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So I am still a sub/on-call for my former employer (a large investment co.). I received an email today stating I have until the 7th to report my vax status which I will not do. Looks like they will be minus an on-call. Hubby says I need to sue them 😂 He's tired of the BS. I won't miss it to be honest.
 
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Had to work a little OT tonight. The workhead on my machine is very low to the ground in work mode, and there was a slab of rock sticking up about 4 inches in between the railroad ties. I didn't even notice it, and BAM! Good thing I was only going about 2 or 3 MPH - my machine weighs 22,000 pounds and it stopped me dead in my tracks. A couple of the LVDT cables underneath the head got ripped off and I had to stay and help replace them. That was about $800 out of the company's repair budget... :dancing:
 
Started working on the garage a couple weeks ago, just short periods of time as I can. Did some more last week and tonight. Had off today and family gathered in for a noisy afternoon. Almost had a buyer for one of my vehicles but then...sons think it is the alternator not the battery. Alternator was replaced last year. Love that little zoom zoom but am done with it.
 
Tootsie said:
I’d never heard of an ozone generator till you mentioned it Jim. A quick search says no people, pets, or plants in the space while it’s being used. Sounds potent.
I had an ionizer on a room filter, and there would be soot around the machine. Is that what a generator does, remove stuff from the air?
Would you recommend a generator for dampness/mold issues if it were used carefully, or is it maybe a risky thing? Thanks.
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I can't recommend a ozone generator to you.

I'm not an expert on them by any means .
I know they will create a 3rd oxygen atom that is harmful to your lungs.(therefore all the warnings , not to breathe generated ozone).
They will eliminate odors, they will remove bacteria and viruses from the air in the room. I don't know how , or if it will affect mold

Like almost anything else, if not used properly, it can be harmful. It can also cause ozone pneumonia.

Do your research , there's tons of info on ozone generators, then decide if it will work for you.

I have been using one for many years to remove odors (skunks, cooking odors, etc).
But, I always, left the house while running it, until this time , because I assumed that I had it isolated...

I'll never run it again if I'm in the house.

Jim
 
That sounds terrible, Phideaux. Alaska Prepper said something about those in one of his youtubes a while back. He's ex military, and would clean out the base housing they were assigned before moving in.
Got an appt for mom to see her doc tomorrow. She's schedule for next month, but her memory loss was so rapid, I want to see what he thinks about going on the low dose of the meds again. Sis will be visiting early in March, so I can see what she thinks. I see mom all the time, but my sis only sees her once a year, and it's hard to tell sometimes on the phone. Husband went to rehab therapy and I dropped him off and loaded up a cart at Aldi. Grandkids go back to school tomorrow from Christmas break, and the house will be quiet except for the electrician who will be coming by to add some outlets and fix two lights that the kids pulled the chain out of.
 
I didn't realize that they made whole-house ozonators. That does sound like a neat device, but safety would have to be first when using it. We have an ozonator, UV sterilizer and mineral sterilizer on our hot tub. Chlorine is used too, but you don't need much of that with the other devices running. IIRC, the ozonator is considered the most powerful (best at sanitizing) of the bunch. Well, chlorine might actually be stronger, but nobody wants to sit around in heavily chlorinated water. That's why the other devices are installed - to keep chlorine needs to the bare minimum.

Ozone in the kitchen might be really handy after broiling salmon in the oven. Just be sure and go out for dessert while it's running, per Jim's experience!
 
phideaux said:
I can't recommend a ozone generator to you.

I'm not an expert on them by any means .
I know they will create a 3rd oxygen atom that is harmful to your lungs.(therefore all the warnings , not to breathe generated ozone).
They will eliminate odors, they will remove bacteria and viruses from the air in the room. I don't know how , or if it will affect mold

Like almost anything else, if not used properly, it can be harmful. It can also cause ozone pneumonia.

Do your research , there's tons of info on ozone generators, then decide if it will work for you.

I have been using one for many years to remove odors (skunks, cooking odors, etc).
But, I always, left the house while running it, until this time , because I assumed that I had it isolated...

I'll never run it again if I'm in the house.

Jim
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My church had talks about getting one. Of course it's easier in a church because nobody's there most of the time, and it can run safely. I'm not sure if I like the idea or not...
 
