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In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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Friday, August 5, 2022 10:59 PM
Out for my walk. Couple of things to do. Little bit of extra heat around this weekend. Fires still happening up the Interior and lots of people being evacuated from their homes.
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Friday, August 5, 2022 11:07 PM
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Back and in with no luck at mah jong today. Hard to get going when there are 4 people playing at a table.
Got some groceries and the rain has stopped. Have to see if we get anymore.
How many people usually play, Brenda?
My only exposure to Mah Jong is from video games and while really old ones only allowed for two players, the more modern ones all seem to have four. I thought it was a four player game.
Or do you do like a tournament style where the winners move on to another game?
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I think today there must have been 12 of us playing. We get any where on a Thursday from 9 to 12 playing.
I've played mah jong on the computer for years where I am just playing against the computer. But I did find a computer game that let you play like there are 3 others playing with you.
It depends on which version of mah jong you are playing as to how many are seated at a table.
What I play is between 3 or 4 people to a table. Each person picks a number to see what table you are playing at. Then we stay at the same table for the whole 2 hours of play.
The person with the highest score gets 1st prize, then the second highest gets 2nd prize and 3rd highest score gets 3rd prize. And the lowest of whatever number is picked gets the booby prize.
With four people playing you can end up with 3 people all collecting the same thing. That happened to me today. Ended up with one hand with all pairs at the end of the round. Found that the lady sitting across from me had in her hand what I needed.
Ah. I see. It's a pretty long game then if you don't put time limits on it.
That's how it was when I used to host Texas Hold 'em tournaments. It was fun when you were doing good, but bust early and it's a pretty boring night. Usually we could get two tournaments in, but sometimes the last two players would hang in so long that there wasn't a second game.
Once I get my porch put together I'd like to host them again. I'm going to have to figure out something for the early losers to do though. I mean we had the TV on, and even though I wasn't into sports if there was an event it would be on the TV while we played. But I think that was probably more distracting than anything. Before I host games again I think I'll do some online research to see if anybody else has figured out a good side thing to be doing when playing Hold 'em.
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Friday, August 5, 2022 11:14 PM
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk. Couple of things to do. Little bit of extra heat around this weekend. Fires still happening up the Interior and lots of people being evacuated from their homes.
I'm surprised there are so much fires up by you right now. I'd have figured it was just too wet for that by you. Another stifling weekend ahead for us too, but plenty of rain to keep fires from happening.
I don't think the chances of rain are too high today. I'm going to check first and see about getting my lawn mowed. It can use it.
I might talk to my neighbor about that 2nd sump pump/well solution today. Wouldn't be getting anything done, but if I can get him over here soon we can brainstorm ideas about the best placement for it and what I'd need to buy to get it done. From what he was saying the last time he was here, the well might be going quite a bit further away from where the existing one sits, which would mean a long line of electric would need to be installed from the existing box, which would also require me to change out the old box entirely for a larger one. Not the worst thing in the world though since I could add a double switch to the box so I could turn either of the pumps off manually without needing to pull out the cords. Hell... I've got the material. At this point I might as well bring a new length of pipe to the entrance of the crawl space for those switches and I could control them from inside the living space of the basement without having to duck walk and get dirty.
I've also got pipe, connectors and boxes/plates for that part of the job. I'd just need to buy another coil of copper wire at a very high price. PVC isn't cheap right now either, but since this wouldn't need to connect to the existing pipes at all I wouldn't need to be buying much. I've also already got a resin well and an unopened backup sump pump, so this shouldn't break the bank.
Down the road I'm probably going to be adding a box outside by the breaker box that I could use to shut off power from the main and insert my generator power into my house. My generator is pretty bad ass, but it's not enough to power the whole house. I'd have to turn off some breakers for things like the A/C, but if I did this I would be able to have enough power for the fridge and the pump as well as a few lights and some entertainment when the power goes out.
That's down the road though. Not super expensive, but I've got a lot of other things that are more pressing to do first.
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Friday, August 5, 2022 11:27 PM
So OOC SIX. what's so pressing right now?
Seems like you had a chance to wind down a bit, which would have been good especially bc of the heat.
Still busy at this end, but still not getting much accomplished. All "family stuff" that was delayed for six months and doctor's appts right now. Once I get thru this chunk I'll be able to return to maintenance, yardwork and repairs. One good thing tho: I did order solid tires for our handtruck. Those are very useful items, every household should have one.
Other useful items:
A stepstool and ladder.
A kit of basic tools: channel locks (large and small), screwdriver set, wrench set (English and metric) and tape measure
A reciprocating saw and oscillating saw
A basic first aid kit
Rehydration drinks
Painter's tape (useful for making cheap temporary labels)
A strong vacuum cleaner with good filtration and a long wand and upholstery brush in addition to carpet/flooring brushes
What items would you recommend, SIX?
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 3:00 AM
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Back and in with no luck at mah jong today. Hard to get going when there are 4 people playing at a table.
Got some groceries and the rain has stopped. Have to see if we get anymore.
How many people usually play, Brenda?
My only exposure to Mah Jong is from video games and while really old ones only allowed for two players, the more modern ones all seem to have four. I thought it was a four player game.
Or do you do like a tournament style where the winners move on to another game?
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I think today there must have been 12 of us playing. We get any where on a Thursday from 9 to 12 playing.
I've played mah jong on the computer for years where I am just playing against the computer. But I did find a computer game that let you play like there are 3 others playing with you.
It depends on which version of mah jong you are playing as to how many are seated at a table.
