Maybe it is time to trade in the old Jeep.
Author: Doug McCaughan
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AC Very Cold
Outside: 23.8° C Inside: 25.5° C
This is the outside unit.
This is inside the outside ac unit. Note that the white stuff is ice and should be copper.
This is inside the inside unit. Note that the white is ice and should be copper.So, today’s research challenge is to figure out why an air conditioning unit ices over.
Update: Anwer – I knew this. It’s either 1) low coolant – ie. leak or 2) the cold air return is blocked
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Today’s Challenges
Fix air conditioningE-file 2005 taxes- Fix a lawn mower and cut the grass
- Scrub floors; clean house
- Program
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WWASD
My favorite television show is Lost. My 2nd favorite is Boston Legal. One of my favorite characters on Boston Legal is Alan Shore portrayed by James Spader (starred in Stargate the movie).
So I have this new anger management plan. Whenever a situation arises with the children, or a phone call (call), or anything else, particularly if I feel myself starting to boil, I pause and ask myself, "What would Alan Shore do?" I did this for several weeks with much success before confiding my plan with my wife. Now she is aware and periodically calls out, "you’re doing it now!" with a grin. I tilt my chin up slightly, give a Mona Lisaesque smile, and reply, "of course I am."
This morning I forgot to ask, "What would Alan Shore do?" It really does make a difference! So, next time the tension hits, just ask, "What would Alan Shore do?"
See also http://boston-legal.org and http://jamesspader.org/.
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Do-over!
I’ve started this day on a bad note. I’m going to lie down for 30 seconds, change clothes, and start over.
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: Why do I feel guilty after doing something fun?
Master: Does your fun come at someone else’s expense? -
67 degrees out; 76 degrees in
I am convinced that there are no air conditioner repair people that know what they are doing in Knoxville. Looks like I’m about to have HVAC to my list of skills.
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Milestones
Wow! After that round of manic typing, I need a nap.
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Nintendo DS Download Station is very cool
So, I read about the DS Download Station and thought it to be a good idea. It is "try before you buy" for DS games. I walk into Best Buy and the employees are confused. Finally we get one in the know and we stand in front of an endcap of games. There is a tiny sign with instructions. Apparently the wireless equipment is buried inside the endcap (they should make this a little more obvious). So, you turn on your DS and wirelessly connect to, um, the endcap and get a selection of games. You choose one and it begins downloading. As long as you don’t walk more than 15 feet from the endcap you get the game. Once it is 100% downloaded you can walk away and play the game until you power off the DS or twelve hours elapses.
The only downside is that right now they only offer 7 games for trial. I love the concept! Noah has been playing the game we downloaded last night all day long. No more spending $50 to find out that they don’t like the game.
Update:The XBox 360 also allows for downloading demos at the store.
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Blogger Pandemic Prompts Blogger Shoot
East Tennessee has become inundated with amatuer jouralists and main stream media has had enough! Thanks to good ol’ boy politicing, April 23 marks the official opening of Blogger hunting season. Tired of people sitting around in their pajamas (or less!) and making cold, hard cash while writing unsubstantiated drivel that may even be down right made up (like what you are reading now)? Help lean out the pack. Arrive at the Coal Creek Armory at 4:45pm on April 23, 2006 to start the hunt.
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Lost Tidbits
I got busy and quit posting about Lost which is a shame because my biggest hangup since we discovered the hatch was Desmond’s eggs and when Henry asked how old the food was I about died. I knew they were getting supplied somehow. Speaking of food, The Fuselage has a discussion on the numbers on the food containers.
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Rice on Iran: ‘We can’t let this continue’
The countdown is on! Anyone want to place bets on when we go in? I’m betting within 30 days we have bombers in the air and troops moving across the border.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that it is “time for action” on the international demands for Iran to cease its uranium enrichment activities.
[Source]
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From the mouths of babes
This goes hand in hand with my earlier post.
Dad, asking nicely: "Why are you crying?"
Sarah: sits silently with chin on fist
Dad, asking nicely: "Why are you crying?"
Sarah: sits silently with chin on fist
Dad, becoming frustrated and gruff: "Why are you crying?"
Sarah: "Because you won’t let me tell you why I am crying!"
Dad: blink. blink.