| May 31st |
I scooted over to
the airfield
and glued, then put resin on the
prop. |
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| May 30th |
I went to
the airfield
to take the
Rans
out. Greg was there, so we pulled my plane out and chatted, then I noticed another chip in
the prop. It's the same blade as
last time
:o(.
We just stood around and chatted, then put the S-17 away and left. |
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| May 29th |
Today was a holiday, when Americans remember their dead war veterans
by shopping. I spent the morning getting the few dogs that were left in the
SPCA
walked, then went home and worked on tidying up the garden a little. Roseville has joined
the 20th century, and we now have green waste bins, so I figured it would be rude not to
fill the thing up with hedge clippings and grass. Especially as most people seem to pay a
gardener to cut their grass, so they'll have empty bins most of the time.
The flyer that came with the bin says that they'll be picking them up every 2 weeks, and
they'll be using the contents for compost. It's just an experiment, but hopefully they'll
soon be dropping off recycling bins too, and then my standard bin can be replaced by a carrier
bag. |
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| May 28th |
I went to the
SPCA
for most of the day, then ended up spending the evening playing
World of Warcraft. |
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| May 27th |
I went to
Infineon Raceway
with
Jason ,
so he could get some race take-offs for his R1. We ended up spending the afternoon watching
races and swapping wheels in and out for a couple of guys :o) |
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| May 24th |
Jason
was stuck in a hotel room in Morgan Hill, so we spent the evening playing
World of Warcraft. |
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| May 22nd |
Today was
Chloe's
"birthday", so we went for a long walk, and ate lots of ice when we got home :o)
She then had her favourite dinner of dry kibble, and got to destroy a new soft toy. |
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| May 21st |
Jason
picked me up, so we could go to
Infineon Raceway
to watch the day's
AMA Superbike
race. The Superstock race beforehand got red flagged after 8 laps when a motor let go,
and was done then. The weather was closing in, and the Superbike race was run a little
early, but it finished fine. The following Supersport race was canned after 3 laps because
of the rain.
Martin, who used to race
YSRs,
was in the Superbike race on his Superstock GSXR1000, and managed to not come last :o)
When we were done there, we drove home in the rain, then met the family Serne for dinner.
Afterwards, we went back to their house to see their mutt, Katie, who they adopted from
the
SPCA
a little while back.
I spent a few hours playing
World of Warcraft,
then went to bed. |
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| May 20th |
I spent the day at the
SPCA
as usual, then in the evening decided to get my own
World of Warcraft
account, only to find the authentication servers were down. I tried every 20 - 30 minutes
while watching a movie, and eventually got in. I've built a new character, and got her up
to level 8 in about 3 hours.
It's a bit quicker when you know where the quests are :o) |
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| May 19th |
I'm apparently
not the only one
still playing
World of Warcraft,
and
Jason
was surprised I didn't have a picture of my Ninja Night Elf on the website. |
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| May 18th |
I fed
Chloe
early, and headed over to
Jason 's
so we could ride to
Sportbike Night
at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sacramento to see Neil Hodgson. Unfortunately there'd been a
SNAFU, and there was no PA system, meaning no interview. So, everybody just said "hi"
to Neil and got a poster before he had to leave to get back to
Infineon Raceway
for this weekend's
AMA Superbike
race. He agreed with me that American chocolate is crap :o) |
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| May 17th |
I went to
the airfield
and took the
Rans
out for a little while. While there was very little wind, it was pretty bumpy. It's nice to
get back to flying in shorts and a T-shirt :o) When I checked my little strobes, the right
hand one has stopped working, I'm hoping it's a wiring problem, but I can always replace it.
As the left one is still working, that would suggest that the controller's OK.
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| May 15th |
I got all pumped up and took the
for a ride - the first time this year. Duh, if it's 100F and too windy to fly, cycling isn't
the best idea...
It's weird, as I guess everybody else is late to starting to ride this year, too, as a lot of
the trails are overgrown. There are also sink holes and one area's being torn up to concrete
over, by the look of things. I might have to make up a few new routes. |
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| May 14th |
I just pottered around the house until it was time to watch the
MotoGP
race from China :o) What a surprise, a front tyre delaminating - looks like it'll be an
interesting series this year :o) |
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| May 13th |
I was going to go to the
SPCA,
but Vince called to say that everybody was going to a Cystic Fibrosis fundraising fly-in at
Rio Linda.
I checked the web page, and it said "ultralights verbotten", so rather than take
the
Rans,
I took the
Hawk.
Having spoken to the airfield owner, he said I could have flown in - ultralights weren't
considered "safe" when
Mather Field
was running lots of heavy aircraft, so maybe next year.
While I was there,
Ray
mentioned that he was having problems with his stereo setup, so I went home via his place.
Seems there were a few wiring issues, which we managed to sort out. He invited me to play
poker in the evening, where I managed to lose $30. Oh well :o) |
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| May 11th |
I went over to Scott and Becky's for dinner, and later
Jason
came over and we went for a ride - I was on the
Hawk. Note to self, wear a clear visor when you might be riding at night :o) |
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| May 10th |
My manager came up for a meeting, so
Chloe
got to fawn all over him as usual. Anybody would think she was after a job :o) |
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| May 7th |
I just kicked around the house, expecting to be able to watch the
WSB
races in the afternoon like usual, but for some reason
Speed
didn't show the races until the evening :o( So, rather than
Chloe
and I sitting down with a Coke float (she gets some ice cream in her bowl) to watch that,
we just caught up on some general TV.
After that, I went to
the airfield
and finished mounting my little lights to the
Rans.
I then did a few circuits to see if they'd blow up, and they didn't. I didn't want to be
out too much longer, as it took me a bit longer than I'd expected, and I can always fly
another day :o)
Then I watched the WSB races :o) |
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| May 6th |
It was the annual pet fair at the
SPCA,
so I started there early, and worked late. Honestly, it's like having a job, but without
benefits or a salary :o) |
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| May 4th |
Scott came over and helped me with the lights on the
Rans,
specifically soldering the 16 connections for the wires through the wings. Nearly there -
I just need to wire in the regulator / rectifier now :o) |
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| May 2nd |
Well, the dentist basically Dremelled the tooth smooth.
I could have done that :o)
Having peered at the dashboard in the
van,
I've figured out that the bulb holders don't seem to be making contact with the bulbs, so
I'll have to look into that.
I've hacked the rear light clusters so that the unused fog lights now hold extra brake light
bulbs :o) |
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| May 1st |
Great, I've chipped a tooth. Before you accuse me of using my teeth to
strip wire (I do) or open beer bottles (I don't), it's on the outside of a molar.
I sense a trip to the dentist in my near future :o(
I got some new bulbs (Sylvania number 74, for reference) for the dashboard in the
van,
put them in, put the dash all back together only to find that they still don't light up.
I'm thinking there's a little wiring problem there, woo hoo.
I was just playing around with the rear light clusters when Dorothy came over to say "hi".
Seems she's cancelled her satellite TV service, so I spent a little time taking the old dish
off her roof and throwing it in the bin :o) |
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