I was dialing the

same numbers as everyone else last night, but last night I got mostly voice mail on the other end, or no answers. I didn't even get on the board yet others were doing better then me. I sucked big time. I still left the office feeling good. One of my colleagues that I rode home with last night got one complete. So I didn't feel that bad. I hope I don't get called in for Friday. 

I'm kind of under the weather myself right now so I think I might call in, saying I won't be able to make lodge. I've been going steady showing up at most practices, visitations and attending lodge, filling in here and there every month. I need a break. I've got a some challenges going on in my immediate periphery, that need my attention.

No spoiler alerts but I'm about to wrap up "Words of Radiance" this week. I don't want to read another series, until the New Year. I might read a Robert J Sawyer book from Audrey's. He's always good for an entertaining read. In the meantime, I'm chillin and taking it easy. I've got a couple of nights off maybe a long weekend. I need to get to a stationary bike at the Clareview rec centre, get some circulation back into my legs. Most likely I'll use that Saturday night if I'm not doing anything around here. Anyway, got to go, answer some email and shit. Happy Halloween everyone. 

My back was turned when

I was trying to align myself to the oncoming bus behind me to Clareview, which is why I only heard the collision between a pick up and a car at the intersection just out here yesterday. This was on my commute to work. My #5 was behind schedule but I managed to get to work, barely. I'm so looking forward to having a few days off.

Also I'm just about ready to wrap up book 2 of the Stormlight Archives: "Words of Radiance."  Looking forward to book 3 "Oathbringer" when it comes out in paperback. In the mean time I'm hoping to get to reading the Malazan series. I'm a slow reader so most likely book 1 "Gardens of the Moon" will keep me going until January.

I'm going to miss the Oilers game being at work tonight but the Supervisor usually keeps me up to date on the score.  We're off tomorrow night for Halloween, Lodge Thursday, Friday at 10am is WWE's Crown Jewel pay per view. I've got nothing planned for Saturday. Sunday is daylight savings time. To my way of thinking that's the real end of summer. I'm worried for my friend's buddy. She's going through some serious life changing health issues. It's not compromising our friendship or anything. It's my friend's birthday next weekend and I'd rather save some of that time for her birthday. Anyway, that's about all for now.

Not a bad day out there for late

October. I like quiet days like this. The wife is out shopping, I'm just doing maintenance answering forum emails that sort of thing. Just getting ready for the Oilers/Chicago game on at 4pm. I'll be watching that while we have brunch.

      

The Cannabis supply here in Edmonton is competing with demand. Most pot stores are running out of supply. So what's the Alberta Government going to do, obtain weed from the black market? 👀 It takes time to grow Cannabis. This is of course just "about," but it takes a lot of electricity and water to grow a Cannabis plant. It can take anywhere from 2-4 months to grow a Cannabis plant indoors. One plant could produce about 38 grams of smokable weed. Or 2-3 joints/3 grams of weed. So about 40 joints from one plant. Conditions vary of course. Not that I smoke weed I don't, but its interesting to see how the Alberta Government is going to handle this. In a related story on the news last night farmers in the Delta region of the lower mainland in BC said they might be re allocating some land to grow Cannabis because its a more lucrative crop then vegetables. A move like that could set a dangerous precedent because of less food grown. Importing food from other countries only increases the cost of that food. I can see a Cannabis type skyscraper where plants are gown per floor. A producer could have say a 40 floor Cannabis tower. Each floor might produce maybe 100 plants but the cost in electricity and water alone would be huge. Solar power on the roof and sides of the building might help reduce costs. Its an interesting story. 

I've got a short shift tomorrow and possibly Tuesday. Tuesday would depend where we are in the project Monday. I'm hoping beyond Monday I have this week off and into next week. It's not good for hours on the cheque but we're resigned to a limited week anyway. If we get the green light to go ahead on this next project, I could have 2 good cheques to close out the end of the year as we usually break for middle of December for Christmas. Anyway, that's all for now. 

Most of us get under the weather

sometimes. It happens. But at the same time, nobody likes getting the brush off. In messenger its been my experience that when somebody says something like, "I can talk to you later?" Means "don't call me, I'll call you. But I'm not taking it personally. " So, this looks like I'm spending today by myself. Alone again, forgotten. At least I got one friend, my daily journal.

