Day 4691

Another rainy day. We were able to take Dawn on a very early walk before the rain started, but it hasn't stopped since. There haven't been any roof leaks yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear a dripping sound soon. The pumps on the roof are still working, although I think one of them is partially clogged. Considering how hard it has been raining, a lot more water should be coming through the discharge hose.

It has been a dismal, very wet day, but it still seemed like a pretty normal Friday. I ate my shredded wheat and fruit for breakfast, checked my messages, and made plans to go to the gym. I kept hoping that the rain would stop, but it never did. Ordinarily I'd avoid driving in heavy rain, but I've become totally addicted to getting my steps. There were more people at the gym than I thought there'd be. Makes sense I guess. What else do you do on a dismal, rainy day? I was better on the basketball court today and kept up a pretty good pace on the indoor track. I didn't feel like doing much else though. Once I got my steps, I was ready to go home.

Against my better judgement, I've decided to go to the upcoming Falcon Heavy launch. The launch takes place pretty soon, but I was able to make travel arrangements. I initially thought that this trip would be too expensive, considering that I'm going back to Florida in the middle of November for the Artemis launch. Luckily I remembered that I had enough points to book my flight using points. That helped a lot because fares were really high this time. Airfares seem to change minute-by-minute. The cost can vary dramatically, depending on when you need to fly. I lucked out on my hotel as well. There's a brand new Hyatt very near the space center that I've been wanting to try. It's never been available before. 

I got credentialed by both Space X and The Space Force for this launch, so I'll have a choice of where to set up my cameras. The Space Force provides viewing from the ITL Causeway and the Space X viewing site will be on the Press Site lawn. I'm not sure which of these locations provides a better view of the two side boosters returning to Landing Zone 1, but I'll find out. I've seen one of these Falcon Heavy launches before and it's pretty spectacular when the two boosters return side-by-side to land at the space center.

The tree guy returned my call today and said it would be two weeks before he could come remove the tree from my roof. I wish he could come sooner, but it is what is is. Right now the broken limb is lodged between the edge of the roof and another branch in the tree that it fell from. I noticed today that the limb has slipped a bit after today's heavy rain. Hopefully the limb will stay where it is until the tree guy arrives. If it falls to the ground it will likely do some damage.

I hope the weather clears up tomorrow. I don't do well on days like this. I'm always worried that the roof is going to start leaking again and I tend to get cabin fever quickly. I like a day where I always have an option of walking in the park and am never forced to drive in the rain. Rain or shine I've got grocery shopping to do tomorrow. I'd better start packing for the Falcon Heavy launch too.

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