What I play is between 3 or 4 people to a table. Each person picks a number to see what table you are playing at. Then we stay at the same table for the whole 2 hours of play.
The person with the highest score gets 1st prize, then the second highest gets 2nd prize and 3rd highest score gets 3rd prize. And the lowest of whatever number is picked gets the booby prize.
With four people playing you can end up with 3 people all collecting the same thing. That happened to me today. Ended up with one hand with all pairs at the end of the round. Found that the lady sitting across from me had in her hand what I needed.
Ah. I see. It's a pretty long game then if you don't put time limits on it.
That's how it was when I used to host Texas Hold 'em tournaments. It was fun when you were doing good, but bust early and it's a pretty boring night. Usually we could get two tournaments in, but sometimes the last two players would hang in so long that there wasn't a second game.
Once I get my porch put together I'd like to host them again. I'm going to have to figure out something for the early losers to do though. I mean we had the TV on, and even though I wasn't into sports if there was an event it would be on the TV while we played. But I think that was probably more distracting than anything. Before I host games again I think I'll do some online research to see if anybody else has figured out a good side thing to be doing when playing Hold 'em.
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It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.
Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.
Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 3:05 AM
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk. Couple of things to do. Little bit of extra heat around this weekend. Fires still happening up the Interior and lots of people being evacuated from their homes.
I'm surprised there are so much fires up by you right now. I'd have figured it was just too wet for that by you. Another stifling weekend ahead for us too, but plenty of rain to keep fires from happening.
I don't think the chances of rain are too high today. I'm going to check first and see about getting my lawn mowed. It can use it.
I might talk to my neighbor about that 2nd sump pump/well solution today. Wouldn't be getting anything done, but if I can get him over here soon we can brainstorm ideas about the best placement for it and what I'd need to buy to get it done. From what he was saying the last time he was here, the well might be going quite a bit further away from where the existing one sits, which would mean a long line of electric would need to be installed from the existing box, which would also require me to change out the old box entirely for a larger one. Not the worst thing in the world though since I could add a double switch to the box so I could turn either of the pumps off manually without needing to pull out the cords. Hell... I've got the material. At this point I might as well bring a new length of pipe to the entrance of the crawl space for those switches and I could control them from inside the living space of the basement without having to duck walk and get dirty.
I've also got pipe, connectors and boxes/plates for that part of the job. I'd just need to buy another coil of copper wire at a very high price. PVC isn't cheap right now either, but since this wouldn't need to connect to the existing pipes at all I wouldn't need to be buying much. I've also already got a resin well and an unopened backup sump pump, so this shouldn't break the bank.
Down the road I'm probably going to be adding a box outside by the breaker box that I could use to shut off power from the main and insert my generator power into my house. My generator is pretty bad ass, but it's not enough to power the whole house. I'd have to turn off some breakers for things like the A/C, but if I did this I would be able to have enough power for the fridge and the pump as well as a few lights and some entertainment when the power goes out.
That's down the road though. Not super expensive, but I've got a lot of other things that are more pressing to do first.
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You would think so what with the wet Spring and early June. But all that luck has run out in BC. There are over 50 fires burning in my province and at least 6 that caused the evacuations.
That to me sounds like a load of work you are setting for yourself. But with help and chipping away at it I don't think it will be too bad.
Hope you can get some of it done before Fall or winter sets in.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 3:07 AM
Walk all in and all done for today.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 10:54 PM
Laundry day for me once I get moving then a walk.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 11:11 PM
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You would think so what with the wet Spring and early June. But all that luck has run out in BC. There are over 50 fires burning in my province and at least 6 that caused the evacuations.
Yeah. Having never been to Canada myself, I just imagine the entire country resembling Siberia 365 days of the year. I'm sure that's not reality even on years where fires aren't burning. Hope you get some of the rain we've been getting. Crazy how much we've had despite the heat. But it makes for super humid days with very few days of relief in between. We look to be getting 2 or 3 days that don't hit 80 after this miserable weekend, but I don't expect it to feel any cooler because of the water.
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That to me sounds like a load of work you are setting for yourself. But with help and chipping away at it I don't think it will be too bad.
Hope you can get some of it done before Fall or winter sets in.
Thanks. Me too.
Not going to happen today or tomorrow though. The second I step out onto my back porch it feels like I'm sweating because of the moisture in the air. You don't even notice the ceiling fan when its on out there. Bright sunny day too, with a high of 90, so it's probably going to feel like 115 degrees out there in the sun right now.
Nope. Not interested.
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 11:16 PM
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It can be. You can play as many hands as you want. But we have a set time limit at the senior's centre. They only have so many rooms, so most activities only go about 2 hours.
Mah jong can be the same. Fun when you are doing but very frustrating when you can't get the tiles you need to go out or get a good hand.
Sounds like a good plan SIX. I hope you can get something worked out.
Yeah... I don't think anybody would be down for any time limits on Hold 'Em. Usually when we played once the players were whittled down to only 2 or 3 the rest of the game went pretty quickly. But string a whole lot of bad hands for everybody together and you could have the last two or three sitting there playing for another 2 hours and the night is burnt for everyone else.
Most of the people I'd be hosting were huge fans of a few 4 player games on the Nintendo 64 called 007: Goldeneye and Mario Kart 64. I'm going to have at least a 50 inch TV out there, so maybe that's something that could be done while the game is going on. I dunno though, that might be even more distracting to the poker game than having sports on. And actually, my poker table is pretty huge when it's unfolded. Might not even really be enough room out there to do that without seriously impacting the poker games.
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