We've tried out the hot tub a couple of times. We bought from a company called LA Spas; based in California but they have an outlet here. We are very happy with it so far; the warm water is great and the jets feel pretty good on the old back too. The owner's manual leaves a lot to be desired but... we can cope. We aren't asking a lot from the thing so it should be ok. No photos, sorry about that but when we are alone we keep the tub as a clothing free zone and this isn't that kind of blog!
I'm still copying old slides to the computer. I bought a Epson V500 because it got pretty good reviews on Amazon without costing an arm and a leg; so far it's doing fine. I've done 650 slides so far and estimate I've got a couple thousand more to copy. All I'm doing is copying them and giving some identifiable names. There is software that came with the machine to clean up the images but I tried it a couple times and wasn't too impressed. Not only did it not do much of a cleanup job but it made the slow process of copying the slide even slower. Hell, my photos aren't that special anyway! Here's an example from 1980; see I was fascinated with shadow even then.
Today I'm building a prototype bench seat for our star viewing. I say prototype because my wife and I have different views of what we need. Neither of us is a good enough draftsman to convey what we want to do so a prototype is required. Fortunately it's only a couple of boards and a few concrete blocks! If I had to actually build something I'd need serious help. I put wheels on a set of shelves a week or so ago and it took me two hours. Grrr!
Gotta go. Have a good one.
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Wheels on shelves? So you can ride it down to the bookstore?
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