Off grid adventures

Did a Stoopid! yesterday,,, 

Was working on building a box to hold my automotive tools: one that will slide under the truck box to keep things better organized and still secured.    While doing that, I was also charging batteries for my tools.  That means I needed to run the inverter to run the chargers.

Winter time, short days, low light at best of times and we have had several days with less than optimal sun shining.

Killed the battery bank.

Well, not killed, but I certainly ran it down way too low for comfort levels.  As in, my controller cut the power to the house until such time as the bank can come up to snuff.   

No lights.

Candles and kero-lamps for Dio.   And that doesn’t say I am out of options,,,  I’m writing this even as the power is cut off,,,     

But I knew better and didn’t pay any danged attention to what the bank condition was like.    I could have run the Genny to charge those cordless batteries, and left the main bank untouched,,, and I do need to run the genny ‘just cuz’, to keep things running proper and swap out that old gas for new.   Its been a couple months since I last used the genny.

Luckily, the heat and hot water are independent of the electric system,,  ya ever take a shower by candle-light?  LOL   Might sound romantic as heck, but seriously, its a PITA,,,  BUT, it was hot!!! and I needed that with the aches and pains of winter and age.  

That all said, the box I was working on is ready to be loaded while I do the domestics thing.   Gonna feel a bit of comfort having my tools back on board, not lounging in Da’s basement.  Call it a security blanket for the guy that drives a truck with 320K on the odo,,,   (Poor Buffalo,,, I give her so much grief over her milage, but she does have a rebuilt transmission and a completely new rear-end (among many other new parts, like brakes and steering components)  I just worry about that danged engine,,,  Side note: I do keep a spare cap and rotor for the Distributor on board.   She’s left me stranded a time or two with that failure.)

Been VERY lazy about the kayaking thing this past month.   I could have gone yesterday, chose not to, instead dealing with that box.   Needed? Yes!  Essential? Not really; I just stick close to home for awhile.   I have been spending time on the ERG for staying in shape for the paddle times when they come about: it just isn’t the same though.    I can forget about how many times I dipped paddle when the scenery changes: when I’m in a fixed position, I get VERY bored with the motions.   I stick it out though, set a timer and turn up the tunes, push through the boredom,,,

Lazy wrap up to the year, no prognostication from me this year.  Read Kunstler instead; he has some serious insight in what we could expect this year (and probably wrong seeing how F!ed up the last four have been.)  Time will tell,,,,  I am not going to get my hair in a knot over it (and I need a haircut,,, Looking like Ted Kazinski,,,ROFL)

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