Shopping Day

Today being my only full day in Fernley in this week, it was Shopping and Errands Day. Also, the 10% off coupons we have from Lowe's are about to expire, so it was time to fish or cut bait on some intended purchases. After spending the morning doing laundry, we went to Lowe's Fernley and bought two sheets of plywood and some 2x6s from which Lisa intends to build a wood rack. We also got some foam insulation sheets with which she has been blocking off some of the windows (and it's making a substantial difference in keeping in the heat). We also bought some grout in a tube. The floor-joist work caused the kitchen floor to dip about 3 cm before they pushed it back up into position. This not only caused paint to crack from the ceiling and walls, but it also caused the decorative brick on the kitchen wall to crack along the mortar line where it meets the counter. Lisa, sensibly enough, doesn't water to get into that crack, so it has to be grouted before water can be restored to the kitchen.

( In which Lisa makes Bears cry )

I got a bit of a fright driving back to Fernley as I hadn't been paying attention to the gas gauge and the needle, which had started at about 1/8 as we left the Nugget, had gone clear to empty in the 30 miles between Sparks and Fernley. I was wondering if I was going to run out of gas and have to coast in to that same abandoned truck-inspection area in which I broke down a couple of months ago. I made it back to the Pilot in Fernley, and based on how much it took to refill the tank, I still had three gallons (about sixty miles) left. But the gas gauge is not to be trusted. It is good to know that I have at least 500 miles of range on a tank of gas, though.