🗓 Microcosm - 2022 Dec 1-15
🧊 DEC 14 2022 14:47
The gutter ice dam drip woes continue.🙄
Snowed a little this morning, so I worked on the driveway and then got out the ladder to figure out why water was dripping down between the fascia and the gutter above our front porch and recreating the problem I thought I'd fixed on Monday. There was significant ice buildup on the roof above the gutter and along the edge, but the gutter itself was nowhere near full or frozen solid again. I removed a bunch of slush, but I'm going to need to spend more time on the gutter tonight after work as it also doesn't seem to be draining at the downspout currently. Very irritating.🧊 DEC 11 2022 07:07
I was able to clear out most of the ice yesterday with a hammer, chisel, and a garden hose and sprayer hooked up to our washer's hot water supply. Now that it's clear, I will run a deicing cable inside the gutter to hopefully prevent the issue in the future.
🧊 DEC 11 2022 07:02
Temperatures have risen in the last week, but just barely above freezing. With the gutters iced up all ll the melting snow on our roof drips directly onto our front porch stairs and walkway turning them into a highly dangerous slip zone for anyone dropping off a package or taking out the trash.
📡 DEC 16 2022 09:10
With Twitter getting more hellish by the day, I've been tracking down more people I want to keep following on Mastodon or via rss to twtxt feeds. Yarn.social continues to be great and octobloc.xyz will remain my primary point of microblogging.
❄️ DEC 10 2022 07:42
Just finished clearing a couple more inches of wet snow off our driveway and it's still coming down. Feels like this is going to be a ridiculous winter for snowfall!
🧊 DEC 10 2022 00:42
Our gutters are all filled with ice so I worked on clearing them a bit today, but it was mostly hopeless. More snow is on the way too unfortunately.
🤧 DEC 06 2022 09:19
Second day of being sick. Mostly chills, minor aches, and a slight dry cough. Typical flu stuff. I did slightly burn my tongue and lips last night when I was climbing some stairs in the dark and accidentally took a big gulp of hot lemon water rather than a sip, and then compounded my mistake by resisting the urge to spit it all out.
🏀 DEC 02 2022 19:13
[GU 63 - 64 BAY FT] Zags give up eight straight points without scoring and lose the game. Guard play. Guard play. Guard play.
🏀 DEC 02 2022 18:06
Bolton with 4 turnovers, Hickman with 2, and Sallis with 2. Completely unacceptable numbers for Bolton in particular as the experienced senior. It's getting to the point where Few should be starting Smith instead. That said, I expect Timme to make his presence felt in the second half.
🏀 DEC 02 2022 17:53
[ GU 33 - 38 BAY HT] Gonzaga is lucky to be within 5. Turnovers and guard play continue to be an issue. Nolan Hickman needs to get a better feel for controlling GU’s offensive flow.
🏀 DEC 02 2022 17:00
Looking forward to this rematch of the NCAA championship from a couple of years ago back when Drew Timme was just a sophomore. Baylor is ranked 6, and the Zags are currently checking in at a completely reasonable 14 in the rankings.
🚌 DEC 01 2022 09:37
A school bus got stuck blocking the only entrance to our neighborhood this morning, and now my wife can't drive my oldest to school either.