Well, the tires lost air last night. I only made a little over a hundred for the day. I will make nothing today and tomorrow. It being Sunday, I cannot get the tires fixed today apart from doing it again myself. That already proved only marginally helpful, and I was only lucky that they failed in a decent enough place that I was able to sort the spare on and pump up the other safely. I was on a run and am pretty unhappy that the food did not get delivered. DoorDash told me that I was to dispose of it in a gas station garbage can. I am unhappy with myself for the thought of someone not getting what they ordered as expected. I see that as on me, not on DoorDash’s reputation.
With today being Sunday, I have to plan out my best strategy for getting things done. I think that if I am forced to a day off, then firewood handling and chimney cleaning are my best bet. I need to get wood split and on the pile, ready to burn for winter. I have about a cord and change out there now that is left over from last year and from what our oldest has done. I don’t know how much of that he is accounting as his. But I am just going to throw on top of it and try to get the pile up big enough to cover us both. I need a lot more wood! And as to the chimney, it just needs a sweep, I hope. This would not be a good time for it to have rusted through. But I will clean and inspect it when I can today. The forecast is calling for the mid 60’s today, and more of the same for the next couple of days.
The situation with the tires cannot be fixed till Monday. I may be able to work out getting a new set, then. But it is going to take a toll on us financially. It is not going to be easy to swing, but I cannot go for days without working. I am lucky that I have no effect on my work beyond missing it. It is not like I am going to get fired for not working today, or face discipline. But I do need to keep my stats up. So I need to get this situation turned around as quickly as possible. Oh, and I need the money, obviously. The only respite I really have for today comes from the fact that I can work on wood and the chimney, as they need to be done, and I have not been able to because I have needed to work. Oh, and also from the fact my tummy is full of a lovely Indian meal I would never have ordered for myself that I had unexpectedly last night.
There is so much going on in the broader world right now. I have opinions. But I think they are best kept to myself. So, sticking with what I can control, and the things I can do that have immediate effect on my household, I am going to leave it at tires, firewood, and a chimney. They are the things that are immediate, along with my problems.
