I’m anticipating munching on some radish pods, using the ones I grew on my balcony for pods and seeds rather than eating the more well known root. I picked a handful from my real garden today, along with some onion tops. I didn’t take my camera along, so no photo today. Despite the rain the last few days, the ground is still cracked and dry. I also killed a few potato bugs that were taking a liking to my baby potato plants.
- Albert Street in Regina
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Last night I made some yogurt. It’s an experiment, and I’m really hoping it turned out, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a flop since I used the temperature guesstimate method instead of a thermometer.
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Sunday I biked over to Canadian Tire to pick up a clamp, and a Presta valve adapter. I find it moderately hilarious that “Canadian TIRE” doesn’t have a Presta tire valve to Schreader valve adapter. I also encountered a garage sale with a free golf club bag (perfect for my set of mutt clubs that have been bagless for so long). In fact, the bag was better than free, since it contained a dime in a pocket - canceling out the dime I spent on the only other item I picked up at the sale.
I went to the dollar store, hoping to get some cheap superglue to fix my sunglasses. I had a little bit of trouble parking my bike, since there was no lock within a block, and no metal signs even to fit my lock around. The cashier inside was naturally only politely disinterested in the dilemma for cyclist customers. Also a little off-putting was that the Dollarama had 9W CFLightbulbs, but there was absolutely nothing on them indicating that there was mercury inside. Not on the bulb, nor the packaging. They looked to be made by Sunbeam especially for the dollar store chain. I suppose when shopping at a dollar store, it’s important to remember that toxic metals are the rule, not the exception.
ADDED: I’ve heard of cheap hotels, but the former Howard Johnson is just ridiculous:
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Sean | 14-Jul-08 at 2:50 pm | Permalink
The dollar store superglue is worthless. REALLY worthless. You use it once, discover it loses its hold after a week, and by then the tube has dried up and you need to buy another. Buying the real Krazy brand stuff is probably a lot kinder to the environment.
Speaking of which, why the hell are you still buying those crap CFL bulbs? Shop the Web for E26 socket LED bulbs instead. I switched to those last year and my power bill showed a noticeable improvement.
Saskboy | 14-Jul-08 at 3:04 pm | Permalink
Thanks for the tip about the glue and lights. And no, I did not buy the cheap 9W bulbs, I just looked at them because they were so tiny and mislabeled.
Zack | 14-Jul-08 at 3:29 pm | Permalink
Any fluorescent light will have mercury in it. Newer ones just have less.
Jaybird | 15-Jul-08 at 7:54 am | Permalink
You need to go to Dutch Cycle for a valve adapter. When it comes to cycling, Canadian Tire has the same selection as Wal-Mart.
Saskboy | 15-Jul-08 at 8:13 am | Permalink
I knew they would have it since they sold me the tire, it’s just harder for me to get there.
Nicole | 15-Jul-08 at 12:30 pm | Permalink
I looove it when you post pics of our city!
Out in the East, I think we have been getting more rain then the rest of the city…our ground is still wet!
Sometime go to the Milky Way…one of the best things about summer in Regina. :-)
Saskboy | 16-Jul-08 at 11:57 pm | Permalink
I go there once in a while, was just last week.
It’s rained a little this week, but I still need to water the garden, my soil is so poor.
gfr | 23-Jul-08 at 8:59 pm | Permalink
That Howard Johnson Inn has been half there, so to speak, for at least a couple of years. The company (which clearly doesn’t keep very good track of its hotels, at least at its 800 number customer service) allowed me to book a suite there for work and when I arrived, that’s pretty much how it looked, or maybe slightly less demolished.
Saskboy | 24-Jul-08 at 8:38 pm | Permalink
GFR, that’s a rather unfortunate situation to arrive to. I hope you were able to find another hotel easily? Did Howard Johnson give you a refund on the room?