Thursday, February 5, 2026

Time to go woodchuck hunting.

The cold has persisted, so not too much has gone on.  According to the radio we set a new record low last week in Keene.  It dropped briefly to -12, though I had put my phone away by then since I was driving.
 

Last weekend was another indoor weekend.  I finally got around to changing out the shower head in the master bathroom.  
 

It interfered with the basket, but I picked up a bathroom hook to move the basket when I went shopping last week.
 

The big task for the weekend was to get the truck out and finish clearing up top.  The bed was literally full.
 

It got it all shoveled out and cleared off though.  
 


It drove itself out, but it seemingly has developed another few annoying problems.  My locking diff failed.
 

It now does this too, as if the computer can't detect when the ignition is turned off anymore. 
 

I also got the tractor stuck again. 
 

Despite the issues though, I got the truck to at least pull the tractor back onto the driveway.  The back end is buried in a snowbank, but I think if I shovel around the grading blade, it should be fine.  Or just move the car and finish pulling it out.  It ended up over here because of my limited space in the driveway.  I will deal with it this weekend before the snow comes back on Sunday.  It ended up scraping along the trailer.  I really need to get rid of that trailer, though admittedly the trailer is all that protected my septic tank from being driven over by the tractor.
 


I also did a couple of other odds and ends, some cleaning and organizing, and some things like cutting holders for the hard egg cases I got from Aunt and Uncle.  large eggs moved around in the case a little bit more than I liked.
 

So I finished up the new game I bought, and I also ate the last of the CleanEatz meals that I bought.  In general, I found them to be plain, and less filling than the Factory ones.  I will post reviews of them in my reviews document at some point this week (available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DKy7eu7u7MPrF9hXWjVT1ANctkXLLzsvnxWYXUKmz1w/edit?usp=sharing).  I have been thinking though, and even the CleanEatz which were much cheaper than Factory and actually arrived shipped properly, they are still a little over 6 bucks a meal.  For the cost of two of those meals, I can buy all this and a bag of cheese, and it will make more than 2 meals, and taste better.  I typically add seasoning and cheese to the frozen meals anyways, so why not just make my own?  That way I can portion them the way I like and I won't be rummaging around in the kitchen an hour later.  The biggest problem is it means I have to not be lazy and cook, which was one of the biggest reasons I made the switch to begin with.  Hmmm.
 
The snow is supposed to return Sunday, though this week hasn't been as bad, it has at least warmed up during the day.  Sadly, nobody has eliminated the pesky groundhog, but it really does feel like we are in the later stages of winter, so hopefully he is wrong (though his accuracy isn't any worse than the other forecasters these days).