For the first time in over a year I was active today. I haven’t done a lot but for the first time in so long I actually felt like doing stuff. I bought some cheap wine and had a few cones and got started.
Weather sealing my doors and windows. I started this a few weeks back but didn’t finish, today it’s done. It’s surprising how much difference it makes to outside noise intrusion. This afternoon my neighbour had his leaf blower out again and this time the noise level was bearable. Still annoying but at least not painful.
The windows are hinged at the top and there’s a winder that feeds a chain at the bottom to push the bottom of the window out. Old 1970s build, timber frames that have warped with age. So even with the windows “shut tight” the curtains and blinds flapped back and forth every time the wind blew.
By spending a lousy $10 in a hardware shop and doing a very small amount of work I should save hundreds on this winter’s power bill. The noise reduction was an unlooked for bonus, I never realised just how much the windows resonated to outside noise, they reproduce the sounds. Or they did, now they’re deadened (dampened) with soft black rubber half tube.
I did a bit of a tidy up while I was at it, going for a ride on my bike helped with the motivation, but not for the reasons you might think. Normally where I park my bike is in front of the back door. It’s an electric bike and worth a bit so it lives inside, and my flat is really tiny. When I came back from the pub I remembered to park the bike in the lounge room so I could use the back door and put rubbish in the bins.
And I’m about to cut my hair. It’s getting too annoying, in the way all the time and I seem to shed far worse than any cat. Long hairs all over the floor everywhere all the time. Long hairs stuck to my hands, oh how I hate that. So off it comes. Need to wash it first, always cuts easier when it’s clean.
I always have to procrastinate for a while before getting in the shower, don’t know why, I’ve always been like that. So as a form of productive procrastination I thought I’d write about it here before finally getting in the shower.
Weather sealing my doors and windows. I started this a few weeks back but didn’t finish, today it’s done. It’s surprising how much difference it makes to outside noise intrusion. This afternoon my neighbour had his leaf blower out again and this time the noise level was bearable. Still annoying but at least not painful.
The windows are hinged at the top and there’s a winder that feeds a chain at the bottom to push the bottom of the window out. Old 1970s build, timber frames that have warped with age. So even with the windows “shut tight” the curtains and blinds flapped back and forth every time the wind blew.
By spending a lousy $10 in a hardware shop and doing a very small amount of work I should save hundreds on this winter’s power bill. The noise reduction was an unlooked for bonus, I never realised just how much the windows resonated to outside noise, they reproduce the sounds. Or they did, now they’re deadened (dampened) with soft black rubber half tube.
I did a bit of a tidy up while I was at it, going for a ride on my bike helped with the motivation, but not for the reasons you might think. Normally where I park my bike is in front of the back door. It’s an electric bike and worth a bit so it lives inside, and my flat is really tiny. When I came back from the pub I remembered to park the bike in the lounge room so I could use the back door and put rubbish in the bins.
And I’m about to cut my hair. It’s getting too annoying, in the way all the time and I seem to shed far worse than any cat. Long hairs all over the floor everywhere all the time. Long hairs stuck to my hands, oh how I hate that. So off it comes. Need to wash it first, always cuts easier when it’s clean.
I always have to procrastinate for a while before getting in the shower, don’t know why, I’ve always been like that. So as a form of productive procrastination I thought I’d write about it here before finally getting in the shower.
