Signs of Summer's End
Oct. 5th, 2004 03:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drscottLast night I noticed a tickle in my throat, and today I clearly have the cold that's going around. I won't blame anyone (though I may cast a suspicious glance at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
excessor), and it's been almost a year since I had one, so no complaints.
Meanwhile, it's cold in the morning and I have to wear sweats to stay warm. My summer outfit of either nothing or flimsy shorts and sandals won't be reappearing until July next. I no longer break a sweat at the gym (that's the good part of winter.) I've shut off the solar heat to the pool and cut the filter pump time down to 6 hours a day; cold water means using much less chlorine, and I can relax my vigilance against the threat of algae for another year. Soon the winter storm winds will blow tons of pine needles and leaves into the pool, and I'll be spending time removing them -- the entire water surface can be covered by a mat of needles after a storm.
We're expecting to take bids on replacement windows over the next few weeks. The high cost won't be recovered from heating bill savings, but the reduction in noise (from rattling windows and the occasional airplanes taking off from Moffett Field) will be enough to make it worthwhile.
excessor), and it's been almost a year since I had one, so no complaints.Meanwhile, it's cold in the morning and I have to wear sweats to stay warm. My summer outfit of either nothing or flimsy shorts and sandals won't be reappearing until July next. I no longer break a sweat at the gym (that's the good part of winter.) I've shut off the solar heat to the pool and cut the filter pump time down to 6 hours a day; cold water means using much less chlorine, and I can relax my vigilance against the threat of algae for another year. Soon the winter storm winds will blow tons of pine needles and leaves into the pool, and I'll be spending time removing them -- the entire water surface can be covered by a mat of needles after a storm.
We're expecting to take bids on replacement windows over the next few weeks. The high cost won't be recovered from heating bill savings, but the reduction in noise (from rattling windows and the occasional airplanes taking off from Moffett Field) will be enough to make it worthwhile.
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Date: 2004-10-05 04:31 pm (UTC)I still need to put away my summer stuff, the fans have been taken down, but still not put away and the bedroom window down to a largish crack, the ones in the living room are closed. I've had to turn the heat on once already. :-)
We've been getting the fog in the mornings this week so far, often very thick.
Unlike SF, we don't get it year round, but we certainly do during the fall and winter months however.
Getting close to putting the flannel sheets on the bed. :-)