Zeus' Palatial Blog

So a tornado went through yesterday - no one was hurt here on Olympus (it somehow went around us). We did have enough water that part of the basement flooded, but not much damage and the cause has already been rectified. It’s always something for fun and new to keep me on my toes. Mind you my neighbours probably think me crazier than usual since I was outside in the storm fixing issues with neighbours houses and ensuring that those that were in the wrong place needed to move and seek shelter. I realized I was going to get wet so I put on my bright orange swimsuit and my ever loved “I’m Evil” tshirt (thanks Aaron). Believe it or not I was having a blast!

I finally fixed my lawnmower, so I don’t have to use my neighbour’s massive front-wheel drive mower anymore (though it is still stored in my garage). I’m back to my little red mower that could. I tuned it up, gave it an oil change and sharpened the blade while I had it apart and wow does it ever run like a top now. Just to put it through its paces I cut the yards and it performed exceptionally well.

We made it through Day 1 of summer vacation, so there’s only another couple months to make it through. I do believe we’ll be going to the Chalet in a couple of weeks for a getaway. Nice little distraction in the Northern woods. Let’s see if Hera decides to play face-to-face with wolves again this year. Personally I’m betting on the bears coming back, which is a great experience to use some inter-species psi and educate the boys at the same time.

I’ve got a bunch of drywalling and painting lined up for the next couple of weeks as we continue to turn the main floor of the house into whatever Hera’s new vision is. She’s been watching too many of those design shows and reading through the design magazines again. I do admit to it looking really quite nice though.

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The temperature was nice enough to spike to 13C yesterday. That would normally be a good thing except that it rained a lot AND we still had a good snow pack melting. Combine all those factors and you get localized flooding as well as leaky roofs and basements. We were fortunate enough to stay high and dry here on the mountain (we actually had an entirely new roof sheeting and all put on last Spring). No leaks in the roof and no floods in the basement for us. Hera’s cousin wasn’t so lucky and had it decided for him that an indoor swimming pool would be a grand idea. I happened to be talking to my second cousin (who incidentally is marrying Hera’s first cousin in September - don’t look at me like that - it’s all good after all we’re all Olympians) who informed me of the predicament and I dashed right over with pumps and shop vacs a plenty. Though there was no psi involved (well .. not visibly anyways) we had the upper hand in short order and got things dried out quickly. For some odd reason (and when it isn’t your own house) playing with water is just too much fun. I’ve decided that everyone needs a jet pump or two and shop vacs in their arsenal of “stuff to have in the shop”. Of course this should teach Hera’s cousin not to build a house on an underground stream too. I also promised last night to build my sister and brother-in-law a high water alarm since they live in an area with a high water table too and their sump pump runs constantly to keep their basement dry.

With the temperatures flipping up and down and with the boys in school we’re seeing a higher than usual outbreak of colds and flus this season. Luckily for me I’ve been vigilant enough to stay on top of things and screen out any overly negative junk. It’s been busy between the boys, and Hera though which keeps me practiced and ready with my techniques. I have to say that having someone down for 24 hours instead of two weeks is far more convenient and far less stressful. Just another great real world application of psi.