So things are organised, just not in the usual way.
(Glad you don’t have to get a new one!)
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I looked up Uber in my area - $7.67 for like six miles; I don’t think a cab would be that much (I hit a Lyft car, by the way, so um…I won’t be calling them, lol)! And the prob w/the bus is waiting for one to get me home and WE’VE ANOTHER AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY!
(insert teletype sounds) THIS JUST IN:
I just got off of a phone call with my musical partner and he’s going to come and get me and take me to get it after 3 p.m. today!
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I DID SCIENCE…and it happened so fast and my phone wasn’t near me, so you’ll just hafta take my word for it.
I have some very nice copper bracelets. Did you know copper cleaner’s 'spensive? So, I took advantage of my access to the internet, and found out that 1 pint vinegar with 3 tablespoons of salt cleans copper. I halved the recipe, mixing the ingredients in a large soup mug, then put one of the bracelets in the solution.
I turned away to my kitchen sink to rinse my hands, and did a double-take: IT WAS CLEAN, NO RUBBING NECESSARY!
They aren’t totally clean, natch. And trust me, they were practically completely dull-brown colored before I did this.
Some, a few, all, or even none of you may’ve known this already; it’s fucking news to me, LOL! SCIENCE!
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Y’know what’s funny? I’ve been trying to go the other way, to get a nice patina on a copper (or supposedly copper) roof or flashing on my model buildings. Turns out you can buy “instant patina” at hobby shops, a chemical brushed on copper that does instantly what years outside does.
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I verdegris, it’s ridiculous, lol!
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My dad sometimes used ketchup (which has vinegar and salt) to clean coins, until we found out that most collectors prefer them in their natural aged state. If you want them shiny though, that works.
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Oh dear. 
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Tomato juice and ketchup were both mentioned on the site from which I got my recipe:
https://www.everbritecoatings.com/copper_cleaner.htm
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taco bell hot sauce also works very well in this regard.
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And it has the subtle flavor of CLR.
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I was actually in the Park at the time they went missing. Granted, I was about 90km away at the time (Algonquin Park is huge), and didn’t hear that they were even missing until late on Saturday when I got home, but I’m still happy to hear it ended well for them.
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“As noted by the OPP, they were experienced campers, and had equipment and a supply of food with them, thanks to which they were up to the challenge when they became detached from their group,” he said in an emailed statement.
16-year-old me would be a little upset that I didn’t get to put my skills to the test, but hey…
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Looks great!
(and thanks for reminding me to hang the patio lights I picked up.)
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The AC repair person just left, and already I can tell that yup, he fixed it. He replaced a capacitor in the roof unit.
Thus, I hope, ends a two-year saga of me not having any AC all last summer, then no heat for nearly three weeks last February, and then no AC again.
So I’ll be able to cook for the first time in a month. Maybe even get some decent sleep too.
Later, when the when the work day is over, I may weep openly.
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It’s about time. Glad to hear it’s fixed.
The coming weekend is going to be fire and brimstone in many of these parts.
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There needs to be a word for “hotter than Hell, and twice as humid.”
I nominate “Orlando.”
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Orlando is an excellent choice. Also keep in mind Toronto means “trees standing in water”, which is a nice way of saying “swamp”.
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So, in the next provincial election, we need to drain the Toronto?
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