I think this tank should be big enough for now. If you can’t tell the scale from the picture, the tank is 6′ long and 30″ high.
Also in the picture you can see the tank is sitting on top of the new cabinets I’ve been building. The top is done, but there’s still some finishing work left to do before the doors can be put on.
Have you ever been driving down a road, in the middle of nowhere, at night and wondered if you have actually have enough gas to make it to the next gas station? Then you start to count the cars going past the other way, compulsively check your cell for service, and turn off everything non essential that uses power?
I have to admit I got a bit nervous when I hadn’t seen another car for 10 minutes, I was at least another 40 minutes from cell service, and the low fuel light had been on for the past 15 miles.
Eventually, I did manage to find a gas station and I put in 26 gallons and got back on the road without any problem. Which is a little odd though, I was pretty sure the truck only has a 25 gallon tank.
I’m still fighting hackers here on the site. It looks like I’ve gotten everything cleared up finally, but I guess I can only wait and see. The last time I thought I was in the clear I was attacked again the very next day.
Fun weekend otherwise. Beth’s Mum came up to visit and to check out the big fish auction put on by the Seattle Aquarium Society. I took in a few things to sell, and mostly just hung out to watch what came up and bid on a few items now and then. Barb took home a few great items and seemed to enjoy herself.
Exciting news for me too: I won one of the items from the raffle. I’m playing around with setting up a new big tank eventually and now I get to spend a gift certificate on fish stuff at the Fish Tank People’s online store. I don’t do any salt water tanks, but I’ve got my eye on a couple of the pumps that they sell. So, that should work out just fine.
30 seconds of confusion was followed by 10 seconds of sheer terror when we made the wrong choice at this intersection in Seattle on Sunday.
Two paths lead to safety, but one leads into oncoming highway traffic. When we got there the “Do Not Enter” sign was overgrown with trees and was not visible.
Needless to say, I made the wrong choice.
You can’t live with them, and you can’t eat them. I do have to say, non-porous surfaces are a god send for potty training. But I understand the sentiment on days like this. When you’re a walking sponge, it’s really a toss up whether you would rather go outside into the absolute downpour or stay inside and risk a beating.
I dusted off the motorcycle this week and have started riding again. The replacement grips came in last week and they’re working like a charm again. I also have a couple new things on the way.
In recognition of the type of weather that I typically get to ride in out here, I’ve ordered a type of bag that is probably new to the motorcycling community. You can see them in the picture on the left. You might be more familiar with these bags if you have spent any time on the water in canoes or kayaks. If they can be dropped into the ocean and still keep your stuff dry, I think they’ll probably work fairly well for my gear as well.
Even more exciting for me though is I finally broke down and ordered some parts to upgrade the airflow for my motorcycle’s engine. It’s going to take a little work to put it all together, but it’s really going to sound great and make a huge difference for performance. And hey, I don’t need that gas economy anyways!
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