🎉🎉🎉🎉 It’s Friday!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
The topic of this discussion is: anything.
Anything exciting going on in your life? Things got you down? Did you try a new recipe that you’d like to share? etc.
I’m still congested, coming up on day 6. I can’t do my job when I’m congested, so I’ve been enjoying some paid sick time the past week.
I’ve been able to take advantage of the extra time by doing a bunch of stuff around the house.
I removed the mower deck from the lawn tractor and put the snowblower attachment on (just in time for 2 inches of snow yesterday).
I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know our oil boiler, which is used for heat and hot water. I heard some air bubbles in the baseboard heaters, so watched some YouTube on how to bleed the system. It went exactly like this. Even after bleeding everything (multiple times) I could still hear air in the baseboards.
I did some more research and it turns out the system has automatic air bleeders (they let air out but not water), and I found mine to be closed! They probably started leaking so someone disabled them instead of replacing them (they cost $20 each, so…). I also read that a failed expansion tank can introduce air into the system, so I got a new one of those ($75USD). I’m glad I did, because the old one was completely failed and full of water (it should be half air/half water).
I also replaced one of the valves which started leaking while I was messing around with everything.
It has been a fun learning experience, and somehow the heat still works! Wife approved!
The boiler is 30+ years old, and we plan on getting it replaced after this winter. Now that I have some sweat equity in it, I’ll be sad to see it go.
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Two exciting things from this week. First, we booked flights to go back to Southern California in January for a combined birthday celebration for our niece and nephew.
Second, we found out my wife needs to go to a work conference in The Netherlands at the end of February. We plan to take advantage of her free flight and combine it with some flight credits we have from last summer to turn it into a mini vacation.
Unsure where we’ll go exactly, probably London and Paris. Still tbd. It’ll be cold as hell, but I’m looking forward to it.
I’m still readjusting after BBS November. I get to the end of the day and start convincing myself that I’m feeling scruffy when I’m most definitely not…
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Hope you’ll have a fun vacation, regardless of where you decide to go. I only saw the Netherlands from a bus window during a trip to Scotland in 2019. We had to get on a ferry there to travel over to England. I quite liked the beautiful windmills though…
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Have you considered Brussels? You can get there quickly by train from Amsterdam.
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
We haven’t yet, but I’ll look into it. I replied above about why London/Paris are on the table, but we haven’t made any final decisions yet.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Brussels also has a fantastic brick and mortar Wetshaving hardware store, Au Grand Rasoir, fyi
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djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
London and Paris are fun, but so are Amsterdam and Bruges. If you have only a few days, might as well take advantage of where you are
snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
I’d love to go to Brussels and/or Bruges. We’re currently leaning toward London because my wife has a couple friends and colleagues who live there that she wants to see.
I’ve also never been to France, but she’s spent a good chunk of time there over the years.
We’ll see what we land on, I’m just looking forward to spending some more time in Europe next year. :)