We’re going to take a drive.
That is—Jane’s going to drive. Yesterday the dizziness was practically gone, and today—not so good.
Drat it.
On the other hand, the pond store has opened for the season, and we’re going to go talk to them. I don’t know that we’ll come back with fishes. But we can place orders. Get some baby-food. And if the weather holds off and if the dizziness abates, we can get the pond netting on.
I’m staying off the stairs. Yesterday however, I was able to walk downstairs safely, when Jane alerted me to the skimmer in the sump in the basement overflowing—no huge deal: but it’s a device that removes amino acids from the water. It’s called ‘foam fractionation,’ aka the process that creates that romantic sea foam poets write about. Well, if you know what skimmate is, and how it smells in its concentrated form, not so romantic. And sometimes skimmers run amok, due to something in the tank water, but I can’t figure out what. I fed normally. BUT, I did see the gray air tube was a little mis-set, which can cause it to inject too much water (skim wet) and overflow. Fortunately the skimmer sits IN the sump, so the overflow simply goes back into the sump. If you want to see what one looks like, google ‘protein skimmer.’
That seafoam stuff? Occasionaly you’ll see in the news where foam has piled up on some beach twice head-high, and lovers are running through it and laughing, and people are letting their small children play in it—
I’m thinking—oook. Dead whale somewhere nearby, maybe, some big source of protein in the water.
But that’s how our equipment replicates what the ocean does.
Could be fun getting to choose what color phases you want to order, and placing the order.
Hmm, could you mix a small amount of the adult fish food in with the baby fish food? Or grind down the adult food via food processor or spice / pepper mill or mocajete (sp?) / mortar and pestle? (Nuts, I’m going to have to look up the spelling and gram. gender for un/una mocajete.)
Hmm, I don’t think you could do that with a phaser or blaster. You’d just toast the stuff or burn it up. What about a sonic screwdriver? Or that whatever-it-is spanner Scotty sometimes fiddles with….
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My appointment for the assessment I’ve been looking forward to — fell through. The cab company (Uber) had it scheduled, then called and cancelled it: “No drivers available.” So I ended up calling and rescheduling the appt. for later in the month. Sigh.
But — It’s a good thing. While looking for where I’d put my backpack this morning, before going, I discovered, oh, eek, ack, eegad! — a tiny water leak ~in the bottom of my new apt. bedroom closet~ . Not good! So I moved some things out of the bottom of the closet, and after postponing today’s appt., I moved everything else out, anticipating they’ll (wow) need to get into the sheetrock and baseboard molding in order to fix the leak. Oh, boy!
Once the apt. mgr. ofc. opened, I called it in. Hoping it’ll get taken care of today, but kinda doubt it. If not, dunno if they have repairs on Sat./Sun., and I have a big dental appt. Monday afternoon. I expect to eat soft food (soup or pudding or jello) if anything, Monday evening.
Despite the few repair calls, I’m liking apt. living for the most part. — And I get the impression this is a better-run complex with better family and safety conditions.
I intend to work this afternoon, with one errand necessary, and then — Tonight, I want to curl up with Convergence and with my Spanish textbook. I need to cram vocabulary too. I keep thinking of words I need to know.
I would be most displeased with repeated Uber cancellations. If they can’t get enough drivers to reliably service appointments made in advance, they need to rejigger their business model, methinks. Would you have better luck if you treated it like a trip to a hotel from the airport, and called them from curbside?
definitely Allertec is reducing the dizziness. I swear, allergies are quirky and can manifest as everything from extreme sleepiness to dullwittedness to anger to runny noses and eyes and rashes, but they can also make your ears congested. It takes a number of years in a new place before the local allergies hit you. I’ve been in this location for 10 years, in Spokane for 17, and if this is the flavor of local allergies asserting itself for the first time, I am NOT amused…I don’t want this for an annual event! Allergy shots? I spent seven years giving myself allergy shots. Thank goodness Oklahoma doesn’t make you go into a doc’s office to get them —you can self-administer. I’ve no desire to start all that again, however.
Well, we talked to them and told them what we’re looking for. We may have to special order two of them from elsewhere, but we’ll see what comes in in a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile I got some fresh pond-balancing kit, and should have the water ready by then.
How can you not get one that’s red and black?
:grins: Indeed. I like the way you think.
Hmm. White with a bit of pale gold or beige, for the fishes’ paidhi-aiji? 😀
(And fluent would have a double meaning amongst aquatic folk, aye?)
Allergies are the pits. Tree pollen is Very High locally, and tree pollen gives me stuffed ears and goo eye, despite taking allergy medication. Hate to think what my symptoms would be like if I wasn’t taking meds. There’s some new stuff out Xyzal, which is levocetirizine that I may want to try, but I imagine I won’t be able to get it through the VA.
Levocitirizine is now available without a prescription. I usually take it. Try Wal-Mart or Costco for it.