Daffodils and white rabbits! St David's Day!
Meanwhile yesterday
Here's a great Misfits delivery shot, by driver Q, showing Q holding the phone, their pink truck, my step, my car plate concealed, just had to use it, thank you, Q.
Here are the pineberries among the groceries.
Strawberry-like but much juicier and pineapplier. However, not quite exciting enough to warrant the price. But worth trying anyway.
Now for the sad news. Today was the scheduled chimney inspection.
The chimney folks, people I've worked with for years, came, spent a long time inspecting, both of them, used some weird scope thing as well as the usual powerful flashlight, both shook their heads sadly. The verdict: the whole chimney, box and flue, is rusting out, can be hazardous.
I asked how to remediate it. Total replacement. $8-12K, two day job, gutting and replacing. Or they can seal it, rendering it unusable, $400, two hours.
I asked if they'd replaced any fireplaces in the development, and they said no, mainly sealing. They also said it's twenty years past its guaranteed lifetime.
Soooo, it not being worth a big expense for two or three uses a season, I think sealing is in my future. They said they can certify to the HOA that the fireplace is sealed -- sheet metal cut to size, riveted in place.
It's too bad, because it's been a nice feature, but oh well, it's old and rusty, aren't we all.
In other, good, news, the high winds, plummeting temps and lashing rain overnight did not end in icing this morning. In fact it was dry when I went out early to the condo, a big relief since I don't do well walking or driving on ice. So yay.
Happy day, everyone, if some part of your life, too, needs you to tie a knot and move on, good luck!
There's always something good.
