Jan 30-Feb 3 - if at first you don't succeed ...

 I'm still trying to get a vaccine appointment.  Yesterday I had 5 browsers going with now luck, for the first opportunity at 6am.  At 9am, I limited myself to 2 and finally got an offer to pick up a slot but it was sold out by the time I clicked.  I wonder whether some people have scripts running to grab these things.  I wouldn't be surprised.

Not much else to report.  It's cold out there.  It's too cold to even sit out with Sandy's new outdoor fireplace or is it a fire coffee table ?  I don't know what the heck we're going to do with that when we leave as a) it's huge, b) it weighs a ton.  Jason has suggested casters.  

We now have two new TV's.  The old plasma from circa 2006 that was our main TV before getting moved into our bedroom became split screen.  The Samsung living room TV needed hitting on the top before it would stay on, before the array would light up.  It was getting worse and worse.   We now have two new Samsung TV's ... in spite of our problems with the one, they still get the best reviews.  

I had ordered a new battery cable for the Yamaha 40 on the skiff.  I spent much time yesterday trying to figure out how to run that wire into the motor.  I'm part-way there.  The big cables are easy but there's another small wire that runs up behind some of the metal to the reversed polarity fuse is inaccessible.  I'm hesitant to cut it although there's lots of room to run out front.  There's a point of no return once I cut ... or rather, a point of paying someone to fix my screw-up !

The grandma plants are inside.  It's 38F out there.

I've been having what's probably sciatica issues the last few days.  I don't know if it's due to something that I did slinging a battery or whether there's a deeper problem.  Nsaids don't touch it.  Sitting here at the PC, it's not a problem because of the arch in my back.  Straightening up / walking is a problem.  Sleeping is a problem.  Sandy picked up some CBD yesterday and that doesn't seem to do anything but then again, it may take some time.  If/when it goes away, I'll always wonder whether that's spontaneous or a result of the self medication.   Google advice says change lifestyle - lose weight and stand up more - hmmm.  

Onward !