Non-stop drizzling all night, and from the looks of it, all day.
I don't mind, with the rain also come cooler temperatures.
Air Con not needed
Spent the morning uploading photo's to the web.
This picture is of the final days of my 22 year career as dock worker.
Finally made some decent home made bread.
Many failed attempts, getting used to the gas oven.
Miss the rye and whole wheat breads.
Installing an overhead fan on the front porch.
Miss the rye and whole wheat breads.
Installing an overhead fan on the front porch.
The porch gets quite populated at times.
In the evenings it will help keep the mosquitos away.
In the evenings it will help keep the mosquitos away.
No stud finder, so we had to open a ceiling panel to find the studs.
Ants in my pants
In between the rain, during the dry periods, the ants are on the move.
It's been a daily battle for the past month.
In the bushes they glue large leaves together and make a nest.
They love all the covered spaces around my house.
Garden hose and dish soap is the safest defense.
They are not dumb. They climb up the garden hose and bite.
They are up my legs in an instant
And I though 'ants in your pants' was just a funny saying. It's real.
On the subject of bugs. Took me two weeks to figure this one out.
Every morning these piles that looked like crap all over.
Now what sort of pest do I have now?
As it turns out they are slugs.
When they cross my barrier of baby powder,
they quickly shrivel up into a pile resembling ....
Changing gears:
I was asked what kind of Tramadol I was getting locally.
Apparently there are different kinds.
Tramadol - TRASIC (manufactured in India) 50mg.
My pain threshold is quite high since I lived for 22 years with continuous back injuries working in the trucking industry.
Only took the pills for three days when the pain was way beyond that threshold.
50 mg on the first day had little effect. Took a second pill an hour later and it got me inebriated, the thing I don't like about pain medications. An Hour later I took a third and was asleep winin minutes.
Look at this website below,for further information.
Dosage up to 300 mg, the longer you take them, the larger dosage is required.
Apparently your body builds up some immunity / resistance to this medication
One thing I have experienced. Local doctors give you 50 mg tablets.
Take those pills to the druggist for a refill and the smallest they have may be 300 mg.
Martin has his birthday
and he's buying the first round of drinks
Friday at the MJ Hotel at 12 O'clock.
We're all invited along with the rest of the regulars.
Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