I got a call from the office, moments ago and I got a bit of a shift for Monday. Might not be a full one but that's ok. So if I have a few days off, that's good. Its not like I don't have anything to do, I've got options. If I'm off at 7pm, I can go get  my book on my way home. The wife is working Halloween night. I got a couple of Oilers games I can watch this weekend. And I might even upload a bit of a beat. Anyway that's all for now.   

I've got work this afternoon but I'm

off for the weekend. Maybe even next week. 🤞 Wednesday we're off for certain because of Halloween. I'm hoping we have the whole of next week off. I'm looking to take get the Go Pro 6 and add that to my existing account. Then pay the account off before the end of the year or at lest early next year. I really want to test the go pro camera's 4k capability filming an iPad screen. So far as I know there isn't any you tube video on this topic.           

The Oilers last night laid out a good ol' can of whop ass on the Stanley Cup champs at Rogers Place arena. Savor the win while we can Jimmy because we got us another road game down in Nashville tomorrow. And its a 1pm game. I'd rather be out with a friend then watch that train wreck. And if that's not enough, we got a back-to-back Sunday in Chicago. There's 4 points lost. Good news is the above mentioned teams are better on the road then at home. I'd be satisfied with a split this weekend. Good luck with that.

The Valley line lrt is just moving along nicely. Most likely it will come online late 2019. Calgary might be using a massive tunnel boring machine for its underground portion of their Green line. The set is like the Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring machine. TBM. This thing can "cut through" the soil in front of it, push the debris behind it on a conveyor built to awaiting pick up behind it and lay interlocking cement blocks as it moves along. No need for shotcrete. Plus the TBM has room for two tracks on top of each other. Wish we could employ something like that for the West LRT. I've included a You Tube link above. That's all for now. 



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Not that I want to get into any

details here but its been a rough couple of days. Not just on the job but away from work. Things haven't been going so well for me at home. The job has been challenging due to some drop box issues in the project I'm working on. Hopefully this project will come to an end soon. Also a very good friend of mine's childhood friend and life long companion is facing some serious medical related issues. I won't get into it because I feel so badly for them. Plus I'm having issues with my own wealth. I need some good news for a change. I want a paradigm shift of some sort. I need an opportunity to shake things up around here, even if its at a cost.

Apparently the Oilers game last night was a real barn burner at Rogers place arena. Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson, each with 2 goals? I never heard of this Chiasson before. He played in Dallas 2012-13. Still to take the Penguins to OT is pretty good. Two "generational" hockey players on the same ice! Next up is Thursday, we got Washington here, uggh.

Because our limited sample size is getting smaller and we're at the half way portion of this project, some shifts are going to be cut. I got work tomorrow but beyond that, well, I'd be surprised if I got work. Its day-by-day. I've been to other rodeo's. I'm okay with having a 4 day weekend. We're also not working Halloween night. That's understandable. We got another project in the works for next month sometime. Its a big one. Anyway, that's all for now.  

Saturdays

I love them because I get some time to do what I want to do. Whether that's to run down to Audrey's to get a book, or a bite to eat with a friend or both. Or just to sit here at home in front of the computer all afternoon and watch a live stream and get involved in the community. Or play a game, or even go to lodge as there was one I could have go to this afternoon. Lots to do. Its been a long week just getting back as I'm just you tubing it all afternoon and drinking coffee. Oiler game on tonight. Life is good. 

I don't let a lot of people into my life. Most of the people in my life are related to work and that's where I prefer to leave them. The guys in my lodge, they either work all the time or like me need some down time with their own families. I have one friend that I see several times a month as we go out for lunch and text a lot. Its not that I'm anti social. I'll talk to anyone as long as they don't cuss and are interesting and I have time. Today is down time. Me time. 

So lets see, I've got a diy project here this weekend. I'm trying to get my mic stand set up as seen on the left. It clamps onto the brown shelf just under the calendar. I'd like to cut an opening at the back of the hutch right above the rim of the clock. This way my mic stand can drape over the keyboard and I can talk right into the mic head on. I'm considering attaching my web cam to the pop filter so it sees me head on over the rim of the pop filter. Not sure if I'm going to like that way though. Anyway, that's all for now.