In October last year – 2024 – I was browsing through YouTube videos, looking for some documentation of the disaster wreaked by Hurricane Helene in Augusta and Asheville. I came across a video by Mark Hunicutt entitled “
Continue reading Paramotoring – Episode 1 – Awareness and Focus
As I write this, it’s the last day of August, 2024, and I have been wrestling with the City of Madison Rental Licesing people for nearly two months now.
Here’s the story.
For this particular rental house, I have owned it for nine years, having purchased it in 2015 (near as I can remember). It has been rented out since I bought it.
The City of Madison requires a license to rent out a residence, and to obtain this license, the house must pass an inspection. The new tenant cannot get the electricity turned on until this license is issued.
Continue reading Wrestling with City of Madison Rental Inspections
Last night, as I write this, my wife said, “I think our water heater needs to be relit.” Well, that was not surprising, because we installed this water heater in 2009, about 13 years ago, and over the last few months, it seemed I was having to relight it more and more often.
I’m not quite sure WHY I had to relight it, other than it seemed the pilot light went out (yes, it’s a gas water heater), and when that happens, the consarn thing just doesn’t work.
Continue reading The 2022 Water Heater … Adventure