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All my new lighting is 12 volts and is running off one 9AH gel battery at the moment that I haven't even recharged since last year. These LEDs use very little power. The 6 in the loft only draw 2.5 amps when running. I only use these lights when necessary at this point until I get the solar panel up. Main lighting is 110 volt LEDs. I have a bank of 4 batteries and 100 watt solar panel that will do the trick until I put in the big solar setup that will power the whole cabin. All 110 volt AC power is supplied by a 2KW Yamaha inverter generator. I have a 4KW generator for running my larger tools like rotary hammers and air compressors.

Finished wiring up the loft lights today.

Tonight was a chicken breast and a rib eye indirectly over charcoal with hickory pellets in the smoke box.

When I was at my worst was during the first week of March the same time the first death in Canada happened. I went to emergency because I thought I was dying and couldn't breathe. Doc had me there for 6 hours doing tests as he thought I was having congestive heart failure. Luckily the tests and x-rays were all negative but did show the glass fiber looking things in my x-ray. At one point my BP was 193/139 and pulse ox dropped to 80% at one point. Eventually I got better but I was down and out for 156 days. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, although there's a certain someone in Ottawa I would like to give a double dose!!! 😜

It works Doug. We haven't had a case of COVID in months now. We have only had 5 cases since the pandemic was declared and testing began. That doesn't mean there weren't other cases, they just happened before testing. The docs are 99% sure I had it in February and March. I am still recovering and docs say there's still a while to go before I'm back to 100% again. For 5 months I couldn't do anything as I was too weak and couldn't breathe.

You would need to quarantine for 2 weeks when you got here before they would let you out into the community. Can't be letting you germy Southerners run amok!!!! 😁

Got the loft vaulted ceiling insulated as well as the walls except a couple of bays with plumbing to be finished. Also got the ceiling joists/trusses done and lighting installed. Nice sunset last night after two days of rain.

I need to get a thermometer for out @ my bush shack.

Gotta be paper at the cabin. Who has time fer doin' dishes? 😁

Tried something new today. Roast beef cooked on the BBQ out at the cabin. A little more well done than I wanted but it's hard to judge without a thermometer.

Now we've lost Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben. The world is screwed!

He's pretty cool. I like the guy in Ontario ehhh!! He's pretty cool too ehhh!! 😁

Yeah, I watch it too. Have known Mike for over 20 years.

No allowed. https://www.aetv.com.au/alone-full-gear-list-and-prohibited-items/

How about one of these new tillers? 😜

Tossed a pork butt in the slow cooker this morning so I could have pulled pork sammiches fer dinner. Kinda bummed I didn't have my slaw but the roads were a gong show and I wasn't going to sit in traffic just to pick up a bag of slaw fixin's. It was very good even without the slaw though.

Wait til they start burning their huts down in the middle of November. 😂 I started watching last year because they were on Great Slave and I know the area where they are. For supposedly professional outdoors people and survival experts they make tons of mistakes. The guy that lost his fire steel and tapped out was building a kick donkey cabin though. I think I would make out OK if they dropped me off out there where these guys are trying to survive. The longest anyone has survived so far is 87 days in a warmer climate. The guy who won last year lasted 77 days.

Season premier on tonight. Another season trying to survived on Great Slave Lake.

Growing up Lebarons on Dundas in Mississauga was my store. I spent many hours in there. As for Sail, I've never been in one but last year I did buy some tackle online from them. I was looking to replace a lure that was super productive for me that I lost. Searching on the net for replacements I found them to be discontinued but Sail had some of what I was searching for so I bought them all!!! 😁

http://www.skatepunkers.net/2020/06/less-than-jake-release-video-for-new.html?fbclid=IwAR3Pe50e325kjlgyAKxWByHDA4uKaxtI0RUY_8ZrigeJA-EqNaAlsdqBM9o

I make fish cakes like my mom used to. Flaked fish (usually tuna), mashed taters fairly stiff, bread crumbs. Make the taters and add the fish then make into patties and roll them in the bread crumbs. Put on a plate to cool in the fridge the make them more solid. Next melt some butter in a fry pan on a medium heat and add the cakes. Check colour after a few minutes and flip when they look good to you to cook the other side. Serve with fries and some wostcher sauce (optional)

Private retirement homes are totally different than long term care homes. My dad was in a private retirement home prior to having to go to long term care. Private retirement home was like an expensive hotel and cost $6,600/month. Long term care facilities in Ontario are all the same price (private room $2,500/month). At least in London Ontario. There's a ton of long term care homes and all are the same price.

Cooper Discoverer.