Again with the rain

[altivo]

But not really that much of it. I drove to work through rain this morning but it started after I left home and ended before I reached the library. The rest of the day was fine, without being too hot or humid. You folks out east can look forward to an improvement soon, I suspect.

As I figured, the third UPS is dead, though its batteries are not, apparently. But those batteries do me no good with the ones that have dead batteries. A reset has fixed the fourth unit, at least for the moment. The news that we really should replace a $700 UPS didn't go over very well. The one that died has been in service for six years, though. The other two should revive with new batteries, at about $60 for each. I have another APC with bad batteries that is technically my own now, but I will suggest getting new batteries for it at $88 and putting it in place of the dead one. Then I'll salvage the batteries from the dead unit, as they are perfectly usable for ham radio stuff.

Went to study group this afternoon to find (no surprise, I'm afraid) that I'm the only one who has completed even half the assignment. It's interesting and I'll forge ahead so I may be done by next month.

Gary didn't stay in Chicago tonight, but came back so he could mow some more (new tractor infatuation proves useful, eh?) We made ground turkey burgers on the charcoal grill, with baked beans, and a big salad. Sounds healthy, no? But we'll ruin that with some ice cream before bed, probably. ;p

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[bunny_plush]

You folks out east can look forward to an improvement soon, I suspect.

Beautiful out tonight! Looks like it'll drop below 50, so the room's comfy cool and that makes for good... sleeping.

[altivo]

So it got there. Did you get the steamy heat that followed? Now we're supposed to get thunderstorms for the holiday.

[bunny_plush]

We had an awful week (thinks I) for steamy, hot weather; too early for the 94 degrees at home.

We did get some relief, and it's sunny at the moment, but the wire says rains will come.

Got the lawn done, at least.

[altivo]

Although it was predicted as a possibility for last night, the rain held off until about 10 this morning. The half-marathon for which we went to Elgin was pretty much run before the sprinkles started. Our two friends who had run were back to the house and had joined the party before the thunder and lightning started in earnest, and the actual rain lasted about 20 minutes. It's cloudy now, but no longer raining or thundering.

[casey382]

It is. (New tractor infatuation.) I can hardly wait to bale with the IH 2400. I mean, power steering, where will it all end?

[altivo]

Yeah, he hasn't even let me try it yet. ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Turkey Burgers? o.O Strange concept....I'll try one though :D

[altivo]

Not so strange really. It's just ground turkey meat, same consistency as ground beef. We make the burgers the same way, with the same seasonings (Gary favors minced onion, a little garlic, some mustard seed, cracker crumbs, and marjoram mixed in.) Broil over charcoal and serve with condiments. They are quite tasty, and significantly lower in fat and cholesterol than beef would be.