Just another day
As much as it seems run o the mill to us, thought I'd share today's events, just for the fun of it.
Bb hopped up early- around 5am to get started in her studio. Hey, did we mention that she got a new torch setup? Yup, bran-spankin' new. The old one was so full of regulator problems, tank-filling problems, and general "there aren't any fittings for that in this country" problems that we finally decided to pony up for an entire setup from the local compressed gas folk (Praxair Costa Rica). So now we've got a few hundred pounds of compressed gas sitting around. Most of it is Oxygen, no real worries, but I gotta tell ya that a tank full of Acetylene (*crazy* flammable/explosive stuff) really does make you look carefully at things like ventilation and earthquake straps!
So she got up early to get in the studio and get some stuff done. Steve slept in until Caly decided his elbow was unforgiveably dirty. While I'm sure that *she* thought it was very kind of her, waking up to a canine tongue-bath isn't Steve's favorite way to start the day.
At 8 A.M. the scheduled electrical blackout came on. Actually it was more like 8:05. Of course, turning OFF the power is one of the few things we've disovered at which the Costa Rican service folk are punctual. Without electricity there wasn't so very much either of us could do at work- Steve made a few calls on the cell, Bb struggled in the studio without fans, torch (no fan, no torch), dremel nor lighting... until it got to be just too hot.
Caly got a spin at the beach- fetched a few coconuts and sticks- then we headed home to rinse off and head right back out for a surf (sans puppy dog). Had a great session- a bit choppy and onshore, but pleasantly breezy and occasionally head-high.
Headed home around 2:30 to the pleasant surprise of having power again, worked a bit, then headed to the beach for sunset and some photos by Steve.
Bb made dinner while Steve caught up with some clients. Ate outside with a light evening breeze. After we both wrap up our computers for the evening, we'll probably retire early (good surf tomorrow) and read a little.
Like I said, just another day.
Bb hopped up early- around 5am to get started in her studio. Hey, did we mention that she got a new torch setup? Yup, bran-spankin' new. The old one was so full of regulator problems, tank-filling problems, and general "there aren't any fittings for that in this country" problems that we finally decided to pony up for an entire setup from the local compressed gas folk (Praxair Costa Rica). So now we've got a few hundred pounds of compressed gas sitting around. Most of it is Oxygen, no real worries, but I gotta tell ya that a tank full of Acetylene (*crazy* flammable/explosive stuff) really does make you look carefully at things like ventilation and earthquake straps!
So she got up early to get in the studio and get some stuff done. Steve slept in until Caly decided his elbow was unforgiveably dirty. While I'm sure that *she* thought it was very kind of her, waking up to a canine tongue-bath isn't Steve's favorite way to start the day.
At 8 A.M. the scheduled electrical blackout came on. Actually it was more like 8:05. Of course, turning OFF the power is one of the few things we've disovered at which the Costa Rican service folk are punctual. Without electricity there wasn't so very much either of us could do at work- Steve made a few calls on the cell, Bb struggled in the studio without fans, torch (no fan, no torch), dremel nor lighting... until it got to be just too hot.
Caly got a spin at the beach- fetched a few coconuts and sticks- then we headed home to rinse off and head right back out for a surf (sans puppy dog). Had a great session- a bit choppy and onshore, but pleasantly breezy and occasionally head-high.
Headed home around 2:30 to the pleasant surprise of having power again, worked a bit, then headed to the beach for sunset and some photos by Steve.
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Bb made dinner while Steve caught up with some clients. Ate outside with a light evening breeze. After we both wrap up our computers for the evening, we'll probably retire early (good surf tomorrow) and read a little.
Like I said, just another day.
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# posted by Steve Broyles @ 10/14/2004 07:57:00 PM 
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