It's about 10 degrees outside with half a foot of snow. My cold is just about gone and we need to go shopping for fresh food soon . Well, we don't have to but I like fresh fruit in winter and fresh veggies. Thinking about just sending son, he has to go get his oil changed anyway and does a better job shopping than husband who is terrible at it. I think people that don't cook are not good at shopping for food either. That's ok everyone is good at something different

Ok have to get started to take care of the animals, and clean the barn in between them as best as we can and put new bedding and hay in there for them. We gave them a lot yesterday afternoon but I am sure the water buckets are now frozen and the hay gone

Hope everyone is well!
 
I woke up to kitties yelling at each other in the kitchen. Got up to tell them to knock it off. Fed them, had some soup, and back to bed where I'm sitting with my laptop. I was under a pile of cats, dogs, and blankets last night. It was much colder than usual. I need to go to the store to get prescriptions and groceries soon.
 
Haertig said:
Ozone in the kitchen might be really handy after broiling salmon in the oven. Just be sure and go out for dessert while it's running, per Jim's experience!
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I've used it for years.
I can tell you , if you turn it on high , leave the house for an hour or more, and when you come home , turn it off .
The house is spring time fresh smelling , odors gone, and it's clean.

We do that when needed, (cooking odors) and just to freshen up the house.
It removes all odors from curtains , carpet , clothing , anything in the house.

Professional house repair companies use them all the time after floods or fires (and skunks).

Ask my daughter after a skunk took up residence under her HVAC. System and got mad.
2 weeks of motel , while ozone did its job.

Gonna be be putting finishing touches on wife's bathroom. Crown mould around shower.

Oldest Grandson is coming to visit , hope to take him to lunch .

Jim
 
Sitting on my butt, sipping coffee, reading forums.
When it warms up a bit or the wind dies down or both will run to store for Dad and myself.
Otherwise scrolling through phone contacts, updating addresses, phone numbers.
Information being passed along about the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner change of venue, host.
Learning how to knit Christmas stockings for Christmas presents this year.
 
Waiting for the electrician and fixing husband an early lunch. He has allergy shots soon, and after he gets home, I'll take mom to the docs. Just talked to my favorite cousin, and she was calling from inside her house and not the phone shack and from a different phone number. The amish around here are ordering black boxes so they can still maintain the no phones in the house or limit to an extreme cell phones rules that they need to follow. Anyway, she's in her 70's and I'm glad she doesn't have to stand outside in the phone shack to talk.
 
I'm going to look into one of those ozonators once our two remaining pets die (both are close to that event). I can see these things as being potentially quite useful, especially in the winter months when our house is buttoned up pretty tight for a long period.

The ozone doesn't linger, and dissipates on it's own after a short time doesn't it? Or do you have to open up the windows and doors to air out the house after treatment? Does it bother plants? My wife has a ton of those inside the house.
 
Haertig said:
I'm going to look into one of those ozonators once our two remaining pets die (both are close to that event). I can see these things as being potentially quite useful, especially in the winter months when our house is buttoned up pretty tight for a long period.

The ozone doesn't linger, and dissipates on it's own after a short time doesn't it? Or do you have to open up the windows and doors to air out the house after treatment? Does it bother plants? My wife has a ton of those inside the house.
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Don't know about plants.
I've read it's harmful and also read it's not.
The ozone dissipates pretty quickly on its own, but we always open doors for a while just to speed it up.

The smell is kinda bleachy.
Fresh aroma.

Just don't spend a lot of time breathing it while it's running.

We never had a problem. , Until this time which was a miscalculation on my part.

Grandson canceled his visit until tomorrow.

Now gonna go to dump , bank and then lunch somewhere.

Jim
 
Cleaning house today and doing laundry. Tomorrow we leave for the property to work on the road and pick up some culverts. Should be fun in the wind and snow! Haha
Then I’m on call for 6 days. Heard our total numbers are pretty steady, will see what the week brings. I am hopeful it will just be steady busy and not crazy busy.

We had an ozonator in our hot tub at our old place. It was fantastic as I react horribly to any chlorine. Would love that kind of hot tub again but going off grid… don’t think we can waste energy on a hot tub! Will see I guess how it goes.
 
