off. Today's job is to cut the baseboards that I'd hoped to be doing yesterday. If I can get those cut to size and edged I can get them stained, and then hopefully tomorrow I can lacquer them.

 

[Naiwen]

Good morning all, had about 12 hours sleep last night, having my usual breakfast and my morning coffee.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Listening to

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=820185831720675

 

[Lamb]

Waking up

 

[tango]

Struggled to figure out how to trim less than 1/8" off the end of a board that's 13 feet long. I couldn't take it down to the miter saw because it was too long to guide through the landing. In the end, rather than risk ruining the board doing a really tricky cut with a jigsaw I decided to unbolt the miter saw from its mount and take the saw to the board. It's a really weird situation, moving the saw to accommodate the board, but I managed to get there in the end. Now the board fits neatly into its space, the holes for the electrical boxes align with holes in the wall behind, so the next step is to wire everything up.

Going to take a walk around town today, then get busy with the rest of the work in that room. Yesterday it was too hot to do much - by the time I'd shuffled everything around I was sweating profusely, so figured electrical work probably wasn't a good idea. I'm hoping that today I can get finished boards in place and the rest of the boards I need cut and edged. With a little luck I'll also get them stained and get at least one coat of lacquer on them.

 

[Naiwen]

Good morning all, had about 12 hours sleep last night, enjoying my usual breakfast and my morning coffee.

 

[tango]

Getting my outlets installed was trickier than I expected. I've got three of them placed, wired and tested so that's good. Now I'm preparing the boards for the adjacent wall, that will only have one power outlet to deal with. Finally I need to measure and cut holes for the last wall, which will be a tedious one because it's also got sound deadening material and insulation panels on it. I'll get there, it's just a bit more tedious than I expected it to be.

On a positive note the wall with the insulation also features the last outlet in the circuit, which means only one cable to deal with rather than two. If nothing else that makes the whole process a bit simpler.

 

[tango]

Another board dealt with. This one was tricky - I forgot to cut a hole for a back box before staining and lacquering it, so had to put painter's tape on it so I could mark the cut-out, and then cut it carefully with a fine-toothed jigsaw blade so I didn't wreck the finish. Then trimmed a whisker off the end so it matched the angle of the corner post (since the house is 100+ years old nothing is quite square), and got the socket wired and tested.

My boards aren't long enough to cover the entire length so I matched another piece as best I could based on size and grain pattern. It's now cut ever so slightly oversize so I can match the ends that join, then prune half an inch or so off the end that butts against the door trim. The join will be visible but not hideously so and there's a good chance it will be behind a dresser anyway.

It was a real pain getting my miter saw up into that room and it's a hassle trying to move it around so I can cut boards from an appropriate direction, but it has made it so much easier getting things cut to size.

Now I just have one piece of board I need to cut to size, edge and finish, and another wall to deal with. But at least now the end is in sight, which is always a good feeling.

 

[Lamb]

Watching the news of the riots from last night.

 

[tango]

Went to church today. Numbers were sparse because a lot of the older folks decided to stay home but it was good to see the number that did turn out for our first physical service since the silliness began. And it was really good to see people in person again.

 

[Naiwen]

Good morning all, had about 12 hours sleep last night, having my usual breakfast and my morning coffee.