Hi Babe,
Started the day with just a spring of rain, nothing like the doomsday scenario the weather people were predicting, surprise, surprise. Although it was a mostly typical morning, I suddenly lost electricity, and further inspection revealed that I have completely fried the far end of my 50 amp cord, the adapter that went from 50 to 15, and the 15 amp cord that went into the outlet. I had put a bucket it over it to protect it from the rain, but neglected to raise it off the ground, which I'm guessing is the problem, and it shorted and burned everything out. After multiple phone calls, it became clear that the replacement I needed wasn't available in nearby Dunnellon, so I ended up ordering all the parts off Amazon with a delivery for tomorrow. No worries, I still have a generator, so I can get power when I need it. Fortunately, it's very warm today, in the mid 70's, so I won't need the fireplace, but it's supposed to cool down tomorrow and for the following few days, so obviously I need to get it fixed in a hurry. I parked the little trailer and headed into town anyway, picked up horse feed at Tractor Supply, then on to Walmart for more basics. In addition to buying some plastic containers I'm going to try to use to protect the plugs, I also thing I may have solved another long-standing problem, how to get the horses access to a salt block. I bought one last time I shopped, and put it in an old plastic dog bowl and put in on the ground near the water buckets, but they quickly crushed that and spread bits of salt all around, though before that it was obvious they had been licking on it (well, at least one of them had). I've been trying to figure out a way to hang one on the highline, without having to use one of those Himalayan type salt-on-a-rope deals, which I find only get half chewed before they fall off the rope. When I was in Tractor Supply, I happened by the bird food section and saw something they called a suet holder. It was made of metal and seemed like it might serve the purpose, except that it was too small. So I got online to look for a larger one, and did find one, but when I went into Walmart, I stopped first at the garden center, and discovered they had large ones there! Amazing. It's the perfect fit for the small mineral bar, and I was able to tie it on the highline very easily. Flash was sniffing at it moments after it was up, but we'll have to wait and see if they really lick on it. Seems like the perfect solution, but you never know! It was after 4:00 by the time I got back, put everything away, chatted with Bev for a few minutes, then settle down to a quiet evening of dinner and a movie. Very warm and humid, but I'm not complaining, the weather in my hometown in upstate NY is running between 15 and 30 degrees, so I'm still a happy camper! Just have my shower and bed left! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!
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