Trying To Remember What I forgot

Playing Superlotto Plus cost me $5.00 and after the purchase the ticket goes into my wallet where it gets lost in time. Bought a ticket last Friday at local market and here it is Tuesday and I finally remembered it. Probably would have been better to leave it n wallet as the numbers were not winners.

Yesterday I rode my road bike and of course I had forgot the left hand shifter (STI) doesn't like to drop from the top ring to the lower one but I ride the small ring most of the time anyway. Also need to buy a spare tube and a new butt. 

To ride I had to find my bib shorts,pump up the Michelins and of course shave my legs. Considering how old I am I must admit my legs look pretty good. Might have to buy a small backpack to carry a camera while riding as my little not so smart phone does not take great pictures. 

So this morning I took my Mini Sony Cam along with the dogs to try it again. You have to use these gadgets all the time or you will never push the right button. Two commands are "Play" and "Movie". That always confused me which is simple to do. I am thinking about  importing a New Caledonia Crow to help me with these puzzles. 

Cruise Chip in town

With the Sony this morning I got a nice movie of Happy barking at a squirrel he treed but my thumb is also in the shot. Then I then tried to shoot a Cooper Hawk on a branch but could not find the bird in the viewfinder. Where is my smart crow when I need him.

The Corvus family is good at remembering faces so maybe I could get one that remembers instructions too. After a couple of miles walking I put the two dogs in the Nissan and returned the Sony to the boat and got a Nikon. Though I was only gone for a few minutes Lucky was pawing on the drivers window waiting to get out and walk some more.

Lots of Mocking Birds in the park today and darting ground swallows. I don't rush the dogs and they have plenty of time to smell around.

Blocking the sidewalk

There has to be some Pros and Cons about these Lime Green bikes. Now what if a person in a wheelchair or a walker wanted to use the sidewalk? There are lots of dumpsters and trash cans around the harbor and an regular army of people who pick through the trash for bottles and cans, One very old grandmother walks around using her crane or walker collecting. She really has to struggle to go up the hill on 22nd Street. Yesterday she was standing in from of the Vons waiting in front o pickup discarded plastic water bottles. I always smile and say hello to her but never give her any money as she might have a Porsche in her garage (I don't have a Porsche or garage anymore). There are two regular dumpster divers here that drive Prius. They arrive in their hybrid get out and walk the marinas carrying a bag collecting bottles and cans.

Another post that is worth forgetting

My residence is a 35 foot sailboat docked in San Pedro which is the City of Los Angeles. There are several marinas here and services come either from the marina provider, the Port of Los Angeles, the City or County of Los Angeles, State of California and the USA Government. The Coast Guard has a base on Terminal Island that is about a mile away if you can swim. The Department of Power and Water provides the lights (that is a guess). Last year many older street light fixtures were updated to use LEDs to reduce power consumption. Our parking lot and the one across the street got the new brighter lamps but the street between the two lots got 4 new lamps that didn't work.

I noticed the lamps that did't work because me and the German Shepherd were out in the dark when we were raising little puppy. To keep this diatribe simple we will leave out those names of who didn't really care. (and still don't) Also several e-mail were sent to several Los Angeles City Departments, several City and Port employees were told, LAPD and LAPort police were told but the lamps remained dark. 

Many different explanations were given but the months continued and we remained in the dark. Then one day the trucks arrived with lifting cranes and the lamp farthest east was taken apart and I was told that the contractor had put in the wrong voltage hardware on our street and fried the internal circuits. The lamp was left open on one with the wires hanging out. 

I thought maybe they would come back soon and finish the work, I guess I had forgot that is not how things are done. Forgetting can be so confusing when you remember how things used to be done and how it is done today. 

Several months ago I saw one of the fellows from Harbor working on some sidewalk lamps and asked him what ever happened to the wrong parts in the street lamps and he said there seems to be some problem with the contractor still.

Well, yesterday the April 16th, three work trucks showed up and the crews started repairing the lamps.

I thought will the lamps work in the dark as they are controlled by sensors on the top of the fixtures, will someone flip the correct circuit breakers or will we still be still lost in the dark. 

Last night was a long one as I turned over and over then finally moved from the main cabin to the v-berth to escape the Yorkshire sleeping on my feet on the top of the sleeping bag. Should I go check out the street lamps at 2 A.M. or get outside early while it is still dark. I tried to see the parking lots lamps from a port window in the cabin but couldn't tell so I went back to bed and read my latest Kindle Book. 

Well, we made muster early as Happy the German Shepherd (always whines in the early morning) was ready to leave early and piss (pee if  you wish a more polite term) and there it was in all of the greatest man made splendors, one of the marvels of the modern world, working street lights. I asked the Happy the GSD to trying pooping under the lights but he refused as he has grown accustomed to daylight sidewalks.

My self, the Yorkshire, and the German Shepherd leave our sailboat each morning to take care of important business and explore our limited domain. We take similar routes everyday lest I forget where I am and get lost. My father used to do that (get lost) when his brain started to short circuit with its tangles.

This morning we were pleased to see less homeless sleeping in our nearest large park (22nd Street Park) and the bird count was low except for Mocking Birds and Swallows (we love crows and Rock Doves are OKay) but today it was cool and windy. 

I always pickup the nails that are thrown in the streets here (see another earlier blog) but this morning we came across a Lime Green Bike with the lock still unlocked, man, we bagged that sucker quick and Happy pulled me around the parking lots and Lucky ran along side. Pure Nirvana... One Dog Power speed is better that a 500 HP big block.