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The day after, or five things make a post
Oct. 21st, 2011 12:21 pm1. The guy from Ron the Sewer Rat (local drain-cleaning service; once it was just Ron, but now he has minions) has come and gone, and it's now safe to flush the toilet and do laundry.
2. Except that I don't need to do laundry anymore, because last night I trundled all the sopping stuff over to Pat WINOLJ's, and did it there. Her washer has a feature I really like: it separates out the times of cycles from the action of the agitator, so you can have a long cycle for delicate clothing. Which I find useful for delicates that have been soaked in water of dubious origin. Also, it turns out that dried cat pee comes out much better than I would have hoped, and doesn't seem to leave lingering stains in most clothing. On the other hand, it dissolved the fabric in the shoulder of a fancy jacket that was made of viscose or some such.
3. I also hennaed my hair while I was there. And made much of the cats. And cleaned up after the one who chose that time to divest herself of her dinner.
4. Tonight I take my car over to a guy in St. Paul to have the timing belt and water pump replaced. This is proactive car management, because if the timing belt breaks, the car dies. And the car has 173K miles on it, and I can't tell when the last time was that the timing belt was replaced. This is the first time I've dealt with a non-authorized mechanic, which I find a little scary. But several people vouch for him, and the cost is about a third of what it would be from my regular garage.
5. And tomorrow, I leave way too early, with Random the cat, to take a plane to New York. Random stays with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
txanne, and I meet my mother and go on a cruise to New England and Canada with my mother. I haven't packed yet, but I think just about everything is otherwise ready.
2. Except that I don't need to do laundry anymore, because last night I trundled all the sopping stuff over to Pat WINOLJ's, and did it there. Her washer has a feature I really like: it separates out the times of cycles from the action of the agitator, so you can have a long cycle for delicate clothing. Which I find useful for delicates that have been soaked in water of dubious origin. Also, it turns out that dried cat pee comes out much better than I would have hoped, and doesn't seem to leave lingering stains in most clothing. On the other hand, it dissolved the fabric in the shoulder of a fancy jacket that was made of viscose or some such.
3. I also hennaed my hair while I was there. And made much of the cats. And cleaned up after the one who chose that time to divest herself of her dinner.
4. Tonight I take my car over to a guy in St. Paul to have the timing belt and water pump replaced. This is proactive car management, because if the timing belt breaks, the car dies. And the car has 173K miles on it, and I can't tell when the last time was that the timing belt was replaced. This is the first time I've dealt with a non-authorized mechanic, which I find a little scary. But several people vouch for him, and the cost is about a third of what it would be from my regular garage.
5. And tomorrow, I leave way too early, with Random the cat, to take a plane to New York. Random stays with
txanne, and I meet my mother and go on a cruise to New England and Canada with my mother. I haven't packed yet, but I think just about everything is otherwise ready.