DrJenner said:
Would love that kind of hot tub again but going off grid… don’t think we can waste energy on a hot tub!
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We had to have a new service panel installed, because our old one did not have enough spare capacity to add a new circuit for the 220volt, 70amp hot tub. You're right ... not exactly "off grid" electricity friendly! It doesn't use that much power continuously, unless the heater is on and both pumps are on high. We normally run the pumps at high when using the tub, but the heater does not have to run constantly. Once the water is up to temp, I don't think it needs much heater activity to keep it there. It's heavily insulated and 500 gallons of water is a large mass that holds temperature well.
 
Haertig said:
We had to have a new service panel installed, because our old one did not have enough spare capacity to add a new circuit for the 220volt, 70amp hot tub. You're right ... not exactly "off grid" electricity friendly! It doesn't use that much power continuously, unless the heater is on and both pumps are on high. We normally run the pumps at high when using the tub, but the heater does not have to run constantly. Once the water is up to temp, I don't think it needs much heater activity to keep it there. It's heavily insulated and 500 gallons of water is a large mass that holds temperature well.
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Thanks for that info. I was hoping we could make a go of it. Sure is nice in the winter months!
 
Kitchen is done for now.

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With valence and doors in place it ties it all together.

The templates for the counter top is scheduled for the 21st. Tomorrow will be running wires for 5he overhead light in the great room and cleaning the ceiling of nails so the ceiling can go in.

Behave

Ben
 
2 hours at "ohio alleycat Resource" doing cat care (scoop/sweep/disinfect/clean/feed/pet). I really hate coming home to a pissed off spouse, you kinda go from defcon 5 to defcon 1 without a launch warning :p. Go to get wife a new monitor after a cat accident.
 
Tootsie said:
I’d never heard of an ozone generator till you mentioned it Jim. A quick search says no people, pets, or plants in the space while it’s being used. Sounds potent.
I had an ionizer on a room filter, and there would be soot around the machine. Is that what a generator does, remove stuff from the air?
Would you recommend a generator for dampness/mold issues if it were used carefully, or is it maybe a risky thing? Thanks.
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Viruses don't grow in an oxygen rich situation, there is a hydrogen peroxide protocol that I have gone through, that has been known to stop cancer, not many people know about and it can be a bit tough to go through but I've talked to a cancer survivor that the VA sent home to die and he got rid of the problems with peroxide. Ozone generators add extra oxygen to the air, so does rain, as rain falls it picks up additional oxygen particles, I've read that this is why grass often grows a bright green after rainfalls. I've added 10% tp 15% hydrogen peroxide to water tomato plants and seen them grow 6" in just a few days. I believe the peroxide protocol was designed by Dr. David Williams. 35% hydrogen peroxide which is food grade needs to be handled with caution as it can burn trough your skin but the peroxide level I was using for daily maintenance in 8 ounces was only 10-12 drops. The cool thing is that 100% hydrogen peroxide is used in rockets, look up hydrogen peroxide rocket powered cars, years ago a guy got badly burned in his rocket car when the H2 O2 engine blew up. Ionic/ozone generators work great at removing bad things from the air and they change the polarity of the air making it healthier to breath.
 
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If we ever leave this place, I may try the ozone thing on the house after all the pets are out.

Scored a nice pillow perfect for leaning my head against while sitting up to read and a laundry basket on clearance. May go back another day and see if more laundry baskets are on clearance. I could use more since some of our older ones (20+ years old) broke.

Went to the grocery store and after a nap finally forced myself to tackle litterboxes. Kitties had started using litterbox lids (I had the hooded kind but they didn't like going inside) as litterboxes bc I waited too long to clean their regular boxes. Can't blame them. There were also some plastic bags with litter spilled on them that the cats used. Again, my fault for not cleaning up the spills but at least they didn't go directly on the carpet. The crap had spilled out of the main litterbox in the front room on to the bottom tray of the kitty condo. Had to pull the whole tray out. I took all the boxes and stuff outside, dumped them, scrubbed them, brought them back in, put in fresh litter, etc. Temjin is now sleeping in one of the clean litterboxes. LOL.

I still have more cleaning to do in that room, but for now I'm exhausted. I was sweating like crazy and huffing and puffing. I did also sweep up the room and swept cobwebs off the front door.

Currently using my new pillow and am wearing some cozy snuggy thing I got from Samsclub to keep warm.
 
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