Day: April 7, 2012

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Behind Schedule, as Usual

I was asked to do some transcription this weekend. I’m currently working for my beginning of May pay cheque, so I’m trying to get in as much work as possible as it will be lovely to have some real income in the middle of my travels. But I took my client to his word that he’d sent 131 minutes of audio (9 hours of work) when it was actually 161 minutes (11 hours of work)! I didn’t clue in to this till late today and what was supposed to be one hour at the apartment complex stretched into three. So I’ve been in income mode for most of the day. I’m not complaining. đŸ™‚

This has actually been a blessing in disguise since it’ll give the brown paint an extra day to cure before I start shifting things in the rig. I did put on the three coats of sealant to the bookcase and desk tops. I hope that will suffice to protect the paint job.

Each time I’ve gone down to the rig, I’ve brought a small load of things. Croft asked in a comment how much extra stuff I’ll need to lug down and the answer is nothing. I’m actually going to be giving away a lot of clothing, which will actually mean I’ll be bringing less into Miranda than I brought into The Apartment. This should serve as sufficient proof to the continued doubters that I continue to have a full-timer’s mentality. That said, I brought everything up over the course of six months and plan to bring it down in about two days, so it’s going to feel like a big job! I need to get into the habit of not going down the stairs without something for the rig.

I plan to bookend tomorrow with transcription and move forward with squaring away the rig in the middle of the day. Once everything is away, it’ll be easier to start bringing in loads of things on Monday.

Departure day is really going to depend on what day I can get help from Jody and/or Gary to get things back into the rig, but it could be as early as a week from tomorrow, but hopefully no further away than eight days!

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Removing Rustoleum Frosted Glass Spray

Back in Osoyoos in the fall of 2010, I used frosted glass spray to get some privacy in the office while I got curtains in.

It worked for a time, but I grew increasingly weary of it as it blocked more light then I would have liked. I tried to remove it with acetone, but failed, and then the removal project moved to the back of my mind as a low priority project.

While searching for something at the office this week, I found a razor blade in a holder and decided to try using it to remove the frost spray. It worked effortlessly; the spray came off in snowy flakes that I was able to then vacuum up. But there is still spray residue on the frames and one of my side windows is still glued shut.

All in all, while I understand why I used the spray in the first place, I think it was bad decision, at least in the way in which it was done. I would not use frost spray again on an openable window and I would tape off the frame of a large picture window before spraying it.

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Introducing Boondockers Welcome

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