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oregano

oregano

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  • oregano
    Why do I keep longing for a female partner when I like my life exactly as it is? I don't want a woman who is either just short of insane or who wants to "fix" me. Those seem to historically have been the choices presented to me. Besides, true dating sites no longer exist, the goal of apps is to sell ads.
    T
    thejuice
    Oh yes no fixing please, don't want to be anyone's pet project
    oregano
    Found this at an estate sale in Callahan, California, on 9 August. It's a barometer//temperature/humidity readout probably from the late 60s when such things were popular. I love how it looks-very much the professional side of the late 60s.

    tritemp.webp
    Judge
    Judge
    I used to have one. My cousin still has a rather attractive one on her wall.
    oregano
    Lack of formal air conditioning is really starting to get to me, even though it has been cooler than normal. I can't sleep more than a few hours and am constantly tired. Having to rely on a generator during summers is definitely not what I thought I was signing up for.
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    Judge
    Judge
    In the Reno-Tahoe Metropolitan area I'd be in BIG trouble without central air conditioning. Even then I still can't afford to run it 24/7. Worse even when I consider living in past Northern California micro-climates.
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    FayetheADHDsquirrel
    We have had 2 different summers in which we had lost our air conditioning and had to use fans.
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    When I was living in the tropics all I had was a fan, and one of these little pools. Thoroughly recommended. On really hot nights you can have a quick dip in the middle of the night and then go straight to bed still wet with the fan on.

    Intex-10x30-East-Set-Pool.webp
    oregano
    Little birds enjoy themselves, Hornbrook gas station, Hornbrook, California, 6 August 2025. The little guys are kinda hard to see bc my camera is crappy.

    birds.webp
    Judge
    Judge
    Reminds me of the birds here in the desert, always perched at the top of sagebrush.
    oregano
    oregano
    The plant shown is actually star thistle, invasive to the area. We have a form of sagebrush here that locals call "bristlebrush" but that's not what this is.
    oregano
    I finally have a replacement generator. Turns out I didn't read the manual and did stuff it says not to do and blew the engine. Kept my mouth shut at Harbor Freight and got an exchange for a new generator.
    oregano
    Fog over the site of Ager, California, originally a stagecoach stop on the road between Yreka, California, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, morning of 3 August 2025.

    agerfog.webp
    oregano
    My "new" Harbor Freight generator needs a fuel filter after just 50 hours of runtime. Of course, buying something from HF means that you get the cheapest possible, but darn. I just hope the piston rings haven't gone bad.
    oregano
    My right shoulder hurts due to pulling small engine smart cords so much. Resting it for now.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    There are spring starters available online for most small engines. You wind them up with a crank & then release by pressing a button which turns the motor over until it starts. Would something like that help?
    oregano
    oregano
    That's not the issue, I'm trying to repair two small power generators so I was pulling and pulling cords more than normal.
    oregano
    Cheap generator refused to start after routine maintenance. I am actually doing surprisingly well without air conditioning. Fans and a small swamp cooler. It helps that outside temps are not extreme.
    oregano
    I fell back into my sugar addiction recently so yesterday I threw out the chocolate and started to detox. I am really sick this morning. No pain no gain.
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    thejuice
    That sucks! I don't keep any chocolate in house, it's easier for me
    oregano
    Checked the oak trees today. Acorns should be ready to harvest in 2-4 weeks. I bought an extra long grabbing tool to get more acorns.
    oregano
    My old Cummins generator apparently cracked the engine block and when I undid the dipstick (screw in) to drain the oil a gallon of fuel gushed out.
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    oregano
    oregano
    Nope. I'm gonna get rid of it as scrap metal.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    You could save the dynamo & other stuff & put a new engine on it. Doesn't have to be a diesel; could be a good gasolene engine.
    oregano
    oregano
    It's such a cheap generator there's no point. It's a gasoline engine and I have come to suspect that's it's just another cheap China made generator with the Cummins name slapped on. When I bought it I thought it was a real Cummins engine.
    oregano
    I bought an old 1980s-era Honda EM1600 generator from a guy in Grants Pass for $180. I might use that one for extreme heat waves.
    oregano
    Had to bite the bullet and go to Harbor Freight which is a US store that sells very cheap tools and buy a generator, since both of mine died. I'm hoping the cheap generator will last til fall when it starts getting colder.
    oregano
    has not had any good sleep for days due to the heat. My generator needs a spark plug (and an oil change) and the auto parts store doesn't open for another 8 hours.
    oregano
    I hope the smoke doesn't activate the carbon monoxide shutoff circuitry in my generator. Generators can be hard to start in smoke due to companies trying to head off lawsuits by stupid people insisting on running them indoors.
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    You should be able to get around that if you can rig up a decent air filter for it, smoke is more fine particles than gas.
    oregano
    oregano
    Turns out that the generator started right up. By midday the smoke had thinned enough so that there was no problem.
    oregano
    There is a huge wildfire in the far southwestern part of Siskiyou County, in mainly unpopulated forestlands. There is 20mph wind blowing the smoke towards Yreka and well beyond.

    smoke.webp


    I had my window open all night without knowing about the smoke. I woke up sick.
    oregano
    The acorns are still green but coming along. I'll go back out to where the oak trees are in two weeks and check them again.
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