More Snow Shoveling and Grilling Chicken Legs

 

Somebody was moving a lot of snow in our village this morning.

It snowed some off and on again during the night and today. Peering out the window it didn't look like a lot of snow, just a covering. However, when I went out about 9:30 I discovered we had at least 5 more inches of snow. About 1:00 we drove to Clayton and went into the grocery store. We picked up some raspberry filled cookies that were really good. At 4:00 I had some Jamaican jerked chicken legs on the grill. They were beautifully cooked by 5:00

High temp today was 35 degrees. By time I was grilling it was 25 degrees and windy.

iPhone shows I took 9,961 steps today.

Charcoal in a chimney starter.

Using my old Brinkman All in One grill.

Charcoal grilling Jamaican jerked chicken legs. 

Charcoal grilling Jamaican jerked chicken legs. 

Grilled Jerk Wings Todaay

 

A nice winter day for grilling wings in Chaumont. NY.

Got out of bed about7:00 this morning. The weather was cloudy, short period of very light snow. By the afternoon the Sun came out. Beth and Abby stopped by for a couple of hours. I made some guacamole this afternoon and then about 4:00 started a charcoal fire in the grill and cooked some Jamaican Jerked chicken wings.  High temp today was 30 degrees. Was down to16 degrees when I lit the charcoal. Currently at 11:00pm it is 8 degrees. Health app on the iPhone recorded 10,448 steps. A lot of those came from me shoveling the layer of snow off our walk and driveway. 

Backyard in state of disarray. Grilled wings in 14 degrees weather. It was quite pleasant.

Hot Water Heater, New Car Tires

 

Fired up the grill today.

Got up at 5:30 this morning. Was at Lowe's at 6:30 bought a water supply line for new hot water heater I was installing at daughter S' apartment. at 7:30 I dropped our 2019Kia Sorento off at Cheney tire for troubleshooting noise emanating from rear of car. I thought maybe a wheel bearing is going bad. Walked from there to our rental house on Franklin St. Went about the business of installing the hot water heater. It went pretty smoothly. Was done about 1:00. At 2:00 I walked to Watertown Savings Bank n withdrew $700.00 to pay for car repair. Turns out the noise was caused by bad, worn tires. I had the replace all 4. From the bank I walked to Cheney Tire and picked up the vehicle with new tires. That was at 2:40. All that walking took 40minutes. Nice. It was windy and warm, perfect for a walk. Got home and grilled some chicken and some sausage. A productive day. iPhone app shows I walked a total of 13,578 steps today.

New Rehm 30 gallon hot water heater installed at Franklin St, lower apartment.

August 22, 2025, A Full Day.

City of Watertown viewed from a State St parking lot behind Sportsmans Barber shop.

 Friday August 22, 2025 was a busy day for me. About 9:00am I dropped some return packages at the UPS Store for the Better Half. At 11:30 I got a haircut at Sportsman's Barber Shop. At 1:00 I was picking up some items at Sam's club and saw a display for Halloween merchandise. That seems really early to me. Around 4:00 I put a coat of Olympic brand wood stain on new side porch porch floor. The area is about 5 feet by 12 feet. Took 45 minutes for that job, then had to clean my brush with mineral spirits. at about 7:00pm I grilled some cheddar Jalapeno sausages. 

Grilling sausages in evening.

First coat of stain applied to side porch.

August 22 Halloween display at Sam's Club in Watertown.

Flat Tire Today

Front passenger side flat tire on my 2011 Kia Sedona van

About 10:30 this morning I pulled out of the driveway and heard a grity, grating sort of sound. I thought it was probably some ice built up in fender well and rubbing on a tire. Got a couple hundred feet down the road and heard a loud noise, maybe a bang or a snap. Got back into the driveway and discovered a flat tire on passenger side front. My tire pressure warning light never came on to alert me of low pressure. If that is defective then it's possible I drove around yesterday on an under inflated tire. Then by this morning it was totally flat. I haven't bothered to take the wheel off today. I suspect there is more wrong than just a flat tire. 

Other than that it was rather a nice day. Sun all day with some snow fall and high of 26 degrees. The snow was the light, fluffy type. Last nights low was 14. 

Later in the day I found someone's debit bank card in the parking lot of the Coffeen St Kinney Drug Store. I took it inside and gave it to one of the pharmacists. She recognized the name as someone she waited on about an hour earlier.

Found a debit card at Kinney Drug Store, Watertown NY. I altered name & account number with photoshop for the image posted here.

About 5:00 today I started a charcoal fire and grilled some hamburgers. At this time the temperature was 15 degrees.

Sunday April3, 2022 Fired up Charcoal Grill and more

 It wasn't significant or special that I fired up my charcoal grill today to grill some chicken. I grill here in the North Country all Winter long, whenever it strikes my fancy. The trick with charcoal is to use a lot of lighter fluid on it. Don't e stingy with it. It gets ready quicker and doesn't smolder out. 

Earlier in the day the Better Half & I took a drive to Alexandria Bay, just for kicks, returned home via picking up Route 37 in Redwood to Watertown. That route takes us right by Longways where we stopped and had a late lunch. We each got Ruben sandwiches. 

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I light up some charcoal in my old Brinkman All-in-One grill  for cooking some chicken.  I use a lot of lighter fluid to start. The pyromaniac in me loves the visual.