Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.
We’ve installed a new Air Conditioner and there is a terrible amount of work to be accomplished. The highest priority is insulate the ducts against moisture and clean up the living room. I have to run a new duct to the dining room and do a bit of insulating on the ductwork over the living room.
Looks like the Church audio equipment is staying in the living room, we have another outdoor service in three weeks.
I weighed in at 220 today, that’s five Lbs over my maximum weight. I will reduce my calories in hopes to drop to 215 this week. 190 would be a great goal.
My EcoFlow R600 Pro won’t be shipped until the end of the month, I should get it around Christmas.
Karen AMI:So white people who celebrate the success of black lives demonstrates the inequity of the black experience and white people who don’t celebrate success of black lives also demonstrate the inequity? I am just trying to keep up here. And I must be a Karen because I don’t see race, I see PEOPLE, fellow human beings instead of a color. You don’t have to attack me, I know, that Not seeing color makes me a racist. And seeing color first makes me a racist too. I know. I am the problem. For sure. It’s a tough gig. The Awkwardness of White Joy. Four days later Shane Paul Neil
Narrative: I’m skipping the time bullets today. The heater worked pretty well with the majority of the ducts connected back. I used the NodeMCU network to record some data on the performance of the ducts I’ve already installed. (Not Many) There’s one 7″ vent and two 6″ vents, that’s it for almost two weeks of work. It’s hard to work in the attic when you are 66, believe me!
It is going to be very COLD tonight, I spent some time covering up the water faucets and the water meter. There was an uninsulated duct from the plenum that I finally covered today. I watched the performance of the Heat Pump as the night unfolded, one thing that I was unprepared for was a rapid incline to 100% compressor.
To prevent the Thermostat from switching to Emergency Heat (Gas) I turned on the heaters in the living room (the ones I used while the Ducts were disconnected) and the thermostat relented as shown in the above graphic.
Then I wrote routines in Home Assistant to turn on space heaters 200W at 60%, 500W at 67% and 700W at 75% compressor speed. That way if the heat pump gets a slug of cold air, the space heaters can help. The data collected for the remainder of the night showed that the Heat Pump could easily heat our home.
Feelings: As Christians we are compelled to look after the Widows and the poor. Just how we do that in this climate when there is so much energy fighting the democracy I don’t know.
Researched Philippines Typhoons last month, they took a huge toll on the island. I watched several videos, 3-5 feet of water leaving 3-5″ of mud on everything inside their homes and on the streets. This will take a long time to clean up.
Tomorrow: Tuesday
Retirement: We’ve spent 10K on an air conditioner, need to make that up.
Project Engineering: Layout new ductwork.
Purchases: Conservation mode, we’re more than 3 paychecks in the hole.
Repairs:
Religion: We were called to read Luke and comment on the author.
Family News: Mom’s in the rehab.
Arts:
- Health: 220Lbs, too heavy.
- Swollen feet have returned, 20.5″ today. (Yes Potato chips and candy.)
Travel: Florida travel looks well out of reach!
Taxes: 2k refund from Georgia in February.
Pi News: Love em, but no time to play with them.
Media: No Instagram posts today and we’re off Facebook.
Injuries: No injuries.
Accomplishments: None.
